1990-12-14
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFC Bournemouth | 1 | 0 | Swansea City | Dean Court | 5,031 | |
| Blissett (p) | Lineups | |||||
| Tranmere Rovers | 0 | 0 | Reading | Prenton Park | 4,691 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| 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 | Southend United | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 41 | W | W | D | W | W | 1990-12-15 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 2 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 37 | W | L | W | D | W | 1990-12-15 | Southend United | A |
| 3 | 7 | AFC Bournemouth | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 28 | W | D | D | W | W | 1990-12-22 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 4 | -1 | Stoke City | 17 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 28 | L | D | W | L | L | 1990-12-16 | Brentford | H |
| 5 | -1 | Leyton Orient | 17 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 28 | L | W | W | W | W | 1990-12-15 | Preston North End | H |
| 6 | -1 | Bury | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 27 | W | D | D | W | L | 1990-12-15 | Exeter City | H |
| 7 | -1 | Brentford | 17 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 27 | W | D | D | L | L | 1990-12-16 | Stoke City | A |
| 8 | -1 | Bradford City | 17 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 27 | W | D | W | W | W | 1990-12-15 | Cambridge United | H |
| 9 | -1 | Bolton Wanderers | 17 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 27 | W | W | W | W | W | 1990-12-15 | Fulham | A |
| 10 | -1 | Tranmere Rovers | 18 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 26 | D | L | W | L | L | 1990-12-21 | Birmingham City | H |
| 11 | 1 | Reading | 18 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 25 | D | W | L | L | W | 1990-12-22 | Swansea City | A |
| 12 | -1 | Cambridge United | 17 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 24 | L | W | L | D | W | 1990-12-15 | Bradford City | A |
| 13 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 17 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 24 | L | D | W | W | D | 1990-12-15 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 14 | 0 | Birmingham City | 17 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 24 | L | D | W | L | L | 1990-12-15 | Rotherham United | H |
| 15 | 0 | Wigan Athletic | 17 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 18 | -3 | 23 | L | L | L | W | L | 1990-12-15 | Shrewsbury Town | A |
| 16 | 0 | Swansea City | 18 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 15 | -6 | 22 | L | W | W | L | D | 1990-12-22 | Reading | H |
| 17 | 0 | Preston North End | 17 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | -5 | 21 | W | D | L | L | D | 1990-12-15 | Leyton Orient | A |
| 18 | 0 | Exeter City | 17 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 20 | W | D | L | D | L | 1990-12-15 | Bury | A |
| 19 | 0 | Chester City | 17 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | -2 | 19 | D | L | L | L | W | 1990-12-15 | Mansfield Town | A |
| 20 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 17 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 18 | -5 | 16 | W | D | L | W | L | 1990-12-15 | Huddersfield Town | H |
| 21 | 0 | Fulham | 17 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -6 | 15 | L | L | D | L | W | 1990-12-15 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| 22 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 17 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 22 | -7 | 13 | L | L | W | L | W | 1990-12-15 | Wigan Athletic | H |
| 23 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 17 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | -10 | 13 | L | D | W | L | D | 1990-12-15 | Chester City | H |
| 24 | 0 | Rotherham United | 17 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 21 | -17 | 10 | L | D | L | L | L | 1990-12-15 | Birmingham City | A |
