English Fourth Division 1975/1976
Historical league standings at 13th December 1975
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Northampton Town | 20 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 13 | 32 | 2.31 |
| 2 | Lincoln City | 19 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 45 | 19 | 31 | 2.37 |
| 3 | Reading | 20 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 38 | 20 | 30 | 1.90 |
| 4 | Tranmere Rovers | 20 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 44 | 27 | 26 | 1.63 |
| 5 | Doncaster Rovers | 20 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 39 | 26 | 24 | 1.50 |
| 6 | Bournemouth | 19 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 14 | 23 | 1.86 |
| 7 | Huddersfield Town | 19 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 23 | 1.21 |
| 8 | Newport County | 19 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 28 | 23 | 1.18 |
| 9 | Crewe Alexandra | 19 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 29 | 19 | 22 | 1.53 |
| 10 | Exeter City | 21 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 1.14 |
| 11 | Swansea City | 19 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 1.09 |
| 12 | Hartlepool | 20 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 30 | 20 | 1.03 |
| 13 | Cambridge United | 20 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Brentford | 19 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 29 | 30 | 19 | 0.97 |
| 15 | Rochdale | 19 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 0.91 |
| 16 | Torquay United | 19 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 35 | 18 | 0.57 |
| 17 | Stockport County | 20 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 29 | 16 | 0.66 |
| 18 | Bradford City | 19 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 27 | 15 | 0.85 |
| 19 | Darlington | 20 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 24 | 15 | 0.67 |
| 20 | Watford | 20 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 32 | 15 | 0.56 |
| 21 | Barnsley | 19 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 13 | 0.71 |
| 22 | Scunthorpe United | 20 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 31 | 9 | 0.48 |
| 23 | Workington | 18 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 39 | 6 | 0.18 |
| 24 | Southport | 18 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 34 | 5 | 0.41 |
