1989-10-17
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsley | 1 | 2 | Sheffield United | Oakwell | 16,629 | Largest home gate 1989-90 |
| Agnew | Lineups | Bradshaw, Bryson (p) | ||||
| Hull City | 0 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | Boothferry Park | 5,109 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Plymouth Argyle | 3 | 1 | Leicester City | Home Park | 10,037 | |
| Hodges, Thomas, Evans OG | Lineups | Reid | ||||
| Portsmouth | 3 | 3 | Leeds United | Fratton Park | 10,264 | |
| Kuhl (p), Whittingham 2 | Lineups | Davison, Whitlow, Sterland | ||||
| Stoke City | 2 | 1 | West Bromwich Albion | Victoria Ground | 11,991 | |
| Hackett, Biggins | Lineups | Bartlett | ||||
| Swindon Town | 3 | 0 | Oxford United | County Ground | 10,741 | |
| Calderwood, White 2 | Lineups | |||||
| Watford | 2 | 2 | AFC Bournemouth | Vicarage Road | 9,013 | |
| Porter (p), Holdsworth DG | Lineups | Brooks, Blissett | ||||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | 0 | Port Vale | Molineux | 18,123 | |
| Mutch, Bull | Lineups | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 25 | W | L | W | D | W | 1989-10-21 | Stoke City | H |
| 2 | 0 | Leeds United | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 23 | D | W | W | D | W | 1989-10-21 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H |
| 3 | 1 | Plymouth Argyle | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 22 | W | W | W | W | L | 1989-10-21 | Ipswich Town | A |
| 4 | -1 | Newcastle United | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 20 | W | L | W | W | D | 1989-10-18 | Blackburn Rovers | H |
| 5 | 0 | Sunderland | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 19 | L | W | D | W | D | 1989-10-18 | West Ham United | A |
| 6 | 5 | Swindon Town | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 19 | W | W | W | D | W | 1989-10-21 | Leicester City | A |
| 7 | -1 | Blackburn Rovers | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 18 | D | W | D | W | D | 1989-10-18 | Newcastle United | A |
| 8 | 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 18 | W | W | L | W | D | 1989-10-21 | Leeds United | A |
| 9 | -2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 18 | W | L | L | W | L | 1989-10-18 | Middlesbrough | A |
| 10 | -2 | West Ham United | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 18 | W | L | L | W | W | 1989-10-18 | Sunderland | H |
| 11 | -2 | AFC Bournemouth | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 18 | D | W | L | W | W | 1989-10-21 | Portsmouth | H |
| 12 | -2 | Oldham Athletic | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 18 | D | L | W | W | L | 1989-10-21 | Middlesbrough | H |
| 13 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | -1 | 15 | L | L | W | W | D | 1989-10-21 | Hull City | H |
| 14 | 1 | Watford | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -4 | 15 | D | L | L | W | L | 1989-10-21 | Blackburn Rovers | A |
| 15 | -1 | Port Vale | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -1 | 14 | L | W | W | D | L | 1989-10-21 | West Ham United | H |
| 16 | 1 | Ipswich Town | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -3 | 13 | L | W | D | L | D | 1989-10-18 | Bradford City | A |
| 17 | -1 | Oxford United | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -5 | 13 | L | D | W | L | L | 1989-10-21 | Barnsley | H |
| 18 | 0 | Barnsley | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 12 | -10 | 12 | L | L | L | L | D | 1989-10-21 | Oxford United | A |
| 19 | 0 | Bradford City | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -2 | 11 | L | W | D | D | L | 1989-10-18 | Ipswich Town | H |
| 20 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -3 | 11 | L | L | W | L | W | 1989-10-18 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H |
| 21 | 0 | Stoke City | 12 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 11 | W | D | L | D | D | 1989-10-21 | Sheffield United | A |
| 22 | 0 | Portsmouth | 12 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | -10 | 8 | D | D | L | L | L | 1989-10-21 | AFC Bournemouth | A |
| 23 | 0 | Hull City | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -6 | 7 | D | D | L | L | L | 1989-10-21 | West Bromwich Albion | A |
| 24 | 0 | Leicester City | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | -11 | 6 | L | D | L | L | L | 1989-10-21 | Swindon Town | H |
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brentford | 1 | 2 | Bolton Wanderers | Griffin Park | 4,537 | |
| Holdsworth | Lineups | Reeves 2 | ||||
