1988-12-28
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln City | 3 | 1 | Doncaster Rovers | Sincil Bank | 5,213 | |
| Smith P 2, Matthewson | Lineups | Dobson | ||||
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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 | Crewe Alexandra | 20 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 37 | W | D | W | D | W | 1988-12-31 | Scarborough | A |
| 2 | 0 | Wrexham | 20 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 35 | W | W | W | W | D | 1988-12-31 | Leyton Orient | A |
| 3 | 0 | Rotherham United | 20 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 16 | 34 | L | D | W | D | D | 1988-12-31 | Halifax Town | H |
| 4 | 0 | Scarborough | 20 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 34 | D | W | L | L | W | 1988-12-31 | Crewe Alexandra | H |
| 5 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | 20 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 32 | D | D | D | W | D | 1988-12-31 | Tranmere Rovers | H |
| 6 | 5 | Lincoln City | 21 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 31 | W | D | L | L | W | 1989-01-02 | York City | A |
| 7 | -1 | Torquay United | 20 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 31 | W | D | W | L | D | 1988-12-31 | Peterborough United | H |
| 8 | -1 | Exeter City | 20 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 1 | 30 | W | W | W | D | L | 1988-12-31 | York City | H |
| 9 | -1 | Tranmere Rovers | 20 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 29 | L | W | D | D | L | 1988-12-31 | Scunthorpe United | A |
| 10 | -1 | Doncaster Rovers | 21 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 19 | -9 | 29 | L | D | D | D | W | 1989-01-02 | Scarborough | H |
| 11 | -1 | Leyton Orient | 20 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 12 | 28 | W | D | W | D | D | 1988-12-31 | Wrexham | H |
| 12 | 0 | Burnley | 20 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 27 | L | D | D | L | L | 1988-12-31 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 13 | 0 | Rochdale | 20 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 19 | -1 | 27 | L | D | L | W | D | 1988-12-30 | Cambridge United | A |
| 14 | 0 | Peterborough United | 20 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 16 | -4 | 27 | W | L | W | D | W | 1988-12-31 | Torquay United | A |
| 15 | 0 | Halifax Town | 20 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 6 | 26 | W | L | L | L | L | 1988-12-31 | Rotherham United | A |
| 16 | 0 | Stockport County | 20 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 26 | L | W | L | D | W | 1988-12-31 | Carlisle United | A |
| 17 | 0 | Cambridge United | 20 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 21 | -3 | 26 | D | L | L | D | D | 1988-12-30 | Rochdale | H |
| 18 | 0 | Hartlepool United | 20 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -9 | 25 | D | L | D | D | W | 1988-12-30 | Colchester United | A |
| 19 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 20 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 21 | -4 | 24 | D | D | W | L | L | 1988-12-31 | Burnley | A |
| 20 | 0 | Hereford United | 20 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 21 | -6 | 23 | L | D | L | D | W | 1988-12-31 | Darlington | A |
| 21 | 0 | York City | 20 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 20 | -6 | 23 | D | D | W | L | L | 1988-12-31 | Exeter City | A |
| 22 | 0 | Carlisle United | 20 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 17 | -6 | 21 | W | W | L | W | L | 1988-12-31 | Stockport County | H |
| 23 | 0 | Darlington | 20 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 21 | -16 | 14 | L | L | D | W | W | 1988-12-31 | Hereford United | H |
| 24 | 0 | Colchester United | 20 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 26 | -20 | 14 | L | D | L | L | D | 1988-12-30 | Hartlepool United | H |
