The Alliance Premier League season of 1984–85 (known as the Gola League 1984–85 for sponsorship reasons) was the sixth season of the

Alliance Premier League The National League (named Vanarama National League for sponsorship reasons) is an association football league in England consisting of three divisions, the National League, National League North, and National League South. It was called the ...

. This was the first year where the Isthmian League acted as an APL feeder league.

New teams in the league this season

* Barrow (promoted 1983–84) * Dartford (promoted 1983–84)

Final table

Results

Top scorers

Promotion and relegation

Promoted

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(from the Southern Premier League) * Stafford Rangers (from the Northern Premier League) *

Wycombe Wanderers Wycombe Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. The team compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. They play their ho ...

(from the Isthmian League)

Relegated

* Gateshead (to the Northern Premier League) * Worcester City (to the Southern Premier League) *

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(to the Isthmian League)

Election to the Football League

This year

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, the champions of the Alliance Premier League, could not apply for election because their stadium did not meet Football League requirements. 2nd placed Nuneaton could not apply either for the same reason, and nor could 3rd placed Dartford, so 4th placed

Bath City Bath City Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Bath, Somerset, England. The club is affiliated to the Somerset FA and currently competes in the National League South, the sixth tier of English football. The club have ...

won by default the right to apply for election to the Football League to replace one of the four bottom sides in the 1984–85 Football League Fourth Division. The voting went as follows: As a result of this,

failed to gain membership of the Football League.

References

External links

1984–85 Conference National Results

– The Division Four final league table, including the results of the re-election vote. {{DEFAULTSORT:1984-85 Alliance Premier League National League (English football) seasons 5