1989-12-10
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plymouth Argyle | 0 | 2 | Portsmouth | Home Park | 9,988 | |
| Lineups | Chamberlain, Whittingham | |||||
| Swindon Town | 0 | 2 | Sheffield United | County Ground | 10,282 | |
| Lineups | Gittens OG, Morris | |||||
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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 | 1 | Sheffield United | 21 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 45 | W | W | L | D | W | 1989-12-16 | Port Vale | A |
| 2 | -1 | Leeds United | 21 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 44 | W | W | L | W | L | 1989-12-16 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H |
| 3 | 0 | Sunderland | 21 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 37 | D | D | W | W | D | 1989-12-16 | Portsmouth | A |
| 4 | 0 | Newcastle United | 21 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 36 | L | L | W | D | D | 1989-12-26 | Stoke City | A |
| 5 | 0 | Ipswich Town | 21 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 34 | D | W | D | W | D | 1989-12-26 | West Ham United | H |
| 6 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | 21 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 34 | L | W | D | D | W | 1989-12-16 | West Ham United | A |
| 7 | 0 | West Ham United | 21 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 31 | L | D | L | W | D | 1989-12-16 | Oldham Athletic | H |
| 8 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 21 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 31 | L | L | W | L | W | 1989-12-26 | Swindon Town | A |
| 9 | 0 | Swindon Town | 21 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 30 | L | L | D | D | L | 1989-12-17 | West Bromwich Albion | A |
| 10 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 21 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 28 | D | W | L | L | D | 1989-12-16 | Oxford United | A |
| 11 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 21 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 1 | 27 | D | W | L | D | L | 1989-12-16 | Leeds United | A |
| 12 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | 21 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 22 | -1 | 27 | L | L | L | L | W | 1989-12-26 | West Bromwich Albion | H |
| 13 | 0 | Port Vale | 21 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 16 | -1 | 26 | L | W | W | W | L | 1989-12-16 | Sheffield United | H |
| 14 | 0 | Oxford United | 21 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 19 | -3 | 26 | W | W | L | D | L | 1989-12-16 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H |
| 15 | 0 | Watford | 21 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -3 | 26 | W | W | W | L | L | 1989-12-16 | Bradford City | H |
| 16 | 0 | AFC Bournemouth | 21 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 19 | -5 | 26 | D | W | L | L | W | 1989-12-16 | Barnsley | H |
| 17 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 21 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 17 | -1 | 25 | D | L | W | D | W | 1989-12-17 | Swindon Town | H |
| 18 | 0 | Leicester City | 21 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -6 | 24 | W | W | W | L | W | 1989-12-16 | Middlesbrough | A |
| 19 | 0 | Bradford City | 21 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -3 | 23 | W | L | W | D | L | 1989-12-16 | Watford | A |
| 20 | 0 | Barnsley | 21 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 26 | -18 | 23 | W | L | W | D | L | 1989-12-16 | AFC Bournemouth | A |
| 21 | 1 | Portsmouth | 21 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -7 | 22 | W | L | D | D | W | 1989-12-16 | Sunderland | H |
| 22 | -1 | Middlesbrough | 21 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 20 | -10 | 21 | L | L | W | W | L | 1989-12-16 | Leicester City | H |
| 23 | 0 | Hull City | 21 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 15 | -8 | 17 | W | L | L | D | W | 1989-12-26 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A |
| 24 | 0 | Stoke City | 21 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 21 | -18 | 15 | L | D | L | L | W | 1989-12-26 | Newcastle United | H |
