| Season: | Season 1988 / 1989 |
| Squad: | First Team |
| Division: | Division Two |
| League Position: | 1st |
| Honors: | Division Two Champions, Charlie Turnbull Memorial Trophy Runners-up, |
| Manager: | Jim Gibbs |
| Top Goal Scorer: | Martin Swallow - 34 |
| Team | Games | Points |
|---|---|---|
| CFC Braintree | 18 | 46 |
| Stebbing | 18 | 38 |
| Three Ashes | 18 | 36 |
| SC Crittall | 18 | 27 |
| Swiss Bell | 18 | 26 |
| Halstead Red Lion | 18 | 25 |
| Braintree YC Reserves | 18 | 20 |
| Argos | 18 | 17 |
| Acrelec Sports | 18 | 11 |
| Panfield Bell Reserves | 18 | 9 |
| Match Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Goal Scorers | Fixture |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/09/1988 | CFC Shalford | 3 : 0 | Three Ashes | Hardy, Swallow, OG | league |
| 11/09/1988 | Halstead Red Lion | 1 : 1 | CFC Shalford | Swallow | league |
| 18/09/1988 | CFC Shalford | 9 : 0 | Saltings | Rojas 3, Hardy 2, Moore, Whiting, Morris, OG | cup |
| 25/09/1988 | Blackmore Fox | 0 : 10 | CFC Shalford | Swallow 4, Hill 2, Palmer 2, Whiting, Moore | cup |
| 02/10/1988 | Little Elms | 1 : 0 | CFC Shalford | - | league |
| 09/10/1988 | CFC Shalford | 2 : 1 | Braintree Youth Res | Hardy, Whiting | league |
| 16/10/1988 | Acrelec Sports | 2 : 3 | CFC Shalford | Moore, Scarlett, Jopson | league |
| 23/10/1988 | Braintree Youth Res | 1 : 3 | CFC Shalford | Whiting 2, Gooday | cup |
| 30/10/1988 | CFC Shalford | 2 : 1 | Stebbing | Hardy, Swallow | league |
| 20/11/1988 | CFC Shalford | 4 : 2 | Halstead Red Lion | Swallow 2, Hardy, Hill | league |
| 27/11/1988 | Stebbing | 1 : 2 | CFC Shalford | Whiting, Swallow | league |
| 11/12/1988 | CFC Shalford | 3 : 1 | SC Crittall | Moore, Gardner, OG | cup |
| 18/12/1988 | Argos | 3 : 5 | CFC Shalford | Swallow 2, Hardy, Morris, Gooday | league |
| 15/01/1989 | CFC Shalford | 6 : 0 | SC Crittall | Swallow 4, Moore, OG | cup |
| 22/01/1989 | CFC Shalford | 7 : 0 | Argos | Swallow 4, Hardy, Whiting, Rojas | league |
| 05/02/1989 | Swiss Bell | 2 : 2 | CFC Shalford | Helmer, Whiting | league |
| 12/02/1989 | SC Crittall | 1 : 1 | CFC Shalford | Swallow | league |
| 19/02/1989 | Stebbing | 4 : 4 | CFC Shalford | (A-E-T) - Hardy 3, Whiting | cup |
| 05/03/1989 | CFC Shalford | 3 : 3 | Stebbing | (A-D-E-T) Lost 5-4 pens - Palmer, Scarlett, Hardy | cup |
| 12/03/1989 | CFC Shalford | 3 : 0 | Head Sports | Swallow 2, Hardy | cup |
| 26/03/1989 | CFC Shalford | 7 : 0 | Acrelec Sports | Swallow 4, Gooday, Moore, Palmer | league |
| 02/04/1989 | CFC Shalford | 2 : 2 | SC Crittall | Hardy, Morris | league |
| 09/04/1989 | Panfield Bell | 1 : 2 | CFC Shalford | Hardy, Swallow | cup |
| 16/04/1989 | Three Ashes | 0 : 2 | CFC Shalford | Swallow, Hardy | league |
| 23/04/1989 | Panfield Bell Res | 1 : 5 | CFC Shalford | Swallow 4, Whiting | league |
| 07/05/1989 | CFC Shalford | 4 : 1 | Swiss Bell | Palmer, Swallow, Whiting, Rojas | league |
| 14/05/1989 | CFC Shalford | 0 : 6 | Braintree Youth | (Final) - | league |
| Name | Appearances | Goals | Yellow Cards | Red Cards | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigel Sheldrake | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Goalkeeper |
| Andrew Ledgerton | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Defender |
| Graham Gooday | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Defender |
| Mark Gardner | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul Whiting | 26 | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Martin Rose | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Defender |
| Dave Scarlett | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Robin Helmer | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| D Hill | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Richard Palmer | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Midfielder |
| Nigel Hardy | 20 | 16 | 0 | 0 | Striker |
| Martin Swallow | 26 | 34 | 0 | 0 | |
| Keith Rojas | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Midfielder, Striker |
| David Moore | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Midfielder |
| Simon Arnold | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Morris | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Midfielder |
| Terry Jopson | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| J Drake | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Gibbs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Neil Radley | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| OWN GOALS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |