| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1nonMover | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 45 | 87 | 37 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 47 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 24 | ||
| 2nonMover | Cardiff City | 45 | 82 | 24 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 39 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 26 | ||
| 3nonMover | Torquay United | 44 | 77 | 27 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 33 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 24 | ||
| 4nonMover | Bolton Wanderers | 45 | 75 | 23 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 42 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 30 | ||
| 5nonMover | Scunthorpe United | 45 | 74 | 24 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 42 | 20 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 32 | 30 | ||
| 6nonMover | Leyton Orient | 45 | 69 | 24 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 55 | 25 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 30 | 36 | ||
| 7nonMover | Swansea City | 45 | 67 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 28 | ||
| 8nonMover | Peterborough United | 45 | 67 | -2 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 27 | ||
| 9nonMover | Wrexham | 45 | 66 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 46 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 23 | 32 | ||
| 10nonMover | Colchester United | 45 | 66 | -4 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 29 | ||
| 11nonMover | Darlington | 45 | 65 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 39 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 32 | 41 | ||
| 12nonMover | Scarborough | 45 | 64 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 37 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 29 | ||
| 13nonMover | Burnley | 44 | 64 | -5 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 26 | 40 | ||
| 14nonMover | Tranmere Rovers * | 45 | 63 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 43 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 33 | ||
| 15nonMover | Cambridge United | 45 | 61 | -1 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 28 | ||
| 16nonMover | Hartlepool United | 45 | 59 | -6 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 32 | ||
| 17nonMover | Crewe Alexandra | 45 | 58 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 32 | 34 | ||
| 18nonMover | Halifax Town * | 45 | 52 | -6 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 37 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 33 | ||
| 19nonMover | Hereford United | 45 | 51 | -19 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 31 | ||
| 20nonMover | Stockport County | 45 | 50 | -14 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 31 | ||
| 21nonMover | Exeter City | 45 | 46 | -14 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 27 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 39 | ||
| 22nonMover | Rochdale | 45 | 45 | -30 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 34 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 42 | ||
| 23nonMover | Carlisle United | 45 | 41 | -30 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 38 | 33 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 52 | ||
| 24nonMover | Newport County | 45 | 25 | -69 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 69 | ||
| 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. |