Swillington Miners Welfare F.C.

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Swillington Miners Welfare F.C. was an English football club in Swillington, Leeds, Yorkshire.

History[]

The club joined the Yorkshire League in 1961 and won promotion as Division Two runners-up in their first season.^[1] They were relegated back to Division Two after one season in the top flight, but a second promotion followed in 1963.

After a season of consolidation, Swillington finished as Yorkshire League runners-up in 1965, missing out on the Division One title by one point.

After that season, the club withdrew from the competition.

Honours[]

• Yorkshire League Division 2
  • Promoted: 1960–61, 1962–63

Records[]

• Best League performance: 2nd, Yorkshire League Division 1, 1964–65

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