Barclays Third Division 1990/1991
Historical league standings at 18th September 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 | Southend United | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 7 |
| 2 | Grimsby Town | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 8 |
| 3 | Birmingham City | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 5 |
| 4 | Tranmere Rovers | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 7 |
| 5 | Bury | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 3 |
| 6 | Exeter City | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 3 |
| 7 | Reading | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 2 |
| 8 | Stoke City | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 2 |
| 9 | Chester City | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 1 |
| 10 | Bradford City | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | -1 |
| 11 | Brentford | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| 12 | Bournemouth | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| 13 | Leyton Orient | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | -3 |
| 14 | Wigan Athletic | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 6 | -4 |
| 15 | Bolton Wanderers | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 6 | -4 |
| 16 | Rotherham United | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 0 |
| 17 | Cambridge United | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 5 | -2 |
| 18 | Huddersfield Town | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | -2 |
| 19 | Mansfield Town | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | -3 |
| 20 | Swansea City | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 4 | -5 |
| 21 | Preston North End | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 4 | -6 |
| 22 | Shrewsbury Town | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | -2 |
| 23 | Fulham | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | -3 |
| 24 | Crewe Alexandra | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1 | -4 |
