| Season | 1976–77 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Liverpool |
| Relegated | Workington |
1977–78 → | |
The1976–77 season was the 78th completed season ofThe Football League.
As of this season, goal difference (GD in league tables) was used to separate the clubs finishing level on points. The earlier system, used from the season 1894–95 until the 1975–76 had been the so-called goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), or more properly put, goal ratio. In case one or more teams had the same positive goal difference, this earlier system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals. Now the system would favour the teams that had scored more goals, and it was hoped that more goals would be seen as a result of this new system.
The season was also the first in which the referee used theyellow card and the red card, with the yellow to caution the offending player, and the red to show spectators and viewers that the player had been ejected from the game. Writing inThe Observer, sportswriter Bob Houston noted that the season opener was "the day the Football League went Continental, arming its referees with those coloured cards we've all learned to watch for in European and World Cup matches."[1]
On 2 October 1976,Dave Wagstaffe ofBlackburn Rovers became the first player in Football League history to be shown the red card when he was sent off in a 1-0 win overOrient in a Division 2 match.[2]
Liverpool retained their league championship trophy and won their firstEuropean Cup to confirmBob Paisley as a successful replacement forBill Shankly in his third season at the helm.Tottenham Hotspur andStoke City's long spells in the First Division came to an end with relegation. Stoke sacked their managerTony Waddington. On the last day of the season,Coventry City andBristol City played outa controversial 2–2 draw, with play virtually stopping when it was heard thatSunderland had lost toEverton. Both clubs survived while Sunderland was relegated.
AfterManchester United manager Tommy Docherty had admitted his affair with the wife of the club's physiotherapist, the club's directors decided that he had broken their moral code and he was sacked.
Wolverhampton Wanderers,Chelsea andNottingham Forest gained promotion to the First Division.Brian Clough's Forest would achieve success beyond the dreams of most supporters over the next few seasons.Carlisle United,Plymouth Argyle andHereford United occupied the three relegation places. Hereford became the first club to finish bottom of the Second Division after winning the Third Division the previous season.
Mansfield Town,Brighton & Hove Albion andCrystal Palace were the three teams promoted to the Second Division. Palace's manager was a certainTerry Venables who would enjoy more success at Palace and elsewhere over the next 20 years. Going down wereReading,Northampton Town,Grimsby Town andYork City.
Cambridge United,Exeter City,Colchester United andBradford City occupied the four promotion places in the league's lowest division. A terrible season forWorkington was compounded by their failure to gain re-election to the Football League, a humiliation which saw them slip into theNorthern Premier League. In their place were Southern League championsWimbledon, who would make amazing progress over the next decade.
The British pop starElton John took over Fourth Division side Watford and installedGraham Taylor as manager. Former Arsenal managerBertie Mee came out of retirement to work at Watford as assistant to Graham Taylor. John immediately asserted his ambition by promising to bring First Division football to Watford.
The tables and results below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found atThe Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website[3] and inRothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79,[4] with home and away statistics separated.
Beginning with the season 1894–95, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), or more properly put, goal ratio. In case one or more teams had the same goal difference, this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with this season.
Re-election: During the first five seasons of the league, that is, until the season 1893–94, re-election process concerned the clubs which finished in the bottom four of the league. From the 1894–95 season and until the 1920–21 season the re-election process was required of the clubs which finished in the bottom three of the league. From the 1922–23 season on it was required of the bottom two teams of both Third Division North and Third Division South. Since theFourth Division was established in the1958–59 season, the re-election process has concerned the bottom four clubs in that division.[4]
| Season | 1976–77 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Liverpool 10thEnglish title |
| Relegated | Sunderland Stoke City Tottenham Hotspur |
| European Cup | Liverpool |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Manchester United |
| UEFA Cup | Aston Villa Ipswich Town Manchester City Newcastle United |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,183 (2.56 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Andy Gray Malcolm Macdonald (25 goals each)[5] |
| Biggest home win | Ipswich Town 7–0West Bromwich Albion (6 November 1976) |
| Biggest away win | Leicester City 0–5West Bromwich Albion (7 May 1977) |
| Highest scoring | Derby County 8–2Tottenham Hotspur (16 October 1976) |
1977–78 → | |
Despite failing to win any of their final four matches,[6] Liverpool retained the First Division title against a strong challenge by Manchester City and went on to win theEuropean Cup for the first time, although their bid for a unique treble was ended when they lost to Manchester United in thefinal of theFA Cup. Liverpool finished a point ahead of Manchester City in the league. Ipswich Town, Aston Villa and Newcastle United completed the top five. Newly promoted West Bromwich Albion finished seventh.
