Barclays Third Division 1989/1990
Historical league standings at 26th August 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 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
| 2 | Tranmere Rovers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| 3 | Huddersfield Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| 4 | Bristol Rovers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 5 | Shrewsbury Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 7 | Bury | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | Bristol City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | Blackpool | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | Birmingham City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 11 | Mansfield Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | Walsall | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | Notts. County | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | Reading | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | Brentford | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 |
| 16 | Fulham | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 |
| 17 | Northampton Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 |
| 18 | Swansea City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 |
| 19 | Chester City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | -2 |
| 20 | Crewe Alexandra | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | -3 |
| 21 | Wigan Athletic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -3 |
| 22 | Preston North End | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | -3 |
| 23 | Leyton Orient | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | -3 |
| 24 | Cardiff City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | -5 |
