1981–82 Alliance Premier League

The Alliance Premier League season of 1981–82 was the third season of the Alliance Premier League.

New teams in the league this season

Final table[1]

Alliance Premier League
Season 1981–82[1]
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 1269 (2.75 per match)
Biggest home win Bath CityAP Leamington 7–0
Biggest away win AP LeamingtonStafford Rangers 1–5;
AP LeamingtonDagenham 0–4;
ScarboroughNorthwich Victoria 0–4
Highest scoring Barrow – Kettering Town 7–2;
Enfield – Barrow 7–2;
AltrinchamWorcester City 6–3;
Kettering TownAltrincham 5–4;
RuncornAltrincham 5–4
Longest winning run ?
Longest unbeaten run ?
Longest losing run ?
Highest attendance ?
Lowest attendance ?
Average attendance ?
Locations of the Alliance Premier League 1981–1982 London teams
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GD Pts Notes
1 Runcorn 4217224818117327197537+ 3893
2 Enfield 4214435522124535249046+ 4486
3 Telford United 4213443820104732317051+ 1977
4 Worcester City 421245382394832377060+ 1071
5 Dagenham 421065322396637286951+ 1869
6 Northwich Victoria 4212633517831021295646+ 1069
7 Scarborough 421164342085831326552+ 1368
8 Barrow 4215424517371114335950+ 965
9 Weymouth 421146332175923265647+ 963
10 Boston United 4214434623371115346157+ 462
11 Altrincham 4210653922471027346656+ 1055
12 Bath City 427773026831020315057– 755
13 Yeovil Town 4210473327471023415668– 1253
14 Stafford Rangers 42786221958826284847+ 152
15 Frickley Athletic 4211463523361212374760– 1352
16 Maidstone United 42867332239922375559– 448
17 Trowbridge Town 428762623441312313854– 1647
18 Barnet 425881720461119323652– 1641
19 Kettering Town 426783532361229446476– 1240
20 Gravesend & Northfleet 427683431341417385169– 1840Relegated to the Southern League
21 Dartford 427592325341424444769– 2239Relegated to the Southern League
22 AP Leamington 42171320443315206140105– 6522Relegated to the Southern League
Key
Alliance Premier League Champions, no promotion
FA Trophy winners
Alliance Premier League Cup winners
New club in the Conference, see also Dartford, Enfield, Runcorn
Relegated to Level 6

Results[1]

Home ╲ Away[1] ALT APL BARBRWBATBOSDAGDARENFFRKGRNKETMAINORRUNSCASTATELTROWEYWRCYEO
Altrincham 23 20 11 10 11 11 20 10 11 31 21 12 02 22 20 01 30 12 00 63 71
AP Leamington 01 02 11 01 22 04 02 23 10 33 33 11 02 11 12 15 02 01 22 01 25
Barnet 00 00 12 01 00 12 20 41 00 20 21 11 01 13 11 02 10 00 03 12 00
Barrow 10 42 21 01 10 22 20 02 20 31 72 20 61 11 32 11 20 10 20 00 31
Bath City 11 70 21 00 12 03 11 01 13 10 32 11 11 02 20 11 12 11 21 23 20
Boston United 11 20 11 21 40 34 32 10 31 22 42 60 20 01 21 21 42 10 02 32 00
Dagenham 20 00 11 10 01 20 21 24 20 11 21 11 21 01 22 22 32 12 21 12 30
Dartford 01 22 21 02 11 21 03 02 10 01 22 21 01 12 01 22 20 10 00 02 50
Enfield 11 61 00 72 51 40 32 11 30 40 11 32 10 20 14 20 34 21 30 12 20
Frickley Athletic 11 41 01 21 13 41 31 30 11 11 32 03 10 20 23 20 00 20 01 12 21
Gravesend & Northfleet 11 41 23 31 02 31 12 10 12 41 13 22 01 24 30 11 02 11 21 11 11
Kettering Town 54 12 52 02 13 11 31 44 01 00 21 22 00 00 12 30 13 40 12 01 11
Maidstone United 00 40 00 10 10 02 22 51 14 00 01 20 61 12 02 31 22 30 01 22 01
Northwich Victoria 20 30 11 20 21 10 30 34 21 00 10 20 31 11 21 12 22 00 02 30 11
Runcorn 54 30 10 00 51 40 10 42 20 10 10 32 11 01 20 10 23 20 31 52 21
Scarborough 13 61 10 20 11 11 11 20 14 01 50 10 00 04 30 10 00 31 21 10 22
Stafford Rangers 20 31 10 11 20 00 00 03 01 00 10 11 11 22 01 11 12 02 30 02 31
Telford United 43 20 30 00 02 41 02 20 00 71 10 10 12 21 11 11 03 20 20 32 21
Trowbridge Town 02 21 11 20 11 10 01 21 22 20 21 01 30 10 00 13 11 12 11 11 24
Weymouth 10 12 02 30 20 21 11 21 22 50 12 23 10 10 01 31 11 01 10 32 11
Worcester City 43 21 31 40 20 00 21 20 12 32 21 11 41 01 01 24 11 21 31 00 01
Yeovil Town 21 32 41 00 20 01 14 11 12 12 21 11 10 41 13 00 21 12 20 14 30

Source: Rothmans Football Yearbook 1982–83. Queen Anne Press, Macdonald Futura Publishers, London & Sydney, 1982.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers[1]

Rank Player Club League FA Cup FA Trophy League Cup Total
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

Promoted

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

Relegated

Election to the Football League

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
Hartlepool 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

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Rollin, Jack (ed.): Rothmans Football Yearbook 1982–83, p. 902–904. Queen Anne Press, MacDonald & Co Publishers Ltd, London, 1982.

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