| SEASON 1990-1991 |
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 | BARCLAYS LEAGUE DIVISION THREE |
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Table as at Saturday, December 29, 1990: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southend United | 21 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 38 | 26 | 12 | 46 |
| 2 | Grimsby Town | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 34 | 19 | 15 | 40 |
| 3 | Brentford | 21 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 29 | 23 | 6 | 35 |
| 4 | Leyton Orient | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 35 |
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 25 | 3 | 35 |
| 6 | Cambridge United | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 36 | 28 | 8 | 34 |
| 7 | Bury | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 26 | 7 | 33 |
| 8 | Stoke City | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 24 | 5 | 33 |
| 9 | Reading | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 30 | 2 | 31 |
| 10 | Tranmere Rovers | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 26 | 6 | 30 |
| 11 | AFC Bournemouth | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 30 |
| 12 | Bradford City | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 25 | -1 | 29 |
| 13 | Swansea City | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 28 | -2 | 29 |
| 14 | Huddersfield Town | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 26 | -1 | 28 |
| 15 | Wigan Athletic | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 31 | 34 | -3 | 27 |
| 16 | Birmingham City | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 25 | -4 | 27 |
| 17 | Preston North End | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 31 | -6 | 25 |
| 18 | Exeter City | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 26 | -2 | 24 |
| 19 | Chester City | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 27 | -6 | 22 |
| 20 | Fulham | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 27 | -4 | 20 |
| 21 | Crewe Alexandra | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 33 | 39 | -6 | 19 |
| 22 | Shrewsbury Town | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 33 | 38 | -5 | 18 |
| 23 | Mansfield Town | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 30 | -10 | 18 |
| 24 | Rotherham United | 21 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 41 | -19 | 14 |
| Key: | Promotion | Play-offs | Relegation |