1969–70 Yorkshire Football League

1969–70 Yorkshire Football League League Cup
Tournament details
Country	England
	← 1968–69 1970–71 →

Yorkshire Football League
Division Two
Season	1969–70
Champions	Dinnington Athletic
Relegated	Firth Vickers; Guiseley; Hall Road Rangers; Harrogate Railway Athletic; Harrogate Town; Leeds Ashley Road; Ossett Town; Sheffield; Stocksbridge Works
Matches played	306
Goals scored	1,126 (3.68 per match)
	← 1968–69 1970–71 →

Yorkshire Football League
Division One
Season	1969–70
Champions	Rawmarsh Welfare
Relegated	Hatfield Main; Heeley Amateurs; Kiveton Park; Norton Woodseats; Swallownest Miners Welfare; Thackley
Matches played	306
Goals scored	1,025 (3.35 per match)
	← 1968–69 1970–71 →

The 1969–70 Yorkshire Football League was the 44th season in the history of the Yorkshire Football League, a football competition in England. At the end of this season the league expanded up to three divisions.

Division One

Division One featured 14 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	Rawmarsh Welfare	34	26	2	6	90	39	2.308	54
2	Bridlington Trinity	34	20	8	6	70	44	1.591	48
3	Mexborough Town	34	20	6	8	66	41	1.610	46
4	Farsley Celtic	34	17	10	7	55	28	1.964	44
5	Selby Town	34	18	8	8	69	47	1.468	44
6	Wombwell Sporting Association	34	16	9	9	69	50	1.380	41
7	Denaby United	34	15	8	11	58	40	1.450	38
8	Bridlington Town	34	14	9	11	68	50	1.360	37
9	Lincoln United	34	16	5	13	58	47	1.234	37
10	Hallam	34	13	6	15	72	76	0.947	32
11	Ossett Albion	34	12	7	15	44	46	0.957	31
12	Frecheville Community Association	34	12	4	18	52	54	0.963	28
13	Thackley	34	11	5	18	37	43	0.860	27	Relegated to Division Two
14	Swallownest Miners Welfare	34	10	5	19	46	70	0.657	25
15	Norton Woodseats	34	8	9	17	46	87	0.529	25
16	Hatfield Main	34	7	6	21	41	73	0.562	20
17	Kiveton Park	34	6	6	22	39	100	0.390	18
18	Heeley Amateurs	34	5	7	22	45	90	0.500	17

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 1969–70 Yorkshire League Division One on a map of Yorkshire and the Humber

Division Two

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

Clubs relegated from Division One:
Plus:

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Dinnington Athletic	34	24	7	3	91	37	2.459	55
2	Emley	34	23	4	7	79	29	2.724	50
3	North Ferriby United	34	20	9	5	95	46	2.065	49
4	Hull Brunswick	34	20	6	8	103	52	1.981	46
5	Scarborough reserves	34	17	7	10	75	47	1.596	41
6	Yorkshire Amateur	34	14	9	11	57	54	1.056	37
7	Brodsworth Miners Welfare	34	15	5	14	60	59	1.017	35
8	Thorne Colliery	34	15	5	14	76	84	0.905	35
9	Stocksbridge Works	34	14	6	14	67	66	1.015	34	Relegated to Division Three
10	Harrogate Town	34	12	10	12	40	54	0.741	34
11	Sheffield	34	9	12	13	41	51	0.804	30
12	Guiseley	34	10	8	16	68	83	0.819	28
13	Hamptons Sports	34	11	5	18	60	84	0.714	27	Resigned from the league
14	Harrogate Railway Athletic	34	10	7	17	39	55	0.709	27	Relegated to Division Three
15	Firth Vickers	34	11	4	19	54	88	0.614	26
16	Leeds Ashley Road	34	9	5	20	47	84	0.560	23
17	Hall Road Rangers	34	8	6	20	45	79	0.570	22
18	Ossett Town	34	3	7	24	29	74	0.392	13

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.