1988–89 Football League

The Football League
Season 1988–89
Champions Arsenal
Relegated Darlington

The 19881989 season was the 90th completed season of the Football League.[1]

No European qualification took place due to the Heysel Stadium disaster suspension in place.

Prior to the 1986–87 season membership of the Football League was dependent on a system of election by the other member teams. From 1986 that system came to an end, and instead, the club finishing last in the Fourth Division was automatically demoted to Conference. This season the casualty was Darlington.

First Division

Football League, First Division
Season 1988–89
Champions Arsenal (9th English title)
Relegated Middlesbrough
Newcastle United
West Ham United
European Cup 1989–90 No qualifications[2]
FA Cup winners Liverpool
European Cup Winners' Cup 1989–90 No qualifications[2]
UEFA Cup 1989–90 No qualifications[2]
Matches played 380
Goals scored 926 (2.44 per match)
Top goalscorer A. Smith (Arsenal), 23 [3]
Biggest home win Luton Town Southampton 6–1 (2 Jan 1989)
Biggest away win Millwall Tottenham Hotspur 0–5 (29 Apr 1989)
Highest scoring Luton Town Southampton 6–1 (2 Jan 1989);
Luton Town Charlton 5–2 (2 May 1989);
Queens Park Rangers Wimbledon 4–3 (8 Apr 1989);
Coventry Middlesbrough 3–4 (1 Oct 1988);
Middlesbrough Nottingham Forest 3–4 (22 Apr 1989)
Longest winning run Liverpool (9 games)
Longest unbeaten run Liverpool (18 games)
Longest losing run Southampton (5 games)
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GD Pts Notes
1 Arsenal 38106335191243381773363776Champions[notes 1]
2 Liverpool 38115333111153321765283776

FA Cup Winners

3 Nottingham Forest 388743116964332764432164League Cup Winners
4 Norwich City 38874232094625254845362
5 Derby County 38937231884717204038258
6 Tottenham Hotspur 388653124766292260461457
7 Coventry City 38946282359519194742555
8 Everton 3810723318451017275045554
9 Queens Park Rangers 38955231656820214337653
10 Millwall 381036272148720314752–553
11 Manchester United 3810542713379182245351051
12 Wimbledon 381036301946920275046451
13 Southampton 38676252648727405266–1445
14 Charlton Athletic 386762524451019344458–1442
15 Sheffield Wednesday 38667212546913263451–1742
16 Luton Town 388653221251210314252–1041
17 Aston Villa 387662522271020344556–1140
18 Middlesbrough 386762830351116314461–1739
19 West Ham United 3836101930721018323762–2538
20 Newcastle United 3836101928441113353263–3131
  1. English teams were banned by UEFA from its competitions from the season 1985–86 on until the season 1990–91 because of the Heysel Disaster in 1985, involving Liverpool fans.
Key
League Champions, excluded from the European Cup
FA Cup Winners, but excluded from the Cup Winners' Cup
League Cup winners, excluded from UEFA Cup
Relegated

