Barclays First Division 1987/1988
Historical league standings at 2nd April 1988
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GD |
| 1 | Liverpool | 32 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 13 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 70 | 17 | 76 | 53 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 34 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 55 | 32 | 65 | 23 |
| 3 | Nottingham Forest | 32 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 57 | 29 | 60 | 28 |
| 4 | Everton | 33 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 46 | 21 | 60 | 25 |
| 5 | Queens Park Rangers | 33 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 40 | 32 | 58 | 8 |
| 6 | Arsenal | 33 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 47 | 29 | 55 | 18 |
| 7 | Wimbledon | 33 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 25 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 50 | 38 | 50 | 12 |
| 8 | Sheffield Wednesday | 34 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 23 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 32 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 41 | 54 | 46 | -13 |
| 9 | Coventry City | 33 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 40 | 48 | 43 | -8 |
| 10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 36 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 35 | 43 | 43 | -8 |
| 11 | Newcastle United | 32 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 42 | 44 | 42 | -2 |
| 12 | Norwich City | 34 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 36 | 43 | 42 | -7 |
| 13 | Luton Town | 30 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 44 | 43 | 41 | 1 |
| 14 | Southampton | 34 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 24 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 41 | 46 | 41 | -5 |
| 15 | West Ham United | 33 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 27 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 33 | 45 | 36 | -12 |
| 16 | Chelsea | 35 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 23 | 45 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 44 | 60 | 36 | -16 |
| 17 | Derby County | 34 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 26 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 30 | 40 | 35 | -10 |
| 18 | Portsmouth | 33 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 30 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 29 | 52 | 33 | -23 |
| 19 | Charlton Athletic | 34 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 29 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 32 | 49 | 32 | -17 |
| 20 | Oxford United | 33 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 28 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 35 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 39 | 63 | 29 | -24 |
| 21 | Watford | 33 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 20 | 43 | 24 | -23 |



