Southern Football League Tables
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Southern Football League Premier Division 1988/89
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Merthyr Tydfil | 42 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 104 | 58 | +46 | 85 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Dartford | 42 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 79 | 33 | +46 | 82 | Runners Up |
| 3rd | VS Rugby | 42 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 64 | 43 | +21 | 79 | - |
| 4th | Worcester City | 42 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 72 | 49 | +23 | 73 | - |
| 5th | Cambridge City | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 72 | 51 | +21 | 70 | - |
| 6th | Dover Athletic | 42 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 65 | 47 | +18 | 69 | - |
| 7th | Gosport Borough | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 73 | 47 | +16 | 66 | - |
| 8th | Burton Albion | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 79 | 68 | +11 | 64 | - |
| 9th | Bath City | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 66 | 51 | +15 | 58 | - |
| 10th | Bromsgrove Rovers | 42 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 68 | 56 | +12 | 58 | - |
| 11th | Wealdstone | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 60 | 53 | +7 | 58 | - |
| 12th | Crawley Town | 42 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 64 | 56 | +8 | 58 | - |
| 13th | Dorchester Town | 42 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 56 | 61 | -5 | 58 | - |
| 14th | Alvechurch | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 56 | 59 | -3 | 56 | - |
| 15th | Moor Green | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 58 | 70 | -12 | 55 | - |
| 16th | Corby Town | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 55 | 59 | -4 | 53 | - |
| 17th | Waterlooville | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 61 | 63 | -2 | 52 | - |
| 18th | Ashford Town (Kent) | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 59 | 76 | -17 | 52 | - |
| 19th | Fareham Town | 42 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 43 | 68 | -25 | 51 | ▼South Div |
| 20th | Leicester United | 42 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 46 | 87 | -41 | 29 | ▼Mid Div |
| 21st | Redditch United | 42 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 36 | 105 | -69 | 22 | ▼Mid Div |
| 22nd | Bedworth United | 42 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 36 | 102 | -66 | 19 | ▼Mid Div |
Southern Football League Midland Division 1988/89
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Gloucester City | 42 | 28 | 8 | 6 | 95 | 37 | +58 | 92 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Atherstone United | 42 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 85 | 38 | +47 | 87 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd | Tamworth | 42 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 85 | 45 | +40 | 87 | - |
| 4th | Halesowen Town | 42 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 85 | 42 | +43 | 85 | - |
| 5th | Grantham Town | 42 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 66 | 37 | +29 | 80 | - |
| 6th | Nuneaton Borough | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 71 | 58 | +13 | 66 | - |
| 7th | Rushden Town | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 71 | 50 | +21 | 65 | - |
| 8th | Spalding United | 42 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 72 | 64 | +8 | 64 | - |
| 9th | Dudley Town | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 73 | 62 | +11 | 61 | - |
| 10th | Sutton Coldfield Town | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 56 | 56 | 0 | 61 | - |
| 11th | Willenhall Town | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 65 | 71 | -6 | 60 | - |
| 12th | Forest Green Rovers | 42 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 64 | 67 | -3 | 52 | - |
| 13th | Bilston Town | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 63 | 71 | -8 | 52 | - |
| 14th | Ashtree Highfield | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 57 | 62 | -5 | 51 | - |
| 15th | Hednesford Town | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 49 | 57 | -8 | 51 | - |
| 16th | Banbury United | 42 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 53 | 74 | -21 | 44 | - |
| 17th | Bridgnorth Town | 42 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 59 | 77 | -18 | 43 | - |
| 18th | Stourbridge | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 37 | 65 | -28 | 43 | - |
| 19th | King's Lynn | 42 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 31 | 67 | -36 | 34 | - |
| 20th | Coventry Sporting | 42 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 39 | 91 | -52 | 31 | Folded |
| 21st | Wellingbourne Town | 42 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 39 | 72 | -33 | 30 | ▼Relegated |
| 22nd | Mile Oak Rovers | 42 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 46 | 98 | -52 | 25 | ▼Relegated |
Southern Football League Southern Division 1988/89
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Chelmsford City | 42 | 30 | 5 | 7 | 106 | 38 | +68 | 95 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Gravesend & Northfleet | 42 | 27 | 6 | 9 | 70 | 40 | +30 | 87 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd | Poole Town | 42 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 98 | 48 | +50 | 83 | - |
| 4th | Bury Town | 42 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 75 | 34 | +41 | 82 | - |
| 5th | Burnham | 42 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 78 | 47 | +31 | 79 | - |
| 6th | Baldock Town | 42 | 23 | 5 | 14 | 69 | 40 | +29 | 74 | - |
| 7th | Hastings Town | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 75 | 48 | +27 | 74 | - |
| 8th | Hounslow | 42 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 75 | 60 | +15 | 69 | - |
| 9th | Salisbury | 42 | 20 | 5 | 17 | 79 | 58 | +21 | 65 | - |
| 10th | Trowbridge Town | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 59 | 52 | +7 | 64 | - |
| 11th | Folkestone | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 62 | 65 | -3 | 59 | - |
| 12th | Corinthian | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 59 | 69 | -10 | 52 | - |
| 13th | Canterbury City | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 52 | 60 | -8 | 50 | - |
| 14th | Witney Town | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 61 | 71 | -10 | 50 | - |
| 15th | Dunstable | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 42 | 57 | -15 | 47 | - |
| 16th | Buckingham Town | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 56 | 79 | -23 | 46 | - |
| 17th | Erith & Belvedere | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 48 | 63 | -15 | 43 | - |
| 18th | Andover | 42 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 56 | 90 | -34 | 42 | - |
| 19th | Sheppey United | 42 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 50 | 90 | -40 | 38 | - |
| 20th | Thanet United | 42 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 47 | 95 | -48 | 36 | - |
| 21st | Tonbridge | 42 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 50 | 98 | -48 | 27 | ▼Relegated |
| 22nd | Ruislip | 42 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 47 | 112 | -65 | 26 | Folded |
Southern Football League - End of Season Notes
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Teams Leaving the Southern Football League |
| ▲Merthyr Tydfil were Promoted to the 1989/90 Football Conference |
| ▼Coventry Sporting Folded and Resigned from the League |
| ▼Mile Oak Rovers were Relegated to the Midland Combination |
| ▼Ruislip Folded and Resigned from the League |
| ▼Tonbridge were Relegated to the Kent League |
| ▼Wellingborough Town were Relegated to the United Counties League |
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Teams Joining the Southern Football League |
| ▼Weymouth were Relegated from the 1988/89 Football Conference |
| ▲Barry Town Joined from the Welsh Football League |
| ▲Bashley were Promoted from the Wessex League |
| ▲Hythe Town were Promoted from the Kent League |
| ▲Racing Club Warwick were Promoted from the Midland Football Combination |
| ▲Yate Town were Promoted from the Hellenic League |
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