Barclays Fourth Division 1987/1988
Historical league standings at 26th September 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 | Exeter City | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 10 |
| 2 | Torquay United | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 17 | 10 |
| 3 | Cardiff City | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 17 | 3 |
| 4 | Leyton Orient | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 16 | 7 |
| 5 | Scarborough | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 16 | 5 |
| 6 | Scunthorpe United | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 4 |
| 7 | Burnley | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 15 | -4 |
| 8 | Halifax Town | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 2 |
| 9 | Cambridge United | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 2 |
| 10 | Bolton Wanderers | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 2 |
| 11 | Hartlepool United | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 1 |
| 12 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 3 |
| 13 | Crewe Alexandra | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 1 |
| 14 | Stockport County | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 12 | -1 |
| 15 | Darlington | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 11 | -2 |
| 16 | Wrexham | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 11 | -4 |
| 17 | Peterborough United | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 11 | -5 |
| 18 | Carlisle United | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 10 | -1 |
| 19 | Rochdale | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 10 | -5 |
| 20 | Hereford United | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 10 | -6 |
| 21 | Swansea City | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 9 | -4 |
| 22 | Colchester United | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 8 | -2 |
| 23 | Tranmere Rovers | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 7 | -7 |
| 24 | Newport County | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 4 | -9 |
