Birmingham City league performance history
Omit day and month for end of season table.
League Division Two table at close of 1987-88 season
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millwall | 44 | 25 | 7 | 12 | 72 | 52 | 20 | 82 | |
| Aston Villa | 44 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 68 | 41 | 27 | 78 | |
| Middlesbrough | 44 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 63 | 36 | 27 | 78 | |
| Bradford City | 44 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 74 | 54 | 20 | 77 | |
| Blackburn Rovers | 44 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 68 | 52 | 16 | 77 | |
| Crystal Palace | 44 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 86 | 59 | 27 | 75 | |
| Leeds United | 44 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 61 | 51 | 10 | 69 | |
| Ipswich Town | 44 | 19 | 9 | 16 | 61 | 52 | 9 | 66 | |
| Manchester City | 44 | 19 | 8 | 17 | 80 | 60 | 20 | 65 | |
| Oldham Athletic | 44 | 18 | 11 | 15 | 72 | 64 | 8 | 65 | |
| Stoke City | 44 | 17 | 11 | 16 | 50 | 57 | -7 | 62 | |
| Swindon Town | 44 | 16 | 11 | 17 | 73 | 60 | 13 | 59 | |
| Leicester City | 44 | 16 | 11 | 17 | 62 | 61 | 1 | 59 | |
| Barnsley | 44 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 61 | 62 | -1 | 57 | |
| Hull City | 44 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 54 | 60 | -6 | 57 | |
| Plymouth Argyle | 44 | 16 | 8 | 20 | 65 | 67 | -2 | 56 | |
| AFC Bournemouth | 44 | 13 | 10 | 21 | 56 | 68 | -12 | 49 | |
| Shrewsbury Town | 44 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 42 | 54 | -12 | 49 | |
| Birmingham City | 44 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 41 | 66 | -25 | 48 | |
| West Bromwich Albion | 44 | 12 | 11 | 21 | 50 | 69 | -19 | 47 | |
| Sheffield United | 44 | 13 | 7 | 24 | 45 | 74 | -29 | 46 | |
| Reading | 44 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 44 | 70 | -26 | 42 | |
| Huddersfield Town | 44 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 41 | 100 | -59 | 28 |
League Division One and Two Play-Offs
| 15 May 1988 | Bradford City 2-1 Middlesbrough | |
| 15 May 1988 | Blackburn Rovers 0-2 Chelsea | |
| 18 May 1988 | Chelsea 4-1 Blackburn Rovers | |
| 18 May 1988 | Middlesbrough 2-0 Bradford City | |
| 25 May 1988 | Middlesbrough 2-0 Chelsea | |
| 28 May 1988 | Chelsea 1-0 Middlesbrough |