FA Cup Top 25 Ranking as at 1956-57
| Pos |  |
Club | Div | Pld | Won | Draw | Lost | FG | AG | Diff | No of RD 1 | First | Last | 1956-57 | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | 0 | Aston Villa | D 1 | 247 | 139 | 47 | 61 | 590 | 332 | 258 | 68 | 1879-80 | 1956-57 | Winner |  |
| 2 | 1 | West Bromwich Albion | D 1 | 222 | 120 | 42 | 60 | 407 | 237 | 170 | 63 | 1883-84 | 1956-57 | SF | |
| 3 | -1 | Blackburn Rovers | D 2 | 222 | 116 | 43 | 63 | 469 | 258 | 211 | 68 | 1879-80 | 1956-57 | Rd 3 | |
| 4 | 1 | Newcastle United | D 1 | 197 | 104 | 44 | 49 | 376 | 237 | 139 | 55 | 1892-93 | 1956-57 | Rd 4 | |
| 5 | -1 | Sheffield Wednesday | D 1 | 213 | 103 | 47 | 63 | 403 | 260 | 143 | 66 | 1880-81 | 1956-57 | Rd 3 | |
| 6 | 1 | Everton | D 1 | 189 | 102 | 31 | 56 | 381 | 236 | 145 | 59 | 1886-87 | 1956-57 | Rd 5 | |
| 7 | -1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | D 1 | 204 | 101 | 42 | 61 | 403 | 260 | 143 | 64 | 1883-84 | 1956-57 | Rd 4 | |
| 8 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | D 1 | 209 | 98 | 50 | 61 | 376 | 280 | 96 | 64 | 1881-82 | 1956-57 | Rd 3 | |
| 9 | 0 | Derby County | D 3N | 193 | 97 | 34 | 62 | 391 | 293 | 98 | 63 | 1884-85 | 1956-57 | Rd 2 | |
| 10 | 0 | Preston North End | D 1 | 189 | 97 | 32 | 60 | 416 | 234 | 182 | 63 | 1883-84 | 1956-57 | Rd 5 | |
| 11 | 1 | Arsenal | D 1 | 170 | 90 | 28 | 52 | 298 | 199 | 99 | 55 | 1890-91 | 1956-57 | Rd 6 | |
| 12 | -1 | Sunderland | D 1 | 191 | 88 | 42 | 61 | 345 | 257 | 88 | 62 | 1884-85 | 1956-57 | Rd 4 | |
| 13 | 1 | Nottingham Forest | D 2 | 202 | 86 | 48 | 68 | 350 | 282 | 68 | 69 | 1878-79 | 1956-57 | Rd 6 | |
| 14 | 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | D 1 | 176 | 84 | 44 | 48 | 329 | 228 | 101 | 50 | 1895-96 | 1956-57 | Rd 5 | |
| 15 | -2 | Liverpool | D 2 | 168 | 84 | 30 | 54 | 261 | 194 | 67 | 54 | 1893-94 | 1956-57 | Rd 3 | |
| 16 | -1 | Notts County | D 2 | 188 | 83 | 36 | 69 | 393 | 276 | 117 | 70 | 1877-78 | 1956-57 | Rd 3 | |
| 17 | 0 | Sheffield United | D 2 | 177 | 80 | 43 | 54 | 272 | 217 | 55 | 58 | 1889-90 | 1956-57 | Rd 3 | |
| 18 | 0 | Manchester City | D 1 | 155 | 80 | 27 | 48 | 311 | 210 | 101 | 51 | 1896-97 | 1956-57 | Rd 3 | |
| 19 | 0 | Birmingham City | D 1 | 163 | 73 | 29 | 61 | 284 | 225 | 59 | 60 | 1881-82 | 1956-57 | SF | |
| 20 | 1 | Manchester United | D 1 | 155 | 70 | 34 | 51 | 277 | 234 | 43 | 54 | 1886-87 | 1956-57 | Final | |
| 21 | 1 | Burnley | D 1 | 155 | 68 | 30 | 57 | 274 | 220 | 54 | 59 | 1885-86 | 1956-57 | Rd 6 | |
| 22 | -2 | Chelsea | D 1 | 154 | 66 | 45 | 43 | 236 | 167 | 69 | 41 | 1906-07 | 1956-57 | Rd 4 | |
| 23 | 0 | Swindon Town | D 3S | 124 | 63 | 18 | 43 | 212 | 180 | 32 | 43 | 1886-87 | 1956-57 | Rd 2 | |
| 24 | 0 | Stoke City | D 2 | 165 | 61 | 42 | 62 | 268 | 256 | 12 | 60 | 1883-84 | 1956-57 | Rd 3 | |
| 25 | 0 | Southampton | D 3S | 149 | 58 | 37 | 54 | 211 | 206 | 5 | 53 | 1894-95 | 1956-57 | Rd 3 |
