1970's◄ English Football Tier 4 ►1990's
English Football - League Positions - 1980'S
| Tier 4 - FL 4th Division |
Finishing League Positions - Tier 4
|
Club |
79/80 | 80/81 | 81/82 | 82/83 | 83/84 | 84/85 | 85/86 | 86/87 | 87/88 | 88/89 |
| AFC Bournemouth | 11th | 13th | 4th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aldershot | 10th | 6th | 16th | 18th | 5th | 13th | 16th | 6th | - | - |
| Blackpool | - | - | 12th | 21st | 6th | 2nd | - | - | - | - |
| Bolton Wanderers | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3rd | - |
| Bradford City | 5th | 14th | 2nd | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bristol City | - | - | - | 14th | 4th | - | - | - | - | - |
| Burnley | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14th | 22nd | 10th | 16th |
| Bury | - | 12th | 9th | 5th | 15th | 4th | - | - | - | - |
| Cambridge United | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22nd | 11th | 15th | 8th |
| Cardiff City | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13th | 2nd | - |
| Carlisle United | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 23rd | 12th |
| Chester City | - | - | - | 13th | 24th | 16th | 2nd | - | - | - |
| Chesterfield | - | - | - | - | 13th | 1st | - | - | - | - |
| Colchester United | - | - | 6th | 6th | 8th | 7th | 6th | 5th | 9th | 22nd |
| Crewe Alexandra | 23rd | 18th | 24th | 23rd | 16th | 10th | 12th | 17th | 17th | 3rd |
| Darlington | 22nd | 8th | 13th | 17th | 14th | 3rd | - | - | 13th | 24th |
| Doncaster Rovers | 12th | 3rd | - | - | 2nd | - | - | - | - | 23rd |
| Exeter City | - | - | - | - | - | 18th | 21st | 14th | 22nd | 13th |
| Grimsby Town | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9th |
| Halifax Town | 18th | 23rd | 19th | 11th | 21st | 21st | 20th | 15th | 18th | 21st |
| Hartlepool United | 19th | 9th | 14th | 22nd | 23rd | 19th | 7th | 18th | 16th | 19th |
| Hereford United | 21st | 22nd | 10th | 24th | 11th | 5th | 10th | 16th | 19th | 15th |
| Huddersfield Town | 1st | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hull City | -- | - | 8th | 2nd | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Leyton Orient | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5th | 7th | 8th | 6th |
| Lincoln City | 7th | 2nd | - | - | - | - | - | 24th | - | 10th |
| Mansfield Town | - | 7th | 20th | 10th | 19th | 14th | 3rd | - | - | - |
| Newport County | 3rd | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 24th | - |
| Northampton Town | 13th | 10th | 22nd | 15th | 18th | 23rd | 8th | 1st | - | - |
| Peterborough United | 8th | 5th | 5th | 9th | 7th | 11th | 17th | 10th | 7th | 17th |
| Port Vale | 20th | 19th | 7th | 3rd | - | 12th | 4th | - | - | - |
| Portsmouth | 4th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Preston North End | - | - | - | - | - | - | 23rd | 2nd | - | - |
| Reading | - | - | - | - | 3rd | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rochdale | 24th | 15th | 21st | 20th | 22nd | 17th | 18th | 21st | 21st | 18th |
| Rotherham United | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1st |
| Scarborough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12th | 5th |
| Scunthorpe United | 14th | 16th | 23rd | 4th | - | 9th | 15th | 8th | 4th | 4th |
| Sheffield United | - | - | 1st | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southend United | - | 1st | - | - | - | 20th | 9th | 3rd | - | - |
| Stockport County | 16th | 20th | 18th | 16th | 12th | 22nd | 11th | 19th | 20th | 20th |
| Swansea City | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12th | 6th | - |
| Swindon Town | - | - | - | 8th | 17th | 8th | 1st | - | - | - |
| Torquay United | 9th | 17th | 15th | 12th | 9th | 24th | 24th | 23rd | 5th | 14th |
| Tranmere Rovers | 15th | 21st | 11th | 19th | 10th | 6th | 19th | 20th | 14th | 2nd |
| Walsall | 2nd | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wigan Athletic | 6th | 11th | 3rd | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wimbledon | - | 4th | - | 1st | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4th | 1st | - |
| Wrexham | - | - | - | - | 20th | 15th | 13th | 9th | 11th | 7th |
| York City | 17th | 24th | 17th | 7th | 1st | - | - | - | - | 11th |
1970's◄ English Football Tier 4 ►1990's