1983–84 Alliance Premier League

Football league season

Alliance Premier LeagueSeason| 1983–84

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Champions| Maidstone United (1st Alliance Premier League title)
Promoted to the Football League| None
Runners-up| Nuneaton Borough
Relegated to
Level 6| Bangor City,
Trowbridge Town
Promoted for the next season| Barrow,
Dartford
Matches played| 462
Goals scored| 1,290 (2.79 per match)
Top goalscorer| Paul Culpin (Nuneaton Borough), 41
Biggest home win| Frickley Athletic – Boston United 7–1;
Maidstone United – Telford United 6–0;
Wealdstone – Trowbridge Town 6–0
Biggest away win| Barnet – Maidstone United 0–4;
Boston United – Gateshead 0–4;
Scarborough – Enfield 0–4;
Trowbridge Town – Barnet 0–4;
Weymouth – Wealdstone 0–4
Highest scoring| Gateshead – Boston United 5–5
Longest winning run| ?
Longest unbeaten run| ?
Longest losing run| ?
Lowest attendance| ?
Average attendance| ?

← 1982–83

1984–85 →

The Alliance Premier League season of 1983–84 was the fifth season of the Alliance Premier League.

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

* Gateshead (promoted 1982–83)
* Kidderminster Harriers (promoted 1982–83)

## 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  | Maidstone United | 42  | 12  | 8  | 1  | 40  | 15  | 11  | 5  | 5  | 31  | 19  | +37  | 70  | Alliance Premier League Champions, no promotion
2  | Nuneaton Borough | 42  | 14  | 6  | 1  | 44  | 17  | 10  | 5  | 6  | 26  | 23  | +30  | 69  |
3  | Altrincham | 42  | 13  | 3  | 5  | 40  | 20  | 10  | 6  | 5  | 24  | 19  | +25  | 65
4  | Wealdstone | 42  | 15  | 4  | 2  | 48  | 14  | 6  | 10  | 5  | 27  | 22  | +39  | 62
5  | Runcorn | 42  | 11  | 8  | 2  | 34  | 18  | 9  | 5  | 7  | 27  | 27  | +16  | 62
6  | Bath City | 42  | 10  | 7  | 4  | 33  | 17  | 7  | 5  | 9  | 27  | 31  | +12  | 53
7  | Northwich Victoria | 42  | 11  | 8  | 2  | 35  | 18  | 5  | 6  | 10  | 19  | 29  | +7  | 51  | FA Trophy winners
8  | Worcester City | 42  | 9  | 7  | 5  | 36  | 22  | 6  | 6  | 9  | 28  | 33  | +9  | 49  |
9  | Barnet | 42  | 9  | 3  | 9  | 27  | 28  | 7  | 7  | 7  | 28  | 30  | −3  | 49
10  | Kidderminster Harriers[a] | 42  | 7  | 9  | 5  | 32  | 30  | 7  | 5  | 9  | 22  | 31  | −7  | 49
11  | Telford United | 42  | 13  | 3  | 5  | 32  | 19  | 4  | 8  | 9  | 18  | 39  | −8  | 49
12  | Frickley Athletic | 42  | 13  | 3  | 5  | 49  | 25  | 4  | 7  | 10  | 19  | 31  | +12  | 48
13  | Scarborough | 42  | 10  | 10  | 1  | 32  | 16  | 4  | 6  | 11  | 20  | 39  | −3  | 48  | Alliance Premier League Cup winners
14  | Enfield | 42  | 8  | 3  | 10  | 27  | 27  | 6  | 6  | 9  | 34  | 31  | +3  | 43  |
15  | Weymouth | 42  | 5  | 4  | 12  | 28  | 33  | 8  | 4  | 9  | 26  | 32  | −11  | 42
16  | Gateshead[a] | 42  | 7  | 9  | 5  | 35  | 30  | 5  | 4  | 12  | 24  | 43  | −14  | 42
17  | Boston United | 42  | 10  | 6  | 5  | 39  | 30  | 3  | 6  | 12  | 27  | 50  | −14  | 41
18  | Dagenham | 42  | 10  | 3  | 8  | 34  | 26  | 4  | 5  | 12  | 23  | 43  | −12  | 40
19  | Kettering Town | 42  | 8  | 3  | 10  | 31  | 31  | 4  | 6  | 11  | 22  | 36  | −14  | 37
20  | Yeovil Town | 42  | 9  | 5  | 7  | 34  | 28  | 3  | 3  | 15  | 21  | 49  | −22  | 35
21  | Bangor City | 42  | 7  | 4  | 10  | 35  | 32  | 3  | 2  | 16  | 19  | 50  | −28  | 29  | Relegated to the Northern Premier League
22  | Trowbridge Town | 42  | 3  | 4  | 14  | 15  | 34  | 2  | 3  | 16  | 18  | 53  | −54  | 19  | Relegated to the Southern League

Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 2 points for a home win, 3 points for an away win, 1 point for a draw.
Notes:

1. ^ a b New club in the Alliance Premier League

## Results[edit]

Home \ Away  | ALT | BAN | BAR | BAT | BOS | DAG | ENF | FRK | GAT | KET | KID | MDS | NOR | NUN | RUN | SCA | TEL | TRO | WEA | WEY | WRC | YEO

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Altrincham |  | 2–1  | 3–2  | 2–0  | 3–0  | 4–0  | 1–3  | 1–0  | 5–0  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 1–3  | 2–0  | 1–1  | 4–0  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 3–4  | 2–1
Bangor City | 1–3  |  | 0–1  | 1–0  | 0–0  | 2–4  | 2–1  | 4–1  | 3–3  | 3–1  | 1–2  | 0–2  | 0–1  | 1–2  | 2–3  | 1–1  | 4–0  | 4–0  | 0–0  | 1–3  | 2–4  | 3–0
Barnet | 1–2  | 3–1  |  | 1–2  | 1–2  | 3–1  | 2–1  | 3–2  | 0–1  | 0–3  | 0–2  | 0–4  | 2–1  | 1–2  | 2–0  | 0–1  | 0–0  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 2–0
Bath City | 0–0  | 5–1  | 0–1  |  | 4–2  | 0–1  | 3–2  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 3–0  | 1–2  | 2–0  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 4–1  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 0–0  | 3–1
Boston United | 2–2  | 3–2  | 0–0  | 0–0  |  | 3–0  | 3–2  | 2–2  | 0–4  | 3–1  | 2–3  | 1–0  | 3–1  | 3–0  | 1–2  | 1–1  | 2–3  | 2–0  | 1–1[a] | 4–3  | 0–1  | 3–2
Dagenham | 0–2  | 3–1  | 3–1  | 3–1  | 2–0  |  | 1–4  | 1–1  | 1–2  | 2–0  | 0–0  | 0–1  | 3–1  | 4–2  | 0–2  | 1–1  | 1–2  | 6–2  | 1–0  | 1–2  | 0–1  | 1–0
Enfield | 0–1  | 3–1  | 0–1  | 2–0  | 1–0  | 3–0  |  | 3–3  | 0–3  | 2–2  | 0–1  | 0–3  | 1–2  | 0–1  | 0–1  | 2–1  | 3–1  | 2–1  | 0–2  | 0–1  | 2–2  | 3–0
Frickley Athletic | 3–1  | 2–0  | 3–1  | 1–2  | 7–1  | 4–0  | 1–1  |  | 4–1  | 1–1  | 0–2  | 2–0  | 4–1  | 1–3  | 2–1  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 2–5  | 1–2  | 3–1  | 3–0
Gateshead | 0–1  | 2–1  | 2–3  | 3–1  | 5–5  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 2–0  |  | 1–2  | 1–0  | 0–2  | 1–3  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 2–2  | 1–1  | 3–0  | 1–1  | 4–2
Kettering Town | 1–1  | 1–3  | 0–1  | 0–0  | 2–1  | 2–2  | 1–0  | 0–1  | 3–0  |  | 4–2  | 0–2  | 1–0  | 3–4  | 1–0  | 2–3  | 4–1  | 3–2  | 1–2  | 0–2  | 0–1  | 2–3
Kidderminster Harriers | 0–2  | 2–1  | 4–4  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 4–2  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 3–1  |  | 0–0  | 2–2  | 3–3  | 0–2  | 1–3  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 3–1  | 0–1  | 2–1  | 1–2
Maidstone United | 1–0  | 2–0  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 2–2  | 2–0  | 1–1  | 3–1  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 3–1  |  | 0–1  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 6–0  | 4–1  | 2–1  | 2–2  | 1–1  | 4–0
Northwich Victoria | 1–1  | 2–1  | 0–0  | 3–2  | 3–1  | 3–1  | 3–1  | 1–1  | 3–1  | 4–0  | 4–2  | 1–1  |  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 3–1  | 0–0  | 0–2  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 0–0
Nuneaton Borough | 0–1  | 3–0  | 2–2  | 5–2  | 4–0  | 1–1  | 4–0  | 1–0  | 3–2  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 2–2  | 1–0  |  | 2–2  | 3–0  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 3–0  | 1–0  | 2–1
Runcorn | 0–0  | 0–2  | 2–0  | 2–1  | 3–1  | 1–0  | 0–0  | 2–1  | 4–2  | 4–1  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 0–0  | 0–1  |  | 2–0  | 0–0  | 2–0  | 4–2  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 4–4
Scarborough | 3–1  | 3–0  | 1–0  | 0–0  | 2–0  | 0–0  | 0–4  | 3–1  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 2–0  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 2–1  |  | 3–0  | 0–0  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 4–4  | 3–0
Telford United | 2–1  | 2–1  | 0–0  | 3–2  | 3–2  | 3–1  | 0–3  | 0–1  | 4–0  | 1–0  | 3–0  | 3–1  | 0–2  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 1–0  |  | 1–0  | 0–1  | 0–1  | 2–0  | 2–2
Trowbridge Town | 0–0  | 1–2  | 0–4  | 1–2  | 0–2  | 1–4  | 0–0  | 0–1  | 0–2  | 1–2  | 1–2  | 1–2  | 1–1  | 0–2  | 0–1  | 1–0  | 2–2  |  | 1–2  | 1–2  | 2–1  | 1–0
Wealdstone | 3–1  | 5–0  | 3–0  | 0–3  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 0–0  | 4–0  | 4–2  | 2–0  | 1–2  | 1–0  | 0–0  | 4–2  | 1–1  | 4–0  | 6–0  |  | 2–0  | 3–1  | 1–0
Weymouth | 0–1  | 5–0  | 2–2  | 0–1  | 0–2  | 3–1  | 1–3  | 0–2  | 2–0  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 1–3  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 3–1  | 6–1  | 2–3  | 0–1  | 0–4  |  | 0–2  | 1–3
Worcester City | 0–1  | 0–0  | 2–0  | 2–4  | 2–2  | 2–2  | 1–3  | 0–0  | 3–1  | 0–3  | 1–1  | 3–0  | 2–0  | 1–1  | 3–0  | 3–0  | 0–1  | 5–2  | 1–1  | 1–0  |  | 4–0
Yeovil Town | 1–2  | 1–1  | 2–4  | 0–2  | 4–2  | 0–2  | 3–2  | 3–0  | 0–0  | 2–0  | 1–1  | 1–3  | 2–0  | 1–0  | 0–1  | 1–2  | 1–0  | 3–1  | 0–0  | 6–3  | 2–2  |

