| Season | 1981–82[1] |
|---|---|
| Champions | Runcorn (1stAlliance Premier League title) |
| Promoted to theFootball League | None |
| Runners-up | Enfield |
| Relegated to Level 6 | Dartford, Gravesend & Northfleet, AP Leamington |
| Promoted for the next season | Bangor City, Nuneaton, Wealdstone |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 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 | ? |
1982–83 → | |
The Alliance Premier League season of 1981–82 was the third season of theAlliance Premier League.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Runcorn(C) | 42 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 75 | 37 | +38 | 93 | |
| 2 | Enfield | 42 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 90 | 46 | +44 | 86 | |
| 3 | Telford United | 42 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 70 | 51 | +19 | 77 | |
| 4 | Worcester City | 42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 70 | 60 | +10 | 71 | |
| 5 | Dagenham | 42 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 69 | 51 | +18 | 69 | |
| 6 | Northwich Victoria | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 56 | 46 | +10 | 69 | |
| 7 | Scarborough | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 65 | 52 | +13 | 68 | |
| 8 | Barrow | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 59 | 50 | +9 | 65 | |
| 9 | Weymouth | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 56 | 47 | +9 | 63 | |
| 10 | Boston United | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 61 | 57 | +4 | 62 | |
| 11 | Altrincham | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 66 | 56 | +10 | 55 | |
| 12 | Bath City | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 50 | 57 | −7 | 55 | |
| 13 | Yeovil Town | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 56 | 68 | −12 | 53 | |
| 14 | Stafford Rangers | 42 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 48 | 47 | +1 | 52 | |
| 15 | Frickley Athletic | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 47 | 60 | −13 | 52 | |
| 16 | Maidstone United | 42 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 55 | 59 | −4 | 48 | |
| 17 | Trowbridge Town | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 38 | 54 | −16 | 47 | |
| 18 | Barnet | 42 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 36 | 52 | −16 | 41 | |
| 19 | Kettering Town | 42 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 64 | 76 | −12 | 40 | |
| 20 | Gravesend & Northfleet(R) | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 51 | 69 | −18 | 40 | Relegation to theSouthern League Premier Division |
| 21 | Dartford(R) | 42 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 47 | 69 | −22 | 39 | |
| 22 | AP Leamington(R) | 42 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 40 | 105 | −65 | 22 |
| Home \ Away | ALT | APL | BAR | BRW | BAT | BOS | DAG | DAR | ENF | FRK | GRN | KET | MDS | NOR | RUN | SCA | STA | TEL | TRO | WEY | WRC | YEO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 the1981–82 season.
This yearRuncorn, the winners of the Alliance Premier League, could not apply for election because they did not meetFootball League requirements. 2nd placedEnfield could not apply either for the same reasons, so 3rd placedTelford United won the right to apply for election to theFootball League to replace one of the four bottom sides in the 1981–82Football 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.