Tottenham Hotspur went down in bottom place after a 27-year run in the First Division, along with Stoke City who had been in the First Division continuously since 1963. The final relegation place went to Sunderland, just one year after promotion.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool(C) | 42 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 62 | 33 | +29 | 57 | Qualification for theEuropean Cup second round |
| 2 | Manchester City | 42 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 60 | 34 | +26 | 56 | Qualification for theUEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 66 | 39 | +27 | 52 | |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 42 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 76 | 50 | +26 | 51 | |
| 5 | Newcastle United | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 64 | 49 | +15 | 49 | |
| 6 | Manchester United | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 71 | 62 | +9 | 47 | Qualification for theEuropean Cup Winners' Cup first round[a] |
| 7 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 62 | 56 | +6 | 45 | |
| 8 | Arsenal | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 64 | 59 | +5 | 43 | |
| 9 | Everton | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 62 | 64 | −2 | 42 | |
| 10 | Leeds United | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 48 | 51 | −3 | 42 | |
| 11 | Leicester City | 42 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 47 | 60 | −13 | 42 | |
| 12 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 40 | 45 | −5 | 41 | |
| 13 | Birmingham City | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 63 | 61 | +2 | 38 | |
| 14 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 47 | 52 | −5 | 38 | |
| 15 | Derby County | 42 | 9 | 19 | 14 | 50 | 55 | −5 | 37 | |
| 16 | Norwich City | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 47 | 64 | −17 | 37 | |
| 17 | West Ham United | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 46 | 65 | −19 | 36 | |
| 18 | Bristol City | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 38 | 48 | −10 | 35 | |
| 19 | Coventry City | 42 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 48 | 59 | −11 | 35 | |
| 20 | Sunderland(R) | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 46 | 54 | −8 | 34 | Relegation to theSecond Division |
| 21 | Stoke City(R) | 42 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 28 | 51 | −23 | 34 | |
| 22 | Tottenham Hotspur(R) | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 48 | 72 | −24 | 33 |
| Home \ Away | ARS | AST | BIR | BRI | COV | DER | EVE | IPS | LEE | LEI | LIV | MCI | MUN | MID | NEW | NWC | QPR | STK | SUN | TOT | WBA | WHU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 3–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 5–3 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | |
| Aston Villa | 5–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | |
| Birmingham City | 3–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | |
| Bristol City | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | |
| Coventry City | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Derby County | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 8–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | |
| Everton | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | |
| Ipswich Town | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 7–0 | 4–1 | |
| Leeds United | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | |
| Leicester City | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–6 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–5 | 2–0 | |
| Liverpool | 2–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| Manchester City | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | |
| Manchester United | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | |
| Middlesbrough | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Newcastle United | 0–2 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
| Norwich City | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Queens Park Rangers | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Stoke City | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | |
| Sunderland | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 6–1 | 6–0 | |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | |
| West Bromwich Albion | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 3–0 | |
| West Ham United | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 5–3 | 0–0 |
| Season | 1976–77 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Promoted | Wolverhampton Wanderers Chelsea Nottingham Forest |
| Relegated | Carlisle United Plymouth Argyle Hereford United |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Cardiff City |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,290 (2.79 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Mickey Walsh (26 goals)[5] |
| Biggest home win | Blackburn Rovers 6–1Notts County (9 October 1976) Nottingham Forest 6–1Sheffield United (9 October 1976) Fulham 5–0Oldham Athletic (4 December 1976) Fulham 6–1Orient (7 March 1977) Luton Town 5–0Carlisle United (26 March 1977) |
| Biggest away win | Carlisle United 0–6Southampton (22 January 1977) |
| Highest scoring | Charlton Athletic 6–2Southampton (24 September 1976) Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–6Southampton (5 October 1976) Burnley 4–4Charlton Athletic (16 October 1976) Oldham Athletic 3–5Hereford United (16 April 1977) |
1977–78 → | |
Wolverhampton Wanderers achieved an instant return to the First Division as champions of the Second Division, while runners-up Chelsea regained their top flight status two years after losing it.Brian Clough steered Nottingham Forest into the final promotion place, while Bolton Wanderers and Blackpool missed out by a single point.
