| SEASON 1988-1989 |
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 | BARCLAYS LEAGUE DIVISION FOUR |
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Table as at Friday, December 2, 1988: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crewe Alexandra | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 33 |
| 2 | Rotherham United | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 13 | 16 | 30 |
| 3 | Scarborough | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 21 | 9 | 30 |
| 4 | Scunthorpe United | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 23 | 4 | 29 |
| 5 | Lincoln City | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 27 |
| 6 | Torquay United | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 27 |
| 7 | Doncaster Rovers | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 30 | -7 | 27 |
| 8 | Wrexham | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 30 | 24 | 6 | 26 |
| 9 | Tranmere Rovers | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 26 |
| 10 | Rochdale | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 26 |
| 11 | Burnley | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 25 |
| 12 | Cambridge United | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 30 | -1 | 25 |
| 13 | Halifax Town | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 39 | 33 | 6 | 23 |
| 14 | Stockport County | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 23 |
| 15 | Hartlepool United | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 25 | -7 | 23 |
| 16 | Hereford United | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 28 | -1 | 22 |
| 17 | Leyton Orient | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 21 |
| 18 | Exeter City | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 27 | -4 | 21 |
| 19 | Peterborough United | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 25 | -5 | 21 |
| 20 | Grimsby Town | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 28 | -5 | 19 |
| 21 | York City | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 32 | -9 | 18 |
| 22 | Carlisle United | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 27 | -8 | 15 |
| 23 | Darlington | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 33 | -12 | 13 |
| 24 | Colchester United | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 35 | -17 | 13 |
| Key: | Promotion | Play-offs | Relegation |