Season | 1981–82[1] |
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Champions | Runcorn (1st Alliance Premier League title) |
Promoted to the Football League | None |
Runners-up | Enfield |
Relegated to Level 6 | Dartford, Gravesend & Northfleet, AP Leamington |
Promoted for the next season | Bangor City, Nuneaton, Wealdstone |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,269 (2.75 per match) |
Biggest home win | Bath City – AP Leamington 7–0 |
Biggest away win | AP Leamington – Stafford Rangers 1–5; AP Leamington – Dagenham 0–4; Scarborough – Northwich Victoria 0–4 |
Highest scoring | Barrow – Kettering Town 7–2; Enfield – Barrow 7–2; Altrincham – Worcester City 6–3; Kettering Town – Altrincham 5–4; Runcorn – Altrincham 5–4 |
Longest winning run | ? |
Longest unbeaten run | ? |
Longest losing run | ? |
Highest attendance | ? |
Lowest attendance | ? |
Average attendance | ? |
← 1980–81 1982–83 → |
The Alliance Premier League season of 1981–82 was the third season of the Alliance Premier League.
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Runcorn[a] | 42 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 48 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 27 | 19 | +38 | 93 | Alliance Premier League Champions, no promotion |
2 | Enfield[a] | 42 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 55 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 24 | +44 | 86 | FA Trophy winners |
3 | Telford United | 42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 31 | +19 | 77 | |
4 | Worcester City | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 38 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 37 | +10 | 71 | |
5 | Dagenham[a] | 42 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 28 | +18 | 69 | |
6 | Northwich Victoria | 42 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 35 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 29 | +10 | 69 | |
7 | Scarborough | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 32 | +13 | 68 | |
8 | Barrow | 42 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 45 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 33 | +9 | 65 | |
9 | Weymouth | 42 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 26 | +9 | 63 | Alliance Premier League Cup winners |
10 | Boston United | 42 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 46 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 34 | +4 | 62 | |
11 | Altrincham | 42 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 39 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 27 | 34 | +10 | 55 | |
12 | Bath City | 42 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 31 | −7 | 55 | |
13 | Yeovil Town | 42 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 27 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 41 | −12 | 53 | |
14 | Stafford Rangers | 42 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 28 | +1 | 52 | |
15 | Frickley Athletic | 42 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 37 | −13 | 52 | |
16 | Maidstone United | 42 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 22 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 37 | −4 | 48 | |
17 | Trowbridge Town[a] | 42 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 31 | −16 | 47 | |
18 | Barnet | 42 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 32 | −16 | 41 | |
19 | Kettering Town | 42 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 35 | 32 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 29 | 44 | −12 | 40 | |
20 | Gravesend & Northfleet | 42 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 34 | 31 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 38 | −18 | 40 | Relegated to the Southern League |
21 | Dartford[a] | 42 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 24 | 44 | −22 | 39 | |
22 | AP Leamington | 42 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 44 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 20 | 61 | −65 | 22 |
Rank | Player | Club | League | FA Cup | FA Trophy | League Cup | Total[1] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Williams | Scarborough | 27 | ||||
2 | David Mather | Telford United | 24 | ||||
3 | Aniello Iannone | Weymouth | 23 | ||||
4 | Nicky Ironton | Enfield | 20 | ||||
= | Noel Ashford | Enfield | 19 | ||||
= | Atkins | Barnet | 19 | ||||
= | Burton | Dagenham | 19 | ||||
= | Reid | Northwich Victoria | 19 |
All of these teams had been relegated from the Alliance Premier League after the 1981–82 season.
This year Runcorn, the winners of the Alliance Premier League, could not apply for election because they did not meet Football League requirements. 2nd placed Enfield could not apply either for the same reasons, so 3rd placed Telford United won the right to apply for election to the Football League to replace one of the four bottom sides in the 1981–82 Football League Fourth Division. The vote went as follows:
Club | Final Position | Votes |
---|---|---|
Northampton Town | 22nd (Fourth Division) | 53 |
Crewe Alexandra | 24th (Fourth Division) | 50 |
Rochdale | 21st (Fourth Division) | 48 |
Scunthorpe United | 23rd (Fourth Division) | 48 |
Telford United | 3rd (Alliance Premier League) | 13 |
As a result of this, Telford United did not gain membership of the Football League.