Barclays Second Division 1987/1988
Historical league standings at 31st August 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 | Plymouth Argyle | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 6 |
| 2 | Barnsley | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 1 |
| 3 | Leeds United | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 2 |
| 4 | Birmingham City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
| 5 | Bournemouth | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| 6 | Bradford City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| 7 | Hull City | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 1 |
| 8 | Swindon Town | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 9 | Stoke City | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | -2 |
| 10 | Ipswich Town | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| 11 | Manchester City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 12 | Shrewsbury Town | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 13 | Oldham Athletic | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | -2 |
| 14 | Millwall | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 15 | Middlesbrough | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | Blackburn Rovers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | -1 |
| 17 | Sheffield United | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | -2 |
| 18 | Leicester City | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | -2 |
| 19 | Crystal Palace | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | -1 |
| 20 | Aston Villa | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | -3 |
| 21 | Huddersfield Town | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 2 | -6 |
| 22 | Reading | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| 23 | West Bromwich Albion | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | -4 |
