1965–66 Yorkshire Football League

The 1965–66 Yorkshire Football League was the 40th 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| 1965–66

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Champions| Wombwell Sporting Association
Relegated| Rawmarsh Welfare
Stocksbridge Works
Matches played| 240
Goals scored| 954 (3.98 per match)

← 1964–65

1966–67 →

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

* Barton Town
* Frickley Colliery reserves
* Goole Town reserves
* Stocksbridge Works

### 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 | 30  | 18  | 7  | 5  | 62  | 37  | 1.676  | 43  |
2  | Hatfield Main | 30  | 19  | 2  | 9  | 100  | 54  | 1.852  | 40
3  | Selby Town | 30  | 15  | 10  | 5  | 67  | 37  | 1.811  | 40
4  | Ossett Albion | 30  | 19  | 2  | 9  | 64  | 40  | 1.600  | 40
5  | Bridlington Town | 30  | 16  | 6  | 8  | 62  | 44  | 1.409  | 38
6  | Bridlington Trinity | 30  | 16  | 2  | 12  | 85  | 60  | 1.417  | 34
7  | Farsley Celtic | 30  | 15  | 4  | 11  | 49  | 36  | 1.361  | 34
8  | Barton Town | 30  | 15  | 4  | 11  | 83  | 68  | 1.221  | 34
9  | Mexborough Town | 30  | 14  | 4  | 12  | 66  | 51  | 1.294  | 32
10  | Goole Town reserves  | 30  | 13  | 4  | 13  | 50  | 52  | 0.962  | 30  | Resigned from the league
11  | Scarborough reserves  | 30  | 11  | 5  | 14  | 51  | 52  | 0.981  | 27  |
12  | Hallam | 30  | 11  | 4  | 15  | 50  | 59  | 0.847  | 26
13  | Frickley Colliery reserves  | 30  | 7  | 7  | 16  | 41  | 77  | 0.532  | 21
14  | Harrogate Town | 30  | 8  | 3  | 19  | 49  | 65  | 0.754  | 19
15  | Rawmarsh Welfare | 30  | 4  | 5  | 21  | 34  | 98  | 0.347  | 13  | Relegated to Division Two
16  | Stocksbridge Works | 30  | 2  | 5  | 23  | 41  | 124  | 0.331  | 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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Barton Town

Bridlington Town

Bridlington Trinity

Farsley Celtic

Frickley Colliery reserves

Goole Town reserves

Hallam

Harrogate Town

Hatfield Main

Mexborough Town

Ossett Albion

Rawmarsh Welfare

Scarborough reserves

Selby Town

Stocksbridge Works

Wombwell

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Location of the clubs in the 1965–66 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| 1965–66

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Champions| Norton Woodseats
Promoted| Kiveton Park
Norton Woodseats
Sheffield
Thorne Colliery
Matches played| 210
Goals scored| 924 (4.4 per match)

← 1964–65

1966–67 →

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

* Clubs relegated from Division One:
* Brodsworth Miners Welfare
* Harrogate Railway Athletic
* Hull Brunswick
* Plus:
* Denaby United, relegated from the Midland League
* Heeley Amateurs
* Leeds Ashley Road

