.jpg) Football League 
Second Division  
1976/77
 Football League 
Second Division  
1976/77 
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Notes | 
| 1st | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 84 | 45 | 57 | ▲Champions | 
| 2nd | Chelsea | 42 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 73 | 53 | 55 | ▲Runners Up | 
| 3rd | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 77 | 43 | 52 | ▲Promoted | 
| 4th | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 75 | 54 | 51 | - | 
| 5th | Blackpool | 42 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 58 | 42 | 51 | - | 
| 6th | Luton Town | 42 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 67 | 48 | 48 | - | 
| 7th | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 71 | 58 | 48 | - | 
| 8th | Notts County | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 65 | 60 | 48 | - | 
| 9th | Southampton | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 72 | 67 | 44 | - | 
| 10th | Millwall | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 57 | 53 | 43 | - | 
| 11th | Sheffield United | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 54 | 63 | 40 | - | 
| 12th | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 42 | 54 | 39 | - | 
| 13th | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 52 | 64 | 38 | - | 
| 14th | Hull City | 42 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 45 | 53 | 37 | - | 
| 15th | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 53 | 68 | 37 | - | 
| 16th | Burnley | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 46 | 64 | 36 | - | 
| 17th | Fulham | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 54 | 61 | 35 | - | 
| 18th | Cardiff City | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 56 | 67 | 34 | - | 
| 19th | Orient | 42 | 9 | 16 | 17 | 37 | 55 | 34 | - | 
| 20th | Carlisle United | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 49 | 75 | 34 | ▼Relegated | 
| 21st | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 8 | 16 | 18 | 46 | 65 | 32 | ▼Relegated | 
| 22nd | Hereford United | 42 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 57 | 78 | 31 | ▼Relegated | 
| End of Season Notes | 
| ▼Sunderland were Relegated from the First Division | 
| ▼Stoke City were Relegated from the First Division | 
| ▼Tottenham Hotspur were Relegated from the First Division | 
| ▲Wolverhampton Wanderers were Promoted to the First Division | 
| ▲Chelsea were Promoted to the First Division | 
| ▲Nottingham Forest were Promoted to the First Division | 
| ▼Carlisle United were Relegated to the Third Division | 
| ▼Plymouth Argyle were Relegated to the Third Division | 
| ▼Hereford United were Relegated to the Third Division | 
| ▲Mansfield Town were Promoted from the Third Division | 
| ▲Brighton & Hove Albion were Promoted from the Third Division | 
| ▲Crystal Palace were Promoted from the Third Division |