1988-05-09
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liverpool | 1 | 1 | Luton Town | Anfield Road | 30,374 | |
| Aldridge | Lineups | Oldfield | ||||
| Manchester United | 2 | 1 | Wimbledon | Old Trafford | 28,040 | |
| McClair 2 | Lineups | Gibson | ||||
| 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 | 40 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 49 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 38 | 15 | 63 | 90 | D | W | D | D | W | End of Season | ||
| 2 | 0 | Manchester United | 40 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 41 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 21 | 33 | 81 | W | W | W | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 3 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | 38 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 39 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 28 | 71 | W | W | D | D | L | 1988-05-13 | Luton Town | A |
| 4 | 0 | Everton | 40 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 34 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 16 | 26 | 70 | L | D | D | D | W | End of Season | ||
| 5 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | 40 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 10 | 67 | D | L | D | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 6 | 0 | Arsenal | 40 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 66 | W | D | D | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 7 | 0 | Wimbledon | 40 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 32 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 27 | 11 | 57 | L | W | D | D | D | End of Season | ||
| 8 | 0 | Newcastle United | 40 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 2 | 56 | W | W | W | L | D | End of Season | ||
| 9 | 0 | Coventry City | 40 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 28 | -7 | 53 | D | D | W | D | L | End of Season | ||
| 10 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 40 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 27 | 30 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 36 | -14 | 53 | L | D | D | D | W | End of Season | ||
| 11 | 0 | Luton Town | 38 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 39 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 36 | -1 | 51 | D | D | L | W | D | 1988-05-13 | Nottingham Forest | H |
| 12 | 0 | Southampton | 40 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 27 | -4 | 50 | D | D | W | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 13 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 40 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 25 | -10 | 47 | W | D | L | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 14 | 0 | Norwich City | 40 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 26 | -12 | 45 | L | L | D | D | D | End of Season | ||
| 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 | 40 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 31 | -12 | 42 | L | W | L | D | D | End of Season | ||
| 17 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | 40 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 31 | -14 | 42 | D | D | D | W | D | End of Season | ||
| 18 | 0 | Chelsea | 40 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 24 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 26 | 51 | -18 | 42 | D | L | D | D | W | End of Season | ||
| 19 | 0 | Portsmouth | 40 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 27 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 39 | -30 | 35 | L | L | L | D | D | End of Season | ||
| 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 | 40 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 34 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 46 | -36 | 31 | L | L | L | D | L | End of Season | ||
