Season 1988–89 Goals scored 1236 (2.68 per match) | Champions Leytonstone/Ilford Matches played 462 | |
Relegated CroydonTooting & Mitcham United | ||
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. League consisted of three divisions. The Second Division was divided into two sections.
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Premier Division
The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 19 clubs from the previous season and three new clubs:
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
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
First Division
The First Division consisted of 21 clubs, including 15 clubs from the previous season and six new clubs:
Two clubs relegated from the Premier Division:
Four clubs promoted from the Second Division North:
Four clubs promoted from the Second Division South:
The First Division 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
Source:
† Worthing were deducted two points.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Second Division North
The Second Division North consisted of 22 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season and four new clubs:
League table
Source:
† Wolverton Town were deducted nine points.
* Hertford Town were deducted two points.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Second Division South
The Second Division South consisted of 21 clubs, including 20 clubs from the previous season and one new club:
League table
Source:
† Yeading were deducted two points.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.