1989-09-02
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn Rovers | 2 | 2 | Oxford United | Ewood Park | 7,578 | |
| Sellars, Gayle | Lineups | Hendry OG, Foyle | ||||
| Bradford City | 1 | 1 | Portsmouth | Valley Parade | 8,425 | |
| Quinn | Lineups | Fillery | ||||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2 | 0 | Port Vale | Goldstone Ground | 7,218 | |
| Nelson, Codner (p) | Lineups | |||||
| Hull City | 1 | 1 | West Ham United | Boothferry Park | 9,235 | |
| Swan | Lineups | Ward | ||||
| Ipswich Town | 1 | 1 | AFC Bournemouth | Portman Road | 11,474 | |
| Dozzell | Lineups | Shearer | ||||
| Middlesbrough | 3 | 3 | Sheffield United | Ayresome Park | 17,897 | |
| Slaven 2, Comfort | Lineups | Francis, Bryson 2 | ||||
| Newcastle United | 2 | 1 | Oldham Athletic | St James' Park | 21,092 | |
| Quinn 2 (1p) | Lineups | Holden R | ||||
| Plymouth Argyle | 2 | 1 | Barnsley | Home Park | 7,708 | |
| Campbell, McCarthy | Lineups | MacDonald | ||||
| Stoke City | 1 | 1 | Leeds United | Victoria Ground | 14,570 | |
| Cranson | Lineups | Strachan | ||||
| Watford | 3 | 1 | Leicester City | Vicarage Road | 10,252 | |
| Wilkinson, Porter (p), Thompson | Lineups | McAllister | ||||
| West Bromwich Albion | 1 | 1 | Sunderland | The Hawthorns | 10,885 | |
| Goodman | Lineups | Gabbiadini M | ||||
| 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 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | D | W | W | D | # | 1989-09-09 | Swindon Town | H |
| 2 | 4 | Watford | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | W | D | D | W | # | 1989-09-09 | Sunderland | A |
| 3 | -1 | Blackburn Rovers | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | D | D | W | W | # | 1989-09-09 | Port Vale | A |
| 4 | -1 | Sheffield United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 7 | D | W | W | # | # | 1989-09-09 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H |
| 5 | 2 | Newcastle United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | W | D | W | # | # | 1989-09-09 | AFC Bournemouth | A |
| 6 | -2 | Ipswich Town | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | D | L | W | W | # | 1989-09-09 | Leeds United | A |
| 7 | -2 | Sunderland | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | D | W | L | W | # | 1989-09-09 | Watford | H |
| 8 | 3 | Plymouth Argyle | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | W | L | W | # | # | 1989-09-09 | Oldham Athletic | A |
| 9 | 4 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | W | L | W | # | # | 1989-09-09 | Sheffield United | A |
| 10 | -1 | AFC Bournemouth | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | D | W | D | L | # | 1989-09-09 | Newcastle United | H |
| 11 | -1 | Leeds United | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 5 | D | D | W | L | # | 1989-09-09 | Ipswich Town | H |
| 12 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | D | L | L | W | # | 1989-09-09 | Barnsley | A |
| 13 | -5 | Port Vale | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 4 | L | W | D | # | # | 1989-09-09 | Blackburn Rovers | H |
| 14 | 1 | Stoke City | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | D | D | D | # | # | 1989-09-05 | Barnsley | A |
| 15 | 3 | Bradford City | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 3 | D | D | L | D | # | 1989-09-09 | Oxford United | A |
| 16 | -2 | Barnsley | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 3 | L | W | L | # | # | 1989-09-05 | Stoke City | H |
| 17 | 2 | Hull City | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 2 | D | L | D | # | # | 1989-09-09 | Portsmouth | A |
| 18 | 2 | Portsmouth | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 | D | D | L | # | # | 1989-09-09 | Hull City | H |
| 19 | -2 | Oldham Athletic | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 2 | L | D | D | L | # | 1989-09-09 | Plymouth Argyle | H |
| 20 | 3 | Oxford United | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 2 | D | D | L | # | # | 1989-09-09 | Bradford City | H |
| 21 | -5 | Leicester City | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 2 | L | D | L | D | # | 1989-09-09 | West Bromwich Albion | H |
| 22 | 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -4 | 2 | D | L | D | L | # | 1989-09-09 | Leicester City | A |
| 23 | -2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1989-09-03 | Swindon Town | A |
| 24 | -2 | Swindon Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1989-09-03 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H |
