English Fourth Division 1976/1977
Historical league standings at 1st October 1976
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GD |
| 1 | Stockport County | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 8 |
| 2 | Bradford City | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 3 | Cambridge United | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 9 |
| 4 | Aldershot | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 3 |
| 5 | Colchester United | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 4 |
| 6 | Rochdale | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 3 |
| 7 | Bournemouth | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 2 |
| 8 | Watford | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 2 |
| 9 | Southend United | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 1 |
| 10 | Huddersfield Town | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 1 |
| 11 | Exeter City | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 8 | -1 |
| 12 | Doncaster Rovers | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 7 | -1 |
| 13 | Swansea City | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 7 | -4 |
| 14 | Scunthorpe United | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 2 |
| 15 | Barnsley | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| 16 | Torquay United | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| 17 | Crewe Alexandra | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 6 | -3 |
| 18 | Brentford | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 5 | -1 |
| 19 | Newport County | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | -3 |
| 20 | Halifax Town | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 5 | -4 |
| 21 | Darlington | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 5 | -6 |
| 22 | Workington | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 5 | -7 |
| 23 | Hartlepool | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 3 | -8 |
| 24 | Southport | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 2 | -10 |
