1990-09-09
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge United | 1 | 4 | Southend United | Abbey Stadium | 4,790 | |
| Cheetham | Lineups | Angell 2, Benjamin, Butler | ||||
| 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 | 5 | Southend United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 9 | W | W | W | # | # | 1990-09-14 | Preston North End | H |
| 2 | -1 | Grimsby Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 9 | W | W | W | # | # | 1990-09-15 | Bradford City | H |
| 3 | -1 | Birmingham City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | W | W | W | # | # | 1990-09-15 | Bury | H |
| 4 | -1 | Bury | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | W | D | W | # | # | 1990-09-15 | Birmingham City | A |
| 5 | -1 | Tranmere Rovers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 6 | W | L | W | # | # | 1990-09-14 | Shrewsbury Town | H |
| 6 | -1 | Leyton Orient | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | W | L | W | # | # | 1990-09-15 | Chester City | A |
| 7 | 0 | Stoke City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | L | W | W | # | # | 1990-09-15 | AFC Bournemouth | A |
| 8 | 0 | Exeter City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | W | W | L | # | # | 1990-09-15 | Mansfield Town | A |
| 9 | 0 | Bradford City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | W | W | L | # | # | 1990-09-15 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 10 | 0 | Reading | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | L | D | W | # | # | 1990-09-15 | Cambridge United | H |
| 11 | 0 | Brentford | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | L | W | D | # | # | 1990-09-15 | Swansea City | A |
| 12 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | W | L | L | # | # | 1990-09-15 | Fulham | A |
| 13 | 1 | Wigan Athletic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 3 | W | L | L | # | # | 1990-09-15 | Rotherham United | A |
| 14 | 1 | Chester City | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 3 | W | L | L | # | # | 1990-09-15 | Leyton Orient | H |
| 15 | 1 | Mansfield Town | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 3 | L | L | W | # | # | 1990-09-15 | Exeter City | H |
| 16 | -3 | Cambridge United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 3 | L | W | L | # | # | 1990-09-15 | Reading | A |
| 17 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 3 | L | L | W | # | # | 1990-09-15 | Crewe Alexandra | H |
| 18 | 0 | Swansea City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -4 | 3 | L | W | L | # | # | 1990-09-15 | Brentford | H |
| 19 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 2 | D | D | L | # | # | 1990-09-14 | Tranmere Rovers | A |
| 20 | 0 | Fulham | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 2 | D | L | D | # | # | 1990-09-15 | Huddersfield Town | H |
| 21 | 0 | AFC Bournemouth | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 | L | D | D | # | # | 1990-09-15 | Stoke City | H |
| 22 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 1 | L | L | D | # | # | 1990-09-15 | Bolton Wanderers | A |
| 23 | 0 | Rotherham United | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 1 | L | D | L | # | # | 1990-09-15 | Wigan Athletic | H |
| 24 | 0 | Preston North End | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -6 | 1 | L | D | L | # | # | 1990-09-14 | Southend United | A |
