1981–82 Alliance Premier League

Football league season

Alliance Premier LeagueSeason| 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.

## New teams in the league this season[edit]

* Dagenham (promoted 1980–81)
* Dartford (promoted 1980–81)
* Enfield (promoted 1980–81)
* Runcorn (promoted 1980–81)
* Trowbridge Town (promoted 1980–81)

## Final table[edit]

Pos | Team  | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation

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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

Source: [1]
Notes:

1. ^ a b c d e New club in the Conference

## Results[edit]

Home \ Away  | ALT | APL | BAR | BRW | BAT | BOS | DAG | DAR | ENF | FRK | GRN | KET | MDS | NOR | RUN | SCA | STA | TEL | TRO | WEY | WRC | YEO

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Altrincham |  | 2–3  | 2–0  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 3–1  | 2–1  | 1–2  | 0–2  | 2–2  | 2–0  | 0–1  | 3–0  | 1–2  | 0–0  | 6–3  | 7–1
AP Leamington | 0–1  |  | 0–2  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 2–2  | 0–4  | 0–2  | 2–3  | 1–0  | 3–3  | 3–3  | 1–1  | 0–2  | 1–1  | 1–2  | 1–5  | 0–2  | 0–1  | 2–2  | 0–1  | 2–5
Barnet | 0–0  | 0–0  |  | 1–2  | 0–1  | 0–0  | 1–2  | 2–0  | 4–1  | 0–0  | 2–0  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 1–3  | 1–1  | 0–2  | 1–0  | 0–0  | 0–3  | 1–2  | 0–0
Barrow | 1–0  | 4–2  | 2–1  |  | 0–1  | 1–0  | 2–2  | 2–0  | 0–2  | 2–0  | 3–1  | 7–2  | 2–0  | 6–1  | 1–1  | 3–2  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 1–0  | 2–0  | 0–0  | 3–1
Bath City | 1–1  | 7–0  | 2–1  | 0–0  |  | 1–2  | 0–3  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 1–3  | 1–0  | 3–2  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 0–2  | 2–0  | 1–1  | 1–2  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 2–3  | 2–0
Boston United | 1–1  | 2–0  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 4–0  |  | 3–4  | 3–2  | 1–0  | 3–1  | 2–2  | 4–2  | 6–0  | 2–0  | 0–1  | 2–1  | 2–1  | 4–2  | 1–0  | 0–2  | 3–2  | 0–0
Dagenham | 2–0  | 0–0  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 0–1  | 2–0  |  | 2–1  | 2–4  | 2–0  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 0–1  | 2–2  | 2–2  | 3–2  | 1–2  | 2–1  | 1–2  | 3–0
Dartford | 0–1  | 2–2  | 2–1  | 0–2  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 0–3  |  | 0–2  | 1–0  | 0–1  | 2–2  | 2–1  | 0–1  | 1–2  | 0–1  | 2–2  | 2–0  | 1–0  | 0–0  | 0–2  | 5–0
Enfield | 1–1  | 6–1  | 0–0  | 7–2  | 5–1  | 4–0  | 3–2  | 1–1  |  | 3–0  | 4–0  | 1–1  | 3–2  | 1–0  | 2–0  | 1–4  | 2–0  | 3–4  | 2–1  | 3–0  | 1–2  | 2–0
Frickley Athletic | 1–1  | 4–1  | 0–1  | 2–1  | 1–3  | 4–1  | 3–1  | 3–0  | 1–1  |  | 1–1  | 3–2  | 0–3  | 1–0  | 2–0  | 2–3  | 2–0  | 0–0  | 2–0  | 0–1  | 1–2  | 2–1
Gravesend & Northfleet | 1–1  | 4–1  | 2–3  | 3–1  | 0–2  | 3–1  | 1–2  | 1–0  | 1–2  | 4–1  |  | 1–3  | 2–2  | 0–1  | 2–4  | 3–0  | 1–1  | 0–2  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 1–1
Kettering Town | 5–4  | 1–2  | 5–2  | 0–2  | 1–3  | 1–1  | 3–1  | 4–4  | 0–1  | 0–0  | 2–1  |  | 2–2  | 0–0  | 0–0  | 1–2  | 3–0  | 1–3  | 4–0  | 1–2  | 0–1  | 1–1
Maidstone United | 0–0  | 4–0  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 0–2  | 2–2  | 5–1  | 1–4  | 0–0  | 0–1  | 2–0  |  | 6–1  | 1–2  | 0–2  | 3–1  | 2–2  | 3–0  | 0–1  | 2–2  | 0–1
Northwich Victoria | 2–0  | 3–0  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 2–1  | 1–0  | 3–0  | 3–4  | 2–1  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 2–0  | 3–1  |  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 1–2  | 2–2  | 0–0  | 0–2  | 3–0  | 1–1
Runcorn | 5–4  | 3–0  | 1–0  | 0–0  | 5–1  | 4–0  | 1–0  | 4–2  | 2–0  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 3–2  | 1–1  | 0–1  |  | 2–0  | 1–0  | 2–3  | 2–0  | 3–1  | 5–2  | 2–1
Scarborough | 1–3  | 6–1  | 1–0  | 2–0  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 1–4  | 0–1  | 5–0  | 1–0  | 0–0  | 0–4  | 3–0  |  | 1–0  | 0–0  | 3–1  | 2–1  | 1–0  | 2–2
Stafford Rangers | 2–0  | 3–1  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 0–0  | 0–0  | 0–3  | 0–1  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 2–2  | 0–1  | 1–1  |  | 1–2  | 0–2  | 3–0  | 0–2  | 3–1
Telford United | 4–3  | 2–0  | 3–0  | 0–0  | 0–2  | 4–1  | 0–2  | 2–0  | 0–0  | 7–1  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 1–2  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 0–3  |  | 2–0  | 2–0  | 3–2  | 2–1
Trowbridge Town | 0–2  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 0–1  | 2–1  | 2–2  | 2–0  | 2–1  | 0–1  | 3–0  | 1–0  | 0–0  | 1–3  | 1–1  | 1–2  |  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 2–4
Weymouth | 1–0  | 1–2  | 0–2  | 3–0  | 2–0  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 2–2  | 5–0  | 1–2  | 2–3  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 0–1  | 3–1  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 1–0  |  | 3–2  | 1–1
Worcester City | 4–3  | 2–1  | 3–1  | 4–0  | 2–0  | 0–0  | 2–1  | 2–0  | 1–2  | 3–2  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 4–1  | 0–1  | 0–1  | 2–4  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 3–1  | 0–0  |  | 0–1
Yeovil Town | 2–1  | 3–2  | 4–1  | 0–0  | 2–0  | 0–1  | 1–4  | 1–1  | 1–2  | 1–2  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 4–1  | 1–3  | 0–0  | 2–1  | 1–2  | 2–0  | 1–4  | 3–0  |

