Football League First Division 1987/1988

#	Club	M	W	D	L	Goal	Pts	GD	Result
1	Liverpool FC	40	26	12	2	87 - 24	90	+63	Champion
2	Manchester United	40	23	12	5	71 - 38	81	+33	Vice-champion
3	Nottingham Forest	40	20	13	7	67 - 39	73	+28
4	Everton	40	19	13	8	53 - 27	70	+26
5	Queens Park Rangers	40	19	10	11	48 - 38	67	+10
6	Arsenal London	40	18	12	10	58 - 39	66	+19
7	Wimbledon	40	14	15	11	58 - 47	57	+11
8	Newcastle United	40	14	14	12	55 - 53	56	+2
9	Luton Town	40	14	11	15	57 - 58	53	-1
10	Coventry City	40	13	14	13	46 - 53	53	-7
11	Sheffield Wednesday	40	15	8	17	52 - 66	53	-14
12	Southampton	40	12	14	14	49 - 53	50	-4
13	Tottenham Hotspur	40	12	11	17	38 - 48	47	-10
14	Norwich City	40	12	9	19	40 - 52	45	-12
15	Derby County	40	10	13	17	35 - 45	43	-10
16	West Ham United	40	9	15	16	40 - 52	42	-12
17	Charlton Athletic	40	9	15	16	38 - 52	42	-14
18	Chelsea FC	40	9	15	16	50 - 68	42	-18	Relegated
19	Portsmouth FC	40	7	14	19	36 - 66	35	-30	Relegated
20	Watford	40	7	11	22	27 - 51	32	-24	Relegated
21	Oxford United	40	6	13	21	44 - 80	31	-36	Relegated
Pts = Points M = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GD = Goal difference;
							Notes: - Champion - national cup holder - participation in European competition - promoted - relegated

Football League First Division 1987/1988: final table of First division