Football League Third Division 1989/90

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Football League Third Division 1989/90
Football League logo between 1988 and 2004
master Bristol Rovers
Climbers Bristol Rovers
Bristol City
Notts County (as play-off winner)
Relegated Cardiff City
Northampton Town
FC Blackpool
FC Walsall
Teams 24
Games 552
Gates 1,414  (ø 2.56 per game)
Top scorer Bob Taylor ( Bristol City )
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The Football League Third Division 1989/90 was the 63rd season of the Football League Third Division as the third highest English football league . The third division champions were the Bristol Rovers and also the second-placed Bristol City and, after play-off successes against the Bolton Wanderers and the Tranmere Rovers , the third-placed Notts County rose to the Football League Second Division . For the three promoted teams in the following third division season 1990/91 the second division AFC Bournemouth , Bradford City and Stoke City ranked in the table below . From the Third Division in the Football League Fourth Division dismount had to Cardiff City , Northampton Town , the Blackpool and Walsall FC . Instead of these four clubs, the fourth division champions Exeter City and behind them Grimsby Town , Southend United and the play-off winners Cambridge United took the vacant positions in the following season 1990/91 .

Closing table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Bristol Rovers  46  26th  15th  5 071:350 +36 93
 2. Bristol City  46  27  10  9 076:400 +36 91
 3. Notts County  46  25th  12  9 073:530 +20 87
 4th Tranmere Rovers (N)  46  23  11  12 086:490 +37 80
 5. Bury FC  46  21st  11  14th 070:490 +21 74
 6th Bolton Wanderers  46  18th  15th  13 059:480 +11 69
 7th Birmingham City (A)  46  18th  12  16 060:590  +1 66
 8th. Huddersfield Town  46  17th  14th  15th 061:620  −1 65
 9. Rotherham United (N)  46  17th  13  16 071:620  +9 64
10. Reading FC  46  15th  19th  12 057:530  +4 64
11. Shrewsbury Town (A)  46  16  15th  15th 059:540  +5 63
12. Crewe Alexandra (N)  46  15th  17th  14th 056:530  +3 62
13. Brentford FC  46  18th  7th  21st 066:660  ± 0 61
14th Leyton Orient (N)  46  16  10  20th 052:560  −4 58
15th Mansfield Town  46  16  7th  23 050:650 −15 55
16. Chester City  46  13  15th  18th 043:550 −12 54
17th WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Swansea City  46  14th  12  20th 045:630 −18 54
18th Wigan Athletic  46  13  14th  19th 048:640 −16 53
19th Preston North End  46  14th  10  22nd 065:790 −14 52
20th Fulham FC  46  12  15th  19th 055:660 −11 51
21st WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Cardiff City  46  12  14th  20th 051:700 −19 50
22nd Northampton Town  46  11  14th  21st 051:680 −17 47
23. Blackpool FC  46  10  16  20th 049:730 −24 46
24. FC Walsall (A)  46  9  14th  23 040:720 −32 41

Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored

  • Third division champion and promoted to the Football League Second Division 1990/91
  • Promoted to the Football League Second Division 1990/91
  • Winner of the play-off round and promoted to the Football League Second Division in 1990/91
  • defeated participants of the play-off round to participate in the Football League Second Division 1990/91
  • Relegation to the Football League Fourth Division 1990/91
    • (A) Relegated from the Football League Second Division in 1988/89
    (N) Newcomers from the Football League Fourth Division 1988/89

    Results table

    The home teams are listed in the left column.

