FA Cup Top 25 Ranking as at 1938-39
| Pos |  |
Club | Div | Pld | Won | Draw | Lost | FG | AG | Diff | No of RD 1 | First | Last | 1945-46 | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | 0 | Aston Villa | D 1 | 203 | 121 | 33 | 49 | 512 | 261 | 251 | 56 | 1879-80 | 1938-39 | Rd 4 |  |
| 2 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | D 2 | 192 | 106 | 36 | 50 | 432 | 219 | 213 | 56 | 1879-80 | 1938-39 | Rd 6 | |
| 3 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | D 2 | 178 | 98 | 32 | 48 | 334 | 189 | 145 | 51 | 1883-84 | 1938-39 | Rd 4 | |
| 4 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | D 2 | 181 | 91 | 39 | 51 | 352 | 219 | 133 | 54 | 1880-81 | 1938-39 | Rd 5 | |
| 5 | 1 | Everton | D 1 | 153 | 82 | 27 | 44 | 322 | 187 | 135 | 47 | 1886-87 | 1938-39 | Rd 6 | |
| 6 | -1 | Bolton Wanderers | D 1 | 168 | 80 | 40 | 48 | 310 | 227 | 83 | 52 | 1881-82 | 1938-39 | Rd 3 | |
| 7 | 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | D 1 | 162 | 80 | 32 | 50 | 316 | 207 | 109 | 52 | 1883-84 | 1938-39 | Final | |
| 8 | 1 | Preston North End | D 1 | 147 | 78 | 22 | 47 | 333 | 169 | 164 | 51 | 1883-84 | 1938-39 | Rd 6 | |
| 9 | -2 | Nottingham Forest | D 2 | 171 | 76 | 39 | 56 | 305 | 231 | 74 | 57 | 1878-79 | 1938-39 | Rd 3 | |
| 10 | 1 | Newcastle United | D 2 | 146 | 73 | 33 | 40 | 269 | 167 | 102 | 43 | 1892-93 | 1938-39 | Rd 5 | |
| 11 | -1 | Derby County | D 1 | 149 | 73 | 25 | 51 | 288 | 230 | 58 | 51 | 1884-85 | 1938-39 | Rd 3 | |
| 12 | 0 | Sunderland | D 1 | 152 | 69 | 35 | 48 | 281 | 206 | 75 | 50 | 1884-85 | 1938-39 | Rd 5 | |
| 13 | 1 | Sheffield United | D 2 | 141 | 66 | 33 | 42 | 220 | 174 | 46 | 46 | 1889-90 | 1938-39 | Rd 5 | |
| 14 | -1 | Notts County | D 3S | 154 | 66 | 31 | 57 | 330 | 227 | 103 | 58 | 1877-78 | 1938-39 | Rd 4 | |
| 15 | 0 | Arsenal | D 1 | 125 | 64 | 20 | 41 | 210 | 151 | 59 | 43 | 1890-91 | 1938-39 | Rd 3 | |
| 16 | 1 | Liverpool | D 1 | 129 | 63 | 24 | 42 | 201 | 150 | 51 | 42 | 1893-94 | 1938-39 | Rd 5 | |
| 17 | -1 | Tottenham Hotspur | D 2 | 133 | 62 | 35 | 36 | 247 | 175 | 72 | 38 | 1895-96 | 1938-39 | Rd 4 | |
| 18 | 0 | Manchester City | D 2 | 119 | 61 | 21 | 37 | 241 | 150 | 91 | 39 | 1896-97 | 1938-39 | Rd 4 | |
| 19 | 4 | Huddersfield Town | D 1 | 87 | 49 | 15 | 23 | 160 | 93 | 67 | 24 | 1911-12 | 1938-39 | SF | |
| 20 | -1 | Burnley | D 2 | 113 | 48 | 20 | 45 | 205 | 177 | 28 | 47 | 1885-86 | 1938-39 | Rd 3 | |
| 21 | -1 | Southampton | D 2 | 117 | 45 | 31 | 41 | 154 | 153 | 1 | 41 | 1894-95 | 1938-39 | Rd 3 | |
| 22 | -1 | Stoke City | D 1 | 121 | 45 | 28 | 48 | 203 | 196 | 7 | 48 | 1883-84 | 1938-39 | Rd 3 | |
| 23 | -1 | Bury | D 2 | 105 | 45 | 21 | 39 | 177 | 159 | 18 | 41 | 1887-88 | 1938-39 | Rd 3 | |
| 24 | 1 | Birmingham | D 1 | 110 | 45 | 17 | 48 | 184 | 173 | 11 | 48 | 1881-82 | 1938-39 | Rd 5 | |
| 25 | 1 | Swindon Town | D 3S | 87 | 44 | 12 | 31 | 156 | 130 | 26 | 31 | 1886-87 | 1938-39 | Rd 2 | |
| 38 | 10 | Portsmouth | D 1 | 87 | 34 | 19 | 34 | 115 | 124 | -9 | 35 | 1899-00 | 1938-39 | Winner |
