Tabla final de posiciones
| # | Club | PJ | G | E | P | GF | GC | DIF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Rotherham UnitedAscendió | 46 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 76 | 35 | +41 | 82 |
| 2 |  Tranmere RoversAscendió | 46 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 62 | 43 | +19 | 80 |
| 3 |  Crewe AlexandraAscendió | 46 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 67 | 48 | +19 | 78 |
| 4 |  Scunthorpe United | 46 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 77 | 57 | +20 | 77 |
| 5 | 46 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 67 | 52 | +15 | 77 | |
| 6 |  Leyton OrientAscendió (reducido)Ascendió | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 86 | 50 | +36 | 75 |
| 7 |  Wrexham | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 77 | 63 | +14 | 71 |
| 8 |  Cambridge United | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 71 | 62 | +9 | 68 |
| 9 |  Grimsby Town | 46 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 65 | 59 | +6 | 66 |
| 10 |  Lincoln City | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 64 | 60 | +4 | 64 |
| 11 |  York City | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 62 | 63 | -1 | 64 |
| 12 |  Carlisle United | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 53 | 52 | +1 | 60 |
| 13 |  Exeter City | 46 | 18 | 6 | 22 | 65 | 68 | -3 | 60 |
| 14 | 46 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 45 | 60 | -15 | 59 | |
| 15 | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 66 | 72 | -6 | 58 | |
| 16 |  Burnley | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 52 | 61 | -9 | 55 |
| 17 |  Peterborough United | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 52 | 74 | -22 | 54 |
| 18 |  Rochdale | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 56 | 82 | -26 | 53 |
| 19 |  Hartlepool United | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 50 | 78 | -28 | 52 |
| 20 |  Stockport County | 46 | 10 | 21 | 15 | 54 | 52 | +2 | 51 |
| 21 | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 69 | 75 | -6 | 50 | |
| 22 |  Colchester United | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 60 | 78 | -18 | 50 |
| 23 |  Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 49 | 78 | -29 | 49 |
| 24 | 46 | 8 | 18 | 20 | 53 | 76 | -23 | 42 |
Los 552 resultados están confirmados por al menos dos fuentes (engsoccerdata, la grilla de resultados de Wikipedia). La tabla armada con los partidos es igual a la tabla final de Wikipedia.
Fuentes: engsoccerdata (James Curley) · Wikipedia (en inglés)
Reducido por el ascenso
Los clubes que terminaron detrás de los que subieron directo jugaron el reducido por el último lugar de ascenso. Los 6 resultados están confirmados por dos fuentes (engsoccerdata (James Curley), Wikipedia: 1989 Football League play-offs).
Semifinales
21 de may de 1989
Wrexham3–1Scunthorpe UnitedIda
24 de may de 1989
Scunthorpe United0–2WrexhamVuelta · Global 5-1: pasó Wrexham ❗ Fecha a verificar: Wikipedia dice 25/05/1989.
Final
30 de may de 1989
Wrexham0–0Leyton OrientIda
3 de jun de 1989
Leyton Orient2–1WrexhamVuelta · Global 2-1: pasó Leyton Orient
Partidos (552)
sábado, 27 de agosto de 1988
- Burnley2–1Rochdale
- Cambridge United4–1Grimsby Town
- Carlisle United2–2Peterborough United
