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      DIVISION 4    1976/77
     
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  Leading League goalscorer:
Brian Joicey 
(Barnsley)
 25  goals

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

The quickest own-goal in League history was recorded on Monday January 3rd 1977. Visiting Cambridge United kicked off at Torquay United, Ian Seddon hit a high ball into the Torquay penalty area which was headed in past his own 'keeper by Gulls defender Pat Kruse - after just six seconds! Amazingly Torquay scored another own-goal later in the match so in fact scored all four goals in the 2-2 draw.

 

   Results 1 Cambridge United 46 26 13 7 87 40 65 Promoted
    2 Exeter City 46 25 12 9 70 46 62 Promoted
    3 Colchester United 46 25 9 12 77 43 59 Promoted
    4 Bradford City 46 23 13 10 78 51 59 Promoted
    5 Swansea City 46 25 8 13 92 68 58
    6 Barnsley 46 23 9 14 62 39 55
    Results 7 Watford 46 18 15 13 67 50 51
    8 Doncaster Rovers 46 21 9 16 71 65 51
    9 Huddersfield Town 46 19 12 15 60 49 50
    10 Southend United 46 15 19 12 52 45 49
    11 Darlington 46 18 13 15 59 64 49
    12 Crewe Alexandra 46 19 11 16 47 60 49
    Results 13 Bournemouth 46 15 18 13 54 44 48
    14 Stockport County 46 13 19 14 53 57 45
    Results 15 Brentford 46 18 7 21 77 76 43
    16 Torquay United 46 17 9 20 59 67 43
    17 Aldershot 46 16 11 19 49 59 43
    18 Rochdale 46 13 12 21 50 59 38
    19 Newport County 46 14 10 22 42 58 38
    20 Scunthorpe United 46 13 11 22 49 73 37
    21 Halifax Town 46 11 14 21 47 58 36 Re-election position
    22 Hartlepool 46 10 12 24 47 73 32 Re-election position
    23 Southport 46 3 19 24 33 77 25 Re-election position
    24 Workington 46 4 11 31 41 102 19

Re-election position

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R 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 joined Altrincham from the Northern Premier League in the vote for League membership. Voting -

44 votes 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  Left League Not re-elected to the League
12 Altrincham Not elected to the League
Click on Southern League 1976/77 for Wimbledon's final non-league table.
Results from the first Saturday of the season -
Saturday August 21st 1976
Aldershot 2 - 1 Bradford City
Brentford 0 - 1 Barnsley
Cambridge United 2 - 0 Colchester United
Halifax Town 2 - 3 Bournemouth
Hartlepool 2 - 2 Exeter City
Newport County 0 - 1 Stockport County
Scunthorpe United 0 - 1 Rochdale
Southend United 2 - 1 Watford
Southport 2 - 2 Doncaster Rovers
Swansea City 2 - 1 Darlington
Torquay United 1 - 0 Huddersfield Town
Workington 1 - 0 Crewe Alexandra
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
     
     
     

 

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