1990-05-05
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coventry City | 1 | 6 | Liverpool | Highfield Road | 23,204 | Largest home gate 1989-90 |
| Gallacher | Lineups | Rush, Barnes 3, Rosenthal 2 | ||||
| Crystal Palace | 2 | 2 | Manchester City | Selhurst Park | 20,056 | |
| Pardew, Gray | Lineups | Allen (p), Quinn | ||||
| Derby County | 2 | 3 | Luton Town | Baseball Ground | 17,044 | |
| Wright, P.Williams | Lineups | Breacker, Black 2 | ||||
| Everton | 3 | 3 | Aston Villa | Goodison Park | 29,551 | |
| McGrath OG, Newell, Sheedy | Lineups | Cascarino, Cowans, Daley | ||||
| Manchester United | 1 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | Old Trafford | 35,389 | |
| Pallister | Lineups | |||||
| Millwall | 1 | 3 | Chelsea | The Den, New Cross | 12,230 | |
| Allen | Lineups | Dixon 3 | ||||
| Norwich City | 2 | 2 | Arsenal | Carrow Road | 19,256 | |
| Bowen, Fox | Lineups | Smith 2 | ||||
| Queens Park Rangers | 2 | 3 | Wimbledon | Loftus Road | 9,676 | |
| Wegerle, Channing | Lineups | Fashanu, Miller, Curle | ||||
| Sheffield Wednesday | 0 | 3 | Nottingham Forest | Hillsborough | 29,762 | |
| Lineups | Pearce 2, Jemson | |||||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | 1 | Southampton | White Hart Lane | 31,038 | |
| Stewart, Allen | Lineups | Cook | ||||
| Footnotes | ||||||
| Sheffield Wednesday relegated | ||||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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First Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Liverpool | 38 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 38 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 40 | 22 | 41 | 79 | W | W | W | W | D | End of Season | ||
| 2 | 0 | Aston Villa | 38 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 70 | D | D | W | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 3 | 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 35 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 12 | 63 | W | L | W | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 4 | -1 | Arsenal | 38 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 27 | 16 | 62 | D | W | W | L | D | End of Season | ||
| 5 | 1 | Chelsea | 38 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 26 | 8 | 60 | W | W | L | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 6 | -1 | Everton | 38 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 40 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 30 | 11 | 59 | D | L | L | W | D | End of Season | ||
| 7 | 0 | Southampton | 38 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 40 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 31 | 36 | 8 | 55 | L | L | W | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 8 | 0 | Wimbledon | 38 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 7 | 55 | W | L | D | W | D | End of Season | ||
| 9 | 1 | Nottingham Forest | 38 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 26 | 8 | 54 | W | W | L | W | D | End of Season | ||
| 10 | -1 | Norwich City | 38 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 28 | 2 | 53 | D | D | W | L | D | End of Season | ||
| 11 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | 38 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 22 | 1 | 50 | L | L | W | D | L | End of Season | ||
| 12 | 0 | Coventry City | 38 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 34 | -20 | 49 | L | L | D | D | L | End of Season | ||
| 13 | 3 | Manchester United | 38 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 33 | -1 | 48 | W | L | D | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 14 | -1 | Manchester City | 38 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 21 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 31 | -9 | 48 | D | L | W | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 15 | -1 | Crystal Palace | 38 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 43 | -24 | 48 | D | W | L | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 16 | -1 | Derby County | 38 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 29 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 3 | 46 | L | L | W | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 17 | 1 | Luton Town | 38 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 39 | -14 | 43 | W | W | W | L | D | End of Season | ||
| 18 | -1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 38 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 34 | -16 | 43 | L | W | L | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 19 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | 38 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 32 | -26 | 30 | L | L | L | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 20 | 0 | Millwall | 38 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 25 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 40 | -26 | 26 | L | L | L | L | L | End of Season | ||
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFC Bournemouth | 0 | 1 | Leeds United | Dean Court | 9,918 | |
| Lineups | Chapman | |||||
| Blackburn Rovers | 1 | 1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Ewood Park | 9,283 | |
| Kennedy | Lineups | Bremner | ||||
| Bradford City | 0 | 1 | Plymouth Argyle | Valley Parade | 4,903 | |
| Lineups | McCarthy | |||||
| Leicester City | 2 | 5 | Sheffield United | Filbert Street | 21,134 | Largest home gate 1989-90 |
| Mills, North | Lineups | Wood, Deane, Agana 2, Rostron | ||||
| Middlesbrough | 4 | 1 | Newcastle United | Ayresome Park | 18,484 | |
| Slaven 2, Baird 2 | Lineups | McGee OG | ||||
| Oxford United | 0 | 0 | Port Vale | Manor Ground | 4,728 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Portsmouth | 2 | 1 | Barnsley | Fratton Park | 8,315 | |
| Connor, Kuhl | Lineups | Saville | ||||
| Stoke City | 1 | 1 | Swindon Town | Victoria Ground | 11,386 | |
| Ellis | Lineups | Shearer | ||||
