Barclays Second Division 1987/1988
Historical league standings at 3rd October 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 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 26 | 11 |
| 2 | Hull City | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 20 | 6 |
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 19 | 4 |
| 4 | Crystal Palace | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 18 | 9 |
| 5 | Swindon Town | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 18 | 4 |
| 6 | Millwall | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 1 |
| 7 | Birmingham City | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 18 | -1 |
| 8 | Aston Villa | 12 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 17 | 3 |
| 9 | Middlesbrough | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 17 | 3 |
| 10 | Stoke City | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 | -4 |
| 11 | Manchester City | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 5 |
| 12 | Leeds United | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 15 | -1 |
| 13 | Barnsley | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 14 | -2 |
| 14 | West Bromwich Albion | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 14 | -4 |
| 15 | Leicester City | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 1 |
| 16 | Shrewsbury Town | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 1 |
| 17 | Plymouth Argyle | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 13 | -3 |
| 18 | Blackburn Rovers | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 13 | -3 |
| 19 | Sheffield United | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 12 | -2 |
| 20 | Oldham Athletic | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 12 | -7 |
| 21 | Bournemouth | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 11 | -4 |
| 22 | Reading | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 8 | -7 |
| 23 | Huddersfield Town | 10 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 5 | -10 |
