1988-04-14
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax Town | 1 | 0 | Leyton Orient | The Shay | 1,006 | |
| Black | Lineups | |||||
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| Ptn |  |
Fourth Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 41 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 43 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 33 | 78 | D | W | W | W | L | 1988-04-23 | Swansea City | H |
| 2 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | 41 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 40 | 18 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 31 | 29 | 24 | 70 | W | L | W | D | W | 1988-04-19 | Bolton Wanderers | A |
| 3 | 0 | Cardiff City | 41 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 34 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 26 | 18 | 70 | L | W | W | D | L | 1988-04-15 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| 4 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 40 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 27 | 14 | 67 | D | W | W | D | L | 1988-04-15 | Cardiff City | A |
| 5 | 0 | Torquay United | 38 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 21 | 20 | 65 | W | D | W | L | D | 1988-04-15 | Colchester United | H |
| 6 | 0 | Leyton Orient | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 51 | 25 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 33 | 19 | 63 | L | W | D | L | W | 1988-04-23 | Rochdale | A |
| 7 | 0 | Swansea City | 42 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 26 | 4 | 63 | L | W | L | W | L | 1988-04-23 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A |
| 8 | 0 | Burnley | 41 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 24 | 37 | -3 | 63 | W | L | L | W | L | 1988-04-23 | Scunthorpe United | A |
| 9 | 0 | Wrexham | 42 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 42 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 20 | 29 | 10 | 60 | W | W | W | W | W | 1988-04-23 | Darlington | A |
| 10 | 0 | Darlington | 40 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 37 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 30 | 36 | 9 | 60 | L | D | L | L | W | 1988-04-19 | Stockport County | A |
| 11 | 0 | Scarborough | 42 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 35 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 27 | 9 | 60 | W | W | D | D | L | 1988-04-23 | Cardiff City | A |
| 12 | 0 | Peterborough United | 42 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 26 | -4 | 60 | W | L | W | W | W | 1988-04-23 | Exeter City | H |
| 13 | 0 | Colchester United | 40 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 21 | 1 | 59 | W | L | W | D | L | 1988-04-15 | Torquay United | A |
| 14 | 0 | Hartlepool United | 41 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 26 | -1 | 58 | L | L | L | W | L | 1988-04-19 | Cambridge United | A |
| 15 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 41 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 38 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 33 | 4 | 55 | W | W | L | W | D | 1988-04-22 | Torquay United | H |
| 16 | 0 | Cambridge United | 40 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 27 | -2 | 55 | D | L | W | D | D | 1988-04-15 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 17 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 40 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 29 | 7 | 54 | W | L | D | D | W | 1988-04-15 | Cambridge United | H |
| 18 | 0 | Stockport County | 41 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 29 | -10 | 48 | W | W | L | W | W | 1988-04-19 | Darlington | H |
| 19 | 2 | Halifax Town | 40 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 31 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 32 | -7 | 46 | W | L | D | L | L | 1988-04-19 | Carlisle United | A |
| 20 | -1 | Hereford United | 41 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 26 | -16 | 45 | L | D | D | L | D | 1988-04-19 | Colchester United | A |
| 21 | -1 | Rochdale | 42 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 29 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 40 | -26 | 45 | L | W | W | D | D | 1988-04-23 | Leyton Orient | H |
| 22 | 0 | Exeter City | 42 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 36 | -16 | 42 | D | L | L | D | L | 1988-04-23 | Peterborough United | A |
| 23 | 0 | Carlisle United | 40 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 33 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 50 | -32 | 36 | L | L | L | W | L | 1988-04-19 | Halifax Town | H |
| 24 | 0 | Newport County | 40 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 57 | -55 | 22 | L | L | L | L | L | 1988-04-19 | Torquay United | A |