| Bristol City | 2 | 0 | Notts County | Ashton Gate | 8,331 | |
| Eaton, Short OG | Lineups | |||||
| Bury | 3 | 2 | Swansea City | Gigg Lane | 3,336 | |
| Cunningham, Feeley, Lee | Lineups | Salako, Curtis | ||||
| Cardiff City | 1 | 1 | Bristol Rovers | Ninian Park | 6,372 | |
| Kelly | Lineups | Mehew | ||||
| Chester City | 4 | 0 | Birmingham City | Sealand Road | 1,882 | |
| Croft, Pugh, Painter, Butler | Lineups | |||||
| Huddersfield Town | 2 | 0 | Wigan Athletic | Leeds Road | 5,119 | |
| Maskell, Smith | Lineups | |||||
| Northampton Town | 4 | 2 | Blackpool | County Ground | 3,098 | |
| Donald, Wilcox, Barnes, Collins | Lineups | Briggs, Garner (p) | ||||
| Preston North End | 0 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | Deepdale | 7,485 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Reading | 3 | 2 | Fulham | Elm Park | 4,743 | |
| Senior, Beavon (p), Mauge OG | Lineups | Skinner, Sayer | ||||
| Rotherham United | 5 | 2 | Leyton Orient | Millmoor | 5,728 | |
| Williamson, Mendonca 2, Robinson, Buckley | Lineups | Harvey, Cooper | ||||
| Walsall | 0 | 2 | Shrewsbury Town | Fellows Park | 4,266 | |
| Lineups | Moyes, Pittman | |||||
| 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 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 22 | D | L | W | W | W | 1989-10-20 | Swansea City | A |
| 2 | 1 | Bury | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 22 | W | D | W | W | D | 1989-10-21 | Fulham | A |
| 3 | -1 | Bristol Rovers | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 22 | D | D | W | D | W | 1989-10-21 | Northampton Town | H |
| 4 | 0 | Rotherham United | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 21 | W | D | W | W | D | 1989-10-21 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 5 | 1 | Bristol City | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 20 | W | L | W | L | W | 1989-10-21 | Mansfield Town | A |
| 6 | 1 | Bolton Wanderers | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 19 | W | D | W | D | L | 1989-10-21 | Chester City | H |
| 7 | 3 | Huddersfield Town | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 19 | W | D | L | W | D | 1989-10-21 | Birmingham City | A |
| 8 | 3 | Shrewsbury Town | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 18 | W | D | L | D | L | 1989-10-21 | Brentford | H |
| 9 | -4 | Birmingham City | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 18 | L | W | L | L | W | 1989-10-21 | Huddersfield Town | H |
| 10 | 3 | Reading | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 16 | W | D | D | D | D | 1989-10-21 | Leyton Orient | A |
| 11 | -2 | Fulham | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 16 | L | D | L | W | D | 1989-10-21 | Bury | H |
| 12 | -4 | Notts County | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 16 | L | W | D | D | W | 1989-10-21 | Preston North End | H |
| 13 | -1 | Walsall | 11 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | -2 | 15 | L | W | D | W | L | 1989-10-21 | Wigan Athletic | A |
| 14 | 0 | Preston North End | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 14 | D | W | W | L | W | 1989-10-21 | Notts County | A |
| 15 | 2 | Northampton Town | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -2 | 14 | W | L | L | L | W | 1989-10-21 | Bristol Rovers | A |
| 16 | -1 | Leyton Orient | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -6 | 12 | L | W | L | L | L | 1989-10-21 | Reading | H |
| 17 | -1 | Blackpool | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -5 | 11 | L | L | D | W | L | 1989-10-21 | Cardiff City | H |
| 18 | 1 | Mansfield Town | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -6 | 11 | D | L | W | D | L | 1989-10-21 | Bristol City | H |
| 19 | -1 | Swansea City | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -7 | 11 | L | W | W | D | L | 1989-10-20 | Tranmere Rovers | H |
| 20 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -4 | 10 | D | D | L | D | L | 1989-10-21 | Rotherham United | H |
| 21 | 1 | Chester City | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -8 | 10 | W | D | L | L | D | 1989-10-21 | Bolton Wanderers | A |
| 22 | -1 | Brentford | 11 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -6 | 8 | L | L | L | W | W | 1989-10-21 | Shrewsbury Town | A |
| 23 | 0 | Cardiff City | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -13 | 7 | D | D | W | L | L | 1989-10-21 | Blackpool | A |
| 24 | 0 | Wigan Athletic | 11 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -11 | 5 | L | D | L | L | L | 1989-10-21 | Walsall | H |