    BIR BLP BOL BRE BRC BRR BUY CAR CHE CRE FUL HUD LEY MFT NHT NOC PNE REA RED SHR SWA TRA WHALE TIG
    Birmingham City 3: 1 1-0 0: 1 0: 4 2: 2 0-0 1: 1 0-0 3-0 1: 1 0: 1 0-0 4: 1 4-0 1: 2 3: 1 0: 1 4: 1 0: 1 2-0 2: 1 2-0 0-0
    Blackpool FC 3: 2 2: 1 4-0 1: 3 0: 3 0: 1 1-0 1: 3 1: 3 0: 1 2: 2 1-0 3: 1 1-0 0-0 2: 2 0-0 1: 2 0: 1 2: 2 0: 3 4: 3 0-0
    Bolton Wanderers 3: 1 2-0 0: 1 1-0 1-0 3: 1 3: 1 1-0 0-0 0-0 2: 2 2: 1 1: 1 0: 3 3-0 2: 1 3-0 0: 2 0: 1 0-0 1: 1 1: 1 3: 2
    Brentford FC 0: 1 5-0 1: 2 0: 2 2: 1 0: 1 0: 1 1: 1 0: 2 2-0 2: 1 4: 3 2: 1 3: 2 0: 1 2: 2 1: 1 4: 2 1: 1 2: 1 2: 4 4-0 3: 1
    Bristol City 1-0 2-0 1: 1 2-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 4: 1 5: 1 1: 1 2: 1 1: 1 3: 1 2-0 2: 1 0: 1 0-0 2: 1 1: 3 1: 3 4-0 3-0
    Bristol Rovers 0-0 1: 1 1: 1 1-0 3-0 2: 1 2: 1 2: 1 1: 1 2-0 2: 2 0-0 1: 1 4: 2 3: 2 3-0 0-0 2-0 1-0 2-0 2-0 2-0 6: 1
    Bury FC 0-0 2-0 2-0 0: 2 1: 1 0-0 2-0 1-0 0: 3 0-0 6-0 2-0 3-0 1-0 3: 2 1: 2 4-0 1: 1 0-0 3: 2 1: 2 0: 2 2: 2
    Cardiff City 0: 1 2: 2 0: 2 2: 2 0: 3 1: 1 3: 1 1: 1 0-0 3: 3 1: 5 1: 1 1-0 2: 3 1: 3 3-0 3: 2 2-0 0: 1 0: 2 0-0 3: 1 1: 1
    Chester City 4-0 2-0 2-0 1: 1 0: 3 0-0 1: 4 1-0 2: 1 0: 2 2: 1 1-0 0: 2 0: 1 3: 3 3: 1 1: 1 2-0 1-0 1-0 2: 2 1: 1 0-0
    Crewe Alexandra 0: 2 2-0 2: 2 2: 3 0: 1 1-0 2: 1 1: 1 0-0 2: 3 3-0 0: 1 2: 1 2: 1 1-0 1-0 1: 1 0-0 1: 1 1: 1 2: 2 3: 1 3: 2
    Fulham FC 1: 2 0-0 2: 2 1-0 0: 1 1: 2 2: 2 2: 5 1-0 1: 1 0-0 1: 2 1-0 1: 1 5: 2 3: 1 1: 2 1: 1 2: 1 2-0 1: 2 0-0 4-0
    Huddersfield Town 1: 2 2: 2 1: 1 1-0 2: 1 1: 1 2: 1 2: 3 4: 1 0: 1 0: 1 2-0 1-0 2: 2 1: 2 0: 2 0: 1 2: 1 1: 1 1-0 1-0 1-0 2-0
    Leyton Orient 1: 2 2-0 0-0 0: 1 1: 1 0: 1 2: 3 3: 1 0: 3 2: 1 1: 1 1-0 3: 1 1: 1 0: 1 3: 1 4: 1 1: 1 1-0 0: 2 0: 1 1: 1 1-0
    Mansfield Town 5: 2 0: 3 0: 1 2: 3 1-0 0: 1 1-0 1-0 1-0 2: 1 3-0 1: 2 1-0 1: 2 1: 3 2: 2 1: 1 3: 1 2: 1 4-0 1-0 0: 2 1-0
    Northampton Town 2: 2 4: 2 0: 2 0: 2 2-0 1: 2 0: 1 1: 1 1-0 3: 1 2: 2 1-0 0: 1 1: 2 0-0 1: 2 2: 1 1: 2 2: 1 1: 1 0: 4 1: 1 1: 1
    Notts County 3: 2 0: 1 2: 1 3: 1 0-0 3: 1 0: 4 2: 1 0-0 2-0 2-0 1-0 1-0 4: 2 3: 2 2: 1 0-0 2-0 4-0 2: 1 1-0 2-0 1: 1
    Preston North End 2: 2 2: 1 1: 4 4: 2 2: 2 0: 1 2: 3 4-0 5-0 0-0 1-0 3: 3 0: 3 4-0 0-0 2: 4 1-0 0: 1 2: 1 2-0 2: 2 2-0 1: 1
    Reading FC 0: 2 1: 1 2-0 1-0 1: 1 0: 1 1-0 0: 1 1: 1 1: 1 3: 2 0-0 1: 1 1-0 3: 2 1: 1 6-0 3: 2 3: 3 1: 1 1-0 0: 1 2-0
    Rotherham United 5: 1 1: 1 1-0 2: 1 1: 2 3: 2 1: 3 4-0 5-0 1: 3 2: 1 0-0 5: 2 0-0 2-0 1: 2 3: 1 1: 1 4: 2 3: 2 0-0 2: 2 1: 2
    Shrewsbury Town 2-0 1: 1 3: 3 1-0 0: 1 2: 3 3: 1 0-0 2-0 0-0 2-0 3: 3 4: 2 0: 1 2-0 2: 2 2-0 1: 1 1: 1 1: 1 3: 1 2-0 1: 3
    Swansea City 1: 1 0-0 0-0 2: 1 0: 5 0-0 0: 1 0: 1 2: 1 3: 2 4: 2 1: 3 0: 1 1-0 1: 1 0-0 2: 1 1: 6 1-0 0: 1 1-0 2-0 3-0
    Tranmere Rovers 5: 1 4: 2 1: 3 2: 2 6-0 1: 2 2: 4 3-0 0-0 1: 1 2: 1 4-0 3-0 1: 1 0-0 2-0 2: 1 3: 1 2: 1 3: 1 3-0 2: 1 2-0
    Walsall FC 0: 1 1: 1 2: 1 2: 1 0: 2 1: 2 2: 2 0: 2 1: 1 1: 1 0-0 2: 3 1: 3 1-0 1-0 2: 2 1-0 1: 1 1: 1 0: 2 0: 1 2: 1 1: 2
    Wigan Athletic 1-0 1: 1 2-0 2: 1 2: 3 1: 2 0-0 1: 1 1-0 1-0 2: 1 1: 2 0: 2 4-0 0-0 1: 1 0: 1 3: 1 0: 3 0-0 2-0 1: 3 3-0

    Play-off games for participation in the Second Division

      Semi-finals (first leg / second leg / total) Final at Wembley Stadium
                         
    3  Notts County 1 2 3    
    6th  Bolton Wanderers 1 0 1  
    3  Notts County 2
      4th  Tranmere Rovers 0
    4th  Tranmere Rovers 0 2 2
    5  Bury FC 0 0 0  

    List of goalscorers

    player society Gates
    1 EnglandEngland Bob Taylor Bristol City 27
    2 EnglandEngland Dean Holdsworth Brentford FC 24
    3 EnglandEngland Ian Muir Tranmere Rovers 23
    4th ScotlandScotland John McGinlay Shrewsbury Town 22nd
    5 ScotlandScotland Bobby Williamson Rotherham United 19th

    Web links

    References and footnotes

    1. ↑ English League Leading Goalscorers (RSSSF)
    2. ↑ Rothmans Football Yearbook 1990-91, p. 623