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

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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.

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.

Map

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Location of the clubs in the 1969–70 Yorkshire League Division Two on a map of Yorkshire and the Humber

League Cup

Final

Emley 2–0Rawmarsh Welfare

References

Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1969%E2%80%9370_Yorkshire_Football_League
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