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      SOUTHERN LEAGUE  PREMIER DIVISION
1976/77
      P W D L F A Pts
      1 Wimbledon 42 28 7 7 64 22 63 Promoted
      2 Minehead 42 23 12 7 73 39 58
      3 Kettering Town 42 20 16 6 66 46 56
      4 Bath City 42 20 15 7 51 30 55
      5 Nuneaton Borough 42 20 11 11 52 35 51
      6 Bedford Town 42 17 14 11 54 47 48
      7 Yeovil Town 42 15 16 11 54 42 46
      8 Dover 42 13 16 13 46 43 42
      9 Grantham 42 14 12 16 55 50 40
      10 Maidstone United 42 13 14 15 46 50 40
      11 Gravesend & Northfleet 42 13 13 16 38 43 39
      12 AP Leamington 42 12 15 15 44 53 39
      13 Redditch United 42 12 14 16 45 54 38
      14 Wealdstone 42 13 12 17 54 66 38
      15 Hillingdon Borough 42 14 10 18 45 59 38
      16 Atherstone Town 42 14 9 19 41 49 37
      17 Weymouth 42 16 5 21 53 73 37
      18 Dartford 42 13 10 19 52 57 36
      19 Telford United 42 11 12 19 36 50 34
      20 Chelmsford City 42 9 13 20 56 68 31
      21 Burton Albion 42 10 10 22 41 52 30
      22 Margate 42 9 10 23 47 85 28
     
     

For the first time the number of non-league clubs allowed to seek election to the Football League was limited to two. Wimbledon of the Southern League and Altrincham from the Northern Premier League joined the four sides seeking re-election in the vote for a League place. Voting -

44 votes Halifax Town Re-elected to the League
43 Hartlepool United 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