1989-09-30
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 1 | 0 | Derby County | Villa Park | 16,245 | |
| Platt | Lineups | |||||
| Chelsea | 0 | 0 | Arsenal | Stamford Bridge | 31,833 | Largest home gate 1989-90 |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Crystal Palace | 2 | 1 | Everton | Selhurst Park | 15,943 | |
| Wright, Pardew | Lineups | Newell | ||||
| Manchester City | 3 | 1 | Luton Town | Maine Road | 23,863 | |
| Bishop, Brightwell, Oldfield | Lineups | Black | ||||
| Millwall | 0 | 1 | Norwich City | The Den, New Cross | 13,247 | |
| Lineups | Bowen | |||||
| Nottingham Forest | 2 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | City Ground | 18,189 | |
| Laws, Chapman | Lineups | |||||
| Sheffield Wednesday | 0 | 0 | Coventry City | Hillsborough | 15,054 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Southampton | 2 | 2 | Wimbledon | The Dell | 12,904 | |
| Le Tissier 2 | Lineups | Young, Wise | ||||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | 2 | Queens Park Rangers | White Hart Lane | 23,781 | |
| Lineker 3 | Lineups | Bardsley, Francis | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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First Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Liverpool | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 15 | W | D | W | W | D | 1989-10-14 | Wimbledon | A |
| 2 | 0 | Chelsea | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | D | W | W | D | L | 1989-10-14 | Norwich City | A |
| 3 | 1 | Arsenal | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | D | W | W | W | D | 1989-10-14 | Manchester City | H |
| 4 | 3 | Norwich City | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 14 | W | D | D | D | W | 1989-10-14 | Chelsea | H |
| 5 | -2 | Millwall | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 14 | L | W | L | W | D | 1989-10-14 | Everton | A |
| 6 | -1 | Everton | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 13 | L | L | W | W | D | 1989-10-14 | Millwall | H |
| 7 | -1 | Coventry City | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -1 | 13 | D | L | W | L | W | 1989-10-14 | Nottingham Forest | H |
| 8 | 0 | Southampton | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 12 | D | W | D | D | W | 1989-10-14 | Queens Park Rangers | A |
| 9 | 3 | Crystal Palace | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | -8 | 11 | W | W | D | L | W | 1989-10-14 | Derby County | A |
| 10 | 3 | Manchester City | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 | W | W | L | W | L | 1989-10-14 | Arsenal | A |
| 11 | -2 | Queens Park Rangers | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 9 | L | W | L | L | D | 1989-10-14 | Southampton | H |
| 12 | 6 | Nottingham Forest | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 9 | W | L | L | D | W | 1989-10-14 | Coventry City | A |
| 13 | 4 | Aston Villa | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 9 | W | L | L | W | L | 1989-10-14 | Luton Town | A |
| 14 | -4 | Luton Town | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -1 | 9 | L | D | L | W | D | 1989-10-14 | Aston Villa | H |
| 15 | 0 | Wimbledon | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 8 | D | D | W | L | D | 1989-10-14 | Liverpool | H |
| 16 | -5 | Derby County | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 8 | L | L | W | L | L | 1989-10-14 | Crystal Palace | H |
| 17 | 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -4 | 8 | W | D | L | L | D | 1989-10-14 | Charlton Athletic | A |
| 18 | -4 | Manchester United | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -2 | 7 | L | W | L | L | L | 1989-10-14 | Sheffield Wednesday | H |
| 19 | -3 | Charlton Athletic | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -2 | 6 | L | L | L | L | W | 1989-10-14 | Tottenham Hotspur | H |
| 20 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | -14 | 5 | D | L | W | L | D | 1989-10-14 | Manchester United | A |
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn Rovers | 5 | 0 | Barnsley | Ewood Park | 8,415 | |
| Garner 3, Sellars, Kennedy | Lineups | |||||
| Bradford City | 1 | 1 | Swindon Town | Valley Parade | 8,334 | |
| Aizlewood | Lineups | White | ||||
| Hull City | 1 | 3 | Newcastle United | Boothferry Park | 9,629 | |
| McParland | Lineups | Anderson, Brazil, McGhee | ||||
| Ipswich Town | 2 | 2 | Stoke City | Portman Road | 10,389 | |
| D'Avray, Dozzell | Lineups | Palin (p), Saunders | ||||
| Oldham Athletic | 1 | 0 | Leicester City | Boundary Park | 6,407 | |