| Sunderland | 2 | 3 | Oldham Athletic | Roker Park | 22,243 | |
| Owers, Armstrong | Lineups | Adams, Ritchie, Palmer | ||||
| Watford | 3 | 1 | Hull City | Vicarage Road | 9,827 | |
| Penrice 2, Falconer | Lineups | Hunter | ||||
| West Bromwich Albion | 1 | 3 | Ipswich Town | The Hawthorns | 11,567 | |
| Bannister | Lineups | Lowe, Milton, Dozzell | ||||
| West Ham United | 4 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Upton Park | 22,509 | |
| Keen, Morley, Robson, Brady | Lineups | |||||
| Footnotes | ||||||
| Leeds United champions and promoted.AFC Bournemouth relegated | ||||||
| Blackburn Rovers secure play off place | ||||||
| Sheffield United promoted | ||||||
| Swindon Town secure play off place | ||||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Second Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Leeds United | 46 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 46 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 33 | 34 | 27 | 85 | W | W | L | D | W | End of Season | ||
| 2 | 0 | Sheffield United | 46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 43 | 27 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 31 | 20 | 85 | W | D | W | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 3 | 0 | Newcastle United | 46 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 51 | 26 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 80 | L | W | D | D | W | End of Season | ||
| 4 | 1 | Swindon Town | 46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 49 | 29 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 30 | 20 | 74 | D | D | D | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 5 | 1 | Blackburn Rovers | 46 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 43 | 30 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 31 | 29 | 15 | 74 | D | D | L | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 6 | -2 | Sunderland | 46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 41 | 32 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 32 | 6 | 74 | L | W | W | D | W | End of Season | ||
| 7 | 0 | West Ham United | 46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 50 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 30 | 35 | 23 | 72 | W | W | L | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 8 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | 45 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 50 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 33 | 13 | 70 | W | D | W | L | W | 1990-05-07 | Bradford City | A |
| 9 | 1 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 38 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 44 | 1 | 69 | W | L | W | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 10 | -1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 37 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 30 | 40 | 7 | 67 | L | D | L | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 11 | 0 | Port Vale | 46 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 37 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 5 | 61 | D | L | D | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 12 | 1 | Portsmouth | 46 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 40 | 34 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 31 | -3 | 61 | W | D | W | D | W | End of Season | ||
| 13 | -1 | Leicester City | 46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 34 | 29 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 33 | 50 | -12 | 59 | L | L | L | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 14 | 0 | Hull City | 46 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 31 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 34 | -7 | 58 | L | W | W | D | W | End of Season | ||
| 15 | 0 | Watford | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 41 | 28 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 32 | -2 | 57 | W | D | D | L | D | End of Season | ||
| 16 | 3 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 28 | 40 | -5 | 55 | W | D | D | D | W | End of Season | ||
| 17 | 0 | Oxford United | 46 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 35 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 22 | 35 | -9 | 54 | D | L | L | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 18 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 28 | 45 | -16 | 54 | D | L | W | D | L | End of Season | ||
| 19 | -3 | Barnsley | 46 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 48 | -22 | 54 | L | W | D | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 20 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 46 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 35 | 37 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 32 | 34 | -4 | 51 | L | D | L | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 21 | 1 | Middlesbrough | 46 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 33 | 29 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 34 | -11 | 50 | W | L | D | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 22 | -1 | AFC Bournemouth | 46 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 31 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 27 | 45 | -19 | 48 | L | L | W | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 23 | 0 | Bradford City | 45 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 23 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 18 | 44 | -24 | 40 | L | L | W | L | L | 1990-05-07 | Oldham Athletic | H |
| 24 | 0 | Stoke City | 46 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 39 | -28 | 37 | D | W | D | L | L | End of Season | ||
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham City | 0 | 1 | Reading | St Andrew's | 14,278 | Largest home gate 1989-90 |
| Lineups | Gilkes | |||||
| Blackpool | 0 | 3 | Bristol Rovers | Bloomfield Road | 6,776 | |
| Lineups | Mehew, Purnell, Nixon | |||||
| Bristol City | 4 | 0 | Walsall | Ashton Gate | 17,859 | Largest home & D 3 gate 1989-90 |
