The1989–90Southern Football League season was the 87th in the history of the league, an Englishfootball competition.
Dover Athletic won the Premier Division but were not promoted due to ground grading issues and a place in theFootball Conference was taken by runners-upBath City. Four bottom clubs were relegated to the Southern and Midland divisions, while champions and runners-up of lower divisions get a places in thenext Premier Division season.Banbury United,Hounslow,Sandwell Borough andSheppey United left the league.
The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 17 clubs from theprevious season and five new clubs:
| Season | 1989–90 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Dover Athletic |
| Promoted | Bath City |
| Relegated | Alvechurch Ashford Town (Kent) Corby Town Gosport Borough |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,302 (2.82 per match) |
1990–91 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dover Athletic | 42 | 32 | 6 | 4 | 87 | 27 | +60 | 102 | |
| 2 | Bath City | 42 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 81 | 28 | +53 | 98 | Promoted to theFootball Conference |
| 3 | Dartford | 42 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 80 | 35 | +45 | 87 | |
| 4 | Burton Albion | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 64 | 40 | +24 | 72 | |
| 5 | VS Rugby | 42 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 51 | 35 | +16 | 69 | |
| 6 | Atherstone United | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 60 | 52 | +8 | 67 | |
| 7 | Gravesend & Northfleet | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 44 | 50 | −6 | 66 | |
| 8 | Cambridge City | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 76 | 56 | +20 | 62 | |
| 9 | Gloucester City | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 80 | 68 | +12 | 62 | |
| 10 | Bromsgrove Rovers | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 56 | 48 | +8 | 61 | |
| 11 | Moor Green | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 62 | 59 | +3 | 61 | |
| 12 | Wealdstone | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 55 | 54 | +1 | 57 | |
| 13 | Dorchester Town | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 52 | 67 | −15 | 55 | |
| 14 | Worcester City | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 62 | 63 | −1 | 54[a] | |
| 15 | Crawley Town | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 53 | 57 | −4 | 51 | |
| 16 | Waterlooville | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 63 | 81 | −18 | 49 | |
| 17 | Weymouth | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 50 | 70 | −20 | 46 | |
| 18 | Chelmsford City | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 52 | 72 | −20 | 43 | |
| 19 | Ashford Town (Kent) | 42 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 43 | 75 | −32 | 37 | Relegated to theSouthern Division |
| 20 | Corby Town | 42 | 10 | 6 | 26 | 57 | 77 | −20 | 36 | Relegated to theMidland Division |
| 21 | Alvechurch | 42 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 46 | 95 | −49 | 26 | |
| 22 | Gosport Borough | 42 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 28 | 93 | −65 | 23 | Relegated to theSouthern Division |
The Midland Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 17 clubs from theprevious season and five new clubs:
Also, at the end of the previous season Forest Green Rovers was renamedStroud and Ashfield Hightree was renamedSandwell Borough.
| Season | 1989–90 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Halesowen Town |
| Promoted | Halesowen Town Rushden Town |
| Relegated | Banbury United Sandwell Borough |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,393 (3.02 per match) |
1990–91 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Halesowen Town | 42 | 28 | 8 | 6 | 100 | 49 | +51 | 92 | Promoted to thePremier Division |
| 2 | Rushden Town | 42 | 28 | 5 | 9 | 82 | 39 | +43 | 89 | |
| 3 | Nuneaton Borough | 42 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 81 | 47 | +34 | 85 | |
| 4 | Tamworth | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 82 | 70 | +12 | 74 | |
| 5 | Barry Town | 42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 67 | 53 | +14 | 71 | |
| 6 | Spalding United | 42 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 73 | 63 | +10 | 67 | |
| 7 | Sutton Coldfield Town | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 72 | 69 | +3 | 64 | |
| 8 | Stourbridge | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 73 | 61 | +12 | 63 | |
| 9 | Dudley Town | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 69 | 64 | +5 | 63 | |
| 10 | Stroud | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 75 | 62 | +13 | 61 | |
| 11 | Leicester United | 42 | 17 | 5 | 20 | 66 | 77 | −11 | 56 | |
| 12 | Bridgnorth Town | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 68 | 73 | −5 | 53 | |
| 13 | King's Lynn | 42 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 57 | 69 | −12 | 53 | |
| 14 | Grantham Town | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 57 | 63 | −6 | 52 | |
| 15 | Bedworth United | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 50 | 60 | −10 | 51 | |
| 16 | Hednesford Town | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 50 | 62 | −12 | 47 | |
| 17 | Bilston Town | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 40 | 54 | −14 | 47 | |
| 18 | Redditch United | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 57 | 64 | −7 | 46 | |
| 19 | Racing Club Warwick | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 45 | 66 | −21 | 44 | |
| 20 | Willenhall Town | 42 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 37 | 66 | −29 | 36 | |
| 21 | Banbury United | 42 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 46 | 83 | −37 | 34[a] | Relegated to theHellenic League |
| 22 | Sandwell Borough | 42 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 46 | 79 | −33 | 30 | Relegated to theMidland Football Combination |
The Southern Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 18 clubs from theprevious season and four new clubs:
Also, at the end of the previous season Thanet United reverted name toMargate.
| Season | 1989–90 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Bashley |
| Promoted | Bashley Poole Town |
| Relegated | Sheppey United |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,315 (2.85 per match) |
1990–91 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bashley | 42 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 80 | 47 | +33 | 82 | Promoted to thePremier Division |
| 2 | Poole Town | 42 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 85 | 60 | +25 | 77 | |
| 3 | Buckingham Town | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 67 | 46 | +21 | 76 | |
| 4 | Dunstable | 42 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 56 | 38 | +18 | 74 | |
| 5 | Salisbury | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 72 | 50 | +22 | 72 | |
| 6 | Hythe Town | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 69 | 48 | +21 | 72 | |
| 7 | Trowbridge Town | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 79 | 64 | +15 | 69 | |
| 8 | Hastings Town | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 64 | 54 | +10 | 69 | |
| 9 | Bury Town | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 76 | 62 | +14 | 66 | |
| 10 | Baldock Town | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 69 | 52 | +17 | 65 | |
| 11 | Burnham | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 77 | 52 | +25 | 62 | |
| 12 | Fareham Town | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 49 | 53 | −4 | 56 | |
| 13 | Yate Town | 42 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 53 | 52 | +1 | 54 | |
| 14 | Witney Town | 42 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 54 | 56 | −2 | 54 | |
| 15 | Canterbury City | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 52 | |
| 16 | Margate | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 46 | 45 | +1 | 51 | |
| 17 | Folkestone Town | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 61 | 83 | −22 | 51 | Club folded |
| 18 | Andover | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 54 | 70 | −16 | 50 | |
| 19 | Hounslow | 42 | 11 | 5 | 26 | 39 | 82 | −43 | 38 | Resigned to theHellenic League |
| 20 | Erith & Belvedere | 42 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 73 | −39 | 35 | |
| 21 | Corinthian | 42 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 44 | 93 | −49 | 28 | |
| 22 | Sheppey United | 42 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 35 | 83 | −48 | 25 | Relegated to theKent League |