title: 1988–89 Wessex Football League
text: # 1988–89 Wessex Football League
  
  The 1988–89 Wessex Football League was the third season of the Wessex Football League. The league champions for the third consecutive season were Bashley, who were subsequently promoted to the Southern League.
  
  For sponsorship reasons, the league was known as the Medisport Wessex League.
  
  ## League table
  
  The league consisted of one division of 17 clubs, reduced from 19 the previous season after the merger between Wellworthy Athletic and Lymington to form AFC Lymington, and Steyning Town joined the Combined Counties League. One new club joined, being the newly formed merged club:
  
  * AFC Lymington
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Bashley (C, P) | 32 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 87 | 24 | +63 | 82 | Joined the Southern League |
  | 2 | Havant Town | 32 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 67 | 26 | +41 | 71 | |
  | 3 | Newport (IOW) | 32 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 67 | 32 | +35 | 66 | |
  | 4 | Thatcham Town | 32 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 60 | 26 | +34 | 58 | |
  | 5 | AFC Lymington | 32 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 51 | 32 | +19 | 57 | |
  | 6 | Wimborne Town | 32 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 59 | 55 | +4 | 48 | |
  | 7 | Romsey Town | 32 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 47 | 39 | +8 | 43 | |
  | 8 | East Cowes Victoria Athletic | 32 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 44 | 48 | −4 | 41 | |
  | 9 | Eastleigh | 32 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 40 | |
  | 10 | Folland Sports | 32 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 46 | 42 | +4 | 40 | |
  | 11 | Horndean | 32 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 45 | 70 | −25 | 38 | |
  | 12 | Bournemouth | 32 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 49 | 64 | −15 | 36 | |
  | 13 | Christchurch | 32 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 40 | 71 | −31 | 34 | |
  | 14 | A.F.C. Totton | 32 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 39 | 58 | −19 | 33 | |
  | 15 | Sholing Sports | 32 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 29 | 65 | −36 | 24 | |
  | 16 | Brockenhurst | 32 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 52 | −35 | 20 | |
  | 17 | Portsmouth Royal Navy | 32 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 25 | 73 | −48 | 19 | |
  