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The 1988–89 Southern Football League season was the 86th in the history of the league, an English football competition.
Merthyr Tydfil won the Premier Division and earned promotion to the Football Conference, whilst Coventry Sporting, Wellingborough Town, Mile Oak Rovers, Tonbridge and Ruislip left the league at the end of the season.
Premier Division
The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 16 clubs from the previous season and six new clubs:
- Two clubs promoted from the Midland Division:
- Two clubs promoted from the Southern Division:
- Two clubs relegated from the Football Conference:
League table
| Season | 1988–89 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Merthyr Tydfil |
| Promoted | Merthyr Tydfil |
| Relegated | Fareham Town Leicester United Redditch United Bedworth Town |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1,369 (2.96 per match) |
← 1987–88 1989–90 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Merthyr Tydfil | 42 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 104 | 58 | +46 | 85 | Promoted to the Football Conference |
| 2 | Dartford | 42 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 79 | 33 | +46 | 82 | |
| 3 | VS Rugby | 42 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 64 | 43 | +21 | 79 | |
| 4 | Worcester City | 42 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 72 | 49 | +23 | 73 | |
| 5 | Cambridge City | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 72 | 51 | +21 | 70 | |
| 6 | Dover Athletic | 42 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 65 | 47 | +18 | 69 | |
| 7 | Gosport Borough | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 73 | 57 | +16 | 66 | |
| 8 | Burton Albion | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 79 | 68 | +11 | 64 | |
| 9 | Bath City | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 66 | 51 | +15 | 58 | |
| 10 | Bromsgrove Rovers | 42 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 68 | 56 | +12 | 58 | |
| 11 | Wealdstone | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 60 | 53 | +7 | 58 | |
| 12 | Crawley Town | 42 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 64 | 56 | +8 | 58 | |
| 13 | Dorchester Town | 42 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 56 | 61 | −5 | 58 | |
| 14 | Alvechurch | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 56 | 59 | −3 | 56 | |
| 15 | Moor Green | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 58 | 70 | −12 | 55 | |
| 16 | Corby Town | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 55 | 59 | −4 | 53 | |
| 17 | Waterlooville | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 61 | 63 | −2 | 52 | |
| 18 | Ashford Town (Kent) | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 59 | 76 | −17 | 52 | |
| 19 | Fareham Town | 42 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 43 | 68 | −25 | 51 | Relegated to the Southern Division |
| 20 | Leicester United | 42 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 46 | 87 | −41 | 29 | Relegated to the Midland Division |
| 21 | Redditch United | 42 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 36 | 105 | −69 | 22 | |
| 22 | Bedworth United | 42 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 36 | 102 | −66 | 19 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Midland Division
The Midland Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season and five new clubs:
- Two clubs relegated from the Premier Division:
- Plus:
- Ashtree Highfield, promoted from the Midland Combination
- Spalding United, promoted from the United Counties League
- Tamworth, promoted from the West Midlands League
Also, at the end of the season Forest Green Rovers was renamed Stroud and Ashfield Hightree was renamed Sandwell Borough.
League table
| Season | 1988–89 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Gloucester City |
| Promoted | Atherstone United Gloucester City |
| Relegated | Mile Oak Rovers Wellingborough Town |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1,361 (2.95 per match) |
← 1987–88 1989–90 → | |