1961–62 Yorkshire Football League

The 1961–62 Yorkshire Football League was the 36th season in the history of the Yorkshire Football League, a football competition in England. This season Division Three was formed. It was made of reserve sides of eight league clubs plus Leeds United 'A'.

Division One

Yorkshire Football League
Division One
Season1961–62
ChampionsStocksbridge Works
RelegatedSwillington Miners Welfare
Frickley Colliery reserves
Ossett Town
Matches played240
Goals scored934 (3.89 per match)

Division One featured 12 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with four new clubs, promoted from Division Two:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Stocksbridge Works 30 22 4 4 90 28 3.214 48
2 Ossett Albion 30 21 5 4 84 40 2.100 47
3 Bridlington Town 30 19 7 4 61 25 2.440 45
4 Farsley Celtic 30 15 5 10 40 35 1.143 35
5 Yorkshire Amateur 30 14 5 11 69 58 1.190 33
6 Harrogate Town 30 13 6 11 56 45 1.244 32
7 Norton Woodseats 30 14 3 13 59 59 1.000 31
8 Hallam 30 12 5 13 65 59 1.102 29
9 Selby Town 30 12 5 13 51 53 0.962 29
10 East End Park 30 9 9 12 45 55 0.818 27 Resigned from the league
11 Scarborough reserves 30 12 2 16 66 76 0.868 26
12 Goole Town reserves 30 10 5 15 55 66 0.833 25
13 Grimethorpe Miners Welfare 30 9 6 15 60 86 0.698 24
14 Swillington Miners Welfare 30 7 7 16 59 85 0.694 21 Relegated to Division Two
15 Frickley Colliery reserves 30 5 8 17 35 65 0.538 18
16 Ossett Town 30 4 2 24 39 99 0.394 10
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
The points system until the 1990–91 season: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.

Map

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Location of the clubs in the 1962-63 Yorkshire League Division One on a map of Yorkshire and the Humber

Division Two

Yorkshire Football League
Division Two
Season1961–62
ChampionsBridlington Trinity
PromotedBridlington Trinity
Doncaster United
Swallownest Miners Welfare
Hatfield Main
Matches played182
Goals scored838 (4.6 per match)

Division Two featured ten clubs which competed in the previous season, along with four new clubs.

Also, Wombwell changed name to Wombwell Sporting Association.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Bridlington Trinity 26 19 4 3 75 23 3.261 42 Promoted to Division One
2 Doncaster United 26 17 4 5 75 37 2.027 38
3 Swallownest Miners Welfare 26 18 2 6 81 42 1.929 38
4 Hatfield Main 26 17 2 7 86 47 1.830 36
5 Wombwell Sporting Association 26 14 2 10 70 51 1.373 30
6 Rawmarsh Welfare 26 12 5 9 69 52 1.327 29
7 Sheffield 26 11 5 10 61 48 1.271 27
8 Harrogate Railway Athletic 26 11 3 12 63 74 0.851 25
9 Hull Brunswick 26 10 4 12 59 52 1.135 24
10 Thorne Colliery 26 6 8 12 52 60 0.867 20
11 Brodsworth Main Colliery 26 8 3 15 49 71 0.690 19
12 Salts 26 9 1 16 47 72 0.653 19
13 York City 'A' 26 6 2 18 27 64 0.422 14
14 South Kirkby Colliery 26 0 3 23 24 145 0.166 3
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
The points system until the 1990–91 season: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.

Map

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Location of the clubs in the 1962–63 Yorkshire League Division Two on a map of Yorkshire and the Humber

References