The1989–90 season was the 75th season of theIsthmian League, which is an Englishfootball competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from London,East andSouth East England.
The league consisted of three divisions. Division Two was divided into two sections.
Slough Town were champions, winning their second Isthmian League title and were promoted to the Conference.
| Season | 1989–90 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Slough Town |
| Promoted | Slough Town |
| Relegated | Bromley Dulwich Hamlet |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,260 (2.73 per match) |
| Highest attendance | 1,864 –Aylesbury United –Wokingham Town,(31 October) |
| Total attendance | 182,161 |
| Average attendance | 394 (+28.8% to previous season) |
1990–91 → | |
The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 19 clubs from theprevious season and three new clubs:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slough Town | 42 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 85 | 38 | +47 | 92 | Promoted to theFootball Conference |
| 2 | Wokingham Town | 42 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 67 | 34 | +33 | 89 | |
| 3 | Aylesbury United | 42 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 86 | 30 | +56 | 84 | |
| 4 | Kingstonian | 42 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 87 | 51 | +36 | 81 | |
| 5 | Grays Athletic | 42 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 59 | 44 | +15 | 70 | |
| 6 | Dagenham | 42 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 54 | 43 | +11 | 66 | |
| 7 | Leyton-Wingate | 42 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 54 | 48 | +6 | 66 | |
| 8 | Basingstoke Town | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 65 | 55 | +10 | 63 | |
| 9 | Bishop's Stortford | 42 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 60 | 59 | +1 | 63 | |
| 10 | Carshalton Athletic | 42 | 19 | 5 | 18 | 63 | 59 | +4 | 59[a] | |
| 11 | Redbridge Forest | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 65 | 62 | +3 | 59 | |
| 12 | Hendon | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 54 | 63 | −9 | 55 | |
| 13 | Windsor & Eton | 42 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 51 | 47 | +4 | 54 | |
| 14 | Hayes | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 61 | 59 | +2 | 53 | |
| 15 | St Albans City | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 49 | 59 | −10 | 49 | |
| 16 | Staines Town | 42 | 14 | 6 | 22 | 53 | 69 | −16 | 48 | |
| 17 | Marlow | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 42 | 59 | −17 | 46 | |
| 18 | Harrow Borough | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 51 | 79 | −28 | 43 | |
| 19 | Bognor Regis Town | 42 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 37 | 67 | −30 | 41 | |
| 20 | Barking | 42 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 53 | 86 | −33 | 32 | |
| 21 | Bromley | 42 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 32 | 69 | −37 | 32 | Relegated toDivision One |
| 22 | Dulwich Hamlet | 42 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 32 | 80 | −48 | 26 |
| Club | Stadium |
|---|---|
| Aylesbury United | Buckingham Road |
| 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 |
| Dagenham | Victoria Road |
| Dulwich Hamlet | Champion Hill |
| Grays Athletic | New Recreation Ground |
| Hayes | Church Road |
| Harrow Borough | Earlsmead Stadium |
| Hendon | Claremont Road |
| Kingstonian | Kingsmeadow |
| Leyton-Wingate | Wadham Lodge |
| Marlow | Alfred Davis Memorial Ground |
| Redbridge Forest | Victoria Road |
| Slough Town | Wexham Park |
| St Albans City | Clarence Park |
| Staines Town | Wheatsheaf Park |
| Windsor & Eton | Stag Meadow |
| Wokingham Town | Cantley Park |
| Season | 1989–90 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Wivenhoe Town |
| Promoted | Wivenhoe Town Woking |
| Relegated | Hampton Kingsbury Town Leatherhead Purfleet |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,223 (2.65 per match) |
| Highest attendance | 1,176 –Woking –Uxbridge,(28 April) |
| Total attendance | 100,128 |
| Average attendance | 217 (+6.4% to previous season) |
1990–91 → | |
Division One consisted of 22 clubs, including 16 clubs from theprevious season and six new clubs:
Two clubs relegated from the Premier Division:
Two clubs promoted from Division Two North:
