1989-09-22
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tranmere Rovers | 4 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | Prenton Park | 7,448 | |
| Malkin, Muir, Higgins, Morrissey | Lineups | |||||
| 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 | 7 | Tranmere Rovers | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | W | L | W | L | W | 1989-09-26 | Wigan Athletic | A |
| 2 | -1 | Bristol Rovers | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | W | L | W | W | W | 1989-09-23 | Bristol City | A |
| 3 | -1 | Bury | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | W | W | D | W | D | 1989-09-23 | Shrewsbury Town | A |
| 4 | -1 | Huddersfield Town | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | -1 | 11 | L | W | D | D | W | 1989-09-26 | Fulham | A |
| 5 | -1 | Rotherham United | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | W | L | D | W | W | 1989-09-23 | Notts County | A |
| 6 | -1 | Shrewsbury Town | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 10 | L | W | W | W | D | 1989-09-23 | Bury | H |
| 7 | -1 | Bristol City | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | W | W | L | W | D | 1989-09-23 | Bristol Rovers | H |
| 8 | -1 | Fulham | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | W | W | W | D | L | 1989-09-23 | Walsall | A |
| 9 | 0 | Birmingham City | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | W | L | W | L | W | 1989-09-23 | Brentford | A |
| 10 | 0 | Leyton Orient | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 9 | W | W | W | L | L | 1989-09-23 | Bolton Wanderers | A |
| 11 | 0 | Northampton Town | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | W | D | W | D | L | 1989-09-23 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 12 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | L | W | D | D | W | 1989-09-23 | Leyton Orient | H |
| 13 | 0 | Walsall | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 7 | W | L | D | L | W | 1989-09-23 | Fulham | H |
| 14 | 0 | Reading | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | L | D | W | D | D | 1989-09-23 | Swansea City | A |
| 15 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 6 | L | W | L | L | W | 1989-09-23 | Blackpool | H |
| 16 | 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 |
| 17 | 0 | 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 |
| 18 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -3 | 4 | W | L | L | D | L | 1989-09-23 | Northampton Town | H |
| 19 | 0 | Swansea City | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -4 | 4 | L | W | L | D | L | 1989-09-23 | Reading | H |
| 20 | 0 | Blackpool | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 4 | L | L | L | W | D | 1989-09-23 | Mansfield Town | A |
| 21 | 0 | Wigan Athletic | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -4 | 3 | L | D | D | L | D | 1989-09-23 | Cardiff City | H |
| 22 | 0 | Brentford | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 2 | L | L | D | D | L | 1989-09-23 | Birmingham City | H |
| 23 | 0 | Preston North End | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -8 | 1 | L | D | L | L | L | 1989-09-23 | Chester City | H |
| 24 | 0 | Cardiff City | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -9 | 1 | L | L | D | L | L | 1989-09-23 | Wigan Athletic | A |
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge United | 1 | 0 | Halifax Town | Abbey Stadium | 2,220 | |
| Philpott | Lineups | |||||
| Doncaster Rovers | 0 | 1 | Southend United | Belle Vue | 2,386 | |
| Lineups | Crown (p) | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 0 | Southend United | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 16 | W | W | W | W | D | 1989-09-26 | Gillingham | A |
| 2 | 0 | Lincoln City | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 13 | D | W | W | W | W | 1989-09-23 | Wrexham | A |
| 3 | 0 | 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 |
| 4 | 0 | Exeter City | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | W | L | D | W | W | 1989-09-23 | Scunthorpe United | A |
| 5 | 0 | Hereford United | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | D | D | W | W | D | 1989-09-23 | Burnley | A |
| 6 | 1 | Grimsby Town | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | L | D | W | W | D | 1989-09-23 | York City | A |
| 7 | -1 | Halifax Town | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 8 | L | D | L | W | D | 1989-09-27 | Scarborough | A |
| 8 | 0 | Peterborough United | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | D | W | D | L | W | 1989-09-23 | Hartlepool United | A |
| 9 | 0 | Wrexham | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | D | W | L | W | D | 1989-09-23 | Lincoln City | H |
| 10 | 0 | Burnley | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | D | W | W | D | L | 1989-09-23 | Hereford United | H |
| 11 | 0 | York City | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | D | W | D | W | L | 1989-09-23 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 12 | 0 | 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 |
| 13 | 0 | Chesterfield | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | W | W | L | L | D | 1989-09-23 | Maidstone United | A |
| 14 | 0 | Scarborough | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 7 | L | W | D | L | W | 1989-09-23 | Colchester United | A |
| 15 | 0 | Rochdale | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 7 | D | L | L | W | W | 1989-09-23 | Torquay United | A |
| 16 | 0 | Maidstone United | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 6 | W | L | L | W | L | 1989-09-23 | Chesterfield | H |
| 17 | 0 | Gillingham | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 6 | D | W | L | D | D | 1989-09-23 | Carlisle United | A |
| 18 | 3 | Cambridge United | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 5 | W | L | L | D | L | 1989-09-26 | Carlisle United | H |
| 19 | -1 | Scunthorpe United | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | D | L | W | L | L | 1989-09-23 | Exeter City | H |
| 20 | -1 | Colchester United | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 4 | D | D | L | D | D | 1989-09-23 | Scarborough | H |
| 21 | -1 | Doncaster Rovers | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -5 | 4 | L | W | L | L | D | 1989-09-26 | Aldershot | H |
| 22 | 0 | Aldershot | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -8 | 2 | L | L | D | L | D | 1989-09-23 | Stockport County | H |
| 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 |
