Yorkshire League
No relation to an earlier "Yorkshire League" that existed at the end of the
19th Century, the Yorkshire League had a 62-year long existence as the major
regional league for the three Ridings of Yorkshire, also attracting a few
members from neghbouring counties.
The league was wound up in 1982 when it merged with the Midland League
to form the Northern Counties East League
Divisional champions
Season Single Division
1920-21
Bradford Park Avenue reserves
1921-22
Houghton Main
1922-23
Bradford Park Avenue reserves
1923-24
Methley Perserverance
1924-25
Brodsworth Main
1925-26
Methley Perserverance
1926-27
Harrogate
1927-28
Goole Towns
1928-29
Bradford Park Avenue reserves
1929-30
Bradford City reserves
1930-31
Leeds United "A"
For two seasons from 1931, the league ran two competitions each season
Season First Competition Second Competition
1931-32
Huddersfield Town "A"
Yorkshire Amateur
1932-33
Selby Town
Huddersfield Town "A"
In 1933, the league reverted to a normal format
Season Single Division
1933-34
Huddersfield Town "A"
1934-35
Selby Town
1935-36
Selby Town
1936-37
Goole Town
1937-38 York City reserves
1938-39 Sheffield Wednesday "A"
The league closed down for the duration of World War II
In 1949, the league added a second division
Season Division One Division Two
1949-50 Goole Town reserves
Retford Town
1950-51 Sheffield Wednesday "A"
Stocksbridge Works
1951-52 Stocksbridge Works
Farsley Celtic
1952-53 Selby Town
Huddersfield Town "A"
1953-54 Selby Town
Rawmarsh Welfare
1954-55 Stocksbridge Works
Hull City "A"
1955-56 Stocksbridge Works
Rawmarsh Welfare
1956-57 Stocksbridge Works
Retford Town
1957-58 Stocksbridge Works
East End Park WMC
1958-59 Retford Town
Yorkshire Amateur
1959-60 Farsley Celtic
Grimethorpe Miners Welfare
1960-61 Sheffield Wednesday "A"
Hallam
The league expanded further in 1961 by adding a new Division Three
Season Division One Division Two Division Three
1961-62 Stocksbridge Works
Bridlington Trinity
Farsley Celtic reserves
1962-63 Stocksbridge Works
Wombwell Sporting Association
Farsley Celtic reserves
1963-64 Bridlington Trinity
Rawmarsh Welfare
Keighley Central
In 1964, Division Three was dropped
Season Division One Division Two
1964-65 Wombwell Sporting Association
Stocksbridge Park Steels
1965-66 Wombwell Sporting Association
Norton Woodseats
1966-67 Bridlington Trinity
Hull Brunswick
1967-68 Bridlington Trinity
Lincoln United
1968-69 Farsley Celtic
Rawmarsh Welfare
1969-70 Rawmarsh Welfare
Dinnington Athletic
The league brought back Division Three in 1970
Season Division One Division Two Division Three
1970-71 Lincoln United
North Ferriby United
Stocksbridge Works
1971-72 Winterton Rangers
Barton Town
Leeds Ashley Road
1972-73 Mexborough Town
Leeds & Carnegie College
Hall Road Rangers
1973-74 Lincoln United
Thackley
Pickering Town
1974-75 Ossett Albion
Bridlington Town
Stocksbridge Works
1975-76 Emley
Guisley
Rawmarsh Welfare
1976-77 Winterton Rangers
Sheffield
Bentley Victoria Welfare
1977-78 Emley
Kiveton Park
Yorkshire Amateur
1978-79 Winterton Rangers
Ossett Albion
York Railway Institute
1979-80 Emley
Barton Town
Hall Road Rangers
1980-81 Leeds Ashley Road
Ossett Albion
Bradley Rangers
1981-82 Emley
Harrogate Town
Pontefract Collieries
The F.C.H.D. has the complete final table information for this league,
but a large number of the tables do not balance.
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Please acknowledge the F.C.H.D. when using this information elsewhere
