1966–67 Yorkshire Football League

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The 1966–67 Yorkshire Football League was the 41st season in the history of the Yorkshire Football League, a football competition in England.

Division One

Yorkshire Football League
Division One
Season1966–67
Champions
Harrogate Town
Scarborough reserves
Sheffield
Matches played272
Goals scored1,014 (3.73 per match)

Division One featured 13 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 Bridlington Trinity 32 22 3 7 101 43 2.349 47
2 Bridlington Town 32 21 5 6 83 43 1.930 47
3
Wombwell Sporting Association
32 15 12 5 57 35 1.629 42
4 Thorne Colliery 32 16 9 7 68 53 1.283 41
5 Hatfield Main 32 17 4 11 70 46 1.522 38
6 Barton Town 32 16 2 14 71 69 1.029 34
7 Farsley Celtic 32 14 6 12 44 44 1.000 34
8
Mexborough Town
32 15 4 13 61 65 0.938 34
9 Kiveton Park 32 15 4 13 54 60 0.900 34
10 Hallam 32 13 6 13 50 50 1.000 32
11 Selby Town 32 13 5 14 60 60 1.000 31
12 Norton Woodseats 32 13 5 14 53 55 0.964 31
13 Ossett Albion 32 11 9 12 52 54 0.963 31
14
Frickley Colliery
reserves
32 10 2 20 56 73 0.767 22 Resigned from the league
15 Scarborough reserves 32 9 4 19 51 78 0.654 22 Relegated to Division Two
16 Sheffield 32 7 2 23 49 76 0.645 16
17
Harrogate Town
32 1 6 25 34 110 0.309 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

Wombwell Sporting Association
Location of the clubs in the 1966–67 Yorkshire League Division One on a map of Yorkshire and the Humber

Division Two

Yorkshire Football League
Division Two
Season1966–67
ChampionsHull Brunswick
PromotedDenaby United
Hull Brunswick
Stocksbridge Works
York City reserves
Matches played272
Goals scored1,042 (3.83 per match)

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

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Hull Brunswick 32 25 3 4 105 40 2.625 53 Promoted to Division One
2 Denaby United 32 23 2 7 91 40 2.275 48
3 York City reserves 32 21 3 8 96 42 2.286 45
4 Stocksbridge Works 32 17 7 8 79 53 1.491 41
5 Bradford City 'A' 32 18 4 10 72 41 1.756 40 Resigned from the league
6 Doncaster United 32 17 6 9 55 38 1.447 40
7 Retford Town reserves 32 17 4 11 66 54 1.222 38
8 Hamptons Sports 32 12 7 13 53 54 0.981 31
9 Harrogate Railway Athletic 32 14 3 15 54 58 0.931 31
10 Leeds Ashley Road 32 13 4 15 53 67 0.791 30
11 Micklefield Welfare 32 12 4 16 37 57 0.649 28
12 Rawmarsh Welfare 32 10 7 15 60 69 0.870 27
13 Yorkshire Amateur 32 9 4 19 49 60 0.817 22
14
Ossett Town
32 8 6 18 51 79 0.646 22
15 Heeley Amateurs 32 7 6 19 53 97 0.546 20
16 Swallownest Miners Welfare 32 5 6 21 38 82 0.463 16
17 Brodsworth Miners Welfare 32 4 4 24 30 111 0.270 12
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

Location of the clubs in the 1966–67 Yorkshire League Division Two on a map of Yorkshire and the Humber