| Shelton, Gavin (p), Rennie, Morgan | Lineups | |||||
| Bury | 2 | 0 | Cardiff City | Gigg Lane | 4,224 | |
| Hoyland, Parkinson | Lineups | |||||
| Crewe Alexandra | 3 | 2 | Wigan Athletic | Gresty Road | 3,389 | |
| Gardiner 2, Sussex | Lineups | Griffiths, Johnson | ||||
| Fulham | 1 | 2 | Leyton Orient | Craven Cottage | 7,141 | Largest home gate 1989-90 |
| Pike | Lineups | Howard, Carter | ||||
| Huddersfield Town | 4 | 1 | Chester City | Leeds Road | 3,514 | |
| Byrne, Maskell, Edwards, Reeves OG | Lineups | Abel | ||||
| Notts County | 4 | 2 | Mansfield Town | Meadow Lane | 6,906 | |
| Lund, Turner, Johnson 2 (1p) | Lineups | Kent, Christie (p) | ||||
| Rotherham United | 2 | 0 | Northampton Town | Millmoor | 3,420 | |
| Evans, Mendonca | Lineups | |||||
| Shrewsbury Town | 2 | 0 | Preston North End | Gay Meadow | 5,319 | Largest home gate 1989-90 |
| McGinlay, Spink | Lineups | |||||
| Swansea City | 0 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | Vetch Field | 5,623 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Tranmere Rovers | 2 | 2 | Brentford | Prenton Park | 5,379 | |
| Muir, Malkin | Lineups | Godfrey, Steel OG | ||||
| Footnotes | ||||||
| Bristol Rovers champions | ||||||
| Cardiff City relegated | ||||||
| Bolton Wanderers secure play off place | ||||||
| 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 | 46 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 43 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 36 | 93 | W | W | W | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 2 | 0 | Bristol City | 46 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 40 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 24 | 36 | 91 | W | L | L | D | D | End of Season | ||
| 3 | 0 | Notts County | 46 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 40 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 33 | 35 | 20 | 87 | W | D | D | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 4 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 54 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 32 | 27 | 37 | 80 | D | D | L | L | D | End of Season | ||
| 5 | 0 | Bury | 46 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 35 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 35 | 30 | 21 | 74 | W | L | W | D | W | End of Season | ||
| 6 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 27 | 29 | 11 | 69 | D | D | W | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 7 | 0 | Birmingham City | 46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 40 | 1 | 66 | L | W | L | D | D | End of Season | ||
| 8 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 31 | 39 | -1 | 65 | W | D | L | D | W | End of Season | ||
| 9 | 0 | Rotherham United | 46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 48 | 28 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 9 | 64 | W | D | L | D | L | End of Season | ||
| 10 | 0 | Reading | 46 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 33 | 21 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 4 | 64 | W | D | L | W | D | End of Season | ||
| 11 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 38 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 30 | 5 | 63 | W | L | W | W | D | End of Season | ||
| 12 | 1 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 32 | 24 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 29 | 3 | 62 | W | L | L | L | D | End of Season | ||
| 13 | -1 | Brentford | 46 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 41 | 31 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 25 | 35 | 0 | 61 | D | W | W | W | D | End of Season | ||
| 14 | 0 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 24 | 32 | -4 | 58 | W | L | W | D | W | End of Season | ||
| 15 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 34 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 40 | -15 | 55 | L | W | W | L | D | End of Season | ||
| 16 | 0 | Chester City | 46 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 23 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 32 | -12 | 54 | L | W | W | D | L | End of Season | ||
| 17 | 1 | Swansea City | 46 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 27 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 36 | -18 | 54 | D | L | D | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 18 | -1 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 42 | -16 | 53 | L | D | L | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 19 | 0 | Preston North End | 46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 42 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 23 | 49 | -14 | 52 | L | W | W | D | L | End of Season | ||
| 20 | 0 | Fulham | 46 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 33 | 27 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 39 | -11 | 51 | L | D | L | D | L | End of Season | ||
| 21 | 0 | Cardiff City | 46 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 30 | 35 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 35 | -19 | 50 | L | W | D | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 22 | 0 | Northampton Town | 46 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 31 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 37 | -17 | 47 | L | D | W | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 23 | 0 | Blackpool | 46 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 33 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 20 | 40 | -24 | 46 | L | D | L | L | D | End of Season | ||
| 24 | 0 | Walsall | 46 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 30 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 42 | -32 | 41 | L | D | W | L | D | End of Season | ||
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldershot | 0 | 2 | Cambridge United | Recreation Ground | 3,208 | Largest home gate 1989-90 |
| Lineups | Cook, Cheetham (p) | |||||
