English Third Division 1976/1977
Historical league standings at 19th March 1977
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GD |
| 1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 34 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 50 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 65 | 29 | 46 | 36 |
| 2 | Mansfield Town | 33 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 41 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 58 | 28 | 46 | 30 |
| 3 | Rotherham United | 33 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 52 | 30 | 45 | 22 |
| 4 | Wrexham | 33 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 26 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 58 | 37 | 43 | 21 |
| 5 | Preston North End | 33 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 51 | 31 | 42 | 20 |
| 6 | Crystal Palace | 34 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 40 | 29 | 40 | 11 |
| 7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 34 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 24 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 48 | 41 | 38 | 7 |
| 8 | Bury | 34 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 45 | 48 | 37 | -3 |
| 9 | Lincoln City | 31 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 36 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 54 | 49 | 36 | 5 |
| 10 | Shrewsbury Town | 35 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 52 | 47 | 36 | 5 |
| 11 | Chester | 33 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 28 | 16 | 3 | 14 | 37 | 42 | 35 | -5 |
| 12 | Swindon Town | 31 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 29 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 49 | 47 | 33 | 2 |
| 13 | Oxford United | 35 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 24 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 47 | 50 | 32 | -3 |
| 14 | Gillingham | 33 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 31 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 41 | 50 | 31 | -9 |
| 15 | Peterborough United | 33 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 27 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 35 | 44 | 29 | -9 |
| 16 | Tranmere Rovers | 32 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 33 | 38 | 28 | -5 |
| 17 | Northampton Town | 35 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 26 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 11 | 5 | 19 | 50 | 61 | 27 | -11 |
| 18 | Portsmouth | 33 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 38 | 49 | 27 | -11 |
| 19 | Port Vale | 33 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 27 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 32 | 44 | 27 | -12 |
| 20 | York City | 33 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 37 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 41 | 65 | 26 | -24 |
| 21 | Chesterfield | 33 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 32 | 10 | 5 | 18 | 38 | 48 | 25 | -10 |
| 22 | Walsall | 33 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 26 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 37 | 50 | 25 | -13 |
| 23 | Reading | 35 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 40 | 9 | 7 | 19 | 39 | 59 | 25 | -20 |
| 24 | Grimsby Town | 34 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 39 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 31 | 55 | 21 | -24 |



