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      DIVISION 3    1976/77
     
      P W D L F A Pts
  Leading League goalscorer:
Peter Ward
 (Brighton & Hove Albion)
 32  goals

Red and yellow cards were used for the first time in the Football League

The two League matches between Lincoln and Wrexham each had identical attendances - 7753.

   1 Mansfield Town 46 28 8 10 78 42 64 Promoted
    Results 2 Brighton & Hove Albion 46 25 11 10 83 40 61 Promoted
    Results 3 Crystal Palace 46 23 13 10 68 40 59 Promoted
    4 Rotherham United 46 22 15 9 69 44 59
    5 Wrexham 46 24 10 12 80 54 58
    6 Preston North End 46 21 12 13 64 43 54
    7 Bury 46 23 8 15 64 59 54
    8 Sheffield Wednesday 46 22 9 15 65 55 53
    9 Lincoln City 46 19 14 13 77 70 52
    10 Shrewsbury Town 46 18 11 17 65 59 47
    11 Swindon Town 46 15 15 16 68 75 45
    12 Gillingham 46 16 12 18 55 64 44
    13 Chester 46 18 8 20 48 58 44
    14 Tranmere Rovers 46 13 17 16 51 53 43
    15 Walsall 46 13 15 18 57 65 41
    Results 16 Peterborough United 46 13 15 18 55 65 41
    17 Oxford United 46 12 15 19 55 65 39
    18 Chesterfield 46 14 10 22 56 64 38
    19 Port Vale 46 11 16 19 47 71 38
    20 Portsmouth 46 11 14 21 53 70 36
    21 Reading 46 13 9 24 49 73 35 Relegated
    Results 22 Northampton Town 46 13 8 25 60 75 34 Relegated
    23 Grimsby Town 46 12 9 25 45 69 33 Relegated
      24 York City 46 10 12 24 50 89 32

Relegated