1972–73 Yorkshire Football League

Yorkshire Football League
Season 1972–73

The 1972–73 Yorkshire Football League was the 47th season in the history of the Yorkshire Football League.[1]

Division One

Yorkshire Football League Division One
Season 1972–73
Champions Mexborough Town
Relegated Bridlington Town
Brook Sports
North Ferriby United
Selby Town

The division featured 4 new teams:

Map

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Mexborough Town (C) 30 17 10 3 65 32 +33 44
2 Emley 30 14 11 5 52 29 +23 39
3 Barton Town 30 18 2 10 54 33 +21 38
4 Denaby United 30 16 5 9 56 37 +19 37
5 Farsley Celtic 30 15 7 8 53 37 +16 37
6 Lincoln United 30 13 7 10 39 37 +2 33
7 Winterton Rangers 30 10 11 9 59 57 +2 31
8 Yorkshire Amateur 30 11 8 11 30 33 −3 30
9 Frecheville Community Association 30 9 10 11 37 37 0 28
10 Hallam 30 11 6 13 60 67 −7 28
11 Kiveton Park 30 11 6 13 50 71 −21 28
12 Rawmarsh Welfare 30 10 7 13 51 53 −2 27
13 North Ferriby United (R) 30 9 6 15 52 46 +6 24 Relegation to Division Two
14 Brook Sports (R) 30 7 7 16 51 82 −31 21
15 Selby Town (R) 30 7 6 17 33 63 −30 20
16 Bridlington Town (R) 30 4 7 19 45 73 −28 15
Source:
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) Champion; (R) Relegated.

Division Two

Yorkshire Football League Division Two
Season 1972–73
Champions Leeds & Carnegie College
Promoted Hatfield Main
Leeds & Carnegie College
Woolley Miners Welfare
Worsbrough Bridge Miners Welfare Athletic
Relegated Stocksbridge Works
Thorne Colliery

The division featured 7 new teams:

Map

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Leeds & Carnegie College (C, P) 30 21 1 8 73 30 +43 43 Promotion to Division One
2 Woolley Miners Welfare (P) 30 19 4 7 85 59 +26 42
3 Worsbrough Bridge Miners Welfare Athletic (P) 30 18 5 7 74 39 +35 41
4 Hatfield Main (P) 30 18 2 10 66 37 +29 38
5 Leeds Ashley Road 30 15 5 10 57 37 +20 35
6 Harrogate Town 30 16 3 11 55 44 +11 35
7 Ossett Albion 30 14 3 13 55 49 +6 31
8 Scarborough reserves 30 14 2 14 64 52 +12 30
9 Hull Brunswick 30 12 6 12 33 43 −10 30 Resigned
10 Thackley 30 9 9 12 35 37 −2 27
11 Wombwell Sporting Association 30 9 9 12 41 55 −14 27
12 Guiseley 30 10 7 13 43 62 −19 27
13 Norton Woodseats 30 11 3 16 54 73 −19 25
14 Dinnington Athletic 30 7 9 14 41 48 −7 23
15 Stocksbridge Works (R) 30 8 5 17 36 54 −18 21 Relegation to Division Three
16 Thorne Colliery (R) 30 1 3 26 30 123 −93 5
Source:
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) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.

Division Three

Yorkshire Football League Division Three
Season 1972–73
Champions Hall Road Rangers
Promoted Hall Road Rangers
Liversedge
Ossett Town

The division featured 6 new teams:

Map

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Hall Road Rangers (C, P) 30 15 11 4 56 37 +19 41 Promotion to Division Two
2 Liversedge (P) 30 18 4 8 63 35 +28 40
3 Ossett Town (P) 30 16 6 8 49 35 +14 38
4 Bradford Park Avenue reserves 30 16 5 9 68 43 +25 37 Resigned
5 Pickering Town 30 15 7 8 61 45 +16 37
6 Worksop Town reserves 30 15 6 9 55 42 +13 36
7 Blackburn Welfare 30 13 9 8 62 48 +14 35
8 Sheffield 30 13 9 8 55 45 +10 35
9 Harrogate Railway Athletic 30 11 11 8 36 30 +6 33 Resigned
10 International Harvesters 30 11 7 12 55 48 +7 29
11 Sheffield Waterworks 30 8 7 15 43 63 −20 23
12 St. John's College (York) 30 8 5 17 39 70 −31 21
13 Retford Town reserves 30 9 2 19 44 66 −22 20 Resigned
14 Brodsworth Miners Welfare 30 5 9 16 32 50 −18 19
15 Heeley Amateurs 30 8 2 20 44 77 −33 18
16 Sheffield Polytechnic 30 6 6 18 32 60 −28 18
Source:
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) Champion; (P) Promoted.

League Cup

1972–73 Yorkshire Football League League Cup
Country  England

Final

References

  1. ↑ "1972–73 Yorkshire Football League". Non League Matters.
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