Season 1988-89


Barclays League Division 1 P W D L F A W D L F A Pts 1. ARSENAL 38 10 6 3 35 19 12 4 3 38 17 76 2. Liverpool 38 11 5 3 33 11 11 5 3 32 17 76 3. Nottingham Forest 38 8 7 4 31 16 9 6 4 33 27 64 4. Norwich City 38 8 7 4 23 20 9 4 6 25 25 62 5. Derby County 38 9 3 7 23 18 8 4 7 17 20 58 6. Tottenham Hotspur 38 8 6 5 31 24 7 6 6 29 22 57 7. Coventry City 38 9 4 6 28 23 5 9 5 19 19 55 8. Everton 38 10 7 2 33 18 4 5 10 17 27 54 9. Queen's Park Rangers 38 9 5 5 23 16 5 6 8 20 21 53 10. Millwall 38 10 3 6 27 21 4 8 7 20 31 53 11. Manchester United 38 10 5 4 27 13 3 7 9 18 22 51 12. Wimbledon 38 10 3 6 30 19 4 6 9 20 27 51 13. Southampton 38 6 7 6 25 26 4 8 7 27 40 45 14. Charlton Athletic 38 6 7 6 25 24 4 5 10 19 34 42 15. Sheffield Wednesday 38 6 6 7 21 25 4 6 9 13 26 42 16. Luton Town 38 8 6 5 32 21 2 5 12 10 31 41 17. Aston Villa 38 7 6 6 25 22 2 7 10 20 34 40 18. MIDDLESBROUGH 38 6 7 6 28 30 3 5 11 16 31 39 19. WEST HAM UNITED 38 3 6 10 19 30 7 2 10 18 32 38 20. NEWCASTLE UNITED 38 3 6 10 19 28 4 4 11 13 35 31
Barclays League Division 2 P W D L F A W D L F A Pts 1. CHELSEA 46 15 6 2 50 25 14 6 3 46 25 99 2. MANCHESTER CITY 46 12 8 3 48 28 11 5 7 29 25 82 3. CRYSTAL PALACE 46 15 6 2 42 17 8 6 9 29 32 81 4. Watford 46 14 5 4 41 18 8 7 8 33 30 78 5. Blackburn Rovers 46 16 4 3 50 22 6 7 10 24 37 77 6. Swindon Town 46 13 8 2 35 15 7 8 8 33 38 76 7. Barnsley 46 12 8 3 37 21 8 6 9 29 37 74 8. Ipswich Town 46 13 3 7 42 23 9 4 10 29 38 73 9. West Bromwich Albion 46 13 7 3 43 18 5 11 7 22 23 72 10. Leeds United 46 12 6 5 34 20 5 10 8 25 30 67 11. Sunderland 46 12 8 3 40 23 4 7 12 20 37 63 12. Bournemouth 46 13 3 7 32 20 5 5 13 21 42 62 13. Stoke City 46 10 9 4 33 25 5 5 13 24 47 59 14. Bradford City 46 8 11 4 29 22 5 6 12 23 37 56 15. Leicester City 46 11 6 6 31 20 2 10 11 25 43 55 16. Oldham Athletic 46 9 10 4 49 32 2 11 10 26 40 54 17. Oxford United 46 11 6 6 40 34 3 6 14 22 36 54 18. Plymouth Argyle 46 11 4 8 35 22 3 8 12 20 44 54 19. Brighton & Hove Albion 46 11 5 7 36 24 3 4 16 21 42 51 20. Portsmouth 46 10 6 7 33 21 3 6 14 20 41 51 21. Hull City 46 7 9 7 31 25 4 5 14 21 43 47 22. SHREWSBURY TOWN 46 4 11 8 25 31 4 7 12 15 36 42 23. BIRMINGHAM CITY 46 6 4 13 21 33 2 7 14 10 43 35 24. WALSALL 46 3 10 10 27 42 2 6 15 14 38 31
Barclays League Division 3 P W D L F A W D L F A Pts 1. WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS 46 18 4 1 61 19 8 10 5 35 30 92 2. SHEFFIELD UNITED 46 16 3 4 57 21 9 6 8 36 33 84 3. PORT VALE 46 15 3 5 46 21 9 9 5 32 27 84 4. Fulham 46 12 7 4 42 28 10 2 11 27 39 75 5. Bristol Rovers 46 9 11 3 34 21 10 6 7 33 30 74 6. Preston North End 46 14 7 2 56 31 5 8 10 23 29 72 7. Brentford 46 14 5 4 36 21 4 9 10 30 40 68 8. Chester City 46 12 6 5 38 18 7 5 11 26 43 68 9. Notts County 46 11 7 5 37 22 7 6 10 27 32 67 10. Bolton Wanderers 46 12 8 3 42 23 4 8 11 16 31 64 11. Bristol City 46 10 3 10 32 25 8 6 9 21 30 63 12. Swansea City 46 11 8 4 33 22 4 8 11 18 31 61 13. Bury 46 11 7 5 27 22 5 6 12 28 45 61 14. Huddersfield Town 46 10 8 5 35 25 7 1 15 28 48 60 15. Mansfield Town 46 10 8 5 32 22 4 9 10 16 30 59 16. Cardiff City 46 10 9 4 30 16 4 6 13 14 40 57 17. Wigan Athletic 46 9 5 9 28 22 5 9 9 27 31 56 18. Reading 46 10 6 7 37 29 5 5 13 31 43 56 19. Blackpool 46 10 6 7 36 29 4 7 12 20 30 55 20. Northampton 46 11 2 10 41 34 5 4 14 25 42 54 21. SOUTHEND UNITED 46 10 9 4 33 26 3 6 14 23 49 54 22. CHESTERFIELD 46 9 5 9 35 35 5 2 16 16 51 49 23. GILLINGHAM 46 7 3 13 25 32 5 1 17 22 49 40 24. ALDERSHOT 46 7 6 10 29 29 1 7 15 19 49 37
Barclays League Division 4 P W D L F A W D L F A Pts 1. ROTHERHAM UNITED 46 13 6 4 44 18 9 10 4 32 17 82 2. TRANMERE ROVERS 46 15 6 2 34 13 6 11 6 28 30 80 3. CREWE ALEXANDRA 46 13 7 3 42 24 8 8 7 25 24 78 4. Scunthorpe United 46 11 9 3 40 22 10 5 8 37 35 77 5. Scarborough 46 12 7 4 33 23 9 7 7 34 29 77 6. LEYTON ORIENT 46 16 2 5 61 19 5 10 8 25 31 75 7. Wrexham 46 12 7 4 44 28 7 7 9 33 35 71 8. Cambridge United 46 13 7 3 45 25 5 7 11 26 37 68 9. Grimsby Town 46 11 9 3 33 18 6 6 11 32 41 66 10. Lincoln City 46 12 6 5 39 26 6 4 13 25 34 64 11. York City 46 10 8 5 43 27 7 5 11 19 36 64 12. Carlisle United 46 9 6 8 26 25 6 9 8 27 27 60 13. Exeter City 46 14 4 5 46 23 4 2 17 19 45 60 14. Torquay United 46 15 2 6 32 23 2 6 15 13 37 59 15. Hereford United 46 11 8 4 40 27 3 8 12 26 45 58 16. Burnley 46 12 6 5 35 20 2 7 14 17 41 55 17. Peterborough United 46 10 3 10 29 32 4 9 10 23 42 54 18. Rochdale 46 10 10 3 32 26 3 4 16 24 56 53 19. Hartlepool United 46 10 6 7 33 33 4 4 15 17 45 52 20. Stockport County 46 8 10 5 31 20 2 11 10 23 32 51 21. Halifax Town 46 10 7 6 42 27 3 4 16 27 48 50 22. Colchester United 46 8 7 8 35 30 4 7 12 25 48 50 23. Doncaster Rovers 46 9 6 8 32 32 4 4 15 17 46 49 24. DARLINGTON 46 3 12 8 28 38 5 6 12 25 38 42

