This year
Runcorn, the winners of the Alliance Premier League, could not apply for election because they did not meet
Football League requirements. 2nd placed
Enfield could not apply either for the same reasons, so 3rd placed
Telford United won the right to apply for election to the
Football League to replace one of the four bottom sides in the 1981–82
Football League Fourth Division. The vote went as follows: As a result of this,
Telford United did not gain membership of the Football League. ==References==