English Fourth Division 1975/1976
Historical league standings at 24th 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 | Northampton Town | 27 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 45 | 21 | 41 | 2.14 |
| 2 | Lincoln City | 24 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 58 | 24 | 40 | 2.42 |
| 3 | Reading | 27 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 46 | 27 | 39 | 1.70 |
| 4 | Tranmere Rovers | 26 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 57 | 31 | 33 | 1.84 |
| 5 | Bournemouth | 26 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 35 | 21 | 31 | 1.67 |
| 6 | Huddersfield Town | 23 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 21 | 29 | 1.33 |
| 7 | Exeter City | 28 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 1.04 |
| 8 | Doncaster Rovers | 27 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 48 | 40 | 28 | 1.20 |
| 9 | Newport County | 26 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 32 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 42 | 46 | 28 | 0.91 |
| 10 | Torquay United | 26 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 31 | 42 | 28 | 0.74 |
| 11 | Crewe Alexandra | 26 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 36 | 32 | 27 | 1.13 |
| 12 | Cambridge United | 27 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Swansea City | 26 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 36 | 33 | 26 | 1.09 |
| 14 | Hartlepool | 25 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 37 | 35 | 26 | 1.06 |
| 15 | Rochdale | 25 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 31 | 25 | 0.87 |
| 16 | Watford | 27 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 31 | 40 | 25 | 0.78 |
| 17 | Brentford | 25 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 35 | 36 | 24 | 0.97 |
| 18 | Stockport County | 27 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 38 | 23 | 0.63 |
| 19 | Bradford City | 25 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 33 | 34 | 22 | 0.97 |
| 20 | Barnsley | 26 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 31 | 21 | 0.71 |
| 21 | Darlington | 27 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 26 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 33 | 20 | 0.64 |
| 22 | Scunthorpe United | 26 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 36 | 13 | 0.50 |
| 23 | Workington | 26 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 49 | 11 | 0.31 |
| 24 | Southport | 26 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 46 | 8 | 0.46 |
