Barclays First Division 1987/1988
Historical league standings at 28th December 1987
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GD |
| 1 | Liverpool | 21 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 51 | 11 | 53 | 40 |
| 2 | Nottingham Forest | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 44 | 16 | 43 | 28 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 22 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 20 | 40 | 15 |
| 4 | Manchester United | 21 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 35 | 22 | 38 | 13 |
| 5 | Everton | 22 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 15 | 37 | 17 |
| 6 | Queens Park Rangers | 22 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 36 | 0 |
| 7 | Wimbledon | 22 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 25 | 34 | 6 |
| 8 | Chelsea | 22 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 31 | 36 | 29 | -5 |
| 9 | Luton Town | 21 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 25 | 28 | 2 |
| 10 | Southampton | 21 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 0 |
| 11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 22 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 26 | 28 | -4 |
| 12 | Sheffield Wednesday | 22 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 27 | -11 |
| 13 | West Ham United | 22 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 29 | 26 | -4 |
| 14 | Newcastle United | 21 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 33 | 25 | -9 |
| 15 | Derby County | 21 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 25 | 24 | -6 |
| 16 | Coventry City | 21 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 32 | 24 | -10 |
| 17 | Oxford United | 22 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 24 | 39 | 22 | -15 |
| 18 | Norwich City | 22 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 29 | 21 | -10 |
| 19 | Portsmouth | 22 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 39 | 20 | -20 |
| 20 | Charlton Athletic | 22 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 34 | 18 | -13 |
| 21 | Watford | 21 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 28 | 18 | -14 |
