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1989 Football League play-offs
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | Football League play-offs |
| season | 1988–89 |
| winners | Crystal Palace |
| (Second Division) | |
| Port Vale | |
| (Third Division) | |
| Leyton Orient | |
| (Fourth Division) | |
| biggest home win | C. Palace 3–0 Blackburn |
| (Second Division) | |
| biggest away win | Fulham 0–4 Bristol Rovers |
| (Third Division) | |
| highest scoring | Blackburn 3–1 C. Palace |
| Fulham 0–4 Bristol Rovers | |
| Port Vale 3–1 Preston | |
| Wrexham 3–1 Scunthorpe | |
| (4 goals) | |
| matches | 18 |
| total goals | 38 |
| highest attendance | 30,000 – Crystal Palace v Blackburn |
| (Second Division final) | |
| lowest attendance | 4,377 – Scarborough v Leyton Orient |
| (Fourth Division semi-final) | |
| average attendance | 12,994 |
| prevseason | [1988](1988-football-league-play-offs) |
| nextseason | [1990](1990-football-league-play-offs) |
(Second Division) Port Vale (Third Division) Leyton Orient (Fourth Division) (Second Division) (Third Division) Fulham 0–4 Bristol Rovers Port Vale 3–1 Preston Wrexham 3–1 Scunthorpe (4 goals) (Second Division final) (Fourth Division semi-final) The Football League play-offs for the 1988–89 season were held in May 1989, with the two-legged finals taking place at the finalists home stadiums. The play-off semi-finals were also played over two legs and were contested by the teams who finished in 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th place in the Football League Second Division and Football League Third Division and the 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th placed teams in the Football League Fourth Division table. The winners of the semi-finals progressed through to the finals, with the winner of these matches either gaining promotion or avoiding relegation for the following season.
Background
The Football League play-offs have been held every year since 1987. They take place for each division following the conclusion of the regular season and are contested by the four clubs finishing below the automatic promotion places. For the first three seasons the final was played over two legs but this was changed to a single match at Wembley Stadium from 1990.
Second Division
Main article: 1988–89 Football League Second Division
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **3** | **Crystal Palace** | **46** | **23** | **12** | **11** | **71** | **49** | **+22** | **81** |
| 4 | Watford | 46 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 74 | 48 | +26 | 78 |
| 5 | Blackburn Rovers | 46 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 74 | 49 | +15 | 77 |
| 6 | Swindon Town | 46 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 68 | 53 | +15 | 76 |
Semi-finals
;First leg
;Second leg Watford 1–1 Blackburn Rovers on aggregate. Blackburn Rovers won on away goals.
Wright Crystal Palace won 2–1 on aggregate.
Final
Main article: 1989 Football League Second Division play-off final
;First leg Garner ;Second leg Madden Crystal Palace won 4–3 on aggregate.
Third Division
Main article: 1988–89 Football League Third Division
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **3** | **Port Vale** | **46** | **24** | **12** | **10** | **78** | **48** | **+30** | **84** |
| 4 | Fulham | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 69 | 67 | +2 | 75 |
| 5 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 67 | 51 | +16 | 74 |
| 6 | Preston North End | 46 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 79 | 60 | +19 | 72 |
Semi-finals
;First leg
;Second leg Holloway Bailey Reece Bristol Rovers won 5–0 on aggregate.
Port Vale won 4–2 on aggregate.
Final
Main article: 1989 Football League Third Division play-off final
;First leg ;Second leg Port Vale won 2–1 on aggregate.
Fourth Division
Main article: 1988–89 Football League Fourth Division
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 77 | 57 | +20 | 77 |
| 5 | Scarborough | 46 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 67 | 52 | +15 | 77 |
| **6** | **Leyton Orient** | **46** | **21** | **12** | **13** | **86** | **50** | **+36** | **75** |
| 7 | Wrexham | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 77 | 63 | +14 | 71 |
Semi-finals
;First leg
Kearns
;Second leg Leyton Orient won 2–1 on aggregate.
Wrexham won 5–1 on aggregate.
Final
Main article: 1989 Football League Fourth Division play-off final
;First leg ;Second leg Cooper Leyton Orient won 2–1 on aggregate.
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