First division Results table

Home ╲ Away ARS AST CHACOVDEREVELIVLUTMUNMIDMILNEWNORNOTQPRSHWSOUTOTWHUWDN
Arsenal 23 22 20 12 20 11 20 21 30 00 10 50 13 21 11 22 20 21 22
Aston Villa 03 12 11 12 20 11 21 00 11 22 31 31 11 21 20 12 21 01 01
Charlton Athletic 23 22 00 30 12 03 30 10 20 03 22 12 01 11 21 22 22 00 10
Coventry City 10 21 30 02 01 13 10 10 34 00 12 21 22 03 50 21 11 11 21
Derby County 21 21 00 10 32 01 01 22 10 01 20 01 02 01 10 31 11 12 41
Everton 13 11 32 31 10 00 02 11 21 11 40 11 11 41 10 41 10 31 11
Liverpool 02 10 20 00 10 11 50 10 30 11 12 01 10 20 51 20 11 51 11
Luton Town 11 11 52 22 30 10 10 02 10 12 00 10 23 00 01 61 13 41 22
Manchester United 11 11 30 01 02 12 31 20 10 30 20 12 20 00 11 22 10 20 10
Middlesbrough 01 33 00 11 01 33 04 21 10 42 11 23 34 10 01 33 22 10 10
Millwall 12 20 10 10 10 21 12 31 00 20 40 23 22 32 10 11 05 01 01
Newcastle United 01 12 02 03 01 20 22 00 00 30 11 02 01 12 13 33 22 12 21
Norwich City 00 22 13 12 10 10 01 22 21 00 22 02 21 10 11 11 31 21 10
Nottingham Forest 14 40 40 00 11 20 21 00 20 22 41 11 20 00 11 30 12 12 01
Queens Park Rangers 00 10 10 21 01 00 01 11 32 00 12 30 11 12 20 01 10 21 43
Sheffield Wednesday 21 10 31 12 11 11 22 10 02 10 30 12 22 03 02 11 02 02 11
Southampton 13 31 20 22 00 11 13 21 21 13 22 10 00 11 14 12 02 40 00
Tottenham Hotspur 23 20 11 11 13 21 12 00 22 32 20 20 21 12 22 00 12 30 32
West Ham United 14 22 13 11 11 01 02 10 13 12 30 20 02 33 00 00 12 02 12
Wimbledon 15 10 11 01 40 21 12 40 11 11 10 40 02 41 10 10 21 12 01

Source:
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

First Division maps

Locations of the Football League First Division London teams 1988–1989

Second Division

Football League, Second Division
Season 1988–89
Champions Chelsea (2nd title)
Promoted Crystal Palace,
Manchester City
Relegated Birmingham City,
Shrewsbury Town,
Walsall
Matches played 552
Goals scored 1465 (2.65 per match)
Top goalscorer Keith Edwards (Hull City), 26 [3]
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GD Pts Notes
1 Chelsea 4615625025146346259650+4699
2 Manchester City 4612834828115729257753+2482
3 Crystal Palace 461562421786929327149+2281 [notes3 1]
4 Watford 461454411887833307448+2678
5 Blackburn Rovers 4616435022671024377459+1577
6 Swindon Town 461382351578833386853+1576
7 Barnsley 461283372186929376658+874
8 Ipswich Town 4613374223941029387161+1073
9 West Bromwich Albion 4613734318511722236541+2472
10 Leeds United 4612653420510825305950+967
11 Sunderland 4612834023471220376060±063
12 Bournemouth 4613373220551321425362–962
13 Stoke City 4610943325551324475772–1559
14 Bradford City 4681142922561223375259–756
15 Leicester City 46116631202101125435663–755
16 Oldham Athletic 46910449322111026407572+354
17 Oxford United 4611664034361422366270–854
18 Plymouth Argyle 4611483522381220445566–1154
19 Brighton & Hove Albion 4611573624341621425766–951
20 Portsmouth 4610673321361420415362–951
21 Hull City 467973125451421435268–1647
22 Shrewsbury Town 4641182531471215364067–2742
23 Birmingham City 4664132133271410433176–4535
24 Walsall 46310102742261514384180–3931
  1. Crystal Palace won the play-offs and were promoted.
Key
Division Champions, promoted
Promoted
Participated in play-offs
Promoted through play-offs
Relegated

Second Division play-offs

Both the semifinals and the finals were decided over two legs.
The full results can be found at: Football League Division Two play-offs 1989.

Semi-finals
1st leg –21 May; 2nd leg –24 May 1989
Finals
1st leg –31 May; 2nd leg –3 June 1989
 
3rd  Crystal Palace 0 2 2  
6th  Swindon Town 1 0 1  
  3rd  Crystal Palace 1 3 4
  5th  Blackburn Rovers 3 0 3
4th  Watford 0 1 1
5th  Blackburn Rovers[notes2 1] 0 1 1  
  1. Blackburn won on away goals after extra time.

