1988–89 Isthmian League

The 1988–89 season was the 74th season of the Isthmian League, which is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from London, East and South East England.

The league consisted of three divisions. Division Two was divided into two sections.

Leytonstone/Ilford were champions, winning their first Isthmian League title after renaming in 1983. At the end of the season Oxford City left the league after losing its ground. Walthamstow Avenue merged into Leytonstone/Ilford. New club regained Leytonstone/Ilford's name and place in the Premier Division.

Premier Division
Isthmian League
Premier Division
Season1988–89
ChampionsLeytonstone/Ilford
PromotedFarnborough Town
RelegatedCroydon
Tooting & Mitcham United
Matches played462
Goals scored1,236 (2.68 per match)
Highest attendance1,763 – Slough Town – Farnborough Town, (27 December)
Total attendance141,270
Average attendance306

The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 19 clubs from the previous season and three new clubs:

  • Dagenham, relegated from the Football Conference
  • Grays Athletic, promoted as champions of Division One
  • Marlow, promoted as runners-up in Division One

At the end of the previous season First Division club Walthamstow Avenue merged into Leytonstone/Ilford. New club started next season in the Premier Division under the name of the Premier Division club.

At the end of the season Leytonstone/Ilford were refused in promotion due to ground problems. Club changed name into Redbrigde Forest before the next season started.

Farnborough Town finished second and get a promotion back to the Conference after four years in the Isthmian League.

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Leytonstone/Ilford 42 26 11 5 76 36 +40 89
2 Farnborough Town 42 24 9 9 85 61 +24 81 Promoted to the Football Conference
3 Slough Town 42 24 6 12 72 42 +30 78
4 Carshalton Athletic 42 19 15 8 59 36 +23 72
5 Grays Athletic 42 19 13 10 62 47 +15 70
6 Kingstonian 42 19 11 12 54 37 +17 68
7 Bishop's Stortford 42 20 6 16 70 56 +14 66
8 Hayes 42 18 12 12 61 47 +14 66
9 Bognor Regis Town 42 17 11 14 38 49 −11 62
10 Barking 42 16 13 13 49 45 +4 61
11 Wokingham Town 42 15 11 16 60 54 +6 56
12 Hendon 42 13 17 12 51 68 −17 56
13 Windsor & Eton 42 14 13 15 52 50 +2 55
14 Bromley 42 13 15 14 61 48 +13 54
15 Leyton-Wingate 42 13 15 14 55 56 −1 54
16 Dulwich Hamlet 42 12 12 18 58 57 +1 48
17 St Albans City 42 12 9 21 51 59 −8 45
18 Dagenham 42 11 12 19 53 68 −15 45
19 Harrow Borough 42 9 13 20 53 75 −22 40
20 Marlow 42 9 11 22 48 83 −35 38
21 Tooting & Mitcham United 42 10 6 26 41 81 −40 36 Relegated to Division One
22 Croydon 42 4 9 29 27 81 −54 21
Source: fchd.com rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Division One
Isthmian League
Division One
Season1988–89
ChampionsStaines Town
PromotedBasingstoke Town
Staines Town
RelegatedBasildon United
Bracknell Town
Collier Row
Matches played420
Goals scored1,170 (2.79 per match)
Highest attendance1,432 – Woking – Lewes, (6 May)
Total attendance85,740
Average attendance204

Division One consisted of 21 clubs, including 15 clubs from the previous season and six new clubs:

Two clubs relegated from the Premier Division:

Two clubs promoted from Division Two North:

Two clubs promoted from Division Two South:

Division One started the season one club short after Oxford City left the league after losing its ground and Walthamstow Avenue merged into Leytonstone/Ilford at the end of the previous season.

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Staines Town 40 26 9 5 79 29 +50 87 Promoted to the Premier Division
2 Basingstoke Town 40 25 8 7 85 36 +49 83
3 Woking 40 24 10 6 72 30 +42 82
4 Hitchin Town 40 21 11 8 60 32 +28 74
5 Wivenhoe Town 40 22 6 12 62 44 +18 72
6 Lewes 40 21 8 11 72 54 +18 71
7 Walton & Hersham 40 21 7 12 56 36 +20 70
8 Kingsbury Town 40 20 7 13 65 41 +24 67
9 Uxbridge 40 19 7 14 60 54 +6 64
10 Wembley 40 18 6 16 45 58 −13 60
11 Boreham Wood 40 16 9 15 57 52 +5 57
12 Leatherhead 40 14 8 18 56 58 −2 50
13 Metropolitan Police 40 13 9 18 52 68 −16 48
14 Chesham United 40 12 9 19 54 67 −13 45
15 Southwick 40 9 15 16 44 58 −14 42
16 Chalfont St Peter 40 11 9 20 56 82 −26 42
17 Hampton 38 7 14 17 37 62 −25 35
18 Worthing 40 8 10 22 49 80 −31 32[lower-alpha 1]
19 Collier Row 40 8 7 25 37 82 −45 31 Relegated to Division Two North
20 Bracknell Town 40 8 6 26 38 70 −32 30 Relegated to Division Two South
21 Basildon United 40 6 7 27 34 77 −43 25 Relegated to Division Two North
Source: fchd.com rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. Worthing were deducted two points.

