SOUTHERN LEAGUE  PREMIER DIVISION 1976/77
							P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
				1		Wimbledon	42	28	7	7	64	22	63
				2		Minehead	42	23	12	7	73	39	58
				3		Kettering Town	42	20	16	6	66	46	56
				4		Bath City	42	20	15	7	51	30	55
				5		Nuneaton Borough	42	20	11	11	52	35	51
				6		Bedford Town	42	17	14	11	54	47	48
				7		Yeovil Town	42	15	16	11	54	42	46
				8		Dover	42	13	16	13	46	43	42
				9		Grantham	42	14	12	16	55	50	40
				10		Maidstone United	42	13	14	15	46	50	40
				11		Gravesend & Northfleet	42	13	13	16	38	43	39
				12		AP Leamington	42	12	15	15	44	53	39
				13		Redditch United	42	12	14	16	45	54	38
				14		Wealdstone	42	13	12	17	54	66	38
				15		Hillingdon Borough	42	14	10	18	45	59	38
				16		Atherstone Town	42	14	9	19	41	49	37
				17		Weymouth	42	16	5	21	53	73	37
				18		Dartford	42	13	10	19	52	57	36
				19		Telford United	42	11	12	19	36	50	34
				20		Chelmsford City	42	9	13	20	56	68	31
				21		Burton Albion	42	10	10	22	41	52	30
				22		Margate	42	9	10	23	47	85	28
						For the first time the number of non-league clubs allowed to seek election to the Football League was limited to two. Wimbledon of the Southern League and Altrincham from the Northern Premier League joined the four sides seeking re-election in the vote for a League place. Voting - 44 votes Halifax Town Re-elected to the League 43 Hartlepool United Re-elected to the League 37 Southport Re-elected to the League 27 Wimbledon Elected to the League 21 Workington Not re-elected to the League 12 Altrincham Not elected to the League