- Colchester United1–0York City
- Exeter City0–2Wrexham
- Leyton Orient0–0Crewe Alexandra
- Lincoln City0–1Hartlepool United
- Rotherham United3–0Doncaster Rovers
viernes, 2 de septiembre de 1988
- Tranmere Rovers0–0Colchester United
sábado, 3 de septiembre de 1988
- Crewe Alexandra3–2Scunthorpe United
- Doncaster Rovers2–1Exeter City
- Rochdale0–2Rotherham United
- Stockport County0–0Leyton Orient
- Wrexham3–0Lincoln City
- York City1–1Carlisle United
viernes, 9 de septiembre de 1988
- Colchester United0–1Doncaster Rovers
sábado, 10 de septiembre de 1988
- Burnley6–0York City
- Cambridge United1–0Stockport County
- Carlisle United1–1Tranmere Rovers
- Lincoln City2–2Crewe Alexandra
- Rotherham United2–2Wrexham
- Scunthorpe United1–1Grimsby Town
viernes, 16 de septiembre de 1988
- Stockport County0–0Burnley
- Tranmere Rovers1–2Cambridge United
- Wrexham2–2Colchester United
sábado, 17 de septiembre de 1988
- Grimsby Town0–4Rotherham United
- Hartlepool United1–0Leyton Orient
- Peterborough United1–1Lincoln City
- Rochdale2–1Exeter City
- York City1–2Scunthorpe United
martes, 20 de septiembre de 1988
- Cambridge United2–3Lincoln City
- Rochdale2–0Doncaster Rovers
- Rotherham United4–1Leyton Orient
- Scunthorpe United1–1Carlisle United
- Wrexham1–2Grimsby Town
- York City2–3Hartlepool United
viernes, 23 de septiembre de 1988
- Crewe Alexandra1–1Stockport County
sábado, 24 de septiembre de 1988
- Burnley2–0Colchester United
- Carlisle United0–2Rotherham United
- Doncaster Rovers2–2Wrexham
- Exeter City2–2Scunthorpe United
- Grimsby Town1–3Rochdale
- Hartlepool United3–2Cambridge United
- Peterborough United0–1York City
viernes, 30 de septiembre de 1988
- Cambridge United3–2Carlisle United
- Tranmere Rovers2–1Hartlepool United
sábado, 1 de octubre de 1988
- Colchester United1–3Lincoln City
- Rochdale2–1Crewe Alexandra
- Rotherham United0–1Exeter City
- Stockport County2–0Doncaster Rovers
- Wrexham1–1Peterborough United
martes, 4 de octubre de 1988
- Burnley1–0Rotherham United
- Carlisle United1–2Colchester United
- Crewe Alexandra2–0Cambridge United
- Grimsby Town0–0Tranmere Rovers
- Hartlepool United0–1Rochdale
- Leyton Orient4–0York City
miércoles, 5 de octubre de 1988
- Lincoln City1–0Scunthorpe United
- Peterborough United1–0Stockport County
viernes, 7 de octubre de 1988
- Tranmere Rovers0–1York City
sábado, 8 de octubre de 1988
- Burnley3–0Exeter City
- Colchester United1–2Scunthorpe United
- Doncaster Rovers1–0Hartlepool United
- Grimsby Town0–0Peterborough United
- Rochdale1–1Stockport County
- Wrexham0–0Crewe Alexandra
sábado, 15 de octubre de 1988
- Crewe Alexandra0–2Doncaster Rovers
- Exeter City2–1Grimsby Town
- Hartlepool United1–3Wrexham
- Leyton Orient8–0Colchester United
- Peterborough United3–0Burnley
- Rotherham United0–0Tranmere Rovers
- Scunthorpe United1–0Cambridge United
sábado, 22 de octubre de 1988
- Burnley2–2Leyton Orient
- Exeter City3–0Carlisle United
- Grimsby Town2–0York City
- Hartlepool United0–3Crewe Alexandra
- Rochdale1–0Scunthorpe United
- Wrexham3–3Tranmere Rovers
lunes, 24 de octubre de 1988
- Stockport County3–0Hartlepool United
- Tranmere Rovers1–0Lincoln City
martes, 25 de octubre de 1988
- Carlisle United0–0Burnley
- Crewe Alexandra2–2Grimsby Town
- Leyton Orient4–0Exeter City
- Rotherham United2–0Colchester United
- Scunthorpe United3–1Wrexham
