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League Tables โ€” 1987/1988

First Division
Pos Team P Home Away Total Pts GD
W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A
1 Liverpool 40 15 5 0 49 9 11 7 2 38 15 26 12 2 87 24 90 63
2 Manchester United 40 14 5 1 41 17 9 7 4 30 21 23 12 5 71 38 81 33
3 Nottingham Forest 40 11 7 2 40 17 9 6 5 27 22 20 13 7 67 39 73 28
4 Everton 40 14 4 2 34 11 5 9 6 19 16 19 13 8 53 27 70 26
5 Queens Park Rangers 40 12 4 4 30 14 7 6 7 18 24 19 10 11 48 38 67 10
6 Arsenal 40 11 4 5 35 16 7 8 5 23 23 18 12 10 58 39 66 19
7 Wimbledon 40 8 9 3 32 20 6 6 8 26 27 14 15 11 58 47 57 11
8 Newcastle United 40 9 6 5 32 23 5 8 7 23 30 14 14 12 55 53 56 2
9 Luton Town 40 11 6 3 40 21 3 5 12 17 37 14 11 15 57 58 53 -1
10 Coventry City 40 6 8 6 23 25 7 6 7 23 28 13 14 13 46 53 53 -7
11 Sheffield Wednesday 40 10 2 8 27 30 5 6 9 25 36 15 8 17 52 66 53 -14
12 Southampton 40 6 8 6 27 26 6 6 8 22 27 12 14 14 49 53 50 -4
13 Tottenham Hotspur 40 9 5 6 26 23 3 6 11 12 25 12 11 17 38 48 47 -10
14 Norwich City 40 7 5 8 26 26 5 4 11 14 26 12 9 19 40 52 45 -12
15 Derby County 40 6 7 7 18 17 4 6 10 17 28 10 13 17 35 45 43 -10
16 West Ham United 40 6 9 5 23 21 3 6 11 17 31 9 15 16 40 52 42 -12
17 Charlton Athletic 40 7 7 6 23 21 2 8 10 15 31 9 15 16 38 52 42 -14
18 Chelsea 40 7 11 2 24 17 2 4 14 26 51 9 15 16 50 68 42 -18
19 Portsmouth 40 4 8 8 21 27 3 6 11 15 39 7 14 19 36 66 35 -30
20 Watford 40 4 5 11 15 24 3 6 11 12 27 7 11 22 27 51 32 -24
21 Oxford United 40 5 7 8 24 34 1 6 13 20 46 6 13 21 44 80 31 -36
Play-offs
Semi-finals
Sun 15 May 1988 Bradford City v Middlesbrough 2โ€“1 aet Valley Parade  ยท 16,017
Sun 15 May 1988 Blackburn Rovers v Chelsea 0โ€“2 aet Ewood Park  ยท 16,578
Wed 18 May 1988 Middlesbrough v Bradford City 2โ€“0 aet Ayresome Park  ยท 25,868
Middlesbrough 3โ€“2 Bradford City (on aggregate โ€” Middlesbrough advance)
Wed 18 May 1988 Chelsea v Blackburn Rovers 4โ€“1 aet Stamford Bridge  ยท 22,757
Blackburn Rovers 1โ€“6 Chelsea (on aggregate โ€” Chelsea advance)
Final
Wed 25 May 1988 Middlesbrough v Chelsea 2โ€“0 aet Ayresome Park  ยท 25,381
Sat 28 May 1988 Chelsea v Middlesbrough 0โ€“1 aet Stamford Bridge  ยท 40,550
๐Ÿ† Middlesbrough promoted to the First Division
Second Division
Pos Team P Home Away Total Pts GD
W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A
1 Millwall 44 15 3 4 45 23 10 4 8 27 29 25 7 12 72 52 82 20
2 Aston Villa 44 9 7 6 31 21 13 5 4 37 20 22 12 10 68 41 78 27
3 Middlesbrough 44 15 4 3 44 16 7 8 7 19 20 22 12 10 63 36 78 27
4 Bradford City 44 14 3 5 49 26 8 8 6 25 28 22 11 11 74 54 77 20
5 Blackburn Rovers 44 12 8 2 38 22 9 6 7 30 30 21 14 9 68 52 77 16
6 Crystal Palace 44 16 3 3 50 21 6 6 10 36 38 22 9 13 86 59 75 27
7 Leeds United 44 14 4 4 37 18 5 8 9 24 33 19 12 13 61 51 69 10
8 Ipswich Town 44 14 3 5 38 17 5 6 11 23 35 19 9 16 61 52 66 9
9 Manchester City 44 11 4 7 50 28 8 4 10 30 32 19 8 17 80 60 65 20
10 Oldham Athletic 44 13 4 5 43 27 5 7 10 29 37 18 11 15 72 64 65 8
