| SEASON 1987-1988 |
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 | BARCLAYS LEAGUE DIVISION FOUR |
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Table as at Saturday, December 19, 1987: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 20 | 17 | 41 |
| 2 | Colchester United | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 32 | 20 | 12 | 40 |
| 3 | Leyton Orient | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 50 | 30 | 20 | 39 |
| 4 | Cardiff City | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 24 | 6 | 39 |
| 5 | Torquay United | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 35 | 24 | 11 | 37 |
| 6 | Scarborough | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 31 | 23 | 8 | 35 |
| 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 23 | 6 | 35 |
| 8 | Crewe Alexandra | 22 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 34 | 26 | 8 | 32 |
| 9 | Darlington | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 36 | 31 | 5 | 32 |
| 10 | Scunthorpe United | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 36 | 31 | 5 | 32 |
| 11 | Halifax Town | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 28 | 2 | 32 |
| 12 | Swansea City | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 32 | 31 | 1 | 32 |
| 13 | Cambridge United | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 31 |
| 14 | Hartlepool United | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 31 |
| 15 | Burnley | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 32 | -10 | 31 |
| 16 | Peterborough United | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 26 | -2 | 29 |
| 17 | Hereford United | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 26 | -7 | 27 |
| 18 | Exeter City | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 26 |
| 19 | Wrexham | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 25 | 32 | -7 | 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 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 29 | -10 | 22 |
| 23 | Rochdale | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 48 | -23 | 21 |
| 24 | Newport County | 21 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 45 | -29 | 11 |
| Key: | Promotion | Play-offs | Relegation |