Barclays Fourth Division 1989/1990
Historical league standings at 7th October 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 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 22 | 10 |
| 2 | Lincoln City | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 20 | 7 |
| 3 | Carlisle United | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 7 |
| 4 | Stockport County | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 18 | 9 |
| 5 | Burnley | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 18 | 5 |
| 6 | Exeter City | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 4 |
| 7 | Hereford United | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 4 |
| 8 | York City | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 2 |
| 9 | Chesterfield | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 2 |
| 10 | Aldershot | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 0 |
| 11 | Peterborough United | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 3 |
| 12 | Gillingham | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 1 |
| 13 | Halifax Town | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 3 |
| 14 | Grimsby Town | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 2 |
| 15 | Rochdale | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 11 | -3 |
| 16 | Scunthorpe United | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 0 |
| 17 | Wrexham | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 8 | -2 |
| 18 | Colchester United | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 8 | -5 |
| 19 | Scarborough | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 8 | -5 |
| 20 | Doncaster Rovers | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 7 | -2 |
| 21 | Maidstone United | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 7 | -6 |
| 22 | Torquay United | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 7 | -9 |
| 23 | Cambridge United | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 6 | -5 |
| 24 | Hartlepool United | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 5 | -22 |
