| SEASON 1987-1988 |
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 | BARCLAYS LEAGUE DIVISION FOUR |
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Table as at Saturday, November 21, 1987: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 18 | 17 | 37 |
| 2 | Cardiff City | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 34 |
| 3 | Leyton Orient | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 44 | 27 | 17 | 33 |
| 4 | Torquay United | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 33 |
| 5 | Colchester United | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 33 |
| 6 | Scarborough | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 32 |
| 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 31 |
| 8 | Scunthorpe United | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 25 | 7 | 31 |
| 9 | Burnley | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 25 | -4 | 30 |
| 10 | Hartlepool United | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 29 |
| 11 | Cambridge United | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 27 |
| 12 | Darlington | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 26 |
| 13 | Swansea City | 19 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 26 |
| 14 | Halifax Town | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 26 |
| 15 | Exeter City | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 23 | 5 | 25 |
| 16 | Crewe Alexandra | 19 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 28 | 25 | 3 | 25 |
| 17 | Peterborough United | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 21 | -3 | 25 |
| 18 | Hereford United | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 21 | -6 | 23 |
| 19 | Wrexham | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 27 | -6 | 21 |
| 20 | Stockport County | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 25 | -8 | 20 |
| 21 | Carlisle United | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 30 | 42 | -12 | 20 |
| 22 | Tranmere Rovers | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 24 | -7 | 17 |
| 23 | Rochdale | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 45 | -27 | 14 |
| 24 | Newport County | 19 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 38 | -22 | 11 |
| Key: | Promotion | Play-offs | Relegation |