FA Cup Top 25 Ranking as at 1969-70
| Pos |  |
Club | Div | Pld | Won | Draw | Lost | FG | AG | Diff | No of RD 1 | First | Last | 1969-70 | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | 0 | Aston Villa | D 2 | 291 | 159 | 58 | 74 | 654 | 381 | 273 | 81 | 1879-80 | 1969-70 | Rd 3 |  |
| 2 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | D 1 | 267 | 142 | 53 | 72 | 487 | 296 | 191 | 76 | 1883-84 | 1969-70 | Rd 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | D 2 | 268 | 138 | 54 | 76 | 559 | 320 | 239 | 81 | 1879-80 | 1969-70 | Rd 3 | |
| 4 | 0 | Everton | D 1 | 239 | 130 | 41 | 68 | 467 | 282 | 185 | 72 | 1886-87 | 1969-70 | Rd 3 | |
| 5 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | D 1 | 258 | 127 | 55 | 76 | 480 | 314 | 166 | 79 | 1880-81 | 1969-70 | Rd 4 | |
| 6 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | D 1 | 242 | 119 | 50 | 73 | 486 | 316 | 170 | 77 | 1883-84 | 1969-70 | Rd 3 | |
| 7 | 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | D 1 | 231 | 117 | 56 | 58 | 465 | 287 | 178 | 63 | 1895-96 | 1969-70 | Rd 4 | |
| 8 | -1 | Preston North End | D 2 | 237 | 117 | 47 | 73 | 493 | 301 | 192 | 76 | 1883-84 | 1969-70 | Rd 3 | |
| 9 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | D 2 | 247 | 115 | 59 | 73 | 437 | 330 | 107 | 77 | 1881-82 | 1969-70 | Rd 3 | |
| 10 | 1 | Liverpool | D 1 | 226 | 114 | 46 | 66 | 344 | 242 | 102 | 67 | 1893-94 | 1969-70 | Rd 6 | |
| 11 | -1 | Newcastle United | D 1 | 220 | 112 | 46 | 62 | 420 | 280 | 140 | 68 | 1892-93 | 1969-70 | Rd 3 | |
| 12 | 2 | Manchester United | D 1 | 223 | 109 | 51 | 63 | 413 | 309 | 104 | 67 | 1886-87 | 1969-70 | SF 3rd Place | |
| 13 | -1 | Nottingham Forest | D 1 | 245 | 106 | 59 | 80 | 419 | 341 | 78 | 82 | 1878-79 | 1969-70 | Rd 3 | |
| 14 | -1 | Sheffield United | D 2 | 226 | 106 | 53 | 67 | 352 | 271 | 81 | 71 | 1889-90 | 1969-70 | Rd 4 | |
| 15 | 0 | Arsenal | D 1 | 207 | 104 | 38 | 65 | 352 | 240 | 112 | 68 | 1890-91 | 1969-70 | Rd 3 | |
| 16 | 1 | Derby County | D 1 | 213 | 101 | 37 | 75 | 419 | 344 | 75 | 76 | 1884-85 | 1969-70 | Rd 5 | |
| 17 | -1 | Sunderland | D 1 | 227 | 100 | 53 | 74 | 411 | 321 | 90 | 75 | 1884-85 | 1969-70 | Rd 3 | |
| 18 | 0 | Manchester City | D 1 | 198 | 98 | 40 | 60 | 367 | 257 | 110 | 64 | 1896-97 | 1969-70 | Rd 4 | |
| 19 | 1 | Chelsea | D 1 | 206 | 97 | 54 | 55 | 345 | 228 | 117 | 54 | 1906-07 | 1969-70 | Winner | |
| 20 | -1 | Burnley | D 1 | 210 | 93 | 47 | 70 | 376 | 286 | 90 | 72 | 1885-86 | 1969-70 | Rd 4 | |
| 21 | 0 | Notts County | D 4 | 209 | 89 | 38 | 82 | 415 | 311 | 104 | 83 | 1877-78 | 1969-70 | Rd 1 | |
| 22 | 0 | Birmingham City | D 2 | 201 | 87 | 40 | 74 | 341 | 294 | 47 | 73 | 1881-82 | 1969-70 | Rd 3 | |
| 23 | 0 | Swindon Town | D 2 | 164 | 84 | 24 | 56 | 297 | 236 | 61 | 56 | 1886-87 | 1969-70 | Rd 6 | |
| 24 | 0 | Stoke City | D 1 | 203 | 74 | 54 | 75 | 326 | 305 | 21 | 73 | 1883-84 | 1969-70 | Rd 4 | |
| 25 | 0 | Southampton | D 1 | 189 | 74 | 48 | 67 | 296 | 257 | 39 | 66 | 1894-95 | 1969-70 | Rd 4 | |
| 70 | 7 | Leeds United | D 1 | 109 | 43 | 23 | 43 | 174 | 167 | 7 | 43 | 1921-22 | 1969-70 | Final | |
League Cup Top 25 Ranking as as 1969-70
| Pos | |
