1990-02-12
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tranmere Rovers | 3 | 1 | Reading | Prenton Park | 5,264 | |
| Steel, Harvey, Muir | Lineups | Moran | ||||
| 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 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 53 | W | W | W | W | W | 1990-02-24 | Reading | H |
| 2 | 0 | Notts County | 27 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 50 | D | W | W | D | L | 1990-02-17 | Fulham | A |
| 3 | 0 | Bristol Rovers | 26 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 46 | W | D | L | D | L | 1990-02-18 | Walsall | H |
| 4 | 3 | Tranmere Rovers | 28 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 45 | W | W | L | D | W | 1990-02-17 | Bury | A |
| 5 | -1 | Huddersfield Town | 26 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 7 | 45 | L | W | W | W | D | 1990-02-17 | Mansfield Town | H |
| 6 | -1 | Rotherham United | 28 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 35 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 44 | W | L | D | W | L | 1990-02-17 | Swansea City | H |
| 7 | -1 | Bolton Wanderers | 26 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 10 | 43 | L | D | W | D | W | 1990-02-17 | Northampton Town | A |
| 8 | 0 | Bury | 28 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 20 | 6 | 40 | L | D | L | L | L | 1990-02-13 | Wigan Athletic | A |
| 9 | 0 | Brentford | 27 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 22 | -1 | 36 | W | W | W | D | W | 1990-02-18 | Leyton Orient | A |
| 10 | 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 |
| 11 | 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 |
| 12 | 0 | Chester City | 29 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 21 | -9 | 34 | D | W | L | W | L | 1990-02-13 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 13 | 0 | Swansea City | 26 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 20 | -12 | 33 | W | L | L | D | D | 1990-02-13 | Birmingham City | H |
| 14 | 0 | Leyton Orient | 27 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 28 | -6 | 32 | W | D | L | W | L | 1990-02-13 | Preston North End | A |
| 15 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 26 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 16 | -1 | 31 | W | D | L | D | W | 1990-02-13 | Chester City | H |
| 16 | 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 |
| 17 | 0 | Fulham | 27 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 20 | -4 | 31 | L | D | L | D | L | 1990-02-13 | Mansfield Town | A |
| 18 | 0 | Wigan Athletic | 26 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 22 | -6 | 31 | L | D | D | W | W | 1990-02-13 | Bury | H |
| 19 | 0 | Reading | 25 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 21 | -6 | 29 | L | D | D | D | W | 1990-02-17 | Preston North End | H |
| 20 | 0 | Preston North End | 27 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 29 | -11 | 29 | L | L | L | W | W | 1990-02-13 | Leyton Orient | H |
| 21 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 26 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 22 | -12 | 28 | W | L | W | D | L | 1990-02-13 | Fulham | H |
| 22 | 0 | Cardiff City | 25 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 20 | -8 | 27 | L | D | L | D | W | 1990-02-17 | Crewe Alexandra | H |
| 23 | 0 | Blackpool | 26 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 19 | -9 | 26 | L | W | D | D | D | 1990-02-13 | Shrewsbury Town | A |
| 24 | 0 | Walsall | 25 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -15 | 23 | D | D | L | L | L | 1990-02-18 | Bristol Rovers | A |
