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1988–89 Southern Football League

Southern Football League
Premier Division
Season 1988–89
Champions Merthyr Tydfil
Promoted Merthyr Tydfil
Relegated Fareham Town
Leicester United
Redditch United
Bedworth Town
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1,369 (2.96 per match)
Southern Football League
Midland Division
Season 1988–89
Champions Gloucester City
Promoted Gloucester City
Atherstone United
Relegated Coventry Sporting
Wellingborough Town
Mile Oak Rovers
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1,361 (2.95 per match)
Southern Football League
Southern Division
Season 1988–89
Champions Chelmsford City
Promoted Chelmsford City
Gravesend & Northfleet
Relegated Tonbridge
Ruislip
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1,414 (3.06 per match)

The 1988–89 season was the 86th in the history of the Southern League.

The Premier Division featured six new teams:

Source: [1]
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 Midland Division featured five new teams.

Source: [2]
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 Southern Division featured four new teams.

Source: [3]
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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