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
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
Stadia and locations
Club Stadium Barking Mayesbrook Park Basingstoke Town The Camrose Bishop's Stortford Woodside Park Bognor Regis Town Nyewood Lane Bromley Hayes Lane Carshalton Athletic War Memorial Sports Ground Croydon Croydon Sports Arena Dulwich Hamlet Champion Hill Farnborough Town Cherrywood Road Hayes Church Road Harrow Borough Earlsmead Stadium Hendon Claremont Road Hitchin Town Top Field Kingstonian Kingsmeadow Leytonstone/Ilford Victoria Road Leyton-Wingate Wadham Lodge Slough Town Wexham Park St Albans City Clarence Park Tooting & Mitcham United Imperial Fields Windsor & Eton Stag Meadow Wokingham Town Cantley Park Yeovil Town Huish Park
Division One
Division One consisted of 22 clubs, including 16 clubs from the previous season and six new clubs:
Two clubs relegated from the Premier Division: Walthamstow Avenue Worthing
Two clubs promoted from Division Two North: Chesham United Wolverton Town
Two clubs promoted from Division Two South: Marlow Woking
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
Stadia and locations
Club Stadium Basildon United Gardiners Close Billericay Town New Lodge Boreham Wood Meadow Park Bracknell Town Larges Lane Chesham United The Meadow Grays Athletic New Recreation Ground Hampton Beveree Stadium Kingsbury Town Avenue Park Leatherhead Fetcham Grove Lewes The Dripping Pan Marlow Alfred Davis Memorial Ground Oxford City Marsh Lane Southwick Old Barn Way Staines Town Wheatsheaf Park Stevenage Borough The Lamex Stadium Uxbridge Honeycroft Walthamstow Avenue Green Pond Road Walton & Hersham The Sports Ground Wembley Vale Farm Woking The Laithwaite Community Stadium Wolverton Town Wolverton Park Worthing Woodside Road
Division Two North
Division Two North consisted of 22 clubs, including 19 clubs from the previous season and three new clubs:
Finchley, relegated from Division One Tilbury, relegated from Division One Witham Town, joined from the Essex Senior League
Before the start of the next season Haringey Borough resigned from the league.
League table
Stadia and locations
Club Stadium Aveley The Mill Field Barton Rovers Sharpenhoe Road Berkhamsted Town Broadwater Clapton The Old Spotted Dog Ground Collier Row Sungate Finchley Summers Lane Harlow Town Harlow Sportcentre Haringey Borough Coles Park Hemel Hempstead Vauxhall Road Hertford Town Hertingfordbury Park Heybridge Swifts Scraley Road Hornchurch Hornchurch Stadium Letchworth Garden City Baldock Road Rainham Town Deri Park Royston Town Garden Walk Saffron Walden Town Catons Lane Tilbury Chadfields Tring Town Pendley Ground Vauxhall Motors Brache Estate Ware Wodson Park Witham Town Spa Road Wivenhoe Town Broad Lane
Division Two South
Division Two South consisted of 22 clubs, including 19 clubs from the previous season and three new clubs:
Epsom & Ewell, relegated from Division One Maidenhead United, relegated from Division One Yeading, joined from the London Spartan League
League table
Stadia and locations
Club Stadium Banstead Athletic Merland Rise Camberley Town Kroomer Park Chalfont St Peter Mill Meadow Chertsey Town Alwyns Lane Dorking Meadowbank Stadium Eastbourne United The Oval Egham Town The Runnymede Stadium Epsom & Ewell Merland Rise (groundshare with Banstead Athletic) Feltham The Orchard Flackwell Heath Wilks Park Harefield United Preston Park Horsham Queen Street Hungerford Town Bulpit Lane Maidenhead United York Road Metropolitan Police Imber Court Molesey Walton Road Stadium Newbury Town Town Ground Petersfield United The Southdowns Builders Stadium Ruislip Manor Grosvenor Vale Southall Robert Parker Stadium Whyteleafe Church Road Yeading The Warren
See also Isthmian League 1987–88 Northern Premier League 1987–88 Southern Football League
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