FA Cup Top 25 Ranking as at 1955-56
| Pos |  |
Club | Div | Pld | Won | Draw | Lost | FG | AG | Diff | No of RD 1 | First | Last | 1955-56 | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | 0 | Aston Villa | D 1 | 238 | 133 | 44 | 61 | 573 | 323 | 250 | 67 | 1879-80 | 1955-56 | Rd 4 |  |
| 2 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | D 2 | 221 | 116 | 43 | 62 | 469 | 257 | 212 | 67 | 1879-80 | 1955-56 | Rd 5 | |
| 3 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | D 1 | 213 | 116 | 38 | 59 | 392 | 227 | 165 | 62 | 1883-84 | 1955-56 | Rd 5 | |
| 4 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | D 2 | 210 | 103 | 45 | 62 | 400 | 253 | 147 | 65 | 1880-81 | 1955-56 | Rd 3 | |
| 5 | 0 | Newcastle United | D 1 | 194 | 103 | 43 | 48 | 369 | 230 | 139 | 54 | 1892-93 | 1955-56 | Rd 6 | |
| 6 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | D 1 | 202 | 100 | 42 | 60 | 398 | 256 | 142 | 63 | 1883-84 | 1955-56 | Rd 3 | |
| 7 | 1 | Everton | D 1 | 186 | 100 | 31 | 55 | 378 | 234 | 144 | 58 | 1886-87 | 1955-56 | Rd 6 | |
| 8 | -1 | Bolton Wanderers | D 1 | 208 | 98 | 50 | 60 | 374 | 277 | 97 | 63 | 1881-82 | 1955-56 | Rd 4 | |
| 9 | 0 | Derby County | D 3N | 191 | 96 | 34 | 61 | 388 | 289 | 99 | 62 | 1884-85 | 1955-56 | Rd 2 | |
| 10 | 0 | Preston North End | D 1 | 183 | 95 | 29 | 59 | 401 | 225 | 176 | 62 | 1883-84 | 1955-56 | Rd 3 | |
| 11 | 2 | Sunderland | D 1 | 189 | 87 | 42 | 60 | 339 | 253 | 86 | 61 | 1884-85 | 1955-56 | SF | |
| 12 | -1 | Arsenal | D 1 | 164 | 87 | 26 | 51 | 284 | 189 | 95 | 54 | 1890-91 | 1955-56 | Rd 6 | |
| 13 | 2 | Liverpool | D 2 | 167 | 84 | 30 | 53 | 260 | 192 | 68 | 53 | 1893-94 | 1955-56 | Rd 5 | |
| 14 | -2 | Nottingham Forest | D 2 | 197 | 83 | 47 | 67 | 339 | 279 | 60 | 68 | 1878-79 | 1955-56 | Rd 3 | |
| 15 | -1 | Notts County | D 2 | 187 | 83 | 36 | 68 | 392 | 273 | 119 | 69 | 1877-78 | 1955-56 | Rd 3 | |
| 16 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | D 1 | 173 | 82 | 44 | 47 | 322 | 225 | 97 | 49 | 1895-96 | 1955-56 | SF | |
| 17 | 0 | Sheffield United | D 1 | 174 | 80 | 41 | 53 | 270 | 214 | 56 | 57 | 1889-90 | 1955-56 | Rd 5 | |
| 18 | 0 | Manchester City | D 1 | 153 | 80 | 26 | 47 | 306 | 204 | 102 | 50 | 1896-97 | 1955-56 | Winner | |
| 19 | 1 | Birmingham City | D 1 | 156 | 69 | 27 | 60 | 266 | 218 | 48 | 59 | 1881-82 | 1955-56 | Final | |
| 20 | 2 | Chelsea | D 1 | 152 | 65 | 45 | 42 | 234 | 163 | 71 | 40 | 1906-07 | 1955-56 | Rd 5 | |
| 21 | -2 | Manchester United | D 1 | 149 | 65 | 34 | 50 | 262 | 228 | 34 | 53 | 1886-87 | 1955-56 | Rd 3 | |
| 22 | -1 | Burnley | D 1 | 150 | 65 | 29 | 56 | 255 | 216 | 39 | 58 | 1885-86 | 1955-56 | Rd 4 | |
| 23 | 1 | Swindon Town | D 3S | 122 | 62 | 18 | 42 | 210 | 178 | 32 | 42 | 1886-87 | 1955-56 | Rd 4 | |
| 24 | -1 | Stoke City | D 2 | 164 | 61 | 42 | 61 | 266 | 252 | 14 | 59 | 1883-84 | 1955-56 | Rd 5 | |
| 25 | 1 | Southampton | D 3S | 145 | 56 | 36 | 53 | 203 | 200 | 3 | 52 | 1894-95 | 1955-56 | Rd 2 |
