1989-11-24
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chester City | 1 | 1 | Walsall | Sealand Road | 2,507 | |
| Abel (p) | Lineups | Rimmer | ||||
| 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 | Bristol Rovers | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 31 | W | D | D | D | W | 1989-11-25 | Swansea City | H |
| 2 | 0 | Bury | 16 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 30 | W | L | W | D | D | 1989-11-25 | Crewe Alexandra | H |
| 3 | 0 | Bristol City | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 30 | D | W | W | W | L | 1989-11-25 | Reading | A |
| 4 | 0 | Rotherham United | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 29 | W | W | L | D | D | 1989-11-25 | Shrewsbury Town | H |
| 5 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 29 | W | W | L | D | L | 1989-11-25 | Blackpool | A |
| 6 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 16 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 28 | D | D | D | W | W | 1989-11-25 | Birmingham City | A |
| 7 | 0 | Notts County | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 27 | D | W | W | D | W | 1989-11-25 | Huddersfield Town | A |
| 8 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 25 | L | L | W | D | W | 1989-11-25 | Rotherham United | A |
| 9 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 25 | D | L | D | D | W | 1989-11-25 | Notts County | H |
| 10 | 0 | Birmingham City | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 24 | D | W | D | D | L | 1989-11-25 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| 11 | 0 | Swansea City | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -7 | 24 | W | D | W | W | L | 1989-11-25 | Bristol Rovers | A |
| 12 | 0 | Blackpool | 16 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -1 | 19 | W | D | L | D | W | 1989-11-25 | Tranmere Rovers | H |
| 13 | 0 | Fulham | 16 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -3 | 19 | L | D | D | L | D | 1989-11-25 | Wigan Athletic | H |
| 14 | 0 | Reading | 16 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 19 | L | L | L | W | L | 1989-11-25 | Bristol City | H |
| 15 | 0 | Preston North End | 16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -4 | 18 | L | W | D | L | L | 1989-11-25 | Cardiff City | A |
| 16 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 16 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -5 | 18 | L | L | D | L | W | 1989-11-25 | Leyton Orient | A |
| 17 | 0 | Leyton Orient | 16 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 18 | -6 | 18 | D | D | L | D | W | 1989-11-25 | Mansfield Town | H |
| 18 | 1 | Chester City | 17 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | -10 | 18 | D | L | W | W | D | 1989-12-02 | Shrewsbury Town | A |
| 19 | -1 | Northampton Town | 16 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 17 | -5 | 17 | D | L | D | D | L | 1989-11-25 | Brentford | H |
| 20 | 0 | Walsall | 17 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -9 | 17 | D | L | L | D | L | 1989-12-02 | Bristol Rovers | H |
| 21 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 16 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -5 | 15 | W | L | L | D | D | 1989-11-25 | Bury | A |
| 22 | 0 | Wigan Athletic | 16 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -8 | 15 | D | W | W | L | W | 1989-11-25 | Fulham | A |
| 23 | 0 | Cardiff City | 16 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -9 | 15 | W | W | D | D | L | 1989-11-25 | Preston North End | H |
| 24 | 0 | Brentford | 16 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 18 | -13 | 11 | L | L | L | W | L | 1989-11-25 | Northampton Town | A |
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gillingham | 3 | 3 | Colchester United | Priestfield Stadium | 3,806 | |
| Heritage, Lovell (p), O'Shea | Lineups | English T (p), Bennett, Morgan | ||||
| Scarborough | 1 | 3 | York City | Seamer Road | 3,602 | Largest home gate 1989-90 |
| Dobson | Lineups | Helliwell, Howlett, Barratt | ||||
| Southend United | 0 | 0 | Cambridge United | Roots Hall | 4,068 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
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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 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 34 | D | W | D | W | D | 1989-12-02 | Scunthorpe United | A |
| 2 | 0 | Exeter City | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 31 | W | W | W | L | W | 1989-11-25 | Wrexham | H |
| 3 | 4 | York City | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 30 | W | L | D | D | W | 1989-12-09 | Gillingham | H |
| 4 | -1 | Stockport County | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 29 | D | L | D | W | L | 1989-11-25 | Scunthorpe United | H |
| 5 | -1 | Carlisle United | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 29 | W | W | L | W | L | 1989-11-25 | Rochdale | A |
| 6 | 0 | Gillingham | 17 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 29 | D | W | W | W | W | 1989-12-09 | York City | A |
| 7 | -2 | Peterborough United | 16 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 28 | D | D | D | W | W | 1989-11-25 | Torquay United | H |
| 8 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 26 | W | W | D | L | W | 1989-11-25 | Stockport County | A |
| 9 | 1 | Cambridge United | 17 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 26 | D | W | D | W | W | 1989-12-02 | Rochdale | H |
| 10 | -1 | Lincoln City | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 26 | L | L | D | D | D | 1989-11-25 | Burnley | H |
| 11 | 0 | Chesterfield | 16 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 25 | D | W | W | D | L | 1989-11-25 | Hartlepool United | H |
| 12 | 0 | Aldershot | 16 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 24 | W | D | W | D | L | 1989-11-25 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 13 | 0 | Burnley | 16 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 24 | L | D | L | D | W | 1989-11-25 | Lincoln City | A |
| 14 | 0 | Hereford United | 16 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -1 | 21 | D | L | D | D | L | 1989-11-25 | Doncaster Rovers | H |
| 15 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 16 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 20 | W | L | D | D | D | 1989-11-25 | Aldershot | H |
| 16 | 0 | Maidstone United | 16 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -2 | 20 | W | L | D | W | W | 1989-11-25 | Halifax Town | A |
| 17 | 0 | Rochdale | 16 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 8 | -4 | 20 | L | W | L | W | L | 1989-11-25 | Carlisle United | H |
| 18 | 0 | Halifax Town | 16 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 19 | L | W | D | D | W | 1989-11-25 | Maidstone United | H |
| 19 | 0 | Torquay United | 16 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -13 | 15 | L | L | D | D | W | 1989-11-25 | Peterborough United | A |
| 20 | 0 | Scarborough | 17 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 14 | -11 | 14 | L | L | L | L | L | 1989-12-02 | Torquay United | A |
| 21 | 0 | Wrexham | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10 | -7 | 13 | L | L | D | L | L | 1989-11-25 | Exeter City | A |
| 22 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | 16 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 10 | -4 | 12 | W | L | D | L | L | 1989-11-25 | Hereford United | A |
| 23 | 0 | Colchester United | 17 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 21 | -16 | 10 | D | L | D | L | L | 1989-12-02 | Lincoln City | H |
| 24 | 0 | Hartlepool United | 16 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 24 | -28 | 9 | L | W | L | L | L | 1989-11-25 | Chesterfield | A |
