1988-05-03
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wimbledon | 1 | 1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Plough Lane | 7,854 | |
| Gibson | Lineups | Chapman | ||||
| 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 | 38 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 48 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 33 | 14 | 59 | 86 | D | D | W | D | W | 1988-05-07 | Sheffield Wednesday | A |
| 2 | 0 | Manchester United | 38 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 35 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 21 | 29 | 75 | W | W | W | D | W | 1988-05-07 | Portsmouth | H |
| 3 | 0 | Everton | 39 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 16 | 27 | 70 | D | D | D | W | W | 1988-05-07 | Arsenal | H |
| 4 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | 39 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 10 | 66 | L | D | L | W | D | 1988-05-07 | Coventry City | A |
| 5 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | 36 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 32 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 24 | 65 | D | D | L | W | W | 1988-05-04 | Norwich City | H |
| 6 | 0 | Arsenal | 39 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 63 | D | D | L | W | L | 1988-05-07 | Everton | A |
| 7 | 0 | Wimbledon | 38 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 32 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 25 | 11 | 54 | D | D | D | D | L | 1988-05-07 | Norwich City | A |
| 8 | 0 | Newcastle United | 39 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 1 | 53 | W | W | L | D | W | 1988-05-07 | West Ham United | H |
| 9 | 1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 39 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 26 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 36 | -10 | 53 | D | D | D | W | D | 1988-05-07 | Liverpool | H |
| 10 | -1 | Coventry City | 39 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 28 | -7 | 52 | D | W | D | L | D | 1988-05-07 | Queens Park Rangers | H |
| 11 | 0 | Luton Town | 35 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 39 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 32 | 0 | 49 | W | D | W | L | D | 1988-05-04 | Tottenham Hotspur | A |
| 12 | 0 | Southampton | 39 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 27 | -4 | 49 | D | W | L | W | D | 1988-05-07 | Luton Town | H |
| 13 | 0 | Norwich City | 38 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 24 | -9 | 45 | D | D | D | L | W | 1988-05-04 | Nottingham Forest | A |
| 14 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 39 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 25 | -11 | 44 | D | L | L | L | D | 1988-05-04 | Luton Town | H |
| 15 | 0 | Derby County | 40 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 28 | -10 | 43 | D | D | W | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 16 | 0 | West Ham United | 39 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 29 | -11 | 42 | W | L | D | D | L | 1988-05-07 | Newcastle United | A |
| 17 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | 39 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 30 | -14 | 41 | D | D | W | D | W | 1988-05-07 | Chelsea | A |
| 18 | 0 | Chelsea | 39 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 23 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 26 | 51 | -18 | 41 | L | D | D | W | D | 1988-05-07 | Charlton Athletic | H |
| 19 | 0 | Portsmouth | 39 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 27 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 35 | -27 | 35 | L | L | D | D | L | 1988-05-07 | Manchester United | A |
| 20 | 0 | Watford | 40 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 27 | -24 | 32 | L | D | D | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 21 | 0 | Oxford United | 39 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 34 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 41 | -34 | 31 | L | L | D | L | L | 1988-05-07 | Nottingham Forest | A |
