English Fourth Division 1975/1976
Historical league standings at 11th October 1975
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Tranmere Rovers | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 2.33 |
| 2 | Lincoln City | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 16 | 2.18 |
| 3 | Reading | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 15 | 1.75 |
| 4 | Newport County | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 14 | 1.64 |
| 5 | Northampton Town | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 1.36 |
| 6 | Huddersfield Town | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 1.83 |
| 7 | Doncaster Rovers | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 1.31 |
| 8 | Bournemouth | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 1.71 |
| 9 | Crewe Alexandra | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 1.60 |
| 10 | Cambridge United | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 1.43 |
| 11 | Rochdale | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 1.11 |
| 12 | Swansea City | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 0.91 |
| 13 | Bradford City | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 1.09 |
| 14 | Darlington | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 0.71 |
| 15 | Brentford | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 0.71 |
| 16 | Stockport County | 10 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 0.90 |
| 17 | Barnsley | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 0.86 |
| 18 | Exeter City | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 19 | Torquay United | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 8 | 0.42 |
| 20 | Scunthorpe United | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 21 | Watford | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 0.53 |
| 22 | Hartlepool | 10 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 0.76 |
| 23 | Workington | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 0.25 |
| 24 | Southport | 10 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 2 | 0.33 |
