| Season | 1975–76 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Liverpool |
1976–77 → | |
The1975–76 season was the 77th completed season ofThe Football League.
Liverpool won their first major trophy underBob Paisley by narrowly winning the league title after heated competition fromQueens Park Rangers. They also lifted theUEFA Cup for the second time in their history.Dave Sexton's QPR side failed to win their first-ever league title but still managed to finish in their highest ever position of runners-up and qualify for the UEFA Cup. Following QPR into Europe wereTommy Docherty's promising youngManchester United side,Dave Mackay's defending championsDerby County andJimmy Armfield'sLeeds United.
Going down wereWolverhampton Wanderers,Burnley andSheffield United.
Bertie Mee, 57, retired after ten years as manager ofArsenal. The highlights of his career had been theInter-Cities Fairs Cup triumph of 1970 andthe Double win 1971, but Arsenal had fallen behind the best in recent seasons and Mee handed over the reins toTerry Neill.
Three years after winning theFA Cup,Bob Stokoe'sSunderland finally won promotion to the top flight as Second Division champions.Bristol City andWest Bromwich Albion occupied the two other promotion places.Oxford United,York City andPortsmouth went down to the Third Division.
The division's biggest headline hitters wereSouthampton, who finished sixth in the league but surprised the footballing world by overcoming Manchester United to win the FA Cup.
Hereford United won the Third Division title to reach the Second Division just four years after joining the league. Also going up to the Second Division wereCardiff City andMillwall.Aldershot,Colchester United,Southend United andHalifax Town were relegated to the Fourth Division. Narrowly avoiding the drop wereSheffield Wednesday, who a decade before were one of the most feared sides in England and during the interwar years had won the league championship and the FA Cup.
The 32-year-oldGraham Taylor achieved the first success of his managerial career by winning the Fourth Division title withLincoln City. Their points tally is an English record under the 2 points for a win system for any of the top 4 divisions. He was linked with several job vacancies in the First and Second Divisions but surprised everyone by taking over atElton John'sWatford, who were still in the Fourth Division. It was to be the start of a long and successful association with the Hornets for Taylor. Joining Lincoln in the Third Division wereNorthampton Town,Reading andTranmere Rovers. 1975–76 had finally brought something positive after a decade of trauma for Northampton Town, which had seen them slump from the First Division to the Fourth Division.
This year, the Football League voted in favour of the bottom four clubs in the Fourth Division and there were no departures or arrivals in the league for1976–77.
The tables and results below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found atThe Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website[1] and inRothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79,[2] 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 1975-76 season was the last season that the goal average system was used.
Since theFourth Division was established in the1958–59 season, the bottom four teams of that division have been required to apply forre-election.[2]
| Season | 1975–76 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Liverpool 9thEnglish title |
| Relegated | Wolverhampton Wanderers Burnley Sheffield United |
| European Cup | Liverpool |
| UEFA Cup | Queens Park Rangers Manchester United Derby County Manchester City |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,230 (2.66 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Ted MacDougall (23 goals)[3] |
| Biggest home win | Arsenal 5–0Coventry City (11 October 1975) Queens Park Rangers 5–0Everton (11 October 1975) Newcastle United 5–0Everton (10 January 1976) Arsenal 6–1West Ham United (20 March 1976) Tottenham Hotspur 5–0Sheffield United (27 March 1976) Wolverhampton Wanderers 5–0Newcastle United (10 April 1976) |
| Biggest away win | Birmingham City 1–5West Ham United (1 November 1975) Burnley 1–5Wolverhampton Wanderers (15 November 1975) Derby County 1–5Queens Park Rangers (23 April 1976) Ipswich Town 2–6Derby County (24 April 1976) |
| Highest scoring | Norwich City 5–3Aston Villa (23 April 1976) |
1976–77 → | |
Liverpool won their first silverware underBob Paisley by lifting their secondUEFA Cup, and winning the league title. They won eight of their last nine matches[4] and finished one point ahead of QPR, who achieved the highest finish of their history. Manchester United's revival underTommy Docherty continued as they finished third in the league and reached their first cup final of the 1970s, where they took on Second Division underdogs Southampton in theFA Cup Final but surprisingly lost 1-0. Defending champions Derby County surrendered their title crown but managed a decent fourth-place finish in the league. Leeds United completed the top five but were denied a place in the UEFA Cup as they were still banned from Europe following the antics of their fans at the1975 European Cup Final. Manchester City triumphed over Newcastle United in the final of the League Cup to win their first major trophy for six years.
