English Fourth Division 1975/1976
Historical league standings at 10th January 1976
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Lincoln City | 23 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 58 | 24 | 39 | 2.42 |
| 2 | Northampton Town | 25 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 41 | 18 | 38 | 2.28 |
| 3 | Reading | 25 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 44 | 25 | 37 | 1.76 |
| 4 | Tranmere Rovers | 25 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 57 | 30 | 33 | 1.90 |
| 5 | Bournemouth | 24 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 18 | 29 | 1.78 |
| 6 | Huddersfield Town | 22 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 21 | 27 | 1.24 |
| 7 | Cambridge United | 25 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 1.11 |
| 8 | Doncaster Rovers | 24 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 45 | 36 | 26 | 1.25 |
| 9 | Exeter City | 26 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Newport County | 24 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 29 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 39 | 42 | 26 | 0.93 |
| 11 | Crewe Alexandra | 24 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 35 | 31 | 25 | 1.13 |
| 12 | Hartlepool | 24 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 37 | 35 | 25 | 1.06 |
| 13 | Torquay United | 24 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 28 | 40 | 25 | 0.70 |
| 14 | Swansea City | 24 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 34 | 31 | 24 | 1.10 |
| 15 | Brentford | 23 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 33 | 24 | 1.06 |
| 16 | Rochdale | 22 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 0.92 |
| 17 | Watford | 25 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 27 | 38 | 21 | 0.71 |
| 18 | Stockport County | 25 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 36 | 21 | 0.61 |
| 19 | Darlington | 25 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 30 | 19 | 0.63 |
| 20 | Bradford City | 23 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 34 | 18 | 0.85 |
| 21 | Barnsley | 24 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 30 | 18 | 0.67 |
| 22 | Scunthorpe United | 25 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 13 | 0.51 |
| 23 | Workington | 23 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 46 | 10 | 0.30 |
| 24 | Southport | 24 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 46 | 5 | 0.39 |
