1987-88 Rugby Football League Championship — Final Table
Widnes won their first title of this pilot span. Division reduced to 14 clubs this season. Wigan (3rd) and Bradford Northern (4th) finished level on 36 points; Wikipedia's own table order is followed here, though the exact tiebreak rule wasn't independently confirmed.
Final table
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Widnes | 26 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 641 | 311 | +330 | 40 |
| 2 | St Helens | 26 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 672 | 337 | +335 | 36 |
| 3 | Wigan | 26 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 621 | 327 | +294 | 36 |
| 4 | Bradford Northern | 26 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 528 | 304 | +224 | 36 |
| 5 | Leeds | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 577 | 450 | +127 | 33 |
| 6 | Warrington | 26 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 531 | 416 | +115 | 30 |
| 7 | Castleford | 26 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 505 | 559 | -54 | 26 |
| 8 | Halifax | 26 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 499 | 437 | +62 | 24 |
| 9 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 26 | 11 | 1 | 14 | 420 | 480 | -60 | 23 |
| 10 | Hull F.C. | 26 | 11 | 0 | 15 | 364 | 595 | -231 | 22 |
| 11 | Salford | 26 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 368 | 561 | -193 | 20 |
| 12 | Leigh | 26 | 9 | 0 | 17 | 416 | 559 | -143 | 18 |
| 13 | Swinton | 26 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 390 | 780 | -390 | 10 |
| 14 | Hunslet | 26 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 363 | 779 | -416 | 10 |
Sources
← Super League & British Champions
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