English League Tables

1974/75 Tables 1975/76 Tables 1976/77 Tables

Football League First Division  1975/76

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Liverpool 42 23 14 5 66 31 2.129 60 Champions EC
2nd  Queens Park Rangers 42 24 11 7 67 33 2.030 59 Runners Up UC
3rd  Manchester United 42 23 10 9 68 42 1.619 56 UC
4th  Derby County 42 21 11 10 75 58 1.293 53 UC
5th  Leeds United 42 21 9 12 65 46 1.413 51 -
6th  Ipswich Town 42 16 14 12 54 48 1.125 46 -
7th  Leicester City 42 13 19 10 48 51 0.941 45 -
8th  Manchester City 42 16 11 15 64 46 1.391 43 UC
9th  Tottenham Hotspur 42 14 15 13 63 63 1.000 43 -
10th  Norwich City 42 16 10 16 58 58 1.000 42 -
11th  Everton 42 15 12 15 60 66 0.909 42 -
12th  Stoke City 42 15 11 16 48 50 0.960 41 -
13th  Middlesbrough 42 15 10 17 46 45 1.022 40 -
14th  Coventry City 42 13 14 15 47 57 0.825 40 -
15th  Newcastle United 42 15 9 18 71 62 1.145 39 -
16th  Aston Villa 42 11 17 14 51 59 0.864 39 -
17th  Arsenal 42 13 10 19 47 53 0.887 36 -
18th  West Ham United 42 13 10 19 48 71 0.676 36 -
19th  Birmingham City 42 13 7 22 57 75 0.760 33 -
20th  Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 10 10 22 51 68 0.750 30 ▼Relegated
21st  Burnley 42 9 10 23 43 66 0.652 28 ▼Relegated
22nd  Sheffield United 42 6 10 26 33 82 0.402 22 ▼Relegated

Football League Second Division  1975/76

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Sunderland 42 24 8 10 67 36 1.861 56 ▲Champions
2nd  Bristol City 42 19 15 8 59 35 1.686 53 ▲Runners Up
3rd  West Bromwich Albion 42 20 13 9 50 33 1.515 53 ▲Promoted
4th  Bolton Wanderers 42 20 12 10 64 38 1.684 52 -
5th  Notts County 42 19 11 12 60 41 1.463 49 -
6th  Southampton 42 21 7 14 66 50 1.320 49 ECWC
7th  Luton Town 42 19 10 13 61 51 1.196 48 -
8th  Nottingham Forest 42 17 12 13 55 40 1.375 46 -
9th  Charlton Athletic 42 15 12 15 61 72 0.847 42 -
10th  Blackpool 42 14 14 14 40 49 0.816 42 -
11th  Chelsea 42 12 16 14 53 54 0.981 40 -
12th  Fulham 42 13 14 15 45 47 0.957 40 -
13th  Orient 42 13 14 15 37 39 0.949 40 -
14th  Hull City 42 14 11 17 45 49 0.918 39 -
15th  Blackburn Rovers 42 12 14 16 45 50 0.900 38 -
16th  Plymouth Argyle 42 13 12 17 48 54 0.889 38 -
17th  Oldham Athletic 42 13 12 17 57 68 0.838 38 -
18th  Bristol Rovers 42 11 16 15 38 50 0.760 38 -
19th  Carlisle United 42 12 13 17 45 59 0.763 37 -
20th  Oxford United 42 11 11 20 39 59 0.661 33 ▼Relegated
21st  York City 42 10 8 24 39 71 0.549 28 ▼Relegated
22nd  Portsmouth 42 9 7 26 32 61 0.525 25 ▼Relegated

