1976-09-25

Cup and International
First Division
Second Division
Third Division
Fourth Division

First Division

Division 1				Venue	Gate
Aston Villa	2	0	Leicester City	Villa Park	36,652
Graydon (p), Gray	Lineups
Coventry City	2	1	Birmingham City	Highfield Road	25,989
Green, Yorath	Lineups		Burns
Derby County	2	2	West Bromwich Albion	Baseball Ground	24,378
McFarland 2	Lineups		Treacy 2
Everton	2	0	Bristol City	Goodison Park	25,761
Dobson, Latchford	Lineups
Ipswich Town	3	1	Arsenal	Portman Road	25,469
Osborne, Gates, Beattie (p)	Lineups		Hunter OG
Manchester City	1	3	Manchester United	Maine Road	48,861
Tueart	Lineups		Coppell, Daly, McCreery
Middlesbrough	1	0	Leeds United	Ayresome Park	24,671
Willey	Lineups
Newcastle United	1	0	Liverpool	St James' Park	35,098
Cannell	Lineups
Queens Park Rangers	2	0	Stoke City	Loftus Road	21,621
Bowles, Givens	Lineups
Tottenham Hotspur	1	1	Norwich City	White Hart Lane	22,440
Hoddle	Lineups		Osgood OG
West Ham United	1	1	Sunderland	Upton Park	24,319
Jennings	Lineups		Bolton

				Home					Away
Ptn		First Division	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Last 5 Games					Next Match
1	0	Liverpool	7	3	0	0	6	1	2	0	2	5	5	5	10	L	W	W	W	L	1976-10-02	Middlesbrough	H
2	2	Middlesbrough	7	4	0	0	5	1	0	2	1	0	2	2	10	W	L	W	W	D	1976-10-02	Liverpool	A
3	2	Manchester United	7	1	1	1	6	5	2	2	0	7	3	5	9	W	W	D	L	D	1976-10-02	Leeds United	A
4	-2	Manchester City	7	2	1	1	5	4	1	2	0	4	2	3	9	L	W	W	D	D	1976-10-02	West Ham United	H
5	3	Aston Villa	7	3	0	1	12	4	1	0	2	3	4	7	8	W	L	L	W	W	1976-10-02	Stoke City	A
6	3	Everton	7	2	1	1	6	3	1	1	1	6	4	5	8	W	L	W	D	L	1976-10-02	Sunderland	A
7	-4	Arsenal	7	1	1	1	3	2	2	1	1	8	6	3	8	L	W	W	D	D	1976-10-02	Queens Park Rangers	H
8	2	Newcastle United	7	1	3	0	5	4	1	1	1	4	3	2	8	W	D	D	L	D	1976-10-02	Norwich City	A
9	5	Queens Park Rangers	7	3	0	1	5	5	0	2	1	4	5	-1	8	W	D	W	W	D	1976-10-02	Arsenal	A
10	-4	Bristol City	7	1	2	0	6	3	1	1	2	2	4	1	7	L	D	L	W	D	1976-10-02	Ipswich Town	H
11	0	West Bromwich Albion	7	1	1	1	3	2	1	2	1	5	5	1	7	D	D	W	L	W	1976-10-02	Tottenham Hotspur	H
12	5	Ipswich Town	7	2	2	0	8	4	0	1	2	4	8	0	7	W	L	D	L	D	1976-10-02	Bristol City	A
13	2	Coventry City	7	3	0	1	8	5	0	1	2	2	5	0	7	W	D	W	L	W	1976-10-02	Leicester City	H
14	-7	Stoke City	7	2	1	0	4	2	0	2	2	1	6	-3	7	L	W	L	W	D	1976-09-29	Leicester City	A
15	-3	Birmingham City	7	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	2	5	6	-1	6	L	W	L	L	W	1976-10-02	Derby County	H
16	-3	Leicester City	7	0	3	0	5	5	0	3	1	0	2	-2	6	L	D	D	D	D	1976-09-29	Stoke City	H
17	1	Tottenham Hotspur	7	1	2	1	2	3	1	0	2	4	7	-4	6	D	L	W	W	D	1976-10-02	West Bromwich Albion	A
18	-2	Leeds United	7	1	2	0	6	4	0	1	3	2	6	-2	5	L	D	L	W	L	1976-10-02	Manchester United	H
19	0	Derby County	7	0	3	1	4	5	0	2	1	2	4	-3	5	D	D	L	L	D	1976-10-02	Birmingham City	A
20	0	West Ham United	7	1	2	1	2	3	0	1	2	2	7	-6	5	D	D	L	L	D	1976-10-02	Manchester City	A
21	0	Sunderland	7	0	2	1	2	4	0	2	2	3	7	-6	4	D	L	L	L	D	1976-10-02	Everton	H
22	0	Norwich City	7	1	1	1	2	3	0	1	3	1	6	-6	4	D	D	L	W	L	1976-10-02	Newcastle United	H