- York City1–1Doncaster Rovers
viernes, 28 de octubre de 1988
- Colchester United1–1Stockport County
sábado, 29 de octubre de 1988
- Burnley2–0Cambridge United
- Doncaster Rovers1–0Leyton Orient
- Exeter City1–2Crewe Alexandra
- Lincoln City0–2Carlisle United
- Peterborough United1–2Scunthorpe United
- Wrexham2–1York City
viernes, 4 de noviembre de 1988
- Cambridge United2–0Exeter City
- Crewe Alexandra3–1Colchester United
- Tranmere Rovers2–0Rochdale
sábado, 5 de noviembre de 1988
- Leyton Orient1–2Peterborough United
- Rotherham United2–0Lincoln City
- Scunthorpe United2–1Burnley
- Stockport County3–1Grimsby Town
martes, 8 de noviembre de 1988
- Burnley1–4Lincoln City
- Grimsby Town5–0Doncaster Rovers
- Leyton Orient2–0Carlisle United
- Rotherham United3–3Scunthorpe United
- Wrexham2–0Stockport County
- York City3–0Crewe Alexandra
sábado, 12 de noviembre de 1988
- Cambridge United1–1Rotherham United
- Crewe Alexandra2–1Tranmere Rovers
- Doncaster Rovers2–3Peterborough United
- Hartlepool United2–1Grimsby Town
- Lincoln City2–0Exeter City
- Rochdale3–3Wrexham
- Scunthorpe United2–2Leyton Orient
viernes, 25 de noviembre de 1988
- Crewe Alexandra1–1Peterborough United
- Stockport County1–1Tranmere Rovers
sábado, 26 de noviembre de 1988
- Cambridge United2–2Leyton Orient
- Carlisle United2–1Grimsby Town
- Doncaster Rovers1–0Burnley
- Hartlepool United2–2Exeter City
- Rochdale2–0York City
viernes, 2 de diciembre de 1988
- Tranmere Rovers2–2Doncaster Rovers
sábado, 3 de diciembre de 1988
- Burnley0–0Hartlepool United
- Exeter City4–2Colchester United
- Leyton Orient3–1Lincoln City
- Peterborough United1–0Rochdale
- Rotherham United2–1Stockport County
- Wrexham2–1Carlisle United
viernes, 16 de diciembre de 1988
- Rochdale1–1Colchester United
- Wrexham3–1Cambridge United
- York City1–1Rotherham United
sábado, 17 de diciembre de 1988
- Doncaster Rovers2–2Scunthorpe United
- Grimsby Town2–2Leyton Orient
- Hartlepool United0–2Carlisle United
- Peterborough United0–1Exeter City
- Stockport County1–0Lincoln City
lunes, 26 de diciembre de 1988
- Burnley1–3Wrexham
- Cambridge United0–0Doncaster Rovers
- Carlisle United1–0Rochdale
- Colchester United1–2Peterborough United
- Leyton Orient2–0Tranmere Rovers
- Lincoln City2–2Grimsby Town
- Rotherham United1–2Crewe Alexandra
- Scunthorpe United1–1Hartlepool United
miércoles, 28 de diciembre de 1988
- Lincoln City3–1Doncaster Rovers
viernes, 30 de diciembre de 1988
- Cambridge United2–0Rochdale
- Colchester United1–2Hartlepool United
sábado, 31 de diciembre de 1988
- Burnley1–0Grimsby Town
- Carlisle United1–1Stockport County
- Exeter City2–0York City
- Leyton Orient0–1Wrexham
- Scunthorpe United0–1Tranmere Rovers
lunes, 2 de enero de 1989
- Crewe Alexandra1–0Carlisle United
- Grimsby Town2–2Colchester United
- Hartlepool United1–1Rotherham United
- Rochdale0–3Leyton Orient
- Stockport County4–0Exeter City
- Tranmere Rovers2–1Burnley
- York City2–1Lincoln City
martes, 3 de enero de 1989
- Peterborough United1–5Cambridge United
sábado, 7 de enero de 1989
- Peterborough United0–3Rotherham United
- Rochdale2–2Lincoln City
- Stockport County1–2Scunthorpe United
martes, 10 de enero de 1989
- Doncaster Rovers1–3Carlisle United
viernes, 13 de enero de 1989
- Colchester United2–3Tranmere Rovers
sábado, 14 de enero de 1989
