Final Fourth Division 1987/1988 league table
Season completed Saturday, 7th May 1988 (click column headings to re-sort)
| |
Home |
Away |
Overall |
|
| # |
Team |
Pl |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
GD |
| 1 |
Wolverhampton W'drs. |
46 |
15 |
3 |
5 |
47 |
19 |
12 |
6 |
5 |
35 |
24 |
27 |
9 |
10 |
82 |
43 |
90 |
+39 |
| 2 |
Cardiff City |
46 |
15 |
6 |
2 |
39 |
14 |
9 |
7 |
7 |
27 |
27 |
24 |
13 |
9 |
66 |
41 |
85 |
+25 |
| 3 |
Bolton Wanderers |
46 |
15 |
6 |
2 |
42 |
12 |
7 |
6 |
10 |
24 |
30 |
22 |
12 |
12 |
66 |
42 |
78 |
+24 |
| 4 |
Scunthorpe United |
46 |
14 |
5 |
4 |
42 |
20 |
6 |
12 |
5 |
34 |
31 |
20 |
17 |
9 |
76 |
51 |
77 |
+25 |
| 5 |
Torquay United |
46 |
10 |
7 |
6 |
34 |
16 |
11 |
7 |
5 |
32 |
25 |
21 |
14 |
11 |
66 |
41 |
77 |
+25 |
| 6 |
Swansea City |
46 |
9 |
7 |
7 |
35 |
28 |
11 |
3 |
9 |
27 |
28 |
20 |
10 |
16 |
62 |
56 |
70 |
+6 |
| 7 |
Peterborough United |
46 |
10 |
5 |
8 |
28 |
26 |
10 |
5 |
8 |
24 |
27 |
20 |
10 |
16 |
52 |
53 |
70 |
-1 |
| 8 |
Leyton Orient |
46 |
13 |
4 |
6 |
55 |
27 |
6 |
8 |
9 |
30 |
36 |
19 |
12 |
15 |
85 |
63 |
69 |
+22 |
| 9 |
Colchester United |
46 |
10 |
5 |
8 |
23 |
22 |
9 |
5 |
9 |
24 |
29 |
19 |
10 |
17 |
47 |
51 |
67 |
-4 |
| 10 |
Burnley |
46 |
12 |
5 |
6 |
31 |
22 |
8 |
2 |
13 |
26 |
40 |
20 |
7 |
19 |
57 |
62 |
67 |
-5 |
| 11 |
Wrexham |
46 |
13 |
3 |
7 |
46 |
26 |
7 |
3 |
13 |
23 |
32 |
20 |
6 |
20 |
69 |
58 |
66 |
+11 |
| 12 |
Scarborough |
46 |
12 |
8 |
3 |
38 |
19 |
5 |
6 |
12 |
18 |
29 |
17 |
14 |
15 |
56 |
48 |
65 |
+8 |
| 13 |
Darlington |
46 |
13 |
6 |
4 |
39 |
25 |
5 |
5 |
13 |
32 |
44 |
18 |
11 |
17 |
71 |
69 |
65 |
+2 |
| 14 |
Tranmere Rovers (-2) |
46 |
14 |
2 |
7 |
43 |
20 |
5 |
7 |
11 |
18 |
33 |
19 |
9 |
18 |
61 |
53 |
64 |
+8 |
| 15 |
Cambridge United |
46 |
10 |
6 |
7 |
32 |
24 |
6 |
7 |
10 |
18 |
28 |
16 |
13 |
17 |
50 |
52 |
61 |
-2 |
| 16 |
Hartlepool United |
46 |
9 |
7 |
7 |
25 |
25 |
6 |
7 |
10 |
25 |
32 |
15 |
14 |
17 |
50 |
57 |
59 |
-7 |
| 17 |
Crewe Alexandra |
46 |
7 |
11 |
5 |
25 |
19 |
6 |
8 |
9 |
32 |
34 |
13 |
19 |
14 |
57 |
53 |
58 |
+4 |
| 18 |
Halifax Town (-1) |
46 |
11 |
7 |
5 |
37 |
25 |
3 |
7 |
13 |
17 |
34 |
14 |
14 |
18 |
54 |
59 |
55 |
-5 |
| 19 |
Hereford United |
46 |
8 |
7 |
8 |
25 |
27 |
6 |
5 |
12 |
16 |
32 |
14 |
12 |
20 |
41 |
59 |
54 |
-18 |
| 20 |
Stockport County |
46 |
7 |
7 |
9 |
26 |
26 |
5 |
8 |
10 |
18 |
32 |
12 |
15 |
19 |
44 |
58 |
51 |
-14 |
| 21 |
Rochdale |
46 |
5 |
9 |
9 |
28 |
34 |
6 |
6 |
11 |
19 |
42 |
11 |
15 |
20 |
47 |
76 |
48 |
-29 |
| 22 |
Exeter City |
46 |
8 |
6 |
9 |
33 |
29 |
3 |
7 |
13 |
20 |
39 |
11 |
13 |
22 |
53 |
68 |
46 |
-15 |
| 23 |
Carlisle United |
46 |
9 |
5 |
9 |
38 |
33 |
3 |
3 |
17 |
19 |
53 |
12 |
8 |
26 |
57 |
86 |
44 |
-29 |
| 24 |
Newport County |
46 |
4 |
5 |
14 |
19 |
36 |
2 |
2 |
19 |
16 |
69 |
6 |
7 |
33 |
35 |
105 |
25 |
-70 |
| Colour key |
| | League champions |
| Relegated team(s) |
| Transferred team(s) |
| | Promoted team(s) |
| Play-off place(s) |
| Merged team(s) |
| Points adjustments
|
| 01/01/1988 |
Halifax Town |
Deducted one point for fielding an unregistered player. |
| 01/01/1988 |
Tranmere Rovers |
Deducted two points for failing to fulfil a fixture. |
| Information panel
|
Tranmere Rovers were deducted two points for failing to meet a fixture.
Halifax Town were deducted one point for fielding an unregistered player. |
| Play-off matches |
| Date |
Round |
Match |
Att. |
| Sun 15th May | Semi Final 1st Leg | Swansea City 1 Rotherham United 0 | 9,148 |
| Sun 15th May | Semi Final 1st Leg | Torquay United 2 Scunthorpe United 1 | 4,602 |
| Wed 18th May | Semi Final 2nd Leg | Rotherham United 1 Swansea City 1 | 8,901 |
| Wed 18th May | Semi Final 2nd Leg | Scunthorpe United 1 Torquay United 1 | 6,482 |
| Wed 25th May | Final 1st Leg | Swansea City 2 Torquay United 1 | 10,825 |
| Sat 28th May | Final 2nd Leg | Torquay United 3 Swansea City 3 | 5,000 |