| Morgan OG | Lineups | |||||
| Oxford United | 1 | 2 | AFC Bournemouth | Manor Ground | 5,325 | |
| Stein | Lineups | Lawrence, Moulden | ||||
| Plymouth Argyle | 2 | 1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Home Park | 7,610 | |
| Hodges, Tynan | Lineups | Wood | ||||
| Port Vale | 0 | 0 | Leeds United | Vale Park | 11,156 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Sheffield United | Roker Park | 22,778 | |
| Deane OG | Lineups | Bryson | ||||
| Watford | 1 | 0 | Middlesbrough | Vicarage Road | 10,102 | |
| Wilkinson | Lineups | |||||
| West Ham United | 2 | 3 | West Bromwich Albion | Upton Park | 19,842 | |
| Dolan, Parris | Lineups | Ford, McNally 2 (1p) | ||||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 5 | 0 | Portsmouth | Molineux | 13,677 | |
| Dennison 2, Venus, Bull 2 | Lineups | |||||
| 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 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 19 | D | W | D | D | W | 1989-10-07 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A |
| 2 | 5 | Blackburn Rovers | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 17 | W | D | W | D | D | 1989-10-14 | Portsmouth | A |
| 3 | 3 | Newcastle United | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 17 | W | W | D | W | L | 1989-10-07 | Ipswich Town | A |
| 4 | -1 | Sunderland | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 16 | D | W | D | D | W | 1989-10-07 | AFC Bournemouth | H |
| 5 | -1 | Leeds United | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 16 | D | W | W | W | D | 1989-10-07 | West Ham United | A |
| 6 | -4 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 15 | L | W | L | W | W | 1989-10-07 | Bradford City | A |
| 7 | -2 | West Ham United | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 15 | L | W | W | L | D | 1989-10-07 | Leeds United | H |
| 8 | 2 | Oldham Athletic | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 14 | W | L | W | W | W | 1989-10-07 | Barnsley | H |
| 9 | 2 | AFC Bournemouth | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 14 | W | W | L | L | W | 1989-10-07 | Sunderland | A |
| 10 | 2 | Watford | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -1 | 14 | W | L | L | W | L | 1989-10-07 | West Bromwich Albion | H |
| 11 | 2 | Plymouth Argyle | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 13 | W | L | L | D | W | 1989-10-07 | Stoke City | H |
| 12 | 5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 12 | W | D | W | W | L | 1989-10-07 | Sheffield United | H |
| 13 | 3 | West Bromwich Albion | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | -1 | 12 | W | D | L | W | W | 1989-10-07 | Watford | A |
| 14 | -6 | Barnsley | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | -4 | 12 | L | D | W | D | D | 1989-10-07 | Oldham Athletic | A |
| 15 | -6 | Middlesbrough | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -1 | 11 | L | W | L | W | D | 1989-10-14 | Plymouth Argyle | H |
| 16 | -2 | Ipswich Town | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 10 | D | L | D | L | D | 1989-10-07 | Newcastle United | H |
| 17 | 1 | Swindon Town | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -3 | 10 | D | W | L | D | L | 1989-10-07 | Hull City | A |
| 18 | -3 | Oxford United | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -3 | 9 | L | L | D | L | W | 1989-10-07 | Portsmouth | H |
| 19 | 0 | Bradford City | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -3 | 8 | D | D | L | W | L | 1989-10-07 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H |
| 20 | 0 | Port Vale | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -3 | 8 | D | L | D | L | D | 1989-10-07 | Leicester City | H |
| 21 | 0 | Stoke City | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -2 | 7 | D | D | D | L | D | 1989-10-07 | Plymouth Argyle | A |
| 22 | 0 | Portsmouth | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -9 | 6 | L | L | W | L | L | 1989-10-07 | Oxford United | A |
| 23 | 0 | Hull City | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -5 | 5 | L | L | D | L | D | 1989-10-07 | Swindon Town | H |
| 24 | 0 | Leicester City | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -8 | 5 | L | L | W | L | L | 1989-10-07 | Port Vale | A |
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackpool | 3 | 2 | Birmingham City | Bloomfield Road | 5,737 | |
| Overson OG, Garner (p), Gabbiadini | Lineups | Sturridge, Gleghorn | ||||
| Bolton Wanderers | 1 | 1 | Mansfield Town | Burnden Park | 5,797 | |
