# 1977–78 Yorkshire Football League

The 1977–78 Yorkshire Football League was the 52nd season in the history of the Yorkshire Football League, a football competition in England.

## Division One

Division One featured 12 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with four new clubs, promoted from Division Two:
* Farsley Celtic
* Frecheville Community Association
* Sheffield
* Tadcaster Albion

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Emley | 30 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 63 | 33 | +30 | 47 | |
| 2 | Winterton Rangers | 30 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 62 | 35 | +27 | 42 | |
| 3 | Thackley | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 41 | 27 | +14 | 37 | |
| 4 | North Ferriby United | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 50 | 40 | +10 | 35 | |
| 5 | Guiseley | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 59 | 41 | +18 | 34 | |
| 6 | Hallam | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 47 | 42 | +5 | 34 | |
| 7 | Sheffield | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 42 | 35 | +7 | 33 | |
| 8 | Frecheville Community Association | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 29 | |
| 9 | Tadcaster Albion | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 42 | 51 | −9 | 28 | |
| 10 | Bridlington Town | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 41 | 49 | −8 | 27 | |
| 11 | Lincoln United | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 42 | 61 | −19 | 25 | |
| 12 | Leeds Ashley Road | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 35 | 45 | −10 | 24 | |
| 13 | Ossett Albion | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 49 | 58 | −9 | 22 | Relegated to Division Two |
| 14 | Leeds & Carnegie Polytechnic | 30 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 38 | 46 | −8 | 21 | Relegated to Division Two |
| 15 | Farsley Celtic | 30 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 41 | 63 | −22 | 21 | Relegated to Division Two |
| 16 | Denaby United | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 39 | 65 | −26 | 21 | Relegated to Division Two |

### Map
## Division Two

Division Two featured eight clubs which competed in the previous season, along with seven new clubs.
* Clubs relegated from Division One:
** Hatfield Main
** Liversedge
** Pickering Town
* Clubs promoted from Division Three:
** Bentley Victoria Welfare
** Brook Sports
** Collingham
** Fryston Colliery Welfare

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Kiveton Park | 28 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 52 | 27 | +25 | 37 | Promoted to Division One |
| 2 | Ossett Town | 28 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 43 | 27 | +16 | 35 | Promoted to Division One |
| 3 | Bentley Victoria Welfare | 28 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 53 | 34 | +19 | 34 | Promoted to Division One |
| 4 | Scarborough reserves | 28 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 43 | 28 | +15 | 34 | Promoted to Division One |
| 5 | Liversedge | 28 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 41 | 34 | +7 | 34 | |
| 6 | Norton Woodseats | 28 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 45 | 33 | +12 | 32 | |
| 7 | Maltby Miners Welfare | 28 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 47 | 33 | +14 | 31 | |
| 8 | Barton Town | 28 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 43 | 36 | +7 | 29 | |
| 9 | Worsbrough Bridge Miners Welfare Athletic | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 45 | 47 | −2 | 29 | |
| 10 | Brook Sports | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 46 | 48 | −2 | 28 | |
| 11 | Hatfield Main | 28 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 43 | 47 | −4 | 26 | |
| 12 | Fryston Colliery Welfare | 28 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 29 | 45 | −16 | 22 | |
| 13 | Harrogate Town | 28 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 38 | 55 | −17 | 20 | Relegated to Division Three |
| 14 | Pickering Town | 28 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 38 | 73 | −35 | 19 | Relegated to Division Three |
| 15 | Collingham | 28 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 61 | −39 | 10 | Relegated to Division Three |

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## Division Three

Division Three featured eleven clubs which competed in the previous season, along with five new clubs.
* Clubs relegated from Division Two:
** Rawmarsh Welfare
** Selby Town
** Woolley Miners Welfare
** Yorkshire Amateur
* Plus:
** Harworth Colliery Institute, joined from Sheffield Association League

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Yorkshire Amateur | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 59 | 23 | +36 | 43 | Promoted to Division Two |
| 2 | Wombwell Sporting Association | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 45 | 28 | +17 | 41 | Promoted to Division Two |
| 3 | Rawmarsh Welfare | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 66 | 40 | +26 | 40 | Promoted to Division Two |
| 4 | Thorne Colliery | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 60 | 40 | +20 | 39 | Promoted to Division Two |
| 5 | Sheffield Waterworks | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 52 | 25 | +27 | 38 | |
| 6 | Dodworth Miners Welfare | 30 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 71 | 43 | +28 | 38 | |
| 7 | York Railway Institute | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 71 | 41 | +30 | 37 | |
| 8 | Hall Road Rangers | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 52 | 47 | +5 | 31 | |
| 9 | Pilkington Recreation | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 54 | 47 | +7 | 30 | |
| 10 | Harworth Colliery Institute | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 53 | 61 | −8 | 29 | |
| 11 | Stocksbridge Works | 30 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 42 | 50 | −8 | 28 | |
| 12 | BSC Parkgate | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 40 | 59 | −19 | 24 | |
| 13 | Selby Town | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 47 | 60 | −13 | 22 | |
| 14 | Woolley Miners Welfare | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 45 | 68 | −23 | 21 | |
| 15 | St. John's College (York) | 30 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 40 | 86 | −46 | 13 | Resigned |
| 16 | Rossington Miners Welfare | 30 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 22 | 101 | −79 | 6 | |