1989-10-27
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
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| Tranmere Rovers | 1 | 1 | Crewe Alexandra | Prenton Park | 9,020 | |
| Muir | Lineups | Murphy | ||||
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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 | Bristol Rovers | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 25 | W | D | D | W | D | 1989-10-28 | Chester City | A |
| 2 | 1 | Tranmere Rovers | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 23 | D | L | D | L | W | 1989-10-31 | Shrewsbury Town | A |
| 3 | -1 | Bury | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 23 | D | W | D | W | W | 1989-10-28 | Birmingham City | H |
| 4 | 0 | Rotherham United | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 22 | D | W | D | W | W | 1989-10-28 | Blackpool | H |
| 5 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 22 | W | W | D | W | D | 1989-10-28 | Preston North End | A |
| 6 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 22 | W | W | D | L | W | 1989-10-28 | Shrewsbury Town | H |
| 7 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 21 | W | W | D | L | D | 1989-10-28 | Huddersfield Town | A |
| 8 | 0 | Bristol City | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 20 | L | W | L | W | L | 1989-10-28 | Wigan Athletic | H |
| 9 | 0 | Notts County | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 19 | W | L | W | D | D | 1989-10-28 | Northampton Town | A |
| 10 | 0 | Birmingham City | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 18 | L | L | W | L | L | 1989-10-28 | Bury | A |
| 11 | 0 | Fulham | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 17 | D | L | D | L | W | 1989-10-28 | Brentford | A |
| 12 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 17 | W | W | D | L | W | 1989-10-28 | Reading | A |
| 13 | 0 | Reading | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 16 | L | W | D | D | D | 1989-10-28 | Mansfield Town | H |
| 14 | 0 | Leyton Orient | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -3 | 15 | W | L | W | L | L | 1989-10-28 | Cardiff City | A |
| 15 | 0 | Walsall | 12 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -5 | 15 | L | L | W | D | W | 1989-10-28 | Swansea City | H |
| 16 | 0 | Preston North End | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 13 | -1 | 14 | L | D | W | W | L | 1989-10-28 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| 17 | 0 | Northampton Town | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -4 | 14 | L | W | L | L | L | 1989-10-28 | Notts County | H |
| 18 | 0 | Blackpool | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -4 | 14 | W | L | L | D | W | 1989-10-28 | Rotherham United | A |
| 19 | 0 | Swansea City | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 13 | -10 | 14 | L | W | L | W | W | 1989-10-28 | Walsall | A |
| 20 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 13 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -4 | 12 | D | D | D | D | L | 1989-10-31 | Bristol City | H |
| 21 | 0 | Chester City | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -9 | 10 | L | W | D | L | L | 1989-10-28 | Bristol Rovers | H |
| 22 | 0 | Brentford | 12 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -7 | 8 | L | L | L | L | W | 1989-10-28 | Fulham | H |
| 23 | 0 | Wigan Athletic | 12 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -8 | 8 | W | L | D | L | L | 1989-10-28 | Bristol City | A |
| 24 | 0 | Cardiff City | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -14 | 7 | L | D | D | W | L | 1989-10-28 | Leyton Orient | H |
