1990-12-28
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
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| Southend United | 1 | 1 | Bradford City | Roots Hall | 6,767 | |
| Tilson | Lineups | Jewell | ||||
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Third Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Southend United | 21 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 46 | D | D | L | W | W | 1991-01-01 | Tranmere Rovers | A |
| 2 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 20 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 40 | L | W | L | W | L | 1990-12-29 | Cambridge United | A |
| 3 | 0 | Brentford | 20 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 34 | W | W | D | W | D | 1990-12-29 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 4 | 0 | Leyton Orient | 19 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 34 | W | W | L | W | W | 1990-12-29 | AFC Bournemouth | A |
| 5 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 20 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 32 | D | D | W | W | W | 1990-12-29 | Birmingham City | A |
| 6 | 0 | Cambridge United | 20 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 31 | W | D | W | L | W | 1990-12-29 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 7 | 0 | Bury | 19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 30 | L | W | W | D | D | 1990-12-29 | Preston North End | H |
| 8 | 0 | Stoke City | 20 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 30 | D | L | D | L | D | 1990-12-29 | Huddersfield Town | H |
| 9 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 20 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 29 | L | W | D | L | W | 1990-12-29 | Rotherham United | A |
| 10 | 0 | AFC Bournemouth | 20 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 29 | D | L | W | D | D | 1990-12-29 | Leyton Orient | H |
| 11 | 2 | Bradford City | 21 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 10 | -1 | 29 | D | D | L | L | W | 1991-01-01 | Bury | H |
| 12 | -1 | Reading | 20 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 28 | W | L | D | W | L | 1990-12-29 | Mansfield Town | H |
| 13 | -1 | Huddersfield Town | 19 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 28 | W | D | L | D | W | 1990-12-29 | Stoke City | A |
| 14 | 0 | Wigan Athletic | 20 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -1 | 27 | W | L | D | L | L | 1990-12-29 | Swansea City | H |
| 15 | 0 | Birmingham City | 20 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -2 | 27 | L | L | W | L | D | 1990-12-29 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| 16 | 0 | Swansea City | 20 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 17 | -4 | 26 | D | W | L | W | W | 1990-12-29 | Wigan Athletic | A |
| 17 | 0 | Preston North End | 20 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -4 | 25 | D | W | L | W | D | 1990-12-29 | Bury | A |
| 18 | 0 | Exeter City | 20 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 17 | -2 | 23 | L | W | L | W | D | 1990-12-29 | Shrewsbury Town | A |
| 19 | 0 | Chester City | 20 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 11 | -3 | 22 | L | W | L | D | L | 1990-12-29 | Fulham | A |
| 20 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 20 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 21 | -6 | 18 | D | L | D | W | D | 1990-12-29 | Brentford | H |
| 21 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 20 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 15 | -9 | 18 | D | D | W | L | D | 1990-12-29 | Reading | A |
| 22 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 19 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 24 | -5 | 17 | W | D | L | L | W | 1990-12-29 | Exeter City | H |
| 23 | 0 | Fulham | 20 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -7 | 17 | D | D | L | L | L | 1990-12-29 | Chester City | H |
| 24 | 0 | Rotherham United | 20 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 25 | -19 | 13 | W | L | L | L | D | 1990-12-29 | Tranmere Rovers | H |
