1962–63 Yorkshire Football League

The 1962–63 Yorkshire Football League was the 37th season in the history of the Yorkshire Football League, a football competition in England.

## Division One

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Football league season

Yorkshire Football League
Division OneSeason| 1962-63

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Champions| Stocksbridge Works
Relegated| Hatfield Main
Goole Town reserves
Yorkshire Amateur
Grimethorpe Miners Welfare
Matches played| 240
Goals scored| 879 (3.66 per match)

← 1961–62

1963–64 →

Division One featured 12 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with four new clubs, promoted from Division Two:

* Bridlington Trinity
* Doncaster United
* Hatfield Main
* Swallownest Miners Welfare

### League table

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation

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1  | Stocksbridge Works | 30  | 19  | 7  | 4  | 83  | 28  | 2.964  | 45  |
2  | Harrogate Town | 30  | 18  | 4  | 8  | 70  | 34  | 2.059  | 40
3  | Farsley Celtic | 30  | 15  | 6  | 9  | 60  | 37  | 1.622  | 36
4  | Ossett Albion | 30  | 13  | 9  | 8  | 63  | 49  | 1.286  | 35
5  | Bridlington Town | 30  | 14  | 7  | 9  | 47  | 44  | 1.068  | 35
6  | Bridlington Trinity | 30  | 12  | 7  | 11  | 69  | 70  | 0.986  | 31
7  | Norton Woodseats | 30  | 11  | 8  | 11  | 53  | 51  | 1.039  | 30
8  | Swallownest Miners Welfare | 30  | 12  | 4  | 14  | 56  | 55  | 1.018  | 28
9  | Scarborough reserves  | 30  | 10  | 8  | 12  | 50  | 55  | 0.909  | 28
10  | Selby Town | 30  | 12  | 4  | 14  | 45  | 58  | 0.776  | 28
11  | Doncaster United | 30  | 9  | 10  | 11  | 35  | 49  | 0.714  | 28
12  | Hallam | 30  | 11  | 5  | 14  | 60  | 60  | 1.000  | 27
13  | Hatfield Main | 30  | 10  | 5  | 15  | 55  | 69  | 0.797  | 25  | Relegated to Division Two
14  | Goole Town reserves  | 30  | 9  | 6  | 15  | 49  | 61  | 0.803  | 24
15  | Yorkshire Amateur | 30  | 8  | 6  | 16  | 44  | 70  | 0.629  | 22
16  | Grimethorpe Miners Welfare | 30  | 6  | 6  | 18  | 40  | 89  | 0.449  | 18

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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Bridlington Town

Bridlington Trinity

Doncaster United

Farsley Celtic

Goole Town reserves

Grimethorpe

Hallam

Harrogate Town

Hatfield Main

Norton Woodseats

Ossett Albion

Scarborough reserves

Selby Town

Stocksbridge Works

Swallownest Miners Welfare

Yorkshire Amateur

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Location of the clubs in the 1962-63 Yorkshire League Division One on a map of Yorkshire and the Humber

## Division Two

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Football league season

Yorkshire Football League
Division TwoSeason| 1962-63

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Champions| Wombwell Sporting Association
Promoted| Wombwell Sporting Association
Mexborough Town
Swillington Miners Welfare
Hull Brunswick
Matches played| 210
Goals scored| 933 (4.44 per match)

← 1961–62

1963–64 →

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

* Clubs relegated from Division One:
* Frickley Colliery reserves
* Ossett Town
* Swillington Miners Welfare
* Plus:
* Dodworth Miners Welfare
* Mexborough Town, new club

Also, Brodsworth Main Colliery changed name to Brodsworth Main.