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Rothmans Football Yearbook 1982–83. Queen Anne Press, Macdonald Futura Publishers, London & Sydney, 1982.[1]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Altrincham

Barnet

Barrow

Bath City

Boston United

Dagenham

Dartford

Gravesend & N

Enfield

Frickley

Kettering Town

Leamington

Maidstone

Northwich Victoria

Runcorn

Scarborough

Stafford

Telford United

Trowbridge

Weymouth

Worcester City

Yeovil Town

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Locations of the Alliance Premier League teams 1981–1982

Barnet

Dagenham

Dartford

Gravesend & Northfleet

Enfield

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Locations of the Alliance Premier League 1981–1982 London teams

## Top scorers[edit]

Rank  | Player  | Club  | League  | FA Cup | FA Trophy | League Cup  | Total[1]

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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 |  |  |  |

## Promotion and relegation[edit]

### Promoted[edit]

* Bangor City (from the Northern Premier League)
* Nuneaton (from the Southern Premier League)
* Wealdstone (from the Southern Premier League)

All of these teams had been relegated from the Alliance Premier League after the 1981–82 season.

### Relegated[edit]

* Dartford (to the Southern Premier League)
* Gravesend & Northfleet (to the Southern Premier League)
* AP Leamington (to the Southern Premier League)

## Election to the Football League[edit]

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

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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.

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c d Rollin, Jack (ed.): Rothmans Football Yearbook 1982–83, p. 902–904. Queen Anne Press, MacDonald & Co Publishers Ltd, London, 1982.

## External links[edit]

* 1981–82 Conference National Results
* Re-election Results – The Division Four final league table, including the results of the re-election vote.

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National League

2023–24
Clubs|

| National|

| Clubs|

* AFC Fylde
* Aldershot Town
* Altrincham
* Barnet
* Boreham Wood
* Bromley
* Chesterfield
* Dagenham & Redbridge
* Dorking Wanderers
* Eastleigh
* Ebbsfleet United
* Gateshead
* FC Halifax Town
* Hartlepool United
* Kidderminster Harriers
* Maidenhead United
* Oldham Athletic
* Oxford City
* Rochdale
* Solihull Moors
* Southend United
* Wealdstone
* Woking
* York City

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Grounds|

* Aggborough
* Boundary Park
* Court Place Farm
* Damson Park
* Gateshead International Stadium
* Grosvenor Vale
* Hayes Lane
* The Hive
* Kingfield Stadium
* Meadowbank
* Meadow Park
* Mill Farm
* Moss Lane
* Recreation Ground
* Roots Hall
* The Shay
* Spotland Stadium
* Stonebridge Road
* Technique Stadium
* Ten Acres
* Victoria Park
* Victoria Road
* York Community Stadium
* York Road

