1987–88 Isthmian League

The 1987–88 season was the 73rd season of the Isthmian League, which is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from London, East and South 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.

Premier Division
Isthmian League
Premier Division
Season1987–88
ChampionsYeovil Town
PromotedYeovil Town
RelegatedBasingstoke Town
Hitchin Town
Matches played462
Goals scored1,201 (2.6 per match)

The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 19 clubs from the previous season and three new clubs:

  • Basingstoke Town, transferred from Southern Football League
  • Leyton-Wingate, promoted as runners-up in Division One
  • Leytonstone/Ilford, promoted as champions of Division One

At the end of the season Division One club Walthamstow Avenue merged into Leytonstone/Ilford. New club started next season under the name of the Premier Division club.

League table
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 the Football 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 to Division One
22 Basingstoke Town 42 6 17 19 37 71 −34 35
Source: fchd.com rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Division One
Isthmian League
Division One
Season1987–88
ChampionsMarlow
PromotedGrays Athletic
Marlow
RelegatedBillericay Town
Stevenage Borough
Wolverton Town
Matches played462
Goals scored1,371 (2.97 per match)

Division One consisted of 22 clubs, including 16 clubs from the previous season and six new clubs:

Two clubs relegated from the Premier Division:

Four clubs promoted from Division Two North:

Four 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.

League table
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 the Premier 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 64 45 +19 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[lower-alpha 1] Merged into Leytonstone/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 to Division Two North
21 Stevenage Borough 42 11 9 22 36 64 −28 42
22 Wolverton Town 42 3 3 36 23 124 −101 12
Source: fchd.com rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. Walthamstow Avenue merged into Leytonstone/Ilford at the end of the season.

Division Two North
Isthmian League
Division Two North
Season1987–88
ChampionsWivenhoe Town
PromotedCollier Row
Wivenhoe Town
Matches played462
Goals scored1,288 (2.79 per match)

Division Two North consisted of 22 clubs, including 19 clubs from the previous season and three new clubs:

Before the start of the next season Haringey Borough resigned from the league.

League table
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 to Division 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 to Division 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
Source: fchd.com rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Division Two South
Isthmian League
Division Two South
Season1987–88
ChampionsChalfont St Peter
PromotedChalfont St Peter
Metropolitan Police
Matches played462
Goals scored1,346 (2.91 per match)

Division Two South consisted of 22 clubs, including 19 clubs from the previous season and three new clubs:

League table
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 to Division 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
Source: fchd.com rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
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