| SEASON 1987-1988 |
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 | BARCLAYS LEAGUE DIVISION FOUR |
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Table as at Friday, December 18, 1987: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colchester United | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 32 | 20 | 12 | 40 |
| 2 | Leyton Orient | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 50 | 28 | 22 | 39 |
| 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 20 | 15 | 38 |
| 4 | Torquay United | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 35 | 24 | 11 | 37 |
| 5 | Cardiff City | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 23 | 5 | 36 |
| 6 | Scarborough | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 22 | 8 | 34 |
| 7 | Crewe Alexandra | 22 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 34 | 26 | 8 | 32 |
| 8 | Scunthorpe United | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 36 | 31 | 5 | 32 |
| 9 | Bolton Wanderers | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 23 | 4 | 32 |
| 10 | Swansea City | 21 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 32 | 29 | 3 | 32 |
| 11 | Halifax Town | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 28 | 2 | 32 |
| 12 | Cambridge United | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 31 |
| 13 | Hartlepool United | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 31 |
| 14 | Burnley | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 30 | -9 | 31 |
| 15 | Darlington | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 31 | 3 | 29 |
| 16 | Peterborough United | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 26 | -2 | 29 |
| 17 | Exeter City | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 26 |
| 18 | Wrexham | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 25 | 30 | -5 | 24 |
| 19 | Hereford United | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 24 | -9 | 24 |
| 20 | Carlisle United | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 36 | 49 | -13 | 24 |
| 21 | Tranmere Rovers | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 24 | 29 | -5 | 23 |
| 22 | Stockport County | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 28 | -10 | 21 |
| 23 | Rochdale | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 48 | -26 | 18 |
| 24 | Newport County | 20 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 16 | 42 | -26 | 11 |
| Key: | Promotion | Play-offs | Relegation |