Today Fourth Division 1986/1987
Historical league standings at 21st February 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 | 29 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 34 | 16 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 76 | 32 | 69 | 44 |
| 2 | Preston North End | 28 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 44 | 29 | 54 | 15 |
| 3 | Southend United | 29 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 45 | 32 | 53 | 13 |
| 4 | Swansea City | 30 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 43 | 31 | 52 | 12 |
| 5 | Exeter City | 29 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 39 | 27 | 44 | 12 |
| 6 | Peterborough United | 30 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 40 | 34 | 42 | 6 |
| 7 | Colchester United | 31 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 32 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 44 | 45 | 42 | -1 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 31 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 38 | 39 | 42 | -1 |
| 9 | Wrexham | 27 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 45 | 33 | 40 | 12 |
| 10 | Scunthorpe United | 29 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 49 | 41 | 38 | 8 |
| 11 | Orient | 28 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 35 | 40 | 38 | -5 |
| 12 | Hereford United | 29 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 41 | 39 | 36 | 2 |
| 13 | Cardiff City | 25 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 28 | 29 | 36 | -1 |
| 14 | Aldershot | 28 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 35 | 40 | 36 | -5 |
| 15 | Halifax Town | 28 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 37 | 44 | 35 | -7 |
| 16 | Cambridge United | 28 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 41 | 41 | 34 | 0 |
| 17 | Lincoln City | 27 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 31 | 37 | 34 | -6 |
| 18 | Tranmere Rovers | 29 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 37 | 46 | 33 | -9 |
| 19 | Crewe Alexandra | 30 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 26 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 43 | 52 | 32 | -9 |
| 20 | Hartlepool United | 29 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 29 | 39 | 31 | -10 |
| 21 | Burnley | 29 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 25 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 31 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 37 | 56 | 29 | -19 |
| 22 | Stockport County | 27 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 41 | 28 | -19 |
| 23 | Torquay United | 27 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 29 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 33 | 47 | 24 | -14 |
| 24 | Rochdale | 25 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 27 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 21 | 39 | 19 | -18 |
