Barclays Third Division 1988/1989
Historical league standings at 21st 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 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 33 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 77 | 33 | 73 | 44 |
| 2 | Port Vale | 33 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 39 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 60 | 33 | 63 | 27 |
| 3 | Sheffield United | 31 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 44 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 22 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 70 | 35 | 62 | 35 |
| 4 | Preston North End | 35 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 42 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 62 | 43 | 56 | 19 |
| 5 | Bristol Rovers | 33 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 54 | 37 | 56 | 17 |
| 6 | Fulham | 34 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 30 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 53 | 50 | 54 | 3 |
| 7 | Bury | 35 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 34 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 52 | 49 | 54 | 3 |
| 8 | Swansea City | 33 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 28 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 43 | 34 | 53 | 9 |
| 9 | Chester City | 33 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 33 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 47 | 48 | 51 | -1 |
| 10 | Notts. County | 34 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 44 | 39 | 46 | 5 |
| 11 | Bristol City | 33 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 36 | 40 | 46 | -4 |
| 12 | Huddersfield Town | 32 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 29 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 41 | 49 | 45 | -8 |
| 13 | Brentford | 31 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 27 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 45 | 43 | 43 | 2 |
| 14 | Mansfield Town | 34 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 36 | 39 | 43 | -3 |
| 15 | Northampton Town | 35 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 33 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 33 | 13 | 4 | 18 | 50 | 58 | 43 | -8 |
| 16 | Reading | 34 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 48 | 54 | 40 | -6 |
| 17 | Bolton Wanderers | 33 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 38 | 42 | 39 | -4 |
| 18 | Cardiff City | 31 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 33 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 32 | 43 | 39 | -11 |
| 19 | Blackpool | 33 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 39 | 40 | 38 | -1 |
| 20 | Southend United | 33 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 39 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 38 | 56 | 35 | -18 |
| 21 | Chesterfield | 35 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 44 | 10 | 5 | 20 | 36 | 69 | 35 | -33 |
| 22 | Wigan Athletic | 31 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 35 | 43 | 30 | -8 |
| 23 | Aldershot | 34 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 36 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 34 | 59 | 28 | -25 |
| 24 | Gillingham | 35 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 16 | 39 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 31 | 65 | 22 | -34 |