Second Division results

Home ╲ Away BAR BIR BLBBOUBRABHACHECRYHULIPSLEELEIMCIOLDOXFPLYPORSHRSTKSUNSWIWALWATWBA
Barnsley 00 01 52 00 22 11 11 02 20 22 30 12 43 10 31 10 10 10 30 11 10 22 21
Birmingham City 35 20 01 10 12 14 01 10 10 00 23 02 00 00 01 00 12 01 32 12 10 23 14
Blackburn Rovers 21 30 20 21 21 11 54 40 10 20 00 40 31 31 12 31 01 43 22 00 30 21 12
AFC Bournemouth 32 01 21 30 21 10 20 51 10 00 21 01 22 21 00 10 01 01 01 23 21 01 21
Bradford City 12 22 11 01 01 22 01 11 22 11 21 11 20 00 11 21 10 00 10 22 31 21 20
Brighton & Hove Albion 01 40 30 12 13 01 31 11 01 21 11 21 20 21 22 21 31 11 30 02 22 10 01
Chelsea 53 31 12 20 31 20 10 21 30 10 21 13 22 11 50 33 20 21 11 32 20 22 11
Crystal Palace 11 41 22 23 20 21 11 31 20 00 42 00 20 10 41 20 11 10 10 21 40 02 10
Hull City 00 11 13 40 11 52 30 01 11 12 22 10 11 12 30 11 30 14 00 10 00 03 01
Ipswich Town 20 40 20 31 11 23 01 12 11 01 20 10 21 12 22 01 20 51 20 12 31 32 21
Leeds United 20 10 20 30 33 10 02 12 21 24 11 11 00 11 20 10 23 40 20 00 10 01 21
Leicester City 01 20 40 01 10 10 20 22 02 01 12 00 12 10 10 21 11 20 31 33 10 22 11
Manchester City 12 00 10 33 40 21 23 11 41 40 00 42 14 21 20 41 22 21 11 21 22 31 11
Oldham Athletic 11 40 11 20 11 21 14 23 22 40 22 11 01 30 22 53 30 22 22 22 30 31 13
Oxford United 20 30 11 31 34 32 23 10 10 11 32 11 24 11 01 10 41 32 24 11 10 04 11
Plymouth Argyle 12 01 43 11 31 30 01 02 20 01 10 11 01 30 31 01 00 40 14 41 20 10 11
Portsmouth 30 10 12 21 12 20 23 11 13 01 40 30 01 11 21 20 20 00 20 02 11 22 00
Shrewsbury Town 23 00 11 10 13 11 11 21 13 15 33 30 01 00 22 20 12 12 00 01 00 11 11
Stoke City 11 10 01 21 21 22 03 21 40 11 23 22 31 00 10 22 22 00 20 21 03 20 00
Sunderland 10 22 20 11 00 10 12 11 20 40 21 22 24 32 10 21 40 21 11 40 03 11 11
Swindon Town 00 21 11 31 10 30 11 10 10 23 00 21 12 22 30 10 11 10 30 41 10 11 00
Walsall 13 50 12 11 01 10 07 00 11 24 03 01 33 22 15 22 11 11 12 20 22 01 00
Watford 40 10 22 10 20 11 12 01 20 32 11 21 10 31 11 30 10 00 32 01 23 50 20
West Bromwich Albion 11 00 20 00 10 10 23 53 20 12 21 11 10 31 32 22 30 40 60 00 31 00 01

Source:
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second Division maps

