English League Tables
1988/89 Tables◄ 1989/90 Tables ►1990/91 Tables
Football League First Division 1989/90
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Liverpool | 38 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 78 | 37 | +41 | 79 | Champions |
| 2nd | Aston Villa | 38 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 57 | 38 | +19 | 70 | Runners Up ♦UC |
| 3rd | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 59 | 47 | +12 | 63 | - |
| 4th | Arsenal | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 54 | 38 | +16 | 62 | - |
| 5th | Chelsea | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 58 | 50 | +8 | 60 | - |
| 6th | Everton | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 57 | 46 | +11 | 59 | - |
| 7th | Southampton | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 71 | 63 | +8 | 55 | - |
| 8th | Wimbledon | 38 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 47 | 40 | +7 | 55 | - |
| 9th | Nottingham Forest | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 55 | 47 | +8 | 54 | - |
| 10th | Norwich City | 38 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 44 | 42 | +2 | 53 | - |
| 11th | Queens Park Rangers | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 45 | 44 | +1 | 50 | - |
| 12th | Coventry City | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 39 | 59 | -20 | 49 | - |
| 13th | Manchester United | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 46 | 47 | -1 | 48 | - |
| 14th | Manchester City | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 43 | 52 | -9 | 48 | - |
| 15th | Crystal Palace | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 42 | 66 | -24 | 48 | - |
| 16th | Derby County | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 43 | 40 | +3 | 46 | - |
| 17th | Luton Town | 38 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 43 | 57 | -14 | 43 | - |
| 18th | Sheffield Wednesday | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 35 | 51 | -16 | 43 | ▼Relegated |
| 19th | Charlton Athletic | 38 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 57 | -26 | 30 | ▼Relegated |
| 20th | Millwall | 38 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 39 | 65 | -26 | 25 | ▼Relegated |
Football League Second Division 1989/90
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Leeds United | 46 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 79 | 52 | +27 | 85 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Sheffield United | 46 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 78 | 58 | +20 | 85 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd | Newcastle United | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 80 | 55 | +25 | 80 | ♦Playoffs |
| 4th | Swindon Town | 46 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 79 | 59 | +20 | 74 | ♦PO Winners* |
| 5th | Blackburn Rovers | 46 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 74 | 59 | +15 | 74 | ♦Playoffs |
| 6th | Sunderland | 46 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 70 | 64 | +6 | 74 | ♦▲Promoted* |
| 7th | West Ham United | 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 80 | 57 | +23 | 72 | - |
| 8th | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 70 | 57 | +13 | 71 | - |
| 9th | Ipswich Town | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 67 | 66 | +1 | 69 | - |
| 10th | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 67 | 60 | +7 | 67 | - |
| 11th | Port Vale | 46 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 62 | 57 | +5 | 61 | - |
| 12th | Portsmouth | 46 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 62 | 65 | -3 | 61 | - |
| 13th | Leicester City | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 67 | 79 | -12 | 59 | - |
| 14th | Hull City | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 58 | 65 | -7 | 58 | - |
| 15th | Watford | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 58 | 60 | -2 | 57 | - |
| 16th | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 58 | 63 | -5 | 55 | - |
| 17th | Oxford United | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 57 | 66 | -9 | 54 | - |
| 18th | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 56 | 72 | -16 | 54 | - |
| 19th | Barnsley | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 49 | 71 | -22 | 54 | - |
| 20th | West Bromwich Albion | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 67 | 71 | -4 | 51 | - |
| 21st | Middlesbrough | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 52 | 63 | -11 | 50 | - |
| 22nd | AFC Bournemouth | 46 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 57 | 76 | -19 | 48 | ▼Relegated |
| 23rd | Bradford City | 46 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 44 | 68 | -24 | 41 | ▼Relegated |
| 24th | Stoke City | 46 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 35 | 63 | -28 | 37 | ▼Relegated |
* Despite Swindon Town winning the Playoff Final, they were denied Promotion due to admitting 39 charges of financial irregularites, Sunderland (the losing Playoff Final side) were Promoted instead
Football League Third Division 1989/90
