1976-12-22
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradford City | 2 | 2 | Hartlepool | Valley Parade | 3,552 | |
| Dolan, Cooke | Lineups | Poskett, Bielby | ||||
| 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 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 26 | D | W | D | D | L | 1976-12-27 | Rochdale | A |
| 2 | 0 | Cambridge United | 19 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 24 | L | D | W | D | D | 1976-12-27 | Newport County | H |
| 3 | 0 | Stockport County | 19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 23 | W | D | W | L | L | 1976-12-27 | Watford | A |
| 4 | 0 | Colchester United | 18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 22 | L | W | W | W | W | 1976-12-27 | Aldershot | H |
| 5 | 0 | Barnsley | 19 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 22 | W | L | D | W | W | 1976-12-27 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 6 | 0 | AFC Bournemouth | 19 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 22 | D | D | L | W | L | 1976-12-27 | Swansea City | H |
| 7 | 0 | Southend United | 18 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 21 | D | D | D | W | D | 1976-12-27 | Brentford | H |
| 8 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 19 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 21 | L | D | W | L | W | 1976-12-27 | Halifax Town | A |
| 9 | 0 | 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 |
| 10 | 0 | Aldershot | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 20 | W | W | D | D | L | 1976-12-27 | Colchester United | A |
| 11 | 0 | Swansea City | 18 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 3 | 20 | W | W | L | W | L | 1976-12-27 | AFC Bournemouth | A |
| 12 | 0 | Watford | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 20 | D | W | D | L | D | 1976-12-27 | Stockport County | H |
| 13 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 18 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 22 | -5 | 20 | W | L | W | W | W | 1976-12-27 | Barnsley | H |
| 14 | 0 | Exeter City | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 19 | L | L | W | D | W | 1976-12-27 | Torquay United | H |
| 15 | 0 | Darlington | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 19 | -3 | 19 | D | L | W | D | D | 1976-12-27 | Hartlepool United | A |
| 16 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | 18 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | -2 | 18 | D | W | W | W | L | 1976-12-27 | Scunthorpe United | A |
| 17 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 17 | L | L | W | L | L | 1976-12-27 | Doncaster Rovers | H |
| 18 | 0 | Torquay United | 18 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 15 | -1 | 16 | D | L | W | L | W | 1976-12-27 | Exeter City | A |
| 19 | 0 | Halifax Town | 18 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -4 | 15 | D | D | W | D | W | 1976-12-27 | Huddersfield Town | H |
| 20 | 0 | Newport County | 16 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | -8 | 11 | D | D | L | D | D | 1976-12-27 | Cambridge United | A |
| 21 | 0 | Southport | 18 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 18 | -17 | 11 | D | D | L | D | D | 1976-12-27 | Workington | A |
| 22 | 1 | Hartlepool United | 19 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 28 | -18 | 11 | D | L | L | W | L | 1976-12-27 | Darlington | H |
| 23 | -1 | Brentford | 17 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -7 | 10 | L | L | W | L | L | 1976-12-27 | Southend United | A |
| 24 | 0 | Workington | 17 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 20 | -24 | 6 | L | L | L | L | L | 1976-12-27 | Southport | H |
