FA Cup Top 25 Ranking as at 1961-62
| Pos |  |
Club | Div | Pld | Won | Draw | Lost | FG | AG | Diff | No of RD 1 | First | Last | 1961-62 | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | 0 | Aston Villa | D 1 | 270 | 152 | 52 | 66 | 628 | 358 | 270 | 73 | 1879-80 | 1961-62 | Rd 6 |  |
| 2 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | D 1 | 249 | 131 | 50 | 68 | 523 | 288 | 235 | 73 | 1879-80 | 1961-62 | Rd 6 | |
| 3 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | D 1 | 240 | 129 | 46 | 65 | 445 | 263 | 182 | 68 | 1883-84 | 1961-62 | Rd 5 | |
| 4 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | D 1 | 232 | 114 | 50 | 68 | 433 | 278 | 155 | 71 | 1880-81 | 1961-62 | Rd 5 | |
| 5 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | D 1 | 221 | 112 | 44 | 65 | 445 | 281 | 164 | 69 | 1883-84 | 1961-62 | Rd 4 | |
| 6 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | D 1 | 229 | 109 | 55 | 65 | 410 | 303 | 107 | 69 | 1881-82 | 1961-62 | Rd 3 | |
| 7 | 0 | Newcastle United | D 2 | 207 | 108 | 45 | 54 | 401 | 256 | 145 | 60 | 1892-93 | 1961-62 | Rd 3 | |
| 8 | 0 | Everton | D 1 | 201 | 107 | 33 | 61 | 405 | 255 | 150 | 64 | 1886-87 | 1961-62 | Rd 5 | |
| 9 | 0 | Preston North End | D 2 | 212 | 106 | 41 | 65 | 455 | 263 | 192 | 68 | 1883-84 | 1961-62 | Rd 6 | |
| 10 | 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | D 1 | 200 | 101 | 48 | 51 | 405 | 255 | 150 | 55 | 1895-96 | 1961-62 | Winner | |
| 11 | -1 | Derby County | D 2 | 201 | 98 | 36 | 67 | 404 | 316 | 88 | 68 | 1884-85 | 1961-62 | Rd 4 | |
| 12 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | D 1 | 219 | 95 | 52 | 72 | 380 | 305 | 75 | 74 | 1878-79 | 1961-62 | Rd 4 | |
| 13 | 0 | Sheffield United | D 1 | 204 | 95 | 50 | 59 | 322 | 243 | 79 | 63 | 1889-90 | 1961-62 | Rd 6 | |
| 14 | 0 | Arsenal | D 1 | 182 | 93 | 32 | 57 | 315 | 217 | 98 | 60 | 1890-91 | 1961-62 | Rd 4 | |
| 15 | 0 | Sunderland | D 2 | 205 | 92 | 47 | 66 | 362 | 283 | 79 | 67 | 1884-85 | 1961-62 | Rd 4 | |
| 16 | 0 | Liverpool | D 2 | 183 | 91 | 33 | 59 | 283 | 215 | 68 | 59 | 1893-94 | 1961-62 | Rd 5 | |
| 17 | 0 | Notts County | D 3 | 198 | 87 | 37 | 74 | 407 | 289 | 118 | 75 | 1877-78 | 1961-62 | Rd 3 | |
| 18 | 1 | Burnley | D 1 | 186 | 84 | 40 | 62 | 331 | 254 | 77 | 64 | 1885-86 | 1961-62 | Final | |
| 19 | 1 | Manchester United | D 1 | 177 | 82 | 39 | 56 | 316 | 264 | 52 | 59 | 1886-87 | 1961-62 | SF | |
| 20 | -2 | Manchester City | D 1 | 165 | 82 | 30 | 53 | 321 | 230 | 91 | 56 | 1896-97 | 1961-62 | Rd 4 | |
| 21 | 0 | Birmingham City | D 1 | 177 | 77 | 34 | 66 | 305 | 250 | 55 | 65 | 1881-82 | 1961-62 | Rd 3 | |
| 22 | 0 | Chelsea | D 1 | 163 | 69 | 46 | 48 | 257 | 186 | 71 | 46 | 1906-07 | 1961-62 | Rd 3 | |
| 23 | 0 | Stoke City | D 2 | 183 | 67 | 49 | 67 | 298 | 279 | 19 | 65 | 1883-84 | 1961-62 | Rd 4 | |
| 24 | 0 | Southampton | D 2 | 164 | 65 | 40 | 59 | 248 | 224 | 24 | 58 | 1894-95 | 1961-62 | Rd 3 | |
| 25 | 0 | Swindon Town | D 3 | 134 | 65 | 21 | 48 | 230 | 198 | 32 | 48 | 1886-87 | 1961-62 | Rd 1 |
League Cup Top 25 Ranking as as 1961-62
| Pos | |
Club | Div | Pld | Won | Draw | Lost | FG | AG | Diff | No of RD 1 | First | Last | 1961-62 | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Rotherham United | D 2 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 1960-61 | 1961-62 | Rd 5 | |
| 2 | 7 | Blackburn Rovers | D 1 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1960-61 | 1961-62 | SF | |
| 3 | 16 | Norwich City | D 2 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 14 | 17 | 2 | 1960-61 | 1961-62 | Winner | |
| 4 | -3 | Aston Villa | D 1 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 38 | 24 | 14 | 2 | 1960-61 | 1961-62 | Rd 1 |  |
| 5 | 10 | Rochdale | D 4 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1960-61 | 1961-62 | Final | |
| 6 | -2 | Shrewsbury Town | D 3 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1960-61 | 1961-62 | Rd 2 | |
| 7 | 42 | Blackpool | D 1 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1960-61 | 1961-62 | SF | |
| 8 | 4 | Portsmouth | D 3 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1960-61 | 1961-62 | Rd 3 | |
| 9 | 4 | Preston North End | D 2 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1960-61 | 1961-62 | Rd 3 | |
| 10 | -5 | Southampton | D 2 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 1960-61 | 1961-62 | Rd 1 | |
| 11 | -8 | Burnley | D 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1960-61 | 1960-61 | ||
| 12 | 2 | Leeds United | D 2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1960-61 | 1961-62 | Rd 4 | |
| 13 | 74 | York City | D 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1960-61 | 1961-62 | Rd 5 | |
| 14 | 6 | Nottingham Forest | D 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1960-61 | 1961-62 | Rd 1 | |
| 15 | -9 | Everton | D 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1960-61 | 1960-61 | ||
| 16 | -9 | Plymouth Argyle | D 2 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1960-61 | 1961-62 | Rd 1 | |
| 17 | 61 | Sheffield United | D 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1960-61 | 1961-62 | Rd 2 | |
| 18 | 29 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | D 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1960-61 | 1961-62 | Rd 4 | |
| 19 | -9 | Bolton Wanderers | D 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1960-61 | 1961-62 | Rd 2 | |
| 20 | -2 | Derby County | D 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1960-61 | 1961-62 | Rd 2 | |
| 21 | -13 | Wrexham | D 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1960-61 | 1961-62 | Rd 1 | |
| 22 | -6 | Bristol Rovers | D 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 2 | 1960-61 | 1961-62 | Rd 2 | |
| 23 | 12 | Cardiff City | D 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 2 | 1960-61 | 1961-62 | Rd 2 | |
| 24 | 46 | Ipswich Town | D 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 15 | -1 | 2 | 1960-61 | 1961-62 | Rd 2 | |
| 25 | 57 | Sunderland | D 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1960-61 | 1961-62 | Rd 5 |
