FA Cup Top 25 Ranking as at 1953-54
| Pos |  |
Club | Div | Pld | Won | Draw | Lost | FG | AG | Diff | No of RD 1 | First | Last | 1953-54 | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | 0 | Aston Villa | D 1 | 229 | 131 | 39 | 59 | 559 | 307 | 252 | 65 | 1879-80 | 1953-54 | Rd 3 |  |
| 2 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | D 2 | 216 | 114 | 42 | 60 | 464 | 251 | 213 | 65 | 1879-80 | 1953-54 | Rd 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | D 1 | 208 | 113 | 38 | 57 | 385 | 221 | 164 | 60 | 1883-84 | 1953-54 | Winner | |
| 4 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | D 1 | 206 | 102 | 44 | 60 | 396 | 247 | 149 | 63 | 1880-81 | 1953-54 | SF | |
| 5 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | D 1 | 197 | 97 | 42 | 58 | 387 | 249 | 138 | 61 | 1883-84 | 1953-54 | Rd 3 | |
| 6 | 2 | Bolton Wanderers | D 1 | 204 | 96 | 50 | 58 | 366 | 272 | 94 | 61 | 1881-82 | 1953-54 | Rd 6 | |
| 7 | 0 | Everton | D 2 | 180 | 96 | 31 | 53 | 367 | 224 | 143 | 56 | 1886-87 | 1953-54 | Rd 5 | |
| 8 | -2 | Derby County | D 2 | 187 | 95 | 33 | 59 | 379 | 277 | 102 | 60 | 1884-85 | 1953-54 | Rd 3 | |
| 9 | 0 | Newcastle United | D 1 | 180 | 94 | 39 | 47 | 341 | 213 | 128 | 52 | 1892-93 | 1953-54 | Rd 5 | |
| 10 | 0 | Preston North End | D 1 | 179 | 94 | 28 | 57 | 393 | 213 | 180 | 60 | 1883-84 | 1953-54 | Final | |
| 11 | 0 | Arsenal | D 1 | 157 | 83 | 25 | 49 | 272 | 181 | 91 | 52 | 1890-91 | 1953-54 | Rd 4 | |
| 12 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | D 2 | 190 | 81 | 44 | 65 | 329 | 268 | 61 | 66 | 1878-79 | 1953-54 | Rd 3 | |
| 13 | 0 | Notts County | D 2 | 181 | 80 | 35 | 66 | 385 | 269 | 116 | 67 | 1877-78 | 1953-54 | Rd 3 | |
| 14 | 0 | Liverpool | D 1 | 158 | 80 | 27 | 51 | 246 | 183 | 63 | 51 | 1893-94 | 1953-54 | Rd 3 | |
| 15 | 0 | Sunderland | D 1 | 175 | 79 | 38 | 58 | 319 | 241 | 78 | 59 | 1884-85 | 1953-54 | Rd 3 | |
| 16 | 0 | Sheffield United | D 1 | 169 | 78 | 40 | 51 | 262 | 209 | 53 | 55 | 1889-90 | 1953-54 | Rd 3 | |
| 17 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | D 1 | 164 | 76 | 43 | 45 | 301 | 214 | 87 | 47 | 1895-96 | 1953-54 | Rd 6 | |
| 18 | 0 | Manchester City | D 1 | 140 | 69 | 25 | 46 | 285 | 196 | 89 | 48 | 1896-97 | 1953-54 | Rd 4 | |
| 19 | 0 | Manchester United | D 1 | 145 | 64 | 33 | 48 | 257 | 220 | 37 | 51 | 1886-87 | 1953-54 | Rd 3 | |
| 20 | 0 | Burnley | D 1 | 143 | 64 | 25 | 54 | 250 | 209 | 41 | 56 | 1885-86 | 1953-54 | Rd 4 | |
| 21 | 0 | Chelsea | D 1 | 142 | 61 | 41 | 40 | 222 | 156 | 66 | 38 | 1906-07 | 1953-54 | Rd 3 | |
| 22 | 0 | Birmingham City | D 2 | 146 | 61 | 27 | 58 | 241 | 210 | 31 | 57 | 1881-82 | 1953-54 | Rd 4 | |
| 23 | 0 | Swindon Town | D 3S | 116 | 59 | 17 | 40 | 201 | 172 | 29 | 40 | 1886-87 | 1953-54 | Rd 2 | |
| 24 | 0 | Stoke City | D 2 | 154 | 58 | 37 | 59 | 247 | 235 | 12 | 57 | 1883-84 | 1953-54 | Rd 4 | |
| 25 | 0 | Southampton | D 3S | 140 | 54 | 35 | 51 | 195 | 193 | 2 | 50 | 1894-95 | 1953-54 | Rd 1 |