### League table

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation

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1  | Wombwell Sporting Association | 28  | 21  | 4  | 3  | 67  | 20  | 3.350  | 46  | Promoted to Division One
2  | Mexborough Town | 28  | 15  | 11  | 2  | 64  | 28  | 2.286  | 41
3  | Swillington Miners Welfare | 28  | 16  | 7  | 5  | 82  | 40  | 2.050  | 39
4  | Hull Brunswick | 28  | 17  | 4  | 7  | 85  | 48  | 1.771  | 38
5  | Sheffield | 28  | 18  | 0  | 10  | 78  | 44  | 1.773  | 36  |
6  | Ossett Town | 28  | 13  | 7  | 8  | 82  | 54  | 1.519  | 33
7  | Salts | 28  | 13  | 4  | 11  | 58  | 38  | 1.526  | 30
8  | Harrogate Railway Athletic | 28  | 12  | 6  | 10  | 62  | 45  | 1.378  | 30
9  | Rawmarsh Welfare | 28  | 13  | 4  | 11  | 67  | 61  | 1.098  | 30
10  | Frickley Colliery reserves  | 28  | 10  | 5  | 13  | 60  | 60  | 1.000  | 25
11  | Brodsworth Main | 28  | 10  | 4  | 14  | 53  | 53  | 1.000  | 24
12  | Thorne Colliery | 28  | 6  | 2  | 20  | 59  | 84  | 0.702  | 14
13  | York City 'A'  | 28  | 5  | 4  | 19  | 45  | 83  | 0.542  | 14  | Resigned from the league
14  | South Kirkby Colliery | 28  | 4  | 3  | 21  | 38  | 134  | 0.284  | 11  |
15  | Dodworth Miners Welfare | 28  | 4  | 1  | 23  | 33  | 141  | 0.234  | 9

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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Brodsworth Main

Dodworth

Frickley

Harrogate Railway Athletic

Hull Brunswick

Mexborough Town

Ossett Town

Rawmarsh Welfare

Salts

Sheffield

South
Kirkby

Swillington Miners Welfare

Thorne Colliery

Wombwell

York City 'A'

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Location of the clubs in the 1962–63 Yorkshire League Division Two on a map of Yorkshire and the Humber

## References

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1962–63 in English football

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FA competitions|

* FA Cup (Qualifying rounds
* Final)
* Charity Shield
* FA Amateur Cup

Football League|

* Football League (First Division
* Second Division
* Third Division
* Fourth Division)
* League Cup (Final)

Lower leagues|

* Isthmian League
* Northern League
* Southern League
* Athenian League
* Hellenic League
* Midland League
* Spartan League
* Sussex County League
* West Midlands (Regional) League
* Western League
* Yorkshire League

European competitions|

* European Cup
* Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
* European Cup Winners' Cup

Related to national team|

* Alf Ramsey
* Home Championship
* 1964 European Nations' Cup (qualification)

Club seasons

First Division|

* Arsenal
* Aston Villa
* Birmingham City
* Blackburn Rovers
* Blackpool
* Bolton Wanderers
* Burnley
* Everton
* Fulham
* Ipswich Town
* Leicester City
* Leyton Orient
* Liverpool
* Manchester City
* Manchester United
* Nottingham Forest
* Sheffield United
* Sheffield Wednesday
* Tottenham Hotspur
* West Bromwich Albion
* West Ham United
* Wolverhampton Wanderers

Second Division|

* Bury
* Cardiff City
* Charlton Athletic
* Chelsea
* Derby County
* Grimsby Town
* Huddersfield Town
* Leeds United
* Luton Town
* Middlesbrough
* Newcastle United
* Norwich City
* Plymouth Argyle
* Portsmouth
* Preston North End
* Rotherham United
* Scunthorpe United
* Southampton
* Stoke City
* Sunderland
* Swansea Town
* Walsall

Third Division|

* Barnsley
* Bradford Park Avenue
* Brighton & Hove Albion
* Bristol City
* Bristol Rovers
* Carlisle United
* Colchester United
* Coventry City
* Crystal Palace
* Halifax Town
* Hull City
* Millwall
* Northampton Town
* Notts County
* Port Vale
* Peterborough United
* Queens Park Rangers
* Reading
* Southend United
* Stockport County
* Swindon Town
* Wrexham
* York City

Fourth Division|

* Aldershot
* Barrow
* Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
* Bradford City
* Brentford
* Chester
* Chesterfield
* Crewe Alexandra
* Darlington
* Doncaster Rovers
* Exeter City
* Gillingham
* Hartlepools United
* Lincoln City
* Mansfield Town
* Newport County
* Oldham Athletic
* Rochdale
* Shrewsbury Town
* Southport
* Torquay United
* Tranmere Rovers
* Watford
* Workington

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Yorkshire Football League

Seasons|

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