Second Division

Second Division				Venue	Gate
Blackpool	0	1	Chelsea	Bloomfield Road	19,041
	Lineups		Finnieston
Bristol Rovers	5	1	Notts County	Eastville	6,238
Staniforth 2, Fearnley 2, Warboys	Lineups		Needham
Burnley	0	0	Hull City	Turf Moor	10,320
	Lineups
Fulham	4	1	Hereford United	Craven Cottage	18,935
Slough, Evanson, Marsh 2	Lineups		Howe OG
Nottingham Forest	5	1	Carlisle United	City Ground	12,479
O'Hare, Bowyer 2, Barrett, Withe	Lineups		Barry
Oldham Athletic	0	0	Orient	Boundary Park	7,938
	Lineups
Plymouth Argyle	1	1	Bolton Wanderers	Home Park	12,564
Mariner	Lineups		Mariner OG
Sheffield United	1	1	Blackburn Rovers	Bramall Lane	15,951
Franks	Lineups		Franks OG
Wolverhampton Wanderers	1	2	Luton Town	Molineux	19,826
Hibbitt	Lineups		Husband, Deans

				Home					Away
Ptn		Second Division	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Last 5 Games					Next Match
1	1	Chelsea	7	2	1	0	5	3	3	0	1	5	5	2	11	W	W	W	L	W	1976-10-02	Cardiff City	H
2	-1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	7	2	1	1	9	2	1	2	0	5	3	9	9	L	W	D	W	W	1976-10-02	Hereford United	A
3	0	Bolton Wanderers	7	3	0	0	10	2	1	1	2	4	6	6	9	D	L	W	W	W	1976-10-02	Blackpool	H
4	5	Fulham	7	2	2	0	7	3	1	1	1	4	4	4	9	W	W	D	W	D	1976-10-02	Southampton	A
5	2	Oldham Athletic	7	2	2	0	7	4	1	1	1	2	5	0	9	D	L	W	W	D	1976-10-02	Notts County	A
6	-2	Blackpool	7	2	0	2	7	5	2	0	1	5	3	4	8	L	L	W	W	W	1976-10-02	Bolton Wanderers	A
7	6	Nottingham Forest	7	2	1	1	11	8	0	3	0	4	4	3	8	W	D	W	D	L	1976-10-02	Hull City	A
8	-3	Millwall	7	2	1	0	6	0	1	1	2	5	8	3	8	D	W	L	W	L	1976-10-02	Bristol Rovers	H
9	6	Bristol Rovers	7	2	1	1	7	5	1	1	1	2	2	2	8	W	D	W	L	D	1976-10-02	Millwall	A
10	-4	Charlton Athletic	7	2	1	1	11	8	1	1	1	3	5	1	8	W	W	W	L	D	1976-10-02	Carlisle United	A
11	0	Hull City	7	2	1	0	8	2	0	2	2	2	7	1	7	D	D	L	D	W	1976-10-02	Nottingham Forest	H
12	0	Sheffield United	7	1	3	0	7	4	0	2	1	2	4	1	7	D	D	W	D	D	1976-10-02	Burnley	H
13	4	Luton Town	7	1	1	1	3	3	2	0	2	8	9	-1	7	W	L	L	D	W	1976-10-02	Plymouth Argyle	A
14	-6	Notts County	7	1	0	2	3	3	2	1	1	7	9	-2	7	L	W	W	L	W	1976-10-02	Oldham Athletic	H
15	-5	Hereford United	7	2	0	1	5	2	0	2	2	7	11	-1	6	L	L	D	L	W	1976-10-02	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H
16	0	Burnley	7	2	1	1	6	3	0	1	2	1	5	-1	6	D	L	W	L	L	1976-10-02	Sheffield United	A
17	-3	Carlisle United	7	1	2	0	5	4	1	0	3	4	11	-6	6	L	W	D	L	D	1976-10-02	Charlton Athletic	H
18	1	Plymouth Argyle	7	1	1	2	8	6	0	2	1	4	7	-1	5	D	L	L	D	L	1976-10-02	Luton Town	H
19	-1	Cardiff City	7	1	1	2	5	6	1	0	2	4	6	-3	5	D	L	L	L	W	1976-10-02	Chelsea	A
20	0	Orient	7	1	1	1	5	3	0	1	3	0	6	-4	4	D	W	L	D	L	1976-10-02	Blackburn Rovers	H
21	0	Blackburn Rovers	7	1	1	1	3	2	0	1	3	2	9	-6	4	D	D	L	L	L	1976-10-02	Orient	A
22	0	Southampton	7	0	2	1	3	4	0	1	3	2	12	-11	3	L	D	L	D	L	1976-10-02	Fulham	H

