| 21 Aug 76 | r00        | BlackburnBlackburn | 3 - 1 | BoltonBolton |
| 21 Aug 76 | r00        | Bristol RoversBristol Rover | 1 - 4 | BlackpoolBlackpool |
| 21 Aug 76 | r00        | CharltonCharlton | 0 - 2 | CardiffCardiff |
| 21 Aug 76 | r00        | FulhamFulham | 2 - 2 | Nottingham F.Nottingham F. |
| 21 Aug 76 | r00        | Hereford United FCHereford Unit | 1 - 0 | HullHull |
| 21 Aug 76 | r00        | Leyton OrientLeyton Orient | 0 - 1 | ChelseaChelsea |
| 21 Aug 76 | r00        | LutonLuton | 2 - 0 | Sheffield UnitedSheffield Uni |
| 21 Aug 76 | r00        | Notts CountyNotts County | 1 - 2 | MillwallMillwall |
| 21 Aug 76 | r00        | OldhamOldham | 2 - 2 | PlymouthPlymouth |
| 21 Aug 76 | r00        | SouthamptonSouthampton | 1 - 2 | CarlisleCarlisle |
| 21 Aug 76 | r00        | WolvesWolves | 0 - 0 | BurnleyBurnley |
| 24 Aug 76 | r00        | BlackpoolBlackpool | 0 - 2 | OldhamOldham |
| 24 Aug 76 | r00        | BoltonBolton | 2 - 0 | Leyton OrientLeyton Orient |
| 24 Aug 76 | r00        | BurnleyBurnley | 3 - 1 | FulhamFulham |
| 24 Aug 76 | r00        | HullHull | 3 - 1 | LutonLuton |
| 24 Aug 76 | r00        | PlymouthPlymouth | 4 - 0 | BlackburnBlackburn |
| 24 Aug 76 | r00        | Sheffield UnitedSheffield Uni | 2 - 2 | WolvesWolves |
| 25 Aug 76 | r00        | CardiffCardiff | 1 - 2 | Bristol RoversBristol Rover |
| 25 Aug 76 | r00        | ChelseaChelsea | 1 - 1 | Notts CountyNotts County |
| 25 Aug 76 | r00        | MillwallMillwall | 0 - 0 | SouthamptonSouthampton |
| 25 Aug 76 | r00        | Nottingham F.Nottingham F. | 1 - 1 | CharltonCharlton |
| 28 Aug 76 | r00        | BlackpoolBlackpool | 3 - 0 | Leyton OrientLeyton Orient |
| 28 Aug 76 | r00        | BoltonBolton | 3 - 1 | MillwallMillwall |
| 28 Aug 76 | r00        | Bristol RoversBristol Rover | 0 - 0 | OldhamOldham |
| 28 Aug 76 | r00        | BurnleyBurnley | 1 - 2 | LutonLuton |
| 28 Aug 76 | r00        | CardiffCardiff | 2 - 1 | BlackburnBlackburn |
| 28 Aug 76 | r00        | CharltonCharlton | 1 - 1 | FulhamFulham |
| 28 Aug 76 | r00        | ChelseaChelsea | 2 - 1 | CarlisleCarlisle |
| 28 Aug 76 | r00        | HullHull | 4 - 0 | SouthamptonSouthampton |
| 28 Aug 76 | r00        | Nottingham F.Nottingham F. | 1 - 3 | WolvesWolves |
| 28 Aug 76 | r00        | PlymouthPlymouth | 1 - 2 | Notts CountyNotts County |
| 28 Aug 76 | r00        | Sheffield UnitedSheffield Uni | 1 - 1 | Hereford United FCHereford Unit |
| 04 Sep 76 | r00        | BlackburnBlackburn | 0 - 1 | BlackpoolBlackpool |
| 04 Sep 76 | r00        | CarlisleCarlisle | 1 - 1 | HullHull |
| 04 Sep 76 | r00        | FulhamFulham | 1 - 0 | Bristol RoversBristol Rover |
| 04 Sep 76 | r00        | Hereford United FCHereford Unit | 3 - 0 | BurnleyBurnley |
| 04 Sep 76 | r00        | Leyton OrientLeyton Orient | 2 - 2 | PlymouthPlymouth |
| 04 Sep 76 | r00        | LutonLuton | 1 - 1 | Nottingham F.Nottingham F. |
| 04 Sep 76 | r00        | MillwallMillwall | 3 - 0 | ChelseaChelsea |
| 04 Sep 76 | r00        | Notts CountyNotts County | 0 - 1 | BoltonBolton |
| 04 Sep 76 | r00        | OldhamOldham | 3 - 2 | CardiffCardiff |
| 04 Sep 76 | r00        | SouthamptonSouthampton | 1 - 1 | Sheffield UnitedSheffield Uni |
| 04 Sep 76 | r00        | WolvesWolves | 3 - 0 | CharltonCharlton |
| 10 Sep 76 | r00        | CharltonCharlton | 4 - 3 | LutonLuton |
| 11 Sep 76 | r00        | BlackpoolBlackpool | 4 - 2 | MillwallMillwall |
| 11 Sep 76 | r00        | BoltonBolton | 5 - 1 | HullHull |
| 11 Sep 76 | r00        | Bristol RoversBristol Rover | 1 - 0 | Leyton OrientLeyton Orient |
| 11 Sep 76 | r00        | BurnleyBurnley | 2 - 0 | SouthamptonSouthampton |
| 11 Sep 76 | r00        | CardiffCardiff | 2 - 3 | Notts CountyNotts County |
| 11 Sep 76 | r00        | FulhamFulham | 0 - 0 | WolvesWolves |
