Saturday, 26 December, 1987
1987/88, Game No. 29
Barclays League
League Table
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
23 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 20 | +14 | 43 |
| 2 |
 |
23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 52 | 31 | +21 | 42 |
| 3 |
 |
23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 24 | +9 | 42 |
| 4 |
 |
22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 20 | +17 | 41 |
| 5 |
 |
23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 34 | 24 | +10 | 38 |
| 6 |
 |
22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 35 | 24 | +11 | 37 |
| 7 |
 |
23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 36 |
| 8 |
 |
23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 37 | 31 | +6 | 35 |
| 9 |
 |
23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 32 | -6 | 34 |
| 10 |
 |
23 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 36 | 28 | +8 | 33 |
| 11 |
 |
23 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 33 |
| 12 |
 |
22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 36 | 32 | +4 | 32 |
| 13 |
 |
23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 25 | +4 | 32 |
| 14 |
 |
23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 29 | +2 | 32 |
| 15 |
 |
23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 28 | +1 | 32 |
| 16 |
 |
23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 28 | -5 | 30 |
| 17 |
 |
22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 28 | -3 | 29 |
| 18 |
 |
22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 32 | -2 | 26 |
| 19 |
 |
23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 26 | 33 | -7 | 25 |
| 20 |
 |
23 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 37 | 52 | -15 | 24 |
| 21 |
 |
23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 30 | -10 | 23 |
| 22 |
 |
23 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 24 | 32 | -8 | 21 |
| 23 |
 |
23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 52 | -27 | 21 |
| 24 |
 |
22 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 18 | 49 | -31 | 11 |
Blue line: automatic promotionGreen line: playoff cutoffOrange line: relegation zone