Division 2 Play-offs - 1988/89 Semi-Finals Sun 21 May Blackburn Rovers.. 0 Watford........... 0 14,008 Wed 24 May Watford........... 1 Blackburn Rovers.. 1 13,854 after extra time. Blackburn won on away goals rule Sun 21 May Swindon Town...... 1 Crystal Palace.... 0 16,656 Wed 24 May Crystal Palace.... 2 Swindon Town...... 0 23,677 Palace won 2-1 on aggregate Final Wed 31 May Blackburn Rovers.. 3 Crystal Palace.... 1 16,421 Sat 3 Jun Crystal Palace.... 3 Blackburn Rovers.. 0 30,000 after extra time. Palace won 4-3 on aggregate


Division 3 Play-offs - 1988/89 Semi-Finals Sun 21 May Bristol Rovers..... 1 Fulham............. 0 9,029 Thu 25 May Fulham............. 0 Bristol Rovers..... 4 10,668 Bristol R won 5-0 on aggregate Mon 22 May Preston North End.. 1 Port Vale.......... 1 14,280 Thu 25 May Port Vale.......... 3 Preston North End.. 1 13,416 Port Vale won 4-2 on aggregate Final Wed 31 May Bristol Rovers..... 1 Port Vale.......... 1 9,042 Sat 3 Jun Port Vale.......... 1 Bristol Rovers..... 0 17,353 Port Vale won 2-1 on aggregate
Division 4 Play-offs - 1988/89 Semi-Finals Sun 21 May Leyton Orient...... 2 Scarborough........ 0 9,298 Wed 24 May Scarborough........ 1 Leyton Orient...... 0 4,377 Orient won 2-1 on aggregate Sun 21 May Wrexham............ 3 Scunthorpe United.. 1 5,449 Wed 24 May Scunthorpe United.. 0 Wrexham............ 2 5,516 Wrexham won 5-1 on aggregate Final Tue 30 May Wrexham............ 0 Leyton Orient...... 0 7,915 Sat 3 Jun Leyton Orient...... 2 Wrexham............ 1 13,355 Orient won 2-1 on aggregate


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