Barclays Fourth Division 1988/1989
Historical league standings at 22nd 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 | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 29 | 16 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 67 | 34 | 74 | 33 |
| 2 | Crewe Alexandra | 41 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 35 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 57 | 40 | 73 | 17 |
| 3 | Tranmere Rovers | 41 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 27 | 28 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 56 | 38 | 72 | 18 |
| 4 | Scunthorpe United | 42 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 35 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 31 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 69 | 52 | 70 | 17 |
| 5 | Leyton Orient | 42 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 56 | 17 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 23 | 29 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 79 | 46 | 68 | 33 |
| 6 | Scarborough | 42 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 29 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 29 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 61 | 48 | 68 | 13 |
| 7 | Wrexham | 40 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 41 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 30 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 69 | 56 | 61 | 13 |
| 8 | Cambridge United | 41 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 41 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 35 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 64 | 57 | 60 | 7 |
| 9 | Lincoln City | 42 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 37 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 34 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 60 | 56 | 58 | 4 |
| 10 | Exeter City | 42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 44 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 18 | 39 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 62 | 60 | 57 | 2 |
| 11 | Hereford United | 42 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 37 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 37 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 61 | 61 | 54 | 0 |
| 12 | York City | 40 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 37 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 32 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 52 | 54 | 54 | -2 |
| 13 | Grimsby Town | 40 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 30 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 33 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 52 | 51 | 53 | 1 |
| 14 | Carlisle United | 41 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 47 | 46 | 53 | 1 |
| 15 | Torquay United | 39 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 31 | 15 | 8 | 16 | 40 | 49 | 53 | -9 |
| 16 | Stockport County | 42 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 28 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 29 | 10 | 20 | 12 | 51 | 44 | 50 | 7 |
| 17 | Burnley | 41 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 33 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 44 | 52 | 48 | -8 |
| 18 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 41 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 47 | 70 | 48 | -23 |
| 19 | Hartlepool United | 42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 40 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 45 | 70 | 48 | -25 |
| 20 | Halifax Town | 41 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 40 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 22 | 42 | 13 | 8 | 20 | 62 | 66 | 47 | -4 |
| 21 | Peterborough United | 41 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 28 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 40 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 45 | 68 | 47 | -23 |
| 22 | Rochdale | 41 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 29 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 20 | 51 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 49 | 75 | 47 | -26 |
| 23 | Darlington | 42 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 25 | 33 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 46 | 65 | 39 | -19 |
| 24 | Colchester United | 41 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 27 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 46 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 46 | 73 | 35 | -27 |



