Barclays Fourth Division 1988/1989
Historical league standings at 29th April 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 | 43 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 44 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 29 | 16 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 73 | 34 | 77 | 39 |
| 2 | Tranmere Rovers | 42 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 27 | 28 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 57 | 38 | 75 | 19 |
| 3 | Scunthorpe United | 43 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 35 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 36 | 31 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 71 | 52 | 73 | 19 |
| 4 | Crewe Alexandra | 42 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 35 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 59 | 43 | 73 | 16 |
| 5 | Scarborough | 43 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 29 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 29 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 62 | 48 | 71 | 14 |
| 6 | Leyton Orient | 43 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 57 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 23 | 29 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 80 | 47 | 69 | 33 |
| 7 | Wrexham | 42 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 41 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 32 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 70 | 59 | 61 | 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 | 43 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 37 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 24 | 34 | 17 | 10 | 16 | 61 | 56 | 61 | 5 |
| 10 | Exeter City | 43 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 46 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 18 | 39 | 18 | 6 | 19 | 64 | 61 | 60 | 3 |
| 11 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 30 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 54 | 52 | 57 | 2 |
| 12 | Torquay United | 41 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 31 | 16 | 8 | 17 | 42 | 51 | 56 | -9 |
| 13 | York City | 42 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 40 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 34 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 55 | 59 | 55 | -4 |
| 14 | Carlisle United | 42 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 47 | 46 | 54 | 1 |
| 15 | Hereford United | 43 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 37 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 43 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 61 | 67 | 54 | -6 |
| 16 | Burnley | 42 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 35 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 33 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 47 | 52 | 51 | -5 |
| 17 | Stockport County | 43 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 28 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 23 | 30 | 10 | 20 | 13 | 51 | 45 | 50 | 6 |
| 18 | Peterborough United | 43 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 27 | 32 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 40 | 13 | 11 | 19 | 49 | 72 | 50 | -23 |
| 19 | Rochdale | 43 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 30 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 23 | 54 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 53 | 79 | 49 | -26 |
| 20 | Halifax Town | 43 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 23 | 43 | 13 | 9 | 21 | 63 | 68 | 48 | -5 |
| 21 | Doncaster Rovers | 43 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 44 | 13 | 9 | 21 | 47 | 73 | 48 | -26 |
| 22 | Hartlepool United | 43 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 42 | 13 | 9 | 21 | 46 | 72 | 48 | -26 |
| 23 | Colchester United | 43 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 47 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 50 | 75 | 41 | -25 |
| 24 | Darlington | 43 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 26 | 35 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 47 | 67 | 39 | -20 |



