Barclays First Division 1987/1988
Historical league standings at 5th March 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 | 28 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 9 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 66 | 12 | 72 | 54 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 30 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 44 | 29 | 55 | 15 |
| 3 | Nottingham Forest | 27 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 51 | 24 | 52 | 27 |
| 4 | Everton | 28 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 40 | 16 | 52 | 24 |
| 5 | Arsenal | 28 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 43 | 26 | 48 | 17 |
| 6 | Queens Park Rangers | 29 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 33 | 31 | 46 | 2 |
| 7 | Wimbledon | 29 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 42 | 32 | 45 | 10 |
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 30 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 30 | 32 | 39 | -2 |
| 9 | Luton Town | 27 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 40 | 34 | 38 | 6 |
| 10 | Southampton | 30 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 37 | 41 | 37 | -4 |
| 11 | Newcastle United | 29 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 35 | 41 | 37 | -6 |
| 12 | Sheffield Wednesday | 30 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 34 | 49 | 37 | -15 |
| 13 | West Ham United | 29 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 30 | 37 | 33 | -7 |
| 14 | Norwich City | 29 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 27 | 34 | 33 | -7 |
| 15 | Coventry City | 28 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 31 | 42 | 33 | -11 |
| 16 | Chelsea | 30 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 19 | 41 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 38 | 53 | 32 | -15 |
| 17 | Derby County | 29 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 33 | 30 | -9 |
| 18 | Portsmouth | 29 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 27 | 46 | 30 | -19 |
| 19 | Oxford United | 28 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 30 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 33 | 54 | 26 | -21 |
| 20 | Charlton Athletic | 30 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 27 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 28 | 47 | 25 | -19 |
| 21 | Watford | 29 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 18 | 38 | 23 | -20 |
