Friday, 4 March, 1988
1987/88, Game No. 41
Barclays League
League Table
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
35 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 57 | 32 | +25 | 65 |
| 2 |
 |
34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 47 | 33 | +14 | 59 |
| 3 |
 |
34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 67 | 48 | +19 | 55 |
| 4 |
 |
33 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 45 | 34 | +11 | 55 |
| 5 |
 |
34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 42 | 45 | -3 | 54 |
| 6 |
 |
33 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 58 | 42 | +16 | 53 |
| 7 |
 |
31 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 47 | 32 | +15 | 53 |
| 8 |
 |
34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 41 | 36 | +5 | 51 |
| 9 |
 |
34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 41 | 38 | +3 | 51 |
| 10 |
 |
32 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 54 | 44 | +10 | 49 |
| 11 |
 |
34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 43 | 37 | +6 | 49 |
| 12 |
 |
34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 49 | 43 | +6 | 48 |
| 13 |
 |
33 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 49 | 41 | +8 | 46 |
| 14 |
 |
33 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 38 | 42 | -4 | 45 |
| 15 |
 |
35 | 14 | 4 | 17 | 44 | 43 | +1 | 44 |
| 16 |
 |
33 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 38 | 48 | -10 | 43 |
| 17 |
 |
34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 32 | 42 | -10 | 42 |
| 18 |
 |
34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 38 | 42 | -4 | 41 |
| 19 |
 |
34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 42 | 47 | -5 | 41 |
| 20 |
 |
33 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 41 | 48 | -7 | 36 |
| 21 |
 |
35 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 35 | 63 | -28 | 36 |
| 22 |
 |
35 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 33 | 46 | -13 | 35 |
| 23 |
 |
32 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 45 | 62 | -17 | 33 |
| 24 |
 |
33 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 66 | -38 | 21 |
Blue line: automatic promotionGreen line: playoff cutoffOrange line: relegation zone