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 |
Team Promoted from the Football Conference
| ▲Darlington were Promoted as Football Conference Champions |
1988/89 Tables◄ 1989/90 Tables ►1990/91 Tables