### League table

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

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1  | Norton Woodseats | 28  | 18  | 5  | 5  | 85  | 35  | 2.429  | 41  | Promoted to Division One
2  | Thorne Colliery | 28  | 17  | 5  | 6  | 90  | 49  | 1.837  | 39
3  | Sheffield | 28  | 15  | 5  | 8  | 61  | 33  | 1.848  | 35
4  | Kiveton Park | 28  | 15  | 4  | 9  | 70  | 57  | 1.228  | 34
5  | Denaby United | 28  | 14  | 5  | 9  | 84  | 40  | 2.100  | 33  |
6  | Hull Brunswick | 28  | 15  | 3  | 10  | 70  | 60  | 1.167  | 33
7  | Heeley Amateurs | 28  | 13  | 6  | 9  | 56  | 62  | 0.903  | 32
8  | Retford Town reserves  | 28  | 11  | 8  | 9  | 66  | 48  | 1.375  | 30
9  | Harrogate Railway Athletic | 28  | 12  | 2  | 14  | 64  | 51  | 1.255  | 26
10  | Swallownest Miners Welfare | 28  | 11  | 4  | 13  | 55  | 70  | 0.786  | 26
11  | Yorkshire Amateur | 28  | 8  | 7  | 13  | 46  | 57  | 0.807  | 23
12  | Doncaster United | 28  | 10  | 3  | 15  | 54  | 68  | 0.794  | 23
13  | Ossett Town | 28  | 8  | 4  | 16  | 44  | 104  | 0.423  | 20
14  | Leeds Ashley Road | 28  | 7  | 4  | 17  | 47  | 61  | 0.770  | 18
15  | Brodsworth Miners Welfare | 28  | 2  | 3  | 23  | 32  | 129  | 0.248  | 7

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 Miners Welfare

Denaby United

Doncaster United

Harrogate Railway Athletic

Heeley Amateurs

Hull Brunswick

Kiveton Park

Leeds Ashley Road

Norton Woodseats

Ossett Town

Retford Town reserves

Sheffield

Swallownest

Thorne Colliery

Yorkshire Amateur

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Location of the clubs in the 1965–66 Yorkshire League Division Two on a map of Yorkshire and the Humber

## League Cup

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Football tournament season

1965–66 Yorkshire Football League League CupTournament details

Country| England

<- 1964–66

1966–67 ->

### Semi-finals

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Hallam v Mexborough Town |  Hallam | 2–0| Mexborough Town|

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### Final

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Bridlington Town v Hallam |  Bridlington Town | 2–1| Hallam|

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## References

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1965–66 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
* Southern League
* Athenian League
* Hellenic League
* Midland League
* Northern 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 (Final)

Related to national team|

* Alf Ramsey
* Home Championship
* 1966 FIFA World Cup
* qualification
* Final

Club seasons

First Division|

* Arsenal
* Aston Villa
* Blackburn Rovers
* Blackpool
* Burnley
* Chelsea
* Everton
* Fulham
* Leeds United
* Leicester City
* Liverpool
* Manchester United
* Newcastle United
* Northampton Town
* Nottingham Forest
* Sheffield United
* Sheffield Wednesday
* Stoke City
* Sunderland
* Tottenham Hotspur
* West Bromwich Albion
* West Ham United

Second Division|

* Birmingham City
* Bolton Wanderers
* Bristol City
* Bury
* Cardiff City
* Carlisle United
* Charlton Athletic
* Coventry City
* Crystal Palace
* Derby County
* Huddersfield Town
* Ipswich Town
* Leyton Orient
* Manchester City
* Middlesbrough
* Norwich City
* Plymouth Argyle
* Portsmouth
* Preston North End
* Rotherham United
* Southampton
* Wolverhampton Wanderers

Third Division|

* Brentford
* Brighton & Hove Albion
* Bristol Rovers
* Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
* Exeter City
* Gillingham
* Grimsby Town
* Hull City
* Mansfield Town
* Millwall
* Oldham Athletic
* Oxford United
* Peterborough United
* Queens Park Rangers
* Reading
* Scunthorpe United
* Shrewsbury Town
* Southend United
* Swansea Town
* Swindon Town
* Walsall
* Watford
* Workington
* York City

Fourth Division|

* Aldershot
* Barnsley
* Barrow
* Bradford City
* Bradford Park Avenue
* Chester
* Chesterfield
* Colchester United
* Crewe Alexandra
* Darlington
* Doncaster Rovers
* Halifax Town
* Hartlepools United
* Lincoln City
* Luton Town
* Newport County
* Notts County
* Port Vale
* Rochdale
* Southport
* Stockport County
* Torquay United
* Tranmere Rovers
* Wrexham

* v
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Yorkshire Football League

Seasons|

* 1920–21
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