| Pos | Team | P | Home | Away | Total | Pts | GD | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||
| 1 | Liverpool | 38 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 38 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 40 | 22 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 78 | 37 | 79 | 41 |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 38 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 18 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 57 | 38 | 70 | 19 |
| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 35 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 59 | 47 | 63 | 12 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 38 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 27 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 54 | 38 | 62 | 16 |
| 5 | Chelsea | 38 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 26 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 58 | 50 | 60 | 8 |
| 6 | Everton | 38 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 40 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 30 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 57 | 46 | 59 | 11 |
| 7 | Southampton | 38 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 40 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 31 | 36 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 71 | 63 | 55 | 8 |
| 8 | Wimbledon | 38 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 47 | 40 | 55 | 7 |
| 9 | Nottingham Forest | 38 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 26 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 55 | 47 | 54 | 8 |
| 10 | Norwich City | 38 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 28 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 44 | 42 | 53 | 2 |
| 11 | Queens Park Rangers | 38 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 45 | 44 | 50 | 1 |
| 12 | Coventry City | 38 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 34 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 39 | 59 | 49 | -20 |
| 13 | Manchester United | 38 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 33 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 46 | 47 | 48 | -1 |
| 14 | Manchester City | 38 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 21 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 31 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 43 | 52 | 48 | -9 |
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 38 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 43 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 42 | 66 | 48 | -24 |
| 16 | Derby County | 38 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 29 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 43 | 40 | 46 | 3 |
| 17 | Luton Town | 38 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 39 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 43 | 57 | 43 | -14 |
| 18 | Sheffield Wednesday | 38 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 34 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 35 | 51 | 43 | -16 |
| 19 | Charlton Athletic | 38 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 32 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 57 | 30 | -26 |
| 20 | Millwall | 38 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 25 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 40 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 39 | 65 | 26 | -26 |
| Semi-finals | ||||
| Sun 13 May 1990 | Blackburn Rovers v Swindon Town | 1โ2 | aet | Ewood Park ยท 15,636 |
| Sun 13 May 1990 | Sunderland v Newcastle United | 0โ0 | aet | Roker Park ยท 26,641 |
| Wed 16 May 1990 | Newcastle United v Sunderland | 0โ2 | aet | St James Park ยท 32,199 |
| Newcastle United 0โ2 Sunderland (on aggregate โ Sunderland advance) | ||||
| Wed 16 May 1990 | Swindon Town v Blackburn Rovers | 1โ2 | aet | County Ground ยท 12,416 |
| Blackburn Rovers 3โ3 Swindon Town (on aggregate) | ||||
| Final | ||||
| Mon 28 May 1990 | Sunderland v Swindon Town | 0โ1 | aet | Wembley Stadium ยท 72,873 |
| ๐ Sunderland promoted to the First Division | ||||
| Pos | Team | P | Home | Away | Total | Pts | GD | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||
| 1 | Leeds United | 46 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 46 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 33 | 34 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 79 | 52 | 85 | 27 |
| 2 | Sheffield United | 46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 43 | 27 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 31 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 78 | 58 | 85 | 20 |
| 3 | Newcastle United | 46 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 51 | 26 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 29 | 29 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 80 | 55 | 80 | 25 |
| 4 | Swindon Town | 46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 49 | 29 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 30 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 79 | 59 | 74 | 20 |
| 5 | Blackburn Rovers | 46 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 43 | 30 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 31 | 29 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 74 | 59 | 74 | 15 |
| 6 | Sunderland | 46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 41 | 32 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 32 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 70 | 64 | 74 | 6 |
| 7 | West Ham United | 46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 50 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 30 | 35 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 80 | 57 | 72 | 23 |
| 8 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 50 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 34 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 70 | 57 | 71 | 13 |
| 9 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 38 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 44 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 67 | 66 | 69 | 1 |
| 10 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 37 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 30 | 40 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 67 | 60 | 67 | 7 |
| 11 | Port Vale | 46 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 37 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 62 | 57 | 61 | 5 |