FA Cup holders West Ham United finished 18th in the league but did enjoy a good run in Europe, finishing runners-up in theEuropean Cup Winners' Cup. Arsenal endured another disappointing season as they finished 17th.
Sheffield United, who had finished sixth a year earlier, went down in bottom place after winning just six league games all season. They were joined by Burnley and Wolves.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool(C) | 42 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 66 | 31 | 2.129 | 60 | Qualification for theEuropean Cup first round |
| 2 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 67 | 33 | 2.030 | 59 | Qualification for theUEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Manchester United | 42 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 68 | 42 | 1.619 | 56 | |
| 4 | Derby County | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 75 | 58 | 1.293 | 53 | |
| 5 | Leeds United | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 65 | 46 | 1.413 | 51 | |
| 6 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 54 | 48 | 1.125 | 46 | |
| 7 | Leicester City | 42 | 13 | 19 | 10 | 48 | 51 | 0.941 | 45 | |
| 8 | Manchester City | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 64 | 46 | 1.391 | 43 | Qualification for theUEFA Cup first round |
| 9 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 63 | 63 | 1.000 | 43 | |
| 10 | Norwich City | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 58 | 58 | 1.000 | 42 | |
| 11 | Everton | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 60 | 66 | 0.909 | 42 | |
| 12 | Stoke City | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 48 | 50 | 0.960 | 41 | |
| 13 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 46 | 45 | 1.022 | 40 | |
| 14 | Coventry City | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 47 | 57 | 0.825 | 40 | |
| 15 | Newcastle United | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 71 | 62 | 1.145 | 39 | |
| 16 | Aston Villa | 42 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 51 | 59 | 0.864 | 39 | |
| 17 | Arsenal | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 47 | 53 | 0.887 | 36 | |
| 18 | West Ham United | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 48 | 71 | 0.676 | 36 | |
| 19 | Birmingham City | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 57 | 75 | 0.760 | 33 | |
| 20 | Wolverhampton Wanderers(R) | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 51 | 68 | 0.750 | 30 | Relegation to theSecond Division |
| 21 | Burnley(R) | 42 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 43 | 66 | 0.652 | 28 | |
| 22 | Sheffield United(R) | 42 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 33 | 82 | 0.402 | 22 |
| Home \ Away | ARS | AST | BIR | BUR | COV | DER | EVE | IPS | LEE | LEI | LIV | MCI | MUN | MID | NEW | NWC | QPR | SHU | STK | TOT | WHU | WOL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 6–1 | 2–1 | |
| Aston Villa | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | |
| Birmingham City | 3–1 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–5 | 0–1 | |
| Burnley | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 4–4 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–5 | |
| Coventry City | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | |
| Derby County | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–5 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 3–2 | |
| Everton | 0–0 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
| Ipswich Town | 2–0 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–6 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 3–0 | |
| Leeds United | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | |
| Leicester City | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 2–0 | |
| Liverpool | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 5–3 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | |
| Manchester City | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | |
| Manchester United | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | |
| Middlesbrough | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | |
| Newcastle United | 2–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 4–3 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 5–1 | |
| Norwich City | 3–1 | 5–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Queens Park Rangers | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | |
| Sheffield United | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–4 | |
| Stoke City | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 0–0 | 5–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| West Ham United | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Season | 1975–76 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Sunderland |
| Promoted | Sunderland Bristol City West Bromwich Albion |
| Relegated | Oxford United York City Portsmouth |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Southampton |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,106 (2.39 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Derek Hales (28 goals)[3] |
| Biggest home win | Bolton Wanderers 5–0Charlton Athletic (4 October 1975) |
| Biggest away win | Charlton Athletic 1–5Luton Town (3 December 1975) Charlton Athletic 0–4Bolton Wanderers (24 April 1976) |
| Highest scoring | Blackpool 4–3Southampton (20 September 1975) |
1976–77 → | |
Three years after making history as the first postwar FA Cup winners from outside the top flight, Sunderland finally made their way back to the First Division after six years away by winning the Second Division title. Runners-up Bristol City achieved promotion after 65 years away from the First Division, finishing level on points with West Bromwich Albion.
