Barclays Fourth Division 1988/1989
Historical league standings at 25th March 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 | 35 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 50 | 31 | 68 | 19 |
| 2 | Rotherham United | 36 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 14 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 59 | 29 | 65 | 30 |
| 3 | Scunthorpe United | 36 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 32 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 63 | 47 | 62 | 16 |
| 4 | Tranmere Rovers | 36 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 25 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 46 | 34 | 59 | 12 |
| 5 | Scarborough | 35 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 23 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 52 | 41 | 57 | 11 |
| 6 | Leyton Orient | 36 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 46 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 67 | 41 | 55 | 26 |
| 7 | Wrexham | 34 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 34 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 27 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 62 | 50 | 54 | 12 |
| 8 | Cambridge United | 35 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 37 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 31 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 57 | 51 | 53 | 6 |
| 9 | Exeter City | 36 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 35 | 15 | 5 | 16 | 54 | 54 | 50 | 0 |
| 10 | Lincoln City | 36 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 22 | 33 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 54 | 53 | 49 | 1 |
| 11 | Torquay United | 33 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 36 | 38 | 48 | -2 |
| 12 | Carlisle United | 35 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 42 | 41 | 46 | 1 |
| 13 | Stockport County | 36 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 26 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 46 | 38 | 45 | 8 |
| 14 | Grimsby Town | 35 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 27 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 27 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 48 | 44 | 45 | 4 |
| 15 | Burnley | 35 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 25 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 37 | 40 | 44 | -3 |
| 16 | York City | 34 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 31 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 46 | 51 | 44 | -5 |
| 17 | Hereford United | 35 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 32 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 50 | 53 | 43 | -3 |
| 18 | Doncaster Rovers | 36 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 36 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 41 | 61 | 43 | -20 |
| 19 | Halifax Town | 35 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 38 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 21 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 17 | 59 | 57 | 42 | 2 |
| 20 | Rochdale | 35 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 41 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 45 | 64 | 42 | -19 |
| 21 | Hartlepool United | 35 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 36 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 37 | 60 | 40 | -23 |
| 22 | Peterborough United | 35 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 27 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 35 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 34 | 62 | 34 | -28 |
| 23 | Darlington | 36 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 21 | 29 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 30 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 40 | 59 | 31 | -19 |
| 24 | Colchester United | 34 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 39 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 38 | 64 | 28 | -26 |
