| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1nonMover | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 25 | 50 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 11 | ||
| 2nonMover | Leyton Orient | 26 | 46 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 35 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 20 | ||
| 3nonMover | Colchester United | 26 | 46 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 12 | ||
| 4nonMover | Cardiff City | 25 | 43 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 16 | ||
| 5nonMover | Scunthorpe United | 26 | 42 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 20 | ||
| 6nonMover | Bolton Wanderers | 25 | 42 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | ||
| 7nonMover | Torquay United | 24 | 41 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 15 | ||
| 8nonMover | Darlington | 25 | 39 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 20 | ||
| 9nonMover | Scarborough | 26 | 38 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 19 | ||
| 10nonMover | Burnley | 26 | 38 | -7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 28 | ||
| 11nonMover | Hartlepool United | 26 | 37 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 16 | ||
| 12nonMover | Crewe Alexandra | 26 | 36 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 21 | ||
| 13nonMover | Swansea City | 26 | 36 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 18 | ||
| 14nonMover | Cambridge United | 26 | 35 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 18 | ||
| 15nonMover | Peterborough United | 25 | 35 | -1 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | ||
| 16nonMover | Halifax Town * | 24 | 33 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 | ||
| 17nonMover | Hereford United | 26 | 32 | -7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | ||
| 18nonMover | Wrexham | 25 | 29 | -6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 22 | ||
| 19nonMover | Tranmere Rovers * | 26 | 28 | -2 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 23 | ||
| 20nonMover | Exeter City | 25 | 27 | -6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 25 | ||
| 21nonMover | Carlisle United | 25 | 25 | -16 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 34 | ||
| 22nonMover | Stockport County | 26 | 24 | -15 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 20 | ||
| 23nonMover | Rochdale | 26 | 23 | -29 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 33 | ||
| 24nonMover | Newport County | 24 | 12 | -32 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 40 | ||
| 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. |