Football League First Division  1988/89

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts Notes
1st  Arsenal 38 22 10 6 73 36 +37 76 Champions
2nd  Liverpool 38 22 10 6 65 28 +37 76 Runners Up
3rd  Nottingham Forest 38 17 13 8 64 43 +21 64 -
4th  Norwich City 38 17 11 10 48 45 +3 62 -
5th  Derby County 38 17 7 14 40 38 +2 58 -
6th  Tottenham Hotspur 38 15 12 11 60 46 +14 57 -
7th  Coventry City 38 14 13 11 47 42 +5 55 -
8th  Everton 38 14 12 12 50 45 +5 54 -
9th  Queens Park Rangers 38 14 11 13 43 37 +6 53 -
10th  Millwall 38 14 11 13 47 52 -5 53 -
11th   Manchester United 38 13 12 13 45 35 +10 51 -
12th  Wimbledon 38 14 9 15 50 46 +4 51 -
13th  Southampton 38 10 15 13 52 66 -14 45 -
14th  Charlton Athletic 38 10 12 16 44 58 -14 42 -
15th  Sheffield Wednesday 38 10 12 16 34 51 -17 42 -
16th  Luton Town 38 10 11 17 42 52 -10 41 -
17th  Aston Villa 38 9 13 16 45 56 -11 40 -
18th  Middlesbrough 38 9 12 17 44 61 -17 39 ▼Relegated
19th  West Ham United 38 10 8 20 37 62 -25 38 ▼Relegated
20th  Newcastle United 38 7 10 21 32 63 -31 31 ▼Relegated

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End of Season Notes

  ♦ Arsenal finished as Football League First Division Champions
  ♦ Liverpool finished as Football League First Division Runners Up
 ▼Middlesbrough were Relegated to the Football League Second Division
 ▼West Ham United were Relegated to the Football League Second Division
 ▼Newcastle United were Relegated to the Football League Second Division
 ▲Chelsea were Promoted from the Football League Second Division
 ▲Manchester City were Promoted from the Football League Second Division
 ▲Crystal Palace were Promoted from the Football League Second Division via the Playoffs