FA Cup Top 25 Ranking as at 1959-60
| Pos |  |
Club | Div | Pld | Won | Draw | Lost | FG | AG | Diff | No of RD 1 | First | Last | 1959-60 | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | 0 | Aston Villa | D 2 | 261 | 147 | 50 | 64 | 612 | 346 | 266 | 71 | 1879-80 | 1959-60 | SF |  |
| 2 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | D 1 | 235 | 127 | 45 | 63 | 438 | 254 | 184 | 66 | 1883-84 | 1959-60 | Rd 5 | |
| 3 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | D 1 | 239 | 126 | 47 | 66 | 504 | 279 | 225 | 71 | 1879-80 | 1959-60 | Final | |
| 4 | 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | D 1 | 217 | 111 | 43 | 63 | 439 | 275 | 164 | 67 | 1883-84 | 1959-60 | Winner | |
| 5 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | D 1 | 222 | 109 | 47 | 66 | 418 | 271 | 147 | 69 | 1880-81 | 1959-60 | SF | |
| 6 | -2 | Bolton Wanderers | D 1 | 225 | 108 | 54 | 63 | 405 | 294 | 111 | 67 | 1881-82 | 1959-60 | Rd 4 | |
| 7 | -1 | Newcastle United | D 1 | 202 | 105 | 45 | 52 | 388 | 251 | 137 | 58 | 1892-93 | 1959-60 | Rd 3 | |
| 8 | 0 | Everton | D 1 | 197 | 105 | 33 | 59 | 398 | 251 | 147 | 62 | 1886-87 | 1959-60 | Rd 3 | |
| 9 | 0 | Preston North End | D 1 | 202 | 102 | 37 | 63 | 442 | 256 | 186 | 66 | 1883-84 | 1959-60 | Rd 6 | |
| 10 | 0 | Derby County | D 2 | 197 | 97 | 35 | 65 | 397 | 308 | 89 | 66 | 1884-85 | 1959-60 | Rd 3 | |
| 11 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | D 1 | 216 | 94 | 52 | 70 | 378 | 300 | 78 | 72 | 1878-79 | 1959-60 | Rd 4 | |
| 12 | 0 | Arsenal | D 1 | 179 | 92 | 32 | 55 | 311 | 214 | 97 | 58 | 1890-91 | 1959-60 | Rd 3 | |
| 13 | 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | D 1 | 186 | 89 | 46 | 51 | 360 | 241 | 119 | 53 | 1895-96 | 1959-60 | Rd 5 | |
| 14 | 2 | Sheffield United | D 2 | 191 | 88 | 46 | 57 | 303 | 233 | 70 | 61 | 1889-90 | 1959-60 | Rd 6 | |
| 15 | -2 | Sunderland | D 2 | 196 | 88 | 44 | 64 | 350 | 271 | 79 | 65 | 1884-85 | 1959-60 | Rd 3 | |
| 16 | -1 | Liverpool | D 2 | 176 | 88 | 31 | 57 | 274 | 206 | 68 | 57 | 1893-94 | 1959-60 | Rd 4 | |
| 17 | 0 | Notts County | D 4 | 193 | 85 | 36 | 72 | 399 | 282 | 117 | 73 | 1877-78 | 1959-60 | Rd 2 | |
| 18 | 0 | Manchester City | D 1 | 159 | 80 | 28 | 51 | 316 | 224 | 92 | 54 | 1896-97 | 1959-60 | Rd 3 | |
| 19 | 0 | Manchester United | D 1 | 167 | 77 | 36 | 54 | 302 | 251 | 51 | 57 | 1886-87 | 1959-60 | Rd 5 | |
| 20 | 1 | Burnley | D 1 | 171 | 75 | 36 | 60 | 303 | 240 | 63 | 62 | 1885-86 | 1959-60 | Rd 6 | |
| 21 | -1 | Birmingham City | D 1 | 171 | 75 | 32 | 64 | 292 | 240 | 52 | 63 | 1881-82 | 1959-60 | Rd 3 | |
| 22 | 0 | Chelsea | D 1 | 161 | 69 | 46 | 46 | 253 | 180 | 73 | 44 | 1906-07 | 1959-60 | Rd 4 | |
| 23 | 0 | Stoke City | D 2 | 174 | 64 | 45 | 65 | 285 | 270 | 15 | 63 | 1883-84 | 1959-60 | Rd 3 | |
| 24 | 1 | Southampton | D 3 | 160 | 64 | 39 | 57 | 239 | 217 | 22 | 56 | 1894-95 | 1959-60 | Rd 4 | |
| 25 | -1 | Swindon Town | D 3 | 129 | 64 | 19 | 46 | 220 | 186 | 34 | 46 | 1886-87 | 1959-60 | Rd 1 |
