1949–50 Yorkshire Football League

Football league season

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The 1949–50 Yorkshire Football League was the 24th season in the history of the Yorkshire Football League. A new Second Division was formed for this season.[1]

## Division One

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Football league season

Yorkshire Football League Division OneSeason| 1949-50

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Champions| Goole Town reserves
Relegated| Chesterfield 'A'
Thorne Colliery

The division featured no new teams (compared to the single division of the season before).

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Barnsley 'A'

Brodsworth Main

Chesterfield 'A'

Gainsborough Trinity reserves

Goole Town reserves

Halifax Town 'A'

Harworth Colliery

Huddersfield Town 'A'

Leeds United 'A'

Ossett Town reserves

Rotherham United 'A'

Scunthorpe & Lindsey United reserves

Selby Town

Sheffield United 'A'

Sheffield Wednesday 'A'

Thorne Colliery

Wombwell Athletic

Yorkshire Amateur

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Location of the clubs in the 1949–50 Yorkshire League Division One on a map of Yorkshire and the Humber

### League table

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1  | Goole Town reserves (C) | 34  | 27  | 3  | 4  | 91  | 37  | +54  | 57  |
2  | Wombwell Athletic | 34  | 22  | 6  | 6  | 73  | 29  | +44  | 50
3  | Ossett Town | 34  | 22  | 4  | 8  | 120  | 61  | +59  | 48
4  | Scunthorpe & Lindsey United reserves | 34  | 17  | 11  | 6  | 75  | 44  | +31  | 45  | Resigned
5  | Yorkshire Amateur | 34  | 19  | 5  | 10  | 85  | 55  | +30  | 43  |
6  | Gainsborough Trinity reserves | 34  | 15  | 10  | 9  | 79  | 57  | +22  | 40
7  | Rotherham United 'A' | 34  | 15  | 7  | 12  | 64  | 54  | +10  | 37
8  | Selby Town | 34  | 15  | 6  | 13  | 82  | 63  | +19  | 36
9  | Sheffield United 'A' | 34  | 15  | 4  | 15  | 75  | 52  | +23  | 34
10  | Barnsley 'A' | 34  | 13  | 7  | 14  | 53  | 49  | +4  | 33
11  | Sheffield Wednesday 'A' | 34  | 12  | 7  | 15  | 52  | 55  | −3  | 31
12  | Huddersfield Town 'A' | 34  | 12  | 6  | 16  | 58  | 65  | −7  | 30
13  | Brodsworth Main | 34  | 11  | 8  | 15  | 53  | 68  | −15  | 30
14  | Leeds United 'A' | 34  | 11  | 7  | 16  | 62  | 67  | −5  | 29
15  | Halifax Town 'A' | 34  | 11  | 4  | 19  | 52  | 71  | −19  | 26
16  | Chesterfield 'A' (R) | 34  | 6  | 7  | 21  | 48  | 90  | −42  | 19  | Relegation to Division Two
17  | Thorne Colliery (R) | 34  | 7  | 5  | 22  | 62  | 124  | −62  | 19
18  | Harworth Colliery | 34  | 2  | 1  | 31  | 31  | 174  | −143  | 5  | Resigned

Source: [1]
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.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

## Division Two

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Football league season

Yorkshire Football League Division TwoSeason| 1949-50

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Champions| Retford Town
Promoted| Beighton Miners Welfare
Dinnington Athletic
Retford Town
Scarborough reserves

The division featured 18 new teams:

* Beighton Miners Welfare, joined from Sheffield Association League
* Bentley Colliery, joined from Sheffield Association League
* Bradford Park Avenue 'A', relegated from Yorkshire League (single division)
* Dinnington Athletic, joined from Sheffield Association League
* Doncaster Rovers 'A', joined from Sheffield Association League
* Farsley Celtic, joined from the West Riding League
* Frickley Colliery reserves, joined from ??
* Hull City 'A', joined from ??
* Kiveton Park Colliery, joined from Sheffield Association League
* Maltby Main, joined from Sheffield Association League
* Norton Woodseats, joined from Sheffield Association League
* Retford Town, joined from Central Alliance
* Scarborough reserves, joined from ??
* Sheffield, joined from Sheffield Association League
* South Kirkby Colliery, relegated from Yorkshire League (single division)
* Stocksbridge Works, joined from Sheffield Association League
* Worksop Town reserves, joined from Sheffield Association League
* York City 'A', joined from ??