Bolton Wanderers missed out on promotion by a single point, while Southampton compensated for a failed promotion bid by winning the FA Cup at the expense of Manchester United - the first major trophy of their history.
Nottingham Forest progressed to eighth place in their first full season under the management ofBrian Clough, while Chelsea's first season at this level for more than a decade produced a disappointing 11th-place finish, with financial problems still blighting the club.
Portsmouth, York City and Oxford United went down to the Third Division.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunderland(C, P) | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 67 | 36 | 1.861 | 56 | Promotion to theFirst Division |
| 2 | Bristol City(P) | 42 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 59 | 35 | 1.686 | 53 | |
| 3 | West Bromwich Albion(P) | 42 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 50 | 33 | 1.515 | 53 | |
| 4 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 64 | 38 | 1.684 | 52 | |
| 5 | Notts County | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 60 | 41 | 1.463 | 49 | |
| 6 | Southampton | 42 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 66 | 50 | 1.320 | 49 | Qualification for theCup Winners' Cup first round[a] |
| 7 | Luton Town | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 61 | 51 | 1.196 | 48 | |
| 8 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 55 | 40 | 1.375 | 46 | |
| 9 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 61 | 72 | 0.847 | 42 | |
| 10 | Blackpool | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 40 | 49 | 0.816 | 42 | |
| 11 | Chelsea | 42 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 53 | 54 | 0.981 | 40 | |
| 12 | Fulham | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 45 | 47 | 0.957 | 40 | |
| 13 | Orient | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 37 | 39 | 0.949 | 40 | |
| 14 | Hull City | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 45 | 49 | 0.918 | 39 | |
| 15 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 45 | 50 | 0.900 | 38 | |
| 16 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 48 | 54 | 0.889 | 38 | |
| 17 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 57 | 68 | 0.838 | 38 | |
| 18 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 38 | 50 | 0.760 | 38 | |
| 19 | Carlisle United | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 45 | 59 | 0.763 | 37 | |
| 20 | Oxford United(R) | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 39 | 59 | 0.661 | 33 | Relegation to theThird Division |
| 21 | York City(R) | 42 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 39 | 71 | 0.549 | 28 | |
| 22 | Portsmouth(R) | 42 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 32 | 61 | 0.525 | 25 |
| Home \ Away | BLB | BLP | BOL | BRI | BRR | CRL | CHA | CHE | FUL | HUL | LUT | NOT | NTC | OLD | ORI | OXF | PLY | POR | SOU | SUN | WBA | YOR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn Rovers | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | |
| Blackpool | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | |
| Bolton Wanderers | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | |
| Bristol City | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 4–1 | |
| Bristol Rovers | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| Carlisle United | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Charlton Athletic | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–5 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | |
| Chelsea | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | |
| Fulham | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | |
| Hull City | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Luton Town | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | |
| Nottingham Forest | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | |
| Notts County | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 4–0 | |
| Oldham Athletic | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 5–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | |
| Orient | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
| Oxford United | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | |
| Plymouth Argyle | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Portsmouth | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | |
| Southampton | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | |
| Sunderland | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
| West Bromwich Albion | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | |
| York City | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 |
| Season | 1975–76 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Hereford United |
| Promoted | Hereford United Cardiff City Millwall |
| Relegated | Aldershot Colchester United Southend United Halifax Town |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Cardiff City |
| Matches | 552 |
| Goals | 1,440 (2.61 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Dixie McNeil (35 goals)[3] |
1976–77 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hereford United(C, P) | 46 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 86 | 55 | 1.564 | 63 | Promotion to theSecond Division |
