| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | W | D | L | F | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northampton Town | 46 | 99 | +50 | 30 | 9 | 7 | 103 | 53 |
| 2 | Preston North End | 46 | 90 | +25 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 72 | 47 |
| 3 | Southend United | 46 | 80 | +13 | 25 | 5 | 16 | 68 | 55 |
| 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 79 | +19 | 24 | 7 | 15 | 69 | 50 |
| 5 | Colchester United | 46 | 70 | +8 | 21 | 7 | 18 | 64 | 56 |
| 6 | Aldershot | 46 | 70 | +7 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 64 | 57 |
| 7 | Orient | 46 | 69 | +3 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 64 | 61 |
| 8 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 66 | +16 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 73 | 57 |
| 9 | 46 | 65 | +19 | 15 | 20 | 11 | 70 | 51 | |
| 10 | Peterborough United | 46 | 65 | +7 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 57 | 50 |
| 11 | Cambridge United | 46 | 62 | -2 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 60 | 62 |
| 12 | Swansea City | 46 | 62 | -5 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 56 | 61 |
| 13 | Cardiff City | 46 | 61 | -2 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 48 | 50 |
| 14 | Exeter City | 46 | 56 | +4 | 11 | 23 | 12 | 53 | 49 |
| 15 | Halifax Town | 46 | 55 | -15 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 59 | 74 |
| 16 | 46 | 53 | -1 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 60 | 61 | |
| 17 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 53 | -2 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 70 | 72 |
| 18 | 46 | 51 | -21 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 44 | 65 | |
| 19 | 46 | 51 | -29 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 40 | 69 | |
| 20 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 50 | -18 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 54 | 72 |
| 21 | Rochdale | 46 | 50 | -19 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 54 | 73 |
| 22 | Burnley | 46 | 49 | -21 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 53 | 74 |
| 23 | 46 | 48 | -16 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 56 | 72 | |
| 24 | Lincoln City | 46 | 48 | -20 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 45 | 65 |
Content retrieved from: http://stats.football.co.uk/league_tables/1986_1987/league_two/index.shtml.