Two clubs promoted from Division Two South:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wivenhoe Town | 42 | 31 | 7 | 4 | 94 | 36 | +58 | 100 | Promoted to thePremier Division |
| 2 | Woking | 42 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 102 | 29 | +73 | 98 | |
| 3 | Southwick | 42 | 23 | 15 | 4 | 68 | 30 | +38 | 84 | |
| 4 | Hitchin Town | 42 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 60 | 30 | +30 | 79 | |
| 5 | Walton & Hersham | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 68 | 50 | +18 | 70 | |
| 6 | Dorking | 42 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 66 | 41 | +25 | 69 | |
| 7 | Boreham Wood | 42 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 60 | 59 | +1 | 64 | |
| 8 | Harlow Town | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 60 | 53 | +7 | 61 | |
| 9 | Metropolitan Police | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 54 | 59 | −5 | 59 | |
| 10 | Chesham United | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 46 | 49 | −3 | 57 | |
| 11 | Chalfont St Peter | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 50 | 59 | −9 | 55 | |
| 12 | Tooting & Mitcham United | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 42 | 51 | −9 | 55 | |
| 13 | Worthing | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 56 | 63 | −7 | 53 | |
| 14 | Whyteleafe | 42 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 50 | 65 | −15 | 49 | |
| 15 | Lewes | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 55 | 65 | −10 | 47 | |
| 16 | Wembley | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 57 | 68 | −11 | 43 | |
| 17 | Croydon | 42 | 9 | 16 | 17 | 43 | 57 | −14 | 43 | |
| 18 | Uxbridge | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 52 | 75 | −23 | 43 | |
| 19 | Hampton | 42 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 28 | 51 | −23 | 37 | Relegated toDivision Two South |
| 20 | Leatherhead | 42 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 34 | 77 | −43 | 31 | |
| 21 | Purfleet | 42 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 33 | 78 | −45 | 29 | Relegated toDivision Two North |
| 22 | Kingsbury Town | 42 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 45 | 78 | −33 | 25[a] |
| Club | Stadium |
|---|---|
| Boreham Wood | Meadow Park |
| Chalfont St Peter | Mill Meadow |
| Chesham United | The Meadow |
| Croydon | Croydon Sports Arena |
| Dorking | Meadowbank Stadium |
| Hampton | Beveree Stadium |
| Harlow Town | Harlow Sportcentre |
| Hitchin Town | Top Field |
| Kingsbury Town | Avenue Park |
| Leatherhead | Fetcham Grove |
| Lewes | The Dripping Pan |
| Metropolitan Police | Imber Court |
| Purfleet | Ship Lane |
| Southwick | Old Barn Way |
| Tooting & Mitcham United | Imperial Fields |
| Uxbridge | Honeycroft |
| Walton & Hersham | The Sports Ground |
| Wembley | Vale Farm |
| Whyteleafe | Church Road |
| Wivenhoe Town | Broad Lane |
| Woking | The Laithwaite Community Stadium |
| Worthing | Woodside Road |
| Season | 1989–90 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Heybridge Swifts |
| Promoted | Aveley Heybridge Swifts |
| Relegated | Letchworth Garden City |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,231 (2.66 per match) |
| Highest attendance | 549 –Stevenage Borough –Aveley,(21 April) |
| Total attendance | 60,893 |
| Average attendance | 132 (+6.5% to previous season) |
1990–91 → | |
Division Two North consisted of 22 clubs, including 19 clubs from theprevious season and three new clubs:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heybridge Swifts | 42 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 79 | 29 | +50 | 87 | Promoted toDivision One |
| 2 | Aveley | 42 | 23 | 16 | 3 | 68 | 24 | +44 | 85 | |
| 3 | Hertford Town | 42 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 92 | 51 | +41 | 83 | |
| 4 | Stevenage Borough | 42 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 70 | 31 | +39 | 79 | |
| 5 | Barton Rovers | 42 | 22 | 6 | 14 | 60 | 45 | +15 | 72 | |
| 6 | Tilbury | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 68 | 54 | +14 | 69 | |
| 7 | Basildon United | 42 | 13 | 20 | 9 | 50 | 44 | +6 | 59 | |
| 8 | Collier Row | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 43 | 45 | −2 | 58 | |
| 9 | Royston Town | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 63 | 72 | −9 | 56 | |
| 10 | Saffron Walden Town | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 60 | 73 | −13 | 56 | |
| 11 | Vauxhall Motors | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 55 | 54 | +1 | 55 | |
