Barclays Second Division 1987/1988
Historical league standings at 1st December 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 | Middlesbrough | 21 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 14 | 43 | 19 |
| 2 | Bradford City | 21 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 21 | 43 | 15 |
| 3 | Millwall | 21 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 36 | 25 | 39 | 11 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 21 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 19 | 37 | 12 |
| 5 | Hull City | 21 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 20 | 37 | 9 |
| 6 | Manchester City | 21 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 47 | 27 | 36 | 20 |
| 7 | Crystal Palace | 20 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 42 | 28 | 36 | 14 |
| 8 | Ipswich Town | 21 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 17 | 36 | 10 |
| 9 | Birmingham City | 21 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 28 | 33 | -4 |
| 10 | Swindon Town | 20 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 39 | 30 | 31 | 9 |
| 11 | Blackburn Rovers | 20 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 21 | 31 | 4 |
| 12 | Barnsley | 21 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 2 |
| 13 | Leeds United | 21 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 26 | -7 |
| 14 | Stoke City | 21 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 26 | 26 | -8 |
| 15 | Plymouth Argyle | 21 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 32 | 36 | 24 | -4 |
| 16 | Leicester City | 20 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 29 | 29 | 22 | 0 |
| 17 | West Bromwich Albion | 21 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 35 | 22 | -8 |
| 18 | Sheffield United | 21 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 33 | 22 | -10 |
| 19 | Bournemouth | 21 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 35 | 20 | -9 |
| 20 | Shrewsbury Town | 21 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 31 | 16 | -14 |
| 21 | Oldham Athletic | 19 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 28 | 16 | -14 |
| 22 | Huddersfield Town | 21 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 37 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 51 | 15 | -28 |
| 23 | Reading | 20 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 37 | 14 | -19 |
