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Southern Football League Premier Division 1989/90
- Dover Athletic were Denied Promotion due to ground grading
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Dover Athletic | 42 | 32 | 6 | 4 | 87 | 27 | +60 | 102 | Champions |
| 2nd | Bath City | 42 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 81 | 28 | +53 | 98 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd | Dartford | 42 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 80 | 35 | +45 | 87 | - |
| 4th | Burton Albion | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 64 | 40 | +24 | 72 | - |
| 5th | VS Rugby | 42 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 51 | 35 | +16 | 69 | - |
| 6th | Atherstone United | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 60 | 52 | +8 | 67 | - |
| 7th | Gravesend & Northfleet | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 44 | 50 | -6 | 66 | - |
| 8th | Cambridge City | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 76 | 56 | +20 | 62 | - |
| 9th | Gloucester City | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 80 | 68 | +12 | 62 | - |
| 10th | Bromsgrove Rovers | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 56 | 48 | +8 | 61 | - |
| 11th | Moor Green | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 62 | 59 | +3 | 61 | - |
| 12th | Wealdstone | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 55 | 54 | +1 | 57 | - |
| 13th | Dorchester Town | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 52 | 67 | -15 | 55 | - |
| 14th | Worcester City | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 62 | 63 | -1 | 54* | - |
| 15th | Crawley Town | 42 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 53 | 57 | -4 | 51 | - |
| 16th | Waterlooville | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 63 | 81 | -18 | 49 | - |
| 17th | Weymouth | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 50 | 70 | -20 | 46 | - |
| 18th | Chelmsford City | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 52 | 72 | -20 | 43 | - |
| 19th | Ashford Town (Kent) | 42 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 43 | 75 | -32 | 37 | ▼South Div |
| 20th | Corby Town | 42 | 10 | 6 | 26 | 57 | 77 | -20 | 36 | ▼Mid Div |
| 21st | Alvechurch | 42 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 46 | 95 | -49 | 26 | ▼Mid Div |
| 22nd | Gosport Borough | 42 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 28 | 93 | -65 | 23 | ▼South Div |
* Worcester City were Deducted 1 Point
Southern Football League Midland Division 1989/90
- Before the season started Forest Green Rovers renamed to Stroud, Ashtree Highfield renamed to Sandwell Borough
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Halesowen Town | 42 | 28 | 8 | 6 | 100 | 49 | +51 | 92 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Rushden Town | 42 | 28 | 5 | 9 | 82 | 39 | +43 | 89 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd | Nuneaton Borough | 42 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 81 | 47 | +34 | 85 | - |
| 4th | Tamworth | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 82 | 70 | +12 | 74 | - |
| 5th | Barry Town | 42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 67 | 53 | +14 | 71 | - |
| 6th | Spalding United | 42 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 73 | 63 | +10 | 67 | - |
| 7th | Sutton Coldfield Town | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 72 | 69 | +3 | 64 | - |
| 8th | Stourbridge | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 73 | 61 | +12 | 63 | - |
| 9th | Dudley Town | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 69 | 64 | +5 | 63 | - |
| 10th | Stroud | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 75 | 62 | +13 | 61 | - |
| 11th | Leicester United | 42 | 17 | 5 | 20 | 66 | 77 | -11 | 56 | - |
| 12th | Bridgnorth Town | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 68 | 73 | -5 | 53 | - |
| 13th | King's Lynn | 42 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 57 | 69 | -12 | 53 | - |
| 14th | Grantham Town | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 57 | 63 | -6 | 52 | - |
| 15th | Bedworth United | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 50 | 60 | -10 | 51 | - |
| 16th | Hednesford Town | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 50 | 62 | -12 | 47 | - |
| 17th | Bilston Town | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 40 | 54 | -14 | 47 | - |
| 18th | Redditch United | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 57 | 64 | -7 | 46 | - |
| 19th | Racing Club Warwick | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 45 | 66 | -21 | 44 | - |
| 20th | Willenhall Town | 42 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 37 | 66 | -29 | 36 | - |
| 21st | Banbury United | 42 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 46 | 83 | -37 | 34* | ▼Relegated |
| 22nd | Sandwell Borough | 42 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 46 | 79 | -33 | 30 | ▼Relegated |
* Banbury United were Deducted 2 Points
Southern Football League Southern Division 1989/90
- Before the season started Thanet United changed its name back to Margate
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Bashley | 42 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 80 | 47 | +33 | 82 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Poole Town | 42 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 85 | 60 | +25 | 77 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd | Buckingham Town | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 67 | 46 | +21 | 76 | - |
| 4th | Dunstable | 42 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 56 | 38 | +18 | 74 | - |
| 5th | Salisbury | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 72 | 50 | +22 | 72 | - |
| 6th | Hythe Town | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 69 | 48 | +21 | 72 | - |
| 7th | Trowbridge Town | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 79 | 64 | +15 | 69 | - |
| 8th | Hastings Town | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 64 | 54 | +10 | 69 | - |
| 9th | Bury Town | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 76 | 62 | +14 | 66 | - |
| 10th | Baldock Town | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 69 | 52 | +17 | 65 | - |
| 11th | Burnham | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 77 | 52 | +25 | 62 | - |
| 12th | Fareham Town | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 49 | 53 | -4 | 56 | - |
| 13th | Yate Town | 42 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 53 | 52 | +1 | 54 | - |
| 14th | Witney Town | 42 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 54 | 56 | -2 | 54 | - |
| 15th | Canterbury City | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 52 | - |
| 16th | Margate | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 46 | 45 | +1 | 51 | - |
| 17th | Folkestone | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 61 | 83 | -22 | 51 | Folded |
| 18th | Andover | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 54 | 70 | -16 | 50 | - |
| 19th | Hounslow | 42 | 11 | 5 | 26 | 39 | 82 | -43 | 38 | ▼Resigned |
| 20th | Erith & Belvedere | 42 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 73 | -39 | 35 | - |
| 21st | Corinthian | 42 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 44 | 93 | -49 | 28 | - |
| 22nd | Sheppey United | 42 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 35 | 83 | -48 | 25 | ▼Relegated |
Southern Football League - End of Season Notes
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Teams Leaving the Southern Football League |
| ▲Bath City were Promoted to the 1990/91 Football Conference |
| ▼Banbury United were Relegated to the Hellenic League |
| ▼Folkestone Resigned from the League and Folded |
| ▼Hounslow Resigned from the League and Joined the Hellenic League |
| ▼Sandwell Borough were Relegated to the Midland Football Combination |
| ▼Sheppey United were Relegated to the Kent League |
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Teams Joining the Southern Football League |
| ▼Farnborough Town were Relegated from the 1989/90 Football Conference |
| ▲Folkestone Town were Elected to the League to replace folded Folkestone |
| ▲Hinckley Town were Promoted from the West Midlands (Regional) League |
| ▲Newport were Promoted from the Hellenic League |
| ▲Newport (Isle of Wight) were Promoted from the Wessex League |
| ▲Sudbury Town were Promoted from the Eastern Counties League |
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