1976-08-27
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tranmere Rovers | 1 | 0 | Crystal Palace | Prenton Park | 4,940 | |
| Moore | Lineups | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn |  |
Third Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Rotherham United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1976-08-28 | Mansfield Town | H |
| 2 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1976-08-28 | Preston North End | A |
| 3 | 0 | Crystal Palace | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | L | W | W | # | # | 1976-09-04 | Chester | H |
| 4 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1976-08-28 | Reading | H |
| 5 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1976-08-28 | Port Vale | A |
| 6 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1976-08-28 | Rotherham United | A |
| 7 | 0 | Wrexham | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1976-08-28 | Swindon Town | A |
| 8 | 0 | Swindon Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1976-08-28 | Wrexham | H |
| 9 | 0 | Chester | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1976-08-28 | Oxford United | H |
| 10 | 0 | Chesterfield | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | D | D | # | # | # | 1976-08-28 | Portsmouth | A |
| 11 | 9 | Tranmere Rovers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1976-09-04 | Bury | A |
| 12 | -1 | Bury | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1976-08-28 | York City | A |
| 13 | -1 | Portsmouth | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1976-08-28 | Chesterfield | H |
| 14 | -1 | Reading | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1976-08-28 | Shrewsbury Town | A |
| 15 | -1 | Lincoln City | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1976-08-28 | Northampton Town | A |
| 16 | -1 | Walsall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1976-08-28 | Gillingham | H |
| 17 | -1 | Northampton Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1976-08-28 | Lincoln City | H |
| 18 | -1 | Port Vale | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1976-08-28 | Sheffield Wednesday | H |
| 19 | -1 | Gillingham | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1976-08-28 | Walsall | A |
| 20 | -1 | Oxford United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1976-08-28 | Chester | A |
| 21 | 0 | York City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1976-08-28 | Bury | H |
| 22 | 0 | Preston North End | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1976-08-28 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H |
| 23 | 0 | Peterborough United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1976-08-28 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 24 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1976-08-28 | Peterborough United | H |
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stockport County | 3 | 0 | Swansea City | Edgeley Park | 4,581 | |
| Daniels 2, Massey | Lineups | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn | |
Fourth Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Stockport County | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | W | W | W | # | # | 1976-09-03 | Darlington | A |
| 2 | 0 | Cambridge United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | D | W | # | # | # | 1976-08-28 | Exeter City | A |
| 3 | 0 | AFC Bournemouth | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | D | W | # | # | # | 1976-08-28 | Southend United | H |
| 4 | 0 | Rochdale | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | D | W | # | # | # | 1976-08-28 | Colchester United | H |
| 5 | 0 | Southend United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | D | W | # | # | # | 1976-08-28 | AFC Bournemouth | A |
| 6 | 0 | Workington | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | D | W | # | # | # | 1976-08-28 | Halifax Town | H |
| 7 | 0 | Watford | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1976-08-28 | Scunthorpe United | H |
| 8 | 0 | Bradford City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1976-08-28 | Darlington | H |
| 9 | 0 | Colchester United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1976-08-28 | Rochdale | A |
| 10 | 0 | Aldershot | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1976-08-28 | Southport | H |
| 11 | 0 | Barnsley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1976-08-28 | Newport County | H |
| 12 | 0 | Torquay United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1976-08-28 | Doncaster Rovers | A |
| 13 | 0 | Darlington | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1976-08-28 | Bradford City | A |
| 14 | 0 | Swansea City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -5 | 2 | L | L | W | # | # | 1976-09-04 | Barnsley | H |
| 15 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1976-08-28 | Torquay United | H |
| 16 | 0 | Exeter City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1976-08-28 | Cambridge United | H |
| 17 | 0 | Southport | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1976-08-28 | Aldershot | A |
| 18 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1976-08-28 | Hartlepool United | H |
| 19 | 0 | Hartlepool United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1976-08-28 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 20 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1976-08-28 | Brentford | H |
| 21 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1976-08-28 | Watford | A |
| 22 | 0 | Newport County | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1976-08-28 | Barnsley | A |
| 23 | 0 | Brentford | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1976-08-28 | Huddersfield Town | A |
| 24 | 0 | Halifax Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1976-08-28 | Workington | A |
