# 1949–50 Yorkshire Football League

The 1949–50 Yorkshire Football League was the 24th season in the history of the Yorkshire Football League. A new Second Division was formed for this season.

## Division One

The division featured no new teams (compared to the single division of the season before).

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Goole Town reserves (C) | 34 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 91 | 37 | +54 | 57 | |
| 2 | Wombwell Athletic | 34 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 73 | 29 | +44 | 50 | |
| 3 | Ossett Town | 34 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 120 | 61 | +59 | 48 | |
| 4 | Scunthorpe & Lindsey United reserves | 34 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 75 | 44 | +31 | 45 | Resigned |
| 5 | Yorkshire Amateur | 34 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 85 | 55 | +30 | 43 | |
| 6 | Gainsborough Trinity reserves | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 79 | 57 | +22 | 40 | |
| 7 | Rotherham United 'A' | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 64 | 54 | +10 | 37 | |
| 8 | Selby Town | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 82 | 63 | +19 | 36 | |
| 9 | Sheffield United 'A' | 34 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 75 | 52 | +23 | 34 | |
| 10 | Barnsley 'A' | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 53 | 49 | +4 | 33 | |
| 11 | Sheffield Wednesday 'A' | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 52 | 55 | −3 | 31 | |
| 12 | Huddersfield Town 'A' | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 58 | 65 | −7 | 30 | |
| 13 | Brodsworth Main | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 53 | 68 | −15 | 30 | |
| 14 | Leeds United 'A' | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 62 | 67 | −5 | 29 | |
| 15 | Halifax Town 'A' | 34 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 52 | 71 | −19 | 26 | |
| 16 | Chesterfield 'A' (R) | 34 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 48 | 90 | −42 | 19 | Relegation to Division Two |
| 17 | Thorne Colliery (R) | 34 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 62 | 124 | −62 | 19 | Relegation to Division Two |
| 18 | Harworth Colliery | 34 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 31 | 174 | −143 | 5 | Resigned |

## Division Two

The division featured 18 new teams:
* Beighton Miners Welfare, joined from Sheffield Association League
* Bentley Colliery, joined from Sheffield Association League
* Bradford Park Avenue 'A', relegated from Yorkshire League (single division)
* Dinnington Athletic, joined from Sheffield Association League
* Doncaster Rovers 'A', joined from Sheffield Association League
* Farsley Celtic, joined from the West Riding League
* Frickley Colliery reserves, joined from ??
* Hull City 'A', joined from ??
* Kiveton Park Colliery, joined from Sheffield Association League
* Maltby Main, joined from Sheffield Association League
* Norton Woodseats, joined from Sheffield Association League
* Retford Town, joined from Central Alliance
* Scarborough reserves, joined from ??
* Sheffield, joined from Sheffield Association League
* South Kirkby Colliery, relegated from Yorkshire League (single division)
* Stocksbridge Works, joined from Sheffield Association League
* Worksop Town reserves, joined from Sheffield Association League
* York City 'A', joined from ??

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Retford Town (C, P) | 34 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 91 | 55 | +36 | 51 | Promotion to Division One |
| 2 | Beighton Miners Welfare (P) | 34 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 103 | 60 | +43 | 49 | Promotion to Division One |
| 3 | Scarborough reserves (P) | 34 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 95 | 47 | +48 | 48 | Promotion to Division One |
| 4 | Dinnington Athletic (P) | 34 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 82 | 53 | +29 | 48 | Promotion to Division One |
| 5 | Norton Woodseats | 34 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 86 | 49 | +37 | 44 | |
| 6 | Bentley Colliery | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 96 | 69 | +27 | 44 | |
| 7 | Stocksbridge Works | 34 | 20 | 3 | 11 | 78 | 68 | +10 | 43 | |
| 8 | Farsley Celtic | 34 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 100 | 76 | +24 | 37 | |
| 9 | Bradford Park Avenue 'A' | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 71 | 65 | +6 | 36 | |
| 10 | Sheffield | 34 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 89 | 79 | +10 | 32 | |
| 11 | Hull City 'A' | 34 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 99 | 89 | +10 | 32 | |
| 12 | Worksop Town reserves | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 78 | 86 | −8 | 30 | |
| 13 | Doncaster Rovers 'A' | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 60 | 78 | −18 | 30 | |
| 14 | South Kirkby Colliery | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 61 | 86 | −25 | 24 | |
| 15 | Frickley Colliery reserves | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 71 | 109 | −38 | 23 | |
| 16 | Maltby Main | 34 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 48 | 117 | −69 | 16 | |
| 17 | York City 'A' | 34 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 54 | 94 | −40 | 15 | |
| 18 | Kiveton Park Colliery | 34 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 47 | 129 | −82 | 10 | |