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

New teams in the league this season

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(promoted 1980–81) *

Dartford Dartford is the principal town in the Borough of Dartford, Kent, England. It is located south-east of Central London and is situated adjacent to the London Borough of Bexley to its west. To its north, across the Thames Estuary, is Thurrock in ...

(promoted 1980–81) * Enfield (promoted 1980–81) *

Runcorn Runcorn is an industrial town and Runcorn Docks, cargo port in the Borough of Halton, Cheshire, England. Runcorn is on the south bank of the River Mersey, where the estuary narrows to form the Runcorn Gap. It is upstream from the port of Live ...

(promoted 1980–81) * Trowbridge Town (promoted 1980–81)

Final table

Results

Top scorers

Promotion and relegation

Promoted

* Bangor City (from the

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) *

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(from the Southern Premier League) *

Wealdstone Wealdstone () is a district located in the centre of the London Borough of Harrow, England. It is located just north of Harrow, London, Harrow town centre and is south of Harrow Weald, west of Belmont, Harrow, Belmont and Kenton, London, Kenton, ...

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

Relegated

(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

, the winners of the Alliance Premier League, could not apply for election because they did not meet

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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

to replace one of the four bottom sides in the 1981–82

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. The vote went as follows: As a result of this, Telford United did not gain membership of the Football League.

References

External links

1981–82 Conference National Results

– The Division Four final league table, including the results of the re-election vote. {{DEFAULTSORT:1981-82 Alliance Premier League National League (English football) seasons 5