Today Fourth Division 1986/1987
Historical league standings at 4th March 1987
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GD |
| 1 | Northampton Town | 32 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 44 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 35 | 16 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 79 | 33 | 76 | 46 |
| 2 | Preston North End | 31 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 22 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 51 | 34 | 61 | 17 |
| 3 | Southend United | 31 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 48 | 35 | 56 | 13 |
| 4 | Swansea City | 31 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 44 | 35 | 52 | 9 |
| 5 | Peterborough United | 32 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 42 | 35 | 46 | 7 |
| 6 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 33 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 42 | 41 | 46 | 1 |
| 7 | Colchester United | 33 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 46 | 47 | 45 | -1 |
| 8 | Exeter City | 31 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 41 | 31 | 44 | 10 |
| 9 | Wrexham | 29 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 26 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 48 | 36 | 42 | 12 |
| 10 | Aldershot | 31 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 31 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 41 | 44 | 42 | -3 |
| 11 | Orient | 30 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 39 | 43 | 42 | -4 |
| 12 | Cambridge United | 31 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 45 | 41 | 41 | 4 |
| 13 | Tranmere Rovers | 32 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 25 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 43 | 49 | 40 | -6 |
| 14 | Scunthorpe United | 31 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 50 | 43 | 39 | 7 |
| 15 | Cardiff City | 28 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 29 | 32 | 37 | -3 |
| 16 | Lincoln City | 31 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 34 | 45 | 37 | -11 |
| 17 | Hereford United | 32 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 27 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 43 | 45 | 36 | -2 |
| 18 | Crewe Alexandra | 32 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 22 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 26 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 44 | 52 | 36 | -8 |
| 19 | Halifax Town | 31 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 38 | 47 | 36 | -9 |
| 20 | Hartlepool United | 31 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 30 | 41 | 32 | -11 |
| 21 | Burnley | 31 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 27 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 32 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 40 | 59 | 31 | -19 |
| 22 | Stockport County | 29 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 43 | 30 | -19 |
| 23 | Torquay United | 30 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 29 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 35 | 49 | 28 | -14 |
| 24 | Rochdale | 27 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 29 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 26 | 42 | 23 | -16 |



