FA Cup Top 25 Ranking as at 1960-61
| Pos |  |
Club | Div | Pld | Won | Draw | Lost | FG | AG | Diff | No of RD 1 | First | Last | 1960-61 | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | 0 | Aston Villa | D 1 | 266 | 149 | 52 | 65 | 620 | 351 | 269 | 72 | 1879-80 | 1960-61 | Rd 5 |  |
| 2 | 1 | Blackburn Rovers | D 1 | 244 | 128 | 49 | 67 | 515 | 284 | 231 | 72 | 1879-80 | 1960-61 | Rd 5 | |
| 3 | -1 | West Bromwich Albion | D 1 | 236 | 127 | 45 | 64 | 439 | 257 | 182 | 67 | 1883-84 | 1960-61 | Rd 3 | |
| 4 | 1 | Sheffield Wednesday | D 1 | 228 | 112 | 49 | 67 | 430 | 276 | 154 | 70 | 1880-81 | 1960-61 | Rd 6 | |
| 5 | -1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | D 1 | 219 | 111 | 44 | 64 | 441 | 278 | 163 | 68 | 1883-84 | 1960-61 | Rd 3 | |
| 6 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | D 1 | 228 | 109 | 55 | 64 | 409 | 301 | 108 | 68 | 1881-82 | 1960-61 | Rd 4 | |
| 7 | 0 | Newcastle United | D 1 | 206 | 108 | 45 | 53 | 401 | 255 | 146 | 59 | 1892-93 | 1960-61 | Rd 6 | |
| 8 | 0 | Everton | D 1 | 198 | 105 | 33 | 60 | 398 | 252 | 146 | 63 | 1886-87 | 1960-61 | Rd 3 | |
| 9 | 0 | Preston North End | D 1 | 205 | 103 | 38 | 64 | 448 | 259 | 189 | 67 | 1883-84 | 1960-61 | Rd 4 | |
| 10 | 0 | Derby County | D 2 | 198 | 97 | 35 | 66 | 398 | 311 | 87 | 67 | 1884-85 | 1960-61 | Rd 3 | |
| 11 | 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | D 1 | 193 | 95 | 47 | 51 | 381 | 245 | 136 | 54 | 1895-96 | 1960-61 | Winner | |
| 12 | -1 | Nottingham Forest | D 1 | 217 | 94 | 52 | 71 | 378 | 302 | 76 | 73 | 1878-79 | 1960-61 | Rd 3 | |
| 13 | 1 | Sheffield United | D 2 | 198 | 92 | 48 | 58 | 312 | 238 | 74 | 62 | 1889-90 | 1960-61 | SF | |
| 14 | -2 | Arsenal | D 1 | 180 | 92 | 32 | 56 | 312 | 216 | 96 | 59 | 1890-91 | 1960-61 | Rd 3 | |
| 15 | 0 | Sunderland | D 2 | 201 | 91 | 45 | 65 | 356 | 278 | 78 | 66 | 1884-85 | 1960-61 | Rd 6 | |
| 16 | 0 | Liverpool | D 2 | 178 | 89 | 31 | 58 | 277 | 210 | 67 | 58 | 1893-94 | 1960-61 | Rd 4 | |
| 17 | 0 | Notts County | D 3 | 194 | 85 | 36 | 73 | 399 | 284 | 115 | 74 | 1877-78 | 1960-61 | Rd 1 | |
| 18 | 0 | Manchester City | D 1 | 163 | 81 | 30 | 52 | 320 | 228 | 92 | 55 | 1896-97 | 1960-61 | Rd 4 | |
| 19 | 1 | Burnley | D 1 | 178 | 79 | 38 | 61 | 315 | 246 | 69 | 63 | 1885-86 | 1960-61 | SF | |
| 20 | -1 | Manchester United | D 1 | 170 | 78 | 37 | 55 | 308 | 259 | 49 | 58 | 1886-87 | 1960-61 | Rd 4 | |
| 21 | 0 | Birmingham City | D 1 | 175 | 77 | 33 | 65 | 300 | 243 | 57 | 64 | 1881-82 | 1960-61 | Rd 5 | |
| 22 | 0 | Chelsea | D 1 | 162 | 69 | 46 | 47 | 254 | 182 | 72 | 45 | 1906-07 | 1960-61 | Rd 3 | |
| 23 | 0 | Stoke City | D 2 | 180 | 66 | 48 | 66 | 292 | 275 | 17 | 64 | 1883-84 | 1960-61 | Rd 5 | |
| 24 | 0 | Southampton | D 2 | 162 | 65 | 39 | 58 | 246 | 219 | 27 | 57 | 1894-95 | 1960-61 | Rd 4 | |
| 25 | 0 | Swindon Town | D 3 | 132 | 65 | 20 | 47 | 228 | 193 | 35 | 47 | 1886-87 | 1960-61 | Rd 2 | |
| 31 | 10 | Leicester City | D 1 | 133 | 54 | 28 | 51 | 213 | 217 | -4 | 51 | 1893-94 | 1960-61 | Final | |
League Cup Top 25 Ranking as as 1960-61
| Pos | |
Club | Div | Pld | Won | Draw | Lost | FG | AG | Diff | No of RD 1 | First | Last | 1960-61 | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | 0 | Aston Villa | D 1 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 1960-61 | 1960-61 | Winner | |
| 2 | 0 | Rotherham United | D 2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1960-61 | 1960-61 | Final | |
| 3 | 0 | Burnley | D 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1960-61 | 1960-61 | SF | |
| 4 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | D 3 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1960-61 | 1960-61 | SF | |
| 5 | 0 | Southampton | D 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1960-61 | 1960-61 | Rd 5 | |
| 6 | 0 | Everton | D 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1960-61 | 1960-61 | Rd 5 | |
| 7 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | D 2 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1960-61 | 1960-61 | Rd 4 | |
| 8 | 0 | Wrexham | D 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1960-61 | 1960-61 | Rd 2 | |
| 9 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | D 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1960-61 | 1960-61 | Rd 4 | |
| 10 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | D 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1960-61 | 1960-61 | Rd 4 | |
| 11 | 0 | Chelsea | D 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 1960-61 | 1960-61 | Rd 4 | |
| 12 | 0 | Portsmouth | D 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1960-61 | 1960-61 | Rd 5 | |
| 13 | 0 | Preston North End | D 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1960-61 | 1960-61 | Rd 3 | |
| 14 | 0 | Leeds United | D 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1960-61 | 1960-61 | Rd 4 | |
| 15 | 0 | Rochdale | D 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1960-61 | 1960-61 | Rd 2 | |
| 16 | 0 | Bristol Rovers | D 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1960-61 | 1960-61 | Rd 3 | |
| 17 | 0 | Darlington | D 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1960-61 | 1960-61 | Rd 3 | |
| 18 | 0 | Derby County | D 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1960-61 | 1960-61 | Rd 3 | |
| 19 | 0 | Norwich City | D 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1960-61 | 1960-61 | Rd 4 | |
| 20 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | D 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1960-61 | 1960-61 | Rd 4 | |
| 21 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | D 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1960-61 | 1960-61 | Rd 4 | |
| 22 | 0 | Birmingham City | D 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 1 | 1960-61 | 1960-61 | Rd 3 | |
| 23 | 0 | Bradford | D 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1960-61 | 1960-61 | Rd 2 | |
| 24 | 0 | Brentford | D 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1960-61 | 1960-61 | Rd 3 | |
| 25 | 0 | Bristol City | D 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1960-61 | 1960-61 | Rd 3 |
