National League Tables
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Football Conference 1989/90
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Darlington | 42 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 76 | 25 | +51 | 87 | ▲Promoted to FL |
| 2nd | Barnet | 42 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 81 | 41 | +40 | 85 | Runners Up |
| 3rd | Runcorn | 42 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 79 | 62 | +17 | 70 | - |
| 4th | Macclesfield Town | 42 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 56 | 41 | +15 | 66 | - |
| 5th | Kettering Town | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 66 | 53 | +13 | 66 | - |
| 6th | Welling United | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 62 | 50 | +12 | 64 | - |
| 7th | Yeovil Town | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 62 | 54 | +8 | 63 | - |
| 8th | Sutton United | 42 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 68 | 64 | +4 | 63 | - |
| 9th | Merthyr Tydfil | 42 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 67 | 63 | +4 | 62 | - |
| 10th | Wycombe Wanderers | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 64 | 56 | +8 | 61 | - |
| 11th | Cheltenham Town | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 58 | 60 | -2 | 59 | - |
| 12th | Telford United | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 56 | 63 | -7 | 58 | - |
| 13th | Kidderminster Harriers | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 64 | 67 | -3 | 54 | - |
| 14th | Barrow | 42 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 51 | 67 | -16 | 52 | - |
| 15th | Northwich Victoria | 42 | 15 | 5 | 22 | 51 | 67 | -16 | 50 | - |
| 16th | Altrincham | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 49 | 48 | +1 | 49 | - |
| 17th | Stafford Rangers | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 50 | 62 | -12 | 48 | - |
| 18th | Boston United | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 48 | 67 | -19 | 47 | - |
| 19th | Fisher Athletic | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 55 | 78 | -23 | 46 | - |
| 20th | Chorley | 42 | 13 | 6 | 23 | 42 | 67 | -25 | 45 | ▼Relegated to NPL |
| 21st | Farnborough Town | 42 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 60 | 73 | -13 | 42 | ▼Relegated to SFL |
| 22nd | Enfield | 42 | 10 | 6 | 26 | 52 | 89 | -37 | 36 | ▼Relegated to ISL |
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Relegated from the Football League |
| ▼Colchester United were Relegated from the Football League Fourth Division |
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Teams Promoted to the Football Conference |
| ▲Gateshead were Promoted from the Northern Premier League Premier Division |
| ▲Bath City were Promoted from the Southern League Premier Division |
| ▲Slough Town were Promoted from the Isthmian League Premier Division |
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