# 1981–82 Yorkshire Football League

The 1981–82 Yorkshire Football League season was the 56th and last season in the history of the Yorkshire Football League, a football competition in England.
At the end of the season, the league merged with Midland Football League and formed the new Northern Counties East Football League. Most of the Yorkshire League clubs were transferred to the Northern Counties East League divisions.

## Division One

Division One featured 12 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with four new clubs, promoted from Division Two:
* Farsley Celtic
* Lincoln United
* Ossett Albion
* York Railway Institute

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Emley | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 57 | 27 | +30 | 41 | Joined Northern Counties East League Premier Division |
| 2 | Guiseley | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 52 | 33 | +19 | 39 | Joined Northern Counties East League Premier Division |
| 3 | Leeds Ashley Road | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 44 | 30 | +14 | 39 | Joined Northern Counties East League Division One North |
| 4 | Scarborough reserves | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 51 | 38 | +13 | 37 | Joined Northern Counties East League Division One North |
| 5 | Bentley Victoria Welfare | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 46 | 37 | +9 | 35 | Joined Northern Counties East League Premier Division |
| 6 | Lincoln United | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 47 | 35 | +12 | 34 | Joined Northern Counties East League Division One South |
| 7 | Winterton Rangers | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 37 | 30 | +7 | 34 | Joined Northern Counties East League Premier Division |
| 8 | Thackley | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 51 | 35 | +16 | 33 | Joined Northern Counties East League Premier Division |
| 9 | Ossett Albion | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 28 | 26 | +2 | 31 | Joined Northern Counties East League Division One North |
| 10 | North Ferriby United | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 27 | Joined Northern Counties East League Division One North |
| 11 | Sheffield | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 33 | 46 | −13 | 27 | Joined Northern Counties East League Division One South |
| 12 | Hallam | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 46 | 53 | −7 | 26 | Joined Northern Counties East League Division One South |
| 13 | Frecheville Community Association | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 39 | 48 | −9 | 25 | Joined Northern Counties East League Division One South |
| 14 | Farsley Celtic | 30 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 38 | 54 | −16 | 22 | Joined Northern Counties East League Division One North |
| 15 | Liversedge | 30 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 52 | −28 | 17 | Joined Northern Counties East League Division One North |
| 16 | York Railway Institute | 30 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 28 | 77 | −49 | 13 | Joined Northern Counties East League Division One North |

### Map
## Division Two

Division Two featured ten clubs which competed in the previous season, along with six new clubs.
* Clubs relegated from Division One:
** Bridlington Town
** Kiveton Park
** Maltby Miners Welfare
* Clubs promoted from Division Three:
** Bradley Rangers
** Grimethorpe Miners Welfare
** Harrogate Town

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Harrogate Town | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 56 | 29 | +27 | 40 | Joined Northern Counties East League Division One North |
| 2 | Ossett Town | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 51 | 29 | +22 | 40 | Joined Northern Counties East League Division One North |
| 3 | Garforth Miners | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 44 | 27 | +17 | 39 | Joined Northern Counties East League Division One North |
| 4 | Bradley Rangers | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 42 | 31 | +11 | 38 | Joined Northern Counties East League Division One North |
| 5 | Maltby Miners Welfare | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 48 | 39 | +9 | 34 | Joined Northern Counties East League Division One South |
| 6 | BSC Parkgate | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 43 | 40 | +3 | 34 | Joined Northern Counties East League Division One South |
| 7 | Norton Woodseats | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 35 | 28 | +7 | 33 | Joined Northern Counties East League Division One South |
| 8 | Hatfield Main | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 42 | 41 | +1 | 30 | Joined Northern Counties East League Division One North |
| 9 | Hall Road Rangers | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 32 | 37 | −5 | 30 | Joined Northern Counties East League Division One North |
| 10 | Harworth Colliery Institute | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 40 | 37 | +3 | 29 | Joined Northern Counties East League Division One South |
| 11 | Bridlington Town | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 35 | 55 | −20 | 24 | Joined Northern Counties East League Division One North |
| 12 | Grimethorpe Miners Welfare | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 39 | 42 | −3 | 23 | Joined Northern Counties East League Division Two North |
| 13 | Pilkington Recreation | 30 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 29 | 41 | −12 | 22 | Joined Northern Counties East League Division Two North |
| 14 | Yorkshire Amateur | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 27 | 53 | −26 | 22 | Joined Northern Counties East League Division Two North |
| 15 | Kiveton Park | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 37 | 52 | −15 | 21 | Joined Northern Counties East League Division Two South |
| 16 | Fryston Colliery Welfare | 30 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 37 | 56 | −19 | 21 | Joined Northern Counties East League Division Two North |

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## Division Three

Division Three featured 12 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with three new clubs.
* Clubs relegated from Division Two:
** Rawmarsh Welfare
** Thorne Colliery
* Plus:
** Phoenix Park, joined from the West Riding County League

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Pontefract Collieries | 28 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 62 | 23 | +39 | 50 | Joined Northern Counties East League Division Two North |
| 2 | Denaby United | 28 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 44 | 29 | +15 | 37 | Joined Northern Counties East League Division One South |
| 3 | Woolley Miners Welfare | 28 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 51 | 28 | +23 | 36 | Joined Northern Counties East League Division Two South |
| 4 | Worsbrough Bridge Miners Welfare | 28 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 54 | 35 | +19 | 35 | Joined Northern Counties East League Division Two South |
| 5 | Tadcaster Albion | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 52 | 37 | +15 | 33 | Joined Northern Counties East League Division Two North |
| 6 | Stocksbridge Works | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 51 | 35 | +16 | 30 | Joined Northern Counties East League Division Two South |
| 7 | Phoenix Park | 28 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 29 | Joined Northern Counties East League Division Two North |
| 8 | Wombwell Sporting Association | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 29 | 31 | −2 | 29 | Joined Northern Counties East League Division Two South |
| 9 | Pickering Town | 28 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 38 | 41 | −3 | 26 | Joined Northern Counties East League Division Two North |
| 10 | Selby Town | 28 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 34 | 39 | −5 | 24 | Joined Northern Counties East League Division Two North |
| 11 | Brook Sports | 28 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 33 | 41 | −8 | 24 | Joined Northern Counties East League Division Two North |
| 12 | Collingham | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 27 | 36 | −9 | 23 | Joined Northern Counties East League Division Two North |
| 13 | Harrogate Railway Athletic | 28 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 24 | 53 | −29 | 18 | Joined Northern Counties East League Division Two North |
| 14 | Rawmarsh Welfare | 28 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 64 | −42 | 15 | Club folded |
| 15 | Thorne Colliery | 28 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 39 | 68 | −29 | 11 | Joined Northern Counties East League Division Two North |