Today Fourth Division 1986/1987
Historical league standings at 31st January 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 | 26 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 14 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 74 | 29 | 67 | 45 |
| 2 | Swansea City | 27 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 39 | 28 | 47 | 11 |
| 3 | Preston North End | 25 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 27 | 45 | 10 |
| 4 | Southend United | 25 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 39 | 28 | 44 | 11 |
| 5 | Wrexham | 24 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 42 | 27 | 39 | 15 |
| 6 | Colchester United | 28 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 42 | 42 | 39 | 0 |
| 7 | Exeter City | 27 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 34 | 25 | 38 | 9 |
| 8 | Hereford United | 26 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 41 | 34 | 36 | 7 |
| 9 | Scunthorpe United | 25 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 45 | 35 | 35 | 10 |
| 10 | Aldershot | 24 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 0 |
| 11 | Lincoln City | 25 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 31 | 35 | 34 | -4 |
| 12 | Cambridge United | 26 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 23 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 40 | 39 | 33 | 1 |
| 13 | Peterborough United | 27 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 1 |
| 14 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 27 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 35 | 32 | -9 |
| 15 | Halifax Town | 24 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 31 | 35 | 31 | -4 |
| 16 | Crewe Alexandra | 27 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 24 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 41 | 47 | 31 | -6 |
| 17 | Cardiff City | 23 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 25 | 29 | 30 | -4 |
| 18 | Tranmere Rovers | 26 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 34 | 43 | 30 | -9 |
| 19 | Orient | 24 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 39 | 28 | -11 |
| 20 | Hartlepool United | 26 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 26 | 35 | 27 | -9 |
| 21 | Burnley | 26 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 27 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 31 | 47 | 27 | -16 |
| 22 | Stockport County | 24 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 37 | 22 | -20 |
| 23 | Torquay United | 24 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 28 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 31 | 44 | 20 | -13 |
| 24 | Rochdale | 22 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 35 | 18 | -15 |
