English League Tables
1986/87 Tables◄ 1987/88 Tables ►1988/89 Tables
Football League First Division 1987/88
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Liverpool | 40 | 26 | 12 | 2 | 87 | 24 | +63 | 90 | Champions |
| 2nd | Manchester United | 40 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 71 | 38 | +33 | 81 | Runners Up |
| 3rd | Nottingham Forest | 40 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 67 | 39 | +28 | 73 | - |
| 4th | Everton | 40 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 53 | 27 | +26 | 70 | - |
| 5th | Queens Park Rangers | 40 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 48 | 38 | +10 | 67 | - |
| 6th | Arsenal | 40 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 58 | 39 | +19 | 66 | - |
| 7th | Wimbledon | 40 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 58 | 47 | +11 | 57 | - |
| 8th | Newcastle United | 40 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 55 | 53 | +2 | 56 | - |
| 9th | Luton Town | 40 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 57 | 58 | -1 | 53 | - |
| 10th | Coventry City | 40 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 46 | 53 | -7 | 53 | - |
| 11th | Sheffield Wednesday | 40 | 15 | 8 | 17 | 52 | 66 | -14 | 53 | - |
| 12th | Southampton | 40 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 49 | 53 | -4 | 50 | - |
| 13th | Tottenham Hotspur | 40 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 38 | 48 | -10 | 47 | - |
| 14th | Norwich City | 40 | 12 | 9 | 19 | 40 | 52 | -12 | 45 | - |
| 15th | Derby County | 40 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 35 | 45 | -10 | 43 | - |
| 16th | West Ham United | 40 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 40 | 52 | -12 | 42 | - |
| 17th | Charlton Athletic | 40 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 38 | 52 | -14 | 42 | - |
| 18th | Chelsea | 40 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 50 | 68 | -18 | 42 | ♦▼Relegated |
| 19th | Portsmouth | 40 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 36 | 66 | -30 | 35 | ▼Relegated |
| 20th | Watford | 40 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 27 | 51 | -24 | 32 | ▼Relegated |
| 21st | Oxford United | 40 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 44 | 80 | -36 | 31 | ▼Relegated |
Football League Second Division 1987/88
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Millwall | 44 | 25 | 7 | 12 | 72 | 52 | +20 | 82 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Aston Villa | 44 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 68 | 41 | +27 | 78 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd | Middlesbrough | 44 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 63 | 36 | +27 | 78 | ♦▲PO Winners |
| 4th | Bradford City | 44 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 74 | 54 | +20 | 77 | ♦Playoffs |
| 5th | Blackburn Rovers | 44 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 68 | 52 | +16 | 77 | ♦Playoffs |
| 6th | Crystal Palace | 44 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 86 | 59 | +27 | 75 | - |
| 7th | Leeds United | 44 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 61 | 51 | +10 | 69 | - |
| 8th | Ipswich Town | 44 | 19 | 9 | 16 | 61 | 52 | +9 | 66 | - |
| 9th | Manchester City | 44 | 19 | 8 | 17 | 80 | 60 | +20 | 65 | - |
| 10th | Oldham Athletic | 44 | 18 | 11 | 15 | 72 | 64 | +8 | 65 | - |
| 11th | Stoke City | 44 | 17 | 11 | 16 | 50 | 57 | -7 | 62 | - |
| 12th | Swindon Town | 44 | 16 | 11 | 17 | 73 | 60 | +13 | 59 | - |
| 13th | Leicester City | 44 | 16 | 11 | 17 | 62 | 61 | +1 | 59 | - |
| 14th | Barnsley | 44 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 61 | 62 | -1 | 57 | - |
| 15th | Hull City | 44 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 54 | 60 | -6 | 57 | - |
| 16th | Plymouth Argyle | 44 | 16 | 8 | 20 | 65 | 67 | -2 | 56 | - |
| 17th | AFC Bournemouth | 44 | 13 | 10 | 21 | 56 | 68 | -12 | 49 | - |
| 18th | Shrewsbury Town | 44 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 42 | 54 | -12 | 49 | - |
| 19th | Birmingham City | 44 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 41 | 66 | -25 | 48 | - |
| 20th | West Bromwich Albion | 44 | 12 | 11 | 21 | 50 | 69 | -19 | 47 | - |
| 21st | Sheffield United | 44 | 13 | 7 | 24 | 45 | 74 | -29 | 46 | ♦▼Relegated |
| 22nd | Reading | 44 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 44 | 70 | -26 | 42 | ▼Relegated |
| 23rd | Huddersfield Town | 44 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 41 | 100 | -59 | 28 | ▼Relegated |
Football League Third Division 1987/88
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Sunderland | 46 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 92 | 48 | +44 | 93 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 69 | 47 | +22 | 84 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd | Walsall | 46 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 68 | 50 | +18 | 82 | ♦▲PO Winners |
