Birmingham City league performance history
Omit day and month for end of season table.
League Division Three table at close of 1989-90 season
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol Rovers | 46 | 26 | 15 | 5 | 71 | 35 | 36 | 93 | |
| Bristol City | 46 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 76 | 40 | 36 | 91 | |
| Notts County | 46 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 73 | 53 | 20 | 87 | |
| Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 86 | 49 | 37 | 80 | |
| Bury | 46 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 70 | 49 | 21 | 74 | |
| Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 59 | 48 | 11 | 69 | |
| Birmingham City | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 60 | 59 | 1 | 66 | |
| Huddersfield Town | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 61 | 62 | -1 | 65 | |
| Rotherham United | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 71 | 62 | 9 | 64 | |
| Reading | 46 | 15 | 19 | 12 | 57 | 53 | 4 | 64 | |
| Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 59 | 54 | 5 | 63 | |
| Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 56 | 53 | 3 | 62 | |
| Brentford | 46 | 18 | 7 | 21 | 66 | 66 | 0 | 61 | |
| Leyton Orient | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 52 | 56 | -4 | 58 | |
| Mansfield Town | 46 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 50 | 65 | -15 | 55 | |
| Chester City | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 43 | 55 | -12 | 54 | |
| Swansea City | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 45 | 63 | -18 | 54 | |
| Wigan Athletic | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 48 | 64 | -16 | 53 | |
| Preston North End | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 65 | 79 | -14 | 52 | |
| Fulham | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 55 | 66 | -11 | 51 | |
| Cardiff City | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 51 | 70 | -19 | 50 | |
| Northampton Town | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 51 | 68 | -17 | 47 | |
| Blackpool | 46 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 49 | 73 | -24 | 46 | |
| Walsall | 46 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 40 | 72 | -32 | 41 |
League Division Three Play-Offs
| 13 May 1990 | Bolton Wanderers 1-1 Notts County | |
| 13 May 1990 | Bury 0-0 Tranmere Rovers | |
| 16 May 1990 | Notts County 2-0 Bolton Wanderers | |
| 16 May 1990 | Tranmere Rovers 2-0 Bury | |
| 27 May 1990 | Notts County 2-0 Tranmere Rovers |