1988-10-24
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Vale | 3 | 3 | Sheffield United | Vale Park | 13,246 | |
| Ford 2, Futcher (p) | Lineups | Joseph, Duffield, Deane | ||||
| 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 | 0 | Sheffield United | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 18 | 25 | D | W | W | W | L | 1988-10-29 | Bury | H |
| 2 | 0 | Port Vale | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 24 | D | L | W | W | W | 1988-10-29 | Brentford | A |
| 3 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 21 | W | W | L | D | D | 1988-10-25 | Blackpool | H |
| 4 | 0 | Swansea City | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 20 | W | W | W | W | L | 1988-10-25 | Huddersfield Town | A |
| 5 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 18 | D | L | W | D | D | 1988-10-26 | Chester City | A |
| 6 | 0 | Bristol Rovers | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 18 | W | W | L | W | D | 1988-10-26 | Reading | A |
| 7 | 0 | Bristol City | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 18 | W | W | L | W | W | 1988-10-25 | Aldershot | H |
| 8 | 0 | Preston North End | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 18 | W | W | W | L | W | 1988-10-25 | Gillingham | H |
| 9 | 0 | Fulham | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 17 | L | W | W | D | L | 1988-10-25 | Northampton Town | H |
| 10 | 0 | Bury | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 17 | W | W | L | W | W | 1988-10-25 | Southend United | H |
| 11 | 0 | Reading | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 17 | D | W | W | L | W | 1988-10-26 | Bristol Rovers | H |
| 12 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -1 | 16 | W | L | W | L | W | 1988-10-25 | Swansea City | H |
| 13 | 0 | Chester City | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 19 | -3 | 16 | L | D | D | W | L | 1988-10-26 | Mansfield Town | H |
| 14 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 15 | L | L | D | L | W | 1988-10-25 | Wigan Athletic | A |
| 15 | 0 | Brentford | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -2 | 14 | L | L | W | L | W | 1988-10-25 | Chesterfield | A |
| 16 | 0 | Blackpool | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 13 | W | L | D | W | L | 1988-10-25 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A |
| 17 | 0 | Northampton Town | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -1 | 13 | L | L | L | L | W | 1988-10-25 | Fulham | A |
| 18 | 0 | Notts County | 11 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 12 | D | L | D | W | D | 1988-10-29 | Fulham | H |
| 19 | 0 | Southend United | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | -7 | 12 | W | W | L | D | L | 1988-10-25 | Bury | A |
| 20 | 0 | Wigan Athletic | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -3 | 9 | L | L | L | L | W | 1988-10-25 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| 21 | 0 | Gillingham | 11 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | -5 | 7 | L | L | L | L | L | 1988-10-25 | Preston North End | A |
| 22 | 0 | Cardiff City | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | -8 | 7 | D | D | L | D | D | 1988-10-29 | Blackpool | A |
| 23 | 0 | Chesterfield | 11 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 19 | -25 | 6 | L | L | W | L | L | 1988-10-25 | Brentford | H |
| 24 | 0 | Aldershot | 11 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 16 | -17 | 5 | L | L | L | W | L | 1988-10-25 | Bristol City | A |
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stockport County | 3 | 0 | Hartlepool United | Edgeley Park | 2,098 | |
| Angell, Cooke, Wylde | Lineups | |||||
| Tranmere Rovers | 1 | 0 | Lincoln City | Prenton Park | 3,498 | |
| Muir | Lineups | |||||
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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 | Rotherham United | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 21 | W | D | D | L | L | 1988-10-25 | Colchester United | H |
| 2 | 0 | Burnley | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 21 | D | L | W | W | D | 1988-10-25 | Carlisle United | A |
| 3 | 0 | Scarborough | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 20 | D | D | D | W | W | 1988-10-25 | Cambridge United | A |
| 4 | 0 | Rochdale | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 20 | W | L | D | W | W | 1988-10-26 | Hereford United | A |
| 5 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 19 | W | L | D | W | L | 1988-10-25 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 6 | 5 | Tranmere Rovers | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 18 | W | D | D | L | D | 1988-10-29 | Torquay United | A |
| 7 | 0 | Cambridge United | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 18 | W | L | W | L | W | 1988-10-25 | Scarborough | H |
| 8 | -2 | Lincoln City | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 18 | L | W | D | L | W | 1988-10-29 | Carlisle United | H |
| 9 | -1 | Exeter City | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 17 | W | W | L | W | W | 1988-10-25 | Leyton Orient | A |
| 10 | -1 | Doncaster Rovers | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -5 | 16 | L | W | W | W | L | 1988-10-25 | York City | A |
| 11 | 9 | Stockport County | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 15 | W | D | L | D | L | 1988-10-28 | Colchester United | A |
| 12 | -2 | Wrexham | 11 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 15 | D | W | D | L | D | 1988-10-25 | Scunthorpe United | A |
| 13 | -1 | Scunthorpe United | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 15 | L | W | W | L | L | 1988-10-25 | Wrexham | H |
| 14 | -1 | Hereford United | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -2 | 15 | L | W | W | L | W | 1988-10-26 | Rochdale | H |
| 15 | -1 | Torquay United | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -2 | 15 | L | L | W | L | W | 1988-10-25 | Darlington | A |
| 16 | -1 | Hartlepool United | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -8 | 15 | L | L | L | L | L | 1988-10-29 | Hereford United | H |
| 17 | -1 | Halifax Town | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 14 | W | W | L | W | L | 1988-10-25 | Peterborough United | H |
| 18 | -1 | Peterborough United | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 14 | W | W | D | W | D | 1988-10-25 | Halifax Town | A |
| 19 | -1 | Leyton Orient | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 13 | D | W | D | W | L | 1988-10-25 | Exeter City | H |
| 20 | -1 | York City | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 13 | -8 | 13 | L | W | W | L | W | 1988-10-25 | Doncaster Rovers | H |
| 21 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -7 | 12 | W | L | D | D | L | 1988-10-25 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 22 | 0 | Colchester United | 11 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | -11 | 11 | L | L | L | W | L | 1988-10-25 | Rotherham United | A |
| 23 | 0 | Carlisle United | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -7 | 8 | L | W | L | L | L | 1988-10-25 | Burnley | H |
| 24 | 0 | Darlington | 11 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 15 | -12 | 4 | L | L | D | L | D | 1988-10-25 | Torquay United | H |