11 Stoke City 44 12 6 4 34 22 5 5 12 16 35 17 11 16 50 57 62 -7
12 Swindon Town 44 10 7 5 43 25 6 4 12 30 35 16 11 17 73 60 59 13
13 Leicester City 44 12 5 5 35 20 4 6 12 27 41 16 11 17 62 61 59 1
14 Barnsley 44 11 4 7 42 32 4 8 10 19 30 15 12 17 61 62 57 -1
15 Hull City 44 10 8 4 32 22 4 7 11 22 38 14 15 15 54 60 57 -6
16 Plymouth Argyle 44 12 4 6 44 26 4 4 14 21 41 16 8 20 65 67 56 -2
17 AFC Bournemouth 44 7 7 8 36 30 6 3 13 20 38 13 10 21 56 68 49 -12
18 Shrewsbury Town 44 7 8 7 23 22 4 8 10 19 32 11 16 17 42 54 49 -12
19 Birmingham City 44 7 9 6 20 24 4 6 12 21 42 11 15 18 41 66 48 -25
20 West Bromwich Albion 44 8 7 7 29 26 4 4 14 21 43 12 11 21 50 69 47 -19
21 Sheffield United 44 8 6 8 27 28 5 1 16 18 46 13 7 24 45 74 46 -29
22 Reading 44 5 7 10 20 25 5 5 12 24 45 10 12 22 44 70 42 -26
23 Huddersfield Town 44 4 6 12 20 38 2 4 16 21 62 6 10 28 41 100 28 -59
Play-offs
Semi-finals
Sun 15 May 1988 Notts County v Walsall 1โ€“3 aet Meadow Lane  ยท 11,522
Sun 15 May 1988 Bristol City v Sheffield United 1โ€“0 aet Ashton Gate  ยท 25,335
Wed 18 May 1988 Sheffield United v Bristol City 1โ€“1 aet Bramall Lane  ยท 19,066
Sheffield United 1โ€“2 Bristol City (on aggregate โ€” Bristol City advance)
Wed 18 May 1988 Walsall v Notts County 1โ€“1 aet Fellows Park  ยท 8,901
Notts County 2โ€“4 Walsall (on aggregate โ€” Walsall advance)
Final
Wed 25 May 1988 Bristol City v Walsall 1โ€“3 aet Ashton Gate  ยท 25,128
Sat 28 May 1988 Walsall v Bristol City 0โ€“2 aet Fellows Park  ยท 13,941
Final Replay
Mon 30 May 1988 Walsall v Bristol City 4โ€“0 aet Fellows Park  ยท 13,007
๐Ÿ† Walsall promoted to the Second Division
Third Division
Pos Team P Home Away Total Pts GD
W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A
1 Sunderland 46 14 7 2 51 22 13 5 5 41 26 27 12 7 92 48 93 44
2 Brighton & Hove Albion 46 15 7 1 37 16 8 8 7 32 31 23 15 8 69 47 84 22
3 Walsall 46 15 6 2 39 22 8 7 8 29 28 23 13 10 68 50 82 18
4 Notts County 46 14 4 5 53 24 9 8 6 29 25 23 12 11 82 49 81 33
5 Bristol City 46 14 6 3 51 30 7 6 10 26 32 21 12 13 77 62 75 15
6 Northampton Town 46 12 8 3 36 18 6 11 6 34 33 18 19 9 70 51 73 19
7 Wigan Athletic 46 11 8 4 36 23 9 4 10 34 38 20 12 14 70 61 72 9
8 Bristol Rovers 46 14 5 4 43 19 4 7 12 25 37 18 12 16 68 56 66 12
9 Fulham 46 10 5 8 36 24 9 4 10 33 36 19 9 18 69 60 66 9
10 Blackpool 46 13 4 6 45 27 4 10 9 26 35 17 14 15 71 62 65 9
11 Port Vale 46 12 8 3 36 19 6 3 14 22 37 18 11 17 58 56 65 2
12 Brentford 46 9 8 6 27 23 7 6 10 26 36 16 14 16 53 59 62 -6
13 Gillingham 46 8 9 6 45 21 6 8 9 32 40 14 17 15 77 61 59 16
14 Bury 46 9 7 7 33 26 6 7 10 25 31 15 14 17 58 57 59 1
15 Chester 46 9 8 6 29 30 5 8 10 22 32 14 16 16 51 62 58 -11
16 Preston North End 46 10 6 7 30 23 5 7 11 18 36 15 13 18 48 59 58 -11
17 Southend United 46 10 6 7 42 33 4 7 12 23 50 14 13 19 65 83 55 -18
18 Chesterfield 46 10 5 8 25 28 5 5 13 16 42 15 10 21 41 70 55 -29
19 Mansfield Town 46 10 6 7 25 21 4 6 13 23 38 14 12 20 48 59 54 -11
