| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | W | D | L | F | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lincoln City | 46 | 74 | +72 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 111 | 39 |
| 2 | Northampton Town | 46 | 68 | +47 | 29 | 10 | 7 | 87 | 40 |
| 3 | Reading | 46 | 60 | +19 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 70 | 51 |
| 4 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 58 | +34 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 89 | 55 |
| 5 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 56 | +15 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 56 | 41 |
| 6 | AFC Bournemouth | 46 | 52 | +9 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 57 | 48 |
| 7 | Exeter City | 46 | 50 | +9 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 56 | 47 |
| 8 | Watford | 46 | 50 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 18 | 62 | 62 |
| 9 | 46 | 50 | -8 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 55 | 63 | |
| 10 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 49 | +6 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 75 | 69 |
| 11 | Swansea City | 46 | 47 | +9 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 66 | 57 |
| 12 | Barnsley | 46 | 44 | +4 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 52 | 48 |
| 13 | Cambridge United | 46 | 43 | -4 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 58 | 62 |
| 14 | Hartlepool | 46 | 42 | -16 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 62 | 78 |
| 15 | Rochdale | 46 | 42 | -14 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 40 | 54 |
| 16 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 41 | +1 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 58 | 57 |
| 17 | Bradford City | 46 | 41 | -2 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 63 | 65 |
| 18 | Brentford | 46 | 41 | -4 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 56 | 60 |
| 19 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 38 | -9 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 50 | 59 |
| 20 | 46 | 38 | -9 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 48 | 57 | |
| 21 | 46 | 38 | -33 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 43 | 76 | |
| 22 | Newport County | 46 | 35 | -33 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 57 | 90 |
| 23 | 46 | 26 | -36 | 8 | 10 | 28 | 41 | 77 | |
| 24 | 46 | 21 | -57 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 30 | 87 |
Content retrieved from: http://stats.football.co.uk/league_tables/1975_1976/league_two/index.shtml.
