1962–63 Yorkshire Football League

The 1962–63 Yorkshire Football League was the 37th season in the history of the Yorkshire Football League, a football competition in England.

Division One
Yorkshire Football League
Division One
Season1962-63
ChampionsStocksbridge Works
RelegatedHatfield Main
Goole Town reserves
Yorkshire Amateur
Grimethorpe Miners Welfare
Matches played240
Goals scored879 (3.66 per match)

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

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Stocksbridge Works 30 19 7 4 83 28 2.964 45
2 Harrogate Town 30 18 4 8 70 34 2.059 40
3 Farsley Celtic 30 15 6 9 60 37 1.622 36
4 Ossett Albion 30 13 9 8 63 49 1.286 35
5 Bridlington Town 30 14 7 9 47 44 1.068 35
6 Bridlington Trinity 30 12 7 11 69 70 0.986 31
7 Norton Woodseats 30 11 8 11 53 51 1.039 30
8 Swallownest Miners Welfare 30 12 4 14 56 55 1.018 28
9 Scarborough reserves 30 10 8 12 50 55 0.909 28
10 Selby Town 30 12 4 14 45 58 0.776 28
11 Doncaster United 30 9 10 11 35 49 0.714 28
12 Hallam 30 11 5 14 60 60 1.000 27
13 Hatfield Main 30 10 5 15 55 69 0.797 25 Relegated to Division Two
14 Goole Town reserves 30 9 6 15 49 61 0.803 24
15 Yorkshire Amateur 30 8 6 16 44 70 0.629 22
16 Grimethorpe Miners Welfare 30 6 6 18 40 89 0.449 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
Location of the clubs in the 1962-63 Yorkshire League Division One on a map of Yorkshire and the Humber

Division Two
Yorkshire Football League
Division Two
Season1962-63
ChampionsWombwell Sporting Association
PromotedWombwell Sporting Association
Mexborough Town
Swillington Miners Welfare
Hull Brunswick
Matches played210
Goals scored933 (4.44 per match)

Division Two featured ten clubs which competed in the previous season, along with five new clubs.

Also, Brodsworth Main Colliery changed name to Brodsworth Main.

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Wombwell Sporting Association 28 21 4 3 67 20 3.350 46 Promoted to Division One
2 Mexborough Town 28 15 11 2 64 28 2.286 41
3 Swillington Miners Welfare 28 16 7 5 82 40 2.050 39
4 Hull Brunswick 28 17 4 7 85 48 1.771 38
5 Sheffield 28 18 0 10 78 44 1.773 36
6 Ossett Town 28 13 7 8 82 54 1.519 33
7 Salts 28 13 4 11 58 38 1.526 30
8 Harrogate Railway Athletic 28 12 6 10 62 45 1.378 30
9 Rawmarsh Welfare 28 13 4 11 67 61 1.098 30
10 Frickley Colliery reserves 28 10 5 13 60 60 1.000 25
11 Brodsworth Main 28 10 4 14 53 53 1.000 24
12 Thorne Colliery 28 6 2 20 59 84 0.702 14
13 York City 'A' 28 5 4 19 45 83 0.542 14 Resigned from the league
14 South Kirkby Colliery 28 4 3 21 38 134 0.284 11
15 Dodworth Miners Welfare 28 4 1 23 33 141 0.234 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
Location of the clubs in the 1962–63 Yorkshire League Division Two on a map of Yorkshire and the Humber

References
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