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Season 1988-89

Division 3 1988-89 (18th)

PL W D L GF GA GD PTS
1 Wolverhampton WP 46 26 14 6 96 49 +47 92
2 Sheffield UnitedP 46 25 9 12 93 54 +39 84
3 Port Vale1 46 24 12 10 78 48 +30 84
4 Fulham 46 22 9 15 69 67 +2 75
5 Bristol Rovers 46 19 17 10 67 51 +16 74
6 Preston North End 46 19 15 12 79 60 +19 72
7 Brentford 46 18 14 14 66 61 +5 68
8 Chester City 46 19 11 16 64 61 +3 68
9 Notts County 46 18 13 15 64 54 +10 67
10 Bolton Wanderers 46 16 16 14 58 54 +4 64
11 Bristol City 46 18 9 19 53 55 −2 63
12 Swansea City 46 15 16 15 51 53 −2 61
13 Bury 46 16 13 17 55 67 −12 61
14 Huddersfield Town 46 17 9 20 63 73 −10 60
15 Mansfield Town 46 14 17 15 48 52 −4 59
16 Cardiff City 46 14 15 17 44 56 −12 57
17 Wigan Athletic 46 14 14 18 55 53 +2 56
18 READING 46 15 11 20 68 72 −4 56
19 Blackpool 46 14 13 19 56 59 −3 55
20 Northampton Town 46 16 6 24 66 76 −10 54
21 Southend UnitedR 46 13 15 18 56 75 −19 54
22 ChesterfieldR 46 14 7 25 51 86 −35 49
23 GillinghamR 46 12 4 30 47 81 −34 40
24 AldershotR 46 8 13 25 48 78 −30 37
1 Port Vale promoted after play-offs

Division 3 1988-89

27 Aug Sheffield United H 1-3
3 Sep Wolverhampton W A 1-2
10 Sep Bolton Wanderers H 1-1
17 Sep Wigan Athletic A 0-3
21 Sep Southend United H 4-0
24 Sep Gillingham A 1-0
1 Oct Chester City H 3-1
4 Oct Bury A 1-2
8 Oct Cardiff City A 2-1
15 Oct Mansfield Town H 1-0
22 Oct Notts County A 3-3
26 Oct Bristol Rovers H 3-1
29 Oct Northampton Town A 3-1
5 Nov Brentford H 2-2
8 Nov Fulham A 1-2
12 Nov Preston North End H 2-2
26 Nov Chesterfield H 0-0
3 Dec Bristol City A 1-2
17 Dec Port Vale A 0-3
26 Dec Aldershot H 3-1
30 Dec Blackpool H 2-1
2 Jan Swansea City A 0-2
14 Jan Wolverhampton W H 0-2
21 Jan Bolton Wanderers A 1-1
4 Feb Chester City A 0-3
11 Feb Bury H 1-1
18 Feb Cardiff City H 3-1
25 Feb Mansfield Town A 1-2
1 Mar Bristol Rovers A 1-1
4 Mar Notts County H 1-3
7 Mar Huddersfield Town A 2-2
11 Mar Brentford A 2-3
15 Mar Northampton Town H 1-1
18 Mar Sheffield United A 0-1
25 Mar Swansea City H 2-0
27 Mar Aldershot A 1-1
1 Apr Port Vale H 3-0
5 Apr Huddersfield Town H 2-1
8 Apr Blackpool A 4-2
14 Apr Southend United A 1-2
19 Apr Wigan Athletic H 0-3
22 Apr Gillingham H 1-2
29 Apr Preston North End A 1-2
1 May Fulham H 0-1
6 May Bristol City H 1-2
13 May Chesterfield A 4-2

FA Cup 1988-89

19 Nov R1 Hendon H 4-2
10 Dec R2 Maidstone United H 1-1
14 Dec (R) Maidstone United A 2-1
7 Jan R3 Tranmere Rovers A 1-1
11 Jan (R) Tranmere Rovers H 2-1
28 Jan R4 Grimsby Town A 1-1
1 Feb (R) Grimsby Town H 1-2

League Cup 1988-89

30 Aug R1 Torquay United A 1-0
7 Sep (2) Torquay United H 3-11
28 Sep R2 Bradford City H 1-1
12 Oct (2) Bradford City A 1-22
1 won 4-1 on aggregate
2 after extra time, lost 2-3 on aggregate

Associate Members' Cup 1988-89

30 Nov PR Aldershot H 5-2
6 Dec PR Leyton Orient A 1-1
18 Jan R1 Hereford United H 2-3

Associate Members' Cup (PR) 1988-89 (1st)

PL W D L GF GA GD PTS
1 READINGQ 2 1 1 0 6 3 +3 4
2 Leyton OrientQ 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 4
3 Aldershot 2 0 0 2 3 8 −5 0