1989-09-24
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunderland | 0 | 0 | Newcastle United | Roker Park | 29,499 | Largest home gate 1989-90 |
| Lineups | ||||||
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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 | Sheffield United | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 15 | D | D | W | W | D | 1989-09-26 | Oldham Athletic | H |
| 2 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 13 | W | D | D | D | D | 1989-09-27 | West Bromwich Albion | A |
| 3 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 12 | L | W | W | L | W | 1989-09-27 | Ipswich Town | H |
| 4 | 2 | Sunderland | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | D | D | W | D | W | 1989-09-27 | Leicester City | A |
| 5 | -1 | Leeds United | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 12 | W | W | D | D | D | 1989-09-27 | Oxford United | H |
| 6 | -1 | West Ham United | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 12 | W | L | D | D | W | 1989-09-26 | Portsmouth | A |
| 7 | 3 | Newcastle United | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 11 | D | W | L | L | W | 1989-09-27 | Watford | H |
| 8 | -1 | Oldham Athletic | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | W | W | W | L | D | 1989-09-26 | Sheffield United | A |
| 9 | -1 | Barnsley | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 11 | W | D | D | W | L | 1989-09-26 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H |
| 10 | -1 | Watford | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -1 | 11 | L | W | L | W | D | 1989-09-27 | Newcastle United | A |
| 11 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 10 | L | D | W | L | W | 1989-09-26 | Swindon Town | A |
| 12 | 0 | Ipswich Town | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 9 | D | L | D | D | L | 1989-09-27 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A |
| 13 | 0 | Oxford United | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -1 | 9 | D | L | W | W | D | 1989-09-27 | Leeds United | A |
| 14 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -1 | 8 | L | W | D | D | L | 1989-09-27 | Hull City | H |
| 15 | 0 | AFC Bournemouth | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 8 | L | L | W | D | W | 1989-09-26 | Port Vale | H |
| 16 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -2 | 8 | L | W | W | D | L | 1989-09-27 | Blackburn Rovers | H |
| 17 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -3 | 8 | W | W | L | D | L | 1989-09-26 | Barnsley | A |
| 18 | 0 | Port Vale | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 7 | D | L | D | D | L | 1989-09-26 | AFC Bournemouth | A |
| 19 | 0 | Bradford City | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -3 | 6 | L | W | L | D | D | 1989-09-26 | Stoke City | A |
| 20 | 0 | Portsmouth | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 6 | W | L | L | D | D | 1989-09-26 | West Ham United | H |
| 21 | 0 | Swindon Town | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 6 | L | D | L | D | W | 1989-09-26 | Plymouth Argyle | H |
| 22 | 0 | Hull City | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | -2 | 5 | D | L | D | D | D | 1989-09-27 | Middlesbrough | A |
| 23 | 0 | Stoke City | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 5 | D | L | D | L | D | 1989-09-26 | Bradford City | H |
| 24 | 0 | Leicester City | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -6 | 5 | W | L | L | L | D | 1989-09-27 | Sunderland | H |
