English Fourth Division 1975/1976
Historical league standings at 3rd April 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 | 38 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 62 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 20 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 94 | 34 | 61 | 2.76 |
| 2 | Northampton Town | 40 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 47 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 18 | 25 | 8 | 7 | 69 | 33 | 58 | 2.09 |
| 3 | Reading | 40 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 36 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 61 | 43 | 52 | 1.42 |
| 4 | Tranmere Rovers | 40 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 51 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 37 | 21 | 9 | 10 | 77 | 47 | 51 | 1.64 |
| 5 | Huddersfield Town | 39 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 51 | 35 | 49 | 1.46 |
| 6 | Doncaster Rovers | 41 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 41 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 31 | 19 | 9 | 13 | 73 | 60 | 47 | 1.22 |
| 7 | Bournemouth | 39 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 28 | 19 | 8 | 12 | 53 | 42 | 46 | 1.26 |
| 8 | Exeter City | 40 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 24 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 48 | 34 | 45 | 1.41 |
| 9 | Watford | 40 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 20 | 40 | 19 | 5 | 16 | 53 | 57 | 43 | 0.93 |
| 10 | Torquay United | 40 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 37 | 17 | 9 | 14 | 49 | 58 | 43 | 0.84 |
| 11 | Swansea City | 38 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 45 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 31 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 57 | 48 | 40 | 1.19 |
| 12 | Crewe Alexandra | 40 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 27 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 51 | 46 | 38 | 1.11 |
| 13 | Barnsley | 40 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 31 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 30 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 42 | 44 | 38 | 0.95 |
| 14 | Cambridge United | 41 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 30 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 33 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 50 | 58 | 37 | 0.86 |
| 15 | Rochdale | 40 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 35 | 45 | 37 | 0.78 |
| 16 | Hartlepool | 40 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 39 | 13 | 10 | 17 | 55 | 65 | 36 | 0.85 |
| 17 | Stockport County | 40 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 43 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 40 | 61 | 36 | 0.66 |
| 18 | Brentford | 39 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 31 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 37 | 12 | 10 | 17 | 47 | 54 | 34 | 0.87 |
| 19 | Bradford City | 37 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 31 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 48 | 52 | 33 | 0.92 |
| 20 | Newport County | 39 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 20 | 47 | 12 | 7 | 20 | 51 | 75 | 31 | 0.68 |
| 21 | Scunthorpe United | 40 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 27 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 29 | 11 | 8 | 21 | 40 | 52 | 30 | 0.77 |
| 22 | Darlington | 39 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 39 | 11 | 8 | 20 | 38 | 52 | 30 | 0.73 |
| 23 | Southport | 40 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 30 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 41 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 34 | 71 | 19 | 0.48 |
| 24 | Workington | 40 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 6 | 41 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 24 | 74 | 16 | 0.32 |



