Barclays Fourth Division 1988/1989
Historical league standings at 11th November 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 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 11 | 28 | 16 |
| 2 | Scarborough | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 29 | 18 | 27 | 11 |
| 3 | Crewe Alexandra | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 26 | 6 |
| 4 | Burnley | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 25 | 7 |
| 5 | Scunthorpe United | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 25 | 3 |
| 6 | Tranmere Rovers | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 24 | 4 |
| 7 | Torquay United | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 0 |
| 8 | Halifax Town | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 37 | 27 | 23 | 10 |
| 9 | Cambridge United | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 1 |
| 10 | Doncaster Rovers | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 25 | 23 | -7 |
| 11 | Stockport County | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 22 | 6 |
| 12 | Wrexham | 15 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 3 |
| 13 | Rochdale | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 22 | -1 |
| 14 | Lincoln City | 15 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 0 |
| 15 | Exeter City | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 23 | 20 | -2 |
| 16 | Leyton Orient | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 16 | 19 | 8 |
| 17 | Grimsby Town | 15 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 19 | -3 |
| 18 | Hartlepool United | 15 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 19 | -8 |
| 19 | Hereford United | 15 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 26 | 18 | -3 |
| 20 | York City | 16 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 30 | 18 | -7 |
| 21 | Peterborough United | 15 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 17 | -6 |
| 22 | Colchester United | 16 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 33 | 13 | -16 |
| 23 | Carlisle United | 15 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 12 | -8 |
| 24 | Darlington | 15 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 31 | 7 | -14 |
