1989-10-20
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swansea City | 1 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | Vetch Field | 3,723 | |
| Curtis | Lineups | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Third Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 22 | L | D | L | W | W | 1989-10-27 | Crewe Alexandra | H |
| 2 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 3 | Swansea City | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -6 | 14 | W | L | W | W | D | 1989-10-24 | Mansfield Town | A |
| 17 | -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 |
| 18 | -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 |
| 19 | -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 |
| 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 |
