FA Cup Top 25 Ranking as at 1946-47
| Pos |  |
Club | Div | Pld | Won | Draw | Lost | FG | AG | Diff | No of RD 1 | First | Last | 1946-47 | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | 0 | Aston Villa | D 1 | 212 | 126 | 34 | 52 | 535 | 276 | 259 | 58 | 1879-80 | 1946-47 | Rd 3 |  |
| 2 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | D 1 | 198 | 108 | 37 | 53 | 439 | 225 | 214 | 58 | 1879-80 | 1946-47 | Rd 5 | |
| 3 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | D 2 | 184 | 100 | 33 | 51 | 343 | 197 | 146 | 53 | 1883-84 | 1946-47 | Rd 4 | |
| 4 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | D 2 | 190 | 96 | 41 | 53 | 374 | 227 | 147 | 56 | 1880-81 | 1946-47 | Rd 5 | |
| 5 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | D 1 | 180 | 86 | 43 | 51 | 331 | 238 | 93 | 54 | 1881-82 | 1946-47 | Rd 4 | |
| 6 | 2 | Derby County | D 1 | 164 | 84 | 28 | 52 | 330 | 241 | 89 | 53 | 1884-85 | 1946-47 | Rd 5 | |
| 7 | -1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | D 1 | 169 | 83 | 34 | 52 | 334 | 218 | 116 | 54 | 1883-84 | 1946-47 | Rd 4 | |
| 8 | -1 | Everton | D 1 | 157 | 83 | 28 | 46 | 330 | 195 | 135 | 49 | 1886-87 | 1946-47 | Rd 4 | |
| 9 | 0 | Preston North End | D 1 | 157 | 83 | 24 | 50 | 352 | 184 | 168 | 53 | 1883-84 | 1946-47 | Rd 6 | |
| 10 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | D 2 | 178 | 78 | 42 | 58 | 314 | 242 | 72 | 59 | 1878-79 | 1946-47 | Rd 5 | |
| 11 | 0 | Newcastle United | D 2 | 154 | 78 | 34 | 42 | 287 | 181 | 106 | 45 | 1892-93 | 1946-47 | SF | |
| 12 | 0 | Sunderland | D 1 | 159 | 73 | 35 | 51 | 296 | 219 | 77 | 52 | 1884-85 | 1946-47 | Rd 3 | |
| 13 | 0 | Sheffield United | D 1 | 150 | 71 | 35 | 44 | 232 | 181 | 51 | 48 | 1889-90 | 1946-47 | Rd 6 | |
| 14 | 0 | Notts County | D 3S | 161 | 70 | 32 | 59 | 340 | 241 | 99 | 60 | 1877-78 | 1946-47 | Rd 3 | |
| 15 | 0 | Liverpool | D 1 | 139 | 70 | 25 | 44 | 219 | 160 | 59 | 44 | 1893-94 | 1946-47 | SF | |
| 16 | 1 | Manchester City | D 2 | 127 | 65 | 23 | 39 | 261 | 171 | 90 | 41 | 1896-97 | 1946-47 | Rd 5 | |
| 17 | -1 | Arsenal | D 1 | 130 | 65 | 22 | 43 | 213 | 161 | 52 | 45 | 1890-91 | 1946-47 | Rd 3 | |
| 18 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | D 2 | 137 | 62 | 37 | 38 | 251 | 182 | 69 | 40 | 1895-96 | 1946-47 | Rd 3 | |
| 19 | 1 | Burnley | D 2 | 124 | 54 | 23 | 47 | 221 | 184 | 37 | 49 | 1885-86 | 1946-47 | Final | |
| 20 | -1 | Birmingham City | D 2 | 124 | 52 | 21 | 51 | 212 | 188 | 24 | 50 | 1881-82 | 1946-47 | Rd 6 | |
| 21 | 1 | Stoke City | D 1 | 134 | 50 | 32 | 52 | 219 | 209 | 10 | 50 | 1883-84 | 1946-47 | Rd 5 | |
| 22 | -1 | Huddersfield Town | D 1 | 90 | 49 | 16 | 25 | 164 | 100 | 64 | 26 | 1911-12 | 1946-47 | Rd 3 | |
| 23 | 0 | Southampton | D 2 | 123 | 48 | 31 | 44 | 169 | 166 | 3 | 43 | 1894-95 | 1946-47 | Rd 4 | |
| 24 | 0 | Bury | D 2 | 110 | 47 | 22 | 41 | 191 | 176 | 15 | 43 | 1887-88 | 1946-47 | Rd 3 | |
| 25 | 3 | Middlesbrough | D 1 | 121 | 46 | 29 | 46 | 198 | 184 | 14 | 45 | 1883-84 | 1946-47 | Rd 6 | |
| 52 | 12 | Charlton Athletic | D 1 | 64 | 29 | 17 | 18 | 108 | 81 | 27 | 18 | 1922-23 | 1946-47 | Winner | |
