1990-02-09
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tranmere Rovers | 5 | 1 | Birmingham City | Prenton Park | 6,033 | |
| McNab, Steel, Malkin, Hughes, Muir | Lineups | Bailey (p) | ||||
| 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 City | 25 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 50 | W | W | W | W | L | 1990-02-10 | Cardiff City | H |
| 2 | 0 | Notts County | 26 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 49 | W | W | D | L | L | 1990-02-10 | Chester City | H |
| 3 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 25 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 45 | W | W | W | D | W | 1990-02-10 | Brentford | A |
| 4 | 0 | Bristol Rovers | 25 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 43 | D | L | D | L | W | 1990-02-10 | Preston North End | A |
| 5 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 25 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 43 | D | W | D | W | W | 1990-02-10 | Rotherham United | H |
| 6 | 2 | Tranmere Rovers | 27 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 42 | W | L | D | W | D | 1990-02-12 | Reading | H |
| 7 | -1 | Rotherham United | 27 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 35 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 41 | L | D | W | L | L | 1990-02-10 | Bolton Wanderers | A |
| 8 | -1 | Bury | 27 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 19 | 7 | 40 | D | L | L | L | W | 1990-02-10 | Mansfield Town | A |
| 9 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 26 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 2 | 35 | D | W | D | L | D | 1990-02-13 | Blackpool | H |
| 10 | 0 | Birmingham City | 26 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 24 | -4 | 35 | L | L | W | L | D | 1990-02-13 | Swansea City | A |
| 11 | 0 | Brentford | 26 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 22 | -2 | 33 | W | W | D | W | W | 1990-02-10 | Huddersfield Town | H |
| 12 | 0 | Chester City | 28 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 21 | -9 | 33 | W | L | W | L | D | 1990-02-10 | Notts County | A |
| 13 | 0 | Northampton Town | 23 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 19 | -1 | 31 | D | W | W | D | W | 1990-02-17 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| 14 | 0 | Fulham | 26 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 16 | -2 | 31 | D | L | D | L | D | 1990-02-10 | Swansea City | A |
| 15 | 0 | Wigan Athletic | 25 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 22 | -4 | 31 | D | D | W | W | D | 1990-02-10 | Leyton Orient | H |
| 16 | 0 | Swansea City | 25 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 20 | -14 | 30 | L | L | D | D | W | 1990-02-10 | Fulham | H |
| 17 | 0 | Leyton Orient | 26 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 28 | -8 | 29 | D | L | W | L | L | 1990-02-10 | Wigan Athletic | A |
| 18 | 0 | Preston North End | 26 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 29 | -10 | 29 | L | L | W | W | L | 1990-02-10 | Bristol Rovers | H |
| 19 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 25 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 16 | -3 | 28 | D | L | D | W | L | 1990-02-10 | Blackpool | H |
| 20 | 0 | Reading | 23 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -4 | 28 | D | D | W | W | L | 1990-02-10 | Walsall | A |
| 21 | 0 | Cardiff City | 24 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 19 | -7 | 27 | D | L | D | W | W | 1990-02-10 | Bristol City | A |
| 22 | 0 | Blackpool | 25 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -7 | 26 | W | D | D | D | L | 1990-02-10 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 23 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 25 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 22 | -13 | 25 | L | W | D | L | L | 1990-02-10 | Bury | H |
| 24 | 0 | Walsall | 24 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -15 | 22 | D | L | L | L | D | 1990-02-10 | Reading | H |