| 11 Sep 76 | r00        | Nottingham F.Nottingham F. | 4 - 3 | Hereford United FCHereford Unit |
| 11 Sep 76 | r00        | OldhamOldham | 2 - 0 | BlackburnBlackburn |
| 11 Sep 76 | r00        | PlymouthPlymouth | 2 - 3 | ChelseaChelsea |
| 11 Sep 76 | r00        | Sheffield UnitedSheffield Uni | 3 - 0 | CarlisleCarlisle |
| 14 Sep 76 | r00        | CarlisleCarlisle | 2 - 2 | Hereford United FCHereford Unit |
| 17 Sep 76 | r00        | HullHull | 1 - 1 | Sheffield UnitedSheffield Uni |
| 18 Sep 76 | r00        | BlackburnBlackburn | 0 - 0 | Bristol RoversBristol Rover |
| 18 Sep 76 | r00        | CarlisleCarlisle | 2 - 1 | BurnleyBurnley |
| 18 Sep 76 | r00        | ChelseaChelsea | 2 - 1 | BoltonBolton |
| 18 Sep 76 | r00        | Hereford United FCHereford Unit | 1 - 2 | CharltonCharlton |
| 18 Sep 76 | r00        | Leyton OrientLeyton Orient | 3 - 0 | CardiffCardiff |
| 18 Sep 76 | r00        | LutonLuton | 0 - 2 | FulhamFulham |
| 18 Sep 76 | r00        | MillwallMillwall | 3 - 0 | PlymouthPlymouth |
| 18 Sep 76 | r00        | Notts CountyNotts County | 2 - 0 | BlackpoolBlackpool |
| 18 Sep 76 | r00        | SouthamptonSouthampton | 1 - 1 | Nottingham F.Nottingham F. |
| 18 Sep 76 | r00        | WolvesWolves | 5 - 0 | OldhamOldham |
| 24 Sep 76 | r00        | CardiffCardiff | 0 - 0 | MillwallMillwall |
| 24 Sep 76 | r00        | CharltonCharlton | 6 - 2 | SouthamptonSouthampton |
| 25 Sep 76 | r00        | BlackpoolBlackpool | 0 - 1 | ChelseaChelsea |
| 25 Sep 76 | r00        | Bristol RoversBristol Rover | 5 - 1 | Notts CountyNotts County |
| 25 Sep 76 | r00        | BurnleyBurnley | 0 - 0 | HullHull |
| 25 Sep 76 | r00        | FulhamFulham | 4 - 1 | Hereford United FCHereford Unit |
| 25 Sep 76 | r00        | Nottingham F.Nottingham F. | 5 - 1 | CarlisleCarlisle |
| 25 Sep 76 | r00        | OldhamOldham | 0 - 0 | Leyton OrientLeyton Orient |
| 25 Sep 76 | r00        | PlymouthPlymouth | 1 - 1 | BoltonBolton |
| 25 Sep 76 | r00        | Sheffield UnitedSheffield Uni | 1 - 1 | BlackburnBlackburn |
| 25 Sep 76 | r00        | WolvesWolves | 1 - 2 | LutonLuton |
| 02 Oct 76 | r00        | BoltonBolton | 0 - 3 | BlackpoolBlackpool |
| 02 Oct 76 | r00        | CarlisleCarlisle | 4 - 2 | CharltonCharlton |
| 02 Oct 76 | r00        | ChelseaChelsea | 2 - 1 | CardiffCardiff |
| 02 Oct 76 | r00        | Hereford United FCHereford Unit | 1 - 6 | WolvesWolves |
| 02 Oct 76 | r00        | HullHull | 1 - 0 | Nottingham F.Nottingham F. |
| 02 Oct 76 | r00        | Leyton OrientLeyton Orient | 0 - 1 | BlackburnBlackburn |
| 02 Oct 76 | r00        | MillwallMillwall | 2 - 0 | Bristol RoversBristol Rover |
| 02 Oct 76 | r00        | Notts CountyNotts County | 1 - 0 | OldhamOldham |
| 02 Oct 76 | r00        | PlymouthPlymouth | 1 - 0 | LutonLuton |
| 02 Oct 76 | r00        | Sheffield UnitedSheffield Uni | 1 - 0 | BurnleyBurnley |
| 02 Oct 76 | r00        | SouthamptonSouthampton | 4 - 1 | FulhamFulham |
| 05 Oct 76 | r00        | Bristol RoversBristol Rover | 2 - 1 | ChelseaChelsea |
| 05 Oct 76 | r00        | WolvesWolves | 2 - 6 | SouthamptonSouthampton |
| 09 Oct 76 | r00        | BlackburnBlackburn | 6 - 1 | Notts CountyNotts County |
| 09 Oct 76 | r00        | BlackpoolBlackpool | 0 - 2 | PlymouthPlymouth |
| 09 Oct 76 | r00        | BurnleyBurnley | 3 - 3 | Leyton OrientLeyton Orient |
| 09 Oct 76 | r00        | CardiffCardiff | 3 - 2 | BoltonBolton |
| 09 Oct 76 | r00        | CharltonCharlton | 3 - 1 | HullHull |
| 09 Oct 76 | r00        | LutonLuton | 2 - 0 | Hereford United FCHereford Unit |
| 09 Oct 76 | r00        | Nottingham F.Nottingham F. | 6 - 1 | Sheffield UnitedSheffield Uni |
| 09 Oct 76 | r00        | OldhamOldham | 2 - 1 | MillwallMillwall |
| 12 Oct 76 | r00        | CarlisleCarlisle | 1 - 1 | BlackpoolBlackpool |
| 16 Oct 76 | r00        | BlackpoolBlackpool | 1 - 0 | Nottingham F.Nottingham F. |