English Third Division 1976/1977
Historical league standings at 14th September 1976
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GD |
| 1 | Mansfield Town | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 6 |
| 2 | Swindon Town | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 5 |
| 3 | Rotherham United | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 6 |
| 4 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 2 |
| 5 | Reading | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| 6 | Wrexham | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Shrewsbury Town | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 3 |
| 8 | Lincoln City | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| 9 | Crystal Palace | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| 10 | Gillingham | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 0 |
| 11 | Preston North End | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| 12 | Peterborough United | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| 13 | Bury | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 5 | -1 |
| 14 | Chester | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | -1 |
| 15 | Tranmere Rovers | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | Northampton Town | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | -1 |
| 17 | Oxford United | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 | -2 |
| 18 | Portsmouth | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | -2 |
| 19 | Sheffield Wednesday | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 4 | -4 |
| 20 | Chesterfield | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | -6 |
| 21 | Grimsby Town | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | -4 |
| 22 | York City | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | -4 |
| 23 | Port Vale | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 3 | -6 |
| 24 | Walsall | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 2 | -4 |
