First Division 1988/89
Arsenal won the 1988/89 First Division with 76 points, level with Liverpool on points and goal difference but ahead on goals scored. Middlesbrough, West Ham United and Newcastle United were relegated. The season's 380 matches produced 962 goals, 2.53 a game.
Arsenal
Champions
962
Goals
2.53
Goals a game
41%
Home wins
Final table
| 1 |  ArsenalArsenal | 38 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 73 | 36 | +37 | 76 |
| 2 |  LiverpoolLiverpool | 38 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 65 | 28 | +37 | 76 |
| 3 |  Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest | 38 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 64 | 43 | +21 | 64 |
| 4 |  Norwich CityNorwich | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 48 | 45 | +3 | 62 |
| 5 |  Derby CountyDerby County | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 40 | 38 | +2 | 58 |
| 6 |  Tottenham HotspurTottenham | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 60 | 46 | +14 | 57 |
| 7 |  Coventry CityCoventry City | 38 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 47 | 42 | +5 | 55 |
| 8 |  EvertonEverton | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 50 | 45 | +5 | 54 |
| 9 |  Queens Park RangersQPR | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 43 | 37 | +6 | 53 |
| 10 |  MillwallMillwall | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 47 | 52 | -5 | 53 |
| 11 |  Manchester UnitedMan United | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 45 | 35 | +10 | 51 |
| 12 |  WimbledonWimbledon | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 50 | 46 | +4 | 51 |
| 13 |  SouthamptonSouthampton | 38 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 52 | 66 | -14 | 45 |
| 14 |  Charlton AthleticCharlton | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 44 | 58 | -14 | 42 |
| 15 |  Sheffield WednesdaySheffield Wed | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 34 | 51 | -17 | 42 |
| 16 |  Luton TownLuton Town | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 42 | 52 | -10 | 41 |
| 17 |  Aston VillaAston Villa | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 45 | 56 | -11 | 40 |
| 18 |  MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough | 38 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 44 | 61 | -17 | 39 |
| 19 |  West Ham UnitedWest Ham | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 37 | 62 | -25 | 38 |
| 20 |  Newcastle UnitedNewcastle | 38 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 32 | 63 | -31 | 31 |
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The 1988/89 title race
The top four's points, match day by match day. Pick other clubs or measures on the race chart →
Points, Fri 26 May 1989
1
Arsenal
76
2
Liverpool
76
3
Nott'm Forest
64
4
Norwich
62
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1988/89 · Fri 26 May 1989
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The 1988/89 scoreline grid
Every result of the season, home goals along the bottom and away goals up the side. Each square counts the matches that finished that way. Select a square to see those matches.
Times it's happened
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First-ever results
Every result in 1988/89 had happened before.
Biggest wins
Highest-scoring matches
Most common results
How 1988/89 compares
At 2.53 goals a game, 1988/89 was the 8th lowest-scoring of the 93 old First Division seasons (the average is 3.07). Home sides won 41% of matches, against 52% across all seasons; 29% were draws and 29% away wins.