| SEASON 1987-1988 |
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 | BARCLAYS LEAGUE DIVISION TWO |
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Table as at Saturday, October 31, 1987: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bradford City | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 14 | 16 | 36 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 30 |
| 3 | Hull City | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 30 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 28 |
| 5 | Ipswich Town | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 26 |
| 6 | Birmingham City | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 21 | -2 | 26 |
| 7 | Swindon Town | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 24 |
| 8 | Crystal Palace | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 23 | 6 | 24 |
| 9 | Millwall | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 24 |
| 10 | Manchester City | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 22 |
| 11 | Barnsley | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 22 |
| 12 | Blackburn Rovers | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 21 |
| 13 | Plymouth Argyle | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 20 |
| 14 | Leeds United | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 21 | -5 | 20 |
| 15 | Stoke City | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 22 | -11 | 20 |
| 16 | Sheffield United | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 22 | -3 | 19 |
| 17 | Leicester City | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 18 |
| 18 | AFC Bournemouth | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 23 | -3 | 17 |
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 28 | -8 | 17 |
| 20 | Oldham Athletic | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 23 | -9 | 16 |
| 21 | Shrewsbury Town | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 20 | -9 | 13 |
| 22 | Reading | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 26 | -10 | 13 |
| 23 | Huddersfield Town | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 32 | -16 | 8 |
| Key: | Promotion | Play-offs | Relegation |