1977–78 Yorkshire Football League

The 1977–78 Yorkshire Football League was the 52nd 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| 1977–78

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Champions| Emley
Relegated| Denaby United
Farsley Celtic
Leeds & Carnegie Polytechnic
Ossett Albion
Matches played| 240
Goals scored| 732 (3.05 per match)

← 1976–77

1978–79 →

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

* Farsley Celtic
* Frecheville Community Association
* Sheffield
* Tadcaster Albion

### League table

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

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1  | Emley | 30  | 20  | 7  | 3  | 63  | 33  | +30  | 47  |
2  | Winterton Rangers | 30  | 15  | 12  | 3  | 62  | 35  | +27  | 42
3  | Thackley | 30  | 13  | 11  | 6  | 41  | 27  | +14  | 37
4  | North Ferriby United | 30  | 12  | 11  | 7  | 50  | 40  | +10  | 35
5  | Guiseley | 30  | 13  | 8  | 9  | 59  | 41  | +18  | 34
6  | Hallam | 30  | 14  | 6  | 10  | 47  | 42  | +5  | 34
7  | Sheffield | 30  | 12  | 9  | 9  | 42  | 35  | +7  | 33
8  | Frecheville Community Association | 30  | 10  | 9  | 11  | 41  | 41  | 0  | 29
9  | Tadcaster Albion | 30  | 9  | 10  | 11  | 42  | 51  | −9  | 28
10  | Bridlington Town | 30  | 11  | 5  | 14  | 41  | 49  | −8  | 27
11  | Lincoln United | 30  | 8  | 9  | 13  | 42  | 61  | −19  | 25
12  | Leeds Ashley Road | 30  | 9  | 6  | 15  | 35  | 45  | −10  | 24
13  | Ossett Albion | 30  | 6  | 10  | 14  | 49  | 58  | −9  | 22  | Relegated to Division Two
14  | Leeds & Carnegie Polytechnic | 30  | 9  | 3  | 18  | 38  | 46  | −8  | 21
15  | Farsley Celtic | 30  | 5  | 11  | 14  | 41  | 63  | −22  | 21
16  | Denaby United | 30  | 8  | 5  | 17  | 39  | 65  | −26  | 21

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

Denaby United

Emley

Farsley Celtic

Frecheville Community Association

Guiseley

Hallam

Leeds & Carnegie

Leeds Ashley Road

Lincoln United

North Ferriby United

Ossett Albion

Sheffield

Tadcaster Albion

Thackley

Winterton Rangers

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Location of the clubs in the 1977–78 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| 1977–78

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Champions| Kiveton Park
Promoted| Bentley Victoria Welfare
Kiveton Park
Ossett Town
Scarborough reserves
Relegated| Collingham
Harrogate Town
Pickering Town
Matches played| 210
Goals scored| 628 (2.99 per match)

← 1976–77

1978–79 →

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

* Clubs relegated from Division One:
* Hatfield Main
* Liversedge
* Pickering Town
* Clubs promoted from Division Three:
* Bentley Victoria Welfare
* Brook Sports
* Collingham
* Fryston Colliery Welfare

