1971–72 Yorkshire Football League

The 1971–72 Yorkshire Football League was the 46th 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
Season1971–72
ChampionsWinterton Rangers
RelegatedOssett Albion
Scarborough reserves
Thackley
Matches played240
Goals scored682 (2.84 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 Winterton Rangers 30 20 5 5 60 30 +30 45
2 Farsley Celtic 30 16 7 7 43 28 +15 39
3 Bridlington Town 30 12 9 9 35 28 +7 33
4 Mexborough Town 30 14 5 11 49 43 +6 33
5 Denaby United 30 12 9 9 52 47 +5 33
6 North Ferriby United 30 14 5 11 53 49 +4 33
7 Selby Town 30 12 6 12 41 45 −4 30
8 Emley 30 12 5 13 38 40 −2 29
9 Hallam 30 12 4 14 48 68 −20 28
10 Lincoln United 30 10 6 14 39 41 −2 26
11 Frecheville Community Association 30 10 6 14 36 46 −10 26
12 Rawmarsh Welfare 30 9 7 14 42 43 −1 25
13 Thackley 30 6 13 11 35 38 −3 25 Relegated to Division Two
14 Scarborough reserves 30 10 5 15 44 49 −5 25
15 Bridlington Trinity 30 9 7 14 33 43 −10 25 Transferred to the Midland League
16 Ossett Albion 30 9 7 14 34 44 −10 25 Relegated to Division Two
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
Season1971–72
ChampionsBarton Town
PromotedBarton Town
Brook Sports
Kiveton Park
Yorkshire Amateur
RelegatedBrodsworth Miners Welfare
Heeley Amateurs
Matches played210
Goals scored696 (3.31 per match)

Division Two featured nine 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 Barton Town 28 20 5 3 89 28 +61 45 Promoted to Division One
2 Yorkshire Amateur 28 17 8 3 60 28 +32 42
3 Kiveton Park 28 16 10 2 70 34 +36 42
4 Brook Sports 28 13 7 8 53 47 +6 33
5 Leeds & Carnegie College 28 12 7 9 46 35 +11 31
6 Hull Brunswick 28 11 7 10 48 32 +16 29
7 Hatfield Main 28 12 5 11 42 36 +6 29
8 Guiseley 28 10 6 12 45 43 +2 26
9 Stocksbridge Works 28 9 8 11 35 40 −5 26
10 Wombwell Sporting Association 28 8 8 12 37 41 −4 24
11 Thorne Colliery 28 8 6 14 46 79 −33 22
12 Dinnington Athletic 28 7 7 14 34 67 −33 21
13 Norton Woodseats 28 6 7 15 33 56 −23 19
14 Heeley Amateurs 28 7 5 16 32 66 −34 19 Relegated to Division Three
15 Brodsworth Miners Welfare 28 4 4 20 26 64 −38 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.

Division Three

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Yorkshire Football League
Division Three
Season1971–72
ChampionsLeeds Ashley Road
PromotedHarrogate Town
Leeds Ashley Road
Woolley Miners Welfare
Worsbrough Bridge Miners Welfare Athletic
Matches played182
Goals scored638 (3.51 per match)

Division Three featured ten clubs which competed in the previous season, along with four new clubs:

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Leeds Ashley Road 26 16 7 3 58 21 +37 39 Promoted to Division Two
2 Harrogate Town 26 15 6 5 54 27 +27 36
3 Worsbrough Bridge Miners Welfare Athletic 26 17 1 8 75 38 +37 35
4 Woolley Miners Welfare 26 15 5 6 63 42 +21 35
5 St. John's College (York) 26 16 2 8 49 49 0 34
6 Ossett Town 26 12 4 10 44 35 +9 28
7 Sheffield 26 12 4 10 39 39 0 28
8 Bradford Park Avenue reserves 26 11 4 11 44 36 +8 26
9 International Harvesters 26 8 7 11 46 42 +4 23
10 Hall Road Rangers 26 8 6 12 40 41 −1 22
11 Harrogate Railway Athletic 26 8 5 13 29 40 −11 21
12 Retford Town reserves 26 5 4 17 36 65 −29 14
13 Blackburn Welfare 26 5 4 17 35 64 −29 14
14 Sheffield Waterworks 26 4 1 21 26 99 −73 9
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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1971–72 Yorkshire Football League League Cup
Tournament details
Country  England

Final

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References

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