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1949–50 Yorkshire Football League

The 1949–50 Yorkshire Football League was the 24th season in the history of the Yorkshire Football League. A new Second Division was formed for this season.[1]

Yorkshire Football League
Season1949–50

Division One

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Yorkshire Football League Division One
Season1949-50
ChampionsGoole Town reserves
RelegatedChesterfield 'A'
Thorne Colliery

The division featured no new teams (compared to the single division of the season before).

Map

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Location of the clubs in the 1949–50 Yorkshire League Division One on a map of Yorkshire and the Humber

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Goole Town reserves (C) 34 27 3 4 91 37 +54 57
2 Wombwell Athletic 34 22 6 6 73 29 +44 50
3 Ossett Town 34 22 4 8 120 61 +59 48
4 Scunthorpe & Lindsey United reserves 34 17 11 6 75 44 +31 45 Resigned
5 Yorkshire Amateur 34 19 5 10 85 55 +30 43
6 Gainsborough Trinity reserves 34 15 10 9 79 57 +22 40
7 Rotherham United 'A' 34 15 7 12 64 54 +10 37
8 Selby Town 34 15 6 13 82 63 +19 36
9 Sheffield United 'A' 34 15 4 15 75 52 +23 34
10 Barnsley 'A' 34 13 7 14 53 49 +4 33
11 Sheffield Wednesday 'A' 34 12 7 15 52 55 −3 31
12 Huddersfield Town 'A' 34 12 6 16 58 65 −7 30
13 Brodsworth Main 34 11 8 15 53 68 −15 30
14 Leeds United 'A' 34 11 7 16 62 67 −5 29
15 Halifax Town 'A' 34 11 4 19 52 71 −19 26
16 Chesterfield 'A' (R) 34 6 7 21 48 90 −42 19 Relegation to Division Two
17 Thorne Colliery (R) 34 7 5 22 62 124 −62 19
18 Harworth Colliery 34 2 1 31 31 174 −143 5 Resigned
Source: [1]
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.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Division Two

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Yorkshire Football League Division Two
Season1949-50
ChampionsRetford Town
PromotedBeighton Miners Welfare
Dinnington Athletic
Retford Town
Scarborough reserves

The division featured 18 new teams:

Map

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Location of the clubs in the 1949–50 Yorkshire League Division Two on a map of Yorkshire and the Humber

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Retford Town (C, P) 34 23 5 6 91 55 +36 51 Promotion to Division One
2 Beighton Miners Welfare (P) 34 21 7 6 103 60 +43 49
3 Scarborough reserves (P) 34 20 8 6 95 47 +48 48
4 Dinnington Athletic (P) 34 21 6 7 82 53 +29 48
5 Norton Woodseats 34 20 4 10 86 49 +37 44
6 Bentley Colliery 34 19 6 9 96 69 +27 44
7 Stocksbridge Works 34 20 3 11 78 68 +10 43
8 Farsley Celtic 34 16 5 13 100 76 +24 37
9 Bradford Park Avenue 'A' 34 15 6 13 71 65 +6 36
10 Sheffield 34 14 4 16 89 79 +10 32
11 Hull City 'A' 34 14 4 16 99 89 +10 32
12 Worksop Town reserves 34 12 6 16 78 86 −8 30
13 Doncaster Rovers 'A' 34 11 8 15 60 78 −18 30
14 South Kirkby Colliery 34 9 6 19 61 86 −25 24
15 Frickley Colliery reserves 34 8 7 19 71 109 −38 23
16 Maltby Main 34 4 8 22 48 117 −69 16
17 York City 'A' 34 4 7 23 54 94 −40 15
18 Kiveton Park Colliery 34 3 4 27 47 129 −82 10
Source: [2]
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.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

League Cup

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1949–50 Yorkshire Football League League Cup
Tournament details
CountryEngland

Semi-final

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20 April 1950 Scarborough reserves 3–0Rotherham United 'A' Victoria Pleasure Grounds
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Final

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Scarborough reserves 3–0Scunthorpe & Lindsey United reservesBoothferry Park

References

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  1. ^ "1949–50 Yorkshire Football League". Non League Matters.
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