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