FA Cup Top 25 Ranking as at 1951-52
| Pos |  |
Club | Div | Pld | Won | Draw | Lost | FG | AG | Diff | No of RD 1 | First | Last | 1951-52 | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | 0 | Aston Villa | D 1 | 223 | 128 | 38 | 57 | 550 | 298 | 252 | 63 | 1879-80 | 1951-52 | Rd 3 |  |
| 2 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | D 2 | 212 | 113 | 41 | 58 | 459 | 241 | 218 | 63 | 1879-80 | 1951-52 | SF | |
| 3 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | D 1 | 197 | 106 | 35 | 56 | 363 | 209 | 154 | 58 | 1883-84 | 1951-52 | Rd 5 | |
| 4 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | D 2 | 197 | 98 | 41 | 58 | 381 | 237 | 144 | 61 | 1880-81 | 1951-52 | Rd 3 | |
| 5 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | D 1 | 195 | 97 | 42 | 56 | 384 | 242 | 142 | 59 | 1883-84 | 1951-52 | Rd 4 | |
| 6 | 0 | Derby County | D 1 | 184 | 95 | 32 | 57 | 375 | 270 | 105 | 58 | 1884-85 | 1951-52 | Rd 3 | |
| 7 | 3 | Newcastle United | D 1 | 173 | 91 | 37 | 45 | 328 | 202 | 126 | 50 | 1892-93 | 1951-52 | Winner | |
| 8 | -1 | Everton | D 2 | 172 | 90 | 31 | 51 | 348 | 212 | 136 | 54 | 1886-87 | 1951-52 | Rd 3 | |
| 9 | -1 | Bolton Wanderers | D 1 | 190 | 88 | 46 | 56 | 342 | 255 | 87 | 59 | 1881-82 | 1951-52 | Rd 3 | |
| 10 | -1 | Preston North End | D 1 | 168 | 88 | 25 | 55 | 366 | 200 | 166 | 58 | 1883-84 | 1951-52 | Rd 3 | |
| 11 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | D 2 | 187 | 80 | 44 | 63 | 327 | 262 | 65 | 64 | 1878-79 | 1951-52 | Rd 3 | |
| 12 | 2 | Liverpool | D 1 | 156 | 80 | 27 | 49 | 246 | 181 | 65 | 49 | 1893-94 | 1951-52 | Rd 5 | |
| 13 | 0 | Notts County | D 2 | 176 | 79 | 33 | 64 | 377 | 261 | 116 | 65 | 1877-78 | 1951-52 | Rd 4 | |
| 14 | 2 | Arsenal | D 1 | 151 | 79 | 25 | 47 | 253 | 174 | 79 | 50 | 1890-91 | 1951-52 | Final | |
| 15 | -3 | Sunderland | D 1 | 171 | 78 | 37 | 56 | 316 | 235 | 81 | 57 | 1884-85 | 1951-52 | Rd 3 | |
| 16 | -1 | Sheffield United | D 2 | 164 | 77 | 38 | 49 | 254 | 200 | 54 | 53 | 1889-90 | 1951-52 | Rd 6 | |
| 17 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | D 1 | 149 | 69 | 37 | 43 | 272 | 198 | 74 | 45 | 1895-96 | 1951-52 | Rd 4 | |
| 18 | 0 | Manchester City | D 1 | 135 | 67 | 24 | 44 | 271 | 187 | 84 | 46 | 1896-97 | 1951-52 | Rd 3 | |
| 19 | 0 | Manchester United | D 1 | 140 | 62 | 32 | 46 | 246 | 210 | 36 | 49 | 1886-87 | 1951-52 | Rd 3 | |
| 20 | 0 | Burnley | D 1 | 136 | 61 | 23 | 52 | 238 | 200 | 38 | 54 | 1885-86 | 1951-52 | Rd 6 | |
| 21 | 2 | Chelsea | D 1 | 134 | 59 | 37 | 38 | 211 | 145 | 66 | 36 | 1906-07 | 1951-52 | SF | |
| 22 | -1 | Birmingham City | D 2 | 137 | 57 | 24 | 56 | 225 | 201 | 24 | 55 | 1881-82 | 1951-52 | Rd 4 | |
| 23 | -1 | Stoke City | D 1 | 149 | 56 | 36 | 57 | 238 | 228 | 10 | 55 | 1883-84 | 1951-52 | Rd 4 | |
| 24 | 2 | Swindon Town | D 3S | 111 | 56 | 17 | 38 | 191 | 160 | 31 | 38 | 1886-87 | 1951-52 | Rd 5 | |
| 25 | -1 | Southampton | D 2 | 133 | 52 | 32 | 49 | 184 | 183 | 1 | 48 | 1894-95 | 1951-52 | Rd 3 |
