1988-11-04
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge United | 2 | 0 | Exeter City | Abbey Stadium | 2,063 | |
| Bailie, Croft | Lineups | |||||
| Crewe Alexandra | 3 | 1 | Colchester United | Gresty Road | 2,787 | |
| Gardiner, Edwards PR, Callaghan | Lineups | Walsh | ||||
| Halifax Town | 1 | 0 | Hartlepool United | The Shay | 2,182 | |
| Allison | Lineups | |||||
| Tranmere Rovers | 2 | 0 | Rochdale | Prenton Park | 3,740 | |
| Bishop, Morrissey | 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 | 3 | Crewe Alexandra | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 26 | W | W | D | W | L | 1988-11-08 | York City | A |
| 2 | -1 | Burnley | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 25 | W | D | D | L | W | 1988-11-05 | Scunthorpe United | A |
| 3 | -1 | Rotherham United | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 24 | L | W | W | D | D | 1988-11-05 | Lincoln City | H |
| 4 | -1 | Scarborough | 13 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 24 | W | D | D | D | D | 1988-11-05 | Carlisle United | A |
| 5 | 3 | Cambridge United | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 22 | W | L | D | W | L | 1988-11-08 | Darlington | A |
| 6 | -1 | Rochdale | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 22 | L | D | D | W | L | 1988-11-08 | Torquay United | A |
| 7 | 4 | Tranmere Rovers | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 21 | W | L | W | D | D | 1988-11-07 | Hereford United | H |
| 8 | -2 | Scunthorpe United | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 21 | W | W | L | W | W | 1988-11-05 | Burnley | H |
| 9 | 4 | Halifax Town | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 20 | W | L | W | W | W | 1988-11-08 | Colchester United | H |
| 10 | -3 | Doncaster Rovers | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 20 | W | D | L | W | W | 1988-11-05 | Darlington | A |
| 11 | -2 | Torquay United | 13 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -1 | 19 | W | D | L | L | W | 1988-11-05 | York City | A |
| 12 | -2 | Wrexham | 13 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 18 | W | L | D | W | D | 1988-11-05 | Hereford United | A |
| 13 | -1 | Lincoln City | 13 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -1 | 18 | L | L | W | D | L | 1988-11-05 | Rotherham United | A |
| 14 | 1 | Hereford United | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -2 | 17 | D | D | L | W | W | 1988-11-05 | Wrexham | H |
| 15 | -1 | Exeter City | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 15 | -3 | 17 | L | L | L | W | W | 1988-11-09 | Scarborough | H |
| 16 | 0 | Leyton Orient | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 16 | L | W | D | W | D | 1988-11-05 | Peterborough United | H |
| 17 | 0 | Stockport County | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 16 | D | W | D | L | D | 1988-11-05 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 18 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 13 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -6 | 16 | W | D | W | L | D | 1988-11-05 | Stockport County | A |
| 19 | 0 | Hartlepool United | 14 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -9 | 16 | L | D | L | L | L | 1988-11-09 | Peterborough United | A |
| 20 | 0 | Peterborough United | 13 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 14 | L | L | W | W | D | 1988-11-05 | Leyton Orient | A |
| 21 | 0 | York City | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 15 | -9 | 14 | L | D | L | W | W | 1988-11-05 | Torquay United | H |
| 22 | 0 | Carlisle United | 13 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -5 | 12 | W | D | L | W | L | 1988-11-05 | Scarborough | H |
| 23 | 0 | Colchester United | 14 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 18 | -15 | 12 | L | D | L | L | L | 1988-11-08 | Halifax Town | A |
| 24 | 0 | Darlington | 13 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -12 | 6 | D | D | L | L | D | 1988-11-05 | Doncaster Rovers | H |
