# Dodworth Miners Welfare F.C.

Dodworth Miners Welfare Football Club is a football club based in Dodworth, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. They are currently members of the Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Premier Division and play at the Miners Welfare Ground.

## History

The club spent three separate spells in the Yorkshire Football League, with a highest finish of 7th in Division Two, in their first season in the competition in 1959.

### Season-by-season record

| Season | Division | Level | Position | Notes |
| 1954–55 | Barnsley Association League | | |
| 1955–56 | Barnsley Association League | | |
| 1956–57 | Barnsley Association League | | |
| 1957–58 | Barnsley Association League | | |
| 1958–59 | Yorkshire League Division Two | | 7th/13 |
| 1959–60 | Yorkshire League Division Two | | 14th/15 |
| 1960–61 | Yorkshire League Division Two | | 15th/19 |
| 1962–63 | Yorkshire League Division Two | | 15th/15 |
| 1963–64 | Yorkshire League Division Two | | 14th/15 |
| 1964–65 | Barnsley Junior League | | |
| 1965–66 | Barnsley Association League | | |
| 1966–67 | Barnsley Association League | | |
| 1967–68 | Barnsley Association League | | |
| 1968–69 | Barnsley Association League | | |
| 1969–70 | Barnsley Association League Division One | | | League champions (won play-off) |
| 1970–71 | Barnsley Association League Division One | | |
| 1971–72 | Barnsley Association League Division One | | |
| 1972–73 | Barnsley Association League Division One | | 12th/12 |
| 1973–74 | Barnsley Association League Premier Division | | |
| 1974–75 | Barnsley Association League Premier Division | | |
| 1975–76 | Yorkshire League Division Three | | 10th/16 |
| 1976–77 | Yorkshire League Division Three | | 8th/16 |
| 1977–78 | Yorkshire League Division Three | | 6th/16 |
| 1978–79 | Yorkshire League Division Three | | 8th/15 |
| 1979–80 | Barnsley Nelson League Division Three | | 5th/11 | Promoted |
| 1980–81 | Barnsley Nelson League Division Two | | 5th/9 | Promoted |
| 1981–82 | Barnsley Nelson League Division One | | 6th/10 |
| 1982–83 | Barnsley Junior League Division Two | | 6th/13 |
| 1983–84 | Barnsley Junior League Division Two | | 6th/12 |
| 1984–85 | Barnsley Junior League Division Two | | 7th/9 |
| 1985–86 | Barnsley Junior League Division Two | | 6th/10 |
| 1986–87 | Barnsley Junior League Division Two | | 4th/13 |
| 1987–88 | Barnsley Junior League Division Two | | 3rd/10 |
| 1988–89 | Barnsley Junior League Division Two | | 8th/9 |
| 1989–90 | Barnsley Junior League Division Two | | 7th/11 | Promoted |
| 1990–91 | Barnsley Junior League Division One | | 6th/10 |
| 1991–92 | Barnsley Junior League Division One | | 4th/9 |
| 1992–93 | Barnsley Junior League Division One | | 3rd/9 |
| 1993–94 | Barnsley Junior League Division One | | |
| 1994–95 | Barnsley Association League Division One | | 1st/11 | League champions, promoted |
| 1995–96 | Barnsley Association League Premier Division | | 5th/9 |
| 1996–97 | Barnsley Association League Premier Division | | |
| 1997–98 | Barnsley Association League Premier Division | | 11th/11 |
| 1998–99 | Barnsley Association League Premier Division | | 4th/13 |
| 1999–00 | Barnsley Association League Premier Division | | |
| 2000–01 | Barnsley Association League Premier Division | | 7th/9 |
| 2001–02 | Barnsley Association League Premier Division | | Withdrew |
| 2003–04 | Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Division Two | | 5th/15 |
| 2004–05 | Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Division Two | 13 | 1st/12 | League champions, promoted |
| 2005–06 | Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Division One | 12 | 12th/13 |
| 2006–07 | Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Division One | 12 | 8th/14 |
| 2007–08 | Wakefield & District League Division Two | 16 | 2nd/12 | Promoted |
| 2008–09 | Wakefield & District League Division One | 15 | 2nd/13 | Promoted |
| 2009–10 | Wakefield & District League Premier Division | 14 | 8th/11 |
| 2010–11 | Wakefield & District League Premier Division | 14 | 1st/11 | League champions |
| 2011–12 | Wakefield & District League Premier Division | 14 | Withdrew |
| 2012–13 | South Yorkshire Amateur League Division One | 15 | 1st/7 | League champions |
| Club dissolved (2013) and reformed (2016) |||||
| 2016–17 | Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Division Two North | 13 | 1st/11 | League champions, promoted |
| 2017–18 | Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Division One | 12 | 1st/12 | League champions, promoted |
| 2018–19 | Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Premier Division | 11 | 2nd/15 |
| 2019–20 | Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Premier Division | 11 | - | League season abandoned owing to COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2020–21 | Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Premier Division | 11 | - | League season abandoned owing to COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2021–22 | Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Premier Division | 11 | 7th/18 |
| 2022–23 | Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Premier Division | 11 | 7th/15 |
| 2023–24 | Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Premier Division | 11 | 2nd/14 |
| Season | Division | Level | Position | Notes |
| Source: Football Club History Database |||||

## Ground

The club plays at the Dodworth Miners Welfare Ground, on High Street, Dodworth, postcode S75 3RF.