FA Cup Top 25 Ranking as at 1954-55
| Pos |  |
Club | Div | Pld | Won | Draw | Lost | FG | AG | Diff | No of RD 1 | First | Last | 1954-55 | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | 0 | Aston Villa | D 1 | 235 | 132 | 43 | 60 | 569 | 317 | 252 | 66 | 1879-80 | 1954-55 | Rd 4 |  |
| 2 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | D 2 | 217 | 114 | 42 | 61 | 464 | 253 | 211 | 66 | 1879-80 | 1954-55 | Rd 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | D 1 | 210 | 114 | 38 | 58 | 388 | 225 | 163 | 61 | 1883-84 | 1954-55 | Rd 4 | |
| 4 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | D 1 | 209 | 103 | 45 | 61 | 399 | 250 | 149 | 64 | 1880-81 | 1954-55 | Rd 4 | |
| 5 | 4 | Newcastle United | D 1 | 190 | 100 | 43 | 47 | 359 | 222 | 137 | 53 | 1892-93 | 1954-55 | Winner | |
| 6 | -1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | D 1 | 201 | 100 | 42 | 59 | 397 | 254 | 143 | 62 | 1883-84 | 1954-55 | Rd 6 | |
| 7 | -1 | Bolton Wanderers | D 1 | 206 | 97 | 50 | 59 | 370 | 275 | 95 | 62 | 1881-82 | 1954-55 | Rd 4 | |
| 8 | -1 | Everton | D 1 | 182 | 97 | 31 | 54 | 370 | 229 | 141 | 57 | 1886-87 | 1954-55 | Rd 4 | |
| 9 | -1 | Derby County | D 2 | 188 | 95 | 33 | 60 | 380 | 280 | 100 | 61 | 1884-85 | 1954-55 | Rd 3 | |
| 10 | 0 | Preston North End | D 1 | 182 | 95 | 29 | 58 | 399 | 220 | 179 | 61 | 1883-84 | 1954-55 | Rd 4 | |
| 11 | 0 | Arsenal | D 1 | 159 | 84 | 25 | 50 | 273 | 182 | 91 | 53 | 1890-91 | 1954-55 | Rd 4 | |
| 12 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | D 2 | 196 | 83 | 47 | 66 | 339 | 276 | 63 | 67 | 1878-79 | 1954-55 | Rd 5 | |
| 13 | 2 | Sunderland | D 1 | 182 | 83 | 40 | 59 | 330 | 247 | 83 | 60 | 1884-85 | 1954-55 | SF | |
| 14 | -1 | Notts County | D 2 | 186 | 83 | 36 | 67 | 392 | 272 | 120 | 68 | 1877-78 | 1954-55 | Rd 6 | |
| 15 | -1 | Liverpool | D 2 | 162 | 82 | 28 | 52 | 252 | 186 | 66 | 52 | 1893-94 | 1954-55 | Rd 5 | |
| 16 | 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | D 1 | 167 | 78 | 43 | 46 | 308 | 219 | 89 | 48 | 1895-96 | 1954-55 | Rd 5 | |
| 17 | -1 | Sheffield United | D 1 | 170 | 78 | 40 | 52 | 263 | 212 | 51 | 56 | 1889-90 | 1954-55 | Rd 3 | |
| 18 | 0 | Manchester City | D 1 | 146 | 74 | 25 | 47 | 295 | 200 | 95 | 49 | 1896-97 | 1954-55 | Final | |
| 19 | 0 | Manchester United | D 1 | 148 | 65 | 34 | 49 | 262 | 224 | 38 | 52 | 1886-87 | 1954-55 | Rd 4 | |
| 20 | 2 | Birmingham City | D 2 | 150 | 64 | 27 | 59 | 247 | 213 | 34 | 58 | 1881-82 | 1954-55 | Rd 6 | |
| 21 | -1 | Burnley | D 1 | 144 | 64 | 25 | 55 | 250 | 210 | 40 | 57 | 1885-86 | 1954-55 | Rd 3 | |
| 22 | -1 | Chelsea | D 1 | 145 | 63 | 41 | 41 | 227 | 158 | 69 | 39 | 1906-07 | 1954-55 | Rd 5 | |
| 23 | 1 | Stoke City | D 2 | 159 | 59 | 40 | 60 | 257 | 246 | 11 | 58 | 1883-84 | 1954-55 | Rd 4 | |
| 24 | -1 | Swindon Town | D 3S | 117 | 59 | 17 | 41 | 201 | 174 | 27 | 41 | 1886-87 | 1954-55 | Rd 1 | |
| 25 | 1 | Huddersfield Town | D 1 | 109 | 56 | 20 | 33 | 189 | 129 | 60 | 34 | 1911-12 | 1954-55 | Rd 6 | |
