Season 1987-88


Barclays League Division 1 P W D L F A W D L F A Pts 1. LIVERPOOL 40 15 5 0 49 9 11 7 2 38 15 90 2. Manchester United 40 14 5 1 41 17 9 7 4 30 21 81 3. Nottingham Forest 40 11 7 2 40 17 9 6 5 27 22 73 4. Everton 40 14 4 2 34 11 5 9 6 19 16 70 5. Queen's Park Rangers 40 12 4 4 30 14 7 6 7 18 24 67 6. Arsenal 40 11 4 5 35 16 7 8 5 23 23 66 7. Wimbledon 40 8 9 3 32 20 6 6 8 26 27 57 8. Newcastle United 40 9 6 5 32 23 5 8 7 23 30 56 9. Luton Town 40 11 6 3 40 21 3 5 12 17 37 53 10. Coventry City 40 6 8 6 23 25 7 6 7 23 28 53 11. Sheffield Wednesday 40 10 2 8 27 30 5 6 9 25 36 53 12. Southampton 40 6 8 6 27 26 6 6 8 22 27 50 13. Tottenham Hotspur 40 9 5 6 26 23 3 6 11 12 25 47 14. Norwich City 40 7 5 8 26 26 5 4 11 14 26 45 15. Derby County 40 6 7 7 18 17 4 6 10 17 28 43 16. West Ham United 40 6 9 5 23 21 3 6 11 17 31 42 17. Charlton Athletic 40 7 7 6 23 21 2 8 10 15 31 42 18. CHELSEA 40 7 11 2 24 17 2 4 14 26 51 42 19. PORTSMOUTH 40 4 8 8 21 27 3 6 11 15 39 35 20. WATFORD 40 4 5 11 15 24 3 6 11 12 27 32 21. OXFORD UNITED 40 5 7 8 24 34 1 6 13 20 46 31
Barclays League Division 2 P W D L F A W D L F A Pts 1. MILLWALL 44 15 3 4 45 23 10 4 8 27 29 82 2. ASTON VILLA 44 9 7 6 31 21 13 5 4 37 20 78 3. MIDDLESBROUGH 44 15 4 3 44 16 7 8 7 19 20 78 4. Bradford City 44 14 3 5 49 26 8 8 6 25 28 77 5. Blackburn Rovers 44 12 8 2 38 22 9 6 7 30 30 77 6. Crystal Palace 44 16 3 3 50 21 6 6 10 36 38 75 7. Leeds United 44 14 4 4 37 18 5 8 9 24 33 69 8. Ipswich Town 44 14 3 5 38 17 5 6 11 23 35 66 9. Manchester City 44 11 4 7 50 28 8 4 10 30 32 65 10. Oldham Athletic 44 13 4 5 43 27 5 7 10 29 37 65 11. Stoke City 44 12 6 4 34 22 5 5 12 16 35 62 12. Swindon Town 44 10 7 5 43 25 6 4 12 30 35 59 13. Leicester City 44 12 5 5 35 20 4 6 12 27 41 59 14. Barnsley 44 11 4 7 42 32 4 8 10 19 30 57 15. Hull City 44 10 8 4 32 22 4 7 11 22 38 57 16. Plymouth Argyle 44 12 4 6 44 26 4 4 14 21 41 56 17. Bournemouth 44 7 7 8 36 30 6 3 13 20 38 49 18. Shrewsbury Town 44 7 8 7 23 22 4 8 10 19 32 49 19. Birmingham City 44 7 9 6 20 24 4 6 12 21 42 48 20. West Bromwich Albion 44 8 7 7 29 26 4 4 14 21 43 47 21. SHEFFIELD UNITED 44 8 6 8 27 28 5 1 16 18 46 46 22. READING 44 5 7 10 20 25 5 5 12 24 45 42 23. HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 44 4 6 12 20 38 2 4 16 21 62 28
Barclays League Division 3 P W D L F A W D L F A Pts 1. SUNDERLAND 46 14 7 2 51 22 13 5 5 41 26 93 2. BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION 46 15 7 1 37 16 8 8 7 32 31 84 3. WALSALL 46 15 6 2 39 22 8 7 8 29 28 82 4. Notts County 46 14 4 5 53 24 9 8 6 29 25 81 5. Bristol City 46 14 6 3 51 30 7 6 10 26 32 75 6. Northampton 46 12 8 3 36 18 6 11 6 34 33 73 7. Wigan Athletic 46 11 8 4 36 23 9 4 10 34 38 72 8. Bristol Rovers 46 14 5 4 43 19 4 7 12 25 37 66 9. Fulham 46 10 5 8 36 24 9 4 10 33 36 66 10. Blackpool 46 13 4 6 45 27 4 10 9 26 35 65 11. Port Vale 46 12 8 3 36 19 6 3 14 22 37 65 12. Brentford 46 9 8 6 27 23 7 6 10 26 36 62 13. Gillingham 46 8 9 6 45 21 6 8 9 32 40 59 14. Bury 46 9 7 7 33 26 6 7 10 25 31 59 15. Chester City 46 9 8 6 29 30 5 8 10 22 32 58 16. Preston North End 46 10 6 7 30 23 5 7 11 18 36 58 17. Southend United 46 10 6 7 42 33 4 7 12 23 50 55 18. Chesterfield 46 10 5 8 25 28 5 5 13 16 42 55 19. Mansfield Town 46 10 6 7 25 21 4 6 13 23 38 54 20. Aldershot 46 12 3 8 45 32 3 5 15 19 42 53 21. ROTHERHAM UNITED 46 8 8 7 28 25 4 8 11 22 41 52 22. GRIMSBY TOWN 46 6 7 10 25 29 6 7 10 23 29 50 23. YORK CITY 46 4 7 12 27 45 4 2 17 21 46 33 24. DONCASTER ROVERS 46 6 5 12 25 36 2 4 17 15 48 33
Barclays League Division 4 P W D L F A W D L F A Pts 1. WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS 46 15 3 5 47 19 12 6 5 35 24 90 2. CARDIFF CITY 46 15 6 2 39 14 9 7 7 27 27 85 3. BOLTON WANDERERS 46 15 6 2 42 12 7 6 10 24 30 78 4. Scunthorpe United 46 14 5 4 42 20 6 12 5 34 31 77 5. Torquay United 46 10 7 6 34 16 11 7 5 32 25 77 6. SWANSEA CITY 46 9 7 7 35 28 11 3 9 27 28 70 7. Peterborough United 46 10 5 8 28 26 10 5 8 24 27 70 8. Leyton Orient 46 13 4 6 55 27 6 8 9 30 36 69 9. Colchester United 46 10 5 8 23 22 9 5 9 24 29 67 10. Burnley 46 12 5 6 31 22 8 2 13 26 40 67 11. Wrexham 46 13 3 7 46 26 7 3 13 23 32 66 12. Scarborough 46 12 8 3 38 19 5 6 12 18 29 65 13. Darlington 46 13 6 4 39 25 5 5 13 32 44 65 14. Tranmere Rovers 46 14 2 7 43 20 5 7 11 18 33 64 15. Cambridge United 46 10 6 7 32 24 6 7 10 18 28 61 16. Hartlepool United 46 9 7 7 25 25 6 7 10 25 32 59 17. Crewe Alexandra 46 7 11 5 25 19 6 8 9 32 34 58 18. Halifax Town 46 11 7 5 37 25 3 7 13 17 34 55 19. Hereford United 46 8 7 8 25 27 6 5 12 16 32 54 20. Stockport County 46 7 7 9 26 26 5 8 10 18 32 51 21. Rochdale 46 5 9 9 28 34 6 6 11 19 42 48 22. Exeter City 46 8 6 9 33 29 3 7 13 20 39 46 23. Carlisle United 46 9 5 9 38 33 3 3 17 19 53 44 24. NEWPORT COUNTY 46 4 5 14 19 36 2 2 19 16 69 25