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Beighton MW

Bradford Park Avenue 'A'

Bentley Colliery

Dinnington Athletic

Doncaster Rovers 'A'

Farsley Celtic

Frickley Colliery reserves

Hull City 'A'

Kiveton Park Colliery

Maltby Main

Norton Woodseats

Retford Town

Scarborough reserves

Sheffield

South Kirkby Colliery

Stocksbridge Works

Worksop Town reserves

York City 'A'

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Location of the clubs in the 1949–50 Yorkshire League Division Two on a map of Yorkshire and the Humber

### League table

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1  | Retford Town (C, P) | 34  | 23  | 5  | 6  | 91  | 55  | +36  | 51  | Promotion to Division One
2  | Beighton Miners Welfare (P) | 34  | 21  | 7  | 6  | 103  | 60  | +43  | 49
3  | Scarborough reserves (P) | 34  | 20  | 8  | 6  | 95  | 47  | +48  | 48
4  | Dinnington Athletic (P) | 34  | 21  | 6  | 7  | 82  | 53  | +29  | 48
5  | Norton Woodseats | 34  | 20  | 4  | 10  | 86  | 49  | +37  | 44  |
6  | Bentley Colliery | 34  | 19  | 6  | 9  | 96  | 69  | +27  | 44
7  | Stocksbridge Works | 34  | 20  | 3  | 11  | 78  | 68  | +10  | 43
8  | Farsley Celtic | 34  | 16  | 5  | 13  | 100  | 76  | +24  | 37
9  | Bradford Park Avenue 'A' | 34  | 15  | 6  | 13  | 71  | 65  | +6  | 36
10  | Sheffield | 34  | 14  | 4  | 16  | 89  | 79  | +10  | 32
11  | Hull City 'A' | 34  | 14  | 4  | 16  | 99  | 89  | +10  | 32
12  | Worksop Town reserves | 34  | 12  | 6  | 16  | 78  | 86  | −8  | 30
13  | Doncaster Rovers 'A' | 34  | 11  | 8  | 15  | 60  | 78  | −18  | 30
14  | South Kirkby Colliery | 34  | 9  | 6  | 19  | 61  | 86  | −25  | 24
15  | Frickley Colliery reserves | 34  | 8  | 7  | 19  | 71  | 109  | −38  | 23
16  | Maltby Main | 34  | 4  | 8  | 22  | 48  | 117  | −69  | 16
17  | York City 'A' | 34  | 4  | 7  | 23  | 54  | 94  | −40  | 15
18  | Kiveton Park Colliery | 34  | 3  | 4  | 27  | 47  | 129  | −82  | 10

Source: [2]
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.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

## League Cup

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Football tournament season

1949–50 Yorkshire Football League League CupTournament details

Country| England

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1950–51 ->

### Semi-final

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Scarborough reserves v Rotherham United 'A'  20 April 1950 |  Scarborough reserves | 3–0| Rotherham United 'A' | Victoria Pleasure Grounds

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### Final

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Scarborough reserves v Scunthorpe & Lindsey United reserves |  Scarborough reserves | 3–0| Scunthorpe & Lindsey United reserves| Boothferry Park

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## References

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1. ^ "1949–50 Yorkshire Football League". Non League Matters.

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*[Pld]: Played
*[W]: Won
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*[L]: Lost
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*[GD]: Goal difference
*[Pts]: Points
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