Division Two North
Isthmian League
Division Two North
Season1988–89
ChampionsHarlow Town
PromotedHarlow Town
Purfleet
RelegatedWolverton Town
Matches played462
Goals scored1,291 (2.79 per match)
Highest attendance512 – Stevenage Borough – Harlow Town, (14 January)
Total attendance57,239
Average attendance124

Division Two North consisted of 22 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season and four new clubs:

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Harlow Town 42 27 9 6 83 38 +45 90 Promoted to Division One
2 Purfleet 42 22 12 8 60 42 +18 78
3 Tring Town 42 22 10 10 65 44 +21 76
4 Stevenage Borough 40 20 13 7 84 55 +29 73
5 Heybridge Swifts 42 21 9 12 64 43 +21 72
6 Billericay Town 42 19 11 12 65 52 +13 68
7 Clapton 42 18 11 13 65 56 +9 65
8 Barton Rovers 42 18 11 13 58 50 +8 65
9 Aveley 42 18 10 14 54 52 +2 64
10 Hertford Town 42 16 13 13 62 49 +13 59[lower-alpha 1]
11 Ware 42 17 8 17 60 65 −5 59
12 Hemel Hempstead 42 16 10 16 55 58 −3 58
13 Witham Town 42 16 7 19 69 67 +2 55
14 Vauxhall Motors 42 15 9 18 53 57 −4 54
15 Berkhamsted Town 42 14 10 18 57 70 −13 52
16 Hornchurch 42 11 16 15 59 61 −2 49
17 Tilbury 42 13 10 19 53 60 −7 49
18 Royston Town 42 12 7 23 46 72 −26 43
19 Rainham Town 42 9 15 18 49 62 −13 42
20 Saffron Walden Town 42 8 16 18 54 72 −18 40
21 Letchworth Garden City 42 4 18 20 34 71 −37 30
22 Wolverton Town 42 5 7 30 42 95 −53 13[lower-alpha 2] Relegated to the South Midlands League
Source: fchd.com rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. Hertford Town were deducted two points.
  2. Wolverton Town were deducted nine points.

Division Two South
Isthmian League
Division Two South
Season1988–89
ChampionsDorking
PromotedDorking
Whyteleafe
Matches played420
Goals scored1,183 (2.82 per match)
Highest attendance365 – Whyteleafe – Dorking, (8 April)
Total attendance39,367
Average attendance94

Division Two South consisted of 21 clubs, including 20 clubs from the previous season and one new club:

  • Finchley, transferred from Division Two North

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Dorking 40 32 4 4 109 35 +74 100 Promoted to Division One
2 Whyteleafe 40 25 9 6 86 41 +45 84
3 Finchley 40 21 9 10 70 45 +25 72 Transferred to Division Two North
4 Molesey 40 19 13 8 58 42 +16 70
5 Harefield United 40 19 7 14 56 45 +11 64
6 Hungerford Town 40 17 13 10 55 45 +10 64
7 Ruislip Manor 40 16 9 15 56 43 +13 57
8 Feltham 40 16 9 15 58 53 +5 57
9 Epsom & Ewell 40 16 8 16 55 55 0 56
10 Egham Town 40 16 7 17 54 58 −4 55
11 Eastbourne United 40 15 9 16 68 61 +7 54
12 Chertsey Town 40 13 14 13 55 58 −3 53
13 Flackwell Heath 40 13 11 16 51 49 +2 50
14 Camberley Town 40 15 5 20 51 71 −20 50
15 Yeading 40 13 9 18 47 63 −16 46[lower-alpha 1]
16 Banstead Athletic 40 12 8 20 50 65 −15 44
17 Maidenhead United 40 10 13 17 44 61 −17 43
18 Southall 40 11 10 19 41 73 −32 43
19 Newbury Town 40 11 8 21 47 65 −18 41
20 Horsham 40 7 14 19 36 68 −32 35
21 Petersfield United 40 5 7 28 36 87 −51 22
Source: fchd.com rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. Yeading were deducted two points.

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