English Fourth Division 1976/1977
Historical league standings at 28th August 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 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Bournemouth | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| 3 | Rochdale | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| 4 | Torquay United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | Bradford City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 6 | Watford | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| 7 | Barnsley | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 8 | Cambridge United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 9 | Aldershot | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 10 | Workington | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 11 | Crewe Alexandra | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | Southend United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | -1 |
| 13 | Colchester United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | Exeter City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | Huddersfield Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | Darlington | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | -2 |
| 17 | Swansea City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | -5 |
| 18 | Southport | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | -1 |
| 19 | Halifax Town | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | -4 |
| 20 | Doncaster Rovers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | -4 |
| 21 | Hartlepool | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 1 | -6 |
| 22 | Scunthorpe United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -2 |
| 23 | Brentford | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -4 |
| 24 | Newport County | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -4 |
