Barclays Fourth Division 1989/1990
Historical league standings at 30th 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 | Exeter City | 21 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 37 | 24 | 41 | 13 |
| 2 | Carlisle United | 21 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 21 | 39 | 11 |
| 3 | Stockport County | 22 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 35 | 24 | 38 | 11 |
| 4 | Chesterfield | 21 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 24 | 36 | 6 |
| 5 | Southend United | 21 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 21 | 35 | 8 |
| 6 | Lincoln City | 21 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 35 | 1 |
| 7 | York City | 21 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 20 | 34 | 5 |
| 8 | Gillingham | 21 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 23 | 32 | 3 |
| 9 | Maidstone United | 21 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 30 | 28 | 32 | 2 |
| 10 | Scunthorpe United | 21 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 37 | 31 | 31 | 6 |
| 11 | Peterborough United | 21 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 27 | 21 | 31 | 6 |
| 12 | Burnley | 20 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 31 | 2 |
| 13 | Cambridge United | 21 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 36 | 37 | 29 | -1 |
| 14 | Aldershot | 20 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 25 | 28 | 5 |
| 15 | Grimsby Town | 21 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 26 | 28 | 3 |
| 16 | Hereford United | 21 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 29 | 28 | -1 |
| 17 | Rochdale | 21 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 24 | 27 | -2 |
| 18 | Torquay United | 21 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 34 | 26 | -8 |
| 19 | Doncaster Rovers | 21 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 2 |
| 20 | Halifax Town | 21 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 29 | 22 | -2 |
| 21 | Scarborough | 21 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 27 | 39 | 20 | -12 |
| 22 | Wrexham | 20 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 30 | 15 | -10 |
| 23 | Hartlepool United | 21 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 27 | 55 | 15 | -28 |
| 24 | Colchester United | 21 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 39 | 13 | -20 |