| Winstanley | Lineups | Charles | ||||
| Brentford | 3 | 1 | Wigan Athletic | Griffin Park | 4,647 | |
| Blissett, Holdsworth, May | Lineups | Pilling | ||||
| Bristol Rovers | 0 | 0 | Reading | Twerton Park, Bath | 6,120 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Chester City | 0 | 2 | Fulham | Sealand Road | 2,135 | |
| Lineups | Dowie, Marshall | |||||
| Huddersfield Town | 2 | 0 | Leyton Orient | Leeds Road | 5,258 | |
| Cecere 2 (1p) | Lineups | |||||
| Northampton Town | 0 | 1 | Bury | County Ground | 3,486 | |
| Lineups | Greenwood | |||||
| Rotherham United | 4 | 0 | Cardiff City | Millmoor | 5,013 | |
| Williamson 3 (1p), Mendonca | Lineups | |||||
| Shrewsbury Town | 0 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | Gay Meadow | 5,118 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Swansea City | 0 | 0 | Notts County | Vetch Field | 3,075 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Walsall | 1 | 0 | Preston North End | Fellows Park | 4,045 | |
| Saville (p) | 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 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 18 | W | W | W | L | W | 1989-10-06 | Leyton Orient | H |
| 2 | 0 | Bristol Rovers | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 17 | D | W | D | W | L | 1989-10-07 | Fulham | H |
| 3 | 0 | Birmingham City | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 15 | L | W | W | W | L | 1989-10-07 | Rotherham United | A |
| 4 | 3 | Fulham | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | W | D | D | W | W | 1989-10-07 | Bristol Rovers | A |
| 5 | 1 | Bury | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 | W | D | L | W | W | 1989-10-07 | Chester City | A |
| 6 | 2 | Huddersfield Town | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 15 | W | D | L | W | D | 1989-10-07 | Cardiff City | H |
| 7 | 2 | Rotherham United | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 14 | W | D | L | W | L | 1989-10-07 | Birmingham City | H |
| 8 | -3 | Shrewsbury Town | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 14 | D | L | W | L | W | 1989-10-07 | Mansfield Town | H |
| 9 | -5 | Bristol City | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -1 | 14 | L | W | D | W | W | 1989-10-07 | Brentford | A |
| 10 | 0 | Notts County | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 12 | D | W | W | D | D | 1989-10-07 | Walsall | A |
| 11 | 1 | Bolton Wanderers | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | D | L | W | L | W | 1989-10-07 | Wigan Athletic | H |
| 12 | 1 | Reading | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 11 | D | D | W | L | D | 1989-10-06 | Blackpool | A |
| 13 | -2 | Northampton Town | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 11 | L | W | L | W | D | 1989-10-07 | Preston North End | H |
| 14 | 1 | Walsall | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 11 | W | L | D | W | L | 1989-10-07 | Notts County | H |
| 15 | 2 | Blackpool | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | -1 | 10 | W | L | W | L | L | 1989-10-06 | Reading | H |
| 16 | -2 | Leyton Orient | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -2 | 9 | L | L | L | W | W | 1989-10-06 | Tranmere Rovers | A |
| 17 | 4 | Brentford | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 8 | W | W | L | L | L | 1989-10-07 | Bristol City | H |
| 18 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -3 | 8 | D | L | W | W | L | 1989-10-07 | Swansea City | A |
| 19 | -3 | Preston North End | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | -3 | 7 | L | W | W | L | D | 1989-10-07 | Northampton Town | A |
| 20 | -1 | Mansfield Town | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -5 | 7 | D | L | L | W | L | 1989-10-07 | Shrewsbury Town | A |
| 21 | -1 | Chester City | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -9 | 6 | L | D | L | D | L | 1989-10-07 | Bury | H |
| 22 | 1 | Swansea City | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -9 | 5 | D | L | L | W | L | 1989-10-07 | Crewe Alexandra | H |
| 23 | -1 | Wigan Athletic | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -8 | 4 | L | L | D | L | D | 1989-10-07 | Bolton Wanderers | A |
| 24 | 0 | Cardiff City | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | -14 | 2 | L | L | D | L | L | 1989-10-07 | Huddersfield Town | A |
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldershot | 4 | 2 | Scunthorpe United | Recreation Ground | 1,892 | |
| Claridge 3, Puckett | Lineups | Lillis, Tucker | ||||
