Second Division Table 1987/88
| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Millwall | 44 | 25 | 7 | 12 | 72 | 52 | +20 | 82 |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 44 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 68 | 41 | +27 | 78 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 44 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 63 | 36 | +27 | 78 |
| 4 | Bradford City | 44 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 74 | 54 | +20 | 77 |
| 5 | Blackburn Rovers | 44 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 68 | 52 | +16 | 77 |
| 6 | Crystal Palace | 44 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 86 | 59 | +27 | 75 |
| 7 | Leeds United | 44 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 61 | 51 | +10 | 69 |
| 8 | Ipswich Town | 44 | 19 | 9 | 16 | 61 | 52 | +9 | 66 |
| 9 | Manchester City | 44 | 19 | 8 | 17 | 80 | 60 | +20 | 65 |
| 10 | Oldham Athletic | 44 | 18 | 11 | 15 | 72 | 64 | +8 | 65 |
| 11 | Stoke City | 44 | 17 | 11 | 16 | 50 | 57 | -7 | 62 |
| 12 | Swindon Town | 44 | 16 | 11 | 17 | 73 | 60 | +13 | 59 |
| 13 | Leicester City | 44 | 16 | 11 | 17 | 62 | 61 | +1 | 59 |
| 14 | Barnsley | 44 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 61 | 62 | -1 | 57 |
| 15 | Hull City | 44 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 54 | 60 | -6 | 57 |
| 16 | Plymouth Argyle | 44 | 16 | 8 | 20 | 65 | 67 | -2 | 56 |
| 17 | Bournemouth | 44 | 13 | 10 | 21 | 56 | 68 | -12 | 49 |
| 18 | Shrewsbury Town | 44 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 42 | 54 | -12 | 49 |
| 19 | Birmingham City | 44 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 41 | 66 | -25 | 48 |
| 20 | West Bromwich Albion | 44 | 12 | 11 | 21 | 50 | 69 | -19 | 47 |
| 21 | Sheffield United | 44 | 13 | 7 | 24 | 45 | 74 | -29 | 46 |
| 22 | Reading | 44 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 44 | 70 | -26 | 42 |
| 23 | Huddersfield Town | 44 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 41 | 100 | -59 | 28 |