1989-09-15
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chester City | 3 | 3 | Notts County | Sealand Road | 2,394 | |
| Newhouse (p), Lightfoot, Croft | Lineups | Chapman, Short, Draper | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn |  |
Third Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | W | W | W | D | # | 1989-09-16 | Northampton Town | A |
| 2 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | W | L | W | W | # | 1989-09-16 | Birmingham City | A |
| 3 | 0 | Bristol Rovers | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | L | W | W | W | # | 1989-09-16 | Preston North End | H |
| 4 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | W | D | D | W | # | 1989-09-16 | Rotherham United | A |
| 5 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 8 | D | D | W | W | # | 1989-09-16 | Brentford | H |
| 6 | 0 | Bury | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | W | D | W | D | # | 1989-09-16 | Mansfield Town | H |
| 7 | 0 | Rotherham United | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | L | D | W | W | # | 1989-09-16 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| 8 | 0 | Fulham | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | W | W | D | L | # | 1989-09-16 | Swansea City | H |
| 9 | 0 | Bristol City | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | W | L | W | D | # | 1989-09-16 | Cardiff City | A |
| 10 | 0 | Birmingham City | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | L | W | L | W | # | 1989-09-16 | Tranmere Rovers | H |
| 11 | 0 | Leyton Orient | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | W | W | L | L | # | 1989-09-16 | Wigan Athletic | H |
| 12 | 0 | Reading | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | D | W | D | D | # | 1989-09-16 | Walsall | H |
| 13 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | W | L | L | W | # | 1989-09-16 | Bury | A |
| 14 | 0 | Northampton Town | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | D | W | D | L | # | 1989-09-16 | Shrewsbury Town | H |
| 15 | 0 | Notts County | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -1 | 5 | D | D | L | L | W | 1989-09-23 | Rotherham United | H |
| 16 | 1 | Chester City | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 5 | D | L | W | D | L | 1989-09-23 | Preston North End | A |
| 17 | -1 | Walsall | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 4 | L | D | L | W | # | 1989-09-16 | Reading | A |
| 18 | 0 | Swansea City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 4 | W | L | D | L | # | 1989-09-16 | Fulham | A |
| 19 | 0 | Blackpool | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 4 | L | L | W | D | # | 1989-09-16 | Crewe Alexandra | H |
| 20 | 0 | Wigan Athletic | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 3 | D | D | L | D | # | 1989-09-16 | Leyton Orient | A |
| 21 | 0 | Brentford | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 2 | L | D | D | L | # | 1989-09-16 | Huddersfield Town | A |
| 22 | 0 | Preston North End | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 1 | D | L | L | L | # | 1989-09-16 | Bristol Rovers | A |
| 23 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -5 | 1 | L | L | D | L | # | 1989-09-16 | Blackpool | A |
| 24 | 0 | Cardiff City | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -6 | 1 | L | D | L | L | # | 1989-09-16 | Bristol City | H |
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax Town | 1 | 1 | Carlisle United | The Shay | 2,121 | |
| Juryeff | Lineups | Walwyn | ||||
| Southend United | 1 | 0 | Torquay United | Roots Hall | 7,070 | Largest home gate 1989-90 |
| Bennett | Lineups | |||||
| Stockport County | 6 | 0 | Hartlepool United | Edgeley Park | 3,884 | |
| Angell 4 (1p), Cooke, Oghani (p) | Lineups | |||||
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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 | 1 | Southend United | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 13 | W | W | W | D | W | 1989-09-22 | Doncaster Rovers | A |
| 2 | 1 | Stockport County | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 12 | W | W | W | D | D | 1989-09-23 | Aldershot | A |
| 3 | -2 | Lincoln City | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 12 | W | W | W | W | # | 1989-09-16 | York City | H |
| 4 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 8 | D | W | W | D | # | 1989-09-16 | Maidstone United | H |
| 5 | 1 | Halifax Town | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | D | L | W | D | W | 1989-09-22 | Cambridge United | A |
| 6 | -1 | Hereford United | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | D | W | W | D | # | 1989-09-16 | Wrexham | H |
| 7 | 0 | Peterborough United | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | W | D | L | W | # | 1989-09-16 | Scunthorpe United | H |
| 8 | 0 | Exeter City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | L | D | W | W | # | 1989-09-16 | Cambridge United | H |
| 9 | 0 | Wrexham | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | W | L | W | D | L | 1989-09-16 | Hereford United | A |
| 10 | 3 | Carlisle United | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | D | D | D | W | D | 1989-09-23 | Gillingham | H |
| 11 | -1 | Burnley | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | W | W | D | L | # | 1989-09-16 | Gillingham | A |
| 12 | -1 | York City | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | W | D | W | L | # | 1989-09-16 | Lincoln City | A |
| 13 | -1 | Scarborough | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 7 | W | D | L | W | # | 1989-09-16 | Doncaster Rovers | H |
| 14 | 0 | Rochdale | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 6 | L | L | W | W | # | 1989-09-16 | Colchester United | H |
| 15 | 0 | Gillingham | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 5 | W | L | D | D | # | 1989-09-16 | Burnley | H |
| 16 | 0 | Chesterfield | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 4 | W | L | L | D | # | 1989-09-16 | Aldershot | H |
| 17 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | L | W | L | L | # | 1989-09-16 | Peterborough United | A |
| 18 | 0 | Maidstone United | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 3 | L | L | W | L | # | 1989-09-16 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 19 | 0 | Colchester United | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 3 | D | L | D | D | # | 1989-09-16 | Rochdale | A |
| 20 | 0 | Cambridge United | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | L | D | L | D | # | 1989-09-16 | Exeter City | A |
| 21 | 0 | Aldershot | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -6 | 2 | L | D | L | D | # | 1989-09-16 | Chesterfield | A |
| 22 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 1 | L | L | D | L | # | 1989-09-16 | Scarborough | A |
| 23 | 0 | Torquay United | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -9 | 1 | L | L | L | L | D | 1989-09-23 | Rochdale | H |
| 24 | 0 | Hartlepool United | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | -17 | 0 | L | L | L | L | L | 1989-09-23 | Peterborough United | H |