| 4th | Notts County | 46 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 82 | 49 | +33 | 81 | ♦Playoffs |
| 5th | Bristol City | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 77 | 62 | +15 | 75 | ♦Playoffs |
| 6th | Northampton Town | 46 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 70 | 51 | +19 | 73 | - |
| 7th | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 70 | 61 | +9 | 72 | - |
| 8th | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 68 | 56 | +12 | 66 | - |
| 9th | Fulham | 46 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 69 | 60 | +9 | 66 | - |
| 10th | Blackpool | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 71 | 62 | +9 | 65 | - |
| 11th | Port Vale | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 58 | 56 | +2 | 65 | - |
| 12th | Brentford | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 53 | 59 | -6 | 62 | - |
| 13th | Gillingham | 46 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 77 | 61 | +16 | 59 | - |
| 14th | Bury | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 58 | 57 | +1 | 59 | - |
| 15th | Chester City | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 51 | 62 | -11 | 58 | - |
| 16th | Preston North End | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 48 | 59 | -11 | 58 | - |
| 17th | Southend United | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 65 | 83 | -18 | 55 | - |
| 18th | Chesterfield | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 41 | 70 | -29 | 55 | - |
| 19th | Mansfield Town | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 48 | 59 | -11 | 54 | - |
| 20th | Aldershot | 46 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 64 | 74 | -10 | 53 | - |
| 21st | Rotherham United | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 50 | 66 | -16 | 52 | ♦▼Relegated |
| 22nd | Grimsby Town | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 48 | 58 | -10 | 50 | ▼Relegated |
| 23rd | York City | 46 | 8 | 9 | 29 | 48 | 91 | -43 | 33 | ▼Relegated |
| 24th | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 8 | 9 | 29 | 40 | 84 | -44 | 33 | ▼Relegated |
Football League Fourth Division 1987/88
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 27 | 9 | 10 | 82 | 43 | +39 | 90 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Cardiff City | 46 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 66 | 41 | +25 | 85 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 66 | 42 | +24 | 78 | ▲Promoted |
| 4th | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 76 | 51 | +25 | 77 | ♦Playoffs |
| 5th | Torquay United | 46 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 66 | 41 | +25 | 77 | ♦Playoffs |
| 6th | Swansea City | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 62 | 56 | +6 | 70 | ♦▲PO Winners |
| 7th | Peterborough United | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 52 | 53 | -1 | 70 | - |
| 8th | Leyton Orient | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 85 | 63 | +22 | 69 | - |
| 9th | Colchester United | 46 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 47 | 51 | -4 | 67 | - |
| 10th | Burnley | 46 | 20 | 7 | 19 | 57 | 62 | -5 | 67 | - |
| 11th | Wrexham | 46 | 20 | 6 | 20 | 69 | 58 | +11 | 66 | - |
| 12th | Scarborough | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 56 | 48 | +8 | 65 | - |
| 13th | Darlington | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 71 | 69 | +2 | 65 | - |
| 14th | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 61 | 53 | +8 | 64 | - |
| 15th | Cambridge United | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 50 | 52 | -2 | 61 | - |
| 16th | Hartlepool United | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 50 | 57 | -7 | 59 | - |
| 17th | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 57 | 53 | +4 | 58 | - |
| 18th | Halifax Town | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 54 | 59 | -5 | 55 | - |
| 19th | Hereford United | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 41 | 59 | -18 | 54 | - |
| 20th | Stockport County | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 44 | 58 | -14 | 51 | - |
| 21st | Rochdale | 46 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 47 | 76 | -29 | 48 | - |
| 22nd | Exeter City | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 53 | 68 | -15 | 46 | - |
| 23rd | Carlisle United | 46 | 12 | 8 | 26 | 57 | 86 | -29 | 44 | - |
| 24th | Newport County | 46 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 35 | 105 | -70 | 25 | ▼Relegated |
Football Conference 1987/88
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Lincoln City | 42 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 86 | 48 | +38 | 82 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Barnet | 42 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 93 | 45 | +48 | 80 | Runners Up |
| 3rd | Kettering Town | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 68 | 48 | +20 | 75 | - |