Locations of the Football League Second Division London teams 1988–1989

Third Division

Football League, Third Division
Season 1988–89
Champions Wolverhampton Wanderers (1st title)
Promoted Port Vale,
Sheffield United
Relegated Aldershot,
Chesterfield,
Gillingham,
Southend United
Matches played 552
Goals scored 1495 (2.71 per match)
Top goalscorer Steve Bull (Wolverhampton Wanderers), 37 [3]
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GD Pts Notes
1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 4618416119810535309649+4792
2 Sheffield United 461634572196836339354+3984
3 Port Vale 461535462199532277848+3084 [notes4 1]
4 Fulham 46127442281021127396967+275
5 Bristol Rovers 4691133421106733306751+1674
6 Preston North End 4614725631581023297960+1972
7 Brentford 4614543621491030406661+568
8 Chester City 4612653818751126436461+368
9 Notts County 4611753722761027326454+1067
10 Bolton Wanderers 4612834223481116315854+464
11 Bristol City 4610310322586921305355–263
12 Swansea City 4611843322481118315153–261UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1989–90
First round
13 Bury 4611752722561228455567–1261
14 Huddersfield Town 4610853525711528486373–1060
15 Mansfield Town 4610853222491016304852–459
16 Cardiff City 4610943016461314404456–1257
17 Wigan Athletic 46959282259927315553+256
18 Reading 4610673729551331436872–456
19 Blackpool 4610673629471220305659–355
20 Northampton Town 46112104134541425426676–1054
21 Southend United 4610943326361423495675–1954
22 Chesterfield 469593535521616515186–3549
23 Gillingham 4673132532511722494781–3440
24 Aldershot 4676102929171519494878–3037
  1. Port Vale won the play-offs and were promoted.
Key
Division Champions, promoted
Promoted
Welsh Cup winners, qualified for Cup Winners' Cup
Participated in play-offs
Promoted through play-offs
Relegated

Third Division play-offs

Both the semifinals and the finals were decided over two legs.
The full results can be found at: Football League Division Three play-offs 1989.

Semi-finals
1st leg –21/22 May; 2nd leg –25 May 1989
Finals
1st leg –31 May; 2nd leg –3 June 1989
 
3rd  Port Vale 1 3 4  
6th  Preston North End 1 1 2  
  3rd  Port Vale 1 1 2
  5th  Bristol Rovers 1 0 1
4th  Fulham F.C. 0 0 0
5th  Bristol Rovers 1 4 5  

Third Division results

Home ╲ Away ALD BLP BOLBREBRIBROBRYCARCHRCHFFULGILHUDMANNORNTCPTVPNEREASHUSTDSWAWIGWOL
Aldershot 10 03 00 01 13 41 01 11 20 12 02 01 00 51 23 22 21 11 10 22 01 31 12
Blackpool 40 20 03 22 11 22 10 11 12 01 41 21 11 31 01 32 10 24 12 32 00 20 02
Bolton Wanderers 10 22 42 20 11 24 40 01 50 32 21 31 00 21 33 11 10 11 20 00 10 11 12
Brentford 21 10 30 30 21 22 11 01 10 01 10 10 10 20 21 21 02 32 14 40 11 11 22
Bristol City 11 12 11 01 01 30 20 01 40 15 10 61 20 31 04 01 11 21 20 02 20 01 01
Bristol Rovers 22 10 20 12 11 13 01 41 21 00 20 51 00 11 20 22 10 11 11 11 11 32 00
Bury 01 00 00 31 21 00 10 21 21 31 10 06 01 01 11 00 11 21 12 31 10 11 31
Cardiff City 32 00 10 10 11 22 30 20 01 12 10 30 00 10 01 30 00 12 00 20 22 22 11
Chester 11 11 00 32 20 02 20 00 31 70 20 30 00 21 10 12 01 30 01 24 31 10 11
Chesterfield 21 02 11 22 10 03 12 40 12 41 31 11 13 11 30 12 03 24 21 21 20 11 03
Fulham 51 11 11 33 31 02 10 20 41 21 12 12 11 32 21 12 21 21 22 10 10 11 22
Gillingham 11 10 01 00 01 23 34 12 02 01 01 12 30 10 21 10 13 01 21 11 23 21 13
Huddersfield Town 21 11 01 12 01 23 32 10 31 11 20 11 20 12 31 00 20 22 32 32 11 11 00
Mansfield Town 11 01 11 10 22 21 11 22 20 31 31 21 10 11 11 01 03 21 01 40 00 01 31
Northampton Town 60 42 23 10 13 12 20 30 02 30 21 12 13 21 13 13 10 13 12 22 10 11 31
Notts County 41 11 20 30 00 10 30 20 22 40 01 12 30 21 01 14 00 33 14 11 10 10 11
Port Vale 30 10 21 32 01 10 13 61 12 50 30 21 20 12 12 10 11 30 33 20 21 21 00
Preston North End 22 10 31 53 20 11 10 33 33 60 14 50 10 20 32 30 13 21 20 32 11 22 33
Reading 31 21 11 22 12 31 11 31 31 00 01 12 21 10 11 13 30 22 13 40 20 03 02
Sheffield United 10 41 40 22 30 41 21 01 61 13 10 42 51 12 40 11 00 31 10 12 51 21 20
Southend United 11 21 20 11 12 22 11 00 10 31 00 21 24 11 21 11 11 21 21 21 02 12 31
Swansea City 10 12 10 11 11 12 11 11 11 20 20 32 10 31 10 20 00 11 20 22 20 12 25
Wigan Athletic 21 21 11 11 01 30 10 10 30 02 01 30 02 00 13 01 02 11 30 12 30 12 11
Wolverhampton Wanderers 10 21 10 20 20 01 40 20 31 10 52 61 41 62 32 00 33 60 21 22 30 11 21

