1987–88 Isthmian League

March 2026 The 1987–88 season was the 73rd 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. Yeovil Town were champions, winning their first Isthmian League title. 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. Before the start of the next season Haringey Borough resigned from the league. Premier Division Isthmian LeaguePremier Division 1987–88 Yeovil Town Yeovil Town Basingstoke TownHitchin Town 462 1201 1986–87 1988–89 The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 19 clubs from the previous season and three new clubs: Basingstoke Town, transferred from Southern Football League Leyton-Wingate, promoted as runners-up in Division One Leytonstone/Ilford, promoted as champions of Division One At the end of the season Division One club Walthamstow Avenue merged into Leytonstone/Ilford. New club started next season under the name of the Premier Division club. League table main WDL Premier Division PR YEO Yeovil Town BRO Bromley SLO Slough Town L/I Leytonstone/Ilford WKH Wokingham Town HYS Hayes W&E Windsor & Eton FAR Farnborough Town CAR Carshalton Athletic HEN Hendon T&M Tooting & Mitcham United HRB Harrow Borough BIS Bishop's Stortford KIN Kingstonian STA St Albans City BOG Bognor Regis Town LEY Leyton-Wingate CRD Croydon BAR Barking DUL Dulwich Hamlet HIT Hitchin Town BAS Basingstoke Town 24 9 9 66 34 23 7 12 68 40 21 9 12 67 41 20 11 11 59 43 21 7 14 62 52 20 9 13 62 48 16 17 9 59 43 17 11 14 63 60 16 13 13 49 41 16 12 14 62 58 15 14 13 57 59 15 11 16 53 58 15 10 17 55 58 14 12 16 47 53 15 6 21 60 69 14 9 19 41 57 14 8 20 58 64 11 13 18 40 52 11 12 19 44 57 10 11 21 46 64 10 8 24 46 79 6 17 19 37 71 #ACE1AF Promoted to the Football Conference P #FFCCCC Relegated to Division One R R complete 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. fchd.com rsssf.com Stadia and locations UK England Southeast close Locations of the Premier Division clubs right 600 UK England Southeast close 51.2523 -1.1103 Basingstoke Town 85 left UK England Southeast close 51.8727 0.1920 Bishop's Stortford 85 top UK England Southeast close 50.7870 -0.6902 Bognor Regis Town 85 bottom UK England Southeast close 51.31 -0.76 Farnborough Town 85 bottom UK England Southeast close 51.9545 -0.2841 HitchinTown 85 right UK England Southeast close 51.5238 -0.5838 Slough Town 85 top UK England Southeast close 51.7543 -0.3252 St Albans 85 right UK England Southeast close 51.4695 -0.6228 Windsor & Eton 85 left UK England Southeast close 51.4224 -0.8382 Wokingham Town 85 left UK England Southeast close 51.5476 -0.1114 Blue 000080 pog.svg Barking 0 UK England Southeast close 51.3901 0.0211 Blue 000080 pog.svg Bromley 0 UK England Southeast close 51.4612 -0.0841 Blue 000080 pog.svg Dulwich Hamlet 0 UK England Southeast close 51.515 -0.422 Blue 000080 pog.svg Hayes 0 UK England Southeast close 51.3697 -0.1718 Blue 000080 pog.svg Carshalton Athletic 0 UK England Southeast close 51.3934 -0.0606 Blue 000080 pog.svg Croydon 0 UK England Southeast close 51.5581 -0.3713 Blue 000080 pog.svg Harrow Borough 0 UK England Southeast close 51.5681 -0.2177 Blue 000080 pog.svg Hendon 0 UK England Southeast close 51.4051 -0.2819 Blue 000080 pog.svg Kingstonian 0 UK England Southeast close 51.5478 0.159867 Blue 000080 pog.svg Leytonstone/Ilford 0 UK England Southeast close 51.5974 -0.0090 Blue 000080 pog.svg Leyton-Wingate 0 UK England Southeast close 51.3932 -0.1723 Blue 000080 pog.svg Tooting & Mitcham United 0 Greater London Greater London Premier Division football clubs right 400 Greater London 51.5476 -0.1114 Blue 000080 pog.svg Barking 85 top Greater London 51.3901 0.0211 