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1978–79 Yorkshire Football League

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The 1978–79 Yorkshire Football League was the 53rd 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
Season1978–79
ChampionsWinterton Rangers
RelegatedBentley Victoria Welfare
Kiveton Park
Lincoln United
Tadcaster Albion
Matches played240
Goals scored620 (2.58 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 19 5 6 54 21 +33 43
2 Emley 30 18 5 7 58 31 +27 41
3 North Ferriby United 30 16 9 5 55 31 +24 41
4 Guiseley 30 11 9 10 35 32 +3 31
5 Thackley 30 13 5 12 41 39 +2 31
6 Ossett Town 30 14 2 14 42 37 +5 30
7 Scarborough reserves 30 10 10 10 34 36 −2 30
8 Sheffield 30 9 11 10 26 28 −2 29
9 Leeds Ashley Road 30 10 8 12 34 37 −3 28
10 Hallam 30 12 4 14 33 42 −9 28
11 Bridlington Town 30 11 6 13 36 48 −12 28
12 Frecheville Community Association 30 7 13 10 33 42 −9 27
13 Tadcaster Albion 30 9 8 13 33 39 −6 26 Relegated to Division Two
14 Bentley Victoria Welfare 30 9 7 14 34 38 −4 25
15 Kiveton Park 30 8 7 15 44 54 −10 23
16 Lincoln United 30 5 9 16 28 65 −37 19
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 1978–79 Yorkshire League Division One on a map of Yorkshire and the Humber

Division Two

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Yorkshire Football League
Division Two
Season1978–79
ChampionsOssett Albion
PromotedFryston Colliery Welfare
Liversedge
Ossett Albion
Thorne Colliery
RelegatedRawmarsh Welfare
Wombwell Sporting Association
Worsbrough Bridge Miners Welfare Athletic
Matches played240
Goals scored681 (2.84 per match)

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

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Ossett Albion 30 17 9 4 37 18 +19 43 Promoted to Division One
2 Fryston Colliery Welfare 30 15 6 9 56 36 +20 36
3 Thorne Colliery 30 12 12 6 45 34 +11 36
4 Liversedge 30 13 9 8 39 33 +6 35
5 Brook Sports 30 12 8 10 45 48 −3 32
6 Farsley Celtic 30 10 11 9 49 38 +11 31
7 Hatfield Main 30 11 9 10 39 36 +3 31
8 Maltby Miners Welfare 30 8 12 10 37 38 −1 28
9 Denaby United 30 10 7 13 47 51 −4 27
10 Norton Woodseats 30 10 7 13 38 47 −9 27
11 Yorkshire Amateur 30 9 9 12 34 46 −12 27
12 Barton Town 30 10 6 14 43 47 −4 26
13 Rawmarsh Welfare 30 8 10 12 45 51 −6 26 Relegated to Division Three
14 Worsbrough Bridge Miners Welfare Athletic 30 11 4 15 39 48 −9 26
15 Leeds & Carnegie Polytechnic 30 11 3 16 55 58 −3 25 Resigned from the league
16 Wombwell Sporting Association 30 9 6 15 33 52 −19 24 Relegated to Division Three
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 1978–79 Yorkshire League Division Two on a map of Yorkshire and the Humber

Division Three

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Yorkshire Football League
Division Three
Season1978–79
ChampionsYork Railway Institute
PromotedHarworth Colliery Institute
BSC Parkgate
Stocksbridge Works
York Railway Institute
Matches played210
Goals scored683 (3.25 per match)

Division Three featured eleven 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 York Railway Institute 28 17 5 6 70 41 +29 39 Promoted to Division Two
2 Stocksbridge Works 28 16 6 6 46 31 +15 38
3 Harworth Colliery Institute 28 17 5 6 49 23 +26 37[a]
4 BSC Parkgate 28 15 6 7 57 42 +15 36
5 Hall Road Rangers 28 15 4 9 62 42 +20 33[b]
6 Pickering Town 28 13 7 8 67 47 +20 33
7 Selby Town 28 14 4 10 37 30 +7 32
8 Dodworth Miners Welfare 28 12 6 10 54 47 +7 28[c] Resigned from the league
9 Woolley Miners Welfare 28 10 3 15 45 52 −7 23
10 Pilkington Recreation 28 9 5 14 36 45 −9 23
11 Collingham 28 8 7 13 42 51 −9 23
12 Sheffield Waterworks 28 8 7 13 32 45 −13 23
13 Harrogate Town 28 7 6 15 27 55 −28 20
14 Garforth Miners 28 5 7 16 30 62 −32 17
15 Rossington Miners Welfare 28 3 4 21 29 70 −41 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.
Notes:
  1. ^ Harworth Colliery Institute were deducted 2 points.
  2. ^ Hall Road Rangers were deducted 1 point.
  3. ^ Dodworth Miners Welfare were deducted 2 points.

Map

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Location of the clubs in the 1978–79 Yorkshire League Division Three on a map of Yorkshire and the Humber

League Cup

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1978–79 Yorkshire Football League League Cup
Tournament details
Country England

Final

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Emley 1–0Winterton RangersWestfield Lane

References

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