| 2 | Cardiff City(P) | 46 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 69 | 48 | 1.438 | 57 | Cup Winners' Cup preliminary round and promotion to theSecond Division |
| 3 | Millwall(P) | 46 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 54 | 43 | 1.256 | 56 | Promotion to theSecond Division |
| 4 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 78 | 53 | 1.472 | 53 | |
| 5 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 61 | 46 | 1.326 | 53 | |
| 6 | Wrexham | 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 66 | 55 | 1.200 | 52 | |
| 7 | Walsall | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 74 | 61 | 1.213 | 50 | |
| 8 | Preston North End | 46 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 62 | 57 | 1.088 | 48 | |
| 9 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 61 | 59 | 1.034 | 48 | |
| 10 | Peterborough United | 46 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 63 | 63 | 1.000 | 48 | |
| 11 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 58 | 52 | 1.115 | 47 | |
| 12 | Port Vale | 46 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 55 | 54 | 1.019 | 46 | |
| 13 | Bury | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 51 | 46 | 1.109 | 44 | |
| 14 | Chesterfield | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 69 | 69 | 1.000 | 43 | |
| 15 | Gillingham | 46 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 58 | 68 | 0.853 | 43 | |
| 16 | Rotherham United | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 54 | 65 | 0.831 | 42 | |
| 17 | Chester | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 43 | 62 | 0.694 | 42 | |
| 18 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 62 | 74 | 0.838 | 40 | |
| 19 | Swindon Town | 46 | 16 | 8 | 22 | 62 | 75 | 0.827 | 40 | |
| 20 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 48 | 59 | 0.814 | 40 | |
| 21 | Aldershot(R) | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 59 | 75 | 0.787 | 39 | Relegation to theFourth Division |
| 22 | Colchester United(R) | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 41 | 65 | 0.631 | 38 | |
| 23 | Southend United(R) | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 65 | 75 | 0.867 | 37 | |
| 24 | Halifax Town(R) | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 41 | 61 | 0.672 | 35 |
| Home \ Away | ALD | B&HA | BRY | CAR | CHE | CHF | COL | CRY | GIL | GRI | HAL | HER | MAN | MIL | PET | PTV | PNE | ROT | SHW | SHR | STD | SWI | WAL | WRE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldershot | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 6–0 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | |
| Bury | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |
| Cardiff City | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | |
| Chester | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | |
| Chesterfield | 5–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 6–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Colchester United | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | |
| Crystal Palace | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | |
| Gillingham | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | |
| Grimsby Town | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | |
| Halifax Town | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
| Hereford United | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | |
| Mansfield Town | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | |
| Millwall | 4–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
| Peterborough United | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | |
| Port Vale | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | |
| Preston North End | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–4 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | |
| Rotherham United | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 3–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| Shrewsbury Town | 5–3 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | |
| Southend United | 0–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 5–2 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | |
| Swindon Town | 6–3 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 2–2 | |
| Walsall | 4–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | |
| Wrexham | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–3 |
| Season | 1975–76 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Lincoln City (1st title) |
| Promoted | Northampton Town Reading Tranmere Rovers |
| Failed re-election | None |
| Matches | 552 |
| Goals | 1,442 (2.61 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Ronnie Moore (Tranmere Rovers), 34[3] |
1976–77 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lincoln City(C, P) | 46 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 111 | 39 | 2.846 | 74 | Promotion to theThird Division |
| 2 | Northampton Town(P) | 46 | 29 | 10 | 7 | 87 | 40 | 2.175 | 68 | |
| 3 | Reading(P) | 46 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 70 | 51 | 1.373 | 60 | |
| 4 | Tranmere Rovers(P) | 46 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 89 | 55 | 1.618 | 58 | |
