The 1987–88 Southern Football League season was the 85th in the history of the league, an English football competition.
Aylesbury United won the Premier Division and earned promotion to the Football Conference, whilst Chatham Town, Paget Rangers and Shepshed Charterhouse 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: Leicester United VS Rugby
Two clubs promoted from the Southern Division: Ashford Town (Kent) Dorchester Town
Plus: Nuneaton Borough, demoted from the Football Conference Burton Albion, transferred from the Northern Premier League
League table
Midland Division The Midland Division expanded up to 22 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season and five new clubs: Two clubs relegated from the Premier Division: Dudley Town King's Lynn
Plus: Atherstone United, promoted from the West Midlands (Regional) League Paget Rangers, promoted from the Midland Combination Trowbridge Town, transferred from the Southern Division
League table
Southern Division The Southern Division expanded up to 21 clubs, including 16 clubs from the previous season and five new clubs: Two clubs relegated from the Premier Division: Folkestone Salisbury
Plus: Baldock Town, promoted from the United Counties League Bury Town, promoted from the Eastern Counties League Hounslow, promoted from the Hellenic League
League table
See also Southern Football League 1987–88 Isthmian League 1987–88 Northern Premier League
References RSSF – Southern Football League archive