1989–90 Tranmere Rovers F.C. season

Tranmere Rovers F.C.
1989–90 season
Manager	John King
Stadium	Prenton Park
Football League Third Division	4th (of 24)
	Team colours
	Team colours
	← 1988–89 1990–91 →

Littlewoods Cup fourth round replay. Following a poor spell, they revived their promotion prospects with nine straight wins. Tranmere finished in fourth place, but lost 2–0 to Notts County in the play-off final. They defeated Rochdale 1–0, Scunthorpe United 2–1, Chester City 3–0, Bolton Wanderers 2–1 and Doncaster Rovers 3–1 in the Leyland DAF Cup before beating Bristol Rovers 2–1 in the final at Wembley Stadium

Final league table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
2	Bristol City	46	27	10	9	76	40	+36	91	Promoted
3	Notts County	46	25	12	9	73	53	+20	87	Promoted through play-offs^[a]
4	Tranmere Rovers	46	23	11	12	86	49	+37	80	Participated in play-offs
5	Bury	46	21	11	14	70	49	+21	74
6	Bolton Wanderers	46	18	15	13	59	48	+11	69

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Notes:

Leigh, Edwards (17 December 2011). "Tranmere Rovers classic campaigns". Official Matchday Programme (12). Stevenage F.C.: 21.

Upton, Gilbert; Wilson, Steve (November 1997). Tranmere Rovers 1921–1997: A Complete Record.
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