Blue 000080 pog.svg Bromley 85 right Greater London 51.3934 -0.0606 Blue 000080 pog.svg Croydon 85 bottom Greater London 51.4612 -0.0841 Blue 000080 pog.svg Dulwich Hamlet 85 right Greater London 51.3697 -0.1718 Blue 000080 pog.svg Carshalton Athletic 85 bottom Greater London 51.5581 -0.3713 Blue 000080 pog.svg Harrow Borough 85 left Greater London 51.515 -0.422 Blue 000080 pog.svg Hayes 85 left Greater London 51.5681 -0.2177 Blue 000080 pog.svg Hendon 85 bottom Greater London 51.4051 -0.2819 Blue 000080 pog.svg Kingstonian 85 top Greater London 51.5478 0.159867 Blue 000080 pog.svg Leytonstone/Ilford 85 left Greater London 51.5974 -0.0090 Blue 000080 pog.svg Leyton-Wingate 85 top Greater London 51.3932 -0.1723 Blue 000080 pog.svg Tooting & Mitcham 85 top Somerset Somerset Premier Division football clubs right 400 Somerset 50.9503 -2.6740 Yeovil Town 85 left Club Stadium Barking Mayesbrook Park Basingstoke Town The Camrose Bishop's Stortford Woodside Park Bognor Regis Town Nyewood Lane Bromley Hayes Lane Carshalton Athletic War Memorial Sports Ground Croydon Croydon Sports Arena Dulwich Hamlet Champion Hill Farnborough Town Cherrywood Road Hayes Church Road Harrow Borough Earlsmead Stadium Hendon Claremont Road Hitchin Town Top Field Kingstonian Kingsmeadow Leytonstone/Ilford Victoria Road Leyton-Wingate Wadham Lodge Slough Town Wexham Park St Albans City Clarence Park Tooting & Mitcham United Imperial Fields Windsor & Eton Stag Meadow Wokingham Town Cantley Park Yeovil Town Huish Park Division One Isthmian LeagueDivision One 1987–88 Marlow Grays AthleticMarlow Billericay TownStevenage BoroughWolverton Town 462 1371 1986–87 1988–89 Division One consisted of 22 clubs, including 16 clubs from the previous season and six new clubs: Two clubs relegated from the Premier Division: Walthamstow Avenue Worthing Two clubs promoted from Division Two North: Chesham United Wolverton Town Two clubs promoted from Division Two South: Marlow Woking 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. Only Bracknell Town were reprieved from relegation, thus, Division One started next season one club short. League table main WDL Division One PR MAR Marlow GRY Grays Athletic WOK Woking BOR Boreham Wood STN Staines Town WEM Wembley BSL Basildon United W&H Walton & Hersham HAM Hampton LEA Leatherhead SWK Southwick OXC Oxford City WOR Worthing KIN Kingsbury Town WAV Walthamstow Avenue LEW Lewes UXB Uxbridge CHS Chesham United BRN Bracknell Town BIL Billericay Town STE Stevenage Borough WOL Wolverton Town 32 5 5 100 44 30 10 2 74 25 25 7 10 91 52 21 9 12 65 45 19 11 12 71 48 18 11 13 54 46 18 9 15 65 58 15 16 11 53 44 17 10 15 59 54 16 11 15 64 53 13 12 17 59 63 13 12 17 70 77 14 8 20 67 73 11 17 14 62 69 13 11 18 53 63 12 13 17 83 77 11 16 15 41 47 12 10 20 69 77 12 9 21 54 80 11 11 20 58 88 11 9 22 36 64 3 3 36 23 124 Walthamstow Avenue merged into Leytonstone/Ilford at the end of the season. #ACE1AF Promoted to the Premier Division P P #FFCCCC Left the league QUIT #FFCCCC Merged into Leytonstone/Ilford MER inherit Reprieved from relegation RR #FFCCCC Relegated to Division Two North R2N R2N R2N complete 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. fchd.com rsssf.com Stadia and locations UK England Southeast close Locations of the Division One clubs right 600 UK England Southeast close 51.5862 0.4779 Blue 000080 pog.svg Basildon United 85 bottom UK England Southeast close 51.6219 0.4033 Blue 000080 pog.svg Billericay Town 85 right UK England Southeast close 51.4133 -0.7442 Blue 000080 pog.svg Bracknell 85 top UK England Southeast close 51.6989 -0.6140 Blue 000080 pog.svg Chesham United 