1983–84 Alliance Premier League

The Alliance Premier League season of 1983–84 was the fifth season of the Alliance Premier League.

New teams in the league this season

Final table[1]

Alliance Premier League
Season 1983–84
Champions Maidstone United (1st Alliance Premier League title)
Promoted to the Football League None
Runners-up Nuneaton Borough
Relegated to
Level 6
Bangor City,
Trowbridge Town
Promoted for the next season Barrow,
Dartford
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1290 (2.79 per match)
Top goalscorer Paul Culpin (Nuneaton Borough), 41
Biggest home win Frickley AthleticBoston United 7–1;
Maidstone UnitedTelford United 6–0;
WealdstoneTrowbridge Town 6–0
Biggest away win BarnetMaidstone United 0–4;
Boston UnitedGateshead 0–4;
ScarboroughEnfield 0–4;
Trowbridge TownBarnet 0–4;
WeymouthWealdstone 0–4
Highest scoring GatesheadBoston United 5–5
Longest winning run ?
Longest unbeaten run ?
Longest losing run ?
Lowest attendance ?
Average attendance ?
Locations of the Alliance Premier League 1983–1984 London teams
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GD Pts Notes
1 Maidstone United 4212814015115531197134+ 3770
2 Nuneaton Borough 4214614417105626237040+ 3069
3 Altrincham 4213354020106524196439+ 2565
4 Wealdstone 4215424814610527227536+ 3962
5 Runcorn 421182341895727276145+ 1662
6 Bath City 421074331775927316048+ 1253
7 Northwich Victoria 4211823518561019295447+ 751
8 Worcester City 42975362266928336455+ 949
9 Barnet 42939272877728305558– 349
10 Kidderminster Harriers 42795323075922315461– 749
11 Telford United 421335321948918395058– 849
12 Frickley Athletic 4213354925471019316856+ 1248
13 Scarborough 42101013216461120395255– 348
14 Enfield 428310272766934316158+ 343
15 Weymouth 425412283384926325465– 1142
16 Gateshead 427953530541224435973– 1442
17 Boston United 4210653930361227506680– 1441
18 Dagenham 4210383426451223435769– 1240
19 Kettering Town 4283103131461122365367– 1437
20 Yeovil Town 429573428331521495577– 2235
21 Bangor City 4274103532321619505482– 2829Relegated to the Northern Premier League
22 Trowbridge Town 4234141534231618533387– 5419Relegated to the Southern League
Key
Alliance Premier League Champions, no promotion
FA Trophy winners
Alliance Premier League Cup winners
New club in the Alliance Premier League
Relegated to Level 6

Results[1]

Home ╲ Away ALT BAN BARBATBOSDAGENFFRKGATKETKIDMAINORNUNRUNSCATELTROWEAWEYWRCYEO
Altrincham 21 32 20 30 40 13 10 50 11 01 10 11 01 13 20 11 40 10 21 34 21
Bangor City 13 01 10 00 24 21 41 33 31 12 02 01 12 23 11 40 40 00 13 24 30
Barnet 12 31 12 12 31 21 32 01 03 02 04 21 12 20 01 00 21 11 11 20 20
Bath City 00 51 01 42 01 32 10 11 11 30 12 20 01 11 41 11 21 00 10 00 31
Boston United 22 32 00 00 30 32 22 04 31 23 10 31 30 12 11 23 20 11 43 01 32
Dagenham 02 31 31 31 20 14 11 12 20 00 01 31 42 02 11 12 62 10 12 01 10
Enfield 01 31 01 20 10 30 33 03 22 01 03 12 01 01 21 31 21 02 01 22 30
Frickley Athletic 31 20 31 12 71 40 11 41 11 02 20 41 13 21 21 11 20 25 12 31 30
Gateshead 01 21 23 31 55 11 11 20 12 10 02 13 11 11 11 21 22 11 30 11 42
Kettering Town 11 13 01 00 21 22 10 01 30 42 02 10 34 10 23 41 32 12 02 01 23
Kidderminster Harriers 02 21 44 11 11 42 11 11 10 31 00 22 33 02 13 10 11 31 01 21 12
Maidstone United 10 20 11 11 22 20 11 31 10 10 31 01 10 11 11 60 41 21 22 11 40
Northwich Victoria 11 21 00 32 31 31 31 11 31 40 42 11 11 01 31 00 02 11 10 10 00
Nuneaton Borough 01 30 22 52 40 11 40 10 32 10 21 22 10 22 30 11 21 11 30 10 21
Runcorn 00 02 20 21 31 10 00 21 42 41 11 00 00 01 20 00 20 42 11 21 44
Scarborough 31 30 10 00 20 00 04 31 11 00 20 11 11 10 21 30 00 11 11 44 30
Telford United 21 21 00 32 32 31 03 01 40 10 30 31 02 10 11 10 10 01 01 20 22
Trowbridge Town 00 12 04 12 02 14 00 01 02 12 12 12 11 02 01 10 22 12 12 21 10
Wealdstone 31 50 30 03 11 10 21 00 40 42 20 12 10 00 42 11 40 60 20 31 10
Weymouth 01 50 22 01 02 31 13 02 20 11 00 13 11 01 31 61 23 01 04 02 13
Worcester City 01 00 20 24 22 22 13 00 31 03 11 30 20 11 30 30 01 52 11 10 40
Yeovil Town 12 11 24 02 42 02 32 30 00 20 11 13 20 10 01 12 10 31 00 63 22

Source: Rothmans Football Yearbook 1984–85. Queen Anne Press, Macdonald Futura Publishers, London & Sydney, 1984.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Topscorers[1]

Rank Player Club League FA Cup FA Trophy League Cup Total
1 Paul Culpin Nuneaton Borough 41
2 Mark Graves Wealdstone 31
3 John Bartley Maidstone United 27
4 Steve Mahoney Barnet 19
5 Graham Bennett Altrincham 17
= Mark Carter Bangor City 17
= Gary Hooley Frickley Athletic 17
= Paul Moss Worcester City 17
= Graham Reed Frickley Athletic 17
10 Frank Murphy Nuneaton 16
11 Noel Ashford Enfield 15
= Chris Cook Boston United 15
= Dave Hoffbauer Kettering Town 15
= John Powell Kidderminster Harriers 15
15 Stuart Atkins Barnet 14
= Mike Doherty Yeovil Town 14
= Paul Wilson Frickley Athletic 14
18 Bob Topping Gateshead 13
19 Paul Reid Northwich Victoria 12
20 Colin Chesters Northwich Victoria 11
= Colin Williams Telford United 11

Promotion and relegation

Promoted

Relegated

Election to the Football League

As winners of the Alliance Premier League, Maidstone United won the right (for the 2nd time) to apply for election to the Football League to replace one of the four bottom sides in the 1983–84 Football League Fourth Division. The vote went as follows:

Club Final Position Votes
Chester City 24th (Fourth Division) 52
Halifax Town 21st (Fourth Division) 52
Rochdale 22nd (Fourth Division) 50
Hartlepool United 23rd (Fourth Division) 32
Maidstone United 1st (Alliance Premier League) 22

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 Peter Dunk (ed.), Rothmans Football Yearbook 1984–85. Queen Anne Press, Macdonald & Co., London & Sydney, 1984.

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