Barclays Fourth Division 1987/1988
Historical league standings at 26th 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 | Colchester United | 23 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 20 | 43 | 14 |
| 2 | Leyton Orient | 23 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 52 | 31 | 42 | 21 |
| 3 | Cardiff City | 23 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 24 | 42 | 9 |
| 4 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 22 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 20 | 41 | 17 |
| 5 | Scarborough | 23 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 34 | 24 | 38 | 10 |
| 6 | Torquay United | 22 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 35 | 24 | 37 | 11 |
| 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 23 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 23 | 36 | 6 |
| 8 | Scunthorpe United | 23 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 37 | 31 | 35 | 6 |
| 9 | Burnley | 23 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 32 | 34 | -6 |
| 10 | Crewe Alexandra | 23 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 36 | 28 | 33 | 8 |
| 11 | Halifax Town | 23 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 29 | 33 | 2 |
| 12 | Swansea City | 23 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 1 |
| 13 | Darlington | 22 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 36 | 32 | 32 | 4 |
| 14 | Cambridge United | 23 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 25 | 32 | 4 |
| 15 | Hartlepool United | 23 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 28 | 32 | 1 |
| 16 | Hereford United | 23 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 28 | 30 | -5 |
| 17 | Peterborough United | 22 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 28 | 29 | -3 |
| 18 | Exeter City | 22 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 32 | 26 | -2 |
| 19 | Wrexham | 23 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 26 | 33 | 25 | -7 |
| 20 | Carlisle United | 23 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 34 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 37 | 52 | 24 | -15 |
| 21 | Tranmere Rovers | 23 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 24 | 32 | 23 | -8 |
| 22 | Stockport County | 23 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 30 | 23 | -10 |
| 23 | Rochdale | 23 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 32 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 52 | 21 | -27 |
| 24 | Newport County | 22 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 40 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 18 | 49 | 11 | -31 |
