| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | W | D | L | F | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 93 | +36 | 26 | 15 | 5 | 71 | 35 |
| 2 | Bristol City | 46 | 91 | +36 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 76 | 40 |
| 3 | Notts. County | 46 | 87 | +20 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 73 | 53 |
| 4 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 80 | +37 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 86 | 49 |
| 5 | 46 | 74 | +21 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 70 | 49 | |
| 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 69 | +11 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 59 | 48 |
| 7 | Birmingham City | 46 | 66 | +1 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 60 | 59 |
| 8 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 65 | -1 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 61 | 62 |
| 9 | Rotherham United | 46 | 64 | +9 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 71 | 62 |
| 10 | Reading | 46 | 64 | +4 | 15 | 19 | 12 | 57 | 53 |
| 11 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 63 | +5 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 59 | 54 |
| 12 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 62 | +3 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 56 | 53 |
| 13 | Brentford | 46 | 61 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 21 | 66 | 66 |
| 14 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 58 | -4 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 52 | 56 |
| 15 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 55 | -15 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 50 | 65 |
| 16 | Chester City | 46 | 54 | -12 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 43 | 55 |
| 17 | Swansea City | 46 | 54 | -18 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 45 | 63 |
| 18 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 53 | -16 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 48 | 64 |
| 19 | Preston North End | 46 | 52 | -14 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 65 | 79 |
| 20 | Fulham | 46 | 51 | -11 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 55 | 66 |
| 21 | Cardiff City | 46 | 50 | -19 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 51 | 70 |
| 22 | Northampton Town | 46 | 47 | -17 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 51 | 68 |
| 23 | Blackpool | 46 | 46 | -24 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 49 | 73 |
| 24 | Walsall | 46 | 41 | -32 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 40 | 72 |
Content retrieved from: http://stats.football.co.uk/league_tables/1989_1990/league_one/index.shtml.
