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 |
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Football League Division 1/Division 2 - The Playoffs |
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Semi Finals 1st Leg |
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| Date | Home | Score | Away |
| Sun May 15 | Blackburn Rovers | 0-2 | Chelsea |
| Sun May 15 | Bradford City | 2-1 | Middlesbrough |
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Semi Finals 2nd Leg |
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| Wed May 18 | Chelsea | 4-1 | Blackburn Rovers |
| Chelsea won 6-1 on aggregate | |||
| Wed May 18 | Middlesbrough | 2-0 | Bradford City |
| Middlesbrough won 3-2 on aggregate | |||
| Final 1st Leg | |||
| Wed May 25 | Middlesbrough | 2-0 | Chelsea |
| Final 2nd Leg | |||
| Sat June 28 | Chelsea | 1-0 | Middlesbrough |
| Middlesbrough won 2-1 on aggregate | |||
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End of Season Notes |
| ♦ Liverpool finished as Football League First Division Champions |
| ♦ Manchester United finished as Football League First Division Runners Up |
| ♦ Chelsea (finished 18th - First Division) Qualified for the Relegation/Promotion Playoffs |
| ♦ Middlesbrough (finished 3rd - Second Division ) Qualified for the Relegation/Promotion Playoffs |
| ♦ Bradford City (finished 4th - Second Division) Qualified for the Relegation/Promotion Playoffs |
| ♦ Blackburn Rovers (finished 5th - Second Division) Qualified for the Relegation/Promotion Playoffs |
| ♦▼Chelsea were Relegated to the Football League Second Division after the Playoffs |
| ▼Portsmouth were Relegated to the Football League Second Division |
| ▼Watford were Relegated to the Football League Second Division |
| ▼Oxford United were Relegated to the Football League Second Division |
| ▲Millwall were Promoted from the Football League Second Division |
| ▲Aston Villa were Promoted from the Football League Second Division |
| ♦▲Middlesbrough were Promoted from the Football League Second Division via the Playoffs |