English Third Division 1976/1977
Historical league standings at 12th March 1977
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GD |
| 1 | Mansfield Town | 32 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 57 | 27 | 45 | 30 |
| 2 | Rotherham United | 32 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 51 | 29 | 44 | 22 |
| 3 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 32 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 45 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 60 | 28 | 43 | 32 |
| 4 | Wrexham | 31 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 56 | 34 | 42 | 22 |
| 5 | Preston North End | 31 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 48 | 30 | 38 | 18 |
| 6 | Crystal Palace | 32 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 39 | 26 | 38 | 13 |
| 7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 33 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 48 | 40 | 38 | 8 |
| 8 | Bury | 33 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 29 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 44 | 47 | 36 | -3 |
| 9 | Shrewsbury Town | 33 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 50 | 41 | 35 | 9 |
| 10 | Lincoln City | 29 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 51 | 47 | 33 | 4 |
| 11 | Chester | 31 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 27 | 15 | 3 | 13 | 35 | 41 | 33 | -6 |
| 12 | Swindon Town | 30 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 27 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 47 | 45 | 32 | 2 |
| 13 | Oxford United | 34 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 47 | 49 | 32 | -2 |
| 14 | Gillingham | 32 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 31 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 40 | 50 | 29 | -10 |
| 15 | Tranmere Rovers | 31 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 33 | 37 | 28 | -4 |
| 16 | Peterborough United | 32 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 26 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 34 | 43 | 28 | -9 |
| 17 | Portsmouth | 31 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 36 | 46 | 26 | -10 |
| 18 | Chesterfield | 32 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 38 | 46 | 25 | -8 |
| 19 | Port Vale | 31 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 24 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 31 | 41 | 25 | -10 |
| 20 | York City | 32 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 36 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 40 | 64 | 25 | -24 |
| 21 | Walsall | 32 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 36 | 49 | 24 | -13 |
| 22 | Northampton Town | 33 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 20 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 44 | 61 | 23 | -17 |
| 23 | Reading | 34 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 40 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 37 | 59 | 23 | -22 |
| 24 | Grimsby Town | 33 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 37 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 31 | 53 | 21 | -22 |



