Torquay |
P - P
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Wrexham |
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League |
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Match postponed due to Torquay playing Sheffield Wednesday in the FA Cup Third Round, Torquay losing 1-5 at Hillsborough.

| Results of league matches played since last match |
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| 3rd January 1989 |
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| Peterborough | 1-5 | Cambridge |
| Division Four 1988-89 |
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| P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Crewe | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | +9 | 40 |
| 2. | WREXHAM | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | +12 | 39 |
| 3. | Rotherham | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | +18 | 38 |
| 4. | Scarborough | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | +9 | 37 |
| 5. | Tranmere | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | +5 | 35 |
| 6. | Torquay | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | +3 | 35 |
| 7. | Exeter City | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | -1 | 33 |
| 8. | Cambridge | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | +3 | 32 |
| 9. | Scunthorpe | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | -1 | 32 |
| 10. | Doncaster R. | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | -7 | 32 |
| 11. | Leyton Orient | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | +14 | 31 |
| 12. | Lincoln City | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | +1 | 31 |
| 13. | Stockport | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | +9 | 30 |
| 14. | Burnley | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | +3 | 30 |
| 15. | Halifax Town | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | +8 | 29 |
| 16. | Hartlepool Utd | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | -8 | 29 |
| 17. | Rochdale | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | -6 | 27 |
| 18. | Peterborough | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | -9 | 27 |
| 19. | York City | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | -7 | 26 |
| 20. | Grimsby Town | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | -5 | 25 |
| 21. | Hereford Utd | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | -6 | 25 |
| 22. | Carlisle United | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | -7 | 22 |
| 23. | Darlington | 22 | 2 | 10 | 10 | -16 | 16 |
| 24. | Colchester Utd | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | -21 | 15 |