1976-04-21

Cup and International
First Division
Second Division
Third Division
Fourth Division

First Division

Division 1				Venue	Gate
Derby County	1	3	Everton	Baseball Ground	22,488
Rioch	Lineups		King 2, Pearson
Manchester United	0	1	Stoke City	Old Trafford	53,879
	Lineups		Bloor

				Home					Away
Ptn		First Division	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	G Ave	Pts	Last 5 Games					Next Match
1	0	Liverpool	41	14	5	2	41	21	8	9	3	22	9	2.1	58	W	W	D	W	W	1976-05-04	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A
2	0	Queens Park Rangers	41	16	4	0	40	13	7	7	7	25	20	1.97	57	W	L	W	W	W	1976-04-24	Leeds United	H
3	0	Manchester United	40	15	4	1	38	13	7	6	7	27	27	1.625	54	L	W	W	L	W	1976-04-24	Leicester City	A
4	0	Leeds United	41	13	3	5	37	19	8	6	6	28	25	1.477	51	L	W	L	D	W	1976-04-24	Queens Park Rangers	A
5	0	Derby County	41	15	3	3	45	30	5	8	7	24	26	1.232	51	L	L	D	L	W	1976-04-24	Ipswich Town	A
6	0	Ipswich Town	41	11	6	3	34	17	5	8	8	18	25	1.238	46	W	W	L	W	W	1976-04-24	Derby County	H
7	0	Tottenham Hotspur	41	6	10	4	33	29	8	5	8	30	31	1.05	43	W	L	D	W	W	1976-04-24	Newcastle United	H
8	0	Leicester City	41	8	9	3	27	23	4	10	7	19	27	0.92	43	W	D	D	L	W	1976-04-24	Manchester United	H
9	0	Manchester City	40	13	5	2	43	17	2	6	12	18	26	1.419	41	L	L	L	W	L	1976-04-24	Arsenal	H
10	2	Stoke City	41	8	5	7	25	22	7	6	8	23	26	1	41	W	W	L	L	L	1976-04-24	Norwich City	H
11	-1	Middlesbrough	41	9	7	5	23	11	6	3	11	22	32	1.047	40	L	W	L	L	W	1976-04-24	Aston Villa	A
12	-1	Norwich City	41	10	5	6	33	26	5	5	10	23	32	0.966	40	L	W	D	W	L	1976-04-24	Stoke City	A
13	0	Everton	41	9	7	4	35	24	5	5	11	23	42	0.879	40	W	W	L	D	W	1976-04-24	West Ham United	H
14	0	Coventry City	41	6	9	6	22	22	6	5	9	22	34	0.786	38	L	W	D	W	L	1976-04-24	Burnley	A
15	0	Newcastle United	41	11	4	6	51	26	3	5	12	17	36	1.097	37	L	L	W	L	W	1976-04-24	Tottenham Hotspur	A
16	0	Aston Villa	41	10	8	2	30	16	0	9	12	19	42	0.845	37	W	D	D	D	L	1976-04-24	Middlesbrough	H
17	0	Arsenal	41	11	4	6	33	19	2	6	12	13	31	0.92	36	L	L	W	D	L	1976-04-24	Manchester City	A
18	0	West Ham United	41	10	5	6	26	23	3	5	12	22	46	0.696	36	L	D	L	D	L	1976-04-24	Everton	A
19	0	Birmingham City	41	11	5	5	36	26	2	1	17	20	48	0.757	32	L	W	W	L	L	1976-05-04	Sheffield United	A
20	0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	41	7	6	7	26	22	3	4	14	24	43	0.769	30	W	L	L	W	D	1976-05-04	Liverpool	H
21	0	Burnley	41	6	6	8	22	23	3	4	14	20	40	0.667	28	L	W	W	L	L	1976-04-24	Coventry City	H
22	0	Sheffield United	41	4	6	10	18	31	2	3	16	14	50	0.395	21	W	L	W	W	W	1976-05-04	Birmingham City	H

Third Division

Third Division				Venue	Gate	Notes
Shrewsbury Town	1	2	Wrexham	Gay Meadow	3,097
Kearney	Lineups		Whittle, Ashcroft

