1989 Football League play-offs

Wrexham 3–1 Scunthorpe
(4 goals)

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
← 1988 1990 →

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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

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

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Second leg

Watford 1–1 Blackburn Rovers on aggregate. Blackburn Rovers won on away goals.

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Crystal Palace won 2–1 on aggregate.

Final

First leg

Second leg

Crystal Palace won 4–3 on aggregate.

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	0+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

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Second leg

Bristol Rovers won 5–0 on aggregate.

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Port Vale won 4–2 on aggregate.

Final

First leg

Second leg

Port Vale won 2–1 on aggregate.

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

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Second leg

Leyton Orient won 2–1 on aggregate.

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Wrexham won 5–1 on aggregate.

Final

First leg

Second leg

Leyton Orient won 2–1 on aggregate.

External links

• Football League website