FA Cup Top 25 Ranking as at 1948-49
| Pos |  |
Club | Div | Pld | Won | Draw | Lost | FG | AG | Diff | No of RD 1 | First | Last | 1948-49 | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | 0 | Aston Villa | D 1 | 217 | 127 | 36 | 54 | 543 | 286 | 257 | 60 | 1879-80 | 1948-49 | Rd 4 |  |
| 2 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | D 2 | 202 | 109 | 38 | 55 | 446 | 232 | 214 | 60 | 1879-80 | 1948-49 | Rd 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | D 2 | 190 | 104 | 33 | 53 | 353 | 202 | 151 | 55 | 1883-84 | 1948-49 | Rd 6 | |
| 4 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | D 2 | 194 | 98 | 41 | 55 | 380 | 233 | 147 | 58 | 1880-81 | 1948-49 | Rd 4 | |
| 5 | 0 | Derby County | D 1 | 174 | 91 | 29 | 54 | 352 | 250 | 102 | 55 | 1884-85 | 1948-49 | Rd 6 | |
| 6 | 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | D 1 | 179 | 90 | 36 | 53 | 357 | 226 | 131 | 56 | 1883-84 | 1948-49 | Winner | |
| 7 | 0 | Preston North End | D 1 | 163 | 87 | 24 | 52 | 361 | 193 | 168 | 55 | 1883-84 | 1948-49 | Rd 4 | |
| 8 | -2 | Bolton Wanderers | D 1 | 184 | 86 | 45 | 53 | 333 | 243 | 90 | 56 | 1881-82 | 1948-49 | Rd 3 | |
| 9 | -1 | Everton | D 1 | 164 | 86 | 30 | 48 | 340 | 203 | 137 | 51 | 1886-87 | 1948-49 | Rd 4 | |
| 10 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | D 2 | 181 | 78 | 43 | 60 | 317 | 252 | 65 | 61 | 1878-79 | 1948-49 | Rd 3 | |
| 11 | 0 | Newcastle United | D 1 | 156 | 78 | 34 | 44 | 288 | 185 | 103 | 47 | 1892-93 | 1948-49 | Rd 3 | |
| 12 | 1 | Notts County | D 3S | 170 | 76 | 33 | 61 | 362 | 249 | 113 | 62 | 1877-78 | 1948-49 | Rd 4 | |
| 13 | -1 | Sunderland | D 1 | 162 | 74 | 35 | 53 | 299 | 222 | 77 | 54 | 1884-85 | 1948-49 | Rd 4 | |
| 14 | 1 | Liverpool | D 1 | 145 | 73 | 26 | 46 | 231 | 169 | 62 | 46 | 1893-94 | 1948-49 | Rd 5 | |
| 15 | -1 | Sheffield United | D 1 | 153 | 72 | 35 | 46 | 238 | 189 | 49 | 50 | 1889-90 | 1948-49 | Rd 4 | |
| 16 | 0 | Manchester City | D 1 | 131 | 67 | 23 | 41 | 265 | 174 | 91 | 43 | 1896-97 | 1948-49 | Rd 3 | |
| 17 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | D 2 | 143 | 66 | 37 | 40 | 263 | 191 | 72 | 42 | 1895-96 | 1948-49 | Rd 3 | |
| 18 | 0 | Arsenal | D 1 | 133 | 66 | 22 | 45 | 216 | 163 | 53 | 47 | 1890-91 | 1948-49 | Rd 4 | |
| 19 | 1 | Manchester United | D 1 | 130 | 56 | 31 | 43 | 226 | 200 | 26 | 46 | 1886-87 | 1948-49 | SF | |
| 20 | -1 | Burnley | D 1 | 128 | 56 | 23 | 49 | 226 | 191 | 35 | 51 | 1885-86 | 1948-49 | Rd 5 | |
| 21 | 1 | Stoke City | D 1 | 140 | 53 | 33 | 54 | 228 | 218 | 10 | 52 | 1883-84 | 1948-49 | Rd 5 | |
| 22 | -1 | Birmingham City | D 1 | 128 | 52 | 23 | 53 | 215 | 194 | 21 | 52 | 1881-82 | 1948-49 | Rd 3 | |
| 23 | 0 | Southampton | D 2 | 128 | 51 | 31 | 46 | 177 | 171 | 6 | 45 | 1894-95 | 1948-49 | Rd 3 | |
| 24 | 1 | Huddersfield Town | D 1 | 95 | 50 | 18 | 27 | 173 | 107 | 66 | 28 | 1911-12 | 1948-49 | Rd 4 | |
| 25 | -1 | Swindon Town | D 3S | 98 | 50 | 13 | 35 | 173 | 145 | 28 | 35 | 1886-87 | 1948-49 | Rd 3 | |
| 35 | 7 | Leicester City | D 2 | 96 | 41 | 16 | 39 | 161 | 162 | -1 | 39 | 1893-94 | 1948-49 | Final | |