				Home					Away
Ptn		Third Division	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	G Ave	Pts	Last 5 Games					Next Match
1	0	Hereford United	44	12	6	3	39	21	12	5	6	41	31	1.538	59	W	D	L	D	W	1976-04-24	Rotherham United	H
2	0	Millwall	46	16	6	1	35	14	4	10	9	19	29	1.256	56	W	W	W	D	D	End of Season
3	0	Cardiff City	45	14	7	2	38	13	7	6	9	30	35	1.417	55	D	D	W	W	W	1976-05-04	Bury	A
4	0	Brighton & Hove Albion	45	18	2	2	57	14	4	6	13	20	38	1.481	52	D	D	L	W	L	1976-04-24	Sheffield Wednesday	H
5	0	Crystal Palace	44	7	11	4	30	20	11	5	6	30	24	1.364	52	D	W	D	L	L	1976-04-28	Chesterfield	H
6	0	Walsall	45	11	8	4	43	22	7	6	9	30	34	1.304	50	W	D	D	L	D	1976-04-24	Swindon Town	A
7	0	Wrexham	44	13	5	4	36	19	7	5	10	26	32	1.216	50	W	L	W	W	L	1976-04-27	Southend United	H
8	0	Shrewsbury Town	45	14	2	7	36	25	5	8	9	23	31	1.054	48	L	L	W	D	L	1976-04-24	Peterborough United	A
9	0	Mansfield Town	45	8	10	4	31	22	8	4	11	27	30	1.115	46	D	W	W	W	W	1976-04-24	Colchester United	H
10	0	Port Vale	45	10	10	3	33	21	5	6	11	22	30	1.078	46	D	W	D	L	W	1976-04-24	Preston North End	A
11	0	Preston North End	44	14	4	4	42	23	4	6	12	16	31	1.074	46	D	D	L	W	L	1976-04-24	Port Vale	H
12	0	Peterborough United	45	11	7	4	34	21	3	11	9	26	40	0.984	46	D	L	D	L	D	1976-04-24	Shrewsbury Town	H
13	0	Gillingham	45	10	8	5	38	27	2	11	9	19	39	0.864	43	D	L	L	L	L	1976-04-24	Grimsby Town	A
14	0	Bury	44	10	7	4	32	15	3	9	11	18	30	1.111	42	L	L	D	D	W	1976-04-27	Chester	H
15	0	Chesterfield	45	11	5	7	45	30	6	3	13	24	39	1	42	D	L	W	W	W	1976-04-28	Crystal Palace	A
16	0	Rotherham United	45	11	6	6	35	22	4	6	12	17	40	0.839	42	D	W	W	L	D	1976-04-24	Hereford United	A
17	0	Chester	43	12	7	3	32	18	2	5	14	9	40	0.707	40	D	L	D	L	W	1976-04-23	Southend United	A
18	0	Grimsby Town	45	12	7	3	37	20	2	3	18	23	53	0.822	38	L	L	L	W	W	1976-04-24	Gillingham	H
19	0	Sheffield Wednesday	44	11	6	5	32	24	0	9	13	13	33	0.789	37	W	L	W	D	L	1976-04-24	Brighton & Hove Albion	A
20	0	Swindon Town	44	10	3	8	35	28	5	4	14	20	44	0.764	37	L	D	W	W	W	1976-04-24	Walsall	H
21	0	Aldershot	45	10	8	5	34	26	2	5	15	22	48	0.757	37	D	D	L	L	L	1976-04-24	Halifax Town	A
22	0	Colchester United	44	9	6	8	25	27	3	6	12	15	37	0.625	36	W	W	D	D	L	1976-04-24	Mansfield Town	A
23	0	Southend United	43	8	7	7	38	31	3	5	13	22	40	0.845	34	D	L	W	D	L	1976-04-23	Chester	H
24	0	Halifax Town	44	6	4	11	20	28	5	8	10	19	29	0.684	34	L	L	D	D	L	1976-04-24	Aldershot	H

