Barclays Second Division 1987/1988
Historical league standings at 7th 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 | Bradford City | 18 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 17 | 37 | 13 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 14 | 34 | 15 |
| 3 | Hull City | 18 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 28 | 17 | 34 | 11 |
| 4 | Ipswich Town | 18 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 14 | 32 | 9 |
| 5 | Aston Villa | 19 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 17 | 31 | 9 |
| 6 | Crystal Palace | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 26 | 30 | 11 |
| 7 | Birmingham City | 18 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 23 | 29 | -2 |
| 8 | Millwall | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 27 | 3 |
| 9 | Manchester City | 17 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 39 | 26 | 26 | 13 |
| 10 | Barnsley | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 22 | 25 | 3 |
| 11 | Swindon Town | 16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 22 | 24 | 6 |
| 12 | Blackburn Rovers | 17 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 1 |
| 13 | Leeds United | 18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 23 | -4 |
| 14 | Stoke City | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 23 | -8 |
| 15 | Leicester City | 17 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 3 |
| 16 | Bournemouth | 18 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 27 | 20 | -3 |
| 17 | Plymouth Argyle | 18 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 34 | 20 | -4 |
| 18 | West Bromwich Albion | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 31 | 20 | -7 |
| 19 | Sheffield United | 18 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 19 | -9 |
| 20 | Oldham Athletic | 16 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 16 | -10 |
| 21 | Reading | 16 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 28 | 13 | -11 |
| 22 | Shrewsbury Town | 17 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 13 | -11 |
| 23 | Huddersfield Town | 17 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 33 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 45 | 8 | -28 |
