1976-10-29
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln City | 2 | 2 | Rotherham United | Sincil Bank | 9,318 | |
| Freeman, Hubbard | Lineups | Gwyther, Phillips | ||||
| 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 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 17 | D | W | L | W | D | 1976-10-30 | Northampton Town | A |
| 2 | 0 | Wrexham | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 17 | W | W | W | W | D | 1976-10-30 | Bury | H |
| 3 | 1 | Lincoln City | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 17 | D | W | W | W | L | 1976-11-03 | Bury | H |
| 4 | -1 | Shrewsbury Town | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 16 | L | W | W | L | W | 1976-10-30 | Oxford United | H |
| 5 | 0 | Swindon Town | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 16 | W | W | L | W | L | 1976-10-30 | Tranmere Rovers | H |
| 6 | 0 | Crystal Palace | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | W | W | L | D | D | 1976-10-30 | Walsall | A |
| 7 | 3 | Rotherham United | 13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 14 | D | D | L | L | D | 1976-11-02 | Sheffield Wednesday | A |
| 8 | -1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 14 | L | W | W | W | D | 1976-10-30 | Mansfield Town | H |
| 9 | -1 | Bury | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 14 | L | W | D | W | L | 1976-10-30 | Wrexham | A |
| 10 | -1 | Preston North End | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 13 | L | W | W | D | W | 1976-10-30 | Gillingham | A |
| 11 | 0 | Chester | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -2 | 13 | W | W | D | L | W | 1976-10-30 | Reading | A |
| 12 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 12 | D | L | L | W | L | 1976-10-30 | Sheffield Wednesday | A |
| 13 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 12 | D | W | W | D | D | 1976-10-30 | Swindon Town | A |
| 14 | 0 | Reading | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -1 | 12 | L | L | L | W | W | 1976-10-30 | Chester | H |
| 15 | 0 | Peterborough United | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 17 | -8 | 12 | W | L | L | W | L | 1976-10-30 | Portsmouth | A |
| 16 | 0 | Gillingham | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -2 | 11 | L | L | L | W | D | 1976-10-30 | Preston North End | H |
| 17 | 0 | Chesterfield | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -8 | 10 | W | L | W | W | L | 1976-10-30 | York City | H |
| 18 | 0 | Oxford United | 12 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -3 | 9 | L | L | D | D | D | 1976-10-30 | Shrewsbury Town | A |
| 19 | 0 | Walsall | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | -8 | 9 | L | W | D | L | W | 1976-10-30 | Crystal Palace | H |
| 20 | 0 | Northampton Town | 12 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -7 | 8 | W | L | W | L | L | 1976-10-30 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H |
| 21 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 15 | -8 | 8 | L | W | D | L | W | 1976-10-30 | Port Vale | A |
| 22 | 0 | Port Vale | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | -9 | 8 | D | D | L | W | L | 1976-10-30 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 23 | 0 | Portsmouth | 12 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -10 | 7 | D | D | L | D | L | 1976-10-30 | Peterborough United | H |
| 24 | 0 | York City | 12 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 16 | -16 | 6 | L | L | L | D | L | 1976-10-30 | Chesterfield | A |
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge United | 4 | 1 | Torquay United | Abbey Stadium | 3,625 | |
| Biley, Spriggs, Horsfall, Fallon | Lineups | Foster | ||||
| Southend United | 1 | 1 | Newport County | Roots Hall | 4,821 | |
| Moody (p) | Lineups | Villars | ||||
| Workington | 0 | 1 | Bradford City | Borough Park | 1,798 | |
| Lineups | Fretwell (p) | |||||
| 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 | Bradford City | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 16 | 20 | W | W | W | W | L | 1976-11-03 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 2 | 1 | Cambridge United | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 18 | W | D | W | W | D | 1976-11-02 | Huddersfield Town | H |
| 3 | -1 | Stockport County | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 17 | D | W | D | L | W | 1976-10-30 | Halifax Town | A |
| 4 | 0 | Rochdale | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 15 | W | L | D | W | D | 1976-10-30 | Doncaster Rovers | H |
| 5 | 2 | Southend United | 13 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 15 | D | L | W | D | D | 1976-11-06 | Aldershot | A |
| 6 | -1 | Darlington | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 14 | W | W | W | D | W | 1976-10-30 | Scunthorpe United | A |
| 7 | -1 | Aldershot | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 14 | L | W | L | W | L | 1976-10-30 | AFC Bournemouth | A |
| 8 | 0 | AFC Bournemouth | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 14 | L | D | D | W | D | 1976-10-30 | Aldershot | H |
| 9 | 0 | Barnsley | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 13 | W | L | D | W | L | 1976-10-30 | Watford | A |
| 10 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 13 | D | L | W | W | L | 1976-10-30 | Hartlepool United | A |
| 11 | 0 | Watford | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 13 | D | W | D | L | D | 1976-10-30 | Barnsley | H |
| 12 | 0 | Swansea City | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 13 | W | W | L | W | D | 1976-10-30 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 13 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 12 | W | L | W | W | L | 1976-10-30 | Darlington | H |
| 14 | 0 | Colchester United | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 12 | L | L | W | D | W | 1976-10-30 | Brentford | H |
| 15 | 0 | Exeter City | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -2 | 12 | D | L | D | L | W | 1976-10-30 | Southport | H |
| 16 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 18 | -7 | 12 | L | D | D | W | W | 1976-10-30 | Swansea City | H |
| 17 | 0 | Torquay United | 12 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 11 | L | W | L | L | W | 1976-11-01 | Colchester United | A |
| 18 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | 12 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -1 | 11 | W | L | L | W | L | 1976-10-30 | Rochdale | A |
| 19 | 1 | Newport County | 13 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -7 | 9 | D | D | L | L | D | 1976-11-02 | AFC Bournemouth | A |
| 20 | -1 | Brentford | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -2 | 8 | W | L | L | D | L | 1976-10-30 | Colchester United | A |
| 21 | 0 | Southport | 12 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -10 | 7 | D | W | D | D | L | 1976-10-30 | Exeter City | A |
| 22 | 0 | Hartlepool United | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 18 | -12 | 7 | D | W | L | D | L | 1976-10-30 | Huddersfield Town | H |
| 23 | 0 | Halifax Town | 12 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -12 | 6 | L | L | L | L | D | 1976-10-30 | Stockport County | H |
| 24 | 0 | Workington | 13 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 14 | -16 | 6 | L | L | L | D | L | 1976-11-03 | Barnsley | H |
