| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1nonMover | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 41 | 78 | 33 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 43 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 19 | ||
| 2nonMover | Cardiff City | 41 | 70 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 34 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 26 | ||
| 3nonMover | Scunthorpe United | 40 | 67 | 23 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 39 | 18 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 31 | 29 | ||
| 4nonMover | Bolton Wanderers | 40 | 67 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 27 | ||
| 5nonMover | Torquay United | 38 | 65 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 21 | ||
| 6nonMover | Leyton Orient | 41 | 63 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 51 | 25 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 32 | ||
| 7nonMover | Swansea City | 42 | 63 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 26 | ||
| 8nonMover | Burnley | 41 | 63 | -3 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 24 | 37 | ||
| 9nonMover | Wrexham | 42 | 60 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 42 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 20 | 29 | ||
| 10nonMover | Darlington | 40 | 60 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 37 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 30 | 36 | ||
| 11nonMover | Peterborough United | 42 | 60 | -4 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 26 | ||
| 12nonMover | Colchester United | 40 | 59 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 21 | ||
| 13nonMover | Hartlepool United | 41 | 58 | -1 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 26 | ||
| 14nonMover | Scarborough | 41 | 57 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 35 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 27 | ||
| 15nonMover | Tranmere Rovers * | 41 | 55 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 38 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 33 | ||
| 16nonMover | Cambridge United | 40 | 55 | -2 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 27 | ||
| 17nonMover | Crewe Alexandra | 40 | 54 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 29 | ||
| 18nonMover | Stockport County | 41 | 48 | -10 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 29 | ||
| 19nonMover | Hereford United | 41 | 45 | -16 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 26 | ||
| 20nonMover | Rochdale | 42 | 45 | -26 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 29 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 40 | ||
| 21nonMover | Halifax Town * | 39 | 43 | -8 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 32 | ||
| 22nonMover | Exeter City | 42 | 42 | -16 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 36 | ||
| 23nonMover | Carlisle United | 39 | 36 | -31 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 33 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 16 | 49 | ||
| 24nonMover | Newport County | 39 | 22 | -51 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 57 | ||
| Points adjustments | ||
|---|---|---|
| 01/01/1988 | Halifax Town | Deducted one point for fielding an unregistered player. |
| 01/01/1988 | Tranmere Rovers | Deducted two points for failing to fulfil a fixture. |