1988/89 Season - Heineken Division 1

Medway had to forfeit a game they played against the Lions (in which they won 10-1) for icing an ineligible player, giving the Lions a much needed two points for the imposed 5-0 scoreline!

The top four teams played a round-robin series of matches to determine who would be promoted to the Premier Division, the clear winner being Cleveland Bombers.

In the Leading Scorers tables for the season, Kurt Wickenheiser (Lion who defected to Medway) and Mark Salisbury both were eighth in the Leading Scorers and Leading British Scorers categories respectively.

The Lions came third on the list of highest number of penalty minutes over the season (213), beaten only by Cleveland and Humberside. Mark Salisbury made it to seventh on the list of individual penalty minutes.

• Lee Valley also made it into several other unfortunate statistics for this season...
• Longest Losing Run: 10 games
• Longest Losing Run at Home: 5 games
• Longest Winless Run: 11 games
• Most Goals Both Teams in One Game: 29 (Lee Valley Lions 9 Cleveland Bombers 20)
• Most PIM Both Teams in One Game: 78 (Cleveland Bombers 50 Lee Valley Lions 28)
• Most PIM Both Teams in One Period: 55 (Cleveland Bombers 29 Lee Valley Lions 26)
• Fastest Two Goals by One Team: 6 seconds - Lee Valley Lions -v- Trafford Metros
  

GP = Games played
W = Won
L = Lost
T = Tie
GF = Goals For
GA = Goals Against
PTS = Points