Barclays Second Division 1987/1988
Historical league standings at 14th November 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 | Bradford City | 19 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 17 | 40 | 15 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 19 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 14 | 37 | 16 |
| 3 | Hull City | 19 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 18 | 34 | 10 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 20 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 17 | 34 | 10 |
| 5 | Crystal Palace | 18 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 39 | 26 | 33 | 13 |
| 6 | Ipswich Town | 19 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 33 | 9 |
| 7 | Millwall | 18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 24 | 30 | 5 |
| 8 | Birmingham City | 19 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 25 | 30 | -2 |
| 9 | Manchester City | 18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 41 | 26 | 29 | 15 |
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 18 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 27 | 2 |
| 11 | Barnsley | 19 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 24 | 26 | 3 |
| 12 | Swindon Town | 17 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 23 | 25 | 6 |
| 13 | Leeds United | 19 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 23 | -6 |
| 14 | Stoke City | 19 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 23 | -10 |
| 15 | Leicester City | 18 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 29 | 26 | 22 | 3 |
| 16 | Plymouth Argyle | 19 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 35 | 21 | -4 |
| 17 | West Bromwich Albion | 19 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 26 | 33 | 21 | -7 |
| 18 | Bournemouth | 18 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 27 | 20 | -3 |
| 19 | Sheffield United | 19 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 30 | 19 | -11 |
| 20 | Oldham Athletic | 17 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 25 | 16 | -11 |
| 21 | Shrewsbury Town | 18 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 26 | 13 | -12 |
| 22 | Reading | 17 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 30 | 13 | -13 |
| 23 | Huddersfield Town | 18 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 33 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 47 | 9 | -28 |



