Season 1989-90
Division 3 1989-90 (10th)
| PL | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS | ||
| 1 | Bristol RoversP | 46 | 26 | 15 | 5 | 71 | 35 | +36 | 93 |
| 2 | Bristol CityP | 46 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 76 | 40 | +36 | 91 |
| 3 | Notts County1 | 46 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 73 | 53 | +20 | 87 |
| 4 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 86 | 49 | +37 | 80 |
| 5 | Bury | 46 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 70 | 49 | +21 | 74 |
| 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 59 | 48 | +11 | 69 |
| 7 | Birmingham City | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 60 | 59 | +1 | 66 |
| 8 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 61 | 62 | −1 | 65 |
| 9 | Rotherham United | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 71 | 62 | +9 | 64 |
| 10 | READING | 46 | 15 | 19 | 12 | 57 | 53 | +4 | 64 |
| 11 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 59 | 54 | +5 | 63 |
| 12 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 56 | 53 | +3 | 62 |
| 13 | Brentford | 46 | 18 | 7 | 21 | 66 | 66 | 0 | 61 |
| 14 | Leyton Orient2 | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 52 | 56 | −4 | 58 |
| 15 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 50 | 65 | −15 | 55 |
| 16 | Chester City | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 43 | 55 | −12 | 54 |
| 17 | Swansea City | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 45 | 63 | −18 | 54 |
| 18 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 48 | 64 | −16 | 53 |
| 19 | Preston North End | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 65 | 79 | −14 | 52 |
| 20 | Fulham | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 55 | 66 | −11 | 51 |
| 21 | Cardiff CityR | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 51 | 70 | −19 | 50 |
| 22 | Northampton TownR | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 51 | 68 | −17 | 47 |
| 23 | BlackpoolR | 46 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 49 | 73 | −24 | 46 |
| 24 | WalsallR | 46 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 40 | 72 | −32 | 41 |
|
1 Notts County promoted after play-offs 2 Leyton Orient previously known as Orient |
|||||||||
Division 3 1989-90
| 19 Aug | Shrewsbury Town | H | 3-3 |
| 25 Aug | Crewe Alexandra | A | 1-1 |
| 2 Sep | Tranmere Rovers | H | 1-0 |
| 9 Sep | Notts County | A | 0-0 |
| 16 Sep | Walsall | H | 0-1 |
| 23 Sep | Swansea City | A | 6-1 |
| 26 Sep | Chester City | H | 1-1 |
| 30 Sep | Bristol Rovers | A | 0-0 |
| 6 Oct | Blackpool | A | 0-0 |
| 14 Oct | Huddersfield Town | H | 0-0 |
| 17 Oct | Fulham | H | 3-2 |
| 21 Oct | Leyton Orient | A | 1-4 |
| 28 Oct | Mansfield Town | H | 1-0 |
| 31 Oct | Wigan Athletic | A | 1-3 |
| 4 Nov | Birmingham City | H | 0-2 |
| 11 Nov | Bury | A | 0-4 |
| 25 Nov | Bristol City | H | 1-1 |
| 2 Dec | Preston North End | A | 0-1 |
| 17 Dec | Northampton Town | A | 1-2 |
| 26 Dec | Brentford | H | 1-0 |
| 30 Dec | Rotherham United | H | 3-2 |
| 13 Jan | Crewe Alexandra | H | 1-1 |
| 20 Jan | Shrewsbury Town | A | 1-1 |
| 10 Feb | Walsall | A | 1-1 |
| 12 Feb | Tranmere Rovers | A | 1-3 |
| 17 Feb | Preston North End | H | 6-0 |
| 20 Feb | Swansea City | H | 1-1 |
| 24 Feb | Bristol City | A | 1-0 |
| 3 Mar | Bolton Wanderers | H | 2-0 |
| 6 Mar | Bristol Rovers | H | 0-1 |
| 9 Mar | Chester City | A | 1-1 |
| 17 Mar | Blackpool | H | 1-1 |
| 20 Mar | Huddersfield Town | A | 1-0 |
| 24 Mar | Fulham | A | 2-1 |
| 31 Mar | Leyton Orient | H | 1-1 |
| 3 Apr | Bolton Wanderers | A | 0-3 |
| 7 Apr | Mansfield Town | A | 1-1 |
| 10 Apr | Wigan Athletic | H | 2-0 |
| 14 Apr | Cardiff City | H | 0-1 |
| 16 Apr | Brentford | A | 1-1 |
| 21 Apr | Northampton Town | H | 3-2 |
| 24 Apr | Rotherham United | A | 1-1 |
| 28 Apr | Bury | H | 1-0 |
| 1 May | Cardiff City | A | 2-3 |
| 3 May | Notts County | H | 1-1 |
| 5 May | Birmingham City | A | 1-0 |
FA Cup 1989-90
| 18 Nov | R1 | Bristol Rovers | A | 1-1 |
| 21 Nov | (R) | Bristol Rovers | H | 1-11 |
| 27 Nov | (2R) | Bristol Rovers | A | 1-0 |
| 9 Dec | R2 | Welling United | H | 0-0 |
| 13 Dec | (R) | Welling United | A | 1-11 |
| 19 Dec | (2R) | Welling United | H | 0-01 |
| 22 Dec | (3R) | Welling United | A | 2-1 |
| 6 Jan | R3 | Sunderland | H | 2-1 |
| 27 Jan | R4 | Newcastle United | H | 3-3 |
| 31 Jan | (R) | Newcastle United | A | 1-4 |
|
1 after extra time |
||||
League Cup 1989-90
| 22 Aug | R1 | Bristol City | A | 3-2 |
| 29 Aug | (2) | Bristol City | H | 2-21 |
| 19 Sep | R2 | Newcastle United | H | 3-1 |
| 4 Oct | (2) | Newcastle United | A | 0-42 |
|
1 won 5-4 on aggregate 2 lost 3-5 on aggregate |
||||
Associate Members' Cup 1989-90
| 15 Jan | PR | Bristol City | H | 1-1 |
| 17 Jan | PR | Swansea City | A | 2-1 |
| 23 Jan | R1 | Brentford | A | 1-2 |
Associate Members' Cup (PR) 1989-90 (1st)
| PL | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS | ||
| 1 | Bristol CityQ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
| = | READINGQ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
| 3 | Swansea City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0 |
|
1 Bristol City placed first on toss of coin |
|||||||||