Barclays Fourth Division 1989/1990
Historical league standings at 14th April 1990
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GD |
| 1 | Exeter City | 40 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 27 | 32 | 23 | 4 | 13 | 68 | 42 | 73 | 26 |
| 2 | Grimsby Town | 41 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 27 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 61 | 43 | 69 | 18 |
| 3 | Carlisle United | 41 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 32 | 20 | 7 | 14 | 54 | 49 | 67 | 5 |
| 4 | Maidstone United | 41 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 39 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 26 | 36 | 20 | 6 | 15 | 65 | 53 | 66 | 12 |
| 5 | Southend United | 41 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 31 | 19 | 9 | 13 | 54 | 43 | 66 | 11 |
| 6 | Chesterfield | 40 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 36 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 24 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 57 | 40 | 65 | 17 |
| 7 | Peterborough United | 41 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 33 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 53 | 38 | 64 | 15 |
| 8 | Lincoln City | 41 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 42 | 37 | 64 | 5 |
| 9 | Stockport County | 41 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 39 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 33 | 17 | 10 | 14 | 57 | 58 | 61 | -1 |
| 10 | Scunthorpe United | 41 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 26 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 59 | 47 | 58 | 12 |
| 11 | Cambridge United | 39 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 34 | 16 | 9 | 14 | 63 | 60 | 57 | 3 |
| 12 | Rochdale | 41 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 22 | 27 | 17 | 5 | 19 | 42 | 47 | 56 | -5 |
| 13 | York City | 41 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 24 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 25 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 46 | 49 | 55 | -3 |
| 14 | Gillingham | 40 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 23 | 15 | 9 | 16 | 40 | 42 | 54 | -2 |
| 15 | Torquay United | 41 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 28 | 27 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 30 | 14 | 10 | 17 | 47 | 57 | 52 | -10 |
| 16 | Burnley | 40 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 22 | 33 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 39 | 47 | 51 | -8 |
| 17 | Hereford United | 40 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 29 | 28 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 47 | 50 | 50 | -3 |
| 18 | Aldershot | 40 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 37 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 48 | 58 | 49 | -10 |
| 19 | Scarborough | 41 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 41 | 13 | 9 | 19 | 51 | 66 | 48 | -15 |
| 20 | Doncaster Rovers | 41 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 23 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 20 | 45 | 50 | 47 | -5 |
| 21 | Hartlepool United | 41 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 39 | 31 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 50 | 12 | 9 | 20 | 57 | 81 | 45 | -24 |
| 22 | Halifax Town | 41 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 31 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 50 | 56 | 44 | -6 |
| 23 | Wrexham | 41 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 44 | 57 | 44 | -13 |
| 24 | Colchester United | 41 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 42 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 44 | 63 | 40 | -19 |



