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