1975–76 Yorkshire Football League

The 1975–76 Yorkshire Football League was the 50th season in the history of the Yorkshire Football League, a football competition in England.

Division One

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Yorkshire Football League
Division One
Season1975–76
ChampionsEmley
RelegatedFarsley Celtic
Frecheville Community Association
Maltby Miners Welfare
Worsbrough Bridge Miners Welfare Athletic
Matches played240
Goals scored735 (3.06 per match)

Division One featured 12 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with four new clubs, promoted from Division Two:

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Emley 30 21 7 2 68 25 +43 49
2 North Ferriby United 30 21 4 5 70 25 +45 46
3 Hallam 30 15 4 11 58 44 +14 34
4 Bridlington Town 30 14 6 10 41 38 +3 34
5 Leeds & Carnegie College 30 14 5 11 52 40 +12 33
6 Thackley 30 10 13 7 28 26 +2 33
7 Hatfield Main 30 11 10 9 48 45 +3 32
8 Redfearn National Glass 30 11 10 9 45 47 −2 32
9 Ossett Albion 30 12 6 12 46 43 +3 30
10 Winterton Rangers 30 10 8 12 44 44 0 28
11 Lincoln United 30 10 7 13 41 50 −9 27
12 Pickering Town 30 9 8 13 36 49 −13 26
13 Farsley Celtic 30 7 9 14 28 46 −18 23 Relegated to Division Two
14 Maltby Miners Welfare 30 9 3 18 45 70 −25 21
15 Worsbrough Bridge Miners Welfare Athletic 30 8 1 21 41 60 −19 17
16 Frecheville Community Association 30 6 3 21 44 83 −39 15
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.

Division Two

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Yorkshire Football League
Division Two
Season1975–76
ChampionsGuiseley
PromotedDenaby United
Guiseley
Leeds Ashley Road
Liversedge
RelegatedBentley Victoria Welfare
Hall Road Rangers
Stocksbridge Works
Matches played210
Goals scored640 (3.05 per match)

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

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Guiseley 28 19 7 2 69 26 +43 45 Promoted to Division One
2 Leeds Ashley Road 28 18 7 3 58 23 +35 43
3 Liversedge 28 14 10 4 47 25 +22 38
4 Denaby United 28 16 3 9 44 32 +12 35
5 Kiveton Park 28 15 4 9 50 28 +22 34
6 Woolley Miners Welfare 28 13 6 9 54 49 +5 32
7 Tadcaster Albion 28 13 5 10 55 55 0 31
8 Barton Town 28 9 12 7 40 32 +8 30
9 Selby Town 28 9 8 11 28 34 −6 26
10 Norton Woodseats 28 11 3 14 47 48 −1 25
11 Yorkshire Amateur 28 4 11 13 29 56 −27 19
12 Harrogate Town 28 5 8 15 30 51 −21 18
13 Bentley Victoria Welfare 28 4 10 14 29 50 −21 18 Relegated to Division Three
14 Hall Road Rangers 28 5 5 18 29 62 −33 15
15 Stocksbridge Works 28 3 5 20 31 69 −38 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.

Division Three

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Yorkshire Football League
Division Three
Season1975–76
ChampionsRawmarsh Welfare
PromotedOssett Albion
Rawmarsh Welfare
Scarborough reserves
Sheffield
Matches played240
Goals scored766 (3.19 per match)

Division Three featured ten clubs which competed in the previous season, along with six new clubs.

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Rawmarsh Welfare 30 20 5 5 62 21 +41 45 Promoted to Division Two
2 Scarborough reserves 30 20 5 5 74 40 +34 45
3 Ossett Town 30 20 5 5 60 34 +26 45
4 Sheffield 30 14 9 7 50 29 +21 37
5 BSC Parkgate 30 13 9 8 53 52 +1 35
6 Thorne Colliery 30 13 6 11 55 42 +13 32
7 Brook Sports 30 14 2 14 51 38 +13 30
8 Wombwell Sporting Association 30 12 6 12 43 42 +1 30
9 Collingham 30 11 8 11 46 45 +1 30
10 Dodworth Miners Welfare 30 9 11 10 46 44 +2 29
11 Sheffield Waterworks 30 11 6 13 44 51 −7 28
12 St. John's College (York) 30 7 10 13 49 54 −5 24
13 Heeley Amateurs 30 10 4 16 43 63 −20 24
14 Rossington Miners Welfare 30 6 9 15 24 42 −18 21
15 York Railway Institute 30 5 5 20 40 73 −33 15
16 Brodsworth Miners Welfare 30 4 2 24 26 96 −70 10 Resigned to the Doncaster & District Senior League
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.

League Cup

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1975–76 Yorkshire Football League League Cup
Tournament details
Country  England

Final

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References

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