1989–90 Isthmian League
The 1989–90 season was the 74th season of the Isthmian League, which is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from London, East and South East England. League consisted of three divisions. The Second Division was divided into two sections.
Premier Division
Season | 1989–90 |
---|---|
Champions | Slough Town |
Promoted | Slough Town |
Relegated |
Bromley Dulwich Hamlet |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1260 (2.73 per match) |
← 1988–89 1990–91 → |
The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 19 clubs from the previous season and three new clubs:
- Aylesbury United, relegated from Football Conference
- Basingstoke Town, promoted as runners-up in the First Division
- Staines Town, promoted as champions of the First Division
League table
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Slough Town (C) (P) | 42 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 85 | 38 | +47 | 92 | Promoted to the Football 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† | |
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 (R) | 42 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 32 | 69 | −37 | 32 | Relegated to the First Division |
22 | Dulwich Hamlet (R) | 42 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 32 | 80 | −48 | 26 |
Source: [1]
† Carshalton Athletic were deducted three points.
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
First Division
Season | 1989–90 |
---|---|
Champions | Wivenhoe Town |
Promoted |
Wivenhoe Town Woking |
Relegated |
Hampton Leatherhead Purfleet Kingsbury Town |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1223 (2.65 per match) |
← 1988–89 1990–91 → |
First Division 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 the Second Division North:
Four clubs promoted from the Second Division South:
League table
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Wivenhoe Town (C) (P) | 42 | 31 | 7 | 4 | 94 | 36 | +58 | 100 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
2 | Woking (P) | 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 (R) | 42 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 28 | 51 | −23 | 37 | Relegated to the Second Division South |
20 | Leatherhead (R) | 42 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 34 | 77 | −43 | 31 | |
21 | Purfleet (R) | 42 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 33 | 78 | −45 | 29 | Relegated to the Second Division North |
22 | Kingsbury Town (R) | 42 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 45 | 78 | −33 | 25† |
Source: [1]
† Kingsbury Town were deducted nine points.
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Second Division North
Season | 1989–90 |
---|---|
Champions | Heybridge Swifts |
Promoted |
Heybridge Swifts Aveley |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1231 (2.66 per match) |
← 1988–89 1990–91 → |
Second Division North consisted of 22 clubs, including 19 clubs from the previous season and three new clubs:
- Basildon United, relegated from the First Division
- Collier Row, relegated from the First Division
- Finchley, transferred from the Second Division South
League table
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Heybridge Swifts (C) (P) | 42 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 79 | 29 | +50 | 87 | Promoted to the First Division |
2 | Aveley (P) | 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† | |
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 | Resigned from the league |
Source: [1]
† Clapton were deducted one point.
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Second Division South
Season | 1989–90 |
---|---|
Champions | Yeading |
Promoted |
Yeading Molesey |
Matches played | 420 |
Goals scored | 1103 (2.63 per match) |
← 1988–89 1990–91 → |
Second Division South consisted of 21 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season and three new clubs:
- Abingdon Town, joined from the Spartan League
- Bracknell Town, relegated from the First Division
- Malden Vale, joined from the Combined Counties League
League table
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Yeading (C) (P) | 40 | 29 | 4 | 7 | 86 | 37 | +49 | 91 | Promoted to the First Division |
2 | Molesey (P) | 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 |
Source: [1]
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.