FA Cup Top 25 Ranking as at 1958-59
| Pos |  |
Club | Div | Pld | Won | Draw | Lost | FG | AG | Diff | No of RD 1 | First | Last | 1958-59 | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | 0 | Aston Villa | D 1 | 256 | 143 | 50 | 63 | 604 | 342 | 262 | 70 | 1879-80 | 1958-59 | SF |  |
| 2 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | D 1 | 232 | 125 | 45 | 62 | 432 | 250 | 182 | 65 | 1883-84 | 1958-59 | Rd 5 | |
| 3 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | D 1 | 230 | 121 | 44 | 65 | 485 | 268 | 217 | 70 | 1879-80 | 1958-59 | Rd 4 | |
| 4 | 2 | Bolton Wanderers | D 1 | 222 | 107 | 53 | 62 | 400 | 289 | 111 | 66 | 1881-82 | 1958-59 | Rd 6 | |
| 5 | -1 | Sheffield Wednesday | D 2 | 217 | 105 | 47 | 65 | 410 | 268 | 142 | 68 | 1880-81 | 1958-59 | Rd 3 | |
| 6 | -1 | Newcastle United | D 1 | 200 | 105 | 44 | 51 | 384 | 245 | 139 | 57 | 1892-93 | 1958-59 | Rd 3 | |
| 7 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | D 1 | 210 | 105 | 42 | 63 | 421 | 268 | 153 | 66 | 1883-84 | 1958-59 | Rd 4 | |
| 8 | 0 | Everton | D 1 | 196 | 105 | 33 | 58 | 398 | 248 | 150 | 61 | 1886-87 | 1958-59 | Rd 5 | |
| 9 | 1 | Preston North End | D 1 | 196 | 99 | 35 | 62 | 428 | 247 | 181 | 65 | 1883-84 | 1958-59 | Rd 5 | |
| 10 | -1 | Derby County | D 2 | 196 | 97 | 35 | 64 | 395 | 304 | 91 | 65 | 1884-85 | 1958-59 | Rd 3 | |
| 11 | 2 | Nottingham Forest | D 1 | 214 | 93 | 52 | 69 | 377 | 297 | 80 | 71 | 1878-79 | 1958-59 | Winner | |
| 12 | -1 | Arsenal | D 1 | 176 | 92 | 30 | 54 | 308 | 209 | 99 | 57 | 1890-91 | 1958-59 | Rd 5 | |
| 13 | -1 | Sunderland | D 2 | 194 | 88 | 43 | 63 | 348 | 266 | 82 | 64 | 1884-85 | 1958-59 | Rd 3 | |
| 14 | 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | D 1 | 182 | 87 | 45 | 50 | 340 | 234 | 106 | 52 | 1895-96 | 1958-59 | Rd 5 | |
| 15 | -1 | Liverpool | D 2 | 174 | 87 | 31 | 56 | 271 | 202 | 69 | 56 | 1893-94 | 1958-59 | Rd 3 | |
| 16 | 1 | Sheffield United | D 2 | 187 | 85 | 46 | 56 | 294 | 229 | 65 | 60 | 1889-90 | 1958-59 | Rd 6 | |
| 17 | -1 | Notts County | D 3 | 191 | 84 | 36 | 71 | 397 | 280 | 117 | 72 | 1877-78 | 1958-59 | Rd 1 | |
| 18 | 0 | Manchester City | D 1 | 158 | 80 | 28 | 50 | 315 | 219 | 96 | 53 | 1896-97 | 1958-59 | Rd 3 | |
| 19 | 0 | Manchester United | D 1 | 164 | 75 | 36 | 53 | 295 | 247 | 48 | 56 | 1886-87 | 1958-59 | Rd 3 | |
| 20 | 0 | Birmingham City | D 1 | 170 | 75 | 32 | 63 | 291 | 238 | 53 | 62 | 1881-82 | 1958-59 | Rd 5 | |
| 21 | 0 | Burnley | D 1 | 163 | 72 | 32 | 59 | 288 | 231 | 57 | 61 | 1885-86 | 1958-59 | Rd 6 | |
| 22 | 0 | Chelsea | D 1 | 159 | 68 | 46 | 45 | 247 | 177 | 70 | 43 | 1906-07 | 1958-59 | Rd 4 | |
| 23 | 0 | Stoke City | D 2 | 172 | 64 | 44 | 64 | 283 | 266 | 17 | 62 | 1883-84 | 1958-59 | Rd 4 | |
| 24 | 0 | Swindon Town | D 3 | 128 | 64 | 19 | 45 | 218 | 183 | 35 | 45 | 1886-87 | 1958-59 | Rd 2 | |
| 25 | 0 | Southampton | D 3 | 154 | 61 | 37 | 56 | 223 | 211 | 12 | 55 | 1894-95 | 1958-59 | Rd 3 | |
| 47 | 6 | Luton Town | D 1 | 121 | 44 | 27 | 50 | 223 | 217 | 6 | 49 | 1885-86 | 1958-59 | Final | |