Source:
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Third Division maps

Locations of the Football League Third Division London teams 1988–1989

Fourth Division

Football League, Fourth Division
Season 1988–89
Champions Rotherham United (1st title)
Promoted Crewe Alexandra,
Leyton Orient,
Tranmere Rovers
Relegated to Conference Darlington
New club in the league Lincoln City
Matches played 552
Goals scored 1498 (2.71 per match)
Top goalscorer Phil Stant (Hereford United), 28 [3]
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GD Pts Notes
1 Rotherham United 4613644418910432177635+4182
2 Tranmere Rovers 4615623413611628306243+1980
3 Crewe Alexandra 461373422488725246748+1978
4 Scunthorpe United 4611934022105837357757+2077
5 Scarborough 461274332397734296752+1577
6 Leyton Orient 4616256119510825318650+3675 [notes5 1]
7 Wrexham 461274442877933357763+1471
8 Cambridge United 4613734525571126377162+968
9 Grimsby Town 4611933318661132416559+666
10 Lincoln City 4612653926641325346460+464
11 York City 4610854327751119366263–164
12 Carlisle United 46968262569827275352+160
13 Exeter City 4614454623421719456568–360
14 Torquay United 4615263223261513374560–1559
15 Hereford United 4611844027381226456672–658
16 Burnley 4612653520271417415261–955
17 Peterborough United 46103102932491023425274–2254
18 Rochdale 46101033226341624565682–2653
19 Hartlepool United 4610673333441517455078–2852
20 Stockport County 46810531202111023325452+251
21 Halifax Town 4610764227341627486975–650
22 Colchester United 468783530471225486078–1850
23 Doncaster Rovers 469683232441517464978–2949
24 Darlington 4631282838561225385376–2342
  1. Leyton Orient won the play-offs and were promoted.
Key
Division Champions, promoted
Promoted
Participated in play-offs
Promoted through play-offs
New club in the league
Relegated to Conference

Fourth Division play-offs

Both the semifinals and the finals were decided over two legs.
The full results can be found at: Football League Division Four play-offs 1989.

