First Division 1987/88
Liverpool won the 1987/88 First Division with 90 points, 9 points ahead of Manchester United. Chelsea, Portsmouth, Watford and Oxford United were relegated. The season's 420 matches produced 1,049 goals, 2.50 a game.
Liverpool
Champions
1,049
Goals
2.50
Goals a game
43%
Home wins
Final table
| 1 |  LiverpoolLiverpool | 40 | 26 | 12 | 2 | 87 | 24 | +63 | 90 |
| 2 |  Manchester UnitedMan United | 40 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 71 | 38 | +33 | 81 |
| 3 |  Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest | 40 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 67 | 39 | +28 | 73 |
| 4 |  EvertonEverton | 40 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 53 | 27 | +26 | 70 |
| 5 |  Queens Park RangersQPR | 40 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 48 | 38 | +10 | 67 |
| 6 |  ArsenalArsenal | 40 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 58 | 39 | +19 | 66 |
| 7 |  WimbledonWimbledon | 40 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 58 | 47 | +11 | 57 |
| 8 |  Newcastle UnitedNewcastle | 40 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 55 | 53 | +2 | 56 |
| 9 |  Luton TownLuton Town | 40 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 57 | 58 | -1 | 53 |
| 10 |  Coventry CityCoventry City | 40 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 46 | 53 | -7 | 53 |
| 11 |  Sheffield WednesdaySheffield Wed | 40 | 15 | 8 | 17 | 52 | 66 | -14 | 53 |
| 12 |  SouthamptonSouthampton | 40 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 49 | 53 | -4 | 50 |
| 13 |  Tottenham HotspurTottenham | 40 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 38 | 48 | -10 | 47 |
| 14 |  Norwich CityNorwich | 40 | 12 | 9 | 19 | 40 | 52 | -12 | 45 |
| 15 |  Derby CountyDerby County | 40 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 35 | 45 | -10 | 43 |
| 16 |  West Ham UnitedWest Ham | 40 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 40 | 52 | -12 | 42 |
| 17 |  Charlton AthleticCharlton | 40 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 38 | 52 | -14 | 42 |
| 18 |  ChelseaChelsea | 40 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 50 | 68 | -18 | 42 |
| 19 |  PortsmouthPortsmouth | 40 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 36 | 66 | -30 | 35 |
| 20 |  WatfordWatford | 40 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 27 | 51 | -24 | 32 |
| 21 |  Oxford UnitedOxford United | 40 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 44 | 80 | -36 | 31 |
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The 1987/88 title race
The top four's points, match day by match day. Pick other clubs or measures on the race chart →
Points, Sun 15 May 1988
1
Liverpool
90
2
Man United
81
3
Nott'm Forest
73
4
Everton
70
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1987/88 · Sun 15 May 1988
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The 1987/88 scoreline grid
Every result of the season, home goals along the bottom and away goals up the side. Each square counts the matches that finished that way. Select a square to see those matches.
Times it's happened
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First-ever results
Every result in 1987/88 had happened before.
Biggest wins
Highest-scoring matches
Most common results
How 1987/88 compares
At 2.50 goals a game, 1987/88 was the 4th lowest-scoring of the 93 old First Division seasons (the average is 3.07). Home sides won 43% of matches, against 52% across all seasons; 31% were draws and 25% away wins.