1989-10-31
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn Rovers | 0 | 0 | Hull City | Ewood Park | 7,678 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Ipswich Town | 1 | 0 | Watford | Portman Road | 12,587 | |
| Thompson (p) | Lineups | |||||
| Oldham Athletic | 2 | 2 | Bradford City | Boundary Park | 7,772 | |
| Barlow, Ritchie (p) | Lineups | Quinn 2 | ||||
| Sheffield United | 2 | 1 | Portsmouth | Bramall Lane | 14,718 | |
| Duffield 2 (2p) | Lineups | Gilligan | ||||
| Sunderland | 4 | 2 | Barnsley | Roker Park | 14,368 | |
| Gates 2, Hardyman (p), Bennett | Lineups | Currie, Tiler | ||||
| 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 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 34 | W | W | W | W | L | 1989-11-04 | Leicester City | 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 | 2 | Sunderland | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 28 | W | W | W | L | L | 1989-11-04 | Oldham Athletic | A |
| 4 | -1 | 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 |
| 5 | -1 | 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 |
| 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 | 1 | Oldham Athletic | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 23 | D | D | W | D | L | 1989-11-04 | Sunderland | H |
| 8 | -1 | 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 |
| 9 | 3 | Ipswich Town | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 22 | W | W | W | L | L | 1989-11-04 | West Bromwich Albion | H |
| 10 | -1 | Blackburn Rovers | 14 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 21 | D | D | D | L | D | 1989-11-04 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A |
| 11 | -1 | 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 |
| 12 | -1 | 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 |
| 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 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | -7 | 16 | L | L | D | D | L | 1989-11-04 | Hull City | A |
| 17 | 0 | Barnsley | 15 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 18 | -11 | 16 | L | D | W | L | L | 1989-11-04 | Portsmouth | H |
| 18 | 0 | Bradford City | 15 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -3 | 15 | D | L | L | W | L | 1989-11-04 | Plymouth Argyle | 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 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | -11 | 11 | L | L | W | D | D | 1989-11-04 | Barnsley | 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 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -8 | 9 | D | L | D | D | D | 1989-11-04 | Watford | H |
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham City | 1 | 1 | Cardiff City | St Andrew's | 7,468 | |
| Sturridge | Lineups | Morgan | ||||
| Blackpool | 0 | 1 | Bury | Bloomfield Road | 4,184 | |
| Lineups | Robinson (p) | |||||
| Bolton Wanderers | 1 | 1 | Walsall | Burnden Park | 7,363 | |
| Darby | Lineups | Bertschin | ||||
| Crewe Alexandra | 0 | 1 | Bristol City | Gresty Road | 3,554 | |
| Lineups | Bailey | |||||
| Fulham | 1 | 1 | Northampton Town | Craven Cottage | 3,518 | |
| Mauge | Lineups | Barnes (p) | ||||
| Leyton Orient | 0 | 3 | Chester City | Brisbane Road | 3,979 | |
| Lineups | Painter, Abel (p), Butler | |||||
| Mansfield Town | 2 | 2 | Preston North End | Field Mill | 3,129 | |
| Wilkinson 2 | Lineups | Mooney, Joyce | ||||
| Notts County | 3 | 1 | Brentford | Meadow Lane | 4,586 | |
| Turner, Lund 2 | Lineups | Moncur | ||||
| Shrewsbury Town | 3 | 1 | Tranmere Rovers | Gay Meadow | 4,927 | |
| McGinlay 2, Finley | Lineups | Hughes | ||||
| Swansea City | 1 | 0 | Rotherham United | Vetch Field | 4,077 | |
| Curtis | Lineups | |||||
| Wigan Athletic | 3 | 1 | Reading | Springfield Park | 2,029 | |
| Hilditch, Ward, Tankard (p) | Lineups | Senior | ||||
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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 | 2 | Bury | 14 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 27 | W | D | D | W | D | 1989-11-03 | Cardiff City | A |
| 2 | -1 | Bristol Rovers | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 26 | D | W | D | D | W | 1989-11-01 | Huddersfield Town | H |
| 3 | -1 | Bolton Wanderers | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 26 | D | W | W | W | D | 1989-11-04 | Swansea City | H |
| 4 | 2 | Bristol City | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 26 | W | W | L | W | L | 1989-11-04 | Walsall | A |
| 5 | 3 | Shrewsbury Town | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 25 | W | D | W | W | D | 1989-11-04 | Preston North End | A |
| 6 | -2 | Tranmere Rovers | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 23 | L | D | L | D | L | 1989-11-04 | Brentford | A |
| 7 | -2 | Rotherham United | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 23 | L | D | D | W | D | 1989-11-04 | Northampton Town | A |
| 8 | 1 | Notts County | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 23 | W | D | W | L | W | 1989-11-04 | Mansfield Town | A |
| 9 | -2 | Huddersfield Town | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 23 | D | W | W | D | L | 1989-11-01 | Bristol Rovers | A |
| 10 | 1 | Birmingham City | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 20 | D | D | L | L | W | 1989-11-04 | Reading | A |
| 11 | 3 | Swansea City | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -8 | 20 | W | W | L | W | L | 1989-11-04 | Bolton Wanderers | A |
| 12 | -2 | Reading | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 19 | L | W | L | W | D | 1989-11-04 | Birmingham City | H |
| 13 | -1 | Fulham | 14 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 18 | D | L | D | L | D | 1989-11-05 | Leyton Orient | A |
| 14 | -1 | Mansfield Town | 14 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 18 | D | L | W | W | D | 1989-11-04 | Notts County | H |
