The1987–88 season was the 73rd 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.
Yeovil Town were champions, winning their first Isthmian League title. At the end of the season Oxford City left the league after losing its ground. Walthamstow Avenue merged into Leytonstone/Ilford. New club regained Leytonstone/Ilford's name and place in the Premier Division. Before the start of the next season Haringey Borough resigned from the league.
| Season | 1987–88 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Yeovil Town |
| Promoted | Yeovil Town |
| Relegated | Basingstoke Town Hitchin Town |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,201 (2.6 per match) |
1988–89 → | |
The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 19 clubs from theprevious season and three new clubs:
At the end of the season Division One clubWalthamstow Avenue merged into Leytonstone/Ilford. New club started next season under the name of the Premier Division club.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yeovil Town | 42 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 66 | 34 | +32 | 81 | Promoted to theFootball Conference |
| 2 | Bromley | 42 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 68 | 40 | +28 | 76 | |
| 3 | Slough Town | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 67 | 41 | +26 | 72 | |
| 4 | Leytonstone/Ilford | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 59 | 43 | +16 | 71 | |
| 5 | Wokingham Town | 42 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 62 | 52 | +10 | 70 | |
| 6 | Hayes | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 62 | 48 | +14 | 69 | |
| 7 | Windsor & Eton | 42 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 59 | 43 | +16 | 65 | |
| 8 | Farnborough Town | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 63 | 60 | +3 | 62 | |
| 9 | Carshalton Athletic | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 49 | 41 | +8 | 61 | |
| 10 | Hendon | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 62 | 58 | +4 | 60 | |
| 11 | Tooting & Mitcham United | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 57 | 59 | −2 | 59 | |
| 12 | Harrow Borough | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 53 | 58 | −5 | 56 | |
| 13 | Bishop's Stortford | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 55 | 58 | −3 | 55 | |
| 14 | Kingstonian | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 47 | 53 | −6 | 54 | |
| 15 | St Albans City | 42 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 60 | 69 | −9 | 51 | |
| 16 | Bognor Regis Town | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 41 | 57 | −16 | 51 | |
| 17 | Leyton-Wingate | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 58 | 64 | −6 | 50 | |
| 18 | Croydon | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 40 | 52 | −12 | 46 | |
| 19 | Barking | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 44 | 57 | −13 | 45 | |
| 20 | Dulwich Hamlet | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 46 | 64 | −18 | 41 | |
| 21 | Hitchin Town | 42 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 46 | 79 | −33 | 38 | Relegated toDivision One |
| 22 | Basingstoke Town | 42 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 37 | 71 | −34 | 35 |
| Club | Stadium |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Croydon | Croydon Sports Arena |
| Dulwich Hamlet | Champion Hill |
| Farnborough Town | Cherrywood Road |
| Hayes | Church Road |
| Harrow Borough | Earlsmead Stadium |
| Hendon | Claremont Road |
| Hitchin Town | Top Field |
| Kingstonian | Kingsmeadow |
| Leytonstone/Ilford | Victoria Road |
| Leyton-Wingate | Wadham Lodge |
| Slough Town | Wexham Park |
| St Albans City | Clarence Park |
| Tooting & Mitcham United | Imperial Fields |
| Windsor & Eton | Stag Meadow |
| Wokingham Town | Cantley Park |
| Yeovil Town | Huish Park |
| Season | 1987–88 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Marlow |
| Promoted | Grays Athletic Marlow |
| Relegated | Billericay Town Stevenage Borough Wolverton Town |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,371 (2.97 per match) |
1988–89 → | |
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:
At the end of the season Oxford City left the league after losing its ground. Walthamstow Avenue merged into Leytonstone/Ilford. New club regained Leytonstone/Ilford's name and place in the Premier Division.
