1964–65 Yorkshire Football League

The 1964–65 Yorkshire Football League was the 39th season in the history of the Yorkshire Football League, a football competition in England.

Division One

Yorkshire Football League
Division One
Season1964–65
ChampionsWombwell Sporting Association
RelegatedBrodsworth Miners Welfare
Harrogate Railway Athletic
Hull Brunswick
Matches played240
Goals scored980 (4.08 per match)

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 GR Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Wombwell Sporting Association 30 18 8 4 82 28 2.929 44
2 Swillington Miners Welfare 30 20 3 7 89 51 1.745 43 Resigned from the league
3 Ossett Albion 30 17 6 7 68 29 2.345 40
4 Hatfield Main 30 16 6 8 68 50 1.360 38
5 Bridlington Town 30 14 9 7 69 41 1.683 37
6 Bridlington Trinity 30 16 5 9 70 62 1.129 37
7 Farsley Celtic 30 14 8 8 60 44 1.364 36
8 Scarborough reserves 30 14 5 11 71 57 1.246 33
9 Mexborough Town 30 11 8 11 58 57 1.018 30
10 Rawmarsh Welfare 30 13 4 13 64 74 0.865 30
11 Hallam 30 11 4 15 55 56 0.982 26
12 Harrogate Town 30 9 7 14 46 55 0.836 25
13 Selby Town 30 7 6 17 50 85 0.588 20
14 Harrogate Railway Athletic 30 6 5 19 44 70 0.629 17 Relegated to Division Two
15 Hull Brunswick 30 7 2 21 42 92 0.457 16
16 Brodsworth Miners Welfare 30 3 2 25 44 129 0.341 8
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 1964–65 Yorkshire League Division One on a map of Yorkshire and the Humber

Division Two

Yorkshire Football League
Division Two
Season1964–65
ChampionsStocksbridge Works
PromotedBarton Town
Frickley Colliery reserves
Goole Town reserves
Stocksbridge Works
Matches played210
Goals scored777 (3.7 per match)

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

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Stocksbridge Works 28 20 4 4 85 29 2.931 44 Promoted to Division One
2 Barton Town 28 18 4 6 88 35 2.514 40
3 Frickley Colliery reserves 28 17 4 7 56 37 1.514 38
4 Goole Town reserves 28 15 5 8 65 37 1.757 35
5 Kiveton Park 28 14 5 9 51 32 1.594 33
6 Retford Town reserves 28 11 8 9 54 41 1.317 30
7 Yorkshire Amateur 28 13 3 12 54 61 0.885 29
8 Sheffield 28 12 4 12 47 41 1.146 28
9 Doncaster United 28 9 8 11 41 46 0.891 26
10 Swallownest Miners Welfare 28 10 5 13 47 55 0.855 25
11 Grimethorpe Miners Welfare 28 10 3 15 45 60 0.750 23 Resigned
12 Norton Woodseats 28 9 4 15 45 62 0.726 22
13 Thorne Colliery 28 7 7 14 43 72 0.597 21
14 Salts 28 6 4 18 30 75 0.400 16 Resigned to the West Yorkshire League
15 Ossett Town 28 4 2 22 26 94 0.277 10
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 1964–65 Yorkshire League Division Two on a map of Yorkshire and the Humber

League Cup

1964–65 Yorkshire Football League League Cup
Tournament details
CountryEngland

Final

Bridlington Trinity 4–2Scarborough reserves

References