| Carlisle United | 1 | 0 | Colchester United | Brunton Park | 3,983 | |
| Fyfe | Lineups | |||||
| Chesterfield | 2 | 1 | Rochdale | Saltergate Recreation Ground | 3,047 | |
| Waller, Gunn (p) | Lineups | Stonehouse (p) | ||||
| Grimsby Town | 0 | 2 | Hereford United | Blundell Park | 4,832 | |
| Lineups | Jones R, Jones M | |||||
| Halifax Town | 1 | 2 | Exeter City | The Shay | 1,720 | |
| Matthews | Lineups | Neville, Dryden | ||||
| Hartlepool United | 0 | 6 | Doncaster Rovers | Victoria Park | 1,757 | |
| Lineups | Turnbull 3, Gaughan, Robinson 2 | |||||
| Maidstone United | 2 | 2 | Cambridge United | Watling Street | 1,706 | |
| Smith OG, Lillis | Lineups | Leadbitter, Pamphlett OG | ||||
| Peterborough United | 1 | 1 | Gillingham | London Road | 4,199 | |
| Graham (p) | Lineups | Lovell | ||||
| Southend United | 2 | 0 | Lincoln City | Roots Hall | 4,833 | |
| Butler, McDonough | Lineups | |||||
| Stockport County | 3 | 2 | Scarborough | Edgeley Park | 3,086 | |
| Edwards, McInerney, Angell | Lineups | Russell, Olsson | ||||
| Torquay United | 0 | 1 | Burnley | Plainmoor | 2,214 | |
| Lineups | Grewcock | |||||
| York City | 1 | 0 | Wrexham | Bootham Crescent | 2,196 | |
| Dunn | Lineups | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 19 | W | L | W | W | W | 1989-10-07 | Scarborough | H |
| 2 | -1 | Lincoln City | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 19 | L | W | W | D | W | 1989-10-07 | Chesterfield | A |
| 3 | 0 | Carlisle United | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 16 | W | W | W | D | D | 1989-10-07 | Wrexham | H |
| 4 | 0 | Exeter City | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 16 | W | W | L | W | L | 1989-10-07 | Peterborough United | A |
| 5 | 0 | Stockport County | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 15 | W | L | W | W | W | 1989-10-07 | Hereford United | H |
| 6 | 0 | Hereford United | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15 | W | W | L | D | D | 1989-10-07 | Stockport County | A |
| 7 | 0 | Burnley | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | W | D | W | D | W | 1989-10-07 | Maidstone United | A |
| 8 | 3 | Chesterfield | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 13 | W | L | W | W | W | 1989-10-07 | Lincoln City | H |
| 9 | 5 | York City | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 12 | W | D | L | D | W | 1989-10-07 | Cambridge United | H |
| 10 | -2 | Halifax Town | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 11 | L | W | L | D | L | 1989-10-06 | Gillingham | H |
| 11 | -2 | Grimsby Town | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 11 | L | L | W | L | D | 1989-10-07 | Rochdale | H |
| 12 | 7 | Aldershot | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -4 | 11 | W | W | W | L | L | 1989-10-07 | Colchester United | H |
| 13 | -1 | Peterborough United | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 10 | D | L | D | D | W | 1989-10-07 | Exeter City | H |
| 14 | -4 | Scunthorpe United | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 10 | L | W | W | D | L | 1989-10-07 | Hartlepool United | A |
| 15 | -2 | Gillingham | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 10 | D | W | L | D | W | 1989-10-06 | Halifax Town | A |
| 16 | -1 | Colchester United | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -1 | 8 | L | W | D | D | D | 1989-10-07 | Aldershot | A |
| 17 | -1 | Wrexham | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 8 | L | L | D | W | L | 1989-10-07 | Carlisle United | A |
| 18 | -1 | Scarborough | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -4 | 8 | L | L | D | L | W | 1989-10-07 | Southend United | A |
| 19 | -1 | Rochdale | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 8 | L | D | L | D | L | 1989-10-07 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 20 | 2 | Doncaster Rovers | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 7 | W | L | L | W | L | 1989-10-07 | Torquay United | A |
| 21 | -1 | Maidstone United | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -5 | 7 | D | L | L | W | L | 1989-10-07 | Burnley | H |
| 22 | -1 | Cambridge United | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -3 | 6 | D | L | W | L | L | 1989-10-07 | York City | A |
| 23 | 0 | Torquay United | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -11 | 4 | L | L | W | L | L | 1989-10-07 | Doncaster Rovers | H |
| 24 | 0 | Hartlepool United | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 13 | -23 | 2 | L | D | D | L | L | 1989-10-07 | Scunthorpe United | H |