- Carlisle United0–0York City
- Exeter City3–0Doncaster Rovers
- Leyton Orient1–2Stockport County
- Lincoln City4–3Wrexham
- Rotherham United3–1Rochdale
- Scunthorpe United2–2Crewe Alexandra
sábado, 21 de enero de 1989
- Crewe Alexandra2–1Leyton Orient
- Doncaster Rovers1–0Rotherham United
- Grimsby Town4–0Cambridge United
- Hartlepool United3–2Lincoln City
- Peterborough United1–4Carlisle United
- Rochdale2–1Burnley
- Wrexham3–0Exeter City
- York City2–0Colchester United
sábado, 28 de enero de 1989
- Burnley1–0Stockport County
- Cambridge United1–1Tranmere Rovers
- Exeter City5–1Rochdale
- Lincoln City1–1Peterborough United
- Scunthorpe United4–2York City
sábado, 4 de febrero de 1989
- Carlisle United0–3Scunthorpe United
- Doncaster Rovers1–1Rochdale
- Grimsby Town0–1Wrexham
- Hartlepool United0–1York City
- Leyton Orient3–1Rotherham United
- Lincoln City3–0Cambridge United
- Peterborough United1–1Tranmere Rovers
viernes, 10 de febrero de 1989
- Colchester United2–2Burnley
- Stockport County0–1Crewe Alexandra
sábado, 11 de febrero de 1989
- Cambridge United6–0Hartlepool United
- Rochdale0–2Grimsby Town
- Rotherham United2–1Carlisle United
- Scunthorpe United2–0Exeter City
- Wrexham1–1Doncaster Rovers
- York City5–1Peterborough United
viernes, 17 de febrero de 1989
- Crewe Alexandra2–2Wrexham
- Stockport County3–0Rochdale
sábado, 18 de febrero de 1989
- Exeter City3–0Burnley
- Hartlepool United2–1Doncaster Rovers
- Scunthorpe United2–3Colchester United
- York City0–1Tranmere Rovers
viernes, 24 de febrero de 1989
- Colchester United1–0Leyton Orient
- Doncaster Rovers0–1Crewe Alexandra
sábado, 25 de febrero de 1989
- Burnley1–1Peterborough United
- Cambridge United0–3Scunthorpe United
- Grimsby Town2–1Exeter City
- Tranmere Rovers0–0Rotherham United
martes, 28 de febrero de 1989
- Colchester United1–1Rotherham United
- Doncaster Rovers1–2York City
- Grimsby Town0–0Crewe Alexandra
- Hartlepool United2–2Stockport County
- Wrexham2–0Scunthorpe United
miércoles, 1 de marzo de 1989
- Exeter City1–1Leyton Orient
- Lincoln City2–1Tranmere Rovers
sábado, 4 de marzo de 1989
- Carlisle United1–0Exeter City
- Crewe Alexandra3–0Hartlepool United
- Leyton Orient3–0Burnley
- Scunthorpe United4–0Rochdale
- York City0–3Grimsby Town
domingo, 5 de marzo de 1989
- Cambridge United3–1Colchester United
martes, 7 de marzo de 1989
- Rotherham United1–0Grimsby Town
- Wrexham4–3Hartlepool United
sábado, 11 de marzo de 1989
- Burnley0–1Scunthorpe United
- Exeter City0–3Cambridge United
- Grimsby Town2–0Stockport County
- Lincoln City0–1Rotherham United
- Peterborough United0–1Leyton Orient
- Rochdale3–1Tranmere Rovers
martes, 14 de marzo de 1989
- Cambridge United2–1Burnley
- Carlisle United2–1Lincoln City
- Crewe Alexandra2–1Exeter City
- Leyton Orient4–0Doncaster Rovers
- Scunthorpe United3–0Peterborough United
- York City1–0Wrexham
viernes, 17 de marzo de 1989
- Stockport County0–0Cambridge United
- Tranmere Rovers0–0Carlisle United
sábado, 18 de marzo de 1989
- Crewe Alexandra2–0Lincoln City
- Doncaster Rovers3–1Colchester United
- Grimsby Town1–1Scunthorpe United
- Wrexham1–4Rotherham United
- York City0–0Burnley
lunes, 20 de marzo de 1989
- Tranmere Rovers2–0Exeter City
martes, 21 de marzo de 1989
- Burnley0–0Carlisle United
- Leyton Orient4–3Hartlepool United
viernes, 24 de marzo de 1989