### League table

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

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1  | Kiveton Park | 28  | 17  | 3  | 8  | 52  | 27  | +25  | 37  | Promoted to Division One
2  | Ossett Town | 28  | 14  | 7  | 7  | 43  | 27  | +16  | 35
3  | Bentley Victoria Welfare | 28  | 13  | 8  | 7  | 53  | 34  | +19  | 34
4  | Scarborough reserves  | 28  | 15  | 4  | 9  | 43  | 28  | +15  | 34
5  | Liversedge | 28  | 12  | 10  | 6  | 41  | 34  | +7  | 34  |
6  | Norton Woodseats | 28  | 13  | 6  | 9  | 45  | 33  | +12  | 32
7  | Maltby Miners Welfare | 28  | 11  | 9  | 8  | 47  | 33  | +14  | 31
8  | Barton Town | 28  | 13  | 3  | 12  | 43  | 36  | +7  | 29
9  | Worsbrough Bridge Miners Welfare Athletic | 28  | 10  | 9  | 9  | 45  | 47  | −2  | 29
10  | Brook Sports | 28  | 11  | 6  | 11  | 46  | 48  | −2  | 28
11  | Hatfield Main | 28  | 11  | 4  | 13  | 43  | 47  | −4  | 26
12  | Fryston Colliery Welfare | 28  | 7  | 8  | 13  | 29  | 45  | −16  | 22
13  | Harrogate Town | 28  | 7  | 6  | 15  | 38  | 55  | −17  | 20  | Relegated to Division Three
14  | Pickering Town | 28  | 8  | 3  | 17  | 38  | 73  | −35  | 19
15  | Collingham | 28  | 2  | 6  | 20  | 22  | 61  | −39  | 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.

### Map

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Barton Town

Bentley Victoria Welfare

Brook Sports

Collingham

Fryston Colliery Welfare

Harrogate Town

Hatfield Main

Kiveton Park

Liversedge

Maltby MW

Norton Woodseats

Ossett Town

Pickering Town

Scarborough reserves

Worsbrough BMWA

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Location of the clubs in the 1977–78 Yorkshire League Division Two on a map of Yorkshire and the Humber

## Division Three

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Football league season

Yorkshire Football League
Division ThreeSeason| 1977–78

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Champions| Yorkshire Amateur
Promoted| Rawmarsh Welfare
Thorne Colliery
Wombwell Sporting Association
Yorkshire Amateur
Matches played| 240
Goals scored| 819 (3.41 per match)

← 1976–77

1978–79 →

Division Three featured eleven clubs which competed in the previous season, along with five new clubs.

* Clubs relegated from Division Two:
* Rawmarsh Welfare
* Selby Town
* Woolley Miners Welfare
* Yorkshire Amateur
* Plus:
* Harworth Colliery Institute, joined from Sheffield Association League

### League table

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

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1  | Yorkshire Amateur | 30  | 18  | 7  | 5  | 59  | 23  | +36  | 43  | Promoted to Division Two
2  | Wombwell Sporting Association | 30  | 17  | 7  | 6  | 45  | 28  | +17  | 41
3  | Rawmarsh Welfare | 30  | 16  | 8  | 6  | 66  | 40  | +26  | 40
4  | Thorne Colliery | 30  | 15  | 9  | 6  | 60  | 40  | +20  | 39
5  | Sheffield Waterworks | 30  | 15  | 8  | 7  | 52  | 25  | +27  | 38  |
6  | Dodworth Miners Welfare | 30  | 13  | 12  | 5  | 71  | 43  | +28  | 38
7  | York Railway Institute | 30  | 15  | 7  | 8  | 71  | 41  | +30  | 37
8  | Hall Road Rangers | 30  | 10  | 11  | 9  | 52  | 47  | +5  | 31
9  | Pilkington Recreation | 30  | 12  | 6  | 12  | 54  | 47  | +7  | 30
10  | Harworth Colliery Institute | 30  | 12  | 5  | 13  | 53  | 61  | −8  | 29
11  | Stocksbridge Works | 30  | 13  | 2  | 15  | 42  | 50  | −8  | 28
12  | BSC Parkgate | 30  | 10  | 4  | 16  | 40  | 59  | −19  | 24
13  | Selby Town | 30  | 7  | 8  | 15  | 47  | 60  | −13  | 22
14  | Woolley Miners Welfare | 30  | 7  | 7  | 16  | 45  | 68  | −23  | 21
15  | St. John's College (York) | 30  | 3  | 7  | 20  | 40  | 86  | −46  | 13  | Resigned
16  | Rossington Miners Welfare | 30  | 1  | 4  | 25  | 22  | 101  | −79  | 6  |

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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St. John's College (York)