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Rothmans Football Yearbook 1984–85. Queen Anne Press, Macdonald Futura Publishers, London & Sydney, 1984.[1]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:

1. ^ The Rothmans Football Yearbook 1984–85 had one incorrect result, which is corrected in the results grid below: the result for Boston – Wealdstone
was 1–1, not 2–2 as Rothmans had it.

Altrincham

Bangor City

Barnet

Bath City

Boston United

Dagenham

Enfield

Frickley

Gateshead

Kettering Town

Kidderminster Harriers

Maidstone

Northwich Victoria

Nuneaton

Runcorn

Scarborough

Telford United

Trowbridge

Wealdstone

Weymouth

Worcester City

Yeovil Town

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Locations of the Alliance Premier League teams 1983–1984

Barnet

Dagenham

Enfield

Wealdstone

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Locations of the Alliance Premier League 1983–1984 London teams

## Top scorers[edit]

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

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1 |  Paul Culpin |  Nuneaton Borough | 41 |  |  |  |
2 | Mark Graves | Wealdstone | 31 |  |  |  |
3 | John Bartley | Maidstone United | 27 |  |  |  |
4 | Steve Mahoney | Barnet | 19 |  |  |  |
5 | Graham Bennett | Altrincham | 17 |  |  |  |
= | Mark Carter | Bangor City | 17 |  |  |  |
= | Gary Hooley | Frickley Athletic | 17 |  |  |  |
= | Paul Moss | Worcester City | 17 |  |  |  |
= | Graham Reed | Frickley Athletic | 17 |  |  |  |
10 | Frank Murphy | Nuneaton | 16 |  |  |  |
11 | Noel Ashford | Enfield | 15 |  |  |  |
= | Chris Cook | Boston United | 15 |  |  |  |
= | Dave Hoffbauer | Kettering Town | 15 |  |  |  |
= | John Powell | Kidderminster Harriers | 15 |  |  |  |
15 | Stuart Atkins | Barnet | 14 |  |  |  |
= | Mike Doherty | Yeovil Town | 14 |  |  |  |
= | Paul Wilson | Frickley Athletic | 14 |  |  |  |
18 | Bob Topping | Gateshead | 13 |  |  |  |
19 | Paul Reid | Northwich Victoria | 12 |  |  |  |
20 | Colin Chesters | Northwich Victoria | 11 |  |  |  |
= | Colin Williams | Telford United | 11 |  |  |  |

