| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | W | D | L | F | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 90 | +39 | 27 | 9 | 10 | 82 | 43 |
| 2 | Cardiff City | 46 | 85 | +25 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 66 | 41 |
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 78 | +24 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 66 | 42 |
| 4 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 77 | +25 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 76 | 51 |
| 5 | 46 | 77 | +25 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 66 | 41 | |
| 6 | Swansea City | 46 | 70 | +6 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 62 | 56 |
| 7 | Peterborough United | 46 | 70 | -1 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 52 | 53 |
| 8 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 69 | +22 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 85 | 63 |
| 9 | Colchester United | 46 | 67 | -4 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 47 | 51 |
| 10 | Burnley | 46 | 67 | -5 | 20 | 7 | 19 | 57 | 62 |
| 11 | 46 | 66 | +11 | 20 | 6 | 20 | 69 | 58 | |
| 12 | 46 | 65 | +8 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 56 | 48 | |
| 13 | 46 | 65 | +2 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 71 | 69 | |
| 14 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 64 | +8 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 61 | 53 |
| 15 | Cambridge United | 46 | 61 | -2 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 50 | 52 |
| 16 | 46 | 59 | -7 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 50 | 57 | |
| 17 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 58 | +4 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 57 | 53 |
| 18 | Halifax Town | 46 | 55 | -5 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 54 | 59 |
| 19 | 46 | 54 | -18 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 41 | 59 | |
| 20 | 46 | 51 | -14 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 44 | 58 | |
| 21 | Rochdale | 46 | 48 | -29 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 47 | 76 |
| 22 | Exeter City | 46 | 46 | -15 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 53 | 68 |
| 23 | Carlisle United | 46 | 44 | -29 | 12 | 8 | 26 | 57 | 86 |
| 24 | Newport County | 46 | 25 | -70 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 35 | 105 |
Content retrieved from: http://stats.football.co.uk/league_tables/1987_1988/league_two/index.shtml.
