1976–77 Yorkshire Football League

The 1976–77 Yorkshire Football League was the 51st season in the history of the Yorkshire Football League, a football competition in England.

Division One
Yorkshire Football League
Division One
Season1976–77
ChampionsWinterton Rangers
RelegatedHatfield Main
Liversedge
Pickering Town
Matches played240
Goals scored755 (3.15 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 Winterton Rangers 30 17 10 3 77 31 +46 44
2 Emley 30 18 8 4 66 38 +28 44
3 Ossett Albion 30 17 5 8 51 28 +23 39
4 Guiseley 30 18 3 9 55 37 +18 39
5 Leeds Ashley Road 30 16 6 8 48 35 +13 38
6 Thackley 30 14 9 7 44 26 +18 37
7 Hallam 30 14 9 7 47 33 +14 37
8 North Ferriby United 30 14 8 8 62 38 +24 36
9 Bridlington Town 30 9 10 11 45 43 +2 28
10 Leeds & Carnegie Polytechnic 30 11 3 16 45 42 +3 25
11 Lincoln United 30 8 9 13 45 51 −6 25
12 Denaby United 30 8 7 15 40 60 −20 23
13 Redfearn National Glass 30 7 9 14 40 64 −24 23 Resigned to the Barnsley League
14 Liversedge 30 7 6 17 37 57 −20 20 Relegated to Division Two
15 Hatfield Main 30 3 7 20 30 87 −57 13
16 Pickering Town 30 4 1 25 23 85 −62 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 1976–77 Yorkshire League Division One on a map of Yorkshire and the Humber

Division Two
Yorkshire Football League
Division Two
Season1976–77
ChampionsSheffield
PromotedFarsley Celtic
Frecheville Community Association
Sheffield
Tadcaster Albion
RelegatedRawmarsh Welfare
Selby Town
Woolley Miners Welfare
Yorkshire Amateur
Matches played240
Goals scored694 (2.89 per match)

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

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sheffield 30 15 10 5 42 26 +16 40 Promoted to Division One
2 Tadcaster Albion 30 15 7 8 53 33 +20 37
3 Frecheville Community Association 30 14 9 7 50 33 +17 37
4 Farsley Celtic 30 16 4 10 42 24 +18 36
5 Ossett Town 30 14 8 8 48 31 +17 36
6 Barton Town 30 10 14 6 48 38 +10 34
7 Kiveton Park 30 11 10 9 45 45 0 32
8 Norton Woodseats 30 11 9 10 48 41 +7 31
9 Worsbrough Bridge Miners Welfare Athletic 30 11 9 10 49 45 +4 31
10 Harrogate Town 30 9 12 9 45 50 −5 30
11 Maltby Miners Welfare 30 9 11 10 47 55 −8 29
12 Scarborough reserves 30 10 8 12 43 48 −5 28
13 Yorkshire Amateur 30 6 15 9 34 39 −5 27 Relegated to Division Three
14 Rawmarsh Welfare 30 5 10 15 32 49 −17 20
15 Woolley Miners Welfare 30 7 4 19 42 71 −29 18
16 Selby Town 30 3 8 19 26 66 −40 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
Location of the clubs in the 1976–77 Yorkshire League Division Two on a map of Yorkshire and the Humber

Division Three
Yorkshire Football League
Division Three
Season1976–77
ChampionsBentley Victoria Welfare
PromotedBentley Victoria Welfare
Brook Sports
Collingham
Fryston Colliery Welfare
Matches played240
Goals scored784 (3.27 per match)

Division Three featured eleven clubs which competed in the previous season, along with five new clubs.

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Bentley Victoria Welfare 30 19 6 5 70 38 +32 44 Promoted to Division Two
2 Fryston Colliery Welfare 30 16 6 8 64 39 +25 38
3 Brook Sports 30 15 6 9 54 33 +21 36
4 Collingham 30 13 10 7 51 34 +17 36
5 Hall Road Rangers 30 14 7 9 50 35 +15 35
6 Thorne Colliery 30 13 7 10 47 38 +9 33
7 York Railway Institute 30 12 8 10 68 64 +4 32
8 Dodworth Miners Welfare 30 11 9 10 50 57 −7 31
9 Wombwell Sporting Association 30 11 9 10 36 44 −8 31
10 Sheffield Waterworks 30 10 8 12 41 41 0 28
11 St. John's College (York) 30 11 6 13 58 61 −3 28
12 Rossington Miners Welfare 30 9 6 15 46 55 −9 24
13 Stocksbridge Works 30 10 4 16 40 60 −20 24
14 BSC Parkgate 30 8 5 17 41 59 −18 21
15 Heeley Amateurs 30 7 9 14 38 63 −25 19[lower-alpha 1] Resigned from the league
16 Pilkington Recreation 30 4 8 18 30 63 −33 16
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.
Notes:
  1. Heeley Amateurs were deducted 4 points.

Map
Location of the clubs in the 1976–77 Yorkshire League Division Three on a map of Yorkshire and the Humber

League Cup
1976–77 Yorkshire Football League League Cup
Country England

Final
Ossett Albion 3–1Emley

References
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