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Alliance Premier League 1981/82
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Runcorn | 42 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 75 | 37 | +38 | 93 | Champions |
| 2nd | Enfield | 42 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 90 | 46 | +44 | 86 | Runners Up |
| 3rd | Telford United | 42 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 70 | 51 | +19 | 77 | - |
| 4th | Worcester City | 42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 70 | 60 | +10 | 71 | - |
| 5th | Dagenham | 42 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 69 | 51 | +18 | 69 | - |
| 6th | Northwich Victoria | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 56 | 46 | +10 | 69 | - |
| 7th | Scarborough | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 65 | 52 | +13 | 68 | - |
| 8th | Barrow | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 59 | 50 | +9 | 65 | - |
| 9th | Weymouth | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 56 | 47 | +9 | 63 | - |
| 10th | Boston United | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 61 | 57 | +4 | 62 | - |
| 11th | Altrincham | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 66 | 56 | +10 | 55 | - |
| 12th | Bath City | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 50 | 57 | -7 | 55 | - |
| 13th | Yeovil Town | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 56 | 68 | -12 | 53 | - |
| 14th | Stafford Rangers | 42 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 48 | 47 | +1 | 52 | - |
| 15th | Frickley Athletic | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 47 | 60 | -13 | 52 | - |
| 16th | Maidstone United | 42 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 55 | 59 | -4 | 48 | - |
| 17th | Trowbridge Town | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 38 | 54 | -16 | 47 | - |
| 18th | Barnet | 42 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 36 | 52 | -16 | 41 | - |
| 19th | Kettering Town | 42 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 64 | 76 | -12 | 40 | - |
| 20th | Gravesend & Northfleet | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 51 | 69 | -18 | 40 | ▼Relegated to SFL |
| 21st | Dartford | 42 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 47 | 69 | -22 | 39 | ▼Relegated to SFL |
| 22nd | AP Leamington | 42 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 40 | 105 | -65 | 22 | ▼Relegated to SFL |
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Teams Promoted to the Alliance Premier League |
| ▲Bangor City were Promoted from the Northern Premier League |
| ▲Nuneaton Borough were Promoted from the Southern Football League Midland Division |
| ▲Wealdstone were Promoted from the Southern Football League Southern Division |
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