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