Barclays Fourth Division 1988/1989
Historical league standings at 22nd October 1988
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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 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 21 | 13 |
| 2 | Burnley | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 21 | 9 |
| 3 | Scarborough | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 15 | 20 | 10 |
| 4 | Rochdale | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 2 |
| 5 | Crewe Alexandra | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 19 | 6 |
| 6 | Lincoln City | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 2 |
| 7 | Cambridge United | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 1 |
| 8 | Exeter City | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 4 |
| 9 | Doncaster Rovers | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 16 | -5 |
| 10 | Wrexham | 11 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 2 |
| 11 | Tranmere Rovers | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 1 |
| 12 | Scunthorpe United | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 15 | -1 |
| 13 | Hereford United | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 15 | -2 |
| 14 | Torquay United | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 15 | -2 |
| 15 | Hartlepool United | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 15 | -5 |
| 16 | Halifax Town | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 22 | 14 | 4 |
| 17 | Peterborough United | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 0 |
| 18 | Leyton Orient | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 4 |
| 19 | York City | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 23 | 13 | -8 |
| 20 | Stockport County | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 2 |
| 21 | Grimsby Town | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 12 | -7 |
| 22 | Colchester United | 11 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 11 | -11 |
| 23 | Carlisle United | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 8 | -7 |
| 24 | Darlington | 11 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 25 | 4 | -12 |
