English Fourth Division 1975/1976
Historical league standings at 7th 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 | 39 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 64 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 20 | 28 | 7 | 4 | 96 | 35 | 63 | 2.74 |
| 2 | Northampton Town | 41 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 49 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 18 | 25 | 9 | 7 | 71 | 35 | 59 | 2.03 |
| 3 | Reading | 41 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 36 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 62 | 43 | 54 | 1.44 |
| 4 | Tranmere Rovers | 41 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 52 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 37 | 21 | 9 | 11 | 78 | 49 | 51 | 1.59 |
| 5 | Huddersfield Town | 40 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 51 | 35 | 50 | 1.46 |
| 6 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 41 | 29 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 32 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 74 | 61 | 48 | 1.21 |
| 7 | Exeter City | 41 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 24 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 48 | 34 | 46 | 1.41 |
| 8 | Bournemouth | 40 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 28 | 19 | 8 | 13 | 53 | 43 | 46 | 1.23 |
| 9 | Watford | 41 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 20 | 40 | 20 | 5 | 16 | 56 | 57 | 45 | 0.98 |
| 10 | Torquay United | 41 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 39 | 17 | 10 | 14 | 51 | 60 | 44 | 0.85 |
| 11 | Swansea City | 39 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 45 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 32 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 58 | 49 | 41 | 1.18 |
| 12 | Barnsley | 41 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 31 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 31 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 49 | 45 | 40 | 1.09 |
| 13 | Crewe Alexandra | 41 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 27 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 51 | 46 | 39 | 1.11 |
| 14 | Hartlepool | 41 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 40 | 14 | 10 | 17 | 57 | 66 | 38 | 0.86 |
| 15 | Stockport County | 41 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 45 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 43 | 63 | 38 | 0.68 |
| 16 | Cambridge United | 42 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 30 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 33 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 50 | 59 | 37 | 0.85 |
| 17 | Rochdale | 41 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 26 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 37 | 48 | 37 | 0.77 |
| 18 | Brentford | 40 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 37 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 47 | 54 | 35 | 0.87 |
| 19 | Bradford City | 38 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 34 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 48 | 55 | 33 | 0.87 |
| 20 | Newport County | 40 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 21 | 47 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 52 | 75 | 33 | 0.69 |
| 21 | Scunthorpe United | 41 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 29 | 11 | 9 | 21 | 41 | 53 | 31 | 0.77 |
| 22 | Darlington | 40 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 41 | 11 | 8 | 21 | 39 | 54 | 30 | 0.72 |
| 23 | Southport | 41 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 31 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 41 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 35 | 72 | 20 | 0.49 |
| 24 | Workington | 41 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 40 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 6 | 41 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 25 | 81 | 16 | 0.31 |
