National League Tables
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Alliance Premier League 1980/81
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Altrincham | 38 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 72 | 41 | +31 | 54 | Champions |
| 2nd | Kettering Town | 38 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 66 | 37 | +29 | 51 | Runners Up |
| 3rd | Scarborough | 38 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 49 | 29 | +20 | 47 | - |
| 4th | Northwich Victoria | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 53 | 40 | +13 | 45 | - |
| 5th | Weymouth | 38 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 54 | 40 | +14 | 44 | - |
| 6th | Bath City | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 51 | 32 | +19 | 42 | - |
| 7th | Maidstone United | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 64 | 53 | +11 | 41 | - |
| 8th | Boston United | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 63 | 58 | +5 | 41 | - |
| 9th | Barrow | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 50 | 49 | +1 | 38 | - |
| 10th | Frickley Athletic | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 61 | 62 | -1 | 38 | - |
| 11th | Stafford Rangers | 38 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 56 | 56 | 0 | 37 | - |
| 12th | Worcester City | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 47 | 54 | -7 | 35 | - |
| 13th | Telford United | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 47 | 59 | -12 | 35 | - |
| 14th | Yeovil Town | 38 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 60 | 64 | -4 | 34 | - |
| 15th | Gravesend & Northfleet | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 48 | 55 | -7 | 34 | - |
| 16th | AP Leamington | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 47 | 66 | -19 | 31 | - |
| 17th | Barnet | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 39 | 64 | -25 | 31 | - |
| 18th | Nuneaton Borough | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 49 | 65 | -16 | 29 | ▼Relegated to SFL |
| 19th | Wealdstone | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 37 | 56 | -19 | 29 | ▼Relegated to SFL |
| 20th | Bangor City | 38 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 35 | 68 | -33 | 24 | ▼Relegated to NPL |
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Teams Promoted to the Alliance Premier League |
| ▲Runcorn were Promoted from the Northern Premier League |
| ▲Dartford were Promoted from the Southern Football League Southern Division |
| ▲Trowbridge Town were Promoted from the Southern Football League Midland Division |
| ▲Enfield were Promoted from the Isthmian League Premier Division |
| ▲Dagenham were Promoted from the Isthmian League Premier Division |
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