Only Bracknell Town were reprieved from relegation, thus, Division One started next season one club short.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marlow | 42 | 32 | 5 | 5 | 100 | 44 | +56 | 101 | Promoted to thePremier Division |
| 2 | Grays Athletic | 42 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 74 | 25 | +49 | 100 | |
| 3 | Woking | 42 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 91 | 52 | +39 | 82 | |
| 4 | Boreham Wood | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 65 | 45 | +20 | 72 | |
| 5 | Staines Town | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 71 | 48 | +23 | 68 | |
| 6 | Wembley | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 54 | 46 | +8 | 65 | |
| 7 | Basildon United | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 65 | 58 | +7 | 63 | |
| 8 | Walton & Hersham | 42 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 53 | 44 | +9 | 61 | |
| 9 | Hampton | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 59 | 54 | +5 | 61 | |
| 10 | Leatherhead | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 64 | 53 | +11 | 59 | |
| 11 | Southwick | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 59 | 63 | −4 | 51 | |
| 12 | Oxford City | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 70 | 77 | −7 | 51 | Left the league |
| 13 | Worthing | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 67 | 73 | −6 | 50 | |
| 14 | Kingsbury Town | 42 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 62 | 69 | −7 | 50 | |
| 15 | Walthamstow Avenue | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 53 | 63 | −10 | 50[a] | Merged intoLeytonstone/Ilford |
| 16 | Lewes | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 83 | 77 | +6 | 49 | |
| 17 | Uxbridge | 42 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 41 | 47 | −6 | 49 | |
| 18 | Chesham United | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 69 | 77 | −8 | 46 | |
| 19 | Bracknell Town | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 54 | 80 | −26 | 45 | Reprieved from relegation |
| 20 | Billericay Town | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 58 | 88 | −30 | 44 | Relegated toDivision Two North |
| 21 | Stevenage Borough | 42 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 36 | 64 | −28 | 42 | |
| 22 | Wolverton Town | 42 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 23 | 124 | −101 | 12 |
| Club | Stadium |
|---|---|
| Basildon United | Gardiners Close |
| Billericay Town | New Lodge |
| Boreham Wood | Meadow Park |
| Bracknell Town | Larges Lane |
| Chesham United | The Meadow |
| Grays Athletic | New Recreation Ground |
| Hampton | Beveree Stadium |
| Kingsbury Town | Avenue Park |
| Leatherhead | Fetcham Grove |
| Lewes | The Dripping Pan |
| Marlow | Alfred Davis Memorial Ground |
| Oxford City | Marsh Lane |
| Southwick | Old Barn Way |
| Staines Town | Wheatsheaf Park |
| Stevenage Borough | The Lamex Stadium |
| Uxbridge | Honeycroft |
| Walthamstow Avenue | Green Pond Road |
| Walton & Hersham | The Sports Ground |
| Wembley | Vale Farm |
| Woking | The Laithwaite Community Stadium |
| Wolverton Town | Wolverton Park |
| Worthing | Woodside Road |
| Season | 1987–88 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Wivenhoe Town |
| Promoted | Collier Row Wivenhoe Town |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,288 (2.79 per match) |
1988–89 → | |
Division Two North consisted of 22 clubs, including 19 clubs from theprevious season and three new clubs:
Before the start of the next season Haringey Borough resigned from the league.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wivenhoe Town | 42 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 105 | 42 | +63 | 88 | Promoted toDivision One |
| 2 | Collier Row | 42 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 71 | 39 | +32 | 79 | |
| 3 | Tilbury | 42 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 61 | 40 | +21 | 69 | |
| 4 | Berkhamsted Town | 42 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 71 | 53 | +18 | 69 | |
| 5 | Harlow Town | 42 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 67 | 36 | +31 | 67 | |
| 6 | Ware | 42 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 63 | 58 | +5 | 66 | |
| 7 | Witham Town | 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 69 | 47 | +22 | 65 | |
| 8 | Vauxhall Motors | 42 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 56 | 42 | +14 | 65 | |
| 9 | Heybridge Swifts | 42 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 56 | 50 | +6 | 64 | |
| 10 | Tring Town | 42 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 69 | 67 | +2 | 60 | |
| 11 | Letchworth Garden City | 42 | 18 | 5 | 19 | 59 | 64 | −5 | 59 | |
