1977-01-07
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northampton Town | 3 | 4 | Tranmere Rovers | County Ground | 4,267 | |
| Best, Martin, Stratford | Lineups | Palios, Cliff, Moore, Allen | ||||
| 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 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 22 | 30 | W | W | L | W | L | 1977-01-08 | Sheffield Wednesday | A |
| 2 | 0 | Rotherham United | 21 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 16 | 29 | W | W | D | W | W | 1977-01-15 | Bury | A |
| 3 | 0 | Preston North End | 21 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 28 | W | W | W | D | W | 1977-01-15 | Peterborough United | A |
| 4 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 21 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 28 | W | D | L | W | W | 1977-01-11 | Bury | H |
| 5 | 0 | Wrexham | 20 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 27 | W | L | D | L | W | 1977-01-15 | Reading | H |
| 6 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 20 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 26 | W | W | W | D | L | 1977-01-11 | Sheffield Wednesday | H |
| 7 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 21 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 26 | D | W | D | W | W | 1977-01-08 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H |
| 8 | 0 | Crystal Palace | 21 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 25 | W | D | W | D | D | 1977-01-15 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 9 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 22 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 24 | W | D | D | W | L | 1977-01-22 | Chester | A |
| 10 | 0 | Bury | 20 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 24 | -5 | 22 | W | L | L | W | D | 1977-01-11 | Shrewsbury Town | A |
| 11 | 0 | Swindon Town | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 16 | -1 | 21 | W | L | D | L | L | 1977-01-22 | Port Vale | A |
| 12 | 0 | Lincoln City | 18 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 20 | W | L | D | L | L | 1977-01-18 | Walsall | H |
| 13 | 0 | Chesterfield | 21 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 20 | L | L | L | W | D | 1977-01-08 | Oxford United | A |
| 14 | 0 | Oxford United | 23 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 18 | -2 | 20 | D | W | L | D | W | 1977-01-08 | Chesterfield | H |
| 15 | 0 | Chester | 20 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -6 | 19 | L | L | W | W | L | 1977-01-15 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A |
| 16 | 0 | Reading | 22 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 24 | -8 | 18 | D | L | W | L | L | 1977-01-15 | Wrexham | A |
| 17 | 0 | Portsmouth | 22 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 22 | -9 | 17 | L | D | W | W | D | 1977-01-18 | Mansfield Town | H |
| 18 | 0 | Gillingham | 21 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 22 | -11 | 17 | L | L | L | L | L | 1977-01-08 | York City | A |
| 19 | 0 | Peterborough United | 22 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 23 | -11 | 17 | W | L | D | L | L | 1977-01-15 | Preston North End | H |
| 20 | 0 | Port Vale | 22 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -8 | 16 | W | L | L | D | D | 1977-01-22 | Swindon Town | H |
| 21 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 21 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 22 | -11 | 16 | L | D | L | W | W | 1977-01-15 | Crystal Palace | A |
| 22 | 0 | Walsall | 22 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 17 | -13 | 15 | L | D | L | W | D | 1977-01-18 | Lincoln City | A |
| 23 | 0 | Northampton Town | 22 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 22 | -19 | 12 | L | L | L | L | D | 1977-01-15 | Sheffield Wednesday | H |
| 24 | 0 | York City | 19 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 23 | -23 | 11 | L | L | L | W | W | 1977-01-08 | Gillingham | H |
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stockport County | 1 | 0 | Workington | Edgeley Park | 3,397 | |
| Daniels | Lineups | |||||
| 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 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 30 | W | L | W | D | W | 1977-01-08 | Scunthorpe United | A |
| 2 | 0 | Cambridge United | 22 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 29 | D | W | W | L | D | 1977-01-08 | Doncaster Rovers | A |
| 3 | 0 | Colchester United | 22 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 28 | W | W | L | W | L | 1977-01-18 | Southport | H |
| 4 | 0 | Southend United | 21 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 27 | W | W | W | D | D | 1977-01-15 | Crewe Alexandra | H |
| 5 | 4 | Stockport County | 22 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 26 | W | L | D | W | D | 1977-01-15 | Brentford | A |
| 6 | -1 | AFC Bournemouth | 22 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 25 | L | W | D | D | D | 1977-01-08 | Huddersfield Town | H |
| 7 | -1 | Swansea City | 22 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 5 | 25 | W | L | W | D | W | 1977-01-08 | Rochdale | A |
| 8 | -1 | Barnsley | 21 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 24 | W | L | W | L | D | 1977-01-08 | Exeter City | A |
| 9 | -1 | Exeter City | 21 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 5 | 24 | D | W | W | L | L | 1977-01-08 | Barnsley | H |
| 10 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 22 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 24 | L | W | D | L | D | 1977-01-08 | AFC Bournemouth | A |
| 11 | 0 | Watford | 20 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 23 | W | D | D | W | D | 1977-01-11 | Newport County | H |
| 12 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 21 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 25 | -7 | 23 | L | D | W | W | L | 1977-01-08 | Brentford | H |
| 13 | 0 | Rochdale | 19 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 22 | W | L | L | D | D | 1977-01-08 | Swansea City | H |
| 14 | 0 | Aldershot | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -1 | 22 | W | L | L | W | W | 1977-01-15 | Doncaster Rovers | H |
| 15 | 0 | Darlington | 20 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 20 | -2 | 22 | W | D | D | L | W | 1977-01-14 | Newport County | A |
| 16 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | 21 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 17 | -5 | 20 | D | L | D | D | W | 1977-01-08 | Cambridge United | H |
| 17 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | 20 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 18 | L | D | L | L | W | 1977-01-08 | Bradford City | H |
| 18 | 0 | Torquay United | 21 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 22 | -8 | 17 | D | L | L | D | L | 1977-01-08 | Hartlepool United | A |
| 19 | 0 | Halifax Town | 20 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 13 | -5 | 16 | L | D | D | D | W | 1977-01-22 | AFC Bournemouth | A |
| 20 | 0 | Southport | 21 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 20 | -17 | 14 | D | D | D | D | D | 1977-01-15 | Huddersfield Town | H |
| 21 | 0 | Hartlepool United | 21 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 28 | -18 | 13 | D | D | D | L | L | 1977-01-08 | Torquay United | H |
| 22 | 0 | Newport County | 18 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 18 | -15 | 11 | L | L | D | D | L | 1977-01-11 | Watford | A |
| 23 | 0 | Brentford | 20 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 25 | -13 | 10 | L | L | L | L | L | 1977-01-08 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 24 | 0 | Workington | 22 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 28 | -28 | 9 | L | L | W | L | D | 1977-01-22 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
