FA Cup Top 25 Ranking as at 1945-46
| 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 | 211 | 126 | 34 | 51 | 534 | 271 | 263 | 57 | 1879-80 | 1945-46 | Rd 6 |  |
| 2 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | D 1 | 194 | 106 | 36 | 52 | 433 | 223 | 210 | 57 | 1879-80 | 1945-46 | Rd 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | D 2 | 182 | 99 | 33 | 50 | 340 | 194 | 146 | 52 | 1883-84 | 1945-46 | Rd 4 | |
| 4 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | D 2 | 187 | 94 | 41 | 52 | 368 | 223 | 145 | 55 | 1880-81 | 1945-46 | Rd 5 | |
| 5 | 1 | Bolton Wanderers | D 1 | 177 | 85 | 42 | 50 | 323 | 233 | 90 | 53 | 1881-82 | 1945-46 | SF | |
| 6 | 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | D 1 | 166 | 82 | 33 | 51 | 331 | 216 | 115 | 53 | 1883-84 | 1945-46 | Rd 4 | |
| 7 | -2 | Everton | D 1 | 155 | 82 | 28 | 45 | 325 | 191 | 134 | 48 | 1886-87 | 1945-46 | Rd 3 | |
| 8 | 3 | Derby County | D 1 | 160 | 82 | 27 | 51 | 325 | 238 | 87 | 52 | 1884-85 | 1945-46 | Winner | |
| 9 | -1 | Preston North End | D 1 | 153 | 80 | 24 | 49 | 341 | 181 | 160 | 52 | 1883-84 | 1945-46 | Rd 5 | |
| 10 | -1 | Nottingham Forest | D 2 | 174 | 76 | 41 | 57 | 307 | 234 | 73 | 58 | 1878-79 | 1945-46 | Rd 3 | |
| 11 | -1 | Newcastle United | D 2 | 148 | 74 | 33 | 41 | 273 | 172 | 101 | 44 | 1892-93 | 1945-46 | Rd 3 | |
| 12 | 0 | Sunderland | D 1 | 158 | 73 | 35 | 50 | 295 | 217 | 78 | 51 | 1884-85 | 1945-46 | Rd 5 | |
| 13 | 0 | Sheffield United | D 1 | 145 | 68 | 34 | 43 | 226 | 179 | 47 | 47 | 1889-90 | 1945-46 | Rd 4 | |
| 14 | 0 | Notts County | D 3S | 158 | 68 | 32 | 58 | 336 | 233 | 103 | 59 | 1877-78 | 1945-46 | Rd 2 | |
| 15 | 1 | Liverpool | D 1 | 133 | 66 | 24 | 43 | 207 | 156 | 51 | 43 | 1893-94 | 1945-46 | Rd 4 | |
| 16 | -1 | Arsenal | D 1 | 127 | 65 | 20 | 42 | 211 | 157 | 54 | 44 | 1890-91 | 1945-46 | Rd 3 | |
| 17 | 1 | Manchester City | D 2 | 123 | 63 | 22 | 38 | 254 | 163 | 91 | 40 | 1896-97 | 1945-46 | Rd 4 | |
| 18 | -1 | Tottenham Hotspur | D 2 | 135 | 62 | 36 | 37 | 249 | 179 | 70 | 39 | 1895-96 | 1945-46 | Rd 3 | |
| 19 | 5 | Birmingham City | D 2 | 120 | 49 | 21 | 50 | 203 | 183 | 20 | 49 | 1881-82 | 1945-46 | SF | |
| 20 | 0 | Burnley | D 2 | 115 | 49 | 20 | 46 | 208 | 181 | 27 | 48 | 1885-86 | 1945-46 | Rd 3 | |
| 21 | -2 | Huddersfield Town | D 1 | 89 | 49 | 16 | 24 | 161 | 96 | 65 | 25 | 1911-12 | 1945-46 | Rd 3 | |
| 22 | 0 | Stoke City | D 1 | 129 | 48 | 30 | 51 | 213 | 204 | 9 | 49 | 1883-84 | 1945-46 | Rd 6 | |
| 23 | -2 | Southampton | D 2 | 121 | 47 | 31 | 43 | 163 | 162 | 1 | 42 | 1894-95 | 1945-46 | Rd 4 | |
| 24 | -1 | Bury | D 2 | 109 | 47 | 22 | 40 | 190 | 171 | 19 | 42 | 1887-88 | 1945-46 | Rd 4 | |
| 25 | 1 | Manchester United | D 1 | 114 | 45 | 28 | 41 | 178 | 186 | -8 | 43 | 1886-87 | 1945-46 | Rd 4 | |
| 64 | 12 | Charlton Athletic | D 1 | 58 | 23 | 17 | 18 | 95 | 78 | 17 | 17 | 1922-23 | 1945-46 | Final |
