FA Cup Top 25 Ranking as at 1949-50
| Pos |  |
Club | Div | Pld | Won | Draw | Lost | FG | AG | Diff | No of RD 1 | First | Last | 1949-50 | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | 0 | Aston Villa | D 1 | 220 | 127 | 38 | 55 | 545 | 291 | 254 | 61 | 1879-80 | 1949-50 | Rd 3 |  |
| 2 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | D 2 | 204 | 109 | 39 | 56 | 447 | 234 | 213 | 61 | 1879-80 | 1949-50 | Rd 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | D 1 | 192 | 104 | 34 | 54 | 355 | 205 | 150 | 56 | 1883-84 | 1949-50 | Rd 3 | |
| 4 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | D 2 | 195 | 98 | 41 | 56 | 380 | 234 | 146 | 59 | 1880-81 | 1949-50 | Rd 3 | |
| 5 | 0 | Derby County | D 1 | 179 | 94 | 30 | 55 | 369 | 261 | 108 | 56 | 1884-85 | 1949-50 | Rd 6 | |
| 6 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | D 1 | 185 | 92 | 39 | 54 | 365 | 231 | 134 | 57 | 1883-84 | 1949-50 | Rd 5 | |
| 7 | 2 | Everton | D 1 | 169 | 90 | 30 | 49 | 347 | 207 | 140 | 52 | 1886-87 | 1949-50 | SF | |
| 8 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | D 1 | 187 | 87 | 46 | 54 | 338 | 248 | 90 | 57 | 1881-82 | 1949-50 | Rd 4 | |
| 9 | -2 | Preston North End | D 2 | 165 | 87 | 25 | 53 | 363 | 196 | 167 | 56 | 1883-84 | 1949-50 | Rd 3 | |
| 10 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | D 3S | 183 | 79 | 43 | 61 | 318 | 254 | 64 | 62 | 1878-79 | 1949-50 | Rd 2 | |
| 11 | 0 | Newcastle United | D 1 | 158 | 79 | 34 | 45 | 295 | 190 | 105 | 48 | 1892-93 | 1949-50 | Rd 4 | |
| 12 | 0 | Notts County | D 3S | 173 | 78 | 33 | 62 | 369 | 254 | 115 | 63 | 1877-78 | 1949-50 | Rd 3 | |
| 13 | 1 | Liverpool | D 1 | 152 | 78 | 27 | 47 | 242 | 175 | 67 | 47 | 1893-94 | 1949-50 | Final | |
| 14 | -1 | Sunderland | D 1 | 164 | 75 | 35 | 54 | 306 | 227 | 79 | 55 | 1884-85 | 1949-50 | Rd 4 | |
| 15 | 0 | Sheffield United | D 2 | 156 | 73 | 36 | 47 | 244 | 194 | 50 | 51 | 1889-90 | 1949-50 | Rd 4 | |
| 16 | 2 | Arsenal | D 1 | 140 | 72 | 23 | 45 | 227 | 166 | 61 | 48 | 1890-91 | 1949-50 | Winner | |
| 17 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | D 2 | 146 | 68 | 37 | 41 | 269 | 193 | 76 | 43 | 1895-96 | 1949-50 | Rd 5 | |
| 18 | -2 | Manchester City | D 1 | 132 | 67 | 23 | 42 | 268 | 179 | 89 | 44 | 1896-97 | 1949-50 | Rd 3 | |
| 19 | 0 | Manchester United | D 1 | 135 | 59 | 32 | 44 | 237 | 206 | 31 | 47 | 1886-87 | 1949-50 | Rd 6 | |
| 20 | 0 | Burnley | D 1 | 131 | 58 | 23 | 50 | 232 | 195 | 37 | 52 | 1885-86 | 1949-50 | Rd 5 | |
| 21 | 0 | Stoke City | D 1 | 141 | 53 | 33 | 55 | 228 | 219 | 9 | 53 | 1883-84 | 1949-50 | Rd 3 | |
| 22 | 4 | Chelsea | D 1 | 120 | 53 | 31 | 36 | 186 | 127 | 59 | 34 | 1906-07 | 1949-50 | SF | |
| 23 | -1 | Birmingham City | D 1 | 129 | 52 | 23 | 54 | 215 | 197 | 18 | 53 | 1881-82 | 1949-50 | Rd 3 | |
| 24 | -1 | Southampton | D 2 | 130 | 51 | 32 | 47 | 180 | 175 | 5 | 46 | 1894-95 | 1949-50 | Rd 3 | |
| 25 | 0 | Swindon Town | D 3S | 100 | 51 | 13 | 36 | 174 | 147 | 27 | 36 | 1886-87 | 1949-50 | Rd 2 |
