Barclays Fourth Division 1987/1988
Historical league standings at 29th August 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 | Exeter City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 8 |
| 2 | Torquay United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 6 |
| 3 | Peterborough United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| 4 | Burnley | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | -1 |
| 5 | Leyton Orient | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 6 | Rochdale | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 7 | Darlington | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 8 | Scarborough | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 9 | Colchester United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 10 | Scunthorpe United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 11 | Halifax Town | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | Cardiff City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | Hereford United | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | Crewe Alexandra | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | -1 |
| 16 | Bolton Wanderers | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | -3 |
| 17 | Carlisle United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | Cambridge United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | -1 |
| 19 | Swansea City | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -1 |
| 20 | Stockport County | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | -2 |
| 21 | Tranmere Rovers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | -3 |
| 22 | Wrexham | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 3 | -6 |
| 23 | Hartlepool United | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | -4 |
| 24 | Newport County | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | -4 |