Semi-finals
1st leg –21 May; 2nd leg –24 May 1989
Finals
1st leg –30 May; 2nd leg –3 June 1989
 
4th  Scunthorpe United 1 0 1  
7th  Wrexham 3 2 5  
  7th  Wrexham 0 1 1
  6th  Leyton Orient 0 2 2
5th  Scarborough 1 0 1
6th  Leyton Orient 0 2 2  

Fourth Division results

Home ╲ Away BUR CAM CRLCOLCREDARDONEXEGRIHALHARHERLEYLINPETROCROTSCASCUSTPTORTRAWREYOR
Burnley 20 00 20 10 01 30 30 10 21 00 33 22 14 11 21 10 01 01 10 10 22 13 60
Cambridge United 21 32 31 11 13 00 20 41 21 60 21 22 23 21 20 11 22 03 10 30 11 20 11
Carlisle United 00 11 12 01 12 01 10 21 31 21 30 21 21 22 10 02 01 03 11 21 11 12 00
Colchester United 22 12 11 21 12 01 40 00 32 12 11 10 13 12 30 11 31 12 11 22 23 21 10
Crewe Alexandra 40 20 10 31 20 02 21 22 22 30 21 21 20 11 31 13 11 32 11 00 21 22 12
Darlington 11 11 23 12 11 13 22 11 02 00 00 13 21 22 12 11 21 33 14 00 12 21 22
Doncaster Rovers 10 11 13 31 01 10 21 23 14 10 32 10 01 23 11 10 31 22 22 12 00 22 12
Exeter City 30 03 30 42 12 21 30 21 41 21 31 11 01 31 51 00 10 22 22 30 01 02 20
Grimsby Town 10 40 00 22 00 00 50 21 32 30 11 22 10 00 13 04 21 11 20 10 00 01 20
Halifax Town 12 00 33 32 01 10 20 03 21 10 22 22 01 50 41 11 02 51 22 20 23 40 00
Hartlepool United 22 32 02 21 03 21 21 22 21 20 11 10 32 21 01 11 31 02 22 01 22 13 01
Hereford United 00 42 21 11 01 11 31 10 21 31 20 11 32 40 44 11 13 12 21 11 21 00 12
Leyton Orient 30 11 20 80 00 10 40 40 50 20 43 13 31 12 30 31 23 41 12 31 20 01 40
Lincoln City 23 30 02 11 22 32 31 20 22 21 01 20 01 11 41 01 22 10 00 10 21 43 21
Peterborough United 30 15 14 30 32 11 20 01 12 21 01 21 01 11 10 03 14 12 10 31 11 10 01
Rochdale 21 21 00 11 21 22 20 21 02 11 00 22 03 22 00 02 21 10 11 21 31 33 20
Rotherham United 31 00 21 20 12 12 30 01 10 20 40 60 41 20 11 31 11 33 21 10 00 22 01
Scarborough 10 21 01 00 21 32 20 21 23 31 20 02 00 11 21 33 10 10 11 52 00 03 00
Scunthorpe United 21 10 11 23 22 51 21 20 11 00 11 31 22 00 30 40 00 03 11 10 01 31 42
Stockport County 00 00 11 10 01 00 20 40 31 11 30 12 00 10 12 30 13 22 12 00 11 22 32
Torquay United 20 31 10 13 21 10 32 04 22 02 20 10 30 10 10 10 12 01 02 21 32 00 20
Tranmere Rovers 21 12 00 00 11 20 22 20 32 20 21 10 30 10 10 20 00 11 21 10 30 21 01
Wrexham 42 31 21 22 00 33 11 30 12 30 43 11 01 30 11 21 14 01 20 20 10 33 21
York City 00 12 11 20 30 41 11 31 03 53 23 41 11 21 51 33 11 00 12 20 11 01 10

Source:
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Fourth Division maps

See also

References

  1. "England 1988–89". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 25 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
  2. 1 2 3 English teams were banned by UEFA from its competitions from the season 1985–86 on until the season
    1990–91 because of the Heysel Disaster in 1985, involving Liverpool fans.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
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