1977–78 Yorkshire Football League

Yorkshire Football League
Season 1977–78

The 1977–78 Yorkshire Football League was the 51st season in the history of the Yorkshire Football League.[1]

Division One

Yorkshire Football League Division One
Season 1977–78
Champions Emley
Relegated Denaby United
Farsley Celtic
Leeds & Carnegie Polytechnic
Ossett Albion

The division featured 4 new teams:

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League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Emley (C) 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 (R) 30 6 10 14 49 58 −9 22 Relegation to Division Two
14 Leeds & Carnegie Polytechnic (R) 30 9 3 18 38 46 −8 21
15 Farsley Celtic (R) 30 5 11 14 41 63 −22 21
16 Denaby United (R) 30 8 5 17 39 65 −26 21
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 1977–78
Champions Kiveton Park
Promoted Bentley Victoria Welfare
Kiveton Park
Ossett Town
Scarborough reserves
Relegated Collingham
Harrogate Town
Pickering Town

The division featured 7 new teams:

Map

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Kiveton Park (C, P) 28 17 3 8 52 27 +25 37 Promotion to Division One
2 Ossett Town (P) 28 14 7 7 43 27 +16 35
3 Bentley Victoria Welfare (P) 28 13 8 7 53 34 +19 34
4 Scarborough reserves (P) 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 (R) 28 7 6 15 38 55 −17 20 Relegation to Division Three
14 Pickering Town (R) 28 8 3 17 38 73 −35 19
15 Collingham (R) 28 2 6 20 22 61 −39 10
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 1977–78
Champions Yorkshire Amateur
Promoted Rawmarsh Welfare
Thorne Colliery
Wombwell Sporting Association
Yorkshire Amateur

The division featured 5 new teams:

Map

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Yorkshire Amateur (C, P) 30 18 7 5 59 23 +36 43 Promotion to Division Two
2 Wombwell Sporting Association (P) 30 17 7 6 45 28 +17 41
3 Rawmarsh Welfare (P) 30 16 8 6 66 40 +26 40
4 Thorne Colliery (P) 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:
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

1977–78 Yorkshire Football League League Cup
Country  England

Final

References

  1. ↑ "1977–78 Yorkshire Football League". Non League Matters.
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