English Third Division 1976/1977
Historical league standings at 27th November 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 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 39 | 20 | 24 | 19 |
| 2 | Wrexham | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 11 | 24 | 18 |
| 3 | Shrewsbury Town | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 14 | 23 | 16 |
| 4 | Rotherham United | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 19 | 22 | 11 |
| 5 | Preston North End | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 31 | 16 | 21 | 15 |
| 6 | Mansfield Town | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 16 | 20 | 13 |
| 7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 17 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 4 |
| 8 | Bury | 17 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 26 | 20 | 3 |
| 9 | Crystal Palace | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 19 | 3 |
| 10 | Swindon Town | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 27 | 19 | -1 |
| 11 | Tranmere Rovers | 17 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 2 |
| 12 | Lincoln City | 17 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 24 | 18 | 1 |
| 13 | Chesterfield | 17 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 18 | -4 |
| 14 | Gillingham | 16 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 17 | -1 |
| 15 | Chester | 17 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 17 | -4 |
| 16 | Reading | 18 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 30 | 15 | -7 |
| 17 | Peterborough United | 19 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 31 | 14 | -12 |
| 18 | Oxford United | 17 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 28 | 13 | -4 |
| 19 | Port Vale | 18 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 13 | -8 |
| 20 | Walsall | 17 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 27 | 11 | -11 |
| 21 | Portsmouth | 17 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 26 | 11 | -11 |
| 22 | Grimsby Town | 16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 25 | 11 | -11 |
| 23 | Northampton Town | 17 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 29 | 11 | -12 |
| 24 | York City | 17 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 34 | 11 | -19 |
