Northern Premier League Tables
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Northern Premier League Premier Division 1987/88
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Chorley | 42 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 78 | 35 | +43 | 88 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Hyde United | 42 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 91 | 52 | +39 | 85 | Runners Up |
| 3rd | Caernarfon Town | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 56 | 34 | +22 | 76 | - |
| 4th | Morecambe | 42 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 61 | 41 | +20 | 72 | - |
| 5th | Barrow | 42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 70 | 41 | +29 | 71 | - |
| 6th | Worksop Town | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 74 | 55 | +19 | 71 | - |
| 7th | Bangor City | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 72 | 55 | +17 | 70 | - |
| 8th | Rhyl | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 70 | 42 | +28 | 67 | - |
| 9th | Marine | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 67 | 45 | +22 | 67 | - |
| 10th | Frickley Athletic | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 61 | 55 | +6 | 65 | - |
| 11th | Witton Albion | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 61 | 47 | +14 | 60 | - |
| 12th | Goole Town | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 71 | 61 | +10 | 60 | - |
| 13th | Horwich RMI | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 46 | 42 | +4 | 60 | - |
| 14th | Southport | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 43 | 48 | -5 | 57 | - |
| 15th | South Liverpool | 42 | 10 | 19 | 13 | 56 | 64 | -8 | 49 | - |
| 16th | Buxton | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 72 | 76 | -4 | 47 | - |
| 17th | Mossley | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 54 | 75 | -21 | 44 | - |
| 18th | Gateshead | 42 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 52 | 71 | -19 | 40 | - |
| 19th | Matlock Town | 42 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 58 | 89 | -31 | 38 | - |
| 20th | Gainsborough Trinity | 42 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 38 | 81 | -43 | 34 | - |
| 21st | Oswestry Town | 42 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 44 | 101 | -57 | 28 | Folded |
| 22nd | Workington | 42 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 28 | 113 | -85 | 21 | ▼Relegated |
Northern Premier League Division 1 1987/88
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Fleetwood Town | 36 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 85 | 45 | +40 | 73 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Stalybridge Celtic | 36 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 72 | 42 | +30 | 72 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd | Leek Town | 36 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 63 | 38 | +25 | 70 | - |
| 4th | Accrington Stanley | 36 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 71 | 39 | +32 | 69 | - |
| 5th | Farsley Celtic | 36 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 64 | 48 | +16 | 63 | - |
| 6th | Droylsden | 36 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 63 | 48 | +15 | 58 | - |
| 7th | Eastwood Hanley | 36 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 50 | 37 | +13 | 54 | - |
| 8th | Winsford United | 36 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 59 | 47 | +12 | 51 | - |
| 9th | Congleton Town | 36 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 43 | 39 | +4 | 51* | * -1 Point |
| 10th | Harrogate Town | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 51 | 50 | +1 | 48 | - |
| 11th | Alfreton Town | 36 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 53 | 54 | -1 | 47 | - |
| 12th | Radcliffe Borough | 36 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 66 | 62 | +4 | 46 | - |
| 13th | Irlam Town | 36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 39 | 45 | -6 | 46 | - |
| 14th | Penrith | 36 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 46 | 51 | -5 | 44 | - |
| 15th | Sutton Town | 36 | 11 | 5 | 20 | 51 | 96 | -45 | 38 | - |
| 16th | Lancaster City | 36 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 45 | 72 | -27 | 36 | - |
| 17th | Eastwood Town | 36 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 45 | 65 | -20 | 34 | - |
| 18th | Curzon Ashton | 36 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 43 | 73 | -30 | 28 | - |
| 19th | Netherfield | 36 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 35 | 93 | -58 | 16 | - |
Northern Premier League - End of Season Notes
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Left the Northern Premier League |
| ▲Chorley were Promoted to the Football Conference |
| ▼Oswestry Town Resigned from the League and Folded |
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Joining the Northern Premier League |
| ►Shepshed Charterhouse Transferred from the Southern League Premier Division |
| ▲Colne Dynamoes were Promoted from the North West Counties League Division 1 |
| ▲Newtown were Promoted from the Mid-Wales League |
| ▲Bishop Auckland were Promoted from the Northern League Division 1 |
| ▲Whitley Bay were Promoted from the Northern League Division 1 |
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