Today Fourth Division 1986/1987
Historical league standings at 17th February 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 | Northampton Town | 28 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 15 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 75 | 31 | 68 | 44 |
| 2 | Preston North End | 27 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 42 | 29 | 51 | 13 |
| 3 | Swansea City | 29 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 42 | 30 | 51 | 12 |
| 4 | Southend United | 28 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 43 | 31 | 50 | 12 |
| 5 | Colchester United | 30 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 1 |
| 6 | Exeter City | 28 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 35 | 25 | 41 | 10 |
| 7 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 30 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 37 | 38 | 41 | -1 |
| 8 | Wrexham | 26 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 43 | 29 | 40 | 14 |
| 9 | Peterborough United | 29 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 38 | 34 | 39 | 4 |
| 10 | Scunthorpe United | 28 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 48 | 39 | 38 | 9 |
| 11 | Hereford United | 28 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 41 | 37 | 36 | 4 |
| 12 | Aldershot | 27 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 34 | 39 | 35 | -5 |
| 13 | Orient | 27 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 32 | 39 | 35 | -7 |
| 14 | Cambridge United | 28 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 41 | 41 | 34 | 0 |
| 15 | Lincoln City | 27 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 31 | 37 | 34 | -6 |
| 16 | Halifax Town | 27 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 35 | 42 | 34 | -7 |
| 17 | Cardiff City | 24 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 29 | 33 | -3 |
| 18 | Tranmere Rovers | 28 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 36 | 45 | 32 | -9 |
| 19 | Hartlepool United | 28 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 28 | 36 | 31 | -8 |
| 20 | Crewe Alexandra | 29 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 42 | 51 | 31 | -9 |
| 21 | Burnley | 28 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 29 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 35 | 54 | 28 | -19 |
| 22 | Stockport County | 26 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 40 | 25 | -20 |
| 23 | Torquay United | 26 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 29 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 33 | 45 | 24 | -12 |
| 24 | Rochdale | 24 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 27 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 20 | 37 | 19 | -17 |
