1988-09-16
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doncaster Rovers | 1 | 2 | Torquay United | Belle Vue | 2,220 | |
| Robinson R | Lineups | Joyce, Gibbins | ||||
| Halifax Town | 3 | 3 | Carlisle United | The Shay | 1,546 | |
| McPhillips 3 (1p) | Lineups | Hetherington, Marshall, Sendall | ||||
| Stockport County | 0 | 0 | Burnley | Edgeley Park | 6,676 | Largest home gate 1988-89 |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Tranmere Rovers | 1 | 2 | Cambridge United | Prenton Park | 3,248 | |
| Muir (p) | Lineups | Kimble, Ryan | ||||
| Wrexham | 2 | 2 | Colchester United | Racecourse Ground | 2,873 | |
| Cooper, Hunter | Lineups | Swindlehurst 2 | ||||
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Fourth Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Burnley | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | D | W | W | W | # | 1988-09-20 | Torquay United | A |
| 2 | 3 | Cambridge United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 9 | W | W | L | W | # | 1988-09-20 | Lincoln City | H |
| 3 | 0 | Wrexham | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | D | D | W | W | # | 1988-09-20 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 4 | -2 | Rotherham United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | D | W | W | # | # | 1988-09-17 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 5 | -1 | Hereford United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | W | W | L | # | # | 1988-09-17 | Scarborough | H |
| 6 | 11 | Torquay United | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | W | W | L | L | # | 1988-09-20 | Burnley | H |
| 7 | -1 | Hartlepool United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | L | W | W | # | # | 1988-09-17 | Leyton Orient | H |
| 8 | -1 | Doncaster Rovers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 6 | L | W | W | L | # | 1988-09-20 | Rochdale | A |
| 9 | -1 | Scarborough | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | D | W | D | # | # | 1988-09-17 | Hereford United | A |
| 10 | 0 | Stockport County | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | D | L | D | W | # | 1988-09-19 | Halifax Town | H |
| 11 | -2 | Crewe Alexandra | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | D | W | D | # | # | 1988-09-17 | Darlington | H |
| 12 | 0 | Colchester United | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | D | L | D | W | # | 1988-09-20 | Scarborough | H |
| 13 | -2 | Scunthorpe United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | D | L | W | # | # | 1988-09-17 | York City | A |
| 14 | 1 | Carlisle United | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | D | D | D | D | # | 1988-09-20 | Scunthorpe United | A |
| 15 | 3 | Halifax Town | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 4 | D | L | L | W | # | 1988-09-19 | Stockport County | A |
| 16 | -3 | Grimsby Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 4 | D | W | L | # | # | 1988-09-17 | Rotherham United | H |
| 17 | -3 | Exeter City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | W | L | L | # | # | 1988-09-17 | Rochdale | A |
| 18 | -2 | Tranmere Rovers | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 3 | L | D | D | D | # | 1988-09-19 | Peterborough United | H |
| 19 | 0 | Leyton Orient | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | L | D | D | # | # | 1988-09-17 | Hartlepool United | A |
| 20 | 0 | Peterborough United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -3 | 2 | D | L | D | # | # | 1988-09-17 | Lincoln City | H |
| 21 | 0 | Rochdale | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 1 | D | L | L | # | # | 1988-09-17 | Exeter City | H |
| 22 | 0 | Darlington | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 1 | D | L | L | # | # | 1988-09-17 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 23 | 0 | Lincoln City | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 1 | D | L | L | # | # | 1988-09-17 | Peterborough United | A |
| 24 | 0 | York City | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | -7 | 1 | L | D | L | # | # | 1988-09-17 | Scunthorpe United | H |
