Football League Fourth Division 1987/88

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Football League Fourth Division 1987/88
master Wolverhampton Wanderers
European
Cup Winners' Cup		 Cardiff City (as Welsh Cup Winner)
Climbers Wolverhampton Wanderers
Cardiff City
Bolton Wanderers
Swansea City (as play-off winner)
Relegation ↑ Swansea City
Scunthorpe United
Torquay United
Relegated Newport County
Teams 24
Games 552
Gates 1,404  (ø 2.54 per game)
Top scorer Steve Bull (Wolverhampton Wanderers)
← Football League Fourth Division 1986/87
^ Football League Third Division 1987/88

The Football League Fourth Division 1987/88 was the 30th season of the fourth highest English football league . The top three clubs Wolverhampton Wanderers , Cardiff City and Bolton Wanderers went straight to the Football League Third Division. The clubs in positions four to six played together with the fourth from bottom of the third division in play-off mode for fourth promotion place. Swansea City secured it .

Newport County , last season in the Third Division, had to relegate bottom of the table for the second time in a row. Lincoln City , champions of the Football Conference, played for him the following season .

Closing table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Wolverhampton Wanderers  46  27  9  10 082:430 +39 90
 2. WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Cardiff City  46  24  13  9 066:410 +25 85
 3. Bolton Wanderers (A)  46  22nd  12  12 066:420 +24 78
 4th Scunthorpe United  46  20th  17th  9 076:510 +25 77
 5. Torquay United  46  21st  14th  11 066:410 +25 77
 6th WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Swansea City  46  20th  10  16 062:560  +6 70
 7th Peterborough United  46  20th  10  16 052:530  −1 70
 8th. Leyton Orient  46  19th  12  15th 085:630 +22 69
 9. Colchester United  46  19th  10  17th 047:510  −4 67
10. Burnley FC  46  20th  7th  19th 057:620  −5 67
11. WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Wrexham AFC  46  20th  6th  20th 069:580 +11 66
12. Scarborough FC (N)  46  17th  14th  15th 056:480  +8 65
13. Darlington FC (A)  46  18th  11  17th 071:690  +2 65
14th Tranmere Rovers 1  46  19th  9  18th 061:530  +8 64
15th Cambridge United  46  16  13  17th 050:520  −2 61
16. Hartlepool United  46  15th  14th  17th 050:570  −7 59
17th Crewe Alexandra  46  13  19th  14th 057:530  +4 58
18th Halifax Town 2  46  14th  14th  18th 054:590  −5 55
19th Hereford United  46  14th  12  20th 041:590 −18 54
20th Stockport County  46  12  15th  19th 044:580 −14 51
21st Rochdale AFC  46  11  15th  20th 047:760 −29 48
22nd Exeter City  46  11  13  22nd 053:680 −15 46
23. Carlisle United (A)  46  12  8th  26th 057:860 −29 44
24. Newport County (A)  46  6th  7th  33 035: 105 −70 25th

Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored

1 Two points were deducted from Tranmere Rovers.
2 One point was deducted from Halifax Town.
  • Promoted to the Football League Third Division in 1988/89
  • Promoted to the Football League Third Division in 1988/89 and participation in the European Cup Winners' Cup 1988/89 as Welsh Cup winner
  • Participants in the play-off round
  • Play-off winner and promoted to the Football League Third Division in 1988/89
  • Relegated to the Football Conference
    • (A) Relegated from the Football League Third Division 1986/87
    (N) Newcomers from the Football Conference

    Play-off round

      Semi-finals (first leg / second leg / total) final
                             
    TD21  Rotherham United 0 1 1      
    6th  Swansea City 1 1 2  
    6th  Swansea City 2 3 5
      4th  Torquay United 1 3 4th
    4th  Scunthorpe United 1 1 2
     
    5  Torquay United 2 1 3  

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