| 12 | Finchley | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 67 | 54 | +13 | 58 | Transferred toDivision Two South |
| 13 | Clapton | 42 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 50 | 62 | −12 | 57 | |
| 14 | Hornchurch | 42 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 56 | 65 | −9 | 54 | |
| 15 | Barton Rovers | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 43 | 60 | −17 | 49 | |
| 16 | Rainham Town | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 63 | 66 | −3 | 48 | |
| 17 | Royston Town | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 49 | 70 | −21 | 47 | |
| 18 | Saffron Walden Town | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 34 | 67 | −33 | 46 | |
| 19 | Hemel Hempstead | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 38 | 71 | −33 | 45 | |
| 20 | Haringey Borough | 42 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 54 | 78 | −24 | 41 | Resigned from the league |
| 21 | Aveley | 42 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 42 | 65 | −23 | 37 | |
| 22 | Hertford Town | 42 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 45 | 92 | −47 | 28 |
| Club | Stadium |
|---|---|
| Aveley | The Mill Field |
| Barton Rovers | Sharpenhoe Road |
| Berkhamsted Town | Broadwater |
| Clapton | The Old Spotted Dog Ground |
| Collier Row | Sungate |
| Finchley | Summers Lane |
| Harlow Town | Harlow Sportcentre |
| Haringey Borough | Coles Park |
| 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 |
| Tilbury | Chadfields |
| Tring Town | Pendley Ground |
| Vauxhall Motors | Brache Estate |
| Ware | Wodson Park |
| Witham Town | Spa Road |
| Wivenhoe Town | Broad Lane |
| Season | 1987–88 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Chalfont St Peter |
| Promoted | Chalfont St Peter Metropolitan Police |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,346 (2.91 per match) |
1988–89 → | |
Division Two South 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 | Chalfont St Peter | 42 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 81 | 35 | +46 | 87 | Promoted toDivision One |
| 2 | Metropolitan Police | 42 | 23 | 17 | 2 | 80 | 32 | +48 | 86 | |
| 3 | Dorking | 42 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 86 | 39 | +47 | 86 | |
| 4 | Feltham | 42 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 74 | 41 | +33 | 75 | |
| 5 | Epsom & Ewell | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 71 | 49 | +22 | 74 | |
| 6 | Chertsey Town | 42 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 63 | 47 | +16 | 73 | |
| 7 | Whyteleafe | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 84 | 55 | +29 | 71 | |
| 8 | Hungerford Town | 42 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 66 | 54 | +12 | 70 | |
| 9 | Ruislip Manor | 42 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 74 | 57 | +17 | 68 | |
| 10 | Yeading | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 83 | 56 | +27 | 67 | |
| 11 | Maidenhead United | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 69 | 54 | +15 | 66 | |
| 12 | Eastbourne United | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 67 | 57 | +10 | 64 | |
| 13 | Harefield United | 42 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 59 | 60 | −1 | 60 | |
| 14 | Egham Town | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 45 | 55 | −10 | 48 | |
| 15 | Horsham | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 45 | 66 | −21 | 46 | |
| 16 | Southall | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 45 | 72 | −27 | 46 | |
| 17 | Molesey | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 42 | 63 | −21 | 44 | |
| 18 | Newbury Town | 42 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 40 | 81 | −41 | 37 | |
| 19 | Camberley Town | 42 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 51 | 94 | −43 | 36 | |
| 20 | Flackwell Heath | 42 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 42 | 96 | −54 | 26 | |
| 21 | Banstead Athletic | 42 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 34 | 81 | −47 | 25 | |
| 22 | Petersfield United | 42 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 45 | 102 | −57 | 25 |
| Club | Stadium |
|---|---|
| Banstead Athletic | Merland Rise |
| Camberley Town | Kroomer Park |
| Chalfont St Peter | Mill Meadow |
| Chertsey Town | Alwyns Lane |
| Dorking | Meadowbank Stadium |
| 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 |
| Metropolitan Police | Imber Court |
| Molesey | Walton Road Stadium |
| Newbury Town | Town Ground |
| Petersfield United | The Southdowns Builders Stadium |
| Ruislip Manor | Grosvenor Vale |
| Southall | Robert Parker Stadium |
| Whyteleafe | Church Road |
| Yeading | The Warren |
