1979–80 Yorkshire Football League

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The 1979–80 Yorkshire Football League was the 54th season in the history of the Yorkshire Football League, a football competition in England.

Division One

Yorkshire Football League
Division One
Season1979–80
Champions
Ossett Town
Thorne Colliery
Matches played240
Goals scored626 (2.61 per match)
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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
Emley
 30 22 6 2 62 21 +41 50
2 Guiseley 30 20 7 3 62 23 +39 47
3
Thackley
 30 13 9 8 43 35 +8 35
4 Scarborough reserves 30 14 6 10 43 37 +6 34
5 Sheffield 30 11 11 8 34 24 +10 33
6 Winterton Rangers 30 15 2 13 49 39 +10 32
7 Hallam 30 13 5 12 42 46 −4 31
8 North Ferriby United 30 9 12 9 32 30 +2 30
9 Liversedge 30 10 9 11 34 33 +1 29
10 Leeds Ashley Road 30 10 8 12 39 36 +3 28
11
Frecheville Community Association
 30 10 7 13 30 37 −7 27
12 Bridlington Town 30 9 7 14 42 50 −8 25
13 Thorne Colliery 30 8 7 15 35 52 −17 23 Relegated to Division Two
14
Ossett Town
 30 7 8 15 31 47 −16 22
15 Fryston Colliery Welfare 30 7 6 17 22 49 −27 20
16 Ossett Albion 30 4 6 20 26 67 −41 14
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

Ossett
Town
Scarborough reserves
Scarborough reserves
Sheffield
Thackley
Thorne Colliery
Winterton Rangers
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Location of the clubs in the 1979–80 Yorkshire League Division One on a map of Yorkshire and the Humber

Division Two

Yorkshire Football League
Division Two
Season1979–80
Champions
Tadcaster Albion
Matches played240
Goals scored698 (2.91 per match)
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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 Barton Town 30 22 4 4 62 20 +42 48 Promoted to Division One
2 Bentley Victoria Welfare 30 19 6 5 70 38 +32 44
3 Kiveton Park 30 17 8 5 61 38 +23 42
4 Maltby Miners Welfare 30 15 9 6 50 30 +20 39
5 Hatfield Main 30 14 8 8 54 29 +25 36
6 BSC Parkgate 30 15 4 11 44 37 +7 34
7 York Railway Institute 30 12 9 9 47 49 −2 33
8 Farsley Celtic 30 13 6 11 49 43 +6 32
9 Norton Woodseats 30 11 10 9 43 39 +4 32
10 Lincoln United 30 10 7 13 46 64 −18 27
11
Harworth Colliery Institute
 30 8 10 12 32 40 −8 26
12 Yorkshire Amateur 30 6 9 15 31 48 −17 21
13 Brook Sports 30 6 9 15 32 55 −23 21 Relegated to Division Three
14 Denaby United 30 6 5 19 29 51 −22 17
15 Tadcaster Albion 30 4 9 17 23 49 −26 17
16 Stocksbridge Works 30 1 9 20 25 68 −43 11
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

Tadcaster Albion
Yorkshire Amateur
York Railway Institute
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Location of the clubs in the 1979–80 Yorkshire League Division Two on a map of Yorkshire and the Humber