1977-02-07
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mansfield Town | 3 | 0 | Oxford United | Field Mill | 8,206 | |
| Moss 2, Bird | Lineups | |||||
| Port Vale | 0 | 2 | York City | Vale Park | 4,686 | |
| Lineups | James, Pollard | |||||
| 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 | 27 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 30 | 37 | W | W | L | W | D | 1977-02-12 | Rotherham United | A |
| 2 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 25 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 24 | 35 | W | W | W | D | W | 1977-02-12 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 3 | 0 | Wrexham | 23 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 32 | D | W | W | W | L | 1977-02-12 | Shrewsbury Town | A |
| 4 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 26 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 32 | D | D | L | W | L | 1977-02-12 | Wrexham | H |
| 5 | 0 | Rotherham United | 25 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 32 | L | D | D | D | W | 1977-02-12 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H |
| 6 | 0 | Crystal Palace | 25 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 31 | W | W | L | W | W | 1977-02-12 | Chester | A |
| 7 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 27 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 4 | 31 | L | W | L | W | L | 1977-02-12 | Portsmouth | A |
| 8 | 0 | Preston North End | 25 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 30 | L | D | L | D | W | 1977-02-08 | Swindon Town | H |
| 9 | 0 | Bury | 26 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 27 | -4 | 29 | W | W | L | L | D | 1977-02-15 | Northampton Town | H |
| 10 | 0 | Oxford United | 28 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 22 | -1 | 27 | L | W | D | W | W | 1977-02-12 | Preston North End | A |
| 11 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 26 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 19 | -1 | 25 | L | D | L | L | W | 1977-02-19 | Peterborough United | A |
| 12 | 0 | Lincoln City | 22 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 2 | 24 | W | L | L | W | W | 1977-02-15 | Mansfield Town | H |
| 13 | 0 | Swindon Town | 22 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 20 | -1 | 23 | D | D | W | L | D | 1977-02-08 | Preston North End | A |
| 14 | 0 | Peterborough United | 26 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 23 | -8 | 23 | W | W | D | D | W | 1977-02-12 | York City | A |
| 15 | 0 | Chester | 24 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 21 | -8 | 23 | L | W | W | L | L | 1977-02-12 | Crystal Palace | H |
| 16 | 0 | Gillingham | 25 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 25 | -9 | 23 | W | D | W | D | L | 1977-02-12 | Northampton Town | A |
| 17 | 0 | Portsmouth | 26 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 24 | -7 | 22 | W | W | L | D | L | 1977-02-12 | Sheffield Wednesday | H |
| 18 | 0 | Chesterfield | 26 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 21 | -4 | 21 | L | D | L | L | L | 1977-02-12 | Swindon Town | A |
| 19 | 0 | Port Vale | 26 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 22 | -11 | 19 | L | W | L | D | W | 1977-02-19 | Gillingham | A |
| 20 | 0 | Walsall | 26 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 22 | -12 | 19 | L | W | W | L | L | 1977-02-12 | Reading | H |
| 21 | 0 | Reading | 27 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 31 | -14 | 19 | D | L | L | L | L | 1977-02-12 | Walsall | A |
| 22 | 1 | York City | 25 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 31 | -21 | 19 | W | L | D | W | W | 1977-02-12 | Peterborough United | H |
| 23 | -1 | Grimsby Town | 26 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 28 | -14 | 18 | L | L | L | W | L | 1977-02-12 | Mansfield Town | H |
| 24 | 0 | Northampton Town | 26 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 27 | -20 | 16 | L | W | W | L | L | 1977-02-12 | Gillingham | H |