Fourth Division

Fourth Division				Venue	Gate
Cambridge United	2	2	Reading	Abbey Stadium	3,245
Spriggs, Fallon	Lineups		Friday, Carnaby
Footnotes
Reading promoted

				Home					Away
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	44	21	2	0	71	15	11	6	4	37	21	3	72	W	W	W	W	D	1976-04-24	Torquay United	A
2	0	Northampton Town	45	17	5	0	58	20	11	5	7	25	20	2.075	66	D	W	W	W	D	1976-04-23	Stockport County	H
3	1	Reading	45	18	3	1	39	8	5	9	9	28	42	1.34	58	D	W	L	D	W	1976-04-24	Crewe Alexandra	H
4	-1	Tranmere Rovers	45	18	2	2	58	13	6	7	10	28	39	1.654	57	W	W	W	L	L	1976-04-26	Bradford City	H
5	0	Huddersfield Town	44	10	5	6	27	17	10	8	5	28	24	1.341	53	L	L	W	D	D	1976-04-24	Watford	H
6	0	AFC Bournemouth	44	15	4	3	38	15	5	7	10	18	30	1.244	51	D	D	W	D	L	1976-04-24	Darlington	A
7	0	Watford	45	16	4	3	38	18	6	2	14	24	43	1.016	50	W	W	D	L	W	1976-04-24	Huddersfield Town	A
8	0	Doncaster Rovers	46	10	6	7	42	31	9	5	9	33	38	1.087	49	L	L	L	D	D	End of Season
9	0	Torquay United	45	12	5	5	29	22	6	8	9	24	39	0.869	49	D	D	D	W	D	1976-04-24	Lincoln City	H
10	0	Exeter City	45	12	7	3	32	13	5	7	11	19	30	1.186	48	L	L	L	W	D	1976-04-23	Scunthorpe United	H
11	0	Swansea City	43	14	6	1	48	18	2	6	14	14	35	1.17	44	D	L	L	W	D	1976-04-23	Rochdale	H
12	0	Barnsley	45	11	8	3	32	16	2	8	13	18	32	1.042	42	L	L	D	D	W	1976-04-24	Southport	H
13	0	Crewe Alexandra	45	10	7	6	36	21	3	8	11	21	33	1.056	41	L	W	L	L	D	1976-04-24	Reading	A
14	2	Cambridge United	45	7	10	6	36	28	6	5	11	20	33	0.918	41	D	D	W	L	D	1976-04-24	Bradford City	A
15	-1	Rochdale	45	7	11	5	27	23	5	6	11	12	30	0.736	41	L	D	W	D	L	1976-04-23	Swansea City	A
16	-1	Brentford	44	12	7	4	37	18	2	5	14	17	39	0.947	40	L	W	W	D	D	1976-04-24	Hartlepool United	A
17	0	Hartlepool United	45	9	6	7	36	29	6	4	13	25	49	0.782	40	L	L	L	W	W	1976-04-24	Brentford	H
18	0	Scunthorpe United	45	11	3	9	31	24	3	7	12	15	30	0.852	38	W	W	W	D	D	1976-04-23	Exeter City	A
19	0	Stockport County	45	8	7	8	23	23	5	5	12	20	49	0.597	38	L	L	L	L	W	1976-04-23	Northampton Town	A
20	0	Bradford City	42	8	7	6	31	24	3	8	10	25	36	0.933	37	W	L	W	L	L	1976-04-24	Cambridge United	H
21	0	Darlington	44	10	6	5	27	13	3	3	17	18	43	0.804	35	W	D	L	W	L	1976-04-24	AFC Bournemouth	H
22	0	Newport County	44	8	7	7	33	30	5	2	15	22	54	0.655	35	D	L	L	D	W	1976-04-24	Workington	H
23	0	Southport	45	6	6	11	27	31	2	4	16	14	44	0.547	26	W	W	W	L	D	1976-04-24	Barnsley	A
24	0	Workington	45	5	4	14	19	43	1	3	18	8	42	0.318	19	W	D	L	L	L	1976-04-24	Newport County	A