1988-11-26
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlton Athletic | 0 | 1 | Nottingham Forest | Selhurst Park | 6,411 | |
| Lineups | Pearce | |||||
| Coventry City | 2 | 1 | Aston Villa | Highfield Road | 20,104 | |
| Regis, Houchen | Lineups | McInally | ||||
| Derby County | 2 | 1 | Arsenal | Baseball Ground | 20,209 | |
| Callaghan, Gee | Lineups | Thomas | ||||
| Liverpool | 1 | 1 | Wimbledon | Anfield Road | 36,188 | |
| Houghton | Lineups | Nicol OG | ||||
| Middlesbrough | 0 | 1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Ayresome Park | 19,310 | |
| Lineups | Sterland | |||||
| Norwich City | 2 | 2 | Luton Town | Carrow Road | 13,541 | |
| Johnson OG, Gordon | Lineups | Wegerle 2 | ||||
| Southampton | 2 | 2 | Millwall | The Dell | 15,925 | |
| Baker 2 | Lineups | O'Callaghan, Sheringham | ||||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | 2 | Queens Park Rangers | White Hart Lane | 26,698 | |
| Gascoigne, Waddle | Lineups | Falco, Francis | ||||
| West Ham United | 0 | 1 | Everton | Upton Park | 22,176 | |
| Lineups | Steven | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn |  |
First Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Norwich City | 14 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 29 | D | D | D | W | D | 1988-12-03 | Aston Villa | A |
| 2 | 0 | Arsenal | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 15 | 26 | L | W | W | W | W | 1988-12-04 | Liverpool | H |
| 3 | 0 | Millwall | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 24 | D | W | D | W | L | 1988-12-03 | West Ham United | H |
| 4 | 0 | Liverpool | 14 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 23 | D | W | D | W | W | 1988-12-04 | Arsenal | A |
| 5 | 1 | Coventry City | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 23 | W | D | D | W | D | 1988-12-03 | Queens Park Rangers | A |
| 6 | -1 | Southampton | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 23 | D | D | W | W | D | 1988-12-03 | Wimbledon | A |
| 7 | 0 | Derby County | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 22 | W | W | D | W | W | 1988-12-03 | Sheffield Wednesday | A |
| 8 | 2 | Nottingham Forest | 14 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 20 | W | D | D | L | W | 1988-12-03 | Middlesbrough | H |
| 9 | 2 | Everton | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 19 | W | D | W | D | D | 1988-12-03 | Tottenham Hotspur | H |
| 10 | 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 19 | W | D | L | D | D | 1988-12-03 | Derby County | H |
| 11 | -3 | Middlesbrough | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 17 | -7 | 18 | L | L | W | L | W | 1988-12-03 | Nottingham Forest | A |
| 12 | -3 | Manchester United | 13 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 17 | D | D | D | D | D | 1988-11-27 | Newcastle United | A |
| 13 | 1 | Queens Park Rangers | 14 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 15 | D | L | L | W | D | 1988-12-03 | Coventry City | H |
| 14 | -1 | Aston Villa | 14 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -2 | 15 | L | L | L | D | W | 1988-12-03 | Norwich City | H |
| 15 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 14 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | -3 | 15 | D | D | W | W | L | 1988-12-03 | Everton | A |
| 16 | 1 | Luton Town | 14 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | -2 | 14 | D | W | L | L | D | 1988-12-03 | Newcastle United | H |
| 17 | -1 | Charlton Athletic | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -8 | 14 | L | D | L | L | W | 1988-12-03 | Manchester United | A |
| 18 | 0 | Wimbledon | 13 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -11 | 10 | D | D | L | L | L | 1988-12-03 | Southampton | H |
| 19 | 0 | West Ham United | 14 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 14 | -16 | 9 | L | L | D | D | L | 1988-12-03 | Millwall | A |
| 20 | 0 | Newcastle United | 13 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 18 | -18 | 8 | L | L | L | L | W | 1988-11-27 | Manchester United | H |
| Manager of the month | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arthur Cox - Derby County | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsley | 5 | 2 | AFC Bournemouth | Oakwell | 4,937 | |
| Currie 4 (1p), Dobbin | Lineups | Aylott, Blissett | ||||
| Birmingham City | 1 | 0 | Ipswich Town | St Andrew's | 5,932 | |
| Whitton | Lineups | |||||
| Blackburn Rovers | 3 | 1 | Portsmouth | Ewood Park | 8,146 | |
| Hendry, Gayle 2 | Lineups | Chamberlain | ||||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 3 | 0 | Sunderland | Goldstone Ground | 10,039 | |
| Chivers, Penney, Bremner | Lineups | |||||
| Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | Stamford Bridge | 11,595 | |
