1989–90 Isthmian League

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The 1989–90 season was the 75th 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.

Slough Town were champions, winning their second Isthmian League title and were promoted to the Conference.

Premier Division

Isthmian League
Premier Division
Season1989–90
Champions
Wokingham Town, (31 October)
Total attendance182,161
Average attendance394 (+28.8% to previous season)
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The Premier Division 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 Slough Town 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[a]
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 42 7 11 24 32 69 −37 32 Relegated to Division One
22 Dulwich Hamlet 42 6 8 28 32 80 −48 26
Source: fchd.com rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Carshalton Athletic were deducted three points.

Division One

Isthmian League
Division One
Season1989–90
Champions
Purfleet
Matches played462
Goals scored1,223 (2.65 per match)
Highest attendance1,176 – Woking – Uxbridge, (28 April)
Total attendance100,128
Average attendance217 (+6.4% to previous season)
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Division One consisted of 22 clubs, including 16 clubs from the previous 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:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Wivenhoe Town 42 31 7 4 94 36 +58 100 Promoted to the Premier Division
2 Woking 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
 42 8 13 21 28 51 −23 37 Relegated to Division Two South
20 Leatherhead 42 7 10 25 34 77 −43 31
21 Purfleet 42 7 8 27 33 78 −45 29 Relegated to Division Two North
22
Kingsbury Town
 42 8 10 24 45 78 −33 25[a]
Source: fchd.com rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Kingsbury Town were deducted nine points.

Division Two North

Isthmian League
Second Division North
Season1989–90
Champions
Stevenage Borough – Aveley, (21 April)
Total attendance60,893
Average attendance132 (+6.5% to previous season)
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Division Two North 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 Heybridge Swifts 42 26 9 7 79 29 +50 87 Promoted to Division One
2 Aveley 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[a]
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 Relegated to the South Midlands League
Source: fchd.com rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Clapton were deducted one point.

Division Two South

Isthmian League
Division Two South
Season1989–90
ChampionsYeading
PromotedMolesey
Yeading
Matches played420
Goals scored1,103 (2.63 per match)
Highest attendance426 – Stevenage Borough – Aveley, (21 April)
Total attendance43,752
Average attendance104 (+10.6% to previous season)

Division Two South consisted of 21 clubs, including 18 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 Yeading 40 29 4 7 86 37 +49 91 Promoted to Division One
2 Molesey 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: fchd.com rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

See also

References

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