1982–83 Alliance Premier League

The Alliance Premier League season of 1982–83 was the fourth season of the Alliance Premier League.

Alliance Premier League
Season1982–83
ChampionsEnfield (1st Alliance Premier League title)
Promoted to the Football LeagueNone
Runners-upMaidstone United
Relegated to
Level 6
Barrow,
Stafford Rangers
Promoted for the next seasonGateshead,
Kidderminster Harriers
Matches played462
Goals scored1,440 (3.12 per match)
Biggest home winMaidstone UnitedScarborough 6–0;
Maidstone UnitedTrowbridge Town 6–0;
RuncornKettering Town 6–0; 6–0
WealdstoneBarnet
Biggest away winBarrowTelford United 0–5
Highest scoringBoston UnitedYeovil Town 6–3;
Northwich VictoriaTrowbridge Town 6–3
Longest winning run?
Longest unbeaten run?
Longest losing run?
Highest attendance?
Lowest attendance?
Average attendance?

New teams in the league this season

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Final table

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Pos Team Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Enfield 42 16 3 2 57 21 9 6 6 38 27 47 84 Alliance Premier League Champions, no promotion
2 Maidstone United 42 17 1 3 55 13 8 7 6 28 21 49 83
3 Wealdstone[a] 42 13 5 3 45 17 9 8 4 35 24 39 79
4 Runcorn 42 15 5 1 50 21 7 3 11 23 32 20 74 Alliance Premier League Cup winners
5 Boston United 42 14 5 2 46 25 6 7 8 31 32 20 72
6 Telford United 42 16 3 2 46 17 4 8 9 23 31 21 71 FA Trophy winners
7 Weymouth 42 13 6 2 37 14 7 4 10 26 34 15 70
8 Northwich Victoria 42 15 5 1 48 22 3 5 13 20 41 5 64
9 Scarborough 42 10 6 5 39 23 7 6 8 32 35 13 63
10 Bath City 42 12 3 6 41 25 5 6 10 17 30 3 60
11 Nuneaton Borough[a] 42 11 6 4 36 20 4 7 10 21 40 −3 58
12 Altrincham 42 13 5 3 40 17 2 5 14 22 39 6 55
13 Bangor City[a] 42 8 9 4 33 29 6 4 11 38 48 −6 55
14 Dagenham 42 5 9 7 30 26 7 6 8 30 39 −5 51
15 Barnet 42 9 3 9 37 39 7 0 14 18 39 −23 51
16 Frickley Athletic 42 11 6 4 41 25 1 7 13 25 52 −11 49
17 Worcester City 42 10 7 4 43 33 2 3 16 15 54 −29 46
18 Trowbridge Town 42 9 5 7 31 30 3 2 16 25 58 −32 43
19 Kettering Town 42 9 5 7 45 37 2 2 17 24 62 −30 40
20 Yeovil Town 42 10 4 7 37 36 1 3 17 26 63 −36 40
21 Barrow 42 7 4 10 26 35 1 8 12 20 39 −28 36 Relegated to the Northern Premier League
22 Stafford Rangers 42 4 8 9 22 30 1 6 14 18 45 −35 29
Source: [1]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c New club in the Alliance Premier League