| Dorigo, Dixon | Lineups | |||||
| Leeds United | 4 | 0 | Stoke City | Elland Road | 19,993 | |
| Baird 2, Davison, Sheridan (p) | Lineups | |||||
| Leicester City | 1 | 0 | Bradford City | Filbert Street | 9,533 | |
| Quinn | Lineups | |||||
| Manchester City | 2 | 1 | Oxford United | Maine Road | 20,145 | |
| Morley, Redmond | Lineups | Hill | ||||
| Plymouth Argyle | 3 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | Home Park | 7,829 | |
| Tynan, Campbell G, Hodges | Lineups | |||||
| Swindon Town | 1 | 0 | Walsall | County Ground | 5,328 | |
| Foley | Lineups | |||||
| Watford | 2 | 0 | Hull City | Vicarage Road | 10,404 | |
| Sherwood, Wilkinson | Lineups | |||||
| West Bromwich Albion | 5 | 3 | Crystal Palace | The Hawthorns | 11,054 | |
| Goodman 3, Hopkins, Paskin | Lineups | Dyer, Nebbeling, Thomas | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn | |
Second Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | Watford | 18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 33 | W | D | L | L | W | 1988-12-03 | Sunderland | A |
| 2 | 1 | Blackburn Rovers | 18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 33 | W | L | W | W | L | 1988-12-03 | AFC Bournemouth | A |
| 3 | 1 | Manchester City | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 32 | W | W | W | D | D | 1988-12-03 | Crystal Palace | A |
| 4 | 1 | Chelsea | 18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 30 | W | D | D | W | W | 1988-12-03 | Stoke City | A |
| 5 | -4 | Portsmouth | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 30 | L | W | W | D | D | 1988-12-03 | West Bromwich Albion | H |
| 6 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 30 | W | D | L | W | W | 1988-12-03 | Portsmouth | A |
| 7 | 4 | Barnsley | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 27 | W | L | D | D | W | 1988-12-03 | Oxford United | A |
| 8 | -1 | Stoke City | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | -1 | 27 | L | W | W | D | W | 1988-12-03 | Chelsea | H |
| 9 | -1 | Ipswich Town | 18 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 26 | L | L | W | W | L | 1988-12-03 | Plymouth Argyle | H |
| 10 | 3 | Leicester City | 18 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 18 | -3 | 25 | W | L | W | D | L | 1988-12-03 | Oldham Athletic | A |
| 11 | -2 | Crystal Palace | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 24 | L | W | L | D | L | 1988-12-03 | Manchester City | H |
| 12 | -2 | Sunderland | 18 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 24 | L | D | D | D | W | 1988-12-03 | Watford | H |
| 13 | 4 | Plymouth Argyle | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 20 | -3 | 24 | W | W | L | W | L | 1988-12-03 | Ipswich Town | A |
| 14 | 5 | Leeds United | 18 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 23 | W | D | D | W | W | 1988-12-03 | Walsall | A |
| 15 | 5 | Swindon Town | 17 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 17 | -1 | 22 | W | L | L | L | W | 1988-12-03 | Shrewsbury Town | A |
| 16 | -4 | Bradford City | 18 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -1 | 22 | L | D | D | L | W | 1988-12-03 | Birmingham City | H |
| 17 | -3 | Oldham Athletic | 18 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 21 | L | D | D | W | D | 1988-12-03 | Leicester City | H |
| 18 | -2 | Hull City | 18 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -5 | 21 | L | D | L | W | L | 1988-11-29 | AFC Bournemouth | A |
| 19 | -4 | AFC Bournemouth | 17 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -5 | 21 | L | L | W | W | W | 1988-11-29 | Hull City | H |
| 20 | -2 | Oxford United | 19 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -3 | 20 | L | L | W | L | L | 1988-12-03 | Barnsley | H |
| 21 | 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 17 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -5 | 17 | W | W | L | W | L | 1988-12-03 | Hull City | A |
| 22 | -1 | Shrewsbury Town | 18 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -10 | 17 | L | W | D | D | L | 1988-12-03 | Swindon Town | H |
| 23 | -1 | Walsall | 18 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -5 | 14 | L | L | L | L | L | 1988-12-03 | Leeds United | H |
| 24 | 0 | Birmingham City | 18 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 19 | -22 | 13 | W | D | D | L | D | 1988-12-03 | Bradford City | A |
| Manager of the month | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mel Machin - Manchester City | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackpool | 0 | 0 | Swansea City | Bloomfield Road | 3,443 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Bolton Wanderers | 2 | 1 | Northampton Town | Burnden Park | 4,446 | |
| Stevens, Brookman | Lineups | Culpin | ||||
