Barclays Fourth Division 1987/1988
Historical league standings at 31st August 1987
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GD |
| 1 | Exeter City | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 7 |
| 2 | Torquay United | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 6 |
| 3 | Scarborough | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 4 |
| 4 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 3 |
| 5 | Peterborough United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | -1 |
| 7 | Carlisle United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
| 8 | Rochdale | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| 9 | Swansea City | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| 10 | Burnley | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | -1 |
| 11 | Stockport County | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | -1 |
| 12 | Tranmere Rovers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | -2 |
| 13 | Darlington | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 14 | Leyton Orient | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 15 | Halifax Town | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| 16 | Crewe Alexandra | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 | -1 |
| 17 | Colchester United | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | Cardiff City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | Scunthorpe United | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | -2 |
| 20 | Hereford United | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | -2 |
| 21 | Wrexham | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 4 | -6 |
| 22 | Cambridge United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | -1 |
| 23 | Hartlepool United | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1 | -5 |
| 24 | Newport County | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | -5 |
