# 1965–66 Yorkshire Football League

The 1965–66 Yorkshire Football League was the 40th 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:
* Barton Town
* Frickley Colliery reserves
* Goole Town reserves
* Stocksbridge Works

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Wombwell Sporting Association | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 62 | 37 | 1.676 | 43 | |
| 2 | Hatfield Main | 30 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 100 | 54 | 1.852 | 40 | |
| 3 | Selby Town | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 67 | 37 | 1.811 | 40 | |
| 4 | Ossett Albion | 30 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 64 | 40 | 1.600 | 40 | |
| 5 | Bridlington Town | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 62 | 44 | 1.409 | 38 | |
| 6 | Bridlington Trinity | 30 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 85 | 60 | 1.417 | 34 | |
| 7 | Farsley Celtic | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 49 | 36 | 1.361 | 34 | |
| 8 | Barton Town | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 83 | 68 | 1.221 | 34 | |
| 9 | Mexborough Town | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 66 | 51 | 1.294 | 32 | |
| 10 | Goole Town reserves | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 50 | 52 | 0.962 | 30 | Resigned from the league |
| 11 | Scarborough reserves | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 51 | 52 | 0.981 | 27 | |
| 12 | Hallam | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 50 | 59 | 0.847 | 26 | |
| 13 | Frickley Colliery reserves | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 41 | 77 | 0.532 | 21 | |
| 14 | Harrogate Town | 30 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 49 | 65 | 0.754 | 19 | |
| 15 | Rawmarsh Welfare | 30 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 34 | 98 | 0.347 | 13 | Relegated to Division Two |
| 16 | Stocksbridge Works | 30 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 41 | 124 | 0.331 | 9 | Relegated to Division Two |

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## Division Two

Division Two featured eleven clubs which competed in the previous season, along with six new clubs.
* Clubs relegated from Division One:
** Brodsworth Miners Welfare
** Harrogate Railway Athletic
** Hull Brunswick
* Plus:
** Denaby United, relegated from the Midland League
** Heeley Amateurs
** Leeds Ashley Road

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Norton Woodseats | 28 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 85 | 35 | 2.429 | 41 | Promoted to Division One |
| 2 | Thorne Colliery | 28 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 90 | 49 | 1.837 | 39 | Promoted to Division One |
| 3 | Sheffield | 28 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 61 | 33 | 1.848 | 35 | Promoted to Division One |
| 4 | Kiveton Park | 28 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 70 | 57 | 1.228 | 34 | Promoted to Division One |
| 5 | Denaby United | 28 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 84 | 40 | 2.100 | 33 | |
| 6 | Hull Brunswick | 28 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 70 | 60 | 1.167 | 33 | |
| 7 | Heeley Amateurs | 28 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 56 | 62 | 0.903 | 32 | |
| 8 | Retford Town reserves | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 66 | 48 | 1.375 | 30 | |
| 9 | Harrogate Railway Athletic | 28 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 64 | 51 | 1.255 | 26 | |
| 10 | Swallownest Miners Welfare | 28 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 55 | 70 | 0.786 | 26 | |
| 11 | Yorkshire Amateur | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 46 | 57 | 0.807 | 23 | |
| 12 | Doncaster United | 28 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 54 | 68 | 0.794 | 23 | |
| 13 | Ossett Town | 28 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 44 | 104 | 0.423 | 20 | |
| 14 | Leeds Ashley Road | 28 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 47 | 61 | 0.770 | 18 | |
| 15 | Brodsworth Miners Welfare | 28 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 32 | 129 | 0.248 | 7 | |