Division 2 Play-offs - 1987/88 Semi-Finals Sun 15 May Blackburn Rovers.. 0 Chelsea........... 2 16,568 Wed 18 May Chelsea........... 4 Blackburn Rovers.. 1 22,757 Chelsea won 6-1 on aggregate Sun 15 May Bradford City..... 2 Middlesbrough..... 1 16,017 Wed 18 May Middlesbrough..... 2 Bradford City..... 0 25,868 Middlesbro won 3-2 on aggregate Final Wed 25 May Middlesbrough..... 2 Chelsea........... 0 25,531 Sat 28 May Chelsea........... 1 Middlesbrough..... 0 40,550 Middlesbro won 2-1 on aggregate


Division 3 Play-offs - 1987/88 Semi-Finals Sun 15 May Bristol City...... 1 Sheffield United.. 0 25,335 Wed 18 May Sheffield United.. 1 Bristol City...... 1 19,066 Bristol City won 2-1 on aggregate Sun 15 May Notts County...... 1 Walsall........... 3 11,522 Wed 18 May Walsall........... 1 Notts County...... 1 8,901 Walsall won 4-2 on aggregate Final Wed 25 May Bristol City...... 1 Walsall........... 3 25,128 Sat 28 May Walsall........... 0 Bristol City...... 2 13,941 Mon 30 May Walsall........... 4 Bristol City...... 0 13,007
Division 4 Play-offs - 1987/88 Semi-Finals Sun 15 May Swansea City....... 1 Rotherham United... 0 9,148 Wed 18 May Rotherham United... 1 Swansea City....... 1 5,568 Swansea won 2-1 on aggregate Sun 15 May Torquay United..... 2 Scunthorpe United.. 1 4,602 Wed 18 May Scunthorpe United.. 1 Torquay United..... 1 6,482 Torquay won 3-2 on aggregate Final Wed 25 May Swansea City....... 2 Torquay United..... 1 10,825 Sat 28 May Torquay United..... 3 Swansea City....... 3 4,999 Swansea won 5-4 on aggregate


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