Barclays Fourth Division 1988/1989
Historical league standings at 14th 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 | Crewe Alexandra | 40 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 35 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 56 | 39 | 72 | 17 |
| 2 | Tranmere Rovers | 40 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 25 | 26 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 54 | 36 | 71 | 18 |
| 3 | Rotherham United | 40 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 29 | 16 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 64 | 33 | 70 | 31 |
| 4 | Scunthorpe United | 40 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 35 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 30 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 69 | 51 | 69 | 18 |
| 5 | Scarborough | 40 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 27 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 59 | 46 | 65 | 13 |
| 6 | Leyton Orient | 40 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 53 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 75 | 44 | 64 | 31 |
| 7 | Wrexham | 38 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 38 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 29 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 66 | 55 | 58 | 11 |
| 8 | Cambridge United | 39 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 40 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 34 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 62 | 55 | 58 | 7 |
| 9 | Lincoln City | 40 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 23 | 34 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 59 | 55 | 56 | 4 |
| 10 | Exeter City | 40 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 44 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 39 | 16 | 5 | 19 | 58 | 60 | 53 | -2 |
| 11 | York City | 39 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 36 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 32 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 51 | 53 | 53 | -2 |
| 12 | Torquay United | 37 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 28 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 39 | 42 | 53 | -3 |
| 13 | Grimsby Town | 39 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 29 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 33 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 51 | 50 | 52 | 1 |
| 14 | Carlisle United | 39 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 45 | 44 | 51 | 1 |
| 15 | Stockport County | 41 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 27 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 29 | 10 | 20 | 11 | 50 | 42 | 50 | 8 |
| 16 | Hereford United | 40 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 34 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 36 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 57 | 59 | 50 | -2 |
| 17 | Burnley | 39 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 32 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 30 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 43 | 48 | 48 | -5 |
| 18 | Doncaster Rovers | 41 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 38 | 13 | 9 | 19 | 46 | 67 | 48 | -21 |
| 19 | Halifax Town | 40 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 40 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 22 | 39 | 13 | 8 | 19 | 62 | 63 | 47 | -1 |
| 20 | Hartlepool United | 40 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 40 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 43 | 68 | 46 | -25 |
| 21 | Rochdale | 40 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 29 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 20 | 51 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 49 | 75 | 46 | -26 |
| 22 | Peterborough United | 39 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 28 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 39 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 42 | 67 | 41 | -25 |
| 23 | Darlington | 40 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 23 | 32 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 32 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 43 | 64 | 33 | -21 |
| 24 | Colchester United | 39 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 26 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 45 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 44 | 71 | 33 | -27 |
