Division 1 featured now increased to fifteen teams with Wigmore Athletic being promoted from Division 2. Division 2 featured eleven teams from which the winners would be promoted into Division 1.
Division One
The division featured 15 clubs, 14 which competed in the last season, along with one new club, promoted from last season's Division Two:
Source: Non-League Matters Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. The points system until the 1982–83 season: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
Division Two
The division featured 11 clubs which competed in the last season, no new clubs joined the league this season. Three Bridges added United to the club name.
Source: Non-League Matters Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. The points system until the 1982–83 season: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.