| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | W | D | L | F | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 92 | +47 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 96 | 49 |
| 2 | Sheffield United | 46 | 84 | +39 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 93 | 54 |
| 3 | Port Vale | 46 | 84 | +30 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 78 | 48 |
| 4 | Fulham | 46 | 75 | +2 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 69 | 67 |
| 5 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 74 | +16 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 67 | 51 |
| 6 | Preston North End | 46 | 72 | +19 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 79 | 60 |
| 7 | Brentford | 46 | 68 | +5 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 66 | 61 |
| 8 | Chester City | 46 | 68 | +3 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 64 | 61 |
| 9 | Notts. County | 46 | 67 | +10 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 64 | 54 |
| 10 | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 64 | +4 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 58 | 54 |
| 11 | Bristol City | 46 | 63 | -2 | 18 | 9 | 19 | 53 | 55 |
| 12 | Swansea City | 46 | 61 | -2 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 51 | 53 |
| 13 | 46 | 61 | -12 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 55 | 67 | |
| 14 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 60 | -10 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 63 | 73 |
| 15 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 59 | -4 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 48 | 52 |
| 16 | Cardiff City | 46 | 57 | -12 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 44 | 56 |
| 17 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 56 | +2 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 55 | 53 |
| 18 | Reading | 46 | 56 | -4 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 68 | 72 |
| 19 | Blackpool | 46 | 55 | -3 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 56 | 59 |
| 20 | Northampton Town | 46 | 54 | -10 | 16 | 6 | 24 | 66 | 76 |
| 21 | Southend United | 46 | 54 | -19 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 56 | 75 |
| 22 | 46 | 49 | -35 | 14 | 7 | 25 | 51 | 86 | |
| 23 | Gillingham | 46 | 40 | -34 | 12 | 4 | 30 | 47 | 81 |
| 24 | Aldershot | 46 | 37 | -30 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 48 | 78 |
Content retrieved from: http://stats.football.co.uk/league_tables/1988_1989/league_one/index.shtml.
