1988–89 Isthmian League

March 2026 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 1989 champions, winning their first Isthmian League title after renaming in 1983. In the summer of 1988, Oxford City had left the league after losing its ground. Also in the summer of 1988, Walthamstow Avenue merged into Leytonstone/Ilford: the new club regained Leytonstone/Ilford's name and place in the Premier Division. Premier Division Isthmian LeaguePremier Division 1988–89 Leytonstone/Ilford Farnborough Town CroydonTooting & Mitcham United 462 1236 1,763 – Slough Town – Farnborough Town, (27 December) 141,270 306 1987–88 1989–90 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. The 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. The club changed its name into Redbridge Forest before the next season started. Farnborough Town finished second and were promoted back to the Conference after four years in the Isthmian League. League table main WDL Premier Division PR L/I Leytonstone/Ilford FAR Farnborough Town SLO Slough Town CAR Carshalton Athletic GRY Grays Athletic KIN Kingstonian BIS Bishop's Stortford HYS Hayes BOG Bognor Regis Town BAR Barking WKH Wokingham Town HEN Hendon W&E Windsor & Eton BRO Bromley LEY Leyton-Wingate DUL Dulwich Hamlet STA St Albans City DAG Dagenham HRB Harrow Borough MAR Marlow T&M Tooting & Mitcham United CRD Croydon 26 11 5 76 36 24 9 9 85 61 24 6 12 72 42 19 15 8 59 36 19 13 10 62 47 19 11 12 54 37 20 6 16 70 56 18 12 12 61 47 17 11 14 38 49 16 13 13 49 45 15 11 16 60 54 13 17 12 51 68 14 13 15 52 50 13 15 14 61 48 13 15 14 55 56 12 12 18 58 57 12 9 21 51 59 11 12 19 53 68 9 13 20 53 75 9 11 22 48 83 10 6 26 41 81 4 9 29 27 81 #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 51.8727 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 51.5770 -0.7740 Marlow 85 top 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 51.5397 0.1422 Blue 000080 pog.svg Dagenham 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 51.4765 0.3297 Blue 000080 pog.svg Grays Athletic 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 51.5397 0.1422 Blue 000080 pog.svg Dagenham 85 right 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 51.4765 0.3297 Blue 000080 pog.svg Grays Athletic 85 top 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 Club Stadium Barking Mayesbrook Park Bishop's Stortford Woodside Park Bognor Regis Town Nyewood Lane Bromley Hayes Lane Carshalton Athletic War Memorial Sports Ground Croydon Croydon Sports Arena Dagenham Victoria Road Dulwich Hamlet Champion Hill Farnborough Town Cherrywood Road Grays Athletic New Recreation Ground Hayes Church Road Harrow Borough Earlsmead Stadium Hendon Claremont Road Kingstonian Kingsmeadow Leytonstone/Ilford Victoria Road Leyton-Wingate Wadham Lodge Marlow Alfred Davis Memorial Ground Slough Town Wexham Park St Albans City Clarence Park Tooting & Mitcham United Imperial Fields Windsor & Eton Stag Meadow Wokingham Town Cantley Park Division One Isthmian LeagueDivision One 1988–89 Staines Town Basingstoke TownStaines Town Basildon UnitedBracknell TownCollier Row 420 1170 1,432 – Woking – Lewes, (6 May) 85,740 204 1987–88 1989–90 Division One consisted of 21 clubs, including 15 clubs from the previous season and six new clubs: Two clubs relegated from the Premier Division: Basingstoke Town Hitchin Town Two clubs promoted from Division Two North: Collier Row Wivenhoe Town Two clubs promoted from Division Two South: Chalfont St Peter Metropolitan Police 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 main WDL Division One PR STN Staines Town BAS Basingstoke Town WOK Woking HIT Hitchin Town WIV Wivenhoe Town LEW Lewes W&H Walton & Hersham KIN Kingsbury Town UXB Uxbridge WEM Wembley BOR Boreham Wood LEA Leatherhead MET Metropolitan Police CHS Chesham United SWK Southwick CSP Chalfont St Peter HAM Hampton WOR Worthing COL Collier Row BRN Bracknell Town BSL Basildon United 26 9 5 79 29 25 8 7 85 36 24 10 6 72 30 21 11 8 60 32 22 6 12 62 44 21 8 11 72 54 21 7 12 56 36 20 7 13 65 41 19 7 14 60 54 18 6 16 45 58 16 9 15 57 52 14 8 18 56 58 13 9 18 52 68 12 9 19 54 67 9 15 16 44 58 11 9 20 56 82 7 14 19 37 62 8 10 22 49 80 -2 8 7 25 37 82 8 6 26 38 70 6 7 27 34 77 Worthing were deducted two points. #ACE1AF Promoted to the Premier Division P P #FFCCCC Relegated to Division Two North R2N R2N #FFCCCC Relegated to Division Two South R2S 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 51.2523 -1.1103 Blue 000080 pog.svg Basingstoke Town 85 left 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 51.9545 -0.2841 Blue 000080 pog.svg HitchinTown 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 50.836 -0.239 Blue 000080 pog.svg Southwick 85 top UK England Southeast close 51.3790 -0.4148 Blue 000080 pog.svg Walton & Hersham 85 top UK England Southeast close 51.8739 0.9703 Blue 000080 pog.svg Wivenhoe Town 85 right UK England Southeast close 51.3063 -0.5588 Blue 000080 pog.svg Woking 85 left 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 51.6105 -0.5583 Chalfont St Peter 0 UK England Southeast close 51.5944 0.1477 Collier Row 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 51.3905 -0.3517 Metropolitan Police 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 51.5576 -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 51.6105 -0.5583 Chalfont St Peter 85 right Greater London 51.5944 0.1477 Collier Row 85 top Greater London 51.4152 -0.3633 Hampton 85 right Greater London 51.5767 -0.2541 Kingsbury Town 85 bottom Greater London 51.3905 -0.3517 Metropolitan Police 85 right Greater London 51.4197 -0.5020 Staines Town 85 top Greater London 51.5141 -0.4577 Uxbridge 85 top Greater London 51.5576 -0.3159 Wembley 85 bottom Club Stadium Basildon United Gardiners Close Basingstoke Town The Camrose Boreham Wood Meadow Park Bracknell Town Larges Lane Chalfont St Peter Mill Meadow Chesham United The Meadow Collier Row Sungate Hampton Beveree Stadium Hitchin Town Top Field Kingsbury Town Avenue Park Leatherhead Fetcham Grove Lewes The Dripping Pan Metropolitan Police Imber Court Southwick Old Barn Way Staines Town Wheatsheaf Park Uxbridge Honeycroft Walton & Hersham The Sports Ground Wembley Vale Farm Wivenhoe Town Broad Lane Woking The Laithwaite Community Stadium Worthing Woodside Road Division Two North Isthmian LeagueDivision Two North 1988–89 Harlow Town Harlow TownPurfleet Wolverton Town 462 1291 512 – Stevenage Borough – Harlow Town, (14 January) 57,239 124 1987–88 1989–90 Division Two North consisted of 22 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season and four new clubs: Billericay Town, relegated from Division One Purfleet, joined from the Essex Senior League Stevenage Borough, relegated from Division One Wolverton Town, relegated from Division One League table main WDL Division Two North PR HRL Harlow Town THU Purfleet TRI Tring Town STE Stevenage Borough HEY Heybridge Swifts BIL Billericay Town CLA Clapton BRT Barton Rovers AVE Aveley HER Hertford Town WAR Ware HEM Hemel Hempstead WIT Witham Town VXM Vauxhall Motors BER Berkhamsted Town HRN Hornchurch TIL Tilbury ROY Royston Town RAI Rainham Town SAF Saffron Walden Town LET Letchworth Garden City WOL Wolverton Town 27 9 6 83 38 22 12 8 60 42 22 10 10 65 44 20 13 9 84 55 21 9 12 64 43 19 11 12 65 52 18 11 13 65 56 18 11 13 58 50 18 10 14 54 52 16 13 13 62 49 -2 17 8 17 