1967–68 Yorkshire Football League

The 1967–68 Yorkshire Football League was the 42nd season in the history of the Yorkshire Football League, a football competition in England.

Division One

Yorkshire Football League
Division One
Season1967–68
ChampionsBridlington Trinity
RelegatedStocksbridge Works
Matches played272
Goals scored991 (3.64 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 24 4 4 90 42 2.143 52
2 Denaby United 32 18 10 4 67 29 2.310 46
3 Bridlington Town 32 20 6 6 74 47 1.574 46
4 Hatfield Main 32 18 7 7 69 39 1.769 43
5 Kiveton Park 32 15 9 8 54 40 1.350 39
6 Farsley Celtic 32 15 7 10 48 34 1.412 37
7 Hull Brunswick 32 14 9 9 60 45 1.333 37
8 Wombwell Sporting Association 32 14 8 10 56 40 1.400 36
9 Selby Town 32 14 8 10 65 61 1.066 36
10 Barton Town 32 13 5 14 67 65 1.031 31 Transferred to the Midland League
11 Ossett Albion 32 9 10 13 40 58 0.690 28
12 York City reserves 32 11 3 18 71 46 1.543 25 Resigned from the league
13 Mexborough Town 32 8 8 16 54 74 0.730 24
14 Norton Woodseats 32 6 10 16 51 71 0.718 22
15 Hallam 32 5 8 19 48 86 0.558 18
16 Thorne Colliery 32 6 4 22 49 94 0.521 16
17 Stocksbridge Works 32 2 4 26 28 99 0.283 8 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.

Map

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Location of the clubs in the 1967–68 Yorkshire League Division One on a map of Yorkshire and the Humber

Division Two

Yorkshire Football League
Division Two
Season1967–68
ChampionsLincoln United
PromotedHamptons Sports
Lincoln United
Retford Town reserves
Thackley
Matches played272
Goals scored922 (3.39 per match)

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

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Lincoln United 32 23 5 4 96 23 4.174 51 Promoted to Division One
2 Hamptons Sports 32 20 6 6 79 35 2.257 46
3 Retford Town reserves 32 19 8 5 75 38 1.974 46
4 Thackley 32 17 9 6 54 28 1.929 43
5 Heeley Amateurs 32 20 3 9 62 49 1.265 43
6 Leeds Ashley Road 32 16 5 11 55 51 1.078 37
7 Micklefield Welfare 32 15 6 11 58 47 1.234 36
8 Sheffield 32 14 7 11 56 44 1.273 35
9 Harrogate Railway Athletic 32 12 9 11 44 62 0.710 33
10 Scarborough reserves 32 12 7 13 62 66 0.939 31
11 Yorkshire Amateur 32 9 7 16 37 62 0.597 25
12 Swallownest Miners Welfare 32 7 10 15 45 60 0.750 24
13 Doncaster United 32 8 5 19 40 51 0.784 21
14 Rawmarsh Welfare 32 7 7 18 54 70 0.771 21
15 Brodsworth Miners Welfare 32 6 8 18 38 71 0.535 20
16 Ossett Town 32 6 6 20 36 86 0.419 18
17 Harrogate Town 32 5 4 23 31 83 0.373 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

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Location of the clubs in the 1967–68 Yorkshire League Division Two on a map of Yorkshire and the Humber

League Cup

1967–68 Yorkshire Football League League Cup
Tournament details
CountryEngland

Final

Bridlington Trinity 2–1Hull Brunswick

References