1981–82 Yorkshire Football League

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The 1981–82 Yorkshire Football League season was the 56th and last season in the history of the Yorkshire Football League, a football competition in England.

At the end of the season the league merged with Midland Football League and formed the new Northern Counties East Football League. Most of the Yorkshire League clubs were transferred to the Northern Counties East League divisions.

Division One[]

Yorkshire Football League
Division One
Season1981–82
ChampionsEmley
Matches played240
Goals scored667 (2.78 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 GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Emley 30 16 9 5 57 27 +30 41 Joined Northern Counties East League Premier Division
2 Guiseley 30 17 5 8 52 33 +19 39
3 Leeds Ashley Road 30 15 9 6 44 30 +14 39 Joined Northern Counties East League Division One North
4 Scarborough reserves 30 15 7 8 51 38 +13 37
5 Bentley Victoria Welfare 30 13 9 8 46 37 +9 35 Joined Northern Counties East League Premier Division
6 Lincoln United 30 13 8 9 47 35 +12 34 Joined Northern Counties East League Division One South
7 Winterton Rangers 30 13 8 9 37 30 +7 34 Joined Northern Counties East League Premier Division
8 Thackley 30 13 7 10 51 35 +16 33
9 Ossett Albion 30 10 11 9 28 26 +2 31 Joined Northern Counties East League Division One North
10 North Ferriby United 30 10 7 13 46 46 0 27
11 Sheffield 30 10 7 13 33 46 −13 27 Joined Northern Counties East League Division One South
12 Hallam 30 10 6 14 46 53 −7 26
13 Frecheville Community Association 30 11 3 16 39 48 −9 25
14 Farsley Celtic 30 10 2 18 38 54 −16 22 Joined Northern Counties East League Division One North
15 Liversedge 30 6 5 19 24 52 −28 17
16 York Railway Institute 30 5 3 22 28 77 −49 13
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 1981–82 Yorkshire League Division One on a map of Yorkshire and the Humber

Division Two[]

Yorkshire Football League
Division Two
Season1981–82
ChampionsHarrogate Town
Matches played240
Goals scored637 (2.65 per match)

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

League table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Harrogate Town 30 16 8 6 56 29 +27 40 Joined Northern Counties East League Division One North
2 Ossett Town 30 17 6 7 51 29 +22 40
3 Garforth Miners 30 14 11 5 44 27 +17 39
4 Bradley Rangers 30 14 10 6 42 31 +11 38
5 Maltby Miners Welfare 30 13 8 9 48 39 +9 34 Joined Northern Counties East League Division One South
6 BSC Parkgate 30 13 8 9 43 40 +3 34
7 Norton Woodseats 30 14 5 11 35 28 +7 33
8 Hatfield Main 30 10 10 10 42 41 +1 30 Joined Northern Counties East League Division One North
9 Hall Road Rangers 30 11 8 11 32 37 −5 30
10 Harworth Colliery Institute 30 11 7 12 40 37 +3 29 Joined Northern Counties East League Division One South
11 Bridlington Town 30 9 6 15 35 55 −20 24 Joined Northern Counties East League Division One North
12 Grimethorpe Miners Welfare 30 7 9 14 39 42 −3 23 Joined Northern Counties East League Division Two North
13 Pilkington Recreation 30 5 12 13 29 41 −12 22
14 Yorkshire Amateur 30 9 4 17 27 53 −26 22
15 Kiveton Park 30 7 7 16 37 52 −15 21 Joined Northern Counties East League Division Two South
16 Fryston Colliery Welfare 30 5 11 14 37 56 −19 21 Joined Northern Counties East League Division Two North
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 1981–82 Yorkshire League Division Two on a map of Yorkshire and the Humber

Division Three[]

Yorkshire Football League
Division Three
Season1981–82
ChampionsPontefract Collieries
Matches played210
Goals scored597 (2.84 per match)

Division Three featured 12 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with three new clubs.

League table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Pontefract Collieries 28 24 2 2 62 23 +39 50 Joined Northern Counties East League Division Two North
2 Denaby United 28 16 5 7 44 29 +15 37 Joined Northern Counties East League Division One South
3 Woolley Miners Welfare 28 16 4 8 51 28 +23 36 Joined Northern Counties East League Division Two South
4 Worsbrough Bridge Miners Welfare 28 13 9 6 54 35 +19 35
5 Tadcaster Albion 28 13 7 8 52 37 +15 33 Joined Northern Counties East League Division Two North
6 Stocksbridge Works 28 11 8 9 51 35 +16 30 Joined Northern Counties East League Division Two South
7 Phoenix Park 28 12 5 11 37 37 0 29 Joined Northern Counties East League Division Two North
8 Wombwell Sporting Association 28 10 9 9 29 31 −2 29 Joined Northern Counties East League Division Two South
9 Pickering Town 28 11 4 13 38 41 −3 26 Joined Northern Counties East League Division Two North
10 Selby Town 28 9 6 13 34 39 −5 24
11 Brook Sports 28 10 4 14 33 41 −8 24
12 Collingham 28 8 7 13 27 36 −9 23
13 Harrogate Railway Athletic 28 6 6 16 24 53 −29 18
14 Rawmarsh Welfare 28 4 7 17 22 64 −42 15 Club folded
15 Thorne Colliery 28 4 3 21 39 68 −29 11 Joined Northern Counties East League Division Two North
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 1981–82 Yorkshire League Division Three on a map of Yorkshire and the Humber

References[]

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