| 12 | Clapton | 42 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 50 | 46 | +4 | 54[a] | |
| 13 | Ware | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 53 | 59 | −6 | 53 | |
| 14 | Hemel Hempstead | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 58 | 70 | −12 | 51 | |
| 15 | Billericay Town | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 49 | 58 | −9 | 50 | |
| 16 | Hornchurch | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 49 | 64 | −15 | 48 | |
| 17 | Berkhamsted Town | 42 | 9 | 16 | 17 | 44 | 68 | −24 | 43 | |
| 18 | Finchley | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 50 | 75 | −25 | 43 | |
| 19 | Tring Town | 42 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 48 | 70 | −22 | 39 | |
| 20 | Witham Town | 42 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 44 | 56 | −12 | 38 | |
| 21 | Rainham Town | 42 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 48 | 75 | −27 | 38 | |
| 22 | Letchworth Garden City | 42 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 30 | 68 | −38 | 33 | Relegated to theSouth Midlands League |
| Club | Stadium |
|---|---|
| Aveley | The Mill Field |
| Barton Rovers | Sharpenhoe Road |
| Basildon United | Gardiners Close |
| Berkhamsted Town | Broadwater |
| Billericay Town | New Lodge |
| Clapton | The Old Spotted Dog Ground |
| Collier Row | Sungate |
| Finchley | Summers Lane |
| 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 |
| Stevenage Borough | The Lamex Stadium |
| Tilbury | Chadfields |
| Tring Town | Pendley Ground |
| Vauxhall Motors | Brache Estate |
| Ware | Wodson Park |
| Witham Town | Spa Road |
| Season | 1989–90 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Yeading |
| Promoted | Molesey Yeading |
| Matches | 420 |
| Goals | 1,103 (2.63 per match) |
| Highest attendance | 426 – Stevenage Borough –Aveley,(21 April) |
| Total attendance | 43,752 |
| Average attendance | 104 (+10.6% to previous season) |
1990–91 → | |
Division Two South consisted of 21 clubs, including 18 clubs from theprevious season and three new clubs:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yeading | 40 | 29 | 4 | 7 | 86 | 37 | +49 | 91 | Promoted toDivision One |
| 2 | Molesey | 40 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 76 | 30 | +46 | 83 | |
| 3 | Abingdon Town | 40 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 64 | 39 | +25 | 75 | |
| 4 | Ruislip Manor | 40 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 60 | 32 | +28 | 72 | |
| 5 | Maidenhead United | 40 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 66 | 39 | +27 | 72 | |
| 6 | Southall | 40 | 22 | 5 | 13 | 56 | 33 | +23 | 71 | |
| 7 | Newbury Town | 40 | 21 | 7 | 12 | 50 | 36 | +14 | 70 | |
| 8 | Flackwell Heath | 40 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 69 | 65 | +4 | 59 | |
| 9 | Hungerford Town | 40 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 54 | 51 | +3 | 58 | |
| 10 | Egham Town | 40 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 39 | 38 | +1 | 50 | |
| 11 | Banstead Athletic | 40 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 46 | 47 | −1 | 50 | |
| 12 | Harefield United | 40 | 13 | 9 | 18 | 44 | 46 | −2 | 48 | |
| 13 | Chertsey Town | 40 | 13 | 9 | 18 | 53 | 58 | −5 | 48 | |
| 14 | Epsom & Ewell | 40 | 13 | 9 | 18 | 49 | 54 | −5 | 48 | |
| 15 | Malden Vale | 40 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 36 | 67 | −31 | 46 | |
| 16 | Eastbourne United | 40 | 11 | 10 | 19 | 47 | 65 | −18 | 43 | |
| 17 | Camberley Town | 40 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 44 | 66 | −22 | 42 | |
| 18 | Feltham | 40 | 11 | 7 | 22 | 47 | 80 | −33 | 40 | |
| 19 | Bracknell Town | 40 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 40 | 57 | −17 | 39 | |
| 20 | Petersfield United | 40 | 10 | 8 | 22 | 48 | 93 | −45 | 38 | |
| 21 | Horsham | 40 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 29 | 70 | −41 | 20 |
| Club | Stadium |
|---|---|
| Abingdon Town | Culham Road |
| Banstead Athletic | Merland Rise |
| Bracknell Town | Larges Lane |
| Camberley Town | Kroomer Park |
| Chertsey Town | Alwyns Lane |
| 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 |
| Malden Vale | Prince George's Playing Fields |
| Molesey | Walton Road Stadium |
| Newbury Town | Town Ground |
| Petersfield United | The Southdowns Builders Stadium |
| Ruislip Manor | Grosvenor Vale |
| Southall | Robert Parker Stadium |
| Yeading | The Warren |