Barclays Fourth Division 1988/1989
Historical league standings at 6th 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 | 45 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 44 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 32 | 17 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 76 | 35 | 81 | 41 |
| 2 | Scunthorpe United | 45 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 40 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 36 | 31 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 76 | 53 | 77 | 23 |
| 3 | Tranmere Rovers | 44 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 28 | 30 | 20 | 16 | 8 | 58 | 40 | 76 | 18 |
| 4 | Crewe Alexandra | 44 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 38 | 24 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 62 | 47 | 74 | 15 |
| 5 | Scarborough | 45 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 33 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 29 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 66 | 52 | 74 | 14 |
| 6 | Leyton Orient | 45 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 57 | 18 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 25 | 31 | 20 | 12 | 13 | 82 | 49 | 72 | 33 |
| 7 | Wrexham | 44 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 41 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 33 | 35 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 74 | 62 | 65 | 12 |
| 8 | Cambridge United | 44 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 45 | 25 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 36 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 69 | 61 | 64 | 8 |
| 9 | Grimsby Town | 44 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 30 | 38 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 60 | 56 | 63 | 4 |
| 10 | Lincoln City | 45 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 39 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 24 | 34 | 17 | 10 | 18 | 63 | 60 | 61 | 3 |
| 11 | York City | 44 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 40 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 36 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 59 | 61 | 61 | -2 |
| 12 | Exeter City | 45 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 46 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 45 | 18 | 6 | 21 | 65 | 67 | 60 | -2 |
| 13 | Torquay United | 44 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 36 | 17 | 8 | 19 | 44 | 56 | 59 | -12 |
| 14 | Carlisle United | 45 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 25 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 25 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 50 | 50 | 57 | 0 |
| 15 | Hereford United | 45 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 40 | 27 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 43 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 64 | 70 | 57 | -6 |
| 16 | Burnley | 44 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 35 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 37 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 52 | 56 | 55 | -4 |
| 17 | Rochdale | 45 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 32 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 23 | 54 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 55 | 80 | 53 | -25 |
| 18 | Hartlepool United | 45 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 33 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 42 | 14 | 10 | 21 | 50 | 75 | 52 | -25 |
| 19 | Stockport County | 45 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 31 | 20 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 23 | 30 | 10 | 21 | 14 | 54 | 50 | 51 | 4 |
| 20 | Peterborough United | 45 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 27 | 32 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 42 | 13 | 12 | 20 | 50 | 74 | 51 | -24 |
| 21 | Halifax Town | 45 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 27 | 48 | 13 | 10 | 22 | 67 | 73 | 49 | -6 |
| 22 | Doncaster Rovers | 45 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 44 | 13 | 10 | 22 | 49 | 76 | 49 | -27 |
| 23 | Colchester United | 45 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 35 | 30 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 47 | 11 | 14 | 20 | 57 | 77 | 47 | -20 |
| 24 | Darlington | 45 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 26 | 35 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 38 | 8 | 18 | 19 | 51 | 73 | 42 | -22 |
