| 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 | 462 |
| Goals | 1,290 (2.79 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Paul Culpin (Nuneaton Borough), 41 |
| Biggest home win | Frickley Athletic – Boston United 7–1; Maidstone United – Telford United 6–0; Wealdstone – Trowbridge Town 6–0 |
| Biggest away win | Barnet – Maidstone United 0–4; Boston United – Gateshead 0–4; Scarborough – Enfield 0–4; Trowbridge Town – Barnet 0–4; Weymouth – Wealdstone 0–4 |
| Highest scoring | Gateshead – Boston United 5–5 |
| Longest winning run | ? |
| Longest unbeaten run | ? |
| Longest losing run | ? |
| Highest attendance | ? |
| Lowest attendance | ? |
| Average attendance | ? |
← 1982–83 1984–85 → | |
The Alliance Premier League season of 1983–84 was the fifth season of the Alliance Premier League.
New teams in the league this season
[edit]- Gateshead (promoted 1982–83)
- Kidderminster Harriers (promoted 1982–83)
Final table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maidstone United (C) | 42 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 71 | 34 | +37 | 70 | |
| 2 | Nuneaton Borough | 42 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 70 | 40 | +30 | 69 | |
| 3 | Altrincham | 42 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 64 | 39 | +25 | 65 | |
| 4 | Wealdstone | 42 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 75 | 36 | +39 | 62 | |
| 5 | Runcorn | 42 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 61 | 45 | +16 | 62 | |
| 6 | Bath City | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 60 | 48 | +12 | 53 | |
| 7 | Northwich Victoria | 42 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 54 | 47 | +7 | 51 | |
| 8 | Worcester City | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 64 | 55 | +9 | 49 | |
| 9 | Barnet | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 55 | 58 | −3 | 49 | |
| 10 | Kidderminster Harriers | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 54 | 61 | −7 | 49 | |
| 11 | Telford United | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 50 | 58 | −8 | 49 | |
| 12 | Frickley Athletic | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 68 | 56 | +12 | 48 | |
| 13 | Scarborough | 42 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 52 | 55 | −3 | 48 | |
| 14 | Enfield | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 61 | 58 | +3 | 43 | |
| 15 | Weymouth | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 54 | 65 | −11 | 42 | |
| 16 | Gateshead | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 59 | 73 | −14 | 42 | |
| 17 | Boston United | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 66 | 80 | −14 | 41 | |
| 18 | Dagenham | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 57 | 69 | −12 | 40 | |
| 19 | Kettering Town | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 53 | 67 | −14 | 37 | |
| 20 | Yeovil Town | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 55 | 77 | −22 | 35 | |
| 21 | Bangor City (R) | 42 | 10 | 6 | 26 | 54 | 82 | −28 | 29 | Relegation to the Northern Premier League |
| 22 | Trowbridge Town (R) | 42 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 33 | 87 | −54 | 19 | Relegation to the Southern League Premier Division |
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 2 points for a home win, 3 points for an away win, 1 point for a draw.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 2 points for a home win, 3 points for an away win, 1 point for a draw.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Results
[edit]| Home \ Away | ALT | BAN | BAR | BAT | BOS | DAG | ENF | FRK | GAT | KET | KID | MDS | NOR | NUN | RUN | SCA | TEL | TRO | WEA | WEY | WRC | YEO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altrincham | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–4 | 2–1 | |
| Bangor City | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 3–0 | |
| Barnet | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| Bath City | 0–0 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | |
| Boston United | 2–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–1[a] | 4–3 | 0–1 | 3–2 | |
| Dagenham | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 6–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | |
| Enfield | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | |
| Frickley Athletic | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 7–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–5 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | |
| Gateshead | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 5–5 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | |
| Kettering Town | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–4 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | |
| Kidderminster Harriers | 0–2 | 2–1 | 4–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | |
| Maidstone United | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | |
| Northwich Victoria | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
| Nuneaton Borough | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 5–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| Runcorn | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–4 | |
| Scarborough | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–4 | 3–0 | |
| Telford United | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | |
| Trowbridge Town | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| Wealdstone | 3–1 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | |
| Weymouth | 0–1 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 6–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–3 | |
| Worcester City | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | |
| Yeovil Town | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 6–3 | 2–2 |
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Rothmans Football Yearbook 1984–85. Queen Anne Press, Macdonald Futura Publishers, London & Sydney, 1984.[1]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
- ↑ The Rothmans Football Yearbook 1984–85 had one incorrect result, which is corrected in the results grid below: the result for Boston – Wealdstone
was 1–1, not 2–2 as Rothmans had it.
Top scorers
[edit]| Rank | Player | Club | League | FA Cup | FA Trophy | League Cup | Total[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]Promoted
[edit]- Barrow (from the Northern Premier League)
- Dartford (from the Southern Premier League)
Relegated
[edit]- Bangor City (to the Northern Premier League)
- Trowbridge Town (to the Southern Premier League)
Election to the Football League
[edit]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
[edit]External links
[edit]- 1983–84 Conference National Results
- Re-election Results – The Division Four final league table, including the results of the re-election vote.