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burnley | 1 | 2 | Peterborough United | Turf Moor | 7,187 | |
| Grewcock | Lineups | Luke 2 | ||||
| Cambridge United | 1 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | Abbey Stadium | 2,483 | |
| Taylor | Lineups | |||||
| Carlisle United | 0 | 1 | Scunthorpe United | Brunton Park | 4,825 | |
| Lineups | Lillis | |||||
| Chesterfield | 4 | 3 | Halifax Town | Saltergate Recreation Ground | 2,998 | |
| Arnott, Gunn (p), Waller 2 | Lineups | Bramhall, Matthews, Hall | ||||
| Colchester United | 1 | 3 | Wrexham | Layer Road | 2,564 | |
| Scott | Lineups | Worthington 2 (1p), Reck | ||||
| Grimsby Town | 2 | 0 | Gillingham | Blundell Park | 3,447 | |
| Jobling, Hargreaves | Lineups | |||||
| Rochdale | 1 | 0 | Exeter City | Spotland | 1,337 | |
| Holmes | Lineups | |||||
| Torquay United | 4 | 3 | Hartlepool United | Plainmoor | 2,108 | |
| Joyce 2, Airey, Smith P | Lineups | Allon 2, Hutchison | ||||
| York City | 2 | 2 | Aldershot | Bootham Crescent | 2,788 | |
| Helliwell, Dixon | Lineups | Claridge, Puckett (p) | ||||
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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 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 25 | L | W | W | W | L | 1989-10-21 | Maidstone United | H |
| 2 | 0 | Stockport County | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 24 | W | W | W | W | L | 1989-10-21 | Peterborough United | A |
| 3 | 0 | Lincoln City | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 23 | W | D | L | W | W | 1989-10-18 | Maidstone United | A |
| 4 | 0 | Carlisle United | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 20 | L | D | W | W | W | 1989-10-21 | Scarborough | A |
| 5 | 3 | Peterborough United | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 19 | W | W | W | D | L | 1989-10-21 | Stockport County | H |
| 6 | -1 | Exeter City | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 19 | L | W | L | W | W | 1989-10-21 | Hereford United | H |
| 7 | 0 | York City | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 19 | D | W | W | W | D | 1989-10-21 | Hartlepool United | A |
| 8 | -2 | Burnley | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 | L | D | W | W | D | 1989-10-21 | Doncaster Rovers | A |
| 9 | 2 | Chesterfield | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 17 | W | L | D | W | L | 1989-10-21 | Gillingham | A |
| 10 | 2 | Scunthorpe United | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 16 | W | W | L | L | W | 1989-10-21 | Colchester United | H |
| 11 | -1 | Aldershot | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 16 | D | D | W | W | W | 1989-10-21 | Torquay United | H |
| 12 | -3 | Hereford United | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 15 | L | L | W | W | L | 1989-10-18 | Scarborough | H |
| 13 | 2 | Grimsby Town | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 14 | W | L | L | L | L | 1989-10-21 | Lincoln City | A |
| 14 | 3 | Rochdale | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 14 | W | L | W | L | D | 1989-10-21 | Halifax Town | A |
| 15 | -2 | Gillingham | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -4 | 13 | L | L | W | D | W | 1989-10-21 | Chesterfield | H |
| 16 | 3 | Wrexham | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 12 | W | D | L | L | L | 1989-10-21 | Cambridge United | H |
| 17 | 1 | Cambridge United | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -1 | 12 | W | W | L | D | L | 1989-10-21 | Wrexham | A |
| 18 | -4 | Halifax Town | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 11 | L | L | L | L | W | 1989-10-21 | Rochdale | H |
| 19 | -3 | Scarborough | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -3 | 11 | W | L | L | L | D | 1989-10-18 | Hereford United | A |
| 20 | 3 | Torquay United | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -11 | 10 | W | L | W | L | L | 1989-10-21 | Aldershot | A |
| 21 | -1 | Doncaster Rovers | 11 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 7 | -3 | 8 | L | D | L | W | L | 1989-10-21 | Burnley | H |
| 22 | -1 | Colchester United | 11 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -9 | 8 | L | L | L | L | W | 1989-10-21 | Scunthorpe United | A |
| 23 | -1 | Maidstone United | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -7 | 7 | L | L | D | L | L | 1989-10-18 | Lincoln City | H |
| 24 | 0 | Hartlepool United | 11 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 17 | -23 | 6 | L | D | W | L | D | 1989-10-21 | York City | H |
