1988-01-24
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 1 | 2 | Manchester United | Highbury | 29,392 | |
| Quinn | Lineups | Strachan, McClair | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn |  |
First Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Liverpool | 24 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 48 | 62 | W | W | W | W | W | 1988-02-06 | West Ham United | H |
| 2 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | 24 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 25 | 45 | D | D | L | L | W | 1988-02-06 | Chelsea | H |
| 3 | 2 | Manchester United | 25 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 45 | W | L | W | D | W | 1988-02-06 | Coventry City | H |
| 4 | -1 | Everton | 25 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 20 | 43 | W | W | L | L | W | 1988-02-13 | Queens Park Rangers | H |
| 5 | -1 | Arsenal | 26 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 42 | L | L | D | D | L | 1988-02-13 | Luton Town | H |
| 6 | 0 | Wimbledon | 25 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 40 | L | W | W | W | W | 1988-02-06 | Newcastle United | H |
| 7 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | 25 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 2 | 40 | L | D | W | W | D | 1988-02-06 | Charlton Athletic | H |
| 8 | 0 | Luton Town | 24 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 35 | W | D | W | W | L | 1988-02-06 | Oxford United | H |
| 9 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 25 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 22 | -7 | 34 | W | D | W | W | W | 1988-02-06 | Southampton | H |
| 10 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 26 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 16 | -5 | 33 | L | D | D | W | W | 1988-02-13 | Oxford United | A |
| 11 | 0 | Southampton | 25 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 21 | -3 | 32 | D | W | L | L | W | 1988-02-06 | Sheffield Wednesday | A |
| 12 | 0 | Newcastle United | 24 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 21 | -5 | 32 | W | D | W | L | W | 1988-02-06 | Wimbledon | A |
| 13 | 0 | Chelsea | 26 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 32 | -11 | 31 | D | L | D | L | L | 1988-02-06 | Nottingham Forest | A |
| 14 | 0 | West Ham United | 25 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | -6 | 30 | W | D | L | L | L | 1988-02-06 | Liverpool | A |
| 15 | 0 | Portsmouth | 26 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 24 | -18 | 26 | D | D | W | D | D | 1988-02-06 | Derby County | H |
| 16 | 0 | Norwich City | 25 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 15 | -10 | 25 | D | L | W | W | W | 1988-02-06 | Watford | H |
| 17 | 0 | Coventry City | 23 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 21 | -14 | 25 | D | L | L | W | D | 1988-02-06 | Manchester United | A |
| 18 | 0 | Derby County | 23 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -8 | 24 | L | L | L | L | L | 1988-02-06 | Portsmouth | A |
| 19 | 0 | Oxford United | 24 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 22 | -18 | 23 | D | L | L | L | L | 1988-02-06 | Luton Town | A |
| 20 | 0 | Watford | 25 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 19 | -15 | 22 | D | W | L | L | D | 1988-02-06 | Norwich City | A |
| 21 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | 25 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 20 | -15 | 20 | L | D | D | L | W | 1988-02-06 | Queens Park Rangers | A |
