1989-10-30
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
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| Port Vale | 1 | 1 | Middlesbrough | Vale Park | 7,708 | |
| Glover (p) | Lineups | Kernaghan | ||||
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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 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 31 | W | W | W | L | W | 1989-10-31 | Portsmouth | H |
| 2 | 0 | Leeds United | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 29 | W | W | D | W | W | 1989-11-01 | Plymouth Argyle | H |
| 3 | 0 | Newcastle United | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 27 | D | W | W | W | L | 1989-11-01 | West Bromwich Albion | A |
| 4 | 0 | West Ham United | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 25 | W | D | W | W | L | 1989-11-01 | AFC Bournemouth | A |
| 5 | 0 | Sunderland | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 25 | W | W | L | L | W | 1989-10-31 | Barnsley | H |
| 6 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 23 | D | L | W | W | W | 1989-11-01 | Leeds United | A |
| 7 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 22 | W | L | D | W | L | 1989-11-01 | Swindon Town | H |
| 8 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 22 | D | W | D | L | W | 1989-10-31 | Bradford City | H |
| 9 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 20 | D | D | L | D | W | 1989-10-31 | Hull City | H |
| 10 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 14 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 19 | D | L | W | W | L | 1989-11-01 | Leicester City | A |
| 11 | 0 | Swindon Town | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 19 | L | W | W | W | D | 1989-11-01 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A |
| 12 | 0 | Ipswich Town | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 19 | W | W | L | L | W | 1989-10-31 | Watford | H |
| 13 | 0 | AFC Bournemouth | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 18 | L | D | W | L | W | 1989-11-01 | West Ham United | H |
| 14 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 14 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | -1 | 17 | D | D | L | L | W | 1989-11-01 | Newcastle United | H |
| 15 | 0 | Port Vale | 15 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -1 | 17 | D | D | D | L | W | 1989-11-04 | Oxford United | H |
| 16 | 0 | Watford | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -6 | 16 | L | D | D | L | L | 1989-10-31 | Ipswich Town | A |
| 17 | 0 | Barnsley | 14 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | -9 | 16 | D | W | L | L | L | 1989-10-31 | Sunderland | A |
| 18 | 0 | Bradford City | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | -3 | 14 | L | L | W | L | W | 1989-10-31 | Oldham Athletic | A |
| 19 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -5 | 14 | D | D | L | D | L | 1989-11-04 | Newcastle United | A |
| 20 | 0 | Oxford United | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -7 | 13 | L | L | L | D | W | 1989-11-01 | Stoke City | H |
| 21 | 0 | Stoke City | 14 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -7 | 11 | L | L | W | D | L | 1989-11-01 | Oxford United | A |
| 22 | 0 | Portsmouth | 14 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -10 | 11 | L | W | D | D | L | 1989-10-31 | Sheffield United | A |
| 23 | 0 | Leicester City | 14 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -10 | 10 | D | W | L | D | L | 1989-11-01 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H |
| 24 | 0 | Hull City | 14 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -8 | 8 | L | D | D | D | L | 1989-10-31 | Blackburn Rovers | A |
