English Fourth Division 1975/1976
Historical league standings at 20th March 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 | Northampton Town | 38 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 46 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 18 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 67 | 32 | 55 | 2.09 |
| 2 | Lincoln City | 34 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 19 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 80 | 31 | 54 | 2.58 |
| 3 | Reading | 37 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 35 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 55 | 42 | 48 | 1.31 |
| 4 | Tranmere Rovers | 37 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 45 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 32 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 71 | 40 | 47 | 1.78 |
| 5 | Huddersfield Town | 35 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 49 | 30 | 46 | 1.63 |
| 6 | Exeter City | 38 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 44 | 32 | 43 | 1.38 |
| 7 | Doncaster Rovers | 38 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 26 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 67 | 55 | 43 | 1.22 |
| 8 | Bournemouth | 36 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 28 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 48 | 40 | 41 | 1.20 |
| 9 | Swansea City | 36 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 45 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 27 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 57 | 44 | 40 | 1.30 |
| 10 | Watford | 37 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 35 | 17 | 5 | 15 | 49 | 52 | 39 | 0.94 |
| 11 | Torquay United | 37 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 36 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 42 | 54 | 38 | 0.78 |
| 12 | Cambridge United | 38 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 26 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 45 | 48 | 36 | 0.94 |
| 13 | Rochdale | 36 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 23 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 34 | 39 | 36 | 0.87 |
| 14 | Barnsley | 37 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 29 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 37 | 42 | 35 | 0.88 |
| 15 | Crewe Alexandra | 37 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 47 | 44 | 34 | 1.07 |
| 16 | Stockport County | 37 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 40 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 38 | 57 | 34 | 0.67 |
| 17 | Hartlepool | 37 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 35 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 49 | 61 | 32 | 0.80 |
| 18 | Brentford | 36 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 34 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 43 | 49 | 31 | 0.88 |
| 19 | Newport County | 36 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 39 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 50 | 65 | 31 | 0.77 |
| 20 | Bradford City | 33 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 26 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 42 | 42 | 30 | 1.00 |
| 21 | Scunthorpe United | 37 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 25 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 21 | 37 | 50 | 26 | 0.74 |
| 22 | Darlington | 35 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 37 | 9 | 7 | 19 | 29 | 48 | 25 | 0.60 |
| 23 | Southport | 37 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 39 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 31 | 68 | 16 | 0.46 |
| 24 | Workington | 37 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 39 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 69 | 16 | 0.33 |

