Barclays First Division 1987/1988
Historical league standings at 2nd May 1988
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GD |
| 1 | Liverpool | 38 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 48 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 33 | 14 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 81 | 22 | 86 | 59 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 38 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 35 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 65 | 36 | 75 | 29 |
| 3 | Everton | 39 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 52 | 25 | 70 | 27 |
| 4 | Queens Park Rangers | 39 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 19 | 9 | 11 | 48 | 38 | 66 | 10 |
| 5 | Nottingham Forest | 36 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 32 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 58 | 34 | 65 | 24 |
| 6 | Arsenal | 39 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 56 | 38 | 63 | 18 |
| 7 | Wimbledon | 37 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 31 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 25 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 55 | 44 | 53 | 11 |
| 8 | Newcastle United | 39 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 53 | 52 | 53 | 1 |
| 9 | Coventry City | 39 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 28 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 46 | 53 | 52 | -7 |
| 10 | Sheffield Wednesday | 38 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 26 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 35 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 50 | 60 | 52 | -10 |
| 11 | Luton Town | 35 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 39 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 32 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 52 | 52 | 49 | 0 |
| 12 | Southampton | 39 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 27 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 48 | 52 | 49 | -4 |
| 13 | Norwich City | 38 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 40 | 49 | 45 | -9 |
| 14 | Tottenham Hotspur | 39 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 25 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 36 | 47 | 44 | -11 |
| 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 | 39 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 29 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 39 | 50 | 42 | -11 |
| 17 | Charlton Athletic | 39 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 30 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 37 | 51 | 41 | -14 |
| 18 | Chelsea | 39 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 23 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 26 | 51 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 49 | 67 | 41 | -18 |
| 19 | Portsmouth | 39 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 27 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 35 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 35 | 62 | 35 | -27 |
| 20 | Watford | 40 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 27 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 27 | 51 | 32 | -24 |
| 21 | Oxford United | 39 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 34 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 41 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 41 | 75 | 31 | -34 |
