Barclays Fourth Division 1989/1990
Historical league standings at 1st January 1990
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GD |
| 1 | Exeter City | 22 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 40 | 24 | 44 | 16 |
| 2 | Carlisle United | 22 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 22 | 42 | 12 |
| 3 | Stockport County | 23 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 37 | 28 | 38 | 9 |
| 4 | Southend United | 22 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 21 | 38 | 9 |
| 5 | Chesterfield | 22 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 25 | 36 | 5 |
| 6 | Maidstone United | 22 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 35 | 29 | 35 | 6 |
| 7 | Gillingham | 22 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 24 | 35 | 4 |
| 8 | Lincoln City | 22 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 24 | 35 | -1 |
| 9 | York City | 22 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 22 | 34 | 4 |
| 10 | Burnley | 21 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 34 | 3 |
| 11 | Scunthorpe United | 22 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 37 | 31 | 32 | 6 |
| 12 | Peterborough United | 22 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 29 | 23 | 32 | 6 |
| 13 | Grimsby Town | 22 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 28 | 31 | 5 |
| 14 | Cambridge United | 22 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 36 | 38 | 29 | -2 |
| 15 | Doncaster Rovers | 22 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 25 | 28 | 3 |
| 16 | Aldershot | 21 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 1 |
| 17 | Hereford United | 22 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 31 | 28 | -2 |
| 18 | Rochdale | 22 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 22 | 25 | 27 | -3 |
| 19 | Torquay United | 22 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 37 | 26 | -11 |
| 20 | Halifax Town | 22 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 29 | 31 | 23 | -2 |
| 21 | Scarborough | 22 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 29 | 39 | 23 | -10 |
| 22 | Wrexham | 21 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 30 | 16 | -10 |
| 23 | Colchester United | 22 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 40 | 16 | -18 |
| 24 | Hartlepool United | 22 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 34 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 28 | 58 | 15 | -30 |
