English Third Division 1975/1976
Historical league standings at 13th December 1975
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Crystal Palace | 20 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 36 | 16 | 31 | 2.25 |
| 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 19 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 38 | 22 | 24 | 1.73 |
| 3 | Peterborough United | 19 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 32 | 22 | 24 | 1.45 |
| 4 | Hereford United | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 21 | 23 | 1.33 |
| 5 | Cardiff City | 19 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 20 | 21 | 1.45 |
| 6 | Bury | 19 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 21 | 1.29 |
| 7 | Preston North End | 19 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 1.20 |
| 8 | Shrewsbury Town | 19 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 26 | 20 | 1.08 |
| 9 | Rotherham United | 19 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Walsall | 21 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 30 | 20 | 0.90 |
| 11 | Aldershot | 19 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 31 | 19 | 0.94 |
| 12 | Colchester United | 20 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 19 | 0.78 |
| 13 | Grimsby Town | 19 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 37 | 19 | 0.73 |
| 14 | Wrexham | 19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 24 | 18 | 0.88 |
| 15 | Millwall | 19 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 29 | 18 | 0.79 |
| 16 | Chester | 19 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 27 | 18 | 0.67 |
| 17 | Port Vale | 19 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 1.12 |
| 18 | Chesterfield | 19 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 30 | 17 | 1.07 |
| 19 | Halifax Town | 19 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 27 | 17 | 0.81 |
| 20 | Gillingham | 19 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 27 | 16 | 0.85 |
| 21 | Sheffield Wednesday | 19 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 27 | 15 | 0.89 |
| 22 | Southend United | 17 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 14 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Swindon Town | 19 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 20 | 37 | 12 | 0.54 |
| 24 | Mansfield Town | 17 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 10 | 0.68 |
