title: 1988–89 South Midlands League
text: # 1988–89 South Midlands League
  
  The 1988–89 South Midlands League season was 60th in the history of South Midlands League.
  
  ## Premier Division
  
  The Premier Division featured 15 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with 3 new clubs:
  
  * Pitstone & Ivinghoe, promoted from last season's Division One
  * Brache Sparta, promoted from last season's Division One
  * Thame United, transferred from the Hellenic League Premier Division
  
  ### League table
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Langford (C) | 34 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 73 | 24 | +49 | 82 | |
  | 2 | Thame United | 34 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 81 | 32 | +49 | 75 | |
  | 3 | Selby | 34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 70 | 38 | +32 | 66 | Left the league |
  | 4 | Shillington | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 62 | 40 | +22 | 65 | |
  | 5 | Hoddesdon Town | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 53 | 33 | +20 | 61 | |
  | 6 | Welwyn Garden City | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 64 | 50 | +14 | 54 | |
  | 7 | The 61 FC Luton | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 50 | 48 | +2 | 53 | |
  | 8 | Pitstone & Ivinghoe | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 53 | 49 | +4 | 49 | |
  | 9 | Totternhoe | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 49 | 46 | +3 | 48 | |
  | 10 | Leighton Town | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 47 | 60 | −13 | 46 | |
  | 11 | New Bradwell St. Peter | 34 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 56 | 64 | −8 | 40 | |
  | 12 | Pirton | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 41 | 52 | −11 | 40 | |
  | 13 | Winslow United | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 46 | 72 | −26 | 35 | |
  | 14 | Electrolux | 34 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 35 | 67 | −32 | 32 | |
  | 15 | Biggleswade Town | 34 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 39 | 66 | −27 | 30 | |
  | 16 | Brache Sparta | 34 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 33 | 64 | −31 | 29 | |
  | 17 | Shefford Town | 34 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 49 | 68 | −19 | 26 | |
  | 18 | Milton Keynes Borough | 34 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 37 | 65 | −28 | 21 | |
  
  ## Division One
  
  The Division One featured 10 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with 2 new clubs:
  
  * Cranfield United, relegated from Premier Division
  * Tring Athletic
  
  ### League table
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Welwyn Garden United (C, P) | 22 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 62 | 22 | +40 | 50 | Promotion to Premier Division |
  | 2 | Buckingham Athletic | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 58 | 30 | +28 | 50 | |
  | 3 | Caddington | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 50 | 27 | +23 | 42 | |
  | 4 | Ashcroft | 22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 42 | 39 | +3 | 37 | |
  | 5 | Ickleford | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 39 | −9 | 29 | |
  | 6 | Walden Rangers | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 33 | −1 | 28 | |
  | 7 | Cranfield United | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 30 | 44 | −14 | 27 | |
  | 8 | Delco Products | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 38 | 41 | −3 | 26 | |
  | 9 | Tring Athletic | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 35 | 47 | −12 | 26 | |
  | 10 | Sandy Albion | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 37 | 51 | −14 | 26 | |
  | 11 | Stony Stratford Town | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 29 | 49 | −20 | 21 | |
  | 12 | Harpenden Town | 22 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 23 | 44 | −21 | 13 | |
  