| 12 | Portsmouth | 46 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 40 | 34 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 62 | 65 | 61 | -3 |
| 13 | Leicester City | 46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 34 | 29 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 33 | 50 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 67 | 79 | 59 | -12 |
| 14 | Hull City | 46 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 31 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 34 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 58 | 65 | 58 | -7 |
| 15 | Watford | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 41 | 28 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 32 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 58 | 60 | 57 | -2 |
| 16 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 28 | 40 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 58 | 63 | 55 | -5 |
| 17 | Oxford United | 46 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 35 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 22 | 35 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 57 | 66 | 54 | -9 |
| 18 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 28 | 45 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 56 | 72 | 54 | -16 |
| 19 | Barnsley | 46 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 48 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 49 | 71 | 54 | -22 |
| 20 | West Bromwich Albion | 46 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 35 | 37 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 32 | 34 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 67 | 71 | 51 | -4 |
| 21 | Middlesbrough | 46 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 33 | 29 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 34 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 52 | 63 | 50 | -11 |
| 22 | AFC Bournemouth | 46 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 31 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 27 | 45 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 57 | 76 | 48 | -19 |
| 23 | Bradford City | 46 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 24 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 18 | 44 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 44 | 68 | 41 | -24 |
| 24 | Stoke City | 46 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 39 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 35 | 63 | 37 | -28 |
| Semi-finals | ||||
| Sun 13 May 1990 | Bolton Wanderers v Notts County | 1โ1 | aet | Burnden Park ยท 15,105 |
| Sun 13 May 1990 | Bury v Tranmere Rovers | 0โ0 | aet | Gigg Lane ยท 7,019 |
| Wed 16 May 1990 | Tranmere Rovers v Bury | 2โ0 | aet | Prenton Park ยท 10,343 |
| Tranmere Rovers 2โ0 Bury (on aggregate โ Tranmere Rovers advance) | ||||
| Wed 16 May 1990 | Notts County v Bolton Wanderers | 2โ0 | aet | Meadow Lane ยท 15,197 |
| Bolton Wanderers 1โ3 Notts County (on aggregate โ Notts County advance) | ||||
| Final | ||||
| Sun 27 May 1990 | Notts County v Tranmere Rovers | 2โ0 | aet | Wembley Stadium ยท 29,252 |
| ๐ Notts County promoted to the Second Division | ||||
| Pos | Team | P | Home | Away | Total | Pts | GD | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||
| 1 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 43 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 26 | 15 | 5 | 71 | 35 | 93 | 36 |
| 2 | Bristol City | 46 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 40 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 24 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 76 | 40 | 91 | 36 |
| 3 | Notts County | 46 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 40 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 33 | 35 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 73 | 53 | 87 | 20 |
| 4 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 54 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 32 | 27 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 86 | 49 | 80 | 37 |
| 5 | Bury | 46 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 35 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 35 | 30 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 70 | 49 | 74 | 21 |
| 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 27 | 29 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 59 | 48 | 69 | 11 |
| 7 | Birmingham City | 46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 40 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 60 | 59 | 66 | 1 |
| 8 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 31 | 39 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 61 | 62 | 65 | -1 |
| 9 | Rotherham United | 46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 48 | 28 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 71 | 62 | 64 | 9 |
| 10 | Reading | 46 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 33 | 21 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 15 | 19 | 12 | 57 | 53 | 64 | 4 |
| 11 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 38 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 30 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 59 | 54 | 63 | 5 |
| 12 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 32 | 24 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 29 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 56 | 53 | 62 | 3 |
| 13 | Brentford | 46 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 41 | 31 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 25 | 35 | 18 | 7 | 21 | 66 | 66 | 61 | 0 |
| 14 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 24 | 32 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 52 | 56 | 58 | -4 |
| 15 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 34 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 40 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 50 | 65 | 55 | -15 |
| 16 | Chester | 46 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 23 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 32 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 43 | 55 | 54 | -12 |
| 17 | Swansea City | 46 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 27 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 36 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 45 | 63 | 54 | -18 |
| 18 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 42 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 48 | 64 | 53 | -16 |