Third Division

Third Division				Venue	Gate
Bury	4	1	Peterborough United	Gigg Lane	4,926
Woolfall, Rowland 3	Lineups		Doyle
Chesterfield	1	4	Lincoln City	Saltergate Recreation Ground	4,426
Jones	Lineups		Booth, Freeman, Ward 2
Crystal Palace	2	0	Mansfield Town	Selhurst Park	14,268
Perrin, Swindlehurst	Lineups
Grimsby Town	1	0	Preston North End	Blundell Park	4,100
Boylen	Lineups
Northampton Town	0	1	Walsall	County Ground	5,656
	Lineups		Starling OG
Port Vale	1	2	Shrewsbury Town	Vale Park	4,180
Beech	Lineups		Turner, Hornsby
Portsmouth	0	2	Reading	Fratton Park	11,937
	Lineups		Hollis, Peters
Rotherham United	1	1	Chester	Millmoor	3,913
Gwyther	Lineups		Redfern
Swindon Town	2	2	Gillingham	County Ground	8,901
Stroud, Aizlewood	Lineups		Richardson (p), Weatherly
Tranmere Rovers	1	3	Brighton & Hove Albion	Prenton Park	4,223
Allen	Lineups		Ward P, Horton, Burnett
Wrexham	2	2	Sheffield Wednesday	Racecourse Ground	8,672
Shinton, Whittle	Lineups		Wylde, Bradshaw
York City	2	1	Oxford United	Bootham Crescent	2,213
Young, Hinch	Lineups		Tait

