All teams played a simple round with a return leg. There was no relegation. For the first time, the league was held in three regional groups. The best teams in these divisions then met in a tournament in a knockout system.
Locations of the clubs of the English women's ice hockey league in the 1988/89 season
Main round
Northern Division
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team
Games
S.
U
N
Gates
Points
1.
Sunderland Scorpions (N)
6th
4th
2 1
0
24: 05
10
2.
Dundee Royals (N)
6th
4th
1
1
41: 05
9
3.
Durham Dynamites (N)
6th
1
1
4th
10:24
3
4th
Blackpool Blades (N)
6th
0
2
4th
02:43
3
Note: 1 The sources incorrectly mention two defeats instead of two draws.
Central Division
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team
Games
S.
U
N
Gates
Points
1.
Oxford City Rockets
10
10
0
0
82: 06
20th
2.
Solihull Vixens
10
8th
0
2
46:24
16
3.
Peterborough Ravens
10
6th
0
4th
29:25
12
4th
Oxford University (M)
10
4th
0
6th
31:28
8th
5.
Tiger Bay Tornadoes (N)
9 1
0
0
9
07:74
0
6th
Nottingham Vipers (N)
9 1
0
0
9
01:39
0
Note: 1 The game between the Tornadoes and the Vipers was not played
Capital Division
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team
Games
S.
U
N
Gates
Points
1.
Streatham Strikers (M)
10
10
0
0
54: 09
20th
2.
Chelmsford Cobras (N)
10
6th
1
3
39:27
13
3.
Bracknell Queen Bees (N)
10
4th
2
4th
36:25
10
4th
Richmond Bluejays (N)
10
4th
0
6th
36:41
8th
5.
Romford Renegades (N)
10
4th
0
6th
28:40
8th
6th
Brighton Amazons
10
0
1
9
20:71
1
Final Four
The winners of the three groups and the best runner-up took part in the final tournament. A semi-final was played in only one game. The winners reached the final. The two losers played for the bronze medal.
