1989-01-01
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester United | 3 | 1 | Liverpool | Old Trafford | 44,745 | |
| McClair, Hughes, Beardsmore | Lineups | Barnes | ||||
| 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 | Arsenal | 18 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 20 | 37 | W | W | W | D | D | 1989-01-02 | Tottenham Hotspur | H |
| 2 | 0 | Norwich City | 19 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 37 | D | W | W | D | L | 1989-01-02 | Queens Park Rangers | A |
| 3 | 0 | Millwall | 18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 30 | W | L | W | L | L | 1989-01-02 | Charlton Athletic | H |
| 4 | 0 | Everton | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 30 | W | W | D | D | W | 1989-01-02 | Nottingham Forest | A |
| 5 | 0 | Liverpool | 18 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 28 | W | L | D | D | D | 1989-01-01 | Manchester United | A |
| 6 | 0 | Coventry City | 19 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 27 | L | D | L | W | L | 1989-01-02 | Sheffield Wednesday | H |
| 7 | 0 | Derby County | 18 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 26 | L | L | W | L | D | 1989-01-02 | Newcastle United | A |
| 8 | 0 | Southampton | 19 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 26 | L | D | D | D | L | 1989-01-02 | Luton Town | A |
| 9 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 19 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 25 | W | D | W | W | L | 1989-01-02 | Arsenal | A |
| 10 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | 19 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 25 | W | L | L | D | D | 1989-01-02 | Everton | H |
| 11 | 0 | Manchester United | 18 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 24 | W | L | L | W | D | 1989-01-01 | Liverpool | H |
| 12 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | 19 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 23 | W | L | D | D | W | 1989-01-02 | Norwich City | H |
| 13 | 0 | Aston Villa | 19 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 17 | -2 | 23 | L | W | D | D | W | 1989-01-03 | Liverpool | A |
| 14 | 0 | Wimbledon | 18 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -5 | 22 | W | W | W | L | W | 1989-01-02 | West Ham United | A |
| 15 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 19 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 21 | -8 | 22 | D | L | D | D | D | 1989-01-02 | Manchester United | H |
| 16 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 18 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -6 | 21 | L | L | L | D | D | 1989-01-02 | Coventry City | A |
| 17 | 0 | Luton Town | 19 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -5 | 20 | L | D | D | W | D | 1989-01-02 | Southampton | H |
| 18 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | 19 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -12 | 17 | D | L | D | D | L | 1989-01-02 | Millwall | A |
| 19 | 0 | Newcastle United | 19 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 21 | -18 | 17 | L | W | D | W | D | 1989-01-02 | Derby County | H |
| 20 | 0 | West Ham United | 19 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 16 | -18 | 14 | D | L | L | D | W | 1989-01-02 | Wimbledon | H |
