1989-09-12
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liverpool | 9 | 0 | Crystal Palace | Anfield Road | 35,779 | |
| Nicol 2, McMahon, Rush, Gillespie, Beardsley, Barnes, Hysen, Aldridge (p) | Lineups | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ptn |  |
First Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 4 | Liverpool | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 11 | W | W | D | D | W | 1989-09-16 | Norwich City | H |
| 2 | -1 | Millwall | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | W | D | W | D | W | 1989-09-16 | Manchester United | A |
| 3 | -1 | Everton | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | W | D | W | W | L | 1989-09-16 | Charlton Athletic | A |
| 4 | -1 | Norwich City | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9 | D | W | D | D | W | 1989-09-16 | Liverpool | A |
| 5 | -1 | Coventry City | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -1 | 9 | L | W | W | L | W | 1989-09-16 | Luton Town | H |
| 6 | 0 | Chelsea | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | D | L | W | D | W | 1989-09-16 | Tottenham Hotspur | A |
| 7 | 0 | Luton Town | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | W | D | D | W | L | 1989-09-16 | Coventry City | A |
| 8 | 0 | Arsenal | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | W | D | W | L | # | 1989-09-16 | Nottingham Forest | A |
| 9 | 0 | Southampton | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 7 | D | W | L | W | L | 1989-09-16 | Crystal Palace | H |
| 10 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | L | W | D | D | D | 1989-09-16 | Everton | H |
| 11 | 0 | Aston Villa | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | W | L | D | D | D | 1989-09-16 | Sheffield Wednesday | A |
| 12 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | L | D | D | D | W | 1989-09-16 | Derby County | H |
| 13 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | D | W | L | D | D | 1989-09-16 | Arsenal | H |
| 14 | 0 | Derby County | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 5 | L | L | W | D | D | 1989-09-16 | Queens Park Rangers | A |
| 15 | 1 | Manchester United | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 4 | L | L | L | D | W | 1989-09-16 | Millwall | H |
| 16 | 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 4 | L | D | L | W | # | 1989-09-16 | Chelsea | H |
| 17 | 1 | Manchester City | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 4 | W | L | D | L | L | 1989-09-16 | Wimbledon | A |
| 18 | -3 | Crystal Palace | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | -10 | 4 | L | W | L | D | L | 1989-09-16 | Southampton | A |
| 19 | 0 | Wimbledon | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 3 | L | D | D | D | L | 1989-09-16 | Manchester City | H |
| 20 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | -13 | 1 | L | D | L | L | L | 1989-09-16 | Aston Villa | H |
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Vale | 1 | 1 | Hull City | Vale Park | 6,168 | |
| Earle | Lineups | McParland | ||||
| Portsmouth | 0 | 3 | Plymouth Argyle | Fratton Park | 6,865 | |
| Lineups | Tynan 2 (1p), Thomas | |||||
| Sheffield United | 2 | 0 | Swindon Town | Bramall Lane | 13,920 | |
| Booker, Deane | Lineups | |||||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | 4 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Molineux | 12,338 | |
| Bull, Mutch | Lineups | Nelson, Bremner 2, Codner (p) | ||||
| 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 | 0 | Sheffield United | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 13 | W | W | D | W | W | 1989-09-16 | Plymouth Argyle | A |
| 2 | 0 | Sunderland | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | W | D | W | L | W | 1989-09-16 | Blackburn Rovers | A |
| 3 | 8 | Plymouth Argyle | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 9 | W | L | W | L | W | 1989-09-16 | Sheffield United | H |
| 4 | 6 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 9 | W | L | W | L | W | 1989-09-16 | West Ham United | H |
| 5 | -2 | West Ham United | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | D | D | W | W | D | 1989-09-16 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A |
| 6 | -2 | Blackburn Rovers | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | D | D | D | W | W | 1989-09-16 | Sunderland | H |
| 7 | -2 | Ipswich Town | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 8 | D | D | L | W | W | 1989-09-16 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H |
| 8 | -2 | AFC Bournemouth | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | W | D | W | D | L | 1989-09-16 | Middlesbrough | A |
| 9 | -2 | Watford | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -1 | 8 | L | W | D | D | W | 1989-09-16 | Port Vale | H |
| 10 | -2 | Newcastle United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | L | W | D | W | # | 1989-09-13 | Oxford United | A |
| 11 | -2 | Barnsley | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 7 | D | W | L | W | L | 1989-09-16 | Swindon Town | A |
| 12 | 5 | Port Vale | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 6 | D | D | L | W | D | 1989-09-16 | Watford | A |
| 13 | -1 | Leeds United | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 6 | D | D | D | W | L | 1989-09-16 | Hull City | A |
| 14 | -1 | Middlesbrough | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | D | D | L | L | W | 1989-09-16 | AFC Bournemouth | H |
| 15 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 5 | W | L | D | D | L | 1989-09-16 | Stoke City | A |
| 16 | 0 | Oxford United | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 5 | W | D | D | L | # | 1989-09-13 | Newcastle United | H |
| 17 | -3 | Swindon Town | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 5 | L | D | W | D | L | 1989-09-16 | Barnsley | H |
| 18 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | -2 | 5 | W | D | L | D | L | 1989-09-16 | Oxford United | H |
| 19 | 1 | Hull City | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 4 | D | D | D | L | D | 1989-09-16 | Leeds United | H |
| 20 | -1 | Stoke City | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 4 | D | L | D | D | D | 1989-09-16 | Oldham Athletic | H |
| 21 | 1 | Bradford City | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 3 | L | D | D | L | D | 1989-09-16 | Leicester City | H |
| 22 | -1 | Portsmouth | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 3 | L | D | D | D | L | 1989-09-16 | Newcastle United | A |
| 23 | 1 | Leicester City | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -5 | 2 | L | L | D | L | D | 1989-09-16 | Bradford City | A |
| 24 | -1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -6 | 2 | L | D | L | D | L | 1989-09-16 | Ipswich Town | A |