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham City | 2 | 0 | Swansea City | St Andrew's | 8,071 | |
| Bailey, Hopkins | Lineups | |||||
| Blackpool | 0 | 1 | Shrewsbury Town | Bloomfield Road | 4,109 | |
| Lineups | Bell | |||||
| Bristol Rovers | 3 | 2 | Notts County | Twerton Park, Bath | 4,753 | |
| Penrice, White, Jones | Lineups | Yates, Johnson | ||||
| Bury | 2 | 2 | Wigan Athletic | Gigg Lane | 3,122 | |
| Hoyland 2 | Lineups | Hilditch 2 | ||||
| Cardiff City | 2 | 2 | Brentford | Ninian Park | 3,499 | |
| Gilligan, Fry | Lineups | May 2 | ||||
| Chester City | 2 | 1 | Crewe Alexandra | Sealand Road | 2,170 | |
| Newhouse, Abel | Lineups | Clayton | ||||
| Fulham | 1 | 0 | Mansfield Town | Craven Cottage | 4,551 | |
| Skinner | Lineups | |||||
| Huddersfield Town | 1 | 1 | Bolton Wanderers | Leeds Road | 7,872 | |
| O'Regan | Lineups | Crombie | ||||
| Leyton Orient | 3 | 1 | Preston North End | Brisbane Road | 4,871 | |
| Castle, Sitton, Hull | Lineups | Ellis | ||||
| Northampton Town | 2 | 0 | Bristol City | County Ground | 4,088 | |
| Thomas, Adcock (p) | Lineups | |||||
| Reading | 1 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | Elm Park | 4,548 | |
| Conroy | Lineups | |||||
| Rotherham United | 2 | 2 | Walsall | Millmoor | 5,926 | |
| Buckley, Williamson | Lineups | Hawker, Thorpe | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Third Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 3 | Bristol Rovers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | W | W | W | # | # | 1989-09-09 | Bolton Wanderers | A |
| 2 | -1 | Rotherham United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | D | W | W | # | # | 1989-09-09 | Tranmere Rovers | A |
| 3 | 2 | Shrewsbury Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | W | W | D | # | # | 1989-09-09 | Birmingham City | H |
| 4 | -1 | Huddersfield Town | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | D | W | W | # | # | 1989-09-09 | Preston North End | A |
| 5 | 5 | Birmingham City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | W | L | W | # | # | 1989-09-09 | Shrewsbury Town | A |
| 6 | -4 | Tranmere Rovers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | L | W | W | # | # | 1989-09-09 | Rotherham United | H |
| 7 | -1 | Bolton Wanderers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | D | D | W | # | # | 1989-09-09 | Bristol Rovers | H |
| 8 | -1 | Bury | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | D | W | D | # | # | 1989-09-09 | Brentford | A |
| 9 | 5 | Reading | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | W | D | D | # | # | 1989-09-09 | Notts County | A |
| 10 | 7 | Northampton Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | W | D | L | # | # | 1989-09-09 | Wigan Athletic | A |
| 11 | 1 | Walsall | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | D | L | W | # | # | 1989-09-09 | Leyton Orient | H |
| 12 | 4 | Fulham | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | W | D | L | # | # | 1989-09-09 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 13 | -4 | Blackpool | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | L | W | D | # | # | 1989-09-09 | Bristol City | A |
| 14 | 5 | Chester City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 | W | D | L | # | # | 1989-09-09 | Swansea City | A |
| 15 | -7 | Bristol City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 4 | L | W | D | # | # | 1989-09-09 | Blackpool | H |
| 16 | -5 | Mansfield Town | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | L | L | W | # | # | 1989-09-09 | Cardiff City | H |
| 17 | 6 | Leyton Orient | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 3 | W | L | L | # | # | 1989-09-09 | Walsall | A |
| 18 | -5 | Notts County | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 3 | L | L | W | # | # | 1989-09-09 | Reading | H |
| 19 | -4 | Brentford | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 2 | D | D | L | # | # | 1989-09-09 | Bury | H |
| 20 | 1 | Wigan Athletic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 2 | D | L | D | # | # | 1989-09-09 | Northampton Town | H |
| 21 | -3 | Swansea City | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 1 | L | D | L | # | # | 1989-09-09 | Chester City | H |
| 22 | -2 | Crewe Alexandra | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 1 | L | D | L | # | # | 1989-09-09 | Fulham | H |
| 23 | 1 | Cardiff City | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 1 | D | L | L | # | # | 1989-09-09 | Mansfield Town | A |
| 24 | -2 | Preston North End | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 0 | L | L | L | # | # | 1989-09-09 | Huddersfield Town | H |