- Colchester United0–0Grimsby Town
sábado, 25 de marzo de 1989
- Burnley2–2Tranmere Rovers
- Cambridge United2–1Peterborough United
- Carlisle United0–1Crewe Alexandra
- Exeter City2–2Stockport County
- Leyton Orient3–0Rochdale
- Lincoln City2–1York City
- Rotherham United4–0Hartlepool United
lunes, 27 de marzo de 1989
- Crewe Alexandra1–3Rotherham United
- Doncaster Rovers1–1Cambridge United
- Grimsby Town1–0Lincoln City
- Hartlepool United0–2Scunthorpe United
- Peterborough United3–0Colchester United
- Rochdale0–0Carlisle United
- Tranmere Rovers3–0Leyton Orient
- Wrexham4–2Burnley
viernes, 31 de marzo de 1989
- Cambridge United2–0Wrexham
- Colchester United3–0Rochdale
sábado, 1 de abril de 1989
- Carlisle United2–1Hartlepool United
- Exeter City3–1Peterborough United
- Leyton Orient5–0Grimsby Town
- Lincoln City0–0Stockport County
- Rotherham United0–1York City
- Scunthorpe United2–1Doncaster Rovers
martes, 4 de abril de 1989
- Burnley1–0Crewe Alexandra
- Cambridge United1–1York City
- Carlisle United0–1Doncaster Rovers
- Rotherham United1–1Peterborough United
- Scunthorpe United1–1Stockport County
miércoles, 5 de abril de 1989
- Exeter City0–1Tranmere Rovers
- Lincoln City4–1Rochdale
viernes, 7 de abril de 1989
- Stockport County1–1Carlisle United
- Tranmere Rovers2–1Scunthorpe United
sábado, 8 de abril de 1989
- Doncaster Rovers0–1Lincoln City
- Grimsby Town1–0Burnley
- Hartlepool United2–1Colchester United
- Rochdale2–1Cambridge United
- Wrexham0–1Leyton Orient
- York City3–1Exeter City
viernes, 14 de abril de 1989
- Crewe Alexandra3–1Rochdale
- Doncaster Rovers2–2Stockport County
sábado, 15 de abril de 1989
- Carlisle United1–1Cambridge United
- Exeter City0–0Rotherham United
- Hartlepool United2–2Tranmere Rovers
- Lincoln City1–1Colchester United
- Peterborough United1–0Wrexham
viernes, 21 de abril de 1989
- Colchester United1–1Carlisle United
- Stockport County1–2Peterborough United
sábado, 22 de abril de 1989
- Cambridge United1–1Crewe Alexandra
- Rochdale0–0Hartlepool United
- Rotherham United3–1Burnley
- Scunthorpe United0–0Lincoln City
- York City1–1Leyton Orient
martes, 25 de abril de 1989
- Colchester United2–1Wrexham
- Peterborough United1–2Grimsby Town
sábado, 29 de abril de 1989
- Burnley3–0Doncaster Rovers
- Exeter City2–1Hartlepool United
- Grimsby Town0–0Carlisle United
- Leyton Orient1–1Cambridge United
- Peterborough United3–2Crewe Alexandra
- York City3–3Rochdale
lunes, 1 de mayo de 1989
- Carlisle United2–1Leyton Orient
- Crewe Alexandra1–2York City
- Doncaster Rovers2–3Grimsby Town
- Hartlepool United2–1Peterborough United
- Lincoln City2–3Burnley
- Scunthorpe United0–0Rotherham United
- Stockport County2–2Wrexham
sábado, 6 de mayo de 1989
- Carlisle United1–2Wrexham
- Doncaster Rovers0–0Tranmere Rovers
- Hartlepool United2–2Burnley
- Lincoln City0–1Leyton Orient
- Rochdale0–0Peterborough United
- Stockport County1–3Rotherham United
martes, 9 de mayo de 1989
- Crewe Alexandra4–0Burnley
- Tranmere Rovers3–2Grimsby Town
- York City1–2Cambridge United
sábado, 13 de mayo de 1989
- Exeter City0–1Lincoln City
- Grimsby Town3–0Hartlepool United
- Leyton Orient4–1Scunthorpe United
- Peterborough United2–0Doncaster Rovers
- Rotherham United0–0Cambridge United
- Tranmere Rovers1–1Crewe Alexandra
- Wrexham2–1Rochdale
- York City2–0Stockport County