English Third Division 1976/1977
Historical league standings at 3rd January 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 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 45 | 23 | 30 | 22 |
| 2 | Rotherham United | 21 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 38 | 22 | 29 | 16 |
| 3 | Preston North End | 21 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 35 | 17 | 28 | 18 |
| 4 | Shrewsbury Town | 21 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 19 | 28 | 17 |
| 5 | Wrexham | 20 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 19 | 27 | 15 |
| 6 | Mansfield Town | 20 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 34 | 17 | 26 | 17 |
| 7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 21 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 26 | 26 | 7 |
| 8 | Crystal Palace | 21 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 25 | 9 |
| 9 | Tranmere Rovers | 21 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 2 |
| 10 | Bury | 20 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 35 | 22 | -5 |
| 11 | Swindon Town | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 29 | 21 | -1 |
| 12 | Lincoln City | 18 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 24 | 20 | 3 |
| 13 | Chesterfield | 21 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 26 | 20 | 0 |
| 14 | Oxford United | 23 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 31 | 33 | 20 | -2 |
| 15 | Chester | 20 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 25 | 19 | -6 |
| 16 | Reading | 22 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 33 | 18 | -8 |
| 17 | Portsmouth | 22 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 17 | -9 |
| 18 | Gillingham | 21 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 36 | 17 | -11 |
| 19 | Peterborough United | 22 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 35 | 17 | -11 |
| 20 | Port Vale | 22 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 31 | 16 | -8 |
| 21 | Grimsby Town | 21 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 16 | -11 |
| 22 | Walsall | 22 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 32 | 15 | -13 |
| 23 | Northampton Town | 21 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 37 | 12 | -18 |
| 24 | York City | 19 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 41 | 11 | -23 |
