Barclays First Division 1987/1988
Historical league standings at 23rd 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 | 36 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 47 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 32 | 13 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 79 | 20 | 84 | 59 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 36 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 21 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 61 | 35 | 69 | 26 |
| 3 | Everton | 37 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 51 | 24 | 68 | 27 |
| 4 | Queens Park Rangers | 38 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 47 | 36 | 66 | 11 |
| 5 | Nottingham Forest | 35 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 58 | 34 | 64 | 24 |
| 6 | Arsenal | 37 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 52 | 34 | 61 | 18 |
| 7 | Wimbledon | 36 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 31 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 25 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 55 | 44 | 52 | 11 |
| 8 | Sheffield Wednesday | 37 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 23 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 35 | 15 | 6 | 16 | 47 | 57 | 51 | -10 |
| 9 | Coventry City | 37 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 27 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 44 | 52 | 48 | -8 |
| 10 | Newcastle United | 37 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 29 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 48 | 50 | 47 | -2 |
| 11 | Luton Town | 33 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 30 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 48 | 49 | 45 | -1 |
| 12 | Southampton | 37 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 26 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 45 | 50 | 45 | -5 |
| 13 | Norwich City | 37 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 17 | 38 | 47 | 44 | -9 |
| 14 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 35 | 46 | 43 | -11 |
| 15 | Derby County | 38 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 27 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 34 | 44 | 41 | -10 |
| 16 | Chelsea | 37 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 25 | 47 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 47 | 62 | 40 | -15 |
| 17 | West Ham United | 37 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 27 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 34 | 47 | 39 | -13 |
| 18 | Charlton Athletic | 37 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 29 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 35 | 49 | 39 | -14 |
| 19 | Portsmouth | 37 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 34 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 34 | 59 | 35 | -25 |
| 20 | Watford | 38 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 25 | 48 | 31 | -23 |
| 21 | Oxford United | 37 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 32 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 38 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 40 | 70 | 31 | -30 |
