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The 1964–65 Yorkshire Football League was the 39th season in the history of the Yorkshire Football League, a football competition in England.

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	Wombwell Sporting Association	30	18	8	4	82	28	2.929	44
2	Swillington Miners Welfare	30	20	3	7	89	51	1.745	43	Resigned from the league
3	Ossett Albion	30	17	6	7	68	29	2.345	40
4	Hatfield Main	30	16	6	8	68	50	1.360	38
5	Bridlington Town	30	14	9	7	69	41	1.683	37
6	Bridlington Trinity	30	16	5	9	70	62	1.129	37
7	Farsley Celtic	30	14	8	8	60	44	1.364	36
8	Scarborough reserves	30	14	5	11	71	57	1.246	33
9	Mexborough Town	30	11	8	11	58	57	1.018	30
10	Rawmarsh Welfare	30	13	4	13	64	74	0.865	30
11	Hallam	30	11	4	15	55	56	0.982	26
12	Harrogate Town	30	9	7	14	46	55	0.836	25
13	Selby Town	30	7	6	17	50	85	0.588	20
14	Harrogate Railway Athletic	30	6	5	19	44	70	0.629	17	Relegated to Division Two
15	Hull Brunswick	30	7	2	21	42	92	0.457	16
16	Brodsworth Miners Welfare	30	3	2	25	44	129	0.341	8

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

Bridlington Town

Bridlington Trinity

Brodsworth Miners Welfare

Farsley Celtic

Hallam

Harrogate Railway Athletic

Scarborough reserves

Swillington Miners Welfare

Wombwell Sporting Association

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Location of the clubs in the 1964–65 Yorkshire League Division One on a map of Yorkshire and the Humber

Division Two

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

Clubs relegated from Division One:
Plus:
- Barton Town, joined from the Lincolnshire Football League
- Retford Town reserves

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Stocksbridge Works	28	20	4	4	85	29	2.931	44	Promoted to Division One
2	Barton Town	28	18	4	6	88	35	2.514	40
3	Frickley Colliery reserves	28	17	4	7	56	37	1.514	38
4	Goole Town reserves	28	15	5	8	65	37	1.757	35
5	Kiveton Park	28	14	5	9	51	32	1.594	33
6	Retford Town reserves	28	11	8	9	54	41	1.317	30
7	Yorkshire Amateur	28	13	3	12	54	61	0.885	29
8	Sheffield	28	12	4	12	47	41	1.146	28
9	Doncaster United	28	9	8	11	41	46	0.891	26
10	Swallownest Miners Welfare	28	10	5	13	47	55	0.855	25
11	Grimethorpe Miners Welfare	28	10	3	15	45	60	0.750	23	Resigned
12	Norton Woodseats	28	9	4	15	45	62	0.726	22
13	Thorne Colliery	28	7	7	14	43	72	0.597	21
14	Salts	28	6	4	18	30	75	0.400	16	Resigned to the West Yorkshire League
15	Ossett Town	28	4	2	22	26	94	0.277	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.