Barclays Third Division 1987/1988
Historical league standings at 3rd October 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 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 21 | 12 |
| 2 | Walsall | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 21 | 6 |
| 3 | Notts. County | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 19 | 6 |
| 4 | Sunderland | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 19 | 6 |
| 5 | Bristol City | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 2 |
| 6 | Brentford | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 0 |
| 7 | Chester City | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 19 | -1 |
| 8 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 4 |
| 9 | Wigan Athletic | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 2 |
| 10 | Port Vale | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 7 |
| 11 | Fulham | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 3 |
| 12 | Gillingham | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 13 | 16 | 16 |
| 13 | Blackpool | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 3 |
| 14 | Bury | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 2 |
| 15 | Chesterfield | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 16 | -10 |
| 16 | Bristol Rovers | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 0 |
| 17 | Doncaster Rovers | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 13 | -7 |
| 18 | Mansfield Town | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 12 | -3 |
| 19 | Rotherham United | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 11 | -1 |
| 20 | Grimsby Town | 11 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 11 | -2 |
| 21 | Aldershot | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 25 | 9 | -9 |
| 22 | Southend United | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 31 | 9 | -14 |
| 23 | Preston North End | 11 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 6 | -10 |
| 24 | York City | 11 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 3 | -12 |
