1976-11-01
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Vale | 0 | 0 | Preston North End | Vale Park | 4,686 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Wrexham | 1 | 1 | York City | Racecourse Ground | 6,000 | |
| Shinton | Lineups | Cave | ||||
| 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 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 19 | W | D | W | L | W | 1976-11-03 | Reading | A |
| 2 | 0 | Wrexham | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 19 | D | D | W | W | W | 1976-11-05 | Tranmere Rovers | A |
| 3 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 18 | W | L | W | W | L | 1976-11-02 | Mansfield Town | H |
| 4 | 0 | 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 |
| 5 | 0 | Swindon Town | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 17 | D | W | W | L | W | 1976-11-02 | Crystal Palace | H |
| 6 | 0 | Crystal Palace | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | D | W | W | L | D | 1976-11-02 | Swindon Town | A |
| 7 | 2 | Preston North End | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 15 | D | D | L | W | W | 1976-11-06 | Northampton Town | H |
| 8 | -1 | Bury | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 15 | D | L | W | D | W | 1976-11-03 | Lincoln City | A |
| 9 | -1 | Mansfield Town | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 14 | W | D | L | L | W | 1976-11-02 | Shrewsbury Town | A |
| 10 | 0 | 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 |
| 11 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 14 | L | L | W | W | W | 1976-11-02 | Rotherham United | H |
| 12 | 0 | Reading | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 14 | W | L | L | L | W | 1976-11-03 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H |
| 13 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 13 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 13 | D | D | W | W | D | 1976-11-03 | Chesterfield | A |
| 14 | 0 | Chester | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -4 | 13 | L | W | W | D | L | 1976-11-02 | Portsmouth | A |
| 15 | 0 | Peterborough United | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 17 | -8 | 13 | D | W | L | L | W | 1976-11-02 | Northampton Town | A |
| 16 | 0 | Gillingham | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -2 | 12 | D | L | L | L | W | 1976-11-02 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 17 | 0 | Chesterfield | 13 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -6 | 12 | W | W | L | W | W | 1976-11-03 | Tranmere Rovers | H |
| 18 | 0 | Port Vale | 15 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | -7 | 11 | D | W | D | D | L | 1976-11-06 | York City | A |
| 19 | 0 | Walsall | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | -8 | 10 | D | L | W | D | L | 1976-11-02 | Oxford United | H |
| 20 | 0 | Oxford United | 13 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -4 | 9 | L | L | L | D | D | 1976-11-02 | Walsall | A |
| 21 | 0 | Northampton Town | 13 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -9 | 8 | L | W | L | W | L | 1976-11-02 | Peterborough United | H |
| 22 | 0 | Portsmouth | 13 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -10 | 8 | D | D | D | L | D | 1976-11-02 | Chester | H |
| 23 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 17 | -10 | 8 | L | L | W | D | L | 1976-11-02 | Gillingham | A |
| 24 | 0 | York City | 14 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 19 | -18 | 7 | D | L | L | L | L | 1976-11-06 | Port Vale | H |
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colchester United | 4 | 0 | Torquay United | Layer Road | 3,102 | |
| Gough, Garwood 2, Dowman | Lineups | |||||
| Hartlepool | 1 | 1 | Stockport County | Victoria Park | 1,685 | |
| Rowlands | Lineups | Lennard | ||||
| Rochdale | 2 | 2 | Darlington | Spotland | 2,577 | |
| Tarbuck, Summerscales | Lineups | Rowles, Holbrook | ||||
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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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | Stockport County | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 18 | D | L | D | W | D | 1976-11-05 | Crewe Alexandra | H |
| 4 | 0 | Rochdale | 14 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 18 | D | W | W | L | D | 1976-11-06 | Southport | A |
| 5 | 5 | Colchester United | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 16 | W | W | L | L | W | 1976-11-12 | Stockport County | H |
| 6 | -1 | AFC Bournemouth | 13 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 16 | W | L | D | D | W | 1976-11-02 | Newport County | H |
| 7 | -1 | Huddersfield Town | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 15 | W | D | L | W | W | 1976-11-02 | Cambridge United | A |
| 8 | -1 | Watford | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 15 | W | D | W | D | L | 1976-11-02 | Aldershot | H |
| 9 | -1 | 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 |
| 10 | 1 | Darlington | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 15 | D | L | W | W | W | 1976-11-06 | Halifax Town | H |
| 11 | -2 | Scunthorpe United | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 14 | W | W | L | W | W | 1976-11-02 | Southport | H |
| 12 | 0 | Exeter City | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 14 | W | D | L | D | L | 1976-11-03 | Brentford | H |
| 13 | 0 | Aldershot | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -1 | 14 | L | L | W | L | W | 1976-11-02 | Watford | A |
| 14 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 18 | -5 | 14 | W | L | D | D | W | 1976-11-03 | Bradford City | H |
| 15 | 0 | Barnsley | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 13 | L | W | L | D | W | 1976-11-03 | Workington | A |
| 16 | 0 | Swansea City | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 16 | -2 | 13 | L | W | W | L | W | 1976-11-06 | Exeter City | H |
| 17 | 1 | Doncaster Rovers | 13 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -2 | 11 | L | W | L | L | W | 1976-11-02 | Halifax Town | A |
| 18 | -1 | Torquay United | 13 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -2 | 11 | L | L | W | L | L | 1976-11-06 | Watford | H |
| 19 | 0 | 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 | 0 | Brentford | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -3 | 8 | L | W | L | L | D | 1976-11-03 | Exeter City | A |
| 21 | 0 | Halifax Town | 13 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -11 | 8 | W | L | L | L | L | 1976-11-02 | Doncaster Rovers | H |
| 22 | 1 | Hartlepool United | 14 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 18 | -13 | 8 | D | L | D | W | L | 1976-11-05 | Doncaster Rovers | A |
| 23 | -1 | Southport | 13 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | -12 | 7 | L | D | W | D | D | 1976-11-02 | Scunthorpe United | A |
| 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 |
