FA Cup Top 25 Ranking as at 1952-53
| Pos |  |
Club | Div | Pld | Won | Draw | Lost | FG | AG | Diff | No of RD 1 | First | Last | 1952-53 | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | 0 | Aston Villa | D 1 | 228 | 131 | 39 | 58 | 558 | 302 | 256 | 64 | 1879-80 | 1952-53 | Rd 6 |  |
| 2 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | D 2 | 213 | 113 | 41 | 59 | 460 | 247 | 213 | 64 | 1879-80 | 1952-53 | Rd 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | D 1 | 202 | 107 | 38 | 57 | 369 | 216 | 153 | 59 | 1883-84 | 1952-53 | Rd 4 | |
| 4 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | D 1 | 198 | 98 | 41 | 59 | 382 | 239 | 143 | 62 | 1880-81 | 1952-53 | Rd 3 | |
| 5 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | D 1 | 196 | 97 | 42 | 57 | 386 | 247 | 139 | 60 | 1883-84 | 1952-53 | Rd 3 | |
| 6 | 0 | Derby County | D 1 | 186 | 95 | 33 | 58 | 379 | 275 | 104 | 59 | 1884-85 | 1952-53 | Rd 3 | |
| 7 | 1 | Everton | D 2 | 177 | 94 | 31 | 52 | 361 | 220 | 141 | 55 | 1886-87 | 1952-53 | SF | |
| 8 | 1 | Bolton Wanderers | D 1 | 198 | 93 | 48 | 57 | 358 | 266 | 92 | 60 | 1881-82 | 1952-53 | Final | |
| 9 | -2 | Newcastle United | D 1 | 175 | 92 | 37 | 46 | 332 | 205 | 127 | 51 | 1892-93 | 1952-53 | Rd 4 | |
| 10 | 0 | Preston North End | D 1 | 171 | 89 | 26 | 56 | 373 | 205 | 168 | 59 | 1883-84 | 1952-53 | Rd 4 | |
| 11 | 3 | Arsenal | D 1 | 155 | 82 | 25 | 48 | 266 | 178 | 88 | 51 | 1890-91 | 1952-53 | Rd 6 | |
| 12 | -1 | Nottingham Forest | D 2 | 189 | 81 | 44 | 64 | 329 | 266 | 63 | 65 | 1878-79 | 1952-53 | Rd 4 | |
| 13 | 0 | Notts County | D 2 | 180 | 80 | 35 | 65 | 384 | 267 | 117 | 66 | 1877-78 | 1952-53 | Rd 4 | |
| 14 | -2 | Liverpool | D 1 | 157 | 80 | 27 | 50 | 246 | 182 | 64 | 50 | 1893-94 | 1952-53 | Rd 3 | |
| 15 | 0 | Sunderland | D 1 | 174 | 79 | 38 | 57 | 319 | 239 | 80 | 58 | 1884-85 | 1952-53 | Rd 4 | |
| 16 | 0 | Sheffield United | D 2 | 167 | 78 | 39 | 50 | 260 | 205 | 55 | 54 | 1889-90 | 1952-53 | Rd 4 | |
| 17 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | D 1 | 158 | 73 | 41 | 44 | 293 | 207 | 86 | 46 | 1895-96 | 1952-53 | SF | |
| 18 | 0 | Manchester City | D 1 | 138 | 68 | 25 | 45 | 280 | 193 | 87 | 47 | 1896-97 | 1952-53 | Rd 4 | |
| 19 | 0 | Manchester United | D 1 | 144 | 64 | 33 | 47 | 254 | 215 | 39 | 50 | 1886-87 | 1952-53 | Rd 5 | |
| 20 | 0 | Burnley | D 1 | 140 | 63 | 24 | 53 | 244 | 204 | 40 | 55 | 1885-86 | 1952-53 | Rd 5 | |
| 21 | 0 | Chelsea | D 1 | 141 | 61 | 41 | 39 | 222 | 155 | 67 | 37 | 1906-07 | 1952-53 | Rd 5 | |
| 22 | 0 | Birmingham City | D 2 | 144 | 60 | 27 | 57 | 239 | 208 | 31 | 56 | 1881-82 | 1952-53 | Rd 6 | |
| 23 | 1 | Swindon Town | D 3S | 114 | 58 | 17 | 39 | 198 | 167 | 31 | 39 | 1886-87 | 1952-53 | Rd 3 | |
| 24 | -1 | Stoke City | D 1 | 151 | 57 | 36 | 58 | 240 | 230 | 10 | 56 | 1883-84 | 1952-53 | Rd 4 | |
| 25 | 0 | Southampton | D 2 | 138 | 54 | 34 | 50 | 193 | 189 | 4 | 49 | 1894-95 | 1952-53 | Rd 5 | |
| 43 | 6 | Blackpool | D 1 | 100 | 41 | 18 | 41 | 145 | 150 | -5 | 41 | 1891-92 | 1952-53 | Winner | |