85 right UK England Southeast close 51.2920 -0.3324 Blue 000080 pog.svg Leatherhead 85 bottom UK England Southeast close 50.8690 0.0123 Blue 000080 pog.svg Lewes 85 top UK England Southeast close 51.5770 -0.7740 Blue 000080 pog.svg Marlow 85 top UK England Southeast close 51.7793 -1.2277 Blue 000080 pog.svg OxfordCity 85 left UK England Southeast close 50.836 -0.239 Blue 000080 pog.svg Southwick 85 top UK England Southeast close 51.8898 -0.1936 Blue 000080 pog.svg Stevenage Borough 85 right UK England Southeast close 51.3790 -0.4148 Blue 000080 pog.svg Walton & Hersham 85 top UK England Southeast close 51.3063 -0.5588 Blue 000080 pog.svg Woking 85 left UK England Southeast close 52.0625 -0.8166 Blue 000080 pog.svg Wolverton Town 85 top UK England Southeast close 50.8204 -0.3848 Blue 000080 pog.svg Worthing 85 bottom UK England Southeast close 51.6620 -0.2747 Boreham Wood 0 UK England Southeast close 51.4765 0.3297 Grays Athletic 0 UK England Southeast close 51.4152 -0.3633 Hampton 0 UK England Southeast close 51.5767 -0.2541 Kingsbury Town 0 UK England Southeast close 51.4197 -0.5020 Staines Town 0 UK England Southeast close 51.5141 -0.4577 Uxbridge 0 UK England Southeast close 51.5914 -0.0305 Walthamstow Avenue 0 UK England Southeast close 51.5576 -0.3159 Wembley 0 Greater London Greater London Division One football clubs right 400 Greater London 51.6620 -0.2747 Boreham Wood 85 left Greater London 51.4765 0.3297 Grays Athletic 85 top Greater London 51.4152 -0.3633 Hampton 85 right Greater London 51.5767 -0.2541 Kingsbury Town 85 bottom Greater London 51.4197 -0.5020 Staines Town 85 top Greater London 51.5141 -0.4577 Uxbridge 85 top Greater London 51.5914 -0.0305 Walthamstow Avenue 85 bottom Greater London 51.5576 -0.3159 Wembley 85 bottom Club Stadium Basildon United Gardiners Close Billericay Town New Lodge Boreham Wood Meadow Park Bracknell Town Larges Lane Chesham United The Meadow Grays Athletic New Recreation Ground Hampton Beveree Stadium Kingsbury Town Avenue Park Leatherhead Fetcham Grove Lewes The Dripping Pan Marlow Alfred Davis Memorial Ground Oxford City Marsh Lane Southwick Old Barn Way Staines Town Wheatsheaf Park Stevenage Borough The Lamex Stadium Uxbridge Honeycroft Walthamstow Avenue Green Pond Road Walton & Hersham The Sports Ground Wembley Vale Farm Woking The Laithwaite Community Stadium Wolverton Town Wolverton Park Worthing Woodside Road Division Two North Isthmian LeagueDivision Two North 1987–88 Wivenhoe Town Collier RowWivenhoe Town 462 1288 1986–87 1988–89 Division Two North consisted of 22 clubs, including 19 clubs from the previous season and three new clubs: Finchley, relegated from Division One Tilbury, relegated from Division One Witham Town, joined from the Essex Senior League Before the start of the next season Haringey Borough resigned from the league. League table main WDL Division Two North PR WIV Wivenhoe Town COL Collier Row TIL Tilbury BER Berkhamsted Town HRL Harlow Town WAR Ware WIT Witham Town VXM Vauxhall Motors HEY Heybridge Swifts TRI Tring Town LET Letchworth Garden City FIN Finchley CLA Clapton HRN Hornchurch BRT Barton Rovers RAI Rainham Town ROY Royston Town SAF Saffron Walden Town HEM Hemel Hempstead HAY Haringey Borough AVE Aveley HER Hertford Town 26 10 6 105 42 22 13 7 71 39 18 15 9 61 40 19 12 11 71 53 17 16 9 67 36 17 15 10 63 58 17 14 11 69 47 16 17 9 56 42 17 13 12 56 50 18 6 18 69 67 18 5 19 59 64 16 10 16 67 54 14 15 13 50 62 13 15 14 56 65 13 10 19 43 60 12 12 18 63 66 13 8 21 49 70 13 7 22 34 67 11 12 19 38 71 11 8 23 54 78 8 13 21 42 65 8 4 30 45 92 #ACE1AF Promoted to Division One P P #CCCCFF Transferred