				Home					Away
Ptn		Third Division	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Last 5 Games					Next Match
1	0	Brighton & Hove Albion	7	3	0	0	13	5	2	1	1	5	4	9	11	W	W	L	W	D	1976-10-02	Crystal Palace	H
2	3	Shrewsbury Town	7	3	0	0	9	2	1	2	1	6	6	7	10	W	W	D	L	W	1976-10-02	Portsmouth	H
3	0	Swindon Town	7	3	1	0	11	6	1	1	1	2	2	5	10	D	D	W	W	W	1976-09-29	Peterborough United	A
4	4	Reading	8	2	1	0	5	2	2	1	2	7	7	3	10	W	D	L	W	W	1976-10-02	Swindon Town	H
5	-1	Wrexham	7	3	1	0	6	2	1	0	2	8	5	7	9	D	W	W	L	W	1976-10-01	Northampton Town	A
6	3	Lincoln City	7	1	2	0	3	1	2	1	1	8	4	6	9	W	D	W	D	W	1976-10-02	Sheffield Wednesday	H
7	-1	Rotherham United	7	2	2	0	8	2	1	1	1	3	3	6	9	D	D	D	L	W	1976-10-02	Grimsby Town	H
8	2	Bury	7	4	0	0	10	2	0	1	2	3	7	4	9	W	W	L	W	D	1976-10-02	Mansfield Town	A
9	-7	Mansfield Town	7	2	1	0	7	2	2	0	2	4	5	4	9	L	D	W	W	W	1976-10-02	Bury	H
10	1	Crystal Palace	7	3	0	1	6	3	1	1	1	1	1	3	9	W	D	W	L	L	1976-10-02	Brighton & Hove Albion	A
11	-4	Gillingham	7	1	2	0	5	4	2	1	1	8	8	1	9	D	W	W	D	W	1976-10-02	Chesterfield	H
12	3	Sheffield Wednesday	7	2	2	0	7	3	0	1	2	4	9	-1	7	D	W	L	D	L	1976-10-02	Lincoln City	A
13	-1	Preston North End	7	1	2	0	5	1	0	2	2	3	6	1	6	L	D	W	D	D	1976-10-02	York City	H
14	-1	Oxford United	7	1	1	1	7	7	1	1	2	7	7	0	6	L	W	D	L	D	1976-10-02	Tranmere Rovers	H
15	-1	Peterborough United	7	2	1	1	5	3	0	1	2	3	8	-3	6	L	D	W	L	W	1976-09-29	Swindon Town	H
16	1	Chester	7	0	1	2	1	4	2	1	1	4	4	-3	6	D	L	D	W	L	1976-10-02	Peterborough United	H
17	-1	Tranmere Rovers	7	2	0	2	4	4	0	1	2	2	4	-2	5	L	D	W	L	L	1976-10-02	Oxford United	A
18	4	Grimsby Town	7	2	1	1	5	3	0	0	3	2	10	-6	5	W	L	W	L	D	1976-10-02	Rotherham United	A
19	4	York City	7	2	1	1	5	4	0	0	3	2	11	-8	5	W	L	L	W	L	1976-10-02	Preston North End	A
20	4	Walsall	7	0	1	2	5	8	1	1	2	2	3	-4	4	W	L	L	D	L	1976-10-02	Port Vale	H
21	-3	Portsmouth	7	1	1	2	3	5	0	1	2	2	5	-5	4	L	L	D	D	L	1976-10-02	Shrewsbury Town	A
22	-3	Northampton Town	7	1	0	2	2	3	0	2	2	2	6	-5	4	L	L	L	D	W	1976-10-01	Wrexham	H
23	-3	Port Vale	8	1	1	2	5	5	0	1	3	1	8	-7	4	L	D	L	L	L	1976-10-02	Walsall	A
24	-3	Chesterfield	7	0	1	3	1	11	1	1	1	3	5	-12	4	L	L	L	L	W	1976-10-02	Gillingham	A

Fourth Division

Fourth Division				Venue	Gate
AFC Bournemouth	0	0	Colchester United	Dean Court	3,881
	Lineups
Aldershot	2	2	Swansea City	Recreation Ground	5,120
Morrissey (p), Howarth	Lineups		Charles, James
Barnsley	2	2	Bradford City	Oakwell	6,609
Joicey 2	Lineups		Ingram, Dolan
Crewe Alexandra	1	1	Rochdale	Gresty Road	2,454
Purdie	Lineups		Hanvey
Doncaster Rovers	4	0	Darlington	Belle Vue	3,618
Woodcock, O'Callaghan, Kitchen 2	Lineups
Huddersfield Town	2	0	Stockport County	Leeds Road	5,916
Johnson, Baines	Lineups
Southport	0	1	Newport County	Haig Avenue	1,353
	Lineups		Williams
Torquay United	1	1	Brentford	Plainmoor	2,456
Lane	Lineups		Cross
Watford	4	1	Exeter City	Vicarage Road	5,079
Poole, Bond (p), Mayes, Joslyn	Lineups		Beer
Workington	0	2	Cambridge United	Borough Park	1,507
	Lineups		Biley, Watson