20 Aldershot Town 46 12 3 8 45 32 3 5 15 19 42 15 8 23 64 74 53 -10
21 Rotherham United 46 8 8 7 28 25 4 8 11 22 41 12 16 18 50 66 52 -16
22 Grimsby Town 46 6 7 10 25 29 6 7 10 23 29 12 14 20 48 58 50 -10
23 York City 46 4 7 12 27 45 4 2 17 21 46 8 9 29 48 91 33 -43
24 Doncaster Rovers 46 6 5 12 25 36 2 4 17 15 48 8 9 29 40 84 33 -44
Play-offs
Semi-finals
Sun 15 May 1988 Torquay United v Scunthorpe United 2โ€“1 aet Plainmoor  ยท 4,602
Sun 15 May 1988 Swansea City v Rotherham United 1โ€“0 aet Vetch Field  ยท 9,148
Wed 18 May 1988 Rotherham United v Swansea City 1โ€“1 aet Millmoor  ยท 5,568
Rotherham United 1โ€“2 Swansea City (on aggregate โ€” Swansea City advance)
Wed 18 May 1988 Scunthorpe United v Torquay United 1โ€“1 aet Old Showground  ยท 6,483
Scunthorpe United 2โ€“3 Torquay United (on aggregate โ€” Torquay United advance)
Final
Wed 25 May 1988 Swansea City v Torquay United 2โ€“1 aet Vetch Field  ยท 10,825
Sat 28 May 1988 Torquay United v Swansea City 3โ€“3 aet Plainmoor  ยท 5,000
๐Ÿ† Swansea City promoted to the Third Division
Fourth Division
Pos Team P Home Away Total Pts GD
W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A
1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 15 3 5 47 19 12 6 5 35 24 27 9 10 82 43 90 39
2 Cardiff City 46 15 6 2 39 14 9 7 7 27 27 24 13 9 66 41 85 25
3 Bolton Wanderers 46 15 6 2 42 12 7 6 10 24 30 22 12 12 66 42 78 24
4 Scunthorpe United 46 14 5 4 42 20 6 12 5 34 31 20 17 9 76 51 77 25
5 Torquay United 46 10 7 6 34 16 11 7 5 32 25 21 14 11 66 41 77 25
6 Swansea City 46 9 7 7 35 28 11 3 9 27 28 20 10 16 62 56 70 6
7 Peterborough United 46 10 5 8 28 26 10 5 8 24 27 20 10 16 52 53 70 -1
8 Leyton Orient 46 13 4 6 55 27 6 8 9 30 36 19 12 15 85 63 69 22
9 Colchester United 46 10 5 8 23 22 9 5 9 24 29 19 10 17 47 51 67 -4
10 Burnley 46 12 5 6 31 22 8 2 13 26 40 20 7 19 57 62 67 -5
11 Wrexham 46 13 3 7 46 26 7 3 13 23 32 20 6 20 69 58 66 11
12 Scarborough 46 12 8 3 38 19 5 6 12 18 29 17 14 15 56 48 65 8
13 Darlington 46 13 6 4 39 25 5 5 13 32 44 18 11 17 71 69 65 2
14 Tranmere Rovers 46 14 2 7 43 20 5 7 11 18 33 19 9 18 61 53 64 * 8
15 Cambridge United 46 10 6 7 32 24 6 7 10 18 28 16 13 17 50 52 61 -2
16 Hartlepool United 46 9 7 7 25 25 6 7 10 25 32 15 14 17 50 57 59 -7
17 Crewe Alexandra 46 7 11 5 25 19 6 8 9 32 34 13 19 14 57 53 58 4
18 FC Halifax Town 46 11 7 5 37 25 3 7 13 17 34 14 14 18 54 59 55 * -5
19 Hereford 46 8 7 8 25 27 6 5 12 16 32 14 12 20 41 59 54 -18
20 Stockport County 46 7 7 9 26 26 5 8 10 18 32 12 15 19 44 58 51 -14
21 Rochdale 46 5 9 9 28 34 6 6 11 19 42 11 15 20 47 76 48 -29
22 Exeter City 46 8 6 9 33 29 3 7 13 20 39 11 13 22 53 68 46 -15
23 Carlisle United 46 9 5 9 38 33 3 3 17 19 53 12 8 26 57 86 44 -29
24 Newport County 46 4 5 14 19 36 2 2 19 16 69 6 7 33 35 105 25 -70
* Tranmere had two points deducted for failing to play a game on the scheduled date.
* Halifax had one point deducted for fielding an ineligable player.