Dodworth MW

Hall Road Rangers

Harworth Colliery Institute

BSC Parkgate

Pilkington Recreation

Rawmarsh

Rossington MW

Selby Town

Sheffield Waterworks

Stocksbridge Works

Thorne Colliery

Wombwell

Woolley MW

York Railway Institute

Yorkshire Amateur

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Location of the clubs in the 1977–78 Yorkshire League Division Three on a map of Yorkshire and the Humber

## League Cup

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Football tournament season

1977–78 Yorkshire Football League League CupTournament details

Country|  England

<- 1976–77

1978–79 ->

### Final

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Sheffield v Maltby Miners Welfare |  Sheffield | 4–1| Maltby Miners Welfare|

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## References

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* v
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* e

1977–78 in English football

« 1976–77

1978–79 »

National teams|

* Ron Greenwood
* Home Championship
* 1978 FIFA World Cup (qualification)

League competitions|

| Levels 1–4|

* Football League (First Division, Second Division, Third Division, Fourth Division)

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Levels 5–6|

* Isthmian League (Premier, One)
* Northern Premier League (level 5 only)
* Southern League (Premier, One North, One South)

Levels 7–9|

* Isthmian League (Two)
* Athenian League (level 7 only)
* Cheshire County League (level 7 only)
* Eastern Counties League (level 7 only)
* Essex Senior League (level 7 only)
* Hellenic League (Premier, One)
* Kent League (level 7 only)
* Lancashire Combination (level 7 only)
* London Spartan League (Premier, Senior)
* Midland Football Combination (level 7 only)
* Midland League (Premier, One)
* Northern League (level 7 only)
* South Midlands League (Premier, One)
* Sussex County League (One, Two)
* United Counties League (Premier, One, Two)
* West Midlands (Regional) League (level 7 only)
* Western League (Premier, One)
* Yorkshire League (One, Two, Three)

Cup competitions|

| FA cups|

* FA Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final)
* Charity Shield
* FA Trophy (Final)

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Football League cups|

* League Cup (Final)

European competitions|

* European Cup
* UEFA Cup
* European Cup Winners' Cup
* Anglo-Scottish Cup

Club seasons

First Division|

* Arsenal
* Aston Villa
* Birmingham City
* Bristol City
* Chelsea
* Coventry City
* Derby County
* Everton
* Ipswich Town
* Leeds United
* Leicester City
* Liverpool
* Manchester City
* Manchester United
* Middlesbrough
* Newcastle United
* Norwich City
* Nottingham Forest
* Queens Park Rangers
* West Bromwich Albion
* West Ham United
* Wolverhampton Wanderers

Second Division|

* Blackburn Rovers
* Blackpool
* Bolton Wanderers
* Brighton & Hove Albion
* Bristol Rovers
* Burnley
* Cardiff City
* Charlton Athletic
* Crystal Palace
* Fulham
* Hull City
* Luton Town
* Mansfield Town
* Millwall
* Notts County
* Oldham Athletic
* Orient
* Sheffield United
* Southampton
* Stoke City
* Sunderland
* Tottenham Hotspur

Third Division|

* Bradford City
* Bury
* Cambridge United
* Carlisle United
* Chester
* Chesterfield
* Colchester United
* Exeter City
* Gillingham
* Hereford United
* Lincoln City
* Oxford United
* Peterborough United
* Plymouth Argyle
* Port Vale
* Portsmouth
* Preston North End
* Rotherham United
* Sheffield Wednesday
* Shrewsbury Town
* Swindon Town
* Tranmere Rovers
* Walsall
* Wrexham

Fourth Division|

* Aldershot
* Barnsley
* Bournemouth
* Brentford
* Crewe Alexandra
* Darlington
* Doncaster Rovers
* Grimsby Town
* Halifax Town
* Hartlepool United
* Huddersfield Town
* Newport County
* Northampton Town
* Reading
* Rochdale
* Scunthorpe United
* Southend United
* Southport
* Stockport County
* Swansea City
* Torquay United
* Watford
* Wimbledon
* York City

* v
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