Today Fourth Division 1986/1987
Historical league standings at 1st May 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 | 43 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 56 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 28 | 29 | 7 | 7 | 96 | 48 | 94 | 48 |
| 2 | Preston North End | 43 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 34 | 27 | 25 | 10 | 8 | 69 | 45 | 85 | 24 |
| 3 | Southend United | 43 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 40 | 26 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 22 | 26 | 23 | 5 | 15 | 62 | 52 | 74 | 10 |
| 4 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 43 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 29 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 25 | 21 | 7 | 15 | 59 | 48 | 70 | 11 |
| 5 | Colchester United | 44 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 41 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 21 | 7 | 16 | 64 | 54 | 70 | 10 |
| 6 | Orient | 44 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 37 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 34 | 19 | 9 | 16 | 60 | 57 | 66 | 3 |
| 7 | Peterborough United | 43 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 57 | 49 | 63 | 8 |
| 8 | Aldershot | 42 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 35 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 57 | 51 | 63 | 6 |
| 9 | Wrexham | 42 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 34 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 27 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 63 | 45 | 60 | 18 |
| 10 | Scunthorpe United | 44 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 50 | 27 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 19 | 29 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 69 | 56 | 60 | 13 |
| 11 | Cambridge United | 44 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 36 | 16 | 11 | 17 | 57 | 58 | 59 | -1 |
| 12 | Swansea City | 43 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 38 | 16 | 11 | 16 | 54 | 56 | 59 | -2 |
| 13 | Exeter City | 43 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 36 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 29 | 11 | 23 | 9 | 51 | 43 | 56 | 8 |
| 14 | Cardiff City | 43 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 31 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 41 | 48 | 54 | -7 |
| 15 | Halifax Town | 44 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 32 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 37 | 14 | 10 | 20 | 55 | 69 | 52 | -14 |
| 16 | Hartlepool United | 43 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 27 | 11 | 17 | 15 | 41 | 55 | 50 | -14 |
| 17 | Stockport County | 43 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 40 | 13 | 11 | 19 | 39 | 65 | 50 | -26 |
| 18 | Hereford United | 43 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 24 | 34 | 13 | 10 | 20 | 55 | 57 | 49 | -2 |
| 19 | Crewe Alexandra | 44 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 37 | 35 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 30 | 35 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 67 | 70 | 49 | -3 |
| 20 | Lincoln City | 43 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 33 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 44 | 58 | 48 | -14 |
| 21 | Tranmere Rovers | 44 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 31 | 37 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 34 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 52 | 71 | 46 | -19 |
| 22 | Torquay United | 43 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 26 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 40 | 9 | 17 | 17 | 50 | 66 | 44 | -16 |
| 23 | Rochdale | 42 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 26 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 39 | 9 | 17 | 16 | 46 | 65 | 44 | -19 |
| 24 | Burnley | 43 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 33 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 38 | 10 | 13 | 20 | 49 | 71 | 43 | -22 |
