English League Tables
1975/76 Tables◄ 1976/77 Tables ►1977/78 Tables
Football League First Division 1976/77
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Liverpool | 42 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 62 | 33 | +29 | 57 | Champions ♦EC |
| 2nd | Manchester City | 42 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 60 | 34 | +26 | 56 | Runners Up ♦UC |
| 3rd | Ipswich Town | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 66 | 39 | +27 | 52 | ♦UC |
| 4th | Aston Villa | 42 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 76 | 50 | +26 | 51 | ♦UC |
| 5th | Newcastle United | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 64 | 49 | +15 | 49 | ♦UC |
| 6th | Manchester United | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 71 | 62 | +9 | 47 | ♦ECWC |
| 7th | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 62 | 56 | +6 | 45 | - |
| 8th | Arsenal | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 64 | 59 | +5 | 43 | - |
| 9th | Everton | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 62 | 64 | -2 | 42 | - |
| 10th | Leeds United | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 48 | 51 | -3 | 42 | - |
| 11th | Leicester City | 42 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 47 | 60 | -13 | 42 | - |
| 12th | Middlesbrough | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 40 | 45 | -5 | 41 | - |
| 13th | Birmingham City | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 63 | 61 | +2 | 38 | - |
| 14th | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 47 | 52 | -5 | 38 | - |
| 15th | Derby County | 42 | 9 | 19 | 14 | 50 | 55 | -5 | 37 | - |
| 16th | Norwich City | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 47 | 64 | -17 | 37 | - |
| 17th | West Ham United | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 46 | 65 | -19 | 36 | - |
| 18th | Bristol City | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 38 | 48 | -10 | 35 | - |
| 19th | Coventry City | 42 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 48 | 59 | -11 | 35 | - |
| 20th | Sunderland | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 46 | 64 | -8 | 34 | ▼Relegated |
| 21st | Stoke City | 42 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 28 | 51 | -23 | 34 | ▼Relegated |
| 22nd | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 48 | 72 | -24 | 33 | ▼Relegated |
Football League Second Division 1976/77
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 84 | 45 | +39 | 57 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Chelsea | 42 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 73 | 53 | +20 | 55 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 77 | 43 | +34 | 52 | ▲Promoted |
| 4th | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 75 | 54 | +21 | 51 | - |
| 5th | Blackpool | 42 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 58 | 42 | +16 | 51 | - |
| 6th | Luton Town | 42 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 67 | 48 | +19 | 48 | - |
| 7th | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 71 | 58 | +13 | 48 | - |
| 8th | Notts County | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 65 | 60 | +5 | 48 | - |
| 9th | Southampton | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 72 | 67 | +4 | 44 | - |
| 10th | Millwall | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 57 | 53 | +4 | 43 | - |
| 11th | Sheffield United | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 54 | 63 | -9 | 40 | - |
| 12th | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 42 | 54 | -12 | 39 | - |
| 13th | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 52 | 64 | -12 | 38 | - |
| 14th | Hull City | 42 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 45 | 53 | -8 | 37 | - |
| 15th | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 53 | 68 | -15 | 37 | - |
| 16th | Burnley | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 46 | 64 | -18 | 36 | - |
| 17th | Fulham | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 54 | 61 | -7 | 35 | - |
| 18th | Cardiff City | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 56 | 67 | -11 | 34 | ♦ECWC |
| 19th | Orient | 42 | 9 | 16 | 17 | 37 | 55 | -18 | 34 | - |
| 20th | Carlisle United | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 49 | 75 | -26 | 34 | ▼Relegated |
| 21st | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 8 | 16 | 18 | 46 | 65 | -19 | 32 | ▼Relegated |
| 22nd | Hereford United | 42 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 57 | 78 | -21 | 31 | ▼Relegated |
Football League Third Division 1976/77
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Mansfield Town | 46 | 28 | 8 | 10 | 78 | 42 | +36 | 64 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 83 | 40 | +43 | 61 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd | Crystal Palace | 46 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 68 | 40 | +28 | 59 | ▲Promoted |
| 4th | Rotherham United | 46 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 69 | 44 | +25 | 59 | - |
