1988–89 Football Conference
| Season | 1988–89 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Maidstone United (2nd Football Conference title) |
| Promoted to the Football League | Maidstone United |
| Conference League Cup winners | Yeovil Town |
| FA Trophy winners | Telford United |
| Relegated to Level 6/Folded | Weymouth, Newport County |
| Matches played | 420 |
| Goals scored | 1,236 (2.94 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Steve Butler (Maidstone United), 26; Mark Gall (Maidstone United), 26 |
| Biggest home win | Maidstone United – Altrincham 7–2 (27 August 1988); Wycombe Wanderers – Stafford Rangers 6–1 (11 February 1989); Boston United – Barnet 5–0 (29 October 1988); Maidstone United – Yeovil Town 5–0 (22 October 1988); Runcorn – Aylesbury 5–0 (3 December 1988); Welling United – Aylesbury 5–0 (12 October 1988) |
| Biggest away win | Boston United – Runcorn 0–6 (28 September 1988) |
| Highest scoring | Maidstone United – Altrincham 7–2 (27 August 1988); Kidderminster Harriers – Maidstone United 3–6 (8 April 1989) |
| Longest winning run | Boston United, Chorley, Maidstone, Runcorn, 6 matches |
| Longest unbeaten run | Maidstone, 17 matches |
| Longest losing run | Fisher Athletic, 6 matches |
| Highest attendance | Wycombe Wanderers v Kettering Town, 4,890 (8 April 1989) |
| Lowest attendance | ? |
| Average attendance | 1195 (– 4% compared to previous season) |
← 1987–88 1989–90 → | |
The Football Conference season of 1988–89 (known as the GM Vauxhall Conference for sponsorship reasons) was the tenth season of the Football Conference.
It was the third season that the champions of the Conference were automatically promoted to the Football League after the abolition of the election system.