| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1nonMover | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 31 | 58 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 15 | ||
| 2nonMover | Cardiff City | 31 | 54 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 21 | ||
| 3nonMover | Bolton Wanderers | 31 | 52 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 20 | ||
| 4nonMover | Leyton Orient | 31 | 51 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 41 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 23 | ||
| 5nonMover | Burnley | 32 | 51 | -3 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 31 | ||
| 6nonMover | Darlington | 31 | 49 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 24 | ||
| 7nonMover | Scunthorpe United | 31 | 49 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 24 | ||
| 8nonMover | Torquay United | 28 | 48 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 20 | ||
| 9nonMover | Hartlepool United | 32 | 48 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 18 | ||
| 10nonMover | Colchester United | 31 | 47 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 16 | ||
| 11nonMover | Crewe Alexandra | 31 | 46 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 23 | ||
| 12nonMover | Swansea City | 32 | 45 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 21 | ||
| 13nonMover | Cambridge United | 31 | 45 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 22 | ||
| 14nonMover | Scarborough | 31 | 43 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 23 | ||
| 15nonMover | Peterborough United | 30 | 42 | -4 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 19 | ||
| 16nonMover | Tranmere Rovers * | 32 | 38 | -1 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 27 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 26 | ||
| 17nonMover | Halifax Town * | 30 | 38 | -3 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 23 | ||
| 18nonMover | Hereford United | 32 | 36 | -12 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 18 | ||
| 19nonMover | Rochdale | 33 | 36 | -25 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 35 | ||
| 20nonMover | Wrexham | 30 | 35 | -6 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 23 | ||
| 21nonMover | Exeter City | 31 | 32 | -8 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 27 | ||
| 22nonMover | Stockport County | 32 | 30 | -14 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 25 | ||
| 23nonMover | Carlisle United | 31 | 30 | -19 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 38 | ||
| 24nonMover | Newport County | 31 | 19 | -38 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 49 | ||
| 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. |