Barclays Fourth Division 1987/1988
Historical league standings at 28th 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 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 20 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 20 | 37 | 15 |
| 2 | Leyton Orient | 20 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 47 | 27 | 36 | 20 |
| 3 | Cardiff City | 20 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 23 | 35 | 5 |
| 4 | Torquay United | 20 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 20 | 34 | 11 |
| 5 | Colchester United | 20 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 20 | 34 | 7 |
| 6 | Scarborough | 20 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 21 | 33 | 8 |
| 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 19 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 18 | 32 | 9 |
| 8 | Scunthorpe United | 20 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 33 | 27 | 31 | 6 |
| 9 | Hartlepool United | 20 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 24 | 30 | 3 |
| 10 | Burnley | 20 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 30 | 30 | -9 |
| 11 | Swansea City | 20 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 1 |
| 12 | Crewe Alexandra | 20 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 30 | 26 | 28 | 4 |
| 13 | Cambridge United | 20 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 22 | 28 | 3 |
| 14 | Peterborough United | 19 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 21 | 28 | 2 |
| 15 | Darlington | 19 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 0 |
| 16 | Halifax Town | 20 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 27 | 26 | -1 |
| 17 | Exeter City | 18 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 23 | 25 | 5 |
| 18 | Wrexham | 20 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 27 | 24 | -4 |
| 19 | Hereford United | 20 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 23 | -9 |
| 20 | Stockport County | 20 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 26 | 21 | -8 |
| 21 | Carlisle United | 20 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 33 | 45 | 21 | -12 |
| 22 | Tranmere Rovers | 19 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 21 | 24 | 20 | -3 |
| 23 | Rochdale | 20 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 46 | 15 | -27 |
| 24 | Newport County | 20 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 16 | 42 | 11 | -26 |