| Bristol Rovers | 1 | 3 | Bury | Twerton Park, Bath | 4,251 | |
| Mehew | Lineups | Elliott 2, Reece OG | ||||
| Chester City | 2 | 4 | Southend United | Sealand Road | 2,050 | |
| Johnson 2 | Lineups | Ling, Crown, Robinson, Bennett | ||||
| Mansfield Town | 1 | 1 | Aldershot | Field Mill | 2,718 | |
| Coleman | Lineups | McDonald | ||||
| Notts County | 1 | 2 | Gillingham | Meadow Lane | 4,611 | |
| Rimmer | Lineups | Quow, Smith | ||||
| Port Vale | 3 | 0 | Fulham | Vale Park | 5,097 | |
| Atkinson (p), Beckford 2 | Lineups | |||||
| Reading | 0 | 0 | Chesterfield | Elm Park | 4,775 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Sheffield United | 3 | 0 | Bristol City | Bramall Lane | 11,248 | |
| Deane 2, Agana | Lineups | |||||
| Wigan Athletic | 0 | 2 | Huddersfield Town | Springfield Park | 2,779 | |
| Lineups | Maskell, Cecere | |||||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 6 | 0 | Preston North End | Molineux | 13,180 | |
| Bull 4, Mutch, Vaughan | Lineups | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ptn | |
Third Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 17 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 22 | 39 | W | W | W | W | W | 1988-12-04 | Northampton Town | A |
| 2 | 0 | Sheffield United | 16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 21 | 34 | W | W | L | L | W | 1988-12-03 | Swansea City | A |
| 3 | 0 | Port Vale | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 33 | W | W | W | L | D | 1988-12-02 | Southend United | A |
| 4 | 4 | Bury | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 30 | W | W | W | D | L | 1988-12-03 | Wigan Athletic | H |
| 5 | 0 | Swansea City | 17 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 29 | D | L | W | L | W | 1988-12-03 | Sheffield United | H |
| 6 | -2 | Bristol Rovers | 17 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 28 | L | W | D | W | W | 1988-12-03 | Fulham | A |
| 7 | -1 | Preston North End | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 27 | L | D | D | W | D | 1988-12-03 | Cardiff City | H |
| 8 | -1 | Fulham | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 27 | L | L | W | D | W | 1988-12-03 | Bristol Rovers | H |
| 9 | 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 17 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 26 | W | L | W | D | W | 1988-12-03 | Brentford | A |
| 10 | -1 | Reading | 17 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 26 | D | D | L | D | W | 1988-12-03 | Bristol City | A |
| 11 | 2 | Mansfield Town | 17 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 24 | D | W | L | L | D | 1988-12-03 | Chesterfield | A |
| 12 | -2 | Bristol City | 17 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 24 | L | W | L | D | D | 1988-12-03 | Reading | H |
| 13 | -2 | Chester City | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 22 | -2 | 24 | L | W | L | W | D | 1988-12-03 | Gillingham | A |
| 14 | 2 | Huddersfield Town | 17 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 19 | -6 | 23 | W | L | L | W | L | 1988-12-03 | Blackpool | H |
| 15 | -1 | Brentford | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -2 | 22 | L | L | W | D | W | 1988-12-03 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| 16 | -1 | Blackpool | 17 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 21 | D | W | L | D | W | 1988-12-03 | Huddersfield Town | A |
| 17 | 0 | Cardiff City | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | -3 | 19 | W | W | W | W | L | 1988-12-03 | Preston North End | A |
| 18 | 3 | Southend United | 17 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 23 | -11 | 17 | W | D | D | L | L | 1988-12-02 | Port Vale | H |
| 19 | -1 | Northampton Town | 17 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -6 | 16 | L | L | L | W | L | 1988-12-04 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H |
| 20 | -1 | Notts County | 16 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -3 | 14 | L | D | L | D | L | 1988-12-03 | Aldershot | A |
| 21 | -1 | Wigan Athletic | 17 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -8 | 14 | L | L | D | L | L | 1988-12-03 | Bury | A |
| 22 | 0 | Gillingham | 17 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 15 | -13 | 13 | W | L | W | L | L | 1988-12-03 | Chester City | H |
| 23 | 0 | Aldershot | 16 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 22 | -20 | 11 | D | L | W | D | D | 1988-12-03 | Notts County | H |
| 24 | 0 | Chesterfield | 16 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 27 | -35 | 8 | D | L | L | L | D | 1988-12-03 | Mansfield Town | H |