to Division Two South T2S #FFCCCC Resigned from the league RES complete 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. fchd.com rsssf.com Stadia and locations UK England Southeast close Locations of the Division Two North clubs right 600 UK England Southeast close 51.9642 -0.4289 Blue 000080 pog.svg Barton Rovers 85 top UK England Southeast close 51.7632 -0.5647 Blue 000080 pog.svg Berkhamsted Town 85 left UK England Southeast close 51.7765 0.0945 Blue 000080 pog.svg HarlowTown 85 right UK England Southeast close 51.7539 -0.4444 Blue 000080 pog.svg Hemel Hempstead 85 bottom UK England Southeast close 51.7917 -0.0883 Blue 000080 pog.svg Hertford Town 85 left UK England Southeast close 51.7441 0.7006 Blue 000080 pog.svg Heybridge Swifts 85 left UK England Southeast close 51.9781 -0.23 Blue 000080 pog.svg Letchworth Garden City 85 right UK England Southeast close 52.0471 -0.0202 Blue 000080 pog.svg Royston Town 85 top UK England Southeast close 52.0273 0.2400 Blue 000080 pog.svg Saffron Walden Town 85 top UK England Southeast close 51.4701 0.3633 Blue 000080 pog.svg Tilbury 85 bottom UK England Southeast close 51.7968 -0.6402 Blue 000080 pog.svg Tring Town 85 left UK England Southeast close 51.8783 -0.4147 Blue 000080 pog.svg Vauxhall Motors 85 left UK England Southeast close 51.8248 -0.0333 Blue 000080 pog.svg Ware 85 bottom UK England Southeast close 51.7997 0.6266 Blue 000080 pog.svg Witham Town 85 top UK England Southeast close 51.8739 0.9703 Blue 000080 pog.svg Wivenhoe Town 85 right UK England Southeast close 51.5035 0.2529 Aveley 0 UK England Southeast close 51.5422 0.0214 Clapton 0 UK England Southeast close 51.5944 0.1477 Collier Row 0 UK England Southeast close 51.6068 -0.1715 Finchley 0 UK England Southeast close 51.6016 -0.1129 Haringey Borough 0 UK England Southeast close 51.5565 0.2384 Hornchurch 0 UK England Southeast close 51.5177 0.1948 Rainham Town 0 Greater London Greater London Division Two North football clubs right 400 Greater London 51.5035 0.2529 Aveley 85 top Greater London 51.5422 0.0214 Clapton 85 bottom Greater London 51.5944 0.1477 Collier Row 85 top Greater London 51.6068 -0.1715 Finchley 85 left Greater London 51.6016 -0.1129 Haringey Borough 85 right Greater London 51.5565 0.2384 Hornchurch 85 top Greater London 51.5177 0.1948 Rainham Town 85 left Club Stadium Aveley The Mill Field Barton Rovers Sharpenhoe Road Berkhamsted Town Broadwater Clapton The Old Spotted Dog Ground Collier Row Sungate Finchley Summers Lane Harlow Town Harlow Sportcentre Haringey Borough Coles Park Hemel Hempstead Vauxhall Road Hertford Town Hertingfordbury Park Heybridge Swifts Scraley Road Hornchurch Hornchurch Stadium Letchworth Garden City Baldock Road Rainham Town Deri Park Royston Town Garden Walk Saffron Walden Town Catons Lane Tilbury Chadfields Tring Town Pendley Ground Vauxhall Motors Brache Estate Ware Wodson Park Witham Town Spa Road Wivenhoe Town Broad Lane Division Two South Isthmian LeagueDivision Two South 1987–88 Chalfont St Peter Chalfont St PeterMetropolitan Police 462 1346 1986–87 1988–89 Division Two South consisted of 22 clubs, including 19 clubs from the previous season and three new clubs: Epsom & Ewell, relegated from Division One Maidenhead United, relegated from Division One Yeading, joined from the London Spartan League League table main WDL Division Two South PR CSP Chalfont St Peter MET Metropolitan Police DOR Dorking FEL Feltham E&E Epsom & Ewell CHR Chertsey Town WHY Whyteleafe HUN Hungerford Town RUI Ruislip Manor YEA Yeading MAD Maidenhead United EUA Eastbourne United HFU Harefield United EGH Egham Town HOR Horsham SOU Southall