Results

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Home \ Away ALT BAN BAR BRW BAT BOS DAG ENF FRK KET MDS NOR NUN RUN SCA STA TEL TRO WEA WEY WRC YEO
Altrincham 2–0 3–0 2–2 0–0 2–2 2–0 2–2 2–2 3–1 0–2 3–0 1–2 2–1 2–1 4–0 1–0 2–0 0–1 1–0 2–0 4–1
Bangor City 1–0 1–0 2–2 0–0 0–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 4–2 2–2 1–1 5–2 1–2 0–3 1–0 1–1 4–3 2–2 4–3 0–2 2–2
Barnet 2–1 1–3 2–1 2–1 1–4 2–2 1–3 4–1 2–3 1–3 4–2 1–0 2–0 2–3 1–0 0–2 1–3 0–0 1–2 3–1 4–4
Barrow 2–2 1–5 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–2 0–3 2–0 2–0 0–3 0–0 2–2 1–2 1–2 2–1 0–5 3–2 0–2 3–0 2–0 3–1
Bath City 0–2 1–2 0–2 4–1 3–2 3–1 2–2 4–3 2–1 0–1 3–0 3–0 2–1 2–3 5–1 0–0 2–0 3–2 0–1 0–0 2–0
Boston United 3–0 4–3 1–0 2–1 2–2 3–3 0–2 2–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–4 1–0 1–1 4–0 3–0 0–0 3–2 4–1 6–3
Dagenham 1–1 1–1 1–2 0–0 0–1 1–1 1–0 4–1 2–3 0–1 3–1 0–0 3–1 1–1 3–3 1–1 0–1 1–2 1–2 3–3 3–0
Enfield 2–1 6–2 5–0 2–0 3–0 4–2 2–1 2–2 5–2 1–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 5–3 0–1 6–2 2–0 0–1 2–1 4–0 3–1
Frickley Athletic 3–0 3–3 0–1 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–2 5–2 3–2 2–1 0–0 2–1 0–2 2–1 3–0 2–2 2–2 2–2 1–2 2–0 3–0
Kettering Town 3–2 3–4 3–1 3–1 4–2 2–0 1–2 0–2 4–1 1–3 1–4 0–0 3–1 2–2 2–2 1–2 1–1 1–3 1–1 4–1 5–2
Maidstone United 3–2 6–1 2–0 2–0 0–1 2–0 1–3 1–1 4–0 5–1 1–0 2–0 2–0 6–0 1–0 1–0 6–0 0–3 3–0 5–0 2–1
Northwich Victoria 2–1 1–4 1–0 1–0 3–0 1–1 3–0 3–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 2–2 2–0 1–1 2–1 2–1 6–3 3–3 1–1 3–0 5–0
Nuneaton Borough 3–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 5–0 1–2 1–1 0–2 5–1 0–0 2–2 2–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 3–1
Runcorn 1–0 1–2 2–0 2–1 1–0 3–2 5–1 2–2 3–3 6–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–1 4–1 0–0 3–2 2–1 1–0 3–1 4–1
Scarborough 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–1 0–0 1–1 0–2 1–2 3–0 2–1 5–1 3–0 3–2 2–1 1–1 5–2 1–2 2–0 4–1 2–2
Stafford Rangers 2–3 1–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–2 0–3 1–1 1–1 2–3 1–1 1–2 0–1 0–0 1–1 3–2 2–1 1–2 0–0 1–3
Telford United 1–1 2–0 3–0 1–3 2–0 3–2 3–0 4–3 1–1 2–1 3–1 3–0 2–0 4–0 0–2 2–0 3–1 0–0 2–0 2–0 3–2
Trowbridge Town 3–2 3–2 0–2 2–1 1–1 1–2 2–2 2–1 2–0 2–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–2 1–1 5–3 2–0 0–0 0–0 2–3 2–1
Wealdstone 1–1 2–0 6–0 4–0 1–1 0–0 3–1 1–3 2–0 4–0 0–0 2–1 1–2 1–0 2–2 3–2 2–0 4–0 2–4 2–0 2–0
Weymouth 2–0 2–1 1–3 1–1 1–0 4–2 0–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 3–0 3–0 1–1 2–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 4–1 4–2 2–0
Worcester City 1–0 1–1 4–2 2–1 1–4 1–1 1–4 1–1 4–4 2–0 1–1 3–0 1–1 1–0 1–3 3–0 1–0 4–1 1–3 3–3 2–1
Yeovil Town 2–1 3–2 4–2 2–2 1–0 0–4 2–0 1–3 2–1 2–1 0–0 2–4 6–2 1–1 2–1 0–0 3–4 0–1 1–5 0–2 3–0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Tony Williams (ed.), Rothmans Football Yearbook 1983–84. Queen Anne Press, Macdonald & Co., London & Sydney, 1983, p. 920.[1]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Locations of the Alliance Premier League 1982–1983 London teams

Promotion and relegation

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Relegated

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Election to the Football League

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This year Enfield, the winners of the Alliance Premier League, could not apply for election because they did not meet Football League requirements, so 2nd placed Maidstone United won the right to apply for election to the Football League to replace one of the four bottom sides in the 1982–83 Football League Fourth Division. The vote went as follows:

Club Final Position Votes
Blackpool 21st (Fourth Division) 52
Crewe Alexandra 23rd (Fourth Division) 49
Hereford United 24th (Fourth Division) 49
Hartlepool United 22nd (Fourth Division) 36
Maidstone United 2nd (Alliance Premier League) 26

As a result of this, Maidstone United did not gain membership of the Football League.

References

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  1. ^ a b Tony Williams (ed.), Rothmans Football Yearbook 1983–84. Queen Anne Press, Macdonald & Co., London & Sydney, 1983.
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