| SEASON 1987-1988 |
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 | BARCLAYS LEAGUE DIVISION ONE |
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Table as at Saturday, January 16, 1988: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 23 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 57 | 11 | 46 | 59 |
| 2 | Nottingham Forest | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 46 | 21 | 25 | 44 |
| 3 | Everton | 25 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 36 | 16 | 20 | 43 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 23 | 13 | 42 |
| 5 | Manchester United | 24 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 36 | 24 | 12 | 42 |
| 6 | Wimbledon | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 39 | 30 | 9 | 40 |
| 7 | Queens Park Rangers | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 28 | 2 | 40 |
| 8 | Luton Town | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 32 | 26 | 6 | 35 |
| 9 | Sheffield Wednesday | 25 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 31 | 38 | -7 | 34 |
| 10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 29 | -3 | 33 |
| 11 | Southampton | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 33 | 36 | -3 | 31 |
| 12 | West Ham United | 25 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 34 | -6 | 30 |
| 13 | Chelsea | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 31 | 42 | -11 | 30 |
| 14 | Newcastle United | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 35 | -7 | 29 |
| 15 | Coventry City | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 38 | -14 | 25 |
| 16 | Portsmouth | 25 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 42 | -18 | 25 |
| 17 | Derby County | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 28 | -8 | 24 |
| 18 | Norwich City | 24 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 23 | 33 | -10 | 24 |
| 19 | Oxford United | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 28 | 46 | -18 | 23 |
| 20 | Watford | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 32 | -15 | 21 |
| 21 | Charlton Athletic | 24 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 23 | 36 | -13 | 20 |
| Key: | Champions | Play-offs | Relegation |