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 26 | 15 | 5 | 71 | 35 | +36 | 93 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Bristol City | 46 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 76 | 40 | +36 | 91 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd | Notts County | 46 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 73 | 53 | +20 | 87 | ♦▲PO Winners |
| 4th | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 86 | 49 | +37 | 80 | ♦Playoffs |
| 5th | Bury | 46 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 70 | 49 | +21 | 74 | ♦Playoffs |
| 6th | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 59 | 48 | +11 | 69 | ♦Playoffs |
| 7th | Birmingham City | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 60 | 59 | +1 | 66 | - |
| 8th | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 61 | 62 | -1 | 65 | - |
| 9th | Rotherham United | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 71 | 62 | +9 | 64 | - |
| 10th | Reading | 46 | 15 | 19 | 12 | 57 | 53 | +4 | 64 | - |
| 11th | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 59 | 54 | +5 | 63 | - |
| 12th | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 56 | 54 | +2 | 62 | - |
| 13th | Brentford | 46 | 18 | 7 | 21 | 66 | 66 | 0 | 61 | - |
| 14th | Leyton Orient | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 52 | 56 | -4 | 58 | - |
| 15th | Mansfield Town | 46 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 50 | 65 | -15 | 55 | - |
| 16th | Chester City | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 43 | 55 | -12 | 54 | - |
| 17th | Swansea City | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 45 | 63 | -18 | 54 | - |
| 18th | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 46 | 64 | -16 | 53 | - |
| 19th | Preston North End | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 65 | 79 | -14 | 52 | - |
| 20th | Fulham | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 55 | 66 | -11 | 51 | - |
| 21st | Cardiff City | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 51 | 70 | -19 | 50 | ▼Relegated |
| 22nd | Northampton Town | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 51 | 68 | -17 | 47 | ▼Relegated |
| 23rd | Blackpool | 46 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 49 | 73 | -24 | 46 | ▼Relegated |
| 24th | Walsall | 46 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 40 | 72 | -30 | 41 | ▼Relegated |
Football League Fourth Division 1989/90
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Exeter City | 46 | 28 | 5 | 13 | 83 | 48 | +35 | 89 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Grimsby Town | 46 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 70 | 47 | +23 | 79 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd | Southend United | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 61 | 48 | +13 | 75 | ▲Promoted |
| 4th | Stockport County | 46 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 68 | 62 | +6 | 74 | ♦Playoffs |
| 5th | Maidstone United | 46 | 22 | 7 | 17 | 77 | 61 | +16 | 73 | ♦Playoffs |
| 6th | Cambridge United | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 86 | 66 | +20 | 73 | ♦▲PO Winners |
| 7th | Chesterfield | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 63 | 50 | +13 | 71 | ♦Playoffs |
| 8th | Carlisle United | 46 | 21 | 8 | 17 | 61 | 50 | +11 | 71 | - |
| 9th | Peterborough United | 46 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 59 | 46 | +13 | 68 | - |
| 10th | Lincoln City | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 68 | - |
| 11th | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 69 | 54 | +15 | 66 | - |
| 12th | Rochdale | 46 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 52 | 55 | -3 | 66 | - |
| 13th | York City | 46 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 55 | 53 | +2 | 64 | - |
| 14th | Gillingham | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 46 | 48 | -2 | 62 | - |
| 15th | Torquay United | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 53 | 66 | -13 | 57 | - |
| 16th | Burnley | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 45 | 55 | -10 | 56 | - |
| 17th | Hereford United | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 56 | 62 | -6 | 55 | - |
| 18th | Scarborough | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 60 | 73 | -13 | 55 | - |
| 19th | Hartlepool United | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 66 | 88 | -22 | 55 | - |
| 20th | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 53 | 60 | -7 | 51 | - |
| 21st | Wrexham | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 51 | 67 | -16 | 51 | - |
| 22nd | Aldershot | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 49 | 69 | -20 | 50 | - |
| 23rd | Halifax Town | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 57 | 65 | -8 | 49 | - |
| 24th | Colchester United | 46 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 48 | 75 | -27 | 43 | ▼Relegated |
Football Conference 1989/90
