FA Cup Top 25 Ranking as at 1947-48
| Pos |  |
Club | Div | Pld | Won | Draw | Lost | FG | AG | Diff | No of RD 1 | First | Last | 1947-48 | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | 0 | Aston Villa | D 1 | 213 | 126 | 34 | 53 | 539 | 282 | 257 | 59 | 1879-80 | 1947-48 | Rd 3 |  |
| 2 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | D 1 | 201 | 109 | 38 | 54 | 445 | 230 | 215 | 59 | 1879-80 | 1947-48 | Rd 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | D 2 | 186 | 101 | 33 | 52 | 346 | 200 | 146 | 54 | 1883-84 | 1947-48 | Rd 4 | |
| 4 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | D 2 | 192 | 97 | 41 | 54 | 377 | 230 | 147 | 57 | 1880-81 | 1947-48 | Rd 4 | |
| 5 | 1 | Derby County | D 1 | 170 | 88 | 29 | 53 | 344 | 246 | 98 | 54 | 1884-85 | 1947-48 | SF | |
| 6 | -1 | Bolton Wanderers | D 1 | 181 | 86 | 43 | 52 | 331 | 240 | 91 | 55 | 1881-82 | 1947-48 | Rd 3 | |
| 7 | 2 | Preston North End | D 1 | 161 | 86 | 24 | 51 | 359 | 190 | 169 | 54 | 1883-84 | 1947-48 | Rd 6 | |
| 8 | 0 | Everton | D 1 | 162 | 85 | 30 | 47 | 339 | 201 | 138 | 50 | 1886-87 | 1947-48 | Rd 5 | |
| 9 | -2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | D 1 | 172 | 84 | 35 | 53 | 339 | 223 | 116 | 55 | 1883-84 | 1947-48 | Rd 4 | |
| 10 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | D 2 | 179 | 78 | 42 | 59 | 315 | 246 | 69 | 60 | 1878-79 | 1947-48 | Rd 3 | |
| 11 | 0 | Newcastle United | D 2 | 155 | 78 | 34 | 43 | 288 | 183 | 105 | 46 | 1892-93 | 1947-48 | Rd 3 | |
| 12 | 0 | Sunderland | D 1 | 160 | 73 | 35 | 52 | 296 | 220 | 76 | 53 | 1884-85 | 1947-48 | Rd 3 | |
| 13 | 1 | Notts County | D 3S | 166 | 73 | 33 | 60 | 356 | 245 | 111 | 61 | 1877-78 | 1947-48 | Rd 4 | |
| 14 | -1 | Sheffield United | D 1 | 151 | 71 | 35 | 45 | 233 | 184 | 49 | 49 | 1889-90 | 1947-48 | Rd 3 | |
| 15 | 0 | Liverpool | D 1 | 141 | 71 | 25 | 45 | 223 | 164 | 59 | 45 | 1893-94 | 1947-48 | Rd 4 | |
| 16 | 0 | Manchester City | D 1 | 130 | 67 | 23 | 40 | 265 | 173 | 92 | 42 | 1896-97 | 1947-48 | Rd 5 | |
| 17 | 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | D 2 | 142 | 66 | 37 | 39 | 263 | 188 | 75 | 41 | 1895-96 | 1947-48 | SF | |
| 18 | -1 | Arsenal | D 1 | 131 | 65 | 22 | 44 | 213 | 162 | 51 | 46 | 1890-91 | 1947-48 | Rd 3 | |
| 19 | 0 | Burnley | D 1 | 125 | 54 | 23 | 48 | 221 | 186 | 35 | 50 | 1885-86 | 1947-48 | Rd 3 | |
| 20 | 7 | Manchester United | D 1 | 122 | 52 | 28 | 42 | 203 | 196 | 7 | 45 | 1886-87 | 1947-48 | Winner | |
| 21 | -1 | Birmingham City | D 2 | 125 | 52 | 21 | 52 | 212 | 190 | 22 | 51 | 1881-82 | 1947-48 | Rd 3 | |
| 22 | -1 | Stoke City | D 1 | 136 | 51 | 32 | 53 | 223 | 214 | 9 | 51 | 1883-84 | 1947-48 | Rd 4 | |
| 23 | 0 | Southampton | D 2 | 127 | 51 | 31 | 45 | 176 | 169 | 7 | 44 | 1894-95 | 1947-48 | Rd 6 | |
| 24 | 4 | Swindon Town | D 3S | 97 | 50 | 13 | 34 | 172 | 142 | 30 | 34 | 1886-87 | 1947-48 | Rd 5 | |
| 25 | -3 | Huddersfield Town | D 1 | 91 | 49 | 16 | 26 | 164 | 101 | 63 | 27 | 1911-12 | 1947-48 | Rd 3 | |
| 63 | 5 | Blackpool | D 1 | 76 | 26 | 13 | 37 | 108 | 129 | -21 | 36 | 1891-92 | 1947-48 | Final |
