Final Second Division 1989/1990 league table
Season completed Monday, 7th May 1990 (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 |
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 W'drs. |
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 |
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 |
| Colour key |
| | League champions |
| Relegated team(s) |
| Transferred team(s) |
| | Promoted team(s) |
| Play-off place(s) |
| Merged team(s) |
| Information panel
|
| Play-off winners Swindon Town denied promotion to Division One for financial irregularities, runners-up Sunderland took their place. |
| Play-off matches |
| Date |
Round |
Match |
Att. |
| Sun 13th May | Semi Final 1st Leg | Blackburn Rovers 1 Swindon Town 2 | 15,636 |
| Sun 13th May | Semi Final 1st Leg | Sunderland 0 Newcastle United 0 | 26,641 |
| Wed 16th May | Semi Final 2nd Leg | Newcastle United 0 Sunderland 2 | 32,216 |
| Wed 16th May | Semi Final 2nd Leg | Swindon Town 2 Blackburn Rovers 1 | 12,416 |
| Mon 28th May | Final | Swindon Town 1 Sunderland 0 | 72,873 |