| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | W | D | L | F | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cambridge United | 46 | 65 | +47 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 87 | 40 |
| 2 | Exeter City | 46 | 62 | +24 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 70 | 46 |
| 3 | Colchester United | 46 | 59 | +34 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 77 | 43 |
| 4 | Bradford City | 46 | 59 | +27 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 78 | 51 |
| 5 | Swansea City | 46 | 58 | +24 | 25 | 8 | 13 | 92 | 68 |
| 6 | Barnsley | 46 | 55 | +23 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 62 | 39 |
| 7 | Watford | 46 | 51 | +17 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 67 | 50 |
| 8 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 51 | +6 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 71 | 65 |
| 9 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 50 | +11 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 60 | 49 |
| 10 | Southend United | 46 | 49 | +7 | 15 | 19 | 12 | 52 | 45 |
| 11 | 46 | 49 | -5 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 59 | 64 | |
| 12 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 49 | -13 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 47 | 60 |
| 13 | AFC Bournemouth | 46 | 48 | +10 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 54 | 44 |
| 14 | 46 | 45 | -4 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 53 | 57 | |
| 15 | Brentford | 46 | 43 | +1 | 18 | 7 | 21 | 77 | 76 |
| 16 | 46 | 43 | -8 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 59 | 67 | |
| 17 | Aldershot | 46 | 43 | -10 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 49 | 59 |
| 18 | Rochdale | 46 | 38 | -9 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 50 | 59 |
| 19 | Newport County | 46 | 38 | -16 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 42 | 58 |
| 20 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 37 | -24 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 49 | 73 |
| 21 | Halifax Town | 46 | 36 | -11 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 47 | 58 |
| 22 | Hartlepool | 46 | 32 | -26 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 47 | 73 |
| 23 | 46 | 25 | -44 | 3 | 19 | 24 | 33 | 77 | |
| 24 | 46 | 19 | -61 | 4 | 11 | 31 | 41 | 102 |
Content retrieved from: http://stats.football.co.uk/league_tables/1976_1977/league_two/index.shtml.