| 5 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 56 | 41 | 1.366 | 56 | |
| 6 | Bournemouth | 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 57 | 48 | 1.188 | 52 | |
| 7 | Exeter City | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 56 | 47 | 1.191 | 50 | |
| 8 | Watford | 46 | 22 | 6 | 18 | 62 | 62 | 1.000 | 50 | |
| 9 | Torquay United | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 55 | 63 | 0.873 | 50 | |
| 10 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 75 | 69 | 1.087 | 49 | |
| 11 | Swansea City | 46 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 66 | 57 | 1.158 | 47 | |
| 12 | Barnsley | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 52 | 48 | 1.083 | 44 | |
| 13 | Cambridge United | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 58 | 62 | 0.935 | 43 | |
| 14 | Hartlepool | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 62 | 78 | 0.795 | 42 | |
| 15 | Rochdale | 46 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 40 | 54 | 0.741 | 42 | |
| 16 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 58 | 57 | 1.018 | 41 | |
| 17 | Bradford City | 46 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 63 | 65 | 0.969 | 41 | |
| 18 | Brentford | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 56 | 60 | 0.933 | 41 | |
| 19 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 50 | 59 | 0.847 | 38 | |
| 20 | Darlington | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 48 | 57 | 0.842 | 38 | |
| 21 | Stockport County | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 43 | 76 | 0.566 | 38 | Re-elected |
| 22 | Newport County | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 57 | 90 | 0.633 | 35 | |
| 23 | Southport | 46 | 8 | 10 | 28 | 41 | 77 | 0.532 | 26 | |
| 24 | Workington | 46 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 30 | 87 | 0.345 | 21 |
| Home \ Away | BOU | BAR | BRA | BRE | CAM | CRE | DAR | DON | EXE | HAR | HUD | LIN | NPC | NOR | REA | ROC | SCU | SOU | STP | SWA | TOR | TRA | WAT | WRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFC Bournemouth | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | |
| Barnsley | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
| Bradford City | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 3–4 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–5 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Brentford | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | |
| Cambridge United | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 4–1 | |
| Crewe Alexandra | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 6–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | |
| Darlington | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Doncaster Rovers | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 5–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 5–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | |
| Exeter City | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 5–4 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | |
| Hartlepool | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 2–4 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | |
| Huddersfield Town | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| Lincoln City | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 4–1 | |
| Newport County | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 2–3 | |
| Northampton Town | 6–0 | 5–0 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | |
| Reading | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | |
| Rochdale | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Scunthorpe United | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | |
| Southport | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | |
| Stockport County | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 4–1 | |
| Swansea City | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | |
| Torquay United | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Tranmere Rovers | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 7–1 | 3–0 | 6–0 | |
| Watford | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | |
| Workington | 1–3 | 1–7 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–3 |
| # | Football club | Home games | Average attendance[5] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester United | 21 | 54,750 |
| 2 | Liverpool FC | 21 | 41,623 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 21 | 38,874 |
| 4 | Manchester City | 21 | 34,280 |
| 5 | Newcastle United | 21 | 33,060 |
| 6 | Leeds United | 21 | 31,511 |
| 7 | Derby County | 21 | 28,350 |
| 8 | Birmingham City | 21 | 28,003 |
| 9 | Tottenham Hotspur | 21 | 27,836 |
| 10 | West Ham United | 21 | 27,417 |
| 11 | Everton FC | 21 | 27,115 |
| 12 | Arsenal FC | 21 | 26,945 |
| 13 | Ipswich Town | 21 | 25,366 |
| 14 | Queens Park Rangers | 21 | 23,850 |
| 15 | Sheffield United | 21 | 23,549 |
| 16 | Middlesbrough FC | 21 | 23,223 |
| 17 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 21 | 22,951 |
| 18 | Norwich City | 21 | 22,760 |
| 19 | Stoke City | 21 | 22,314 |
| 20 | Leicester City | 21 | 22,049 |
| 21 | Coventry City | 21 | 19,370 |
| 22 | Burnley FC | 21 | 18,120 |