60 65 16 10 16 55 58 16 7 19 69 67 15 9 18 53 57 14 10 18 57 70 11 16 15 59 61 13 10 19 53 60 12 7 23 46 72 9 15 18 49 62 8 16 18 54 72 4 18 20 34 71 5 7 30 42 95 -9 Hertford Town were deducted two points. Wolverton Town were deducted nine points. #ACE1AF Promoted to Division One P P #FFCCCC Relegated to the South Midlands League 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 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 51.6219 0.4033 Blue 000080 pog.svg Billericay Town 85 right 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 51.8898 -0.1936 Blue 000080 pog.svg Stevenage Borough 85 right 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 52.0625 -0.8166 Blue 000080 pog.svg Wolverton Town 85 top UK England Southeast close 51.5035 0.2529 Aveley 0 UK England Southeast close 51.5422 0.0214 Clapton 0 UK England Southeast close 51.5565 0.2384 Hornchurch 0 UK England Southeast close 51.4894 0.2649 Purfleet 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 51.5565 0.2384 Hornchurch 85 top Greater London 51.4894 0.2649 Purfleet 85 left Greater London 51.5177 0.1948 Rainham Town 85 left Club Stadium Aveley The Mill Field Barton Rovers Sharpenhoe Road Berkhamsted Town Broadwater Billericay Town New Lodge Clapton The Old Spotted Dog Ground Harlow Town Harlow Sportcentre Hemel Hempstead Vauxhall Road Hertford Town Hertingfordbury Park Heybridge Swifts Scraley Road Hornchurch Hornchurch Stadium Letchworth Garden City Baldock Road Purfleet Ship Lane Rainham Town Deri Park Royston Town Garden Walk Saffron Walden Town Catons Lane Stevenage Borough The Lamex Stadium Tilbury Chadfields Tring Town Pendley Ground Vauxhall Motors Brache Estate Ware Wodson Park Witham Town Spa Road Wolverton Town Wolverton Park Division Two South Isthmian LeagueDivision Two South 1988–89 Dorking DorkingWhyteleafe 420 1183 365 – Whyteleafe – Dorking, (8 April) 39,367 94 1987–88 1989–90 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 main WDL Division Two South PR DOR Dorking WHY Whyteleafe FIN Finchley MOL Molesey HFU Harefield United HUN Hungerford Town RUI Ruislip Manor FEL Feltham E&E Epsom & Ewell EGH Egham Town EUA Eastbourne United CHR Chertsey Town FLA Flackwell Heath CAM Camberley Town YEA Yeading BAN Banstead Athletic MAD Maidenhead United SOU Southall NEW Newbury Town HOR Horsham PTF Petersfield United 32 4 4 109 35 25 9 6 86 41 21 9 10 70 45 19 13 8 58 42 19 7 14 56 45 17 13 10 55 45 16 9 15 56 43 16 9 15 58 53 16 8 16 55 55 16 7 17 54 58 15 9 16 68 61 13 14 13 55 58 13 11 16 51 49 15 5 20 51 71 13 9 18 47 63 -2 12 8 20 50 65 10 13 17 44 61 11 10 19 41 73 11 8 21 47 65 7 14 19 36 68 5 7 28 36 87 Yeading were deducted two points. #ACE1AF Promoted to Division One P P #CCCCFF Transferred to Division Two North T2N 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 51.4264 -0.5333 Egham Town 0 UK England Southeast close 51.4831 -0.4089 Feltham 0 UK England Southeast close 51.6068 -0.1715 Finchley 0 UK England Southeast close 51.6034 -0.4780 Harefield United 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 51.4264 -0.5333 EghamTown 85 right Greater London 51.4831 -0.4089 Feltham 85 top Greater London 51.6068 -0.1715 Finchley 85 right Greater London 51.6034 -0.4780 Harefield United 85 top 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 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 Finchley Summers Lane Flackwell Heath Wilks Park Harefield United Preston Park Horsham Queen Street Hungerford Town Bulpit Lane Maidenhead United York Road 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 1988–89 Northern Premier League 1988–89 Southern Football League References Category:Isthmian League seasons 6