## Promotion and relegation[edit]

### Promoted[edit]

* Barrow (from the Northern Premier League)
* Dartford (from the Southern Premier League)

### Relegated[edit]

* Bangor City (to the Northern Premier League)
* Trowbridge Town (to the Southern Premier League)

## Election to the Football League[edit]

As winners of the Alliance Premier League, Maidstone United won the right (for the 2nd time) to apply for election to the Football League to replace one of the four bottom sides in the 1983–84 Football League Fourth Division. The vote went as follows:

Club  | Final Position  | Votes

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Chester City | 24th (Fourth Division) | 52
Halifax Town | 21st (Fourth Division) | 52
Rochdale | 22nd (Fourth Division) | 50
Hartlepool United | 23rd (Fourth Division) | 32
Maidstone United | 1st (Alliance Premier League) | 22

As a result of this, Maidstone United did not gain membership of the Football League.

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c Peter Dunk (ed.), Rothmans Football Yearbook 1984–85. Queen Anne Press, Macdonald & Co., London & Sydney, 1984.

## External links[edit]

* 1983–84 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

* v
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« 1982–83

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National teams|

* Bobby Robson
* Home Championship
* UEFA Euro 1984 (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 (Premier, Midland, Southern)

Levels 8–9|

* Isthmian League (Two)
* Athenian League (level 8 only)
* Combined Counties League (level 8 only)
* Eastern Counties League (level 8 only)
* Essex Senior League (level 8 only)
* Hellenic League (Premier, One)
* Kent League (level 8 only)
* London Spartan League (Premier, Senior)
* Midland Football Combination (level 8 only)
* North West Counties League (One, Two)
* Northern Counties East League (Premier, One North, One South)
* Northern League (One, Two)
* 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)

Cup competitions|

| FA cups|

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

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Football League cups|

* League Cup (Final)
* Associate Members' Cup (Final)

European competitions|

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

Club seasons

First Division|

* Arsenal
* Aston Villa
* Birmingham City
* Coventry City
* Everton
* Ipswich Town
* Leicester City
* Liverpool
* Luton Town
* Manchester United
* Norwich City
* Nottingham Forest
* Notts County
* Queens Park Rangers
* Southampton
* Stoke City
* Sunderland
* Tottenham Hotspur
* Watford
* West Bromwich Albion
* West Ham United
* Wolverhampton Wanderers

Second Division|

* Barnsley
* Blackburn Rovers
* Brighton & Hove Albion
* Cambridge United
* Cardiff City
* Carlisle United
* Charlton Athletic
* Chelsea
* Crystal Palace
* Derby County
* Fulham
* Grimsby Town
* Huddersfield Town
* Leeds United
* Manchester City
* Middlesbrough
* Newcastle United
* Oldham Athletic
* Portsmouth
* Sheffield Wednesday
* Shrewsbury Town
* Swansea City

Third Division|

* Bolton Wanderers
* Bournemouth
* Bradford City
* Brentford
* Bristol Rovers
* Burnley
* Exeter City
* Gillingham
* Hull City
* Lincoln City
* Millwall
* Newport County
* Orient
* Oxford United
* Plymouth Argyle
* Port Vale
* Preston North End
* Rotherham United
* Scunthorpe United
* Sheffield United
* Southend United
* Walsall
* Wigan Athletic
* Wimbledon

Fourth Division|

* Aldershot
* Blackpool
* Bristol City
* Bury
* Chester City
* Chesterfield
* Colchester United
* Crewe Alexandra
* Darlington
* Doncaster Rovers
* Halifax Town
* Hartlepool United
* Hereford United
* Mansfield Town
* Northampton Town
* Peterborough United
* Reading
* Rochdale
* Southport
* Stockport County
* Swindon Town
* Torquay United
* Tranmere Rovers
* Wrexham
* York City

*[Pos]: Position
*[Pld]: Played
*[HW]: Home won
*[HD]: Home drawn
*[HL]: Home lost
*[HGF]: Home Goals for
*[HGA]: Home Goals against
*[AW]: Away won
*[AD]: Away drawn
*[AL]: Away lost
*[AGF]: Away Goals for
*[AGA]: Away Goals against
*[GD]: Goal difference
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