| 15 | 1 | Northampton Town | 14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -4 | 16 | D | D | L | W | L | 1989-11-04 | Rotherham United | H |
| 16 | -1 | Leyton Orient | 14 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 18 | -6 | 16 | L | D | W | L | W | 1989-11-05 | Fulham | H |
| 17 | 1 | Walsall | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -6 | 16 | D | L | L | L | W | 1989-11-04 | Bristol City | H |
| 18 | 1 | Preston North End | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -4 | 15 | D | L | L | D | W | 1989-11-04 | Shrewsbury Town | H |
| 19 | -2 | Blackpool | 14 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -5 | 15 | L | D | W | L | L | 1989-11-04 | Bristol Rovers | A |
| 20 | 2 | Chester City | 14 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -6 | 14 | W | D | L | W | D | 1989-11-04 | Huddersfield Town | H |
| 21 | -1 | Crewe Alexandra | 14 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -5 | 12 | L | D | D | D | D | 1989-11-04 | Wigan Athletic | A |
| 22 | -1 | Brentford | 14 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -7 | 11 | L | W | L | L | L | 1989-11-04 | Tranmere Rovers | H |
| 23 | 0 | Wigan Athletic | 14 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -9 | 11 | W | L | W | L | D | 1989-11-04 | Crewe Alexandra | H |
| 24 | 0 | Cardiff City | 14 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -14 | 9 | D | D | L | D | D | 1989-11-03 | Bury | H |
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldershot | 1 | 0 | Carlisle United | Recreation Ground | 2,123 | |
| Henry | Lineups | |||||
| Doncaster Rovers | 1 | 1 | Maidstone United | Belle Vue | 1,806 | |
| Douglas | Lineups | Golley | ||||
| Gillingham | 1 | 0 | Rochdale | Priestfield Stadium | 3,127 | |
| Lovell | Lineups | |||||
| Halifax Town | 1 | 1 | Hereford United | The Shay | 1,235 | |
| Matthews | Lineups | Oghani | ||||
| Hartlepool United | 1 | 2 | Cambridge United | Victoria Park | 1,695 | |
| Hutchison | Lineups | Dublin, Cheetham | ||||
| Scunthorpe United | 1 | 1 | York City | Glanford Park | 3,800 | |
| Flounders | Lineups | Helliwell | ||||
| Southend United | 3 | 2 | Burnley | Roots Hall | 3,765 | |
| McDonough, Crown (p), Bennett | Lineups | O'Connell, Farrell | ||||
| Wrexham | 1 | 1 | Torquay United | Racecourse Ground | 1,225 | |
| Worthington | Lineups | Airey | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 1 | Southend United | 14 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 29 | W | D | L | L | W | 1989-11-04 | Peterborough United | H |
| 2 | -1 | Stockport County | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 27 | W | L | W | W | W | 1989-11-01 | Lincoln City | A |
| 3 | 1 | York City | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 26 | D | W | W | D | W | 1989-11-04 | Torquay United | H |
| 4 | -1 | Peterborough United | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 25 | W | W | W | W | W | 1989-11-01 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 5 | 0 | Lincoln City | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 25 | D | D | L | W | D | 1989-11-01 | Stockport County | H |
| 6 | 0 | Carlisle United | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 23 | L | W | L | L | D | 1989-11-04 | Maidstone United | H |
| 7 | 0 | Burnley | 14 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 23 | L | D | W | L | D | 1989-11-04 | Colchester United | H |
| 8 | 0 | Exeter City | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 22 | L | W | L | W | L | 1989-11-01 | Colchester United | H |
| 9 | 2 | Cambridge United | 14 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 21 | W | W | W | W | W | 1989-11-04 | Aldershot | H |
| 10 | -1 | Scunthorpe United | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 20 | D | L | W | W | W | 1989-11-04 | Doncaster Rovers | A |
| 11 | -1 | Hereford United | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 20 | D | D | L | W | L | 1989-11-04 | Rochdale | H |
| 12 | 1 | Aldershot | 14 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 20 | W | D | L | D | D | 1989-11-04 | Cambridge United | A |
| 13 | 3 | Gillingham | 13 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 19 | W | W | L | L | W | 1989-11-04 | Scarborough | H |
| 14 | -2 | Chesterfield | 13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -1 | 18 | D | L | W | L | D | 1989-11-01 | Scarborough | A |
| 15 | 2 | Maidstone United | 14 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -2 | 17 | D | W | W | W | L | 1989-11-04 | Carlisle United | A |
| 16 | -2 | Rochdale | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 7 | -4 | 17 | L | W | L | W | L | 1989-11-04 | Hereford United | A |
| 17 | 1 | Halifax Town | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 16 | D | D | W | L | L | 1989-11-03 | Stockport County | A |
| 18 | -3 | Grimsby Town | 13 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 16 | D | D | W | L | L | 1989-11-01 | Peterborough United | A |
| 19 | 0 | Scarborough | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -5 | 14 | L | W | L | W | L | 1989-11-01 | Chesterfield | H |
| 20 | 0 | Torquay United | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -10 | 14 | D | W | W | L | W | 1989-11-04 | York City | A |
| 21 | 0 | Wrexham | 14 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | -3 | 13 | D | L | L | W | D | 1989-11-04 | Hartlepool United | A |
| 22 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | 14 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 9 | -5 | 9 | D | L | L | L | D | 1989-11-04 | Scunthorpe United | H |
| 23 | 0 | Colchester United | 13 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 16 | -14 | 8 | L | L | L | L | L | 1989-11-01 | Exeter City | A |
| 24 | 0 | Hartlepool United | 14 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 18 | -26 | 6 | L | L | L | L | D | 1989-11-04 | Wrexham | H |
