English Fourth Division 1977/1978
Historical league standings at 24th September 1977
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GD |
| 1 | Southend United | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 8 |
| 2 | Aldershot | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 6 |
| 3 | Brentford | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 12 | 9 |
| 4 | Watford | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 6 |
| 5 | Barnsley | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 7 |
| 6 | Swansea City | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 7 |
| 7 | Newport County | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 2 |
| 8 | Crewe Alexandra | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 1 |
| 9 | Grimsby Town | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 0 |
| 10 | Northampton Town | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 9 | -2 |
| 11 | Torquay United | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| 12 | Doncaster Rovers | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 7 | -2 |
| 13 | Hartlepool United | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 7 | -3 |
| 14 | Stockport County | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 0 |
| 15 | York City | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 6 | -1 |
| 16 | Scunthorpe United | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 6 | -1 |
| 17 | Bournemouth | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 6 | -4 |
| 18 | Halifax Town | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 5 | -1 |
| 19 | Southport | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 5 | -2 |
| 20 | Reading | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 5 | -4 |
| 21 | Huddersfield Town | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | -4 |
| 22 | Darlington | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 5 | -6 |
| 23 | Wimbledon | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 5 | -7 |
| 24 | Rochdale | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 2 | -10 |
