1989-08-27
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Middlesbrough | Roker Park | 21,569 | |
| Bennett, Pascoe | Lineups | Slaven | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Second Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | West Ham United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | W | W | D | # | # | 1989-09-02 | Hull City | A |
| 2 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | D | W | W | # | # | 1989-09-02 | Oxford United | H |
| 3 | 0 | Sheffield United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 | W | W | # | # | # | 1989-09-02 | Middlesbrough | A |
| 4 | 0 | Ipswich Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | L | W | W | # | # | 1989-09-02 | AFC Bournemouth | H |
| 5 | 7 | Sunderland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | W | L | W | # | # | 1989-09-02 | West Bromwich Albion | A |
| 6 | -1 | Watford | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | D | D | W | # | # | 1989-09-02 | Leicester City | H |
| 7 | -1 | Newcastle United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | D | W | # | # | # | 1989-09-02 | Oldham Athletic | H |
| 8 | -1 | Port Vale | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | W | D | # | # | # | 1989-09-02 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A |
| 9 | -1 | AFC Bournemouth | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | W | D | L | # | # | 1989-09-02 | Ipswich Town | A |
| 10 | -1 | Leeds United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 4 | D | W | L | # | # | 1989-09-02 | Stoke City | A |
| 11 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | L | W | # | # | # | 1989-09-02 | Barnsley | H |
| 12 | -2 | Middlesbrough | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | L | L | W | # | # | 1989-09-02 | Sheffield United | H |
| 13 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | L | W | # | # | # | 1989-09-02 | Port Vale | H |
| 14 | 0 | Barnsley | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 3 | W | L | # | # | # | 1989-09-02 | Plymouth Argyle | A |
| 15 | 0 | Stoke City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | D | D | # | # | # | 1989-09-02 | Leeds United | H |
| 16 | 0 | Leicester City | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | D | L | D | # | # | 1989-09-02 | Watford | A |
| 17 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | D | D | L | # | # | 1989-09-02 | Newcastle United | A |
| 18 | 0 | Bradford City | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 2 | D | L | D | # | # | 1989-09-02 | Portsmouth | H |
| 19 | 0 | Hull City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1989-09-02 | West Ham United | H |
| 20 | 0 | Portsmouth | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1989-09-02 | Bradford City | A |
| 21 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1989-09-03 | Swindon Town | A |
| 22 | 0 | Swindon Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1989-09-03 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H |
| 23 | 0 | Oxford United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1989-09-02 | Blackburn Rovers | A |
| 24 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -4 | 1 | L | D | L | # | # | 1989-09-02 | Sunderland | H |
