1968–69 Yorkshire Football League

The 1968–69 Yorkshire Football League was the 43rd season in the history of the Yorkshire Football League, a football competition in England.

Division One

Yorkshire Football League
Division One
Season1968–69
ChampionsFarsley Celtic
RelegatedHamptons Sports
Hull Brunswick
Thorne Colliery
Matches played306
Goals scored1,061 (3.47 per match)

Division One featured 14 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 Farsley Celtic 34 21 9 4 60 21 2.857 51
2 Mexborough Town 34 24 2 8 69 29 2.379 50
3 Kiveton Park 34 23 4 7 69 35 1.971 50
4 Selby Town 34 18 12 4 78 44 1.773 48
5 Bridlington Trinity 34 19 7 8 68 41 1.659 45
6 Bridlington Town 34 19 6 9 63 42 1.500 44
7 Wombwell Sporting Association 34 18 6 10 72 39 1.846 42
8 Denaby United 34 15 3 16 63 49 1.286 33
9 Thackley 34 12 9 13 41 46 0.891 33
10 Lincoln United 34 12 8 14 59 55 1.073 32
11 Hatfield Main 34 12 8 14 53 51 1.039 32
12 Ossett Albion 34 10 6 18 58 80 0.725 26
13 Hallam 34 10 6 18 53 84 0.631 26
14 Retford Town reserves 34 9 5 20 56 74 0.757 23 Resigned from the league
15 Norton Woodseats 34 8 5 21 43 98 0.439 21
16 Hull Brunswick 34 6 7 21 51 78 0.654 19 Relegated to Division Two
17 Thorne Colliery 34 7 5 22 51 100 0.510 19
18 Hamptons Sports 34 8 2 24 54 97 0.557 18
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 1968–69 Yorkshire League Division One on a map of Yorkshire and the Humber

Division Two

Yorkshire Football League
Division Two
Season1968–69
ChampionsRawmarsh Welfare
PromotedFrecheville Community Association
Heeley Amateurs
Rawmarsh Welfare
Swallownest Miners Welfare
Matches played272
Goals scored1,171 (4.31 per match)

Division Two featured eleven clubs which competed in the previous season, along with seven new clubs.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Rawmarsh Welfare 32 23 5 4 110 35 3.143 51 Promoted to Division One
2 Heeley Amateurs 32 21 5 6 81 25 3.240 47
3 Swallownest Miners Welfare 32 21 5 6 101 43 2.349 47
4 Frecheville Community Association 32 21 4 7 83 27 3.074 46
5 Scarborough reserves 32 18 4 10 84 54 1.556 40
6 Yorkshire Amateur 32 16 3 13 64 68 0.941 35
7 Guiseley 32 15 4 13 79 74 1.068 34
8 Harrogate Railway Athletic 32 15 4 13 54 64 0.844 34
9 Sheffield 32 13 7 12 62 61 1.016 33
10 Leeds Ashley Road 32 11 10 11 55 65 0.846 32
11 Brodsworth Miners Welfare 32 11 6 15 68 68 1.000 28
12 Ossett Town 32 10 7 15 53 72 0.736 27
13 Stocksbridge Works 32 9 6 17 78 106 0.736 24
14 Hall Road Rangers 32 7 8 17 68 107 0.636 22
15 Doncaster United 32 7 2 23 50 96 0.521 16 Resigned from the league
16 Harrogate Town 32 7 2 23 42 85 0.494 16
17 Micklefield Welfare 32 4 4 24 39 128 0.305 12 Resigned from the league
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 1968–69 Yorkshire League Division Two on a map of Yorkshire and the Humber

League Cup

1968–69 Yorkshire Football League League Cup
Tournament details
CountryEngland

Final

Rawmarsh Welfare 1–0Farsley Celtic

References