Barclays Fourth Division 1988/1989
Historical league standings at 1st May 1989
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GD |
| 1 | Rotherham United | 44 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 44 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 29 | 16 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 73 | 34 | 78 | 39 |
| 2 | Tranmere Rovers | 43 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 28 | 30 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 58 | 40 | 75 | 18 |
| 3 | Scunthorpe United | 44 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 35 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 36 | 31 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 71 | 52 | 74 | 19 |
| 4 | Scarborough | 44 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 31 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 29 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 64 | 49 | 74 | 15 |
| 5 | Crewe Alexandra | 43 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 36 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 60 | 45 | 73 | 15 |
| 6 | Leyton Orient | 44 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 57 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 31 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 81 | 49 | 69 | 32 |
| 7 | Wrexham | 43 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 41 | 27 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 31 | 34 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 72 | 61 | 62 | 11 |
| 8 | Cambridge United | 42 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 41 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 36 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 65 | 58 | 61 | 7 |
| 9 | Lincoln City | 44 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 39 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 24 | 34 | 17 | 10 | 17 | 63 | 59 | 61 | 4 |
| 10 | Grimsby Town | 43 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 30 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 36 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 57 | 54 | 60 | 3 |
| 11 | Exeter City | 44 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 46 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 19 | 41 | 18 | 6 | 20 | 65 | 63 | 60 | 2 |
| 12 | York City | 43 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 40 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 35 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 57 | 60 | 58 | -3 |
| 13 | Carlisle United | 43 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 23 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 49 | 47 | 57 | 2 |
| 14 | Hereford United | 44 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 39 | 25 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 43 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 63 | 68 | 57 | -5 |
| 15 | Torquay United | 42 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 33 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 43 | 53 | 56 | -10 |
| 16 | Burnley | 43 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 35 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 35 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 50 | 54 | 54 | -4 |
| 17 | Rochdale | 44 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 32 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 23 | 54 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 55 | 80 | 52 | -25 |
| 18 | Stockport County | 44 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 30 | 17 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 23 | 30 | 10 | 21 | 13 | 53 | 47 | 51 | 6 |
| 19 | Hartlepool United | 44 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 42 | 14 | 9 | 21 | 48 | 73 | 51 | -25 |
| 20 | Peterborough United | 44 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 27 | 32 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 42 | 13 | 11 | 20 | 50 | 74 | 50 | -24 |
| 21 | Halifax Town | 44 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 25 | 46 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 65 | 71 | 48 | -6 |
| 22 | Doncaster Rovers | 44 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 44 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 49 | 76 | 48 | -27 |
| 23 | Colchester United | 44 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 30 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 47 | 10 | 14 | 20 | 53 | 77 | 44 | -24 |
| 24 | Darlington | 43 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 26 | 35 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 47 | 67 | 39 | -20 |



