Barclays Second Division 1988/1989
Historical league standings at 17th 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 | Watford | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 6 |
| 2 | Bradford City | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 5 |
| 3 | Portsmouth | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 6 |
| 4 | Ipswich Town | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 4 |
| 5 | Blackburn Rovers | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 4 |
| 6 | Oxford United | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 2 |
| 7 | Bournemouth | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
| 8 | Oldham Athletic | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
| 9 | Plymouth Argyle | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 3 |
| 10 | Barnsley | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 11 | Hull City | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| 12 | West Bromwich Albion | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| 13 | Manchester City | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 5 | -3 |
| 14 | Leicester City | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 5 | -3 |
| 15 | Walsall | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | Chelsea | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | -2 |
| 17 | Swindon Town | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | -2 |
| 18 | Crystal Palace | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | -2 |
| 19 | Leeds United | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | -4 |
| 20 | Birmingham City | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 3 | -5 |
| 21 | Shrewsbury Town | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | -2 |
| 22 | Sunderland | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | -3 |
| 23 | Stoke City | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | -6 |
| 24 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 0 | -5 |