Club | Div | Pld | Won | Draw | Lost | FG | AG | Diff | No of RD 1 | First | Last | 1969-70 | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | 0 | Aston Villa | D 2 | 41 | 22 | 9 | 10 | 96 | 67 | 29 | 10 | 1960-61 | 1969-70 | Rd 2 |  |
| 2 | 1 | Rotherham United | D 3 | 41 | 22 | 9 | 10 | 68 | 45 | 23 | 10 | 1960-61 | 1969-70 | Rd 3 | |
| 3 | -1 | West Ham United | D 1 | 38 | 22 | 5 | 11 | 103 | 63 | 40 | 10 | 1960-61 | 1969-70 | Rd 3 | |
| 4 | 3 | Leicester City | D 2 | 39 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 80 | 46 | 35 | 10 | 1960-61 | 1969-70 | Rd 5 | |
| 5 | 0 | Leeds United | D 1 | 34 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 67 | 49 | 18 | 10 | 1960-61 | 1969-70 | Rd 3 | |
| 6 | 2 | Blackburn Rovers | D 2 | 35 | 20 | 5 | 10 | 70 | 46 | 24 | 10 | 1960-61 | 1969-70 | Rd 3 | |
| 7 | 6 | Manchester City | D 1 | 34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 68 | 46 | 21 | 10 | 1960-61 | 1969-70 | Winner | |
| 8 | -4 | Norwich City | D 2 | 33 | 20 | 3 | 10 | 72 | 42 | 30 | 10 | 1960-61 | 1969-70 | Rd 2 | |
| 9 | 0 | Burnley | D 1 | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 67 | 37 | 30 | 6 | 1960-61 | 1969-70 | Rd 4 | |
| 10 | -4 | Workington | D 4 | 36 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 66 | 53 | 13 | 10 | 1960-61 | 1969-70 | Rd 1 | |
| 11 | 4 | West Bromwich Albion | D 1 | 28 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 72 | 35 | 37 | 5 | 1965-66 | 1969-70 | Final | |
| 12 | -1 | Blackpool | D 2 | 35 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 66 | 49 | 17 | 10 | 1960-61 | 1969-70 | Rd 3 | |
| 13 | -3 | Swindon Town | D 2 | 35 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 61 | 51 | 10 | 10 | 1960-61 | 1969-70 | Rd 3 | |
| 14 | 2 | Derby County | D 1 | 37 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 73 | 54 | 19 | 10 | 1960-61 | 1969-70 | Rd 5 | |
| 15 | 6 | Queens Park Rangers | D 2 | 28 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 70 | 47 | 23 | 10 | 1960-61 | 1969-70 | Rd 5 | |
| 16 | -4 | Stoke City | D 1 | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 47 | 46 | 1 | 10 | 1960-61 | 1969-70 | Rd 2 | |
| 17 | 17 | Carlisle United | D 2 | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 40 | 44 | -4 | 10 | 1960-61 | 1969-70 | SF | |
| 18 | -4 | Darlington | D 4 | 27 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 45 | 36 | 9 | 10 | 1960-61 | 1969-70 | Rd 2 | |
| 19 | 4 | Chelsea | D 1 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 53 | 29 | 24 | 7 | 1960-61 | 1969-70 | Rd 4 | |
| 20 | -1 | Arsenal | D 1 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 44 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 1966-67 | 1969-70 | Rd 3 | |
| 21 | -4 | Birmingham City | D 2 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 48 | 41 | 7 | 10 | 1960-61 | 1969-70 | Rd 2 | |
| 22 | -4 | Sunderland | D 1 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 50 | 42 | 8 | 10 | 1960-61 | 1969-70 | Rd 2 | |
| 23 | -3 | Portsmouth | D 2 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 45 | 39 | 6 | 10 | 1960-61 | 1969-70 | Rd 1 | |
| 24 | -2 | Northampton Town | D 4 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 44 | 42 | 2 | 10 | 1960-61 | 1969-70 | Rd 1 | |
| 25 | 5 | Fulham | D 3 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 49 | 38 | 11 | 10 | 1960-61 | 1969-70 | Rd 2 |
