Barclays Fourth Division 1988/1989
Historical league standings at 16th September 1988
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GD |
| 1 | Burnley | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 8 |
| 2 | Cambridge United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 3 |
| 3 | Wrexham | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 5 |
| 4 | Rotherham United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 5 |
| 5 | Hereford United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| 6 | Torquay United | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| 7 | Hartlepool United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| 8 | Doncaster Rovers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | -2 |
| 9 | Scarborough | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| 10 | Stockport County | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| 11 | Crewe Alexandra | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| 12 | Colchester United | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 13 | Scunthorpe United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 14 | Carlisle United | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | Halifax Town | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | -2 |
| 16 | Grimsby Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | -2 |
| 17 | Exeter City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | Tranmere Rovers | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -1 |
| 19 | Leyton Orient | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -2 |
| 20 | Peterborough United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 2 | -3 |
| 21 | Rochdale | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | -3 |
| 22 | Darlington | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 | -4 |
| 23 | Lincoln City | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | -4 |
| 24 | York City | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | -7 |
