The 1980–81 Alliance Premier League season 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)
League table
Results
Tops scorers Rank Player Club League FA Cup FA Trophy League Cup TotalThe number of goals is the sum of league and league cup goals.1 Williams Northwich Victoria 262 J. N. Evans Kettering Town 253 Graham Heathcote Altrincham 19= John Rogers Altrincham 19= Graham Withey Bath City 196 Frank Ovard Maidstone United 177 Clive Green Yeovil Town 168 Colin Cowperthwaite Barrow 159 David Mather Telford United 1310 D. Gardner AP Leamington 12= Hickton AP Leamington 12= Aniello Iannone Weymouth 12= Mick Wadsworth Frickley Athletic 12= Woodall Frickley Athletic 12
Promotion and relegation Promoted Dagenham (from the Isthmian League Premier Division) Dartford (from the Southern League Southern Division) Enfield (from the Isthmian League Premier Division) Runcorn (from the Northern Premier League) Trowbridge Town (from the Southern League Midland Division)
Relegated Bangor City (to the Northern Premier League) Nuneaton Borough (to the Southern League Midland Division) Wealdstone (to the Southern League Southern Division)
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.