1972–73 Yorkshire Football League

The 1972–73 Yorkshire Football League was the 47th season in the history of the Yorkshire Football League, a football competition in England.

Division One
Yorkshire Football League
Division One
Season1972–73
ChampionsMexborough Town
RelegatedBridlington Town
Brook Sports
North Ferriby United
Selby Town
Matches played240
Goals scored787 (3.28 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 GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Mexborough Town 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 30 9 6 15 52 46 +6 24 Relegated to Division Two
14 Brook Sports 30 7 7 16 51 82 −31 21
15 Selby Town 30 7 6 17 33 63 −30 20
16 Bridlington Town 30 4 7 19 45 73 −28 15
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 1972–73 Yorkshire League Division One on a map of Yorkshire and the Humber

Division Two
Yorkshire Football League
Division Two
Season1972–73
ChampionsLeeds & Carnegie College
PromotedHatfield Main
Leeds & Carnegie College
Woolley Miners Welfare
Worsbrough Bridge Miners Welfare Athletic
RelegatedStocksbridge Works
Thorne Colliery
Matches played240
Goals scored842 (3.51 per match)

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

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Leeds & Carnegie College 30 21 1 8 73 30 +43 43 Promoted to Division One
2 Woolley Miners Welfare 30 19 4 7 85 59 +26 42
3 Worsbrough Bridge Miners Welfare Athletic 30 18 5 7 74 39 +35 41
4 Hatfield Main 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 from the league
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 30 8 5 17 36 54 −18 21 Relegated to Division Three
16 Thorne Colliery 30 1 3 26 30 123 −93 5
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 1972–73 Yorkshire League Division Two on a map of Yorkshire and the Humber

Division Three
Yorkshire Football League
Division Three
Season1972–73
ChampionsHall Road Rangers
PromotedHall Road Rangers
Liversedge
Ossett Town
Matches played240
Goals scored794 (3.31 per match)

Division Three featured ten clubs which competed in the previous season, along with six new clubs.

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Hall Road Rangers 30 15 11 4 56 37 +19 41 Promoted to Division Two
2 Liversedge 30 18 4 8 63 35 +28 40
3 Ossett Town 30 16 6 8 49 35 +14 38
4 Bradford Park Avenue reserves 30 16 5 9 68 43 +25 37 Resigned from the league
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 to the Harrogate & District League
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 from the league
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: 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 1972–73 Yorkshire League Division Three on a map of Yorkshire and the Humber

League Cup
1972–73 Yorkshire Football League League Cup
Country England

Final
Mexborough Town 2–1Hatfield Main

References
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