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1981–82 Alliance Premier League
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | Alliance Premier League |
| season | 1981–82 |
| winners | **Runcorn** (1st Alliance Premier League title) |
| continentalcup1 | Promoted to the Football League |
| continentalcup1 qualifiers | None |
| continentalcup2 | Runners-up |
| continentalcup2 qualifiers | Enfield |
| continentalcup3 | Relegated to |
| Level 6 | |
| continentalcup3 qualifiers | Dartford, |
| Gravesend & Northfleet, | |
| AP Leamington | |
| continentalcup4 | Promoted for the next season |
| continentalcup4 qualifiers | Bangor City, |
| Nuneaton, | |
| Wealdstone | |
| 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 | |
| matches | 462 |
| total goals | 1269 |
| longest wins | ? |
| longest unbeaten | ? |
| longest losses | ? |
| highest attendance | ? |
| lowest attendance | ? |
| average attendance | ? |
| prevseason | [1980–81](1980-81-alliance-premier-league) |
| nextseason | [1982–83](1982-83-alliance-premier-league) |
Level 6 Gravesend & Northfleet, AP Leamington Nuneaton, Wealdstone AP Leamington – Dagenham 0–4; Scarborough – Northwich Victoria 0–4 Enfield – Barrow 7–2; Altrincham – Worcester City 6–3; Kettering Town – Altrincham 5–4; Runcorn – Altrincham 5–4 The Alliance Premier League season of 1981–82 was the third season of the Alliance Premier League.
New teams in the league this season
- Dagenham (promoted 1980–81)
- Dartford (promoted 1980–81)
- Enfield (promoted 1980–81)
- Runcorn (promoted 1980–81)
- Trowbridge Town (promoted 1980–81)
Final table
Results
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
Barnet Dagenham Dartford Gravesend & Northfleet Enfield
Top scorers
| 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
- 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
- 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
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.
References
References
- Rollin, Jack (ed.): ''Rothmans Football Yearbook 1982–83'', p. 902–904. Queen Anne Press, MacDonald & Co Publishers Ltd, London, 1982.
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