North|

* Alfreton Town
* Banbury United
* Bishop's Stortford
* Blyth Spartans
* Boston United
* Brackley Town
* Buxton
* Chester
* Chorley
* Curzon Ashton
* Darlington
* Farsley Celtic
* Gloucester City
* Hereford
* King's Lynn Town
* Peterborough Sports
* Rushall Olympic
* Scarborough Athletic
* Scunthorpe United
* South Shields
* Southport
* Spennymoor Town
* Tamworth
* Warrington Town

South|

* Aveley
* Bath City
* Braintree Town
* Chelmsford City
* Chippenham Town
* Dartford
* Dover Athletic
* Eastbourne Borough
* Farnborough
* Hampton & Richmond Borough
* Havant & Waterlooville
* Hemel Hempstead Town
* Maidstone United
* Slough Town
* St Albans City
* Taunton Town
* Tonbridge Angels
* Torquay United
* Truro City
* Welling United
* Weston-super-Mare
* Weymouth
* Worthing
* Yeovil Town

Seasons|

* 1979–80
* 1980–81
* 1981–82
* 1982–83
* 1983–84
* 1984–85
* 1985–86
* 1986–87
* 1987–88
* 1988–89
* 1989–90
* 1990–91
* 1991–92
* 1992–93
* 1993–94
* 1994–95
* 1995–96
* 1996–97
* 1997–98
* 1998–99
* 1999–2000
* 2000–01
* 2001–02
* 2002–03
* 2003–04
* 2004–05
* 2005–06
* 2006–07
* 2007–08
* 2008–09
* 2009–10
* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24

See also: Conference League Cup

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« 1980–81

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National teams|

* Ron Greenwood
* Home Championship
* 1982 FIFA World Cup (qualification)

League competitions|

| Levels 1–4|

* Football League (First Division, Second Division, Third Division, Fourth Division)

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Level 5|

* Alliance Premier League

Levels 6–7|

* Isthmian League (Premier, One)
* Northern Premier League (level 6 only)
* Southern League (Midland, Southern) (level 6 only)

Levels 8–9|

* Isthmian League (Two)
* Athenian League (level 8 only)
* Cheshire County League (One, Two)
* Combined Counties League (Eastern, Western) (level 8 only)
* Town & Country League (level 8 only)
* Essex Senior League (level 8 only)
* Hellenic League (Premier, One)
* Kent League (level 8 only)
* Lancashire Combination (level 8 only)
* London Spartan League (Premier, Senior)
* Midland Football Combination (level 8 only)
* Midland League (Premier, One)
* Northern League (level 8 only)
* South Midlands League (Premier, One)
* Sussex County League (One, Two)
* United Counties League (Premier, One)
* West Midlands (Regional) League (level 8 only)
* Western League (Premier, One)
* Yorkshire League (One, Two)

Cup competitions|

| FA cups|

* FA Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final)
* Charity Shield
* FA Trophy (Final)

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Football League cups|

* League Cup (Final)
* Football League Group Cup (Final)

European competitions|

* European Cup
* UEFA Cup
* European Cup Winners' Cup

Club seasons

First Division|

* Arsenal
* Aston Villa
* Birmingham City
* Brighton & Hove Albion
* Coventry City
* Everton
* Ipswich Town
* Leeds United
* Liverpool
* Manchester City
* Manchester United
* Middlesbrough
* Nottingham Forest
* Notts County
* Southampton
* Stoke City
* Sunderland
* Swansea City
* Tottenham Hotspur
* West Bromwich Albion
* West Ham United
* Wolverhampton Wanderers

Second Division|

* Barnsley
* Blackburn Rovers
* Bolton Wanderers
* Cambridge United
* Cardiff City
* Charlton Athletic
* Chelsea
* Crystal Palace
* Derby County
* Grimsby Town
* Leicester City
* Luton Town
* Newcastle United
* Norwich City
* Oldham Athletic
* Orient
* Queens Park Rangers
* Rotherham United
* Sheffield Wednesday
* Shrewsbury Town
* Watford
* Wrexham

Third Division|

* Brentford
* Bristol City
* Bristol Rovers
* Burnley
* Carlisle United
* Chester
* Chesterfield
* Doncaster Rovers
* Exeter City
* Fulham
* Gillingham
* Huddersfield Town
* Lincoln City
* Millwall
* Newport County
* Oxford United
* Plymouth Argyle
* Portsmouth
* Preston North End
* Reading
* Southend United
* Swindon Town
* Walsall
* Wimbledon

Fourth Division|

* Aldershot
* Blackpool
* Bournemouth
* Bradford City
* Bury
* Colchester United
* Crewe Alexandra
* Darlington
* Halifax Town
* Hartlepool United
* Hereford United
* Hull City
* Mansfield Town
* Northampton Town
* Peterborough United
* Port Vale
* Rochdale
* Scunthorpe United
* Sheffield United
* Southport
* Stockport County
* Torquay United
* Tranmere Rovers
* York City

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*[HW]: Home won
*[HD]: Home drawn
*[HL]: Home lost
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*[HGA]: Home Goals against
*[AW]: Away won
*[AD]: Away drawn
*[AL]: Away lost
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