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1979–80 Yorkshire Football League

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The 1979–80 Yorkshire Football League was the 54th season in the history of the Yorkshire Football League, a football competition in England.

Division One

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Yorkshire Football League
Division One
Season1979–80
ChampionsEmley
RelegatedFryston Colliery Welfare
Ossett Albion
Ossett Town
Thorne Colliery
Matches played240
Goals scored626 (2.61 per match)

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

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Emley 30 22 6 2 62 21 +41 50
2 Guiseley 30 20 7 3 62 23 +39 47
3 Thackley 30 13 9 8 43 35 +8 35
4 Scarborough reserves 30 14 6 10 43 37 +6 34
5 Sheffield 30 11 11 8 34 24 +10 33
6 Winterton Rangers 30 15 2 13 49 39 +10 32
7 Hallam 30 13 5 12 42 46 −4 31
8 North Ferriby United 30 9 12 9 32 30 +2 30
9 Liversedge 30 10 9 11 34 33 +1 29
10 Leeds Ashley Road 30 10 8 12 39 36 +3 28
11 Frecheville Community Association 30 10 7 13 30 37 −7 27
12 Bridlington Town 30 9 7 14 42 50 −8 25
13 Thorne Colliery 30 8 7 15 35 52 −17 23 Relegated to Division Two
14 Ossett Town 30 7 8 15 31 47 −16 22
15 Fryston Colliery Welfare 30 7 6 17 22 49 −27 20
16 Ossett Albion 30 4 6 20 26 67 −41 14
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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Division Two

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Yorkshire Football League
Division Two
Season1979–80
ChampionsBarton Town
PromotedBarton Town
Bentley Victoria Welfare
Kiveton Park
Maltby MW
RelegatedBrook Sports
Denaby United
Stocksbridge Works
Tadcaster Albion
Matches played240
Goals scored698 (2.91 per match)

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

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Barton Town 30 22 4 4 62 20 +42 48 Promoted to Division One
2 Bentley Victoria Welfare 30 19 6 5 70 38 +32 44
3 Kiveton Park 30 17 8 5 61 38 +23 42
4 Maltby Miners Welfare 30 15 9 6 50 30 +20 39
5 Hatfield Main 30 14 8 8 54 29 +25 36
6 BSC Parkgate 30 15 4 11 44 37 +7 34
7 York Railway Institute 30 12 9 9 47 49 −2 33
8 Farsley Celtic 30 13 6 11 49 43 +6 32
9 Norton Woodseats 30 11 10 9 43 39 +4 32
10 Lincoln United 30 10 7 13 46 64 −18 27
11 Harworth Colliery Institute 30 8 10 12 32 40 −8 26
12 Yorkshire Amateur 30 6 9 15 31 48 −17 21
13 Brook Sports 30 6 9 15 32 55 −23 21 Relegated to Division Three
14 Denaby United 30 6 5 19 29 51 −22 17
15 Tadcaster Albion 30 4 9 17 23 49 −26 17
16 Stocksbridge Works 30 1 9 20 25 68 −43 11
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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Division Three

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Yorkshire Football League
Division Three
Season1979–80
ChampionsHall Road Rangers
PromotedGarforth Miners
Hall Road Rangers
Pilkington Recreation
Rawmarsh Welfare
Matches played182
Goals scored528 (2.9 per match)

Division Three featured nine clubs which competed in the previous season, along with seven new clubs.

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Hall Road Rangers 26 15 6 5 62 29 +33 36 Promoted to Division Two
2 Garforth Miners 26 14 6 6 40 25 +15 34
3 Rawmarsh Welfare 26 14 6 6 43 33 +10 34
4 Pilkington Recreation 26 13 7 6 41 28 +13 33
5 Pontefract Collieries 26 11 8 7 39 29 +10 30
6 Harrogate Town 26 11 6 9 44 36 +8 28
7 Worsbrough Bridge Miners Welfare Athletic 26 9 7 10 31 31 0 25
8 Woolley Miners Welfare 26 7 11 8 35 36 −1 25
9 Selby Town 26 8 9 9 32 41 −9 25
10 Pickering Town 26 11 2 13 44 34 +10 24
11 Collingham 26 9 6 11 26 36 −10 24
12 Sheffield Waterworks 26 9 5 12 41 44 −3 23
13 Rossington Miners Welfare 26 4 4 18 25 70 −45 12 Resigned to the Doncaster & District Senior League
14 Wombwell Sporting Association 26 3 5 18 25 56 −31 11
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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League Cup

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1979–80 Yorkshire Football League League Cup
Tournament details
CountryEngland
Final positions
ChampionsGuiseley
Runner-upEmley

Final

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References

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