Barclays Fourth Division 1989/1990
Historical league standings at 10th April 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 | 39 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 25 | 32 | 22 | 4 | 13 | 66 | 42 | 70 | 24 |
| 2 | Grimsby Town | 40 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 57 | 41 | 66 | 16 |
| 3 | Chesterfield | 39 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 36 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 23 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 57 | 39 | 65 | 18 |
| 4 | Carlisle United | 40 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 32 | 19 | 7 | 14 | 53 | 49 | 64 | 4 |
| 5 | Southend United | 40 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 31 | 18 | 9 | 13 | 51 | 41 | 63 | 10 |
| 6 | Lincoln City | 40 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 42 | 37 | 63 | 5 |
| 7 | Peterborough United | 40 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 30 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 50 | 38 | 61 | 12 |
| 8 | Stockport County | 40 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 37 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 33 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 55 | 54 | 61 | 1 |
| 9 | Maidstone United | 39 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 24 | 36 | 18 | 6 | 15 | 62 | 53 | 60 | 9 |
| 10 | Rochdale | 40 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 24 | 17 | 5 | 18 | 40 | 44 | 56 | -4 |
| 11 | Scunthorpe United | 40 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 32 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 26 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 56 | 46 | 55 | 10 |
| 12 | York City | 40 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 23 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 25 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 46 | 48 | 55 | -2 |
| 13 | Cambridge United | 38 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 26 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 33 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 60 | 59 | 54 | 1 |
| 14 | Gillingham | 39 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 23 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 40 | 41 | 54 | -1 |
| 15 | Torquay United | 40 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 28 | 25 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 30 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 47 | 55 | 52 | -8 |
| 16 | Burnley | 39 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 22 | 33 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 38 | 44 | 51 | -6 |
| 17 | Aldershot | 39 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 37 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 48 | 56 | 49 | -8 |
| 18 | Hereford United | 38 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 29 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 46 | 49 | 47 | -3 |
| 19 | Scarborough | 40 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 22 | 41 | 13 | 8 | 19 | 51 | 66 | 47 | -15 |
| 20 | Hartlepool United | 40 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 39 | 29 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 50 | 12 | 9 | 19 | 57 | 79 | 45 | -22 |
| 21 | Doncaster Rovers | 39 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 23 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 19 | 44 | 49 | 44 | -5 |
| 22 | Wrexham | 40 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 29 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 43 | 54 | 44 | -11 |
| 23 | Halifax Town | 39 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 28 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 49 | 53 | 41 | -4 |
| 24 | Colchester United | 40 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 21 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 42 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 42 | 63 | 37 | -21 |




