1974–75 Yorkshire Football League

The 1974–75 Yorkshire Football League was the 49th season in the history of the Yorkshire Football League, a football competition in England.

Division One

Yorkshire Football League
Division One
Season1974–75
ChampionsOssett Albion
RelegatedDenaby United
Guiseley
Yorkshire Amateur
Matches played240
Goals scored718 (2.99 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 GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Ossett Albion 30 19 5 6 59 34 +25 43
2 Frecheville Community Association 30 18 6 6 50 29 +21 42
3 Thackley 30 13 13 4 35 21 +14 39
4 Farsley Celtic 30 14 9 7 32 31 +1 37
5 Emley 30 11 11 8 55 39 +16 33
6 Lincoln United 30 12 7 11 45 33 +12 31
7 Hallam 30 12 7 11 50 45 +5 31
8 Winterton Rangers 30 10 9 11 49 60 −11 29
9 Leeds & Carnegie College 30 10 8 12 52 57 −5 28
10 North Ferriby United 30 10 7 13 48 48 0 27
11 Hatfield Main 30 9 8 13 53 53 0 26
12 Worsbrough Bridge Miners Welfare Athletic 30 8 9 13 41 58 −17 25
13 Guiseley 30 8 9 13 35 54 −19 25 Relegated to Division Two
14 Mexborough Town 30 6 12 12 41 51 −10 24 Resigned and continued to compete in the Midland League
15 Denaby United 30 4 14 12 44 55 −11 22 Relegated to Division Two
16 Yorkshire Amateur 30 5 8 17 29 50 −21 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 1974–75 Yorkshire League Division One on a map of Yorkshire and the Humber

Division Two

Yorkshire Football League
Division Two
Season1974–75
ChampionsBridlington Town
PromotedBridlington Town
Maltby Miners Welfare
Pickering Town
Redfearn National Glass
RelegatedOssett Town
Rawmarsh Welfare
Scarborough reserves
Matches played210
Goals scored589 (2.8 per match)

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

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Bridlington Town 28 15 9 4 43 26 +17 39 Promoted to Division One
2 Pickering Town 28 14 9 5 55 32 +23 37
3 Redfearn National Glass 28 14 7 7 43 31 +12 35
4 Maltby Miners Welfare 28 15 4 9 43 32 +11 34
5 Liversedge 28 14 5 9 56 32 +24 33
6 Barton Town 28 11 6 11 41 41 0 28
7 Kiveton Park 28 9 9 10 37 37 0 27
8 Bentley Victoria Welfare 28 9 8 11 38 44 −6 26
9 Hall Road Rangers 28 7 11 10 33 45 −12 25
10 Harrogate Town 28 8 8 12 41 37 +4 24
11 Woolley Miners Welfare 28 6 12 10 34 47 −13 24
12 Leeds Ashley Road 28 9 5 14 32 37 −5 23
13 Scarborough reserves 28 7 9 12 29 44 −15 23 Relegated to Division Three
14 Rawmarsh Welfare 28 6 9 13 37 55 −18 21
15 Ossett Town 28 6 9 13 27 49 −22 19[a]
16 Dinnington Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Club folded, record expunged
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.
Notes:
  1. ^ Ossett Town were deducted 2 points.

Map

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Location of the clubs in the 1974–75 Yorkshire League Division Two on a map of Yorkshire and the Humber

Division Three

Yorkshire Football League
Division Three
Season1974–75
ChampionsStocksbridge Works
PromotedNorton Woodseats
Selby Town
Stocksbridge Works
Tadcaster Albion
Matches played240
Goals scored863 (3.6 per match)

Division Three featured ten clubs which competed in the previous season, along with six new clubs.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Stocksbridge Works 30 25 2 3 91 28 +63 52 Promoted to Division Two
2 Selby Town 30 20 6 4 77 31 +46 46
3 Tadcaster Albion 30 20 6 4 70 37 +33 46
4 Norton Woodseats 30 19 6 5 82 38 +44 44
5 Sheffield 30 15 5 10 58 45 +13 35
6 Thorne Colliery 30 13 7 10 59 47 +12 33
7 St. John's College (York) 30 13 6 11 62 47 +15 32
8 Wombwell Sporting Association 30 13 4 13 44 61 −17 30
9 BSC Parkgate 30 10 9 11 58 49 +9 29
10 Heeley Amateurs 30 8 7 15 47 65 −18 23
11 Brook Sports 30 9 4 17 41 59 −18 22
12 International Harvesters 30 6 9 15 29 48 −19 21 Resigned to the Doncaster & District Senior League
13 Sheffield Waterworks 30 7 7 16 27 62 −35 21
14 York Railway Institute 30 7 4 19 42 78 −36 18
15 Brodsworth Miners Welfare 30 7 1 22 45 82 −37 15
16 Blackburn Welfare 30 5 3 22 31 86 −55 13 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 1974–75 Yorkshire League Division Three on a map of Yorkshire and the Humber

League Cup

1974–75 Yorkshire Football League League Cup
Tournament details
Country England

Final

North Ferriby United 2–0Lincoln United

References