1976-11-26
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bury | 3 | 1 | Gillingham | Gigg Lane | 4,626 | |
| McIlwraith 2, Rowland (p) | Lineups | Westwood | ||||
| Tranmere Rovers | 2 | 1 | Reading | Prenton Park | 2,525 | |
| Young, Allen | Lineups | Peters | ||||
| 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 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 24 | D | W | W | W | D | 1976-11-27 | Wrexham | H |
| 2 | 0 | Wrexham | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 22 | W | D | D | D | W | 1976-11-27 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A |
| 3 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 21 | W | L | D | W | L | 1976-11-27 | York City | A |
| 4 | 0 | Rotherham United | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 20 | W | W | W | D | D | 1976-11-27 | Walsall | H |
| 5 | 5 | Bury | 17 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 20 | W | D | L | W | D | 1976-12-04 | Chesterfield | A |
| 6 | -1 | Mansfield Town | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 19 | L | W | W | D | W | 1976-11-27 | Swindon Town | H |
| 7 | -1 | Preston North End | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 19 | W | W | D | D | L | 1976-11-27 | Lincoln City | H |
| 8 | -1 | Lincoln City | 16 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 18 | D | L | L | D | W | 1976-11-27 | Preston North End | A |
| 9 | -1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 16 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 18 | W | W | L | L | L | 1976-11-27 | Peterborough United | A |
| 10 | -1 | Crystal Palace | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 18 | L | D | D | D | W | 1976-11-27 | Chesterfield | H |
| 11 | 3 | Tranmere Rovers | 17 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 18 | W | D | D | D | D | 1976-12-04 | Sheffield Wednesday | A |
| 12 | -1 | Swindon Town | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | -1 | 18 | L | L | D | D | W | 1976-11-27 | Mansfield Town | A |
| 13 | -1 | Gillingham | 16 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -1 | 17 | L | W | W | D | D | 1976-12-04 | Rotherham United | H |
| 14 | -1 | Chesterfield | 16 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -4 | 17 | W | W | D | W | W | 1976-11-27 | Crystal Palace | A |
| 15 | 0 | Chester | 16 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 15 | L | W | L | L | W | 1976-11-27 | Northampton Town | H |
| 16 | 0 | Reading | 18 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 21 | -7 | 15 | L | L | L | D | L | 1976-12-18 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 17 | 0 | Peterborough United | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 21 | -11 | 14 | L | L | D | D | W | 1976-11-27 | Sheffield Wednesday | H |
| 18 | 0 | Oxford United | 16 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 12 | L | W | D | L | L | 1976-11-27 | Port Vale | H |
| 19 | 0 | Port Vale | 17 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | -8 | 12 | D | L | D | W | D | 1976-11-27 | Oxford United | A |
| 20 | 0 | Walsall | 16 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | -10 | 11 | L | L | D | D | L | 1976-11-27 | Rotherham United | A |
| 21 | 0 | Portsmouth | 16 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -10 | 11 | D | L | W | D | D | 1976-11-27 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 22 | 0 | Northampton Town | 16 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -11 | 11 | W | L | D | L | W | 1976-11-27 | Chester | A |
| 23 | 0 | York City | 16 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 20 | -16 | 11 | W | W | D | L | L | 1976-11-27 | Shrewsbury Town | H |
| 24 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 15 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 20 | -12 | 9 | L | L | D | L | L | 1976-11-27 | Portsmouth | H |
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huddersfield Town | 2 | 1 | Rochdale | Leeds Road | 5,240 | |
| Johnson (p), Jones | Lineups | Cooper | ||||
| Stockport County | 1 | 0 | AFC Bournemouth | Edgeley Park | 3,221 | |
| Thompson | Lineups | |||||
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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 | Cambridge United | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 21 | D | D | D | W | D | 1976-11-27 | Brentford | A |
| 2 | 0 | Bradford City | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 21 | L | D | L | W | W | 1976-11-27 | Watford | H |
| 3 | 0 | Barnsley | 17 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 20 | D | W | W | W | L | 1976-11-27 | Colchester United | H |
| 4 | 0 | AFC Bournemouth | 17 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 20 | L | W | L | W | W | 1976-12-04 | Bradford City | H |
| 5 | 4 | Stockport County | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 20 | W | L | L | D | L | 1976-12-04 | Cambridge United | A |
| 6 | -1 | Rochdale | 17 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 20 | L | D | D | D | W | 1976-12-27 | Bradford City | H |
| 7 | 3 | Huddersfield Town | 17 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 20 | W | L | W | D | W | 1976-12-04 | Southend United | A |
| 8 | -2 | Exeter City | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 19 | W | D | W | W | D | 1976-11-27 | Darlington | A |
| 9 | -2 | Colchester United | 15 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 18 | W | W | W | L | L | 1976-11-27 | Barnsley | A |
| 10 | -2 | Southend United | 15 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 18 | W | D | D | L | W | 1976-11-27 | Southport | A |
| 11 | 0 | Aldershot | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 18 | W | D | D | L | L | 1976-11-27 | Hartlepool United | H |
| 12 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 19 | -3 | 18 | W | W | W | L | D | 1976-11-27 | Doncaster Rovers | A |
| 13 | 0 | Watford | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 16 | L | D | W | D | W | 1976-11-27 | Bradford City | A |
| 14 | 0 | Darlington | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 16 | D | D | L | W | W | 1976-11-27 | Exeter City | H |
| 15 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 15 | L | L | D | W | W | 1976-11-27 | Torquay United | A |
| 16 | 0 | Torquay United | 16 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 15 | W | L | W | L | L | 1976-11-27 | Scunthorpe United | H |
| 17 | 0 | Swansea City | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -3 | 14 | L | D | L | W | W | 1976-11-27 | Workington | H |
| 18 | 0 | Halifax Town | 16 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -4 | 13 | W | D | W | W | L | 1976-11-27 | Newport County | A |
| 19 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | 15 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | -7 | 13 | W | L | L | W | L | 1976-11-27 | Crewe Alexandra | H |
| 20 | 0 | Brentford | 16 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -5 | 10 | L | W | L | L | W | 1976-11-27 | Cambridge United | H |
| 21 | 0 | Newport County | 15 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | -8 | 10 | D | L | D | D | L | 1976-11-27 | Halifax Town | H |
| 22 | 0 | Hartlepool United | 16 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 20 | -12 | 10 | W | L | D | L | D | 1976-11-27 | Aldershot | A |
| 23 | 0 | Southport | 16 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 18 | -17 | 9 | L | D | D | L | D | 1976-11-27 | Southend United | H |
| 24 | 0 | Workington | 16 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 16 | -20 | 6 | L | L | L | L | L | 1976-11-27 | Swansea City | A |
