Final Second Division 1988/1989 league table
Season completed Saturday, 13th May 1989 (click column headings to re-sort)
| |
Home |
Away |
Overall |
|
| # |
Team |
Pl |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
GD |
| 1 |
Chelsea |
46 |
15 |
6 |
2 |
50 |
25 |
14 |
6 |
3 |
46 |
25 |
29 |
12 |
5 |
96 |
50 |
99 |
+46 |
| 2 |
Manchester City |
46 |
12 |
8 |
3 |
48 |
28 |
11 |
5 |
7 |
29 |
25 |
23 |
13 |
10 |
77 |
53 |
82 |
+24 |
| 3 |
Crystal Palace |
46 |
15 |
6 |
2 |
42 |
17 |
8 |
6 |
9 |
29 |
32 |
23 |
12 |
11 |
71 |
49 |
81 |
+22 |
| 4 |
Watford |
46 |
14 |
5 |
4 |
41 |
18 |
8 |
7 |
8 |
33 |
30 |
22 |
12 |
12 |
74 |
48 |
78 |
+26 |
| 5 |
Blackburn Rovers |
46 |
16 |
4 |
3 |
50 |
22 |
6 |
7 |
10 |
24 |
37 |
22 |
11 |
13 |
74 |
59 |
77 |
+15 |
| 6 |
Swindon Town |
46 |
13 |
8 |
2 |
35 |
15 |
7 |
8 |
8 |
33 |
38 |
20 |
16 |
10 |
68 |
53 |
76 |
+15 |
| 7 |
Barnsley |
46 |
12 |
8 |
3 |
37 |
21 |
8 |
6 |
9 |
29 |
37 |
20 |
14 |
12 |
66 |
58 |
74 |
+8 |
| 8 |
Ipswich Town |
46 |
13 |
3 |
7 |
42 |
23 |
9 |
4 |
10 |
29 |
38 |
22 |
7 |
17 |
71 |
61 |
73 |
+10 |
| 9 |
West Bromwich Albion |
46 |
13 |
7 |
3 |
43 |
18 |
5 |
11 |
7 |
22 |
23 |
18 |
18 |
10 |
65 |
41 |
72 |
+24 |
| 10 |
Leeds United |
46 |
12 |
6 |
5 |
34 |
20 |
5 |
10 |
8 |
25 |
30 |
17 |
16 |
13 |
59 |
50 |
67 |
+9 |
| 11 |
Sunderland |
46 |
12 |
8 |
3 |
40 |
23 |
4 |
7 |
12 |
20 |
37 |
16 |
15 |
15 |
60 |
60 |
63 |
0 |
| 12 |
Bournemouth |
46 |
13 |
3 |
7 |
32 |
20 |
5 |
5 |
13 |
21 |
42 |
18 |
8 |
20 |
53 |
62 |
62 |
-9 |
| 13 |
Stoke City |
46 |
10 |
9 |
4 |
33 |
25 |
5 |
5 |
13 |
24 |
47 |
15 |
14 |
17 |
57 |
72 |
59 |
-15 |
| 14 |
Bradford City |
46 |
8 |
11 |
4 |
29 |
22 |
5 |
6 |
12 |
23 |
37 |
13 |
17 |
16 |
52 |
59 |
56 |
-7 |
| 15 |
Leicester City |
46 |
11 |
6 |
6 |
31 |
20 |
2 |
10 |
11 |
25 |
43 |
13 |
16 |
17 |
56 |
63 |
55 |
-7 |
| 16 |
Oldham Athletic |
46 |
9 |
10 |
4 |
49 |
32 |
2 |
11 |
10 |
26 |
40 |
11 |
21 |
14 |
75 |
72 |
54 |
+3 |
| 17 |
Oxford United |
46 |
11 |
6 |
6 |
40 |
34 |
3 |
6 |
14 |
22 |
36 |
14 |
12 |
20 |
62 |
70 |
54 |
-8 |
| 18 |
Plymouth Argyle |
46 |
11 |
4 |
8 |
35 |
22 |
3 |
8 |
12 |
20 |
44 |
14 |
12 |
20 |
55 |
66 |
54 |
-11 |
| 19 |
Brighton & Hove Albion |
46 |
11 |
5 |
7 |
36 |
24 |
3 |
4 |
16 |
21 |
42 |
14 |
9 |
23 |
57 |
66 |
51 |
-9 |
| 20 |
Portsmouth |
46 |
10 |
6 |
7 |
33 |
21 |
3 |
6 |
14 |
20 |
41 |
13 |
12 |
21 |
53 |
62 |
51 |
-9 |
| 21 |
Hull City |
46 |
7 |
9 |
7 |
31 |
25 |
4 |
5 |
14 |
21 |
43 |
11 |
14 |
21 |
52 |
68 |
47 |
-16 |
| 22 |
Shrewsbury Town |
46 |
4 |
11 |
8 |
25 |
31 |
4 |
7 |
12 |
15 |
36 |
8 |
18 |
20 |
40 |
67 |
42 |
-27 |
| 23 |
Birmingham City |
46 |
6 |
4 |
13 |
21 |
33 |
2 |
7 |
14 |
10 |
43 |
8 |
11 |
27 |
31 |
76 |
35 |
-45 |
| 24 |
Walsall |
46 |
3 |
10 |
10 |
27 |
42 |
2 |
6 |
15 |
14 |
38 |
5 |
16 |
25 |
41 |
80 |
31 |
-39 |
| Colour key |
| | League champions |
| Relegated team(s) |
| Transferred team(s) |
| | Promoted team(s) |
| Play-off place(s) |
| Merged team(s) |
| Play-off matches |
| Date |
Round |
Match |
Att. |
| Sun 21st May | Semi Final 1st Leg | Blackburn Rovers 0 Watford 0 | 14,008 |
| Sun 21st May | Semi Final 1st Leg | Swindon Town 1 Crystal Palace 0 | 16,656 |
| Wed 24th May | Semi Final 2nd Leg | Crystal Palace 2 Swindon Town 0 | 23,677 |
| Wed 24th May | Semi Final 2nd Leg | Watford 1 Blackburn Rovers 1 (aet) | 13,854 |
| Wed 31st May | Final 1st Leg | Blackburn Rovers 3 Crystal Palace 1 | 16,421 |
| Sat 3rd Jun | Final 2nd Leg | Crystal Palace 3 Blackburn Rovers 0 (aet) | 30,000 |