Season | 1984β85 |
---|---|
Champions | Wealdstone (1st Alliance Premier League title) |
Promoted to the Football League | None |
Runners-up | Nuneaton Borough |
Relegated to Level 6 |
Gateshead, Worcester City, Yeovil Town |
Promoted for the next season |
Cheltenham Town, Stafford Rangers, Wycombe Wanderers |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,343 (2.91 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Paul Culpin ( Nuneaton Borough), 36 |
Biggest home win | Barnet β Wealdstone 7β0 |
Biggest away win |
Bath City β
Kettering Town 1β6; Gateshead β Enfield 0β6 |
Highest scoring |
Altrincham β
Boston United 7β2; Weymouth β Gateshead 5β4 |
Longest winning run | ? |
Longest unbeaten run | ? |
Longest losing run | ? |
Highest attendance | ? |
Lowest attendance | ? |
Average attendance | ? |
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1983β84
1985β86 β |
The Alliance Premier League season of 1984β85 (known as the Gola League 1984β85 for sponsorship reasons) was the sixth season of the Alliance Premier League. This was the first year where the Isthmian League acted as an APL feeder league.
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Wealdstone [a] | 42 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 31 | 26 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 33 | 28 | +10 | 62 | Football Conference Champions, no promotion |
2 | Nuneaton Borough | 42 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 55 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 30 | +32 | 58 | |
3 | Dartford [b] | 42 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 23 | +9 | 57 | |
4 | Bath City | 42 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 30 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 27 | +3 | 57 | |
5 | Altrincham | 42 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 39 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 26 | +16 | 56 | |
6 | Scarborough | 42 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 35 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 34 | 42 | +7 | 54 | |
7 | Enfield | 42 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 48 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 36 | 34 | +23 | 53 | |
8 | Kidderminster Harriers | 42 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 40 | 38 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 39 | 39 | +2 | 51 | |
9 | Northwich Victoria | 42 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 27 | +4 | 50 | |
10 | Telford United | 42 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 36 | 24 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 30 | +5 | 49 | |
11 | Frickley Athletic | 42 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 38 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 46 | −6 | 49 | |
12 | Kettering Town | 42 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 37 | +9 | 48 | |
13 | Maidstone United | 42 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 38 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 27 | +7 | 48 | |
14 | Runcorn | 42 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 27 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 26 | +1 | 48 | Conference League Cup winners |
15 | Barnet | 42 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 36 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 32 | +7 | 47 | |
16 | Weymouth | 42 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 41 | 32 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 29 | 34 | +4 | 45 | |
17 | Boston United | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 43 | 32 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 37 | 0 | 45 | |
18 | Barrow [b] | 42 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 35 | −10 | 43 | |
19 | Dagenham | 42 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 40 | −20 | 41 | |
20 | Worcester City | 42 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 29 | 36 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 48 | −29 | 38 | Relegated to the Southern League |
21 | Gateshead | 42 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 42 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 40 | −31 | 33 [c] | Relegated to the Northern Premier League |
22 | Yeovil Town | 42 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 36 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 51 | −43 | 25 | Relegated to the Isthmian League |
Rank | Player | Club | League | FA Cup | FA Trophy | League Cup | Total [1] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Paul Culpin | Nuneaton Borough | 36 | ||||
2 | Gary Hooley | Frickley Athletic | 29 | ||||
3 | Frank Murphy | Nuneaton | 21 | ||||
= | John Powell | Kidderminster Harriers | 21 | ||||
5 | Paul Bennett | Altrincham | 20 | ||||
6 | Paul Davies | Kidderminster Harriers | 19 | ||||
= | Dave Flint | Enfield | 19 | ||||
= | Bob Lee | Boston United | 19 | ||||
= | Steve Mahoney | Kidderminster Harriers | 19 | ||||
10 | Ian Donaldson | Gateshead | 17 | ||||
= | Paul Moss | Worcester City | 17 | ||||
12 | Mike Doherty | Weymouth | 16 | ||||
= | Bill Jeffery | Kettering Town | 16 | ||||
= | Gerry Pearson | Kidderminster Harriers | 16 | ||||
15 | Mark Graves | Wealdstone | 15 | ||||
16 | Marshall Burke | Scarborough | 13 | ||||
= | Colin Cowperthwaite | Barrow | 13 | ||||
= | Nicky Evans | Barnet | 13 | ||||
= | Paul Reid | Northwich Victoria | 13 | ||||
= | Mark Smith | Kettering Town | 13 | ||||
= | Les Whitton | Dagenham | 13 | ||||
22 | Carl Richards | Enfield | 12 | ||||
23 | Mark Carter | Runcorn | 11 |
This year Wealdstone, the champions of the Alliance Premier League, could not apply for election because their stadium did not meet Football League requirements. 2nd placed Nuneaton could not apply either for the same reason, and nor could 3rd placed Dartford, so 4th placed Bath City won by default the right to apply for election to the Football League to replace one of the four bottom sides in the 1984β85 Football League Fourth Division. The voting went as follows:
Club | Final Position | Votes |
---|---|---|
Northampton Town | 23rd (Fourth Division) | 52 |
Stockport County | 22nd (Fourth Division) | 50 |
Torquay United | 24th (Fourth Division) | 50 |
Halifax Town | 21st (Fourth Division) | 48 |
Bath City | 4th (Alliance Premier League) | 8 |
As a result of this, Bath City failed to gain membership of the Football League.