Football League Fourth Division 1990/91
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Darlington | 46 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 68 | 38 | +30 | 83 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Stockport County | 46 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 84 | 47 | +37 | 82 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd | Hartlepool United | 46 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 67 | 48 | +19 | 82 | ▲Promoted |
| 4th | Peterborough United | 46 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 67 | 45 | +22 | 80 | ▲Promoted |
| 5th | Blackpool | 46 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 78 | 47 | +31 | 79 | ♦Playoffs |
| 6th | Burnley | 46 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 70 | 51 | +19 | 79 | ♦Playoffs |
| 7th | Torquay United | 46 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 64 | 47 | +17 | 72 | ♦▲PO Winners |
| 8th | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 71 | 62 | +9 | 71 | ♦Playoffs |
| 9th | Scarborough | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 59 | 56 | +3 | 69 | - |
| 10th | Northampton Town | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 57 | 58 | -1 | 67 | - |
| 11th | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 56 | 46 | +10 | 65 | - |
| 12th | Rochdale | 46 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 50 | 53 | -3 | 62 | - |
| 13th | Cardiff City | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 43 | 54 | -11 | 60 | - |
| 14th | Lincoln City | 46 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 50 | 61 | -11 | 59 | - |
| 15th | Gillingham | 46 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 57 | 60 | -3 | 54 | - |
| 16th | Walsall | 46 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 48 | 51 | -3 | 53 | - |
| 17th | Hereford United | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 53 | 58 | -5 | 53 | - |
| 18th | Chesterfield | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 47 | 62 | -15 | 53 | - |
| 19th | Maidstone United | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 66 | 71 | -5 | 51 | - |
| 20th | Carlisle United | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 47 | 89 | -42 | 48 | - |
| 21st | York City | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 45 | 57 | -12 | 46 | - |
| 22nd | Halifax Town | 46 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 59 | 79 | -20 | 46 | - |
| 23rd | Aldershot | 46 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 61 | 101 | -40 | 41 | - |
| 24th | Wrexham | 46 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 48 | 74 | -26 | 40 | - |
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Football League Fourth Division Playoffs |
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Semi Finals 1st Leg |
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| Date | Home | Score | Away |
| Sun May 19 | Scunthorpe United | 1-1 | Blackpool |
| Sun May 19 | Torquay United | 2-0 | Burnley |
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Semi Finals 2nd Leg |
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| Wed May 22 | Blackpool | 2-1 | Scunthorpe United |
| Blackpool won 3-2 on aggregate | |||
| Wed May 22 | Burnley | 1-0 | Torquay United |
| Torquay United won 2-1 on aggregate | |||
| Final | |||
| Fri May 31 | Torquay United | 2-2 | Blackpool |
| (Torquay United won 5-4 on penalties) | |||
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End of Season Notes |
| ▼Crewe Alexandra were Relegated from the Third Division |
| ▼Rotherham United were Relegated from the Third Division |
| ▼Mansfield Town were Relegated from the Third Division |
| ▲Darlington were Promoted to the Third Division |
| ▲Stockport County were Promoted to the Third Division |
| ▲Hartlepool United were Promoted to the Third Division |
| ▲Peterborough United were Promoted to the Third Division |
| ♦ Blackpool Qualified for the Playoffs |
| ♦ Burnley Qualified for the Playoffs |
| ♦ Torquay United Qualified for the Playoffs |
| ♦ Scunthorpe United Qualified for the Playoffs |
| ▲Torquay United were Promoted to the Third Division via the Playoffs |
| ♦ Due to League re-organisation an extra place was available and this resulted in no Relegation |
| ▲Barnet were Promoted from the Football Conference |