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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
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.
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
Location of the clubs in the 1962-63 Yorkshire League Division One on a map of Yorkshire and the Humber
Division Two
Division Two featured ten clubs which competed in the previous season, along with four new clubs.
- Clubs relegated from Division One:
- Plus:
- Brodsworth Main Colliery, joined from the Doncaster & District Senior League
- Hull Brunswick
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.
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
![1961–62 Yorkshire Football League is located in Yorkshire and the Humber](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Yorkshire_and_the_Humber_districts_2011_map.svg/600px-Yorkshire_and_the_Humber_districts_2011_map.svg.png)
![York City 'A'](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Blue_000080_pog.svg/8px-Blue_000080_pog.svg.png)
York City 'A'
Location of the clubs in the 1962–63 Yorkshire League Division Two on a map of Yorkshire and the Humber
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