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