1980–81 Alliance Premier League
The Alliance Premier League season of 1980–81 was the second season of the Alliance Premier League. Altrincham were the winners of their second Alliance Premier League title.
New team(s) in the league this season
- Frickley Athletic (promoted 1979–80)
Final table[1]
| Season | 1980–81[1] |
|---|---|
| Champions | Altrincham (2nd Alliance Premier League title) |
| Promoted to the Football League | None |
| Runners-up | Kettering Town |
| Relegated to Level 6 |
Bangor City, Nuneaton Borough, Wealdstone |
| Promoted for the next season |
Dagenham, Dartford, Enfield, Runcorn, Trowbridge Town |
| Matches played | 380 |
| Goals scored | 1048 (2.76 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Ray Williams (Northwich Victoria), 26 [notes 1] |
| Biggest home win |
Kettering Town – Frickley Athletic 6–1; AP Leamington – Telford United 5–0; Bath City – AP Leamington 5–0; Frickley Athletic – Barrow 5–0 |
| Biggest away win | Yeovil Town – Weymouth 0–5 |
| Highest scoring | Bangor City – Altrincham 4–5 |
| Longest winning run | ? |
| Longest unbeaten run | ? |
| Longest losing run | ? |
| Highest attendance | ? |
| Lowest attendance | ? |
| Average attendance | ? |
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← 1979–80 1981–82 → | |
Locations of the Alliance Premier League 1980–1981
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Altrincham | 38 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 40 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 20 | 72 | 41 | + 31 | 54 | |||||
| 2 | Kettering Town | 38 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 38 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 25 | 66 | 37 | + 29 | 51 | |||||
| 3 | Scarborough | 38 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 18 | 49 | 29 | + 20 | 47 | |||||
| 4 | Northwich Victoria | 38 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 27 | 53 | 40 | + 13 | 45 | |||||
| 5 | Weymouth | 38 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 24 | 22 | 54 | 40 | + 14 | 44 | |||||
| 6 | Bath City | 38 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 24 | 51 | 32 | + 19 | 42 | |||||
| 7 | Maidstone United | 38 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 42 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 35 | 64 | 53 | + 11 | 41 | |||||
| 8 | Boston United | 38 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 39 | 30 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 28 | 63 | 58 | + 5 | 41 | |||||
| 9 | Barrow | 38 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 31 | 50 | 49 | + 1 | 38 | |||||
| 10 | Frickley Athletic | 38 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 40 | 61 | 62 | – 1 | 38 | |||||
| 11 | Stafford Rangers | 38 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 34 | 22 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 22 | 34 | 56 | 56 | ± 0 | 37 | |||||
| 12 | Worcester City | 38 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 29 | 47 | 54 | – 7 | 35 | |||||
| 13 | Telford United | 38 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 36 | 47 | 59 | – 12 | 35 | |||||
| 14 | Yeovil Town | 38 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 37 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 34 | 60 | 64 | – 4 | 34 | |||||
| 15 | Gravesend & Northfleet | 38 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 34 | 48 | 55 | – 7 | 34 | |||||
| 16 | AP Leamington | 38 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 40 | 47 | 66 | – 19 | 31 | |||||
| 17 | Barnet | 38 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 38 | 39 | 64 | – 25 | 31 | |||||
| 18 | Nuneaton Borough | 38 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 34 | 49 | 65 | – 16 | 29 | Relegated to Southern League | ||||
| 19 | Wealdstone | 38 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 37 | 37 | 56 | – 19 | 29 | Relegated to Southern League | ||||
| 20 | Bangor City | 38 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 34 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 34 | 35 | 68 | – 33 | 24 | Relegated to Northern Premier League |
- Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
- Points were scored until the 1981–82 season as follows: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw.
- ↑ Williams' goals include also goals scored in the League Cup.
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Alliance Premier League Champions, no promotion | |
| FA Trophy winners (Bishop's Stortford, Isthmian League Division One) | |
| Alliance Premier League Cup winners, see Altrincham | |
| New club in the Alliance Premier League | |
| Relegated to Level 6 |
Results[1]
| Home ╲ Away | ALT | APL | BAN | BAR | BRW | BAT | BOS | FRK | GRN | KET | MAI | NOR | NUN | SCA | STA | TEL | WEA | WEY | WRC | YEO |
| Altrincham | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| AP Leamington | 2–4 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| Bangor City | 4–5 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2–6 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–5 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | |
| Barnet | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–5 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 4–4 | |
| Barrow | 0–4 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| Bath City | 0–1 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | |
| Boston United | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 5–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | |
| Frickley Athletic | 0–2 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| Gravesend & Northfleet | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | |
| Kettering Town | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 6–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | |
| Maidstone United | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | |
| Northwich Victoria | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | |
| Nuneaton Borough | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 3–0 | |
| Scarborough | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |
| Stafford Rangers | 1–3 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Telford United | 3–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | |
| Wealdstone | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | |
| Weymouth | 0–0 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | |
| Worcester City | 0–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
| Yeovil Town | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 5–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 3–4 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–5 | 3–0 |
Source: Rothmans Football Yearbook 1981–82. 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.
Topscorers[1][notes2 1]
| Rank | Player | Club | League | FA Cup | FA Trophy | League Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Williams | Northwich Victoria | 26 | ||||
| 2 | J. N. Evans | Kettering Town | 25 | ||||
| 3 | Graham Heathcote | Altrincham | 19 | ||||
| = | John Rogers | Altrincham | 19 | ||||
| = | Graham Withey | Bath City | 19 | ||||
| 6 | Frank Ovard | Maidstone United | 17 | ||||
| 7 | Clive Green | Yeovil Town | 16 | ||||
| 8 | Colin Cowperthwaite | Barrow | 15 | ||||
| 9 | David Mather | Telford United | 13 | ||||
| 10 | D. Gardner | AP Leamington | 12 | ||||
| = | Hickton | AP Leamington | 12 | ||||
| = | Aniello Iannone | Weymouth | 12 | ||||
| = | Mick Wadsworth | Frickley Athletic | 12 | ||||
| = | Woodall | Frickley Athletic | 12 |
- ↑ The number of goals is the sum of league and league cup goals.
Promotion and relegation
Promoted
- Dagenham (from the Isthmian League)
- Dartford (from the Southern Premier League)
- Enfield (from the Isthmian League)
- Runcorn (from the Northern Premier League)
- Trowbridge Town (from the Southern Premier League)
Relegated
- Bangor City (to the Northern Premier League)
- Nuneaton Borough (to the Southern Premier League)
- Wealdstone (to the Southern Premier League)
Election to the Football League
As winners of the Alliance Premier League Altrincham won (for the second season running) the right to apply for election to the Football League to replace one of the four bottom sides in the 1980–81 Football League Fourth Division. The vote went as follows:
| Club | Final Position | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Tranmere Rovers | 21st (Fourth Division) | 48 |
| Hereford United | 22nd (Fourth Division) | 46 |
| York City | 24th (Fourth Division) | 46 |
| Halifax Town | 23rd (Fourth Division) | 41 |
| Altrincham | 1st (Alliance Premier League) | 15 |
As a result of this, Altrincham did not gain membership of the Football League.
References
External links
- 1980–81 Football Conference Results
- Re-election Results – The Division Four final league table, including the results of the re-election vote.
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