| SEASON 1988-1989 |
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 | BARCLAYS LEAGUE DIVISION FOUR |
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Table as at Monday, October 24, 1988: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rotherham United | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 21 |
| 2 | Burnley | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 21 |
| 3 | Scarborough | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 20 |
| 4 | Rochdale | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 20 |
| 5 | Crewe Alexandra | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 19 |
| 6 | Tranmere Rovers | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 18 |
| 7 | Cambridge United | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 18 |
| 8 | Lincoln City | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 18 |
| 9 | Exeter City | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 17 |
| 10 | Doncaster Rovers | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 18 | -5 | 16 |
| 11 | Stockport County | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 15 |
| 12 | Wrexham | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 15 |
| 13 | Scunthorpe United | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 15 | -1 | 15 |
| 14 | Hereford United | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 20 | -2 | 15 |
| 15 | Torquay United | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 16 | -2 | 15 |
| 16 | Hartlepool United | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 20 | -8 | 15 |
| 17 | Halifax Town | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 14 |
| 18 | Peterborough United | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 14 |
| 19 | Leyton Orient | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 13 |
| 20 | York City | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 23 | -8 | 13 |
| 21 | Grimsby Town | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -7 | 12 |
| 22 | Colchester United | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 22 | -11 | 11 |
| 23 | Carlisle United | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 21 | -7 | 8 |
| 24 | Darlington | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 25 | -12 | 4 |
| Key: | Promotion | Play-offs | Relegation |