Barclays Second Division 1989/1990
Historical league standings at 2nd December 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 | Sheffield United | 20 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 35 | 21 | 42 | 14 |
| 2 | Leeds United | 20 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 21 | 41 | 13 |
| 3 | Newcastle United | 20 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 36 | 21 | 36 | 15 |
| 4 | Sunderland | 20 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 35 | 28 | 36 | 7 |
| 5 | Oldham Athletic | 20 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 20 | 34 | 7 |
| 6 | Ipswich Town | 20 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 26 | 33 | 5 |
| 7 | West Ham United | 20 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 31 | 23 | 31 | 8 |
| 8 | Blackburn Rovers | 20 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 36 | 29 | 31 | 7 |
| 9 | Swindon Town | 19 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 34 | 24 | 30 | 10 |
| 10 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 20 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 3 |
| 11 | Plymouth Argyle | 20 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 1 |
| 12 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 20 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 1 |
| 13 | Port Vale | 20 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 0 |
| 14 | West Bromwich Albion | 20 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 33 | 34 | 24 | -1 |
| 15 | Oxford United | 20 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 31 | 23 | -4 |
| 16 | Watford | 20 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 27 | 23 | -6 |
| 17 | Bournemouth | 19 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 31 | 22 | -6 |
| 18 | Middlesbrough | 20 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 32 | 21 | -8 |
| 19 | Leicester City | 20 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 30 | 21 | -8 |
| 20 | Bradford City | 20 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 25 | 20 | -4 |
| 21 | Barnsley | 20 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 41 | 20 | -19 |
| 22 | Portsmouth | 20 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 19 | -9 |
| 23 | Stoke City | 20 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 34 | 15 | -17 |
| 24 | Hull City | 20 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 28 | 14 | -9 |
