1988-10-03
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Vale | 2 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | Vale Park | 5,938 | |
| Ford, Futcher | Lineups | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn |  |
Third Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | Port Vale | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 17 | W | D | W | W | W | 1988-10-08 | Wigan Athletic | A |
| 2 | -1 | Sheffield United | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 15 | L | W | W | W | L | 1988-10-08 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H |
| 3 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 14 | W | W | W | D | D | 1988-10-04 | Swansea City | A |
| 4 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 14 | D | W | W | D | W | 1988-10-05 | Fulham | A |
| 5 | 0 | Northampton Town | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | W | L | L | W | W | 1988-10-04 | Blackpool | A |
| 6 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 13 | D | W | W | D | W | 1988-10-04 | Southend United | A |
| 7 | 0 | Chester City | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 13 | -1 | 11 | L | W | D | L | W | 1988-10-05 | Brentford | H |
| 8 | 0 | Brentford | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 11 | W | L | W | D | D | 1988-10-05 | Chester City | A |
| 9 | 0 | Reading | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 10 | W | W | W | L | D | 1988-10-04 | Bury | A |
| 10 | 1 | Fulham | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -2 | 10 | L | D | L | W | L | 1988-10-05 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H |
| 11 | -1 | Huddersfield Town | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | -3 | 10 | L | W | L | W | D | 1988-10-08 | Northampton Town | A |
| 12 | 0 | Bristol City | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | W | L | D | D | L | 1988-10-04 | Gillingham | A |
| 13 | 0 | Wigan Athletic | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 9 | W | D | W | D | D | 1988-10-04 | Aldershot | A |
| 14 | 0 | Bristol Rovers | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 9 | D | W | L | D | D | 1988-10-05 | Preston North End | H |
| 15 | 0 | Preston North End | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 9 | W | D | D | D | W | 1988-10-05 | Bristol Rovers | A |
| 16 | 0 | Bury | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | W | L | L | D | D | 1988-10-04 | Reading | H |
| 17 | 0 | Swansea City | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | -2 | 8 | L | L | D | W | D | 1988-10-04 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| 18 | 0 | Gillingham | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 7 | L | L | L | D | W | 1988-10-04 | Bristol City | H |
| 19 | 0 | Notts County | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 7 | D | D | L | D | L | 1988-10-04 | Chesterfield | H |
| 20 | 0 | Blackpool | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 6 | L | W | D | D | L | 1988-10-04 | Northampton Town | H |
| 21 | 0 | Southend United | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 5 | L | D | L | D | L | 1988-10-04 | Mansfield Town | H |
| 22 | 0 | Cardiff City | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | -7 | 5 | D | D | L | W | L | 1988-10-08 | Reading | H |
| 23 | 0 | Chesterfield | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | -17 | 3 | L | L | L | L | L | 1988-10-04 | Notts County | A |
| 24 | 0 | Aldershot | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -13 | 2 | L | L | L | D | D | 1988-10-04 | Wigan Athletic | H |