MOL Molesey NEW Newbury Town CAM Camberley Town FLA Flackwell Heath BAN Banstead Athletic PTF Petersfield United 26 9 7 81 35 23 17 2 80 32 25 11 6 86 39 21 12 9 74 41 21 11 10 71 49 22 7 13 63 47 20 11 11 84 55 21 7 14 66 54 21 5 16 74 57 19 10 13 83 56 18 12 12 69 54 18 10 14 67 57 18 6 18 59 60 12 12 18 45 55 12 10 20 45 66 13 7 22 45 72 11 11 20 42 63 8 13 21 40 81 9 9 24 51 94 6 8 28 42 96 6 7 29 34 81 6 7 29 45 102 #ACE1AF Promoted to Division One P P complete 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. fchd.com rsssf.com Stadia and locations UK England Southeast close Locations of the Division Two South clubs right 600 UK England Southeast close 51.3266 -0.7574 Green 008000 pog.svg Camberley Town 85 right UK England Southeast close 51.3926 -0.5080 Green 008000 pog.svg Chertsey Town 85 top UK England Southeast close 51.2345 -0.3334 Green 008000 pog.svg Dorking 85 bottom UK England Southeast close 50.7661 0.2764 Green 008000 pog.svg Eastbourne United 85 left UK England Southeast close 51.6043 -0.7122 Green 008000 pog.svg Flackwell Heath 85 left UK England Southeast close 51.0588 -0.3234 Green 008000 pog.svg Horsham 85 left UK England Southeast close 51.4089 -1.5135 Green 008000 pog.svg Hungerford Town 85 left UK England Southeast close 51.5199 -0.7180 Green 008000 pog.svg Maidenhead United 85 left UK England Southeast close 51.401 -1.323 Green 008000 pog.svg Newbury Town 85 right UK England Southeast close 51.0038 -0.9374 Green 008000 pog.svg Petersfield United 85 left UK England Southeast close 51.3035 -0.2329 Banstead Athletic and Epsom & Ewell 0 UK England Southeast close 51.6105 -0.5583 Chalfont St Peter 0 UK England Southeast close 51.4264 -0.5333 Egham Town 0 UK England Southeast close 51.4831 -0.4089 Feltham 0 UK England Southeast close 51.6034 -0.4780 Harefield United 0 UK England Southeast close 51.3905 -0.3517 Metropolitan Police 0 UK England Southeast close 51.4014 -0.3680 Molesey 0 UK England Southeast close 51.5528 -0.2979 Ruislip Manor 0 UK England Southeast close 51.4579 -0.4743 Southall 0 UK England Southeast close 51.3047 -0.0797 Whyteleafe 0 UK England Southeast close 51.5117 -0.3988 Yeading 0 Greater London Greater London Division Two South football clubs right 400 Greater London 51.3035 -0.2329 Banstead Athletic and Epsom & Ewell 85 right Greater London 51.6105 -0.5583 Chalfont St Peter 85 right Greater London 51.4264 -0.5333 EghamTown 85 right Greater London 51.4831 -0.4089 Feltham 85 top Greater London 51.6034 -0.4780 Harefield United 85 right Greater London 51.3905 -0.3517 Metropolitan Police 85 right Greater London 51.4014 -0.3680 Molesey 85 top Greater London 51.5528 -0.2979 Ruislip Manor 85 top Greater London 51.4579 -0.4743 Southall 85 top Greater London 51.3047 -0.0797 Whyteleafe 85 right Greater London 51.5117 -0.3988 Yeading 85 right Club Stadium Banstead Athletic Merland Rise Camberley Town Kroomer Park Chalfont St Peter Mill Meadow Chertsey Town Alwyns Lane Dorking Meadowbank Stadium Eastbourne United The Oval Egham Town The Runnymede Stadium Epsom & Ewell Merland Rise (groundshare with Banstead Athletic) Feltham The Orchard Flackwell Heath Wilks Park Harefield United Preston Park Horsham Queen Street Hungerford Town Bulpit Lane Maidenhead United York Road Metropolitan Police Imber Court Molesey Walton Road Stadium Newbury Town Town Ground Petersfield United The Southdowns Builders Stadium Ruislip Manor Grosvenor Vale Southall Robert Parker Stadium Whyteleafe Church Road Yeading The Warren See also Isthmian League 1987–88 Northern Premier League 1987–88 Southern Football League References Category:Isthmian League seasons 6