1987–88 Southern Football League

March 2026 The 1987–88 Southern Football League season was the 85th in the history of the league, an English football competition. Aylesbury United won the Premier Division and earned promotion to the Football Conference, whilst Chatham Town, Paget Rangers and Shepshed Charterhouse left the league at the end of the season. Premier Division The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 16 clubs from the previous season and six new clubs: Two clubs promoted from the Midland Division: Leicester United VS Rugby Two clubs promoted from the Southern Division: Ashford Town (Kent) Dorchester Town Plus: Nuneaton Borough, demoted from the Football Conference Burton Albion, transferred from the Northern Premier League League table Southern Football LeaguePremier Division 1987–88 Aylesbury United Aylesbury United Chelmsford CityNuneaton BoroughWillenhall Town 462 1280 1986–87 1988–89 main WDL PR Premier Division AYL Aylesbury United DAR Dartford CAM Cambridge City BRO Bromsgrove Rovers WOR Worcester City CRA Crawley Town ALV Alvechurch LEI Leicester United FAR Fareham Town COR Corby Town DOR Dorchester Town ASH Ashford Town (Kent) CHR Shepshed Charterhouse BWU Bedworth United GOS Gosport Borough BRT Burton Albion RUG VS Rugby RED Redditch United CHE Chelmsford City WIL Willenhall Town NUN Nuneaton Borough WIT Witney Town 27 8 7 79 35 27 8 7 79 39 24 8 10 84 43 22 11 9 65 39 22 6 14 58 48 17 14 11 73 63 17 13 12 54 52 15 14 13 68 59 16 11 15 51 59 16 8 18 61 64 14 14 14 51 57 12 16 14 45 54 13 11 18 53 62 12 14 16 49 64 10 17 15 39 49 11 14 17 62 74 10 16 16 52 57 10 13 19 55 63 11 10 21 60 75 9 12 21 39 76 8 13 21 58 77 8 11 23 45 71 #ACE1AF Promoted to the Football Conference P #CCCCFF Transferred to the Northern Premier League Premier Division TN #FFCCCC Relegated to the Southern Division RS RS #FFCCCC Relegated to the Midland Division RM RM complete fchd.com rsssf.com 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. Midland Division The Midland Division expanded up to 22 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season and five new clubs: Two clubs relegated from the Premier Division: Dudley Town King's Lynn Plus: Atherstone United, promoted from the West Midlands (Regional) League Paget Rangers, promoted from the Midland Combination Trowbridge Town, transferred from the Southern Division League table Southern Football LeagueMidland Division 1987–88 Merthyr Tydfil Merthyr TydfilMoor Green Paget Rangers 462 1455 1986–87 1988–89 main WDL PR Midland Division MER Merthyr Tydfil MOO Moor Green GRN Grantham Town ATH Atherstone United SUT Sutton Coldfield Town HAL Halesowen Town GLO Gloucester City DUD Dudley Town FOR Forest Green Rovers BAN Banbury United BRI Bridgnorth Town BUC Buckingham Town KLY King's Lynn WEL Wellingborough Town RUS Rushden Town TRO Trowbridge Town BIL Bilston Town HED Hednesford Town MIL Mile Oak Rovers COV Coventry Sporting STO Stourbridge PAG Paget Rangers 30 4 8 102 40 26 8 8 91 49 27 4 11 97 53 22 10 10 93 56 22 6 14 71 47 18 15 9 75 59 18 14 10 86 62 20 5 17 64 55 14 16 12 67 54 17 7 18 48 46 16 7 19 59 75 15 9 18 74 75 16 6 20 53 63 14 10 18 67 70 14 9 19 69 85 14 3 25 53 82 12 8 22 52 87 11 10 21 50 81 9 14 19 43 65 11 8 23 46 83 10 10 22 46 79 10 9 23 49 89 #ACE1AF Promoted to the Premier Division P P #CCCCFF Transferred to the Southern Division TS TS #FFCCCC Relegated to the West Midlands League RW complete fchd.com rsssf.com 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. Southern Division The Southern Division expanded up to 21 clubs, including 16 clubs from the previous season and five new clubs: Two clubs relegated from the Premier Division: Folkestone Salisbury Plus: Baldock Town, promoted from the United Counties League Bury Town, promoted from the Eastern Counties League Hounslow, promoted from the Hellenic League League table Southern Football LeagueSouthern Division 1987–88 Dover Athletic Dover AthleticWaterlooville Chatham Town 420 1221 1986–87 1988–89 main WDL PR Southern Division DOV Dover Athletic WAT Waterlooville SAL Salisbury GRN Gravesend & Northfleet MAR Thanet United AND Andover DUN Dunstable BRN Burnham BRY Bury Town E&B Erith & Belvedere SHE Sheppey United HAS Hastings Town TON Tonbridge POO Poole Town BAL Baldock Town HOU Hounslow FOL Folkestone COR Corinthian RUI Ruislip CAN Canterbury City CHA Chatham Town 28 10 2 81 28 27 10 3 88 33 24 11 5 71 33 20 12 8 60 32 17 13 10 60 38 17 13 10 64 58 17 12 11 78 56 17 10 13 61 45 17 7 16 80 67 16 9 15 52 56 14 10 16 58 52 14 10 16 62 70 14 8 18 51 56 13 10 17 69 70 12 12 16 44 53 11 8 21 41 76 9 11 20 47 76 9 10 21 49 67 5 13 22 33 80 7 6 27 33 87 7 5 28 39 88 #ACE1AF Promoted to the Premier Division P P #FFCCCC Relegated to the Kent Football League RK complete fchd.com rsssf.com 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. See also Southern Football League 1987–88 Isthmian League 1987–88 Northern Premier League References RSSF – Southern Football League archive Category:Southern Football League seasons 6