Barclays First 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 | Queens Park Rangers | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 25 | 11 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 22 | 18 |
| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 8 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 19 | 7 |
| 5 | Arsenal | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 17 | 11 |
| 6 | Manchester United | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 17 | 6 |
| 7 | Nottingham Forest | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 17 | 6 |
| 8 | Coventry City | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 16 | -1 |
| 9 | Everton | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 7 |
| 10 | Oxford United | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| 11 | Wimbledon | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 12 | -1 |
| 12 | Derby County | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 10 | -4 |
| 13 | Portsmouth | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 10 | -13 |
| 14 | Luton Town | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 9 | -4 |
| 15 | Newcastle United | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 9 | -5 |
| 16 | Watford | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 8 | -6 |
| 17 | West Ham United | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 7 | -4 |
| 18 | Southampton | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 7 | -6 |
| 19 | Norwich City | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 7 | -8 |
| 20 | Sheffield Wednesday | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 6 | -10 |
| 21 | Charlton Athletic | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 4 | -12 |
