Today Fourth Division 1986/1987
Historical league standings at 24th March 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 | Northampton Town | 36 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 50 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 36 | 18 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 86 | 36 | 85 | 50 |
| 2 | Preston North End | 34 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 24 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 54 | 36 | 65 | 18 |
| 3 | Southend United | 35 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 25 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 16 | 19 | 5 | 11 | 54 | 41 | 62 | 13 |
| 4 | Peterborough United | 36 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 24 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 50 | 40 | 55 | 10 |
| 5 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 37 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 24 | 16 | 7 | 14 | 52 | 47 | 55 | 5 |
| 6 | Colchester United | 37 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 34 | 16 | 6 | 15 | 56 | 51 | 54 | 5 |
| 7 | Aldershot | 36 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 32 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 50 | 46 | 53 | 4 |
| 8 | Swansea City | 34 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 28 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 46 | 43 | 52 | 3 |
| 9 | Orient | 36 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 47 | 49 | 51 | -2 |
| 10 | Cambridge United | 36 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 27 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 50 | 47 | 50 | 3 |
| 11 | Exeter City | 35 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 43 | 33 | 49 | 10 |
| 12 | Wrexham | 33 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 27 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 23 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 52 | 38 | 47 | 14 |
| 13 | Scunthorpe United | 35 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 40 | 25 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 26 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 56 | 51 | 43 | 5 |
| 14 | Crewe Alexandra | 36 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 24 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 29 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 51 | 56 | 43 | -5 |
| 15 | Cardiff City | 34 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 33 | 38 | 43 | -5 |
| 16 | Tranmere Rovers | 35 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 28 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 46 | 57 | 40 | -11 |
| 17 | Lincoln City | 35 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 29 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 38 | 50 | 40 | -12 |
| 18 | Hereford United | 35 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 28 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 47 | 47 | 39 | 0 |
| 19 | Halifax Town | 36 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 34 | 11 | 6 | 19 | 48 | 65 | 39 | -17 |
| 20 | Burnley | 35 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 29 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 32 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 43 | 61 | 38 | -18 |
| 21 | Hartlepool United | 35 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 26 | 7 | 15 | 13 | 33 | 49 | 36 | -16 |
| 22 | Torquay United | 33 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 21 | 32 | 6 | 15 | 12 | 42 | 54 | 33 | -12 |
| 23 | Rochdale | 31 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 29 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 31 | 45 | 31 | -14 |
| 24 | Stockport County | 33 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 34 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 54 | 30 | -28 |
