1988-10-14
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax Town | 4 | 1 | Rochdale | The Shay | 2,553 | |
| McPhillips 2 (1p), Barr W, Matthews N | Lineups | Smith | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn |  |
Fourth Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Burnley | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 20 | W | W | D | W | L | 1988-10-15 | Peterborough United | A |
| 2 | 0 | Scarborough | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 18 | D | W | W | W | L | 1988-10-15 | Lincoln City | A |
| 3 | 0 | Rotherham United | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 17 | D | L | L | W | W | 1988-10-15 | Tranmere Rovers | H |
| 4 | 0 | Rochdale | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 17 | L | D | W | W | W | 1988-10-22 | Scunthorpe United | H |
| 5 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | D | W | L | D | W | 1988-10-15 | Doncaster Rovers | H |
| 6 | 0 | Cambridge United | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 15 | W | L | W | L | L | 1988-10-15 | Scunthorpe United | A |
| 7 | 0 | Torquay United | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 15 | W | L | W | L | W | 1988-10-15 | Carlisle United | A |
| 8 | 0 | Hartlepool United | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 15 | L | L | L | W | W | 1988-10-15 | Wrexham | H |
| 9 | 0 | Lincoln City | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 14 | L | W | W | W | W | 1988-10-15 | Scarborough | H |
| 10 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | L | D | W | W | W | 1988-10-15 | Rotherham United | A |
| 11 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -4 | 13 | W | W | L | D | L | 1988-10-15 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 12 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | -1 | 12 | W | L | L | D | D | 1988-10-15 | Cambridge United | H |
| 13 | 0 | Hereford United | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -2 | 12 | W | L | W | L | L | 1988-10-15 | Stockport County | A |
| 14 | 0 | Stockport County | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 11 | D | L | W | D | D | 1988-10-15 | Hereford United | H |
| 15 | 6 | Halifax Town | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 11 | W | L | W | L | L | 1988-10-21 | Doncaster Rovers | A |
| 16 | -1 | Exeter City | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 11 | L | W | W | D | D | 1988-10-15 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 17 | -1 | Wrexham | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 11 | D | L | D | D | L | 1988-10-15 | Hartlepool United | A |
| 18 | -1 | Colchester United | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -2 | 11 | L | W | L | L | W | 1988-10-15 | Leyton Orient | A |
| 19 | -1 | York City | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | -9 | 10 | W | L | W | W | L | 1988-10-15 | Darlington | H |
| 20 | -1 | Leyton Orient | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -4 | 9 | D | W | L | W | L | 1988-10-15 | Colchester United | H |
| 21 | -1 | Grimsby Town | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -8 | 9 | D | D | L | L | W | 1988-10-15 | Exeter City | A |
| 22 | 0 | Peterborough United | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -4 | 8 | D | W | D | L | L | 1988-10-15 | Burnley | H |
| 23 | 0 | Carlisle United | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -5 | 5 | L | L | L | L | D | 1988-10-15 | Torquay United | H |
| 24 | 0 | Darlington | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -8 | 4 | D | L | D | L | D | 1988-10-15 | York City | A |