| 5th | Wrexham | 46 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 80 | 54 | +26 | 58 | - |
| 6th | Preston North End | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 64 | 43 | +21 | 54 | - |
| 7th | Bury | 46 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 64 | 59 | +5 | 54 | - |
| 8th | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 65 | 55 | +10 | 53 | - |
| 9th | Lincoln City | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 77 | 70 | +7 | 52 | - |
| 10th | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 65 | 59 | +6 | 47 | - |
| 11th | Swindon Town | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 68 | 75 | -7 | 45 | - |
| 12th | Gillingham | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 55 | 64 | -9 | 44 | - |
| 13th | Chester | 46 | 18 | 8 | 20 | 48 | 58 | -10 | 44 | - |
| 14th | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 51 | 53 | -2 | 43 | - |
| 15th | Walsall | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 57 | 65 | -8 | 41 | - |
| 16th | Peterborough United | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 55 | 65 | -10 | 41 | - |
| 17th | Oxford United | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 55 | 65 | -10 | 39 | - |
| 18th | Chesterfield | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 56 | 64 | -8 | 38 | - |
| 19th | Port Vale | 46 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 47 | 71 | -24 | 38 | - |
| 20th | Portsmouth | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 53 | 70 | -17 | 36 | - |
| 21st | Reading | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 49 | 73 | -24 | 35 | ▼Relegated |
| 22nd | Northampton Town | 46 | 13 | 8 | 25 | 60 | 75 | -15 | 34 | ▼Relegated |
| 23rd | Grimsby Town | 46 | 12 | 9 | 25 | 45 | 69 | -24 | 33 | ▼Relegated |
| 24th | York City | 46 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 50 | 89 | -39 | 32 | ▼Relegated |
Football League Fourth Division 1976/77
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Cambridge United | 46 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 87 | 40 | +47 | 65 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Exeter City | 46 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 70 | 46 | +24 | 62 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd | Colchester United | 46 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 77 | 43 | +34 | 59 | ▲Promoted |
| 4th | Bradford City | 46 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 78 | 51 | +27 | 59 | ▲Promoted |
| 5th | Swansea City | 46 | 25 | 8 | 13 | 92 | 68 | +24 | 58 | - |
| 6th | Barnsley | 46 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 62 | 39 | +23 | 55 | - |
| 7th | Watford | 46 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 67 | 50 | +17 | 51 | - |
| 8th | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 71 | 65 | +6 | 51 | - |
| 9th | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 60 | 49 | +11 | 50 | - |
| 10th | Southend United | 46 | 15 | 19 | 12 | 52 | 45 | +7 | 49 | - |
| 11th | Darlington | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 59 | 64 | -5 | 49 | - |
| 12th | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 47 | 60 | -13 | 49 | - |
| 13th | AFC Bournemouth | 46 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 54 | 44 | +10 | 48 | - |
| 14th | Stockport County | 46 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 53 | 57 | -4 | 45 | - |
| 15th | Brentford | 46 | 18 | 7 | 21 | 77 | 76 | +1 | 43 | - |
| 16th | Torquay United | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 59 | 67 | -8 | 43 | - |
| 17th | Aldershot | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 49 | 59 | -10 | 43 | - |
| 18th | Rochdale | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 50 | 59 | -9 | 38 | - |
| 19th | Newport County | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 42 | 58 | -16 | 38 | - |
| 20th | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 49 | 73 | -24 | 37 | - |
| 21st | Halifax Town | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 47 | 58 | -11 | 36 | Re-Elected |
| 22nd | Hartlepool | 46 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 47 | 73 | -26 | 32 | Re-Elected |
| 23rd | Southport | 46 | 3 | 19 | 24 | 33 | 77 | -44 | 25 | Re-Elected |
| 24th | Workington | 46 | 4 | 11 | 31 | 41 | 102 | -61 | 19 | ▼Not Re-Elected |
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Election for League Membership |
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| The bottom four league sides faced re-election and were joined in the vote by non-league Altrincham and Wimbledon for league membership. | ||
| Votes | Club | End Result |
| 44 | Halifax Town | Re Elected to the League |
| 43 | Hartlepool | Re Elected to the League |
| 37 | Southport | Re Elected to the League |
| 27 | Wimbledon | ▲Elected to the League |
| 21 | Workington | ▼Not Re Elected to the League |
| 12 | Altrincham | Not Elected to the League |
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