				Home					Away
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	7	3	0	0	7	1	2	1	1	6	5	7	11	L	W	D	W	W	1976-10-01	Doncaster Rovers	H
2	0	Bradford City	7	2	1	0	10	5	2	1	1	10	4	11	10	D	W	D	W	W	1976-10-02	Brentford	H
3	1	Cambridge United	7	3	0	0	8	0	1	2	1	5	4	9	10	W	W	L	W	D	1976-10-02	Southend United	H
4	-1	Aldershot	7	2	2	0	6	4	2	0	1	4	3	3	10	D	L	W	D	W	1976-10-02	Darlington	A
5	0	Rochdale	7	2	1	0	6	3	1	2	1	3	3	3	9	D	W	L	D	W	1976-10-02	AFC Bournemouth	H
6	0	AFC Bournemouth	7	1	3	0	5	3	2	0	1	4	4	2	9	D	L	D	W	W	1976-10-02	Rochdale	A
7	4	Watford	7	4	0	0	12	3	0	0	3	2	9	2	8	W	L	W	L	W	1976-10-02	Halifax Town	H
8	-1	Southend United	7	2	2	0	6	3	0	2	1	2	4	1	8	D	D	D	W	L	1976-10-02	Cambridge United	A
9	3	Huddersfield Town	7	3	1	0	6	2	0	1	2	1	4	1	8	W	L	W	D	D	1976-10-02	Barnsley	A
10	-1	Colchester United	7	3	0	0	9	3	0	1	3	1	5	2	7	D	W	L	W	L	1976-10-01	Workington	H
11	8	Doncaster Rovers	7	2	0	2	6	6	0	3	0	5	5	0	7	W	D	L	W	D	1976-10-01	Stockport County	A
12	1	Swansea City	7	2	1	0	5	3	0	2	2	5	11	-4	7	D	D	D	W	L	1976-10-02	Southport	H
13	-5	Scunthorpe United	6	2	0	1	7	2	0	2	1	4	5	4	6	D	W	D	W	L	1976-09-29	Exeter City	A
14	0	Barnsley	6	1	2	0	5	3	1	0	2	3	4	1	6	D	L	D	L	W	1976-10-02	Huddersfield Town	H
15	0	Torquay United	6	1	1	2	2	5	1	1	0	5	1	1	6	D	L	D	L	W	1976-10-02	Newport County	A
16	-6	Exeter City	6	1	1	0	3	2	1	1	2	6	10	-3	6	L	W	W	L	D	1976-09-29	Scunthorpe United	H
17	0	Crewe Alexandra	7	2	2	0	6	3	0	0	3	2	8	-3	6	D	L	W	L	W	1976-10-02	Exeter City	A
18	3	Brentford	7	1	1	1	5	3	0	2	2	2	5	-1	5	D	W	D	D	L	1976-10-02	Bradford City	A
19	3	Newport County	7	1	1	1	3	3	1	0	3	1	4	-3	5	W	W	L	D	L	1976-10-02	Torquay United	H
20	0	Halifax Town	7	1	1	2	4	5	0	2	1	2	5	-4	5	W	L	D	D	D	1976-10-02	Watford	A
21	-3	Workington	7	1	2	1	3	4	0	1	2	2	6	-5	5	L	L	D	L	D	1976-10-01	Colchester United	A
22	-6	Darlington	7	2	0	1	3	2	0	1	3	3	10	-6	5	L	W	D	L	L	1976-10-02	Aldershot	H
23	0	Hartlepool United	7	0	2	1	3	4	0	1	3	2	9	-8	3	L	D	D	L	L	1976-10-02	Scunthorpe United	A
24	0	Southport	7	0	2	2	3	8	0	0	3	0	5	-10	2	L	L	L	D	L	1976-10-02	Swansea City	A