National League Tables
1986/87 Tables◄ 1987/88 Tables ►1988/89 Tables
Football Conference 1987/88
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Lincoln City | 42 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 86 | 48 | +38 | 82 | ▲Promoted to FL |
| 2nd | Barnet | 42 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 93 | 45 | +48 | 80 | Runners Up |
| 3rd | Kettering Town | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 68 | 48 | +20 | 75 | - |
| 4th | Runcorn | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 68 | 47 | +21 | 74 | - |
| 5th | Telford United | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 65 | 50 | +15 | 70 | - |
| 6th | Stafford Rangers | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 79 | 58 | +21 | 69 | - |
| 7th | Kidderminster Harriers | 42 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 75 | 66 | +9 | 69 | - |
| 8th | Sutton United | 42 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 77 | 54 | +23 | 66 | - |
| 9th | Maidstone United | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 79 | 64 | +15 | 63 | - |
| 10th | Weymouth | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 53 | 43 | +10 | 63 | - |
| 11th | Macclesfield Town | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 64 | 62 | +2 | 63 | - |
| 12th | Enfield | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 68 | 78 | -10 | 55 | - |
| 13th | Cheltenham Town | 42 | 11 | 20 | 11 | 64 | 67 | -3 | 53 | - |
| 14th | Altrincham | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 52 | - |
| 15th | Fisher Athletic | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 58 | 61 | -3 | 52 | - |
| 16th | Boston United | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 60 | 75 | -15 | 49 | - |
| 17th | Northwich Victoria | 42 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 46 | 57 | -11 | 47 | - |
| 18th | Wycombe Wanderers | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 50 | 76 | -26 | 46 | - |
| 19th | Welling United | 42 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 50 | 72 | -22 | 42 | - |
| 20th | Bath City | 42 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 48 | 76 | -28 | 37 | ▼Relegated to SFL |
| 21st | Wealdstone | 42 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 39 | 76 | -37 | 32 | ▼Relegated to SFL |
| 22nd | Dagenham | 42 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 37 | 104 | -67 | 21 | ▼Relegated to ISL |
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Relegated from the Football League |
| ▼Newport County were Relegated from the Football League Fourth Division |
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Teams Promoted to the Football Conference |
| ▲Chorley were Promoted from the Northern Premier League Premier Division |
| ▲Aylesbury United were Promoted from the Southern League Premier Division |
| ▲Yeovil Town were Promoted from the Isthmian League Premier Division |
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