| Manager of the month | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Graham Turner - Wolverhampton Wanderers | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge United | 2 | 2 | Leyton Orient | Abbey Stadium | 2,675 | |
| Reilly 2 | Lineups | Juryeff, Hales | ||||
| Carlisle United | 2 | 1 | Grimsby Town | Brunton Park | 2,175 | |
| Marshall, Hetherington | Lineups | Cockerill | ||||
| Doncaster Rovers | 1 | 0 | Burnley | Belle Vue | 2,724 | |
| Douglas | Lineups | |||||
| Hartlepool United | 2 | 2 | Exeter City | Victoria Park | 2,107 | |
| Grayson, Smith | Lineups | Rowbotham, Taylor | ||||
| Hereford United | 1 | 1 | Rotherham United | Edgar Street | 2,058 | |
| Stant | Lineups | Grealish | ||||
| Lincoln City | 2 | 1 | Halifax Town | Sincil Bank | 3,379 | |
| Cumming, Matthewson | Lineups | Allison | ||||
| Rochdale | 2 | 0 | York City | Spotland | 1,886 | |
| Smith, Beaumont | Lineups | |||||
| Scarborough | 0 | 3 | Wrexham | Seamer Road | 3,489 | |
| Lineups | Bowden 2, Kearns | |||||
| Scunthorpe United | 1 | 0 | Torquay United | Glanford Park | 3,359 | |
| Daws | Lineups | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ptn | |
Fourth Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | Rotherham United | 17 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 16 | 30 | D | D | D | W | L | 1988-12-03 | Stockport County | H |
| 2 | -1 | Scarborough | 17 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 30 | L | W | L | W | W | 1988-12-03 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 3 | -1 | Crewe Alexandra | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 30 | D | W | L | W | W | 1988-12-02 | Halifax Town | A |
| 4 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 29 | W | D | D | W | W | 1988-12-03 | Darlington | A |
| 5 | 2 | Lincoln City | 17 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 27 | W | W | W | L | L | 1988-12-03 | Leyton Orient | A |
| 6 | 6 | Wrexham | 17 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 26 | W | D | W | D | W | 1988-12-03 | Carlisle United | H |
| 7 | 6 | Rochdale | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 1 | 26 | W | D | L | L | D | 1988-12-03 | Peterborough United | A |
| 8 | 6 | Doncaster Rovers | 17 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 26 | W | L | L | W | W | 1988-12-02 | Tranmere Rovers | A |
| 9 | -4 | Burnley | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 25 | L | L | L | L | W | 1988-12-03 | Hartlepool United | H |
| 10 | -4 | Tranmere Rovers | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 25 | D | L | W | W | L | 1988-12-02 | Doncaster Rovers | H |
| 11 | -3 | Cambridge United | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 25 | D | D | D | W | L | 1988-12-02 | Torquay United | A |
| 12 | -3 | Torquay United | 17 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -1 | 24 | L | D | W | D | W | 1988-12-02 | Cambridge United | H |
| 13 | -3 | Halifax Town | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 7 | 23 | L | L | W | W | L | 1988-12-02 | Crewe Alexandra | H |
| 14 | -3 | Stockport County | 17 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 23 | D | W | L | W | D | 1988-12-03 | Rotherham United | A |
| 15 | 0 | Hartlepool United | 17 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -7 | 23 | D | W | W | L | D | 1988-12-03 | Burnley | A |
| 16 | 0 | Hereford United | 17 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -1 | 22 | D | W | L | D | D | 1988-12-03 | York City | A |
| 17 | 1 | Leyton Orient | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 21 | D | D | W | L | L | 1988-12-03 | Lincoln City | H |
| 18 | 1 | Exeter City | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 19 | -4 | 21 | D | L | W | L | L | 1988-12-03 | Colchester United | H |
| 19 | -2 | Peterborough United | 17 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 15 | -5 | 21 | D | W | L | W | L | 1988-12-03 | Rochdale | H |
| 20 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 17 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -5 | 19 | L | L | W | L | W | 1988-12-03 | Scarborough | H |
| 21 | 0 | York City | 17 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 20 | -9 | 18 | L | L | W | D | L | 1988-12-03 | Hereford United | H |
| 22 | 2 | Carlisle United | 17 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -8 | 15 | W | L | L | L | W | 1988-12-03 | Wrexham | A |
| 23 | -1 | Darlington | 17 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 19 | -12 | 13 | W | W | D | L | D | 1988-12-03 | Scunthorpe United | H |
| 24 | -1 | Colchester United | 17 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 21 | -17 | 13 | L | D | L | L | D | 1988-12-03 | Exeter City | A |
| Manager of the month | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colin Murphy - Lincoln City | |||||||||||||||||||||||