| 4th | Runcorn | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 68 | 47 | +21 | 74 | - |
| 5th | Telford United | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 65 | 50 | +15 | 70 | - |
| 6th | Stafford Rangers | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 79 | 58 | +21 | 69 | - |
| 7th | Kidderminster Harriers | 42 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 75 | 66 | +9 | 69 | - |
| 8th | Sutton United | 42 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 77 | 54 | +23 | 66 | - |
| 9th | Maidstone United | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 79 | 64 | +15 | 63 | - |
| 10th | Weymouth | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 53 | 43 | +10 | 63 | - |
| 11th | Macclesfield Town | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 64 | 62 | +2 | 63 | - |
| 12th | Enfield | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 68 | 78 | -10 | 55 | - |
| 13th | Cheltenham Town | 42 | 11 | 20 | 11 | 64 | 67 | -3 | 53 | - |
| 14th | Altrincham | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 52 | - |
| 15th | Fisher Athletic | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 58 | 61 | -3 | 52 | - |
| 16th | Boston United | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 60 | 75 | -15 | 49 | - |
| 17th | Northwich Victoria | 42 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 46 | 57 | -11 | 47 | - |
| 18th | Wycombe Wanderers | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 50 | 76 | -26 | 46 | - |
| 19th | Welling United | 42 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 50 | 72 | -22 | 42 | - |
| 20th | Bath City | 42 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 48 | 76 | -28 | 37 | ▼Relegated to SFL |
| 21st | Wealdstone | 42 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 39 | 76 | -37 | 32 | ▼Relegated to SFL |
| 22nd | Dagenham | 42 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 37 | 104 | -67 | 21 | ▼Relegated to ISL |
Northern Premier League Premier Division 1987/88
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Chorley | 42 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 78 | 35 | +43 | 88 | ▲Promoted to Conf |
| 2nd | Hyde United | 42 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 91 | 52 | +39 | 85 | Runners Up |
| 3rd | Caernarfon Town | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 56 | 34 | +22 | 76 | - |
| 4th | Morecambe | 42 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 61 | 41 | +20 | 72 | - |
| 5th | Barrow | 42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 70 | 41 | +29 | 71 | - |
| 6th | Worksop Town | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 74 | 55 | +19 | 71 | - |
| 7th | Bangor City | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 72 | 55 | +17 | 70 | - |
| 8th | Rhyl | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 70 | 42 | +28 | 67 | - |
| 9th | Marine | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 67 | 45 | +22 | 67 | - |
| 10th | Frickley Athletic | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 61 | 55 | +6 | 65 | - |
| 11th | Witton Albion | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 61 | 47 | +14 | 60 | - |
| 12th | Goole Town | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 71 | 61 | +10 | 60 | - |
| 13th | Horwich RMI | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 46 | 42 | +4 | 60 | - |
| 14th | Southport | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 43 | 48 | -5 | 57 | - |
| 15th | South Liverpool | 42 | 10 | 19 | 13 | 56 | 64 | -8 | 49 | - |
| 16th | Buxton | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 72 | 76 | -4 | 47 | - |
| 17th | Mossley | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 54 | 75 | -21 | 44 | - |
| 18th | Gateshead | 42 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 52 | 71 | -19 | 40 | - |
| 19th | Matlock Town | 42 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 58 | 89 | -31 | 38 | - |
| 20th | Gainsborough Trinity | 42 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 38 | 81 | -43 | 34 | - |
| 21st | Oswestry Town | 42 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 44 | 101 | -57 | 28 | ▼Folded |
| 22nd | Workington | 42 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 28 | 113 | -85 | 21 | ▼Relegated |
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| ▲Fleetwood Town were Promoted from the Northern Premier League Division 1 |
| ▲Stalybridge Celtic were Promoted from the Northern Premier League Division 1 |
Southern Football League Premier Division 1987/88
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Aylesbury United | 42 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 79 | 35 | +44 | 89 | ▲Promoted to Conf |
| 2nd | Dartford | 42 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 79 | 39 | +40 | 89 | Runners Up |
| 3rd | Cambridge City | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 84 | 43 | +41 | 80 | - |
| 4th | Bromsgrove Rovers | 42 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 65 | 39 | +26 | 77 | - |
