While the 1980-81 Ladder was undoubtedly a success as a first stab at a long-term competition, it had had its critics. If you started at or near the bottom there was no way you were going to win it. Progress, upward or downward, tended to be slow. So rather than stick with this format in 1981-82, it was decided to take the plunge and form an orthodox league.
The DPS Backgammon lunch-time scene was now so well established that numbers were growing. For this initial league season thirty-one entrants were to be split into three randomly drawn divisions, with the winner of each going into a three-way play-off group for the championship. The top five in each group would then form a new Division One for 1982-83.
Final tables
Red Division
| P | W | L | F | A | BP | Pts |
| Mike Morse | 18 | 13 | 5 | 177 | 132 | 7 | 46 |
| Martyn Palmer | 18 | 12 | 6 | 173 | 124 | 7 | 43 |
| Nick Walker | 18 | 11 | 7 | 170 | 141 | 7 | 40 |
| Steve Jury | 18 | 10 | 8 | 179 | 144 | 6 | 36 |
| Ian Pemberton | 18 | 10 | 8 | 148 | 162 | 5 | 35 |
| ------------------------- | --- | --- | --- | ----- | ----- | --- | --- |
| Andy Stephens | 18 | 9 | 9 | 160 | 151 | 7 | 34 |
| Kevin Smith | 18 | 10 | 8 | 169 | 169 | 3 | 33 |
| Nigel Chamberlain | 18 | 7 | 11 | 149 | 164 | 3 | 24 |
| Jon Goodland | 18 | 4 | 14 | 129 | 187 | 3 | 15 |
| Pete Coulson | 18 | 4 | 14 | 110 | 190 | 1 | 13 |
Blue Division
| P | W | L | F | A | BP | Pts |
| JOHN RYAN | 18 | 16 | 2 | 213 | 116 | 9 | 57 |
| Ian Tarr | 18 | 11 | 7 | 169 | 136 | 7 | 40 |
| Ron Henderson | 18 | 10 | 8 | 172 | 155 | 6 | 36 |
| Jules Smith | 18 | 10 | 8 | 146 | 168 | 3 | 33 |
| Roger Thomas | 18 | 8 | 10 | 149 | 170 | 4 | 28 |
| ------------------------- | --- | --- | --- | ----- | ----- | --- | --- |
| Stuart Graham | 18 | 8 | 10 | 147 | 177 | 4 | 28 |
| Steve Lonsdale | 18 | 8 | 10 | 158 | 165 | 3 | 27 |
| Keith Lloyd | 18 | 7 | 11 | 161 | 166 | 5 | 26 |
| Noel Massey | 18 | 6 | 12 | 133 | 163 | 5 | 23 |
| Julian Morris | 18 | 6 | 12 | 139 | 171 | 3 | 21 |
Andy Summerhayes (won 6 lost 9) resigned -- all results expunged
Black Division
| P | W | L | F | A | BP | Pts |
| John Chidgey | 18 | 13 | 5 | 187 | 129 | 7 | 46 |
| Martin Press * | 17 | 11 | 6 | 158 | 132 | 7 | 43 |
| Pete Barlow | 18 | 11 | 7 | 181 | 159 | 7 | 40 |
| Jon Jones | 18 | 10 | 8 | 180 | 141 | 6 | 36 |
| Nick Randall | 18 | 10 | 8 | 151 | 148 | 5 | 35 |
| ------------------------- | --- | --- | --- | ----- | ----- | --- | --- |
| Pete Hicks | 18 | 10 | 8 | 176 | 158 | 7 | 34 |
| Graham Osborn * | 17 | 8 | 9 | 156 | 172 | 3 | 33 |
| Julian Timmis | 18 | 7 | 11 | 144 | 169 | 3 | 24 |
| Stuart Fraser | 18 | 5 | 13 | 127 | 180 | 3 | 15 |
| Liz Chappell | 18 | 4 | 14 | 122 | 194 | 1 | 13 |
* M Press vs G Osborn never played; no points awarded
Championship Play-offs
| P | W | L | F | A | Pts |
| JOHN RYAN | 3 | 3 | 0 | 49 | 21 | 6 |
| Mike Morse # | 4 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 59 | 2 |
| John Chidgey | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 34 | 2 |
# Runner-up by default; J Chidgey declined to play final match vs J Ryan
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