Barclays Second Division 1989/1990
Historical league standings at 20th March 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 | Leeds United | 36 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 36 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 27 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 64 | 41 | 70 | 23 |
| 2 | Sheffield United | 33 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 25 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 54 | 34 | 63 | 20 |
| 3 | Swindon Town | 36 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 66 | 48 | 60 | 18 |
| 4 | Newcastle United | 34 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 39 | 23 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 61 | 41 | 57 | 20 |
| 5 | Blackburn Rovers | 35 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 36 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 27 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 63 | 49 | 56 | 14 |
| 6 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 36 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 29 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 56 | 47 | 56 | 9 |
| 7 | Oldham Athletic | 33 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 36 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 51 | 37 | 54 | 14 |
| 8 | Ipswich Town | 35 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 31 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 32 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 49 | 49 | 53 | 0 |
| 9 | Sunderland | 35 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 31 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 29 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 52 | 51 | 52 | 1 |
| 10 | West Ham United | 34 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 50 | 42 | 49 | 8 |
| 11 | Port Vale | 36 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 29 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 28 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 46 | 42 | 49 | 4 |
| 12 | Watford | 36 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 44 | 44 | 46 | 0 |
| 13 | Oxford United | 35 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 47 | 48 | 46 | -1 |
| 14 | Leicester City | 34 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 48 | 52 | 46 | -4 |
| 15 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 37 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 24 | 38 | 12 | 7 | 18 | 47 | 56 | 43 | -9 |
| 16 | Bournemouth | 36 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 34 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 48 | 58 | 43 | -10 |
| 17 | West Bromwich Albion | 36 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 27 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 28 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 55 | 55 | 42 | 0 |
| 18 | Portsmouth | 36 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 45 | 54 | 40 | -9 |
| 19 | Hull City | 35 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 26 | 26 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 40 | 48 | 39 | -8 |
| 20 | Middlesbrough | 36 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 31 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 40 | 53 | 38 | -13 |
| 21 | Plymouth Argyle | 34 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 31 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 43 | 52 | 35 | -9 |
| 22 | Barnsley | 34 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 40 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 34 | 59 | 34 | -25 |
| 23 | Bradford City | 36 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 38 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 36 | 55 | 33 | -19 |
| 24 | Stoke City | 36 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 31 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 26 | 50 | 30 | -24 |