Hereford United, Plymouth Argyle and Carlisle United went down to the Third Division.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers(C, P) | 42 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 84 | 45 | +39 | 57 | Promotion to theFirst Division |
| 2 | Chelsea(P) | 42 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 73 | 53 | +20 | 55 | |
| 3 | Nottingham Forest(P) | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 77 | 43 | +34 | 52 | |
| 4 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 75 | 54 | +21 | 51 | |
| 5 | Blackpool | 42 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 58 | 42 | +16 | 51 | |
| 6 | Luton Town | 42 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 67 | 48 | +19 | 48 | |
| 7 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 71 | 58 | +13 | 48 | |
| 8 | Notts County | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 65 | 60 | +5 | 48 | |
| 9 | Southampton | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 72 | 67 | +5 | 44 | |
| 10 | Millwall | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 57 | 53 | +4 | 43 | |
| 11 | Sheffield United | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 54 | 63 | −9 | 40 | |
| 12 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 42 | 54 | −12 | 39 | |
| 13 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 52 | 64 | −12 | 38 | |
| 14 | Hull City | 42 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 45 | 53 | −8 | 37 | |
| 15 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 53 | 68 | −15 | 37 | |
| 16 | Burnley | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 46 | 64 | −18 | 36 | |
| 17 | Fulham | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 54 | 61 | −7 | 35 | |
| 18 | Cardiff City | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 56 | 67 | −11 | 34 | Qualification for theCup Winners' Cup first round |
| 19 | Orient | 42 | 9 | 16 | 17 | 37 | 55 | −18 | 34 | |
| 20 | Carlisle United(R) | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 49 | 75 | −26 | 34 | Relegation to theThird Division |
| 21 | Plymouth Argyle(R) | 42 | 8 | 16 | 18 | 46 | 65 | −19 | 32 | |
| 22 | Hereford United(R) | 42 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 57 | 78 | −21 | 31 |
| Home \ Away | BLB | BLP | BOL | BRR | BUR | CAR | CRL | CHA | CHE | FUL | HER | HUL | LUT | MIL | NOT | NTC | OLD | ORI | PLY | SHU | SOU | WOL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn Rovers | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 6–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | |
| Blackpool | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | |
| Bolton Wanderers | 3–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–4 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | |
| Bristol Rovers | 0–0 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–5 | |
| Burnley | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–4 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | |
| Cardiff City | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | |
| Carlisle United | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 0–6 | 2–1 | |
| Charlton Athletic | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 5–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–3 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 6–2 | 1–1 | |
| Chelsea | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–3 | |
| Fulham | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–5 | 5–0 | 6–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| Hereford United | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–6 | |
| Hull City | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | |
| Luton Town | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 2–0 | |
| Millwall | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 2–5 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | |
| Nottingham Forest | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 6–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | |
| Notts County | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | |
| Oldham Athletic | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–5 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | |
| Orient | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–4 | |
| Plymouth Argyle | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| Sheffield United | 1–1 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | |
| Southampton | 2–0 | 3–3 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–6 |
| Season | 1976–77 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Mansfield Town (1st title) |
| Promoted | Brighton & Hove Albion Crystal Palace |
| Relegated | Grimsby Town Northampton Town Reading York City |
| Matches | 552 |
| Goals | 1,462 (2.65 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Peter Ward(Brighton & Hove Albion), 32[5] |
1977–78 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mansfield Town(C, P) | 46 | 28 | 8 | 10 | 78 | 42 | +36 | 64 | Promotion to theSecond Division |
| 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion(P) | 46 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 83 | 40 | +43 | 61 | |
| 3 | Crystal Palace(P) | 46 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 68 | 40 | +28 | 59 | |
| 4 | Rotherham United | 46 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 69 | 44 | +25 | 59 | |
| 5 | Wrexham | 46 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 80 | 54 | +26 | 58 | |
| 6 | Preston North End | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 64 | 43 | +21 | 54 | |
| 7 | Bury | 46 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 64 | 59 | +5 | 54 | |
| 8 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 65 | 55 | +10 | 53 | |
| 9 | Lincoln City | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 77 | 70 | +7 | 52 | |
| 10 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 65 | 59 | +6 | 47 | |
| 11 | Swindon Town | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 68 | 75 | −7 | 45 | |
| 12 | Gillingham | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 55 | 64 | −9 | 44 | |
| 13 | Chester | 46 | 18 | 8 | 20 | 48 | 58 | −10 | 44 | |
| 14 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 51 | 53 | −2 | 43 | |
| 15 | Walsall | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 57 | 65 | −8 | 41 | |
| 16 | Peterborough United | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 55 | 65 | −10 | 41 | |
| 17 | Oxford United | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 55 | 65 | −10 | 39 | |
| 18 | Chesterfield | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 56 | 64 | −8 | 38 | |
| 19 | Port Vale | 46 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 47 | 71 | −24 | 38 | |
| 20 | Portsmouth | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 53 | 70 | −17 | 36 | |
| 21 | Reading(R) | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 49 | 73 | −24 | 35 | Relegation to theFourth Division |
| 22 | Northampton Town(R) | 46 | 13 | 8 | 25 | 60 | 75 | −15 | 34 | |
| 23 | Grimsby Town(R) | 46 | 12 | 9 | 25 | 45 | 69 | −24 | 33 | |