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Darlington | 42 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 76 | 25 | +51 | 87 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Barnet | 42 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 81 | 41 | +40 | 85 | Runners Up |
| 3rd | Runcorn | 42 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 79 | 62 | +17 | 70 | - |
| 4th | Macclesfield Town | 42 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 56 | 41 | +15 | 66 | - |
| 5th | Kettering Town | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 66 | 53 | +13 | 66 | - |
| 6th | Welling United | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 62 | 50 | +12 | 64 | - |
| 7th | Yeovil Town | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 62 | 54 | +8 | 63 | - |
| 8th | Sutton United | 42 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 68 | 64 | +4 | 63 | - |
| 9th | Merthyr Tydfil | 42 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 67 | 63 | +4 | 62 | - |
| 10th | Wycombe Wanderers | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 64 | 56 | +8 | 61 | - |
| 11th | Cheltenham Town | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 58 | 60 | -2 | 59 | - |
| 12th | Telford United | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 56 | 63 | -7 | 58 | - |
| 13th | Kidderminster Harriers | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 64 | 67 | -3 | 54 | - |
| 14th | Barrow | 42 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 51 | 67 | -16 | 52 | - |
| 15th | Northwich Victoria | 42 | 15 | 5 | 22 | 51 | 67 | -16 | 50 | - |
| 16th | Altrincham | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 49 | 48 | +1 | 49 | - |
| 17th | Stafford Rangers | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 50 | 62 | -12 | 48 | - |
| 18th | Boston United | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 48 | 67 | -19 | 47 | - |
| 19th | Fisher Athletic | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 55 | 78 | -23 | 46 | - |
| 20th | Chorley | 42 | 13 | 6 | 23 | 42 | 67 | -25 | 45 | ▼Relegated to NPL |
| 21st | Farnborough Town | 42 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 60 | 73 | -13 | 42 | ▼Relegated to SFL |
| 22nd | Enfield | 42 | 10 | 6 | 26 | 52 | 89 | -37 | 36 | ▼Relegated to ISL |
Northern Premier League Premier Division 1989/90
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Colne Dynamoes | 42 | 32 | 6 | 4 | 86 | 40 | +46 | 102 | Champions*▼ |
| 2nd | Gateshead | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 78 | 58 | +20 | 76 | ▲Promoted to Conf |
| 3rd | Witton Albion | 42 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 67 | 39 | +28 | 73 | - |
| 4th | Hyde United | 42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 73 | 50 | +23 | 71 | - |
| 5th | South Liverpool | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 89 | 79 | +10 | 69 | - |
| 6th | Matlock Town | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 61 | 42 | +19 | 66 | - |
| 7th | Southport | 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 54 | 48 | +6 | 65 | - |
| 8th | Fleetwood Town | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 73 | 66 | +7 | 63 | - |
| 9th | Marine | 42 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 59 | 55 | +4 | 62 | - |
| 10th | Bangor City | 42 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 64 | 58 | +6 | 60 | - |
| 11th | Bishop Auckland | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 72 | 64 | +8 | 59 | - |
| 12th | Gainsborough Trinity | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 59 | 55 | +4 | 56 | - |
| 13th | Frickley Athletic | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 56 | 61 | -5 | 56 | - |
| 14th | Horwich RMI | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 66 | 69 | -3 | 55* | - |
| 15th | Morecambe | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 58 | 70 | -12 | 54 | - |
| 16th | Buxton | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 59 | 72 | -13 | 53 | - |
| 17th | Stalybridge Celtic | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 48 | 61 | -13 | 45 | - |
| 18th | Mossley | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 61 | 82 | -21 | 43 | - |
| 19th | Goole Town | 42 | 12 | 5 | 25 | 54 | 77 | -23 | 41 | - |
| 20th | Shepshed Charterhouse | 42 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 55 | 82 | -27 | 40 | - |
| 21st | Caernarfon Town | 42 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 56 | 86 | -30 | 38 | ▼Relegated |
| 22nd | Rhyl | 42 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 43 | 77 | -34 | 30* | ▼Relegated |
*▼ Colne Dynamoes were Denied Promotion to the Conference and Folded in the summer of 1990
* Horwich RMI were Deducted 3 Points, Rhyl were Deducted 1 Point
| ▲Leek Town were Promoted from the Northern Premier League Division 1 |
| ▲Droylsden were Promoted from the Northern Premier League Division 1 |
Southern Football League Premier Division 1989/90
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Dover Athletic | 42 | 32 | 6 | 4 | 87 | 27 | +60 | 102 | Champions* |
| 2nd | Bath City | 42 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 81 | 28 | +53 | 98 | ▲Promoted to Conf |
