English Third Division 1976/1977
Historical league standings at 18th September 1976
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GD |
| 1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
| 2 | Mansfield Town | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 6 |
| 3 | Swindon Town | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 5 |
| 4 | Wrexham | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 7 |
| 5 | Shrewsbury Town | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 6 |
| 6 | Rotherham United | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 6 |
| 7 | Gillingham | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 1 |
| 8 | Reading | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| 9 | Lincoln City | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
| 10 | Bury | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| 11 | Crystal Palace | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| 12 | Preston North End | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| 13 | Oxford United | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 1 |
| 14 | Peterborough United | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 |
| 15 | Sheffield Wednesday | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 6 | -1 |
| 16 | Tranmere Rovers | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 17 | Chester | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | -3 |
| 18 | Portsmouth | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | -3 |
| 19 | Northampton Town | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4 | -4 |
| 20 | Port Vale | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 4 | -6 |
| 21 | Chesterfield | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 4 | -9 |
| 22 | Grimsby Town | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 3 | -7 |
| 23 | York City | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 3 | -9 |
| 24 | Walsall | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 2 | -5 |