| 24 | York City(R) | 46 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 50 | 89 | −39 | 32 |
| Home \ Away | B&HA | BRY | CHE | CHF | CRY | GIL | GRI | LIN | MAN | NOR | OXF | PET | POR | PTV | PNE | REA | ROT | SHW | SHR | SWI | TRA | WAL | WRE | YOR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 7–0 | 0–2 | 7–2 | |
| Bury | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–2 | |
| Chester | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | |
| Chesterfield | 1–1 | 7–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–6 | 2–0 | |
| Crystal Palace | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| Gillingham | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| Grimsby Town | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | |
| Lincoln City | 2–2 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 5–4 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| Mansfield Town | 1–1 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | |
| Northampton Town | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 5–3 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | |
| Oxford United | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 5–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | |
| Peterborough United | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–5 | 0–2 | 3–0 | |
| Portsmouth | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | |
| Port Vale | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–2 | |
| Preston North End | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–4 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 6–2 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | |
| Reading | 2–3 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
| Rotherham United | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | |
| Shrewsbury Town | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | |
| Swindon Town | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 5–1 | |
| Tranmere Rovers | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–4 | |
| Walsall | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 6–1 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | |
| Wrexham | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 6–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| York City | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Season | 1976–77 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Cambridge United (1st title) |
| Promoted | Bradford City Colchester United Exeter City |
| Failed re-election | Workington |
| Matches | 552 |
| Goals | 1,423 (2.58 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Brian Joicey(Barnsley), 25[5] |
1977–78 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cambridge United(C, P) | 46 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 87 | 40 | +47 | 65 | Promotion to theThird Division |
| 2 | Exeter City(P) | 46 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 70 | 46 | +24 | 62 | |
| 3 | Colchester United(P) | 46 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 77 | 43 | +34 | 59 | |
| 4 | Bradford City(P) | 46 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 78 | 51 | +27 | 59 | |
| 5 | Swansea City | 46 | 25 | 8 | 13 | 92 | 68 | +24 | 58 | |
| 6 | Barnsley | 46 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 62 | 39 | +23 | 55 | |
| 7 | Watford | 46 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 67 | 50 | +17 | 51 | |
| 8 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 71 | 65 | +6 | 51 | |
| 9 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 60 | 49 | +11 | 50 | |
| 10 | Southend United | 46 | 15 | 19 | 12 | 52 | 45 | +7 | 49 | |
| 11 | Darlington | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 59 | 64 | −5 | 49 | |
| 12 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 47 | 60 | −13 | 49 | |
| 13 | Bournemouth | 46 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 54 | 44 | +10 | 48 | |
| 14 | Stockport County | 46 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 53 | 57 | −4 | 45 | |
| 15 | Brentford | 46 | 18 | 7 | 21 | 77 | 76 | +1 | 43 | |
| 16 | Torquay United | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 59 | 67 | −8 | 43 | |
| 17 | Aldershot | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 49 | 59 | −10 | 43 | |
| 18 | Rochdale | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 50 | 59 | −9 | 38 | |
| 19 | Newport County | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 42 | 58 | −16 | 38 | |
| 20 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 49 | 73 | −24 | 37 | |
| 21 | Halifax Town | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 47 | 58 | −11 | 36 | Re-elected |
| 22 | Hartlepool | 46 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 47 | 73 | −26 | 32 | |
| 23 | Southport | 46 | 3 | 19 | 24 | 33 | 77 | −44 | 25 | |
| 24 | Workington(R) | 46 | 4 | 11 | 31 | 41 | 102 | −61 | 19 | Failed re-election and demoted to theNorthern Premier League |
| Home \ Away | BOU | ALD | BAR | BRA | BRE | CAM | COL | CRE | DAR | DON | EXE | HAL | HAR | HUD | NPC | ROC | SCU | STD | SOU | STP | SWA | TOR | WAT | WRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFC Bournemouth | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Aldershot | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| Barnsley | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | |
| Bradford City | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 4–1 | |
| Brentford | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 5–0 | |
| Cambridge United | 2–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 4–1 | |
| Colchester United | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 6–2 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | |
| Crewe Alexandra | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
| Darlington | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 5–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | |
| Doncaster Rovers | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 6–3 | |
| Exeter City | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | |
| Halifax Town | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 6–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 6–1 | |
| Hartlepool | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| Huddersfield Town | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | |
| Newport County | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | |
| Rochdale | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | |
| Scunthorpe United | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | |
| Southend United | 2–2 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| Southport | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | |
| Stockport County | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | |
| Swansea City | 3–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 5–3 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–4 | 4–1 | 1–4 | 4–0 | |
| Torquay United | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | |
| Watford | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | |
| Workington | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 0–1 |