| 3rd | Dartford | 42 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 80 | 35 | +45 | 87 | - |
| 4th | Burton Albion | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 64 | 40 | +24 | 72 | - |
| 5th | VS Rugby | 42 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 51 | 35 | +16 | 69 | - |
| 6th | Atherstone United | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 60 | 52 | +8 | 67 | - |
| 7th | Gravesend & Northfleet | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 44 | 50 | -6 | 66 | - |
| 8th | Cambridge City | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 76 | 56 | +20 | 62 | - |
| 9th | Gloucester City | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 80 | 68 | +12 | 62 | - |
| 10th | Bromsgrove Rovers | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 56 | 48 | +8 | 61 | - |
| 11th | Moor Green | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 62 | 59 | +3 | 61 | - |
| 12th | Wealdstone | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 55 | 54 | +1 | 57 | - |
| 13th | Dorchester Town | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 52 | 67 | -15 | 55 | - |
| 14th | Worcester City | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 62 | 63 | -1 | 54* | - |
| 15th | Crawley Town | 42 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 53 | 57 | -4 | 51 | - |
| 16th | Waterlooville | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 63 | 81 | -18 | 49 | - |
| 17th | Weymouth | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 50 | 70 | -20 | 46 | - |
| 18th | Chelmsford City | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 52 | 72 | -20 | 43 | - |
| 19th | Ashford Town | 42 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 43 | 75 | -32 | 37 | ▼Relegated |
| 20th | Corby Town | 42 | 10 | 6 | 26 | 57 | 77 | -20 | 36 | ▼Relegated |
| 21st | Alvechurch | 42 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 46 | 95 | -49 | 26 | ▼Relegated |
| 22nd | Gosport Borough | 42 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 28 | 93 | -65 | 23 | ▼Relegated |
* Dover Athletic were Denied Promotion to the Conference due to ground grading
* Worcester City were Deducted 1 Point
| ▲Halesowen Town were Promoted from the Southern League Midland Division |
| ▲Rushden Town were Promoted from the Southern League Midland Division |
| ▲Bashley were Promoted from the Southern League Southern Division |
| ▲Poole Town were Promoted from the Southern League Southern Division |
Isthmian League Premier Division 1989/90
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Slough Town | 42 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 85 | 38 | +47 | 92 | ▲Promoted to Conf |
| 2nd | Wokingham Town | 42 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 67 | 34 | +33 | 89 | Runners Up |
| 3rd | Aylesbury United | 42 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 86 | 30 | +56 | 84 | - |
| 4th | Kingstonian | 42 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 87 | 51 | +36 | 81 | - |
| 5th | Grays Athletic | 42 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 59 | 44 | +15 | 70 | - |
| 6th | Dagenham | 42 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 54 | 43 | +11 | 66 | - |
| 7th | Leyton-Wingate | 42 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 54 | 48 | +6 | 66 | - |
| 8th | Basingstoke Town | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 65 | 55 | +10 | 63 | - |
| 9th | Bishop's Stortford | 42 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 60 | 59 | +1 | 63 | - |
| 10th | Carshalton Athletic | 42 | 19 | 5 | 18 | 63 | 59 | +4 | 59* | - |
| 11th | Redbridge Forest | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 65 | 62 | +3 | 59 | - |
| 12th | Hendon | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 54 | 63 | -9 | 55 | - |
| 13th | Windsor & Eton | 42 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 51 | 47 | +4 | 54 | - |
| 14th | Hayes | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 61 | 59 | +2 | 53 | - |
| 15th | St Albans City | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 49 | 59 | -10 | 49 | - |
| 16th | Staines Town | 42 | 14 | 6 | 22 | 53 | 69 | -16 | 48 | - |
| 17th | Marlow | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 42 | 59 | -17 | 46 | - |
| 18th | Harrow Borough | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 51 | 79 | -28 | 43 | - |
| 19th | Bognor Regis Town | 42 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 37 | 67 | -30 | 41 | - |
| 20th | Barking | 42 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 53 | 86 | -33 | 32 | - |
| 21st | Bromley | 42 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 32 | 69 | -37 | 32 | ▼Relegated |
| 22nd | Dulwich Hamlet | 42 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 32 | 80 | -48 | 26 | ▼Relegated |
* Carshalton Athletic were Deducted 3 Points
| ▲Wivenhoe Town were Promoted from the Isthmian League Division 1 |
| ▲Woking were Promoted from the Isthmian League Division 1 |
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