Today Fourth Division 1986/1987
Historical league standings at 14th March 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 | 34 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 48 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 35 | 16 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 83 | 33 | 82 | 50 |
| 2 | Preston North End | 32 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 22 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 51 | 34 | 62 | 17 |
| 3 | Southend United | 33 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 15 | 18 | 5 | 10 | 52 | 37 | 59 | 15 |
| 4 | Peterborough United | 34 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 47 | 37 | 52 | 10 |
| 5 | Swansea City | 32 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 25 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 44 | 39 | 52 | 5 |
| 6 | Colchester United | 35 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 34 | 15 | 6 | 14 | 53 | 48 | 51 | 5 |
| 7 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 35 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 47 | 44 | 49 | 3 |
| 8 | Exeter City | 33 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 42 | 31 | 48 | 11 |
| 9 | Cambridge United | 34 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 27 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 48 | 44 | 47 | 4 |
| 10 | Orient | 33 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 27 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 43 | 47 | 46 | -4 |
| 11 | Aldershot | 33 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 32 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 42 | 45 | 44 | -3 |
| 12 | Wrexham | 31 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 27 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 49 | 38 | 43 | 11 |
| 13 | Crewe Alexandra | 34 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 24 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 26 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 49 | 53 | 42 | -4 |
| 14 | Cardiff City | 31 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 32 | 35 | 41 | -3 |
| 15 | Scunthorpe United | 34 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 23 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 53 | 49 | 40 | 4 |
| 16 | Tranmere Rovers | 34 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 28 | 28 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 46 | 56 | 40 | -10 |
| 17 | Halifax Town | 33 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 42 | 53 | 39 | -11 |
| 18 | Lincoln City | 33 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 29 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 36 | 48 | 38 | -12 |
| 19 | Hereford United | 33 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 28 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 43 | 46 | 36 | -3 |
| 20 | Burnley | 33 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 27 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 32 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 41 | 59 | 35 | -18 |
| 21 | Hartlepool United | 33 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 6 | 15 | 12 | 32 | 45 | 33 | -13 |
| 22 | Stockport County | 31 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 29 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 25 | 49 | 30 | -24 |
| 23 | Torquay United | 31 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 29 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 37 | 51 | 29 | -14 |
| 24 | Rochdale | 29 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 29 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 27 | 43 | 25 | -16 |