| 5th | Worcester City | 42 | 22 | 6 | 14 | 58 | 48 | +10 | 72 | - |
| 6th | Crawley Town | 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 73 | 63 | +10 | 65 | - |
| 7th | Alvechurch | 42 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 54 | 52 | +2 | 64 | - |
| 8th | Leicester United | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 68 | 59 | +9 | 59 | - |
| 9th | Fareham Town | 42 | 16 | 11 | 16 | 51 | 59 | -8 | 59 | - |
| 10th | Corby Town | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 61 | 64 | -3 | 56 | - |
| 11th | Dorchester Town | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 51 | 57 | -6 | 56 | - |
| 12th | Ashford Town | 42 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 45 | 54 | -9 | 52 | - |
| 13th | Shepshed Charterhouse | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 53 | 62 | -9 | 50 | Transferred |
| 14th | Bedworth United | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 49 | 64 | -15 | 50 | - |
| 15th | Gosport Borough | 42 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 39 | 49 | -10 | 47 | - |
| 16th | Burton Albion | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 62 | 74 | -12 | 47 | - |
| 17th | VS Rugby | 42 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 52 | 57 | -5 | 46 | - |
| 18th | Redditch United | 42 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 55 | 63 | -8 | 43 | - |
| 19th | Chelmsford City | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 60 | 75 | -15 | 43 | ▼Relegated |
| 20th | Willenhall Town | 42 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 39 | 76 | -37 | 39 | ▼Relegated |
| 21st | Nuneaton Borough | 42 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 58 | 77 | -19 | 37 | ▼Relegated |
| 22nd | Witney Town | 42 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 45 | 71 | -26 | 35 | ▼Relegated |
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| - Shepshed Charterhouse Transferred to the Northern Premier League Premier Division |
| ▲Merthyr Tydfil were Promoted from the Southern League Midland Division |
| ▲Moor Green were Promoted from the Southern League Midland Division |
| ▲Dover Athletic were Promoted from the Southern League Southern Division |
| ▲Waterlooville were Promoted from the Southern League Southern Division |
Isthmian League Premier Division 1987/88
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Yeovil Town | 42 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 66 | 34 | +32 | 81 | ▲Promoted to Conf |
| 2nd | Bromley | 42 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 68 | 40 | +28 | 76 | Runners Up |
| 3rd | Slough Town | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 67 | 41 | +26 | 72 | - |
| 4th | Leytonstone/Ilford | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 59 | 43 | +16 | 71 | - |
| 5th | Wokingham Town | 42 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 62 | 52 | +10 | 70 | - |
| 6th | Hayes | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 62 | 48 | +14 | 69 | - |
| 7th | Windsor & Eton | 42 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 59 | 43 | +16 | 65 | - |
| 8th | Farnborough Town | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 63 | 60 | +3 | 62 | - |
| 9th | Carshalton Athletic | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 49 | 41 | +8 | 61 | - |
| 10th | Hendon | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 62 | 58 | +4 | 60 | - |
| 11th | Tooting & Mitcham United | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 57 | 59 | -2 | 59 | - |
| 12th | Harrow Borough | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 53 | 58 | -5 | 56 | - |
| 13th | Bishop's Stortford | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 55 | 58 | -3 | 55 | - |
| 14th | Kingstonian | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 47 | 53 | -6 | 54 | - |
| 15th | St Albans City | 42 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 60 | 69 | -9 | 51 | - |
| 16th | Bognor Regis Town | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 41 | 57 | -16 | 51 | - |
| 17th | Leyton-Wingate | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 58 | 64 | -6 | 50 | - |
| 18th | Croydon | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 40 | 52 | -12 | 46 | - |
| 19th | Barking | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 44 | 57 | -13 | 45 | - |
| 20th | Dulwich Hamlet | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 46 | 64 | -18 | 41 | - |
| 21st | Hitchin Town | 42 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 46 | 79 | -33 | 38 | ▼Relegated |
| 22nd | Basingstoke Town | 42 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 37 | 71 | -34 | 35 | ▼Relegated |
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| ▲Marlow were Promoted from the Isthmian League Division 1 |
| ▲Grays Athletic were Promoted from the Isthmian League Division 1 |
1986/87 Tables◄ 1987/88 Tables ►1988/89 Tables