| Chesterfield | 2 | 0 | Grimsby Town | Saltergate Recreation Ground | 7,501 | Largest home gate 1989-90 |
| Ryan 2 | Lineups | |||||
| Colchester United | 1 | 2 | Burnley | Layer Road | 2,786 | |
| Morgan (p) | Lineups | White (p), Taylor OG | ||||
| Halifax Town | 1 | 2 | Stockport County | The Shay | 4,744 | Largest home gate 1989-90 |
| Matthews | Lineups | Beaumont, McInerney | ||||
| Lincoln City | 1 | 5 | Exeter City | Sincil Bank | 4,772 | |
| Hobson | Lineups | Smith N OG, Whitehead, McDermott, Young, Rowe | ||||
| Maidstone United | 5 | 2 | Carlisle United | Watling Street | 5,006 | Largest home gate 1989-90 |
| Gall 2, Charlery, Lillis, Sorrell | Lineups | Walwyn, Saddington | ||||
| Peterborough United | 1 | 2 | Southend United | London Road | 7,958 | Southend United promoted |
| Halsall | Lineups | Crown 2 | ||||
| Rochdale | 5 | 2 | Hereford United | Spotland | 1,429 | |
| O'Shaughnessy 2 (1p), Milner 3 | Lineups | Bowyer G, Burton | ||||
| Scarborough | 0 | 1 | Gillingham | Seamer Road | 1,807 | |
| Lineups | Lovell | |||||
| Scunthorpe United | 4 | 1 | Doncaster Rovers | Glanford Park | 3,020 | |
| Flounders 3, Daws | Lineups | Morrow | ||||
| Torquay United | 1 | 1 | York City | Plainmoor | 1,564 | |
| Joyce | Lineups | Spooner | ||||
| Wrexham | 1 | 2 | Hartlepool United | Racecourse Ground | 2,759 | |
| Worthington | Lineups | Allon, Olsson | ||||
| Footnotes | ||||||
| Cambridge United secure play off place | ||||||
| Chesterfield secure play off place | ||||||
| Stockport County secure play off place | ||||||
| Maidstone United secure play off place | ||||||
| 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 | 0 | Exeter City | 46 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 50 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 89 | W | W | W | W | D | End of Season | ||
| 2 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 41 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 29 | 27 | 23 | 79 | L | W | D | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 3 | 0 | Southend United | 46 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 34 | 13 | 75 | W | W | L | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 4 | 0 | Stockport County | 46 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 45 | 27 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 35 | 6 | 74 | W | W | W | W | D | End of Season | ||
| 5 | 1 | Maidstone United | 46 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 49 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 28 | 40 | 16 | 73 | W | D | W | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 6 | 1 | Cambridge United | 46 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 45 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 31 | 36 | 10 | 73 | W | W | W | D | L | End of Season | ||
| 7 | 2 | Chesterfield | 46 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 41 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 31 | 13 | 71 | W | D | L | D | L | End of Season | ||
| 8 | -3 | Carlisle United | 46 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 40 | 1 | 71 | L | W | L | L | D | End of Season | ||
| 9 | -1 | Peterborough United | 46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 13 | 68 | L | W | L | L | D | End of Season | ||
| 10 | 0 | Lincoln City | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 27 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 21 | 0 | 68 | L | D | W | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 11 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 42 | 25 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 29 | 15 | 66 | W | D | W | D | L | End of Season | ||
| 12 | 1 | Rochdale | 46 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 24 | 32 | -3 | 66 | W | L | W | W | D | End of Season | ||
| 13 | -1 | York City | 46 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 24 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 26 | 29 | 2 | 64 | D | D | W | W | D | End of Season | ||
| 14 | 0 | Gillingham | 46 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 27 | -2 | 62 | W | L | D | L | D | End of Season | ||
| 15 | 0 | Torquay United | 46 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 33 | 29 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 37 | -13 | 57 | D | L | L | W | D | End of Season | ||
| 16 | 2 | Burnley | 46 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 26 | 37 | -10 | 56 | W | L | L | D | L | End of Season | ||
| 17 | -1 | Hereford United | 46 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 31 | 32 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 30 | -6 | 55 | L | W | L | L | D | End of Season | ||
| 18 | -1 | Scarborough | 46 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 35 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 45 | -13 | 55 | L | L | W | D | W | End of Season | ||
| 19 | 0 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 45 | 33 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 55 | -22 | 55 | W | W | D | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 20 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 24 | 31 | -7 | 51 | L | W | L | L | D | End of Season | ||
| 21 | 0 | Wrexham | 46 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 23 | 39 | -16 | 51 | L | L | W | W | D | End of Season | ||
| 22 | 0 | Aldershot | 46 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 26 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 43 | -20 | 50 | L | L | L | L | D | End of Season | ||
| 23 | 0 | Halifax Town | 46 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 31 | 29 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 26 | 36 | -8 | 49 | L | L | D | W | D | End of Season | ||
| 24 | 0 | Colchester United | 46 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 26 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 50 | -27 | 43 | L | L | W | L | L | End of Season | ||
