Football League Fourth Division 1976/77

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Football League Fourth Division 1976/77
master Cambridge United
Climbers Cambridge United
Exeter City
Colchester United
Bradford City
Relegated AFC Workington
Teams 24
Games 552
Gates 1,423  (ø 2.58 per game)
Top scorer Brian Joicey ( Barnsley FC )
← Football League Fourth Division 1975/76
^ Football League Third Division 1976/77

The Football League Fourth Division 1976/77 was the 19th season of the fourth highest English football league . The top four teams were promoted to the Football League Third Division .

After the end of the season, AFC Workington was replaced by Wimbledon FC . The Halifax Town , Hartlepools United and FC Southport , which were also among the last four , received enough votes in the re-election process of the league association to be allowed to participate again in the Fourth Division in the following 1977/78 season.

For the first time, when there was a tie, the goal difference was used instead of the goal quotient to determine the order within the table.

Closing table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Cambridge United  46  26th  13  7th 087:400 +47 65:27
 2. Exeter City  46  25th  12  9 070:460 +24 62:30
 3. Colchester United (A)  46  25th  9  12 077:430 +34 59:33
 4th Bradford City  46  23  13  10 078:510 +27 59:33
 5. WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Swansea City  46  25th  8th  13 092:680 +24 58:34
 6th Barnsley FC  46  23  9  14th 062:390 +23 55:37
 7th Watford FC  46  18th  15th  13 067:500 +17 51:41
 8th. Doncaster Rovers  46  21st  9  16 071:650  +6 51:41
 9. Huddersfield Town  46  19th  12  15th 060:490 +11 50:42
10. Southend United (A)  46  15th  19th  12 052:450  +7 49:43
11. Darlington FC  46  18th  13  15th 059:640  −5 49:43
12. Crewe Alexandra  46  19th  11  16 047:600 −13 49:43
13. Bournemouth AFC  46  15th  18th  13 054:440 +10 48:44
14th Stockport County  46  13  19th  14th 053:570  −4 45:47
15th Brentford FC  46  18th  7th  21st 077:760  +1 43:49
16. Torquay United  46  17th  9  20th 059:670  −8 43:49
17th FC Aldershot (A)  46  16  11  19th 049:590 −10 43:49
18th Rochdale AFC  46  13  12  21st 050:590  −9 38:54
19th WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Newport County  46  14th  10  22nd 042:580 −16 38:54
20th Scunthorpe United  46  13  11  22nd 049:730 −24 37:55
21st Halifax Town (A)  46  11  14th  21st 047:580 −11 36:56
22nd Hartlepools United  46  10  12  24 047:730 −26 32:60
23. Southport FC  46  3  19th  24 033:770 −44 25:67
24. AFC Workington  46  4th  11  31 041: 102 −61 19:73

Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored

  • Promoted to the Football League Third Division 1977/78
  • Relegated from the Football League Fourth Division
    • (A) Relegated from the Football League Third Division 1975/76

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