1988–89 Isthmian League
| Season | 1988–89 |
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| Champions | Leytonstone/Ilford |
| Promoted | Farnborough Town |
| Relegated |
Croydon Tooting & Mitcham United |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1,236 (2.68 per match) |
| Highest attendance | 1,763 – Slough Town – Farnborough Town, (27 December) |
| Total attendance | 141,270 |
| Average attendance | 306 |
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| Season | 1988–89 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Staines Town |
| Promoted |
Basingstoke Town Staines Town |
| Relegated |
Basildon United Bracknell Town Collier Row |
| Matches played | 420 |
| Goals scored | 1,170 (2.79 per match) |
| Highest attendance | 1,432 – Woking – Lewes, (6 May) |
| Total attendance | 85,740 |
| Average attendance | 204 |
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| Season | 1988–89 |
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| Champions | Harlow Town |
| Promoted |
Harlow Town Purfleet |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1,291 (2.79 per match) |
| Highest attendance | 512 – Stevenage Borough – Harlow Town, (14 January) |
| Total attendance | 57,239 |
| Average attendance | 124 |
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| Season | 1988–89 |
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| Champions | Dorking |
| Promoted |
Dorking Whyteleafe |
| Matches played | 420 |
| Goals scored | 1,183 (2.82 per match) |
| Highest attendance | 365 – Whyteleafe – Dorking, (8 April) |
| Total attendance | 39,367 |
| Average attendance | 94 |
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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.
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.
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.
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:
Two clubs promoted from the Second Division North:
Two 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.
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.
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