| Competition | British League |
| Season | 1987 |
| No. of competitors | 12 |
| Champion | Coventry Bees |
| Team | PL | W | D | L | BP | Pts |
| Coventry Bees | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 52 |
| Cradley Heath Heathens | 22 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 36 |
| Swindon Robins | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 33 |
| Sheffield Tigers | 22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 32 |
| Bradford Dukes | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 30 |
| Ipswich Witches | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 29 |
| Reading Racers | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 28 |
| Belle Vue Aces | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 26 |
| Hackney Kestrels | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 20 |
| Wolverhampton Wolves | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 17 |
| Oxford Cheetahs | 22 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 16 |
| King's Lynn Stars | 22 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 11 |
M = Matches; W = Wins; D = Draws; L = Losses; Pts = Total Points
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