Barclays Fourth 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 | Southend United | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 15 | 35 | 13 |
| 2 | Carlisle United | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 33 | 8 |
| 3 | Stockport County | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 17 | 32 | 12 |
| 4 | Exeter City | 18 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 22 | 32 | 9 |
| 5 | Lincoln City | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 32 | 3 |
| 6 | Chesterfield | 18 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 23 | 31 | 5 |
| 7 | Peterborough United | 18 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 30 | 8 |
| 8 | York City | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 30 | 7 |
| 9 | Gillingham | 17 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 29 | 6 |
| 10 | Scunthorpe United | 18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 33 | 27 | 27 | 6 |
| 11 | Aldershot | 18 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 23 | 27 | 6 |
| 12 | Cambridge United | 18 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 1 |
| 13 | Maidstone United | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 0 |
| 14 | Burnley | 18 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 25 | 0 |
| 15 | Grimsby Town | 18 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 24 | 3 |
| 16 | Hereford United | 18 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 25 | 24 | -1 |
| 17 | Rochdale | 18 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 21 | 23 | -2 |
| 18 | Halifax Town | 18 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 26 | 19 | -1 |
| 19 | Torquay United | 18 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 32 | 19 | -12 |
| 20 | Doncaster Rovers | 18 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 23 | 18 | -2 |
| 21 | Wrexham | 18 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 27 | 14 | -9 |
| 22 | Scarborough | 18 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 14 | -12 |
| 23 | Colchester United | 18 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 34 | 10 | -17 |
| 24 | Hartlepool United | 18 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 48 | 9 | -31 |
