Football League Third Division  1988/89

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts Notes
1st  Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 26 14 6 96 49 +47 92 ▲Champions
2nd  Sheffield United 46 25 9 12 93 54 +39 84 ▲Runners Up
3rd  Port Vale 46 24 12 10 78 48 +30 84 ▲PO Winners
4th  Fulham 46 22 9 15 69 67 +2 75 Playoffs
5th  Bristol Rovers 46 19 17 10 67 51 +16 74 Playoffs
6th  Preston North End 46 19 15 12 79 60 +19 72 Playoffs
7th  Brentford 46 18 14 14 66 61 +5 68 -
8th  Chester City 46 19 11 16 64 61 +3 68 -
9th  Notts County 46 18 13 15 64 54 +10 67 -
10th  Bolton Wanderers 46 16 16 14 58 54 +4 64 -
11th  Bristol City 46 18 9 19 53 55 -2 63 -
12th  Swansea City 46 15 16 15 51 53 -2 61 -
13th  Bury 46 16 13 17 55 67 -12 61 -
14th  Huddersfield Town 46 17 9 20 63 73 -10 60 -
15th  Mansfield Town 46 14 17 15 48 52 -4 59 -
16th  Cardiff City 46 14 15 17 44 56 -12 57 -
17th  Wigan Athletic 46 14 14 18 55 53 +2 56 -
18th  Reading 46 15 11 20 68 72 -4 56 -
19th  Blackpool 46 14 13 19 56 59 -3 55 -
20th  Northampton Town 46 16 6 24 66 76 -10 54 -
21st  Southend United 46 13 15 18 56 75 -19 54 ▼Relegated
22nd  Chesterfield 46 14 7 25 51 86 -35 49 ▼Relegated
23rd  Gillingham 46 12 4 30 47 81 -34 40 ▼Relegated
24th  Aldershot 46 8 13 25 48 78 -30 37 ▼Relegated

 

Football League Third Division - The Playoffs

Semi Finals 1st Leg

Date Home Score Away
Sun May 21 Bristol Rovers 1-0 Fulham
Mon May 22 Preston North End 1-1 Port Vale

Semi Finals 2nd Leg

Thu May 25 Fulham 0-4 Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers Won 5-0 on aggregate
Thu May 25 Port Vale 3-1 Preston North End
Port Vale Won 4-2 on aggregate
Final 1st Leg
Wed May 31 Bristol Rovers 1-1 Port Vale
Final 2nd Leg
Sat June 3 Port Vale 1-0 Bristol Rovers
Port Vale Won 2-1 on aggregate

 

End of Season Notes

 ▼Shrewsbury Town were Relegated from the Second Division
 ▼Birmingham City were Relegated from the Second Division
 ▼Walsall Relegated from the Second Division
 ▲Wolverhampton Wanderers were Promoted to the Second Division
 ▲Sheffield United were Promoted to the Second Division
 ♦ Port Vale Qualified for Playoffs
 ♦ Fulham Qualified for Playoffs
 ♦ Bristol Rovers Qualified for Playoffs
 ♦ Preston North End Qualified for Playoffs
 ▲Port Vale were Promoted to the Second Division via the Playoffs
 ▼Southend Unjted were Relegated to the Fourth Division
 ▼Chesterfield were Relegated to the Fourth Division
 ▼Gillingham were Relegated to the Fourth Division
 ▼Aldershot Relegated to the Fourth Division
 ▲Rotherham United were Promoted from the Fourth Division
 ▲Tranmere Rovers were Promoted from the Fourth Division
 ▲Crewe Alexandra were Promoted from the Fourth Division
 ▲Leyton Orient were Promoted from the Fourth Division via the Playoffs