| 19 | Preston North End | 46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 42 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 23 | 49 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 65 | 79 | 52 | -14 |
| 20 | Fulham | 46 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 33 | 27 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 39 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 55 | 66 | 51 | -11 |
| 21 | Cardiff City | 46 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 30 | 35 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 35 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 51 | 70 | 50 | -19 |
| 22 | Northampton Town | 46 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 31 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 37 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 51 | 68 | 47 | -17 |
| 23 | Blackpool | 46 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 33 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 20 | 40 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 49 | 73 | 46 | -24 |
| 24 | Walsall | 46 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 30 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 42 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 40 | 72 | 41 | -32 |
| Semi-finals | ||||
| Sun 13 May 1990 | Chesterfield v Stockport County | 4โ0 | aet | Recreation Ground ยท 8,277 |
| Sun 13 May 1990 | Cambridge United v Maidstone United | 1โ1 | aet | Abbey Stadium ยท 7,264 |
| Mon 14 May 1990 | Stockport County v Chesterfield | 0โ2 | aet | Edgeley Park ยท 7,339 |
| Chesterfield 6โ0 Stockport County (on aggregate โ Chesterfield advance) | ||||
| Wed 16 May 1990 | Maidstone United v Cambridge United | 0โ2 | aet | Watling Street ยท 5,538 |
| Maidstone United 1โ3 Cambridge United (on aggregate โ Cambridge United advance) | ||||
| Final | ||||
| Sat 26 May 1990 | Cambridge United v Chesterfield | 1โ0 | aet | Wembley Stadium ยท 26,404 |
| ๐ Cambridge United promoted to the Third Division | ||||
| Pos | Team | P | Home | Away | Total | Pts | GD | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||
| 1 | Exeter City | 46 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 50 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 33 | 34 | 28 | 5 | 13 | 83 | 48 | 89 | 35 |
| 2 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 41 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 29 | 27 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 70 | 47 | 79 | 23 |
| 3 | Southend United | 46 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 34 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 61 | 48 | 75 | 13 |
| 4 | Stockport County | 46 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 45 | 27 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 35 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 68 | 62 | 74 | 6 |
| 5 | Maidstone United | 46 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 49 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 28 | 40 | 22 | 7 | 17 | 77 | 61 | 73 | 16 |
| 6 | Cambridge United | 46 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 45 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 31 | 36 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 76 | 66 | 73 | 10 |
| 7 | Chesterfield | 46 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 41 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 31 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 63 | 50 | 71 | 13 |
| 8 | Carlisle United | 46 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 40 | 21 | 8 | 17 | 61 | 60 | 71 | 1 |
| 9 | Peterborough United | 46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 59 | 46 | 68 | 13 |
| 10 | Lincoln City | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 27 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 48 | 48 | 68 | 0 |
| 11 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 42 | 25 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 29 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 69 | 54 | 66 | 15 |
| 12 | Rochdale | 46 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 24 | 32 | 20 | 6 | 20 | 52 | 55 | 66 | -3 |
| 13 | York City | 46 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 24 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 26 | 29 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 55 | 53 | 64 | 2 |
| 14 | Gillingham | 46 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 27 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 46 | 48 | 62 | -2 |
| 15 | Torquay United | 46 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 33 | 29 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 37 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 53 | 66 | 57 | -13 |
| 16 | Burnley | 46 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 26 | 37 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 45 | 55 | 56 | -10 |
| 17 | Hereford | 46 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 31 | 32 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 30 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 56 | 62 | 55 | -6 |
| 18 | Scarborough | 46 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 35 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 45 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 60 | 73 | 55 | -13 |
| 19 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 45 | 33 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 55 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 66 | 88 | 55 | -22 |
| 20 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 24 | 31 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 53 | 60 | 51 | -7 |
| 21 | Wrexham | 46 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 23 | 39 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 51 | 67 | 51 | -16 |
| 22 | Aldershot Town | 46 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 26 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 43 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 49 | 69 | 50 | -20 |
| 23 | FC Halifax Town | 46 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 31 | 29 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 26 | 36 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 57 | 65 | 49 | -8 |
| 24 | Colchester United | 46 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 26 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 50 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 48 | 75 | 43 | -27 |