1968–69 Yorkshire Football League

1968–69 Yorkshire Football League League Cup
Tournament details
Country	England
	← 1967–68 1969–70 →

Yorkshire Football League
Division Two
Season	1968–69
Champions	Rawmarsh Welfare
Promoted	Frecheville Community Association; Heeley Amateurs; Rawmarsh Welfare; Swallownest Miners Welfare
Matches played	272
Goals scored	1,171 (4.31 per match)
	← 1967–68 1969–70 →

Yorkshire Football League
Division One
Season	1968–69
Champions	Farsley Celtic
Relegated	Hamptons Sports; Hull Brunswick; Thorne Colliery
Matches played	306
Goals scored	1,061 (3.47 per match)
	← 1967–68 1969–70 →

The 1968–69 Yorkshire Football League was the 43rd season in the history of the Yorkshire Football League, a football competition in England.

Division One[edit]

Division One featured 14 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with four new clubs, promoted from Division Two:

League table[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Farsley Celtic	34	21	9	4	60	21	2.857	51
2	Mexborough Town	34	24	2	8	69	29	2.379	50
3	Kiveton Park	34	23	4	7	69	35	1.971	50
4	Selby Town	34	18	12	4	78	44	1.773	48
5	Bridlington Trinity	34	19	7	8	68	41	1.659	45
6	Bridlington Town	34	19	6	9	63	42	1.500	44
7	Wombwell Sporting Association	34	18	6	10	72	39	1.846	42
8	Denaby United	34	15	3	16	63	49	1.286	33
9	Thackley	34	12	9	13	41	46	0.891	33
10	Lincoln United	34	12	8	14	59	55	1.073	32
11	Hatfield Main	34	12	8	14	53	51	1.039	32
12	Ossett Albion	34	10	6	18	58	80	0.725	26
13	Hallam	34	10	6	18	53	84	0.631	26
14	Retford Town reserves	34	9	5	20	56	74	0.757	23	Resigned from the league
15	Norton Woodseats	34	8	5	21	43	98	0.439	21
16	Hull Brunswick	34	6	7	21	51	78	0.654	19	Relegated to Division Two
17	Thorne Colliery	34	7	5	22	51	100	0.510	19
18	Hamptons Sports	34	8	2	24	54	97	0.557	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[edit]

Retford Town reserves

Selby Town

Thackley

Thorne Colliery

Wombwell Sporting Association

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Location of the clubs in the 1968–69 Yorkshire League Division One on a map of Yorkshire and the Humber

Division Two[edit]

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

Clubs relegated from Division One:
- Stocksbridge Works
Plus:
- Frecheville Community Association, joined from the Sheffield Association League
- Guiseley, joined from the West Yorkshire League
- Hall Road Rangers, joined from the West Riding County League

League table[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Rawmarsh Welfare	32	23	5	4	110	35	3.143	51	Promoted to Division One
2	Heeley Amateurs	32	21	5	6	81	25	3.240	47
3	Swallownest Miners Welfare	32	21	5	6	101	43	2.349	47
4	Frecheville Community Association	32	21	4	7	83	27	3.074	46
5	Scarborough reserves	32	18	4	10	84	54	1.556	40
6	Yorkshire Amateur	32	16	3	13	64	68	0.941	35
7	Guiseley	32	15	4	13	79	74	1.068	34
8	Harrogate Railway Athletic	32	15	4	13	54	64	0.844	34
9	Sheffield	32	13	7	12	62	61	1.016	33
10	Leeds Ashley Road	32	11	10	11	55	65	0.846	32
11	Brodsworth Miners Welfare	32	11	6	15	68	68	1.000	28
12	Ossett Town	32	10	7	15	53	72	0.736	27
13	Stocksbridge Works	32	9	6	17	78	106	0.736	24
14	Hall Road Rangers	32	7	8	17	68	107	0.636	22
15	Doncaster United	32	7	2	23	50	96	0.521	16	Resigned from the league
16	Harrogate Town	32	7	2	23	42	85	0.494	16
17	Micklefield Welfare	32	4	4	24	39	128	0.305	12	Resigned from the league

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.