| Season: | 1980–81 |
| Winners: | Altrincham (2nd Alliance Premier League title) |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | None |
| Continentalcup2: | Runners-up |
| Continentalcup4: | Promoted for the next season |
| League Topscorer: | Colin Williams (26 goals)[1] |
| Matches: | 380 |
| Total Goals: | 1048 |
| Nextseason: | 1981–82 |
The 1980–81 Alliance Premier League season was the second season of the Alliance Premier League. Altrincham were the winners of their second Alliance Premier League title.
| width=20 | Rank | width=155 | Player | width=155 | Club | width=50 | League | width=50 | FA Cup | width=50 | FA Trophy | width=50 | League Cup | width=50 | Total[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | 25 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Graham Heathcote | 19 | |||||||||||||
| = | 19 | ||||||||||||||
| = | 19 | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | 17 | ||||||||||||||
| 7 | 16 | ||||||||||||||
| 8 | 15 | ||||||||||||||
| 9 | David Mather | 13 | |||||||||||||
| 10 | 12 | ||||||||||||||
| = | 12 | ||||||||||||||
| = | Aniello Iannone | 12 | |||||||||||||
| = | 12 | ||||||||||||||
| = | 12 |
As winners of the Alliance Premier League Altrincham won (for the second season running) the right to apply for election to the Football League to replace one of the four bottom sides in the 1980–81 Football League Fourth Division. The vote went as follows:
| width=140 | Club | width=185 | Final Position | width=50 | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21st (Fourth Division) | 48 | ||||
| 22nd (Fourth Division) | 46 | ||||
| 24th (Fourth Division) | 46 | ||||
| 23rd (Fourth Division) | 41 | ||||
| 1st (Alliance Premier League) | 15 |
As a result of this, Altrincham did not gain membership of the Football League.