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chesterfield | 0 | 1 | Burnley | Saltergate Recreation Ground | 4,061 | |
| Lineups | Mumby | |||||
| Exeter City | 0 | 0 | Carlisle United | St James Park | 3,338 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Gillingham | 0 | 3 | Scunthorpe United | Priestfield Stadium | 3,462 | |
| Lineups | Taylor (p), Flounders 2 | |||||
| Grimsby Town | 4 | 1 | Colchester United | Blundell Park | 4,678 | |
| Rees 2, Watson, Daniels OG | Lineups | Allinson | ||||
| Halifax Town | 3 | 1 | Torquay United | The Shay | 1,893 | |
| Watson, Matthews 2 | Lineups | Loram (p) | ||||
| Hereford United | 3 | 0 | Maidstone United | Edgar Street | 2,627 | |
| Benbow, Robinson 2 | Lineups | |||||
| Lincoln City | 2 | 1 | Doncaster Rovers | Sincil Bank | 3,906 | |
| Bressington, Groves | Lineups | Turnbull | ||||
| Peterborough United | 1 | 1 | Aldershot | London Road | 3,787 | |
| Robinson | Lineups | Puckett (p) | ||||
| Rochdale | 0 | 3 | Wrexham | Spotland | 2,331 | |
| Lineups | Flynn, Beaumont 2 | |||||
| Scarborough | 1 | 1 | Cambridge United | Seamer Road | 2,522 | |
| Russell | Lineups | Taylor | ||||
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Fourth Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 3 | Lincoln City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | W | W | W | # | # | 1989-09-09 | Torquay United | A |
| 2 | 3 | Halifax Town | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | W | D | W | # | # | 1989-09-09 | Wrexham | A |
| 3 | 3 | Grimsby Town | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 7 | W | W | D | # | # | 1989-09-09 | Carlisle United | A |
| 4 | -3 | Southend United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | W | D | W | # | # | 1989-09-09 | Aldershot | A |
| 5 | 3 | Hereford United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | W | W | D | # | # | 1989-09-08 | Colchester United | A |
| 6 | -4 | Exeter City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | D | W | W | # | # | 1989-09-09 | Burnley | A |
| 7 | -4 | Rochdale | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 6 | L | W | W | # | # | 1989-09-09 | York City | A |
| 8 | -1 | Carlisle United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | D | W | D | # | # | 1989-09-09 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 9 | 8 | Wrexham | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | W | D | L | # | # | 1989-09-05 | Stockport County | H |
| 10 | 8 | Burnley | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | W | D | L | # | # | 1989-09-09 | Exeter City | H |
| 11 | 1 | Peterborough United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | D | L | W | # | # | 1989-09-09 | Doncaster Rovers | A |
| 12 | -3 | York City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 4 | D | W | L | # | # | 1989-09-09 | Rochdale | H |
| 13 | 0 | Scarborough | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 4 | D | L | W | # | # | 1989-09-09 | Scunthorpe United | A |
| 14 | 9 | Scunthorpe United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | W | L | L | # | # | 1989-09-09 | Scarborough | H |
| 15 | -4 | Stockport County | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | D | D | D | # | # | 1989-09-05 | Wrexham | A |
| 16 | -6 | Maidstone United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 3 | L | W | L | # | # | 1989-09-09 | Stockport County | H |
| 17 | 2 | Aldershot | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | D | L | D | # | # | 1989-09-09 | Southend United | H |
| 18 | 2 | Cambridge United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | D | L | D | # | # | 1989-09-09 | Chesterfield | H |
| 19 | -5 | Colchester United | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 2 | L | D | D | # | # | 1989-09-08 | Hereford United | H |
| 20 | -5 | Gillingham | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | L | D | D | # | # | 1989-09-09 | Hartlepool United | A |
| 21 | -5 | Chesterfield | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 1 | L | L | D | # | # | 1989-09-09 | Cambridge United | A |
| 22 | -1 | Doncaster Rovers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 | L | D | L | # | # | 1989-09-09 | Peterborough United | H |
| 23 | -1 | Torquay United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -5 | 1 | L | L | D | # | # | 1989-09-09 | Lincoln City | H |
| 24 | 0 | Hartlepool United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | -10 | 0 | L | L | L | # | # | 1989-09-09 | Gillingham | H |
