1976-01-23
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crewe Alexandra | 1 | 1 | Barnsley | Gresty Road | 2,291 | |
| Purdie | Lineups | Price | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn |  |
Fourth Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Lincoln City | 24 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 2.417 | 40 | D | W | W | W | W | 1976-01-31 | Cambridge United | H |
| 2 | 0 | Northampton Town | 26 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 2.211 | 39 | D | W | L | W | L | 1976-01-24 | Darlington | H |
| 3 | 0 | Reading | 26 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 1.8 | 39 | W | W | W | D | W | 1976-01-24 | Watford | A |
| 4 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 26 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 1.839 | 33 | L | D | W | W | L | 1976-01-31 | Southport | A |
| 5 | 0 | AFC Bournemouth | 25 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 1.571 | 29 | L | W | L | L | W | 1976-01-24 | Stockport County | H |
| 6 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 23 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 1.333 | 29 | W | W | W | L | L | 1976-01-27 | Crewe Alexandra | H |
| 7 | 0 | Newport County | 25 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 29 | 0.977 | 28 | W | W | L | L | D | 1976-01-24 | Southport | A |
| 8 | 4 | Crewe Alexandra | 26 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 1.125 | 27 | D | D | L | L | L | 1976-01-27 | Huddersfield Town | A |
| 9 | -1 | Cambridge United | 26 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 1.033 | 27 | L | W | W | W | L | 1976-01-24 | Exeter City | H |
| 10 | -1 | Exeter City | 27 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 1 | 27 | D | D | W | L | D | 1976-01-24 | Cambridge United | A |
| 11 | -1 | Torquay United | 25 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 30 | 0.725 | 27 | W | D | W | W | L | 1976-01-24 | Rochdale | A |
| 12 | -1 | Doncaster Rovers | 26 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 1.175 | 26 | L | L | W | L | L | 1976-01-24 | Brentford | A |
| 13 | 0 | Hartlepool United | 25 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 1.057 | 26 | D | L | W | W | D | 1976-01-30 | Stockport County | A |
| 14 | 0 | Swansea City | 25 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 23 | 1.094 | 25 | D | L | W | L | W | 1976-01-24 | Workington | A |
| 15 | 0 | Brentford | 24 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 1 | 24 | L | D | D | D | W | 1976-01-24 | Doncaster Rovers | H |
| 16 | 0 | Rochdale | 24 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 0.862 | 24 | W | L | W | L | D | 1976-01-24 | Torquay United | H |
| 17 | 0 | Watford | 26 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 28 | 0.744 | 23 | W | W | L | W | L | 1976-01-24 | Reading | H |
| 18 | 0 | Stockport County | 26 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 0.667 | 23 | W | W | L | L | W | 1976-01-24 | AFC Bournemouth | A |
| 19 | 0 | Bradford City | 25 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 0.971 | 22 | W | W | L | W | D | 1976-01-30 | Doncaster Rovers | A |
| 20 | 0 | Barnsley | 26 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 0.71 | 21 | D | W | L | W | L | 1976-01-31 | Exeter City | A |
| 21 | 0 | Darlington | 26 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 23 | 0.633 | 20 | D | L | W | L | W | 1976-01-24 | Northampton Town | A |
| 22 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | 26 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 21 | 0.5 | 13 | L | L | L | W | D | 1976-02-07 | Cambridge United | A |
| 23 | 0 | Workington | 25 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 27 | 0.292 | 10 | L | L | L | L | L | 1976-01-24 | Swansea City | H |
| 24 | 0 | Southport | 25 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 0.391 | 6 | D | L | L | L | L | 1976-01-24 | Newport County | H |