Football League Third Division  1975/76

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Hereford United 46 26 11 9 86 55 1.564 63 ▲Champions
2nd  Cardiff City 46 22 13 11 69 48 1.438 57 ▲Runners Up
3rd  Millwall 46 20 16 10 54 43 1.256 56 ▲Promoted
4th  Brighton & Hove Albion 46 22 9 15 78 53 1.472 53 -
5th  Crystal Palace 46 18 17 11 61 46 1.326 53 -
6th  Wrexham 46 20 12 14 66 55 1.200 52 -
7th  Walsall 46 18 14 14 74 61 1.213 50 -
8th  Preston North End 46 19 10 17 62 57 1.088 48 -
9th  Shrewsbury Town 46 19 10 17 61 59 1.034 48 -
10th  Peterborough United 46 15 18 13 63 63 1.000 48 -
11th  Mansfield Town 46 16 15 15 58 52 1.115 47 -
12th  Port Vale 46 15 16 15 55 54 1.019 46 -
13th  Bury 46 14 16 16 51 46 1.109 44 -
14th  Chesterfield 46 17 9 20 69 69 1.000 43 -
15th  Gillingham 46 12 19 15 58 68 0.853 43 -
16th  Rotherham United 46 15 12 19 54 65 0.831 42 -
17th  Chester 46 15 12 19 43 62 0.694 42 -
18th  Grimsby Town 46 15 10 21 62 74 0.838 40 -
19th  Swindon Town 46 16 8 22 62 75 0.827 40 -
20th  Sheffield Wednesday 46 12 16 18 48 59 0.814 40 -
21st  Aldershot 46 13 13 20 59 75 0.787 39 ▼Relegated
22nd  Colchester United 46 12 14 20 41 65 0.631 38 ▼Relegated
23rd  Southend United 46 12 13 21 65 75 0.867 37 ▼Relegated
24th  Halifax Town 46 11 13 22 41 61 0.672 35 ▼Relegated

Football League Fourth Division  1975/76

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Lincoln City 46 32 10 4 111 39 2.846 74 ▲Champions
2nd  Northampton Town 46 29 10 7 87 40 2.175 68 ▲Runners Up
3rd  Reading 46 24 12 10 70 51 1.373 60 ▲Promoted
4th  Tranmere Rovers 46 24 10 12 89 55 1.618 58 ▲Promoted
5th  Huddersfield Town 46 21 14 11 56 41 1.366 56 -
6th  AFC Bournemouth 46 20 12 14 57 48 1.188 52 -
7th  Exeter City 46 18 14 14 56 47 1.191 50 -
8th  Watford 46 22 6 18 62 62 1.000 50 -
9th  Torquay United 46 18 14 14 55 63 0.873 50 -
10th  Doncaster Rovers 46 19 11 16 75 69 1.087 49 -
11th  Swansea City 46 16 15 15 66 57 1.158 47 -
12th  Barnsley 46 14 16 16 52 48 1.083 44 -
13th  Cambridge United 46 14 15 17 58 62 0.935 43 -
14th  Hartlepool 46 16 10 20 62 78 0.795 42 -
15th  Rochdale 46 12 18 16 40 54 0.741 42 -
16th  Crewe Alexandra 46 13 15 18 58 57 1.018 41 -
17th  Bradford City 46 12 17 17 63 65 0.969 41 -
18th  Brentford 46 14 13 19 56 60 0.933 41 -
19th  Scunthorpe United 46 14 10 22 50 59 0.847 38 -
20th  Darlington 46 14 10 22 48 57 0.842 38 -
21st  Stockport County 46 13 12 21 43 76 0.566 38 Re-Elected
22nd  Newport County 46 13 9 24 57 90 0.633 35 Re-Elected
23rd  Southport 46 8 10 28 41 77 0.532 26 Re-Elected
24th  Workington 46 7 7 32 30 87 0.345 21 Re-Elected

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Election for League Membership

The bottom four league sides faced re-election and were joined by 9 non-league clubs in the vote for league membership.
Votes Club End Result
42 Stockport County Re Elected to the League
41 Newport County Re Elected to the League
38 Southport Re Elected to the League
21 Workington Re Elected to the League
18 Yeovil Town Not Elected to the League
14 Kettering Town Not Elected to the League
6 Wigan Athletic Not Elected to the League
3 Chelmsford City Not Elected to the League
3 Wimbledon Not Elected to the League
2 Nuneaton Borough Not Elected to the League
2 Telford United Not Elected to the League
1 Gainsborough Trinity Not Elected to the League
1 Scarborough Not Elected to the League

1974/75 Tables 1975/76 Tables 1976/77 Tables