Barclays First Division 1987/1988
Historical league standings at 21st November 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 | Arsenal | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 11 | 35 | 19 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 8 | 34 | 25 |
| 3 | Queens Park Rangers | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 32 | 8 |
| 4 | Nottingham Forest | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 14 | 30 | 17 |
| 5 | Everton | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 12 | 28 | 13 |
| 6 | Manchester United | 16 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 26 | 18 | 26 | 8 |
| 7 | Chelsea | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 1 |
| 8 | Wimbledon | 16 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 23 | 3 |
| 9 | Southampton | 16 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 1 |
| 10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 22 | -2 |
| 11 | Luton Town | 16 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 3 |
| 12 | Oxford United | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 25 | 21 | -5 |
| 13 | West Ham United | 16 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 18 | -4 |
| 14 | Coventry City | 16 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 18 | -8 |
| 15 | Derby County | 14 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 17 | -3 |
| 16 | Newcastle United | 15 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 24 | 15 | -8 |
| 17 | Sheffield Wednesday | 16 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 29 | 15 | -14 |
| 18 | Portsmouth | 16 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 33 | 14 | -19 |
| 19 | Watford | 15 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 13 | -9 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 17 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 25 | 12 | -13 |
| 21 | Charlton Athletic | 16 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 28 | 10 | -13 |
