1980–81 Yorkshire Football League

The 1980–81 Yorkshire Football League was the 55th season in the history of the Yorkshire Football League, a football competition in England.

Division One
Yorkshire Football League
Division One
Season1980–81
ChampionsLeeds Ashley Road
RelegatedBridlington Town
Kiveton Park
Maltby Miners Welfare
Matches played240
Goals scored662 (2.76 per match)

Division One featured 12 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with four new clubs, promoted from Division Two:

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Leeds Ashley Road 30 18 8 4 58 25 +33 44
2 Emley 30 17 8 5 61 36 +25 42
3 North Ferriby United 30 16 8 6 40 23 +17 40
4 Thackley 30 14 7 9 48 39 +9 35
5 Guiseley 30 10 12 8 48 41 +7 32
6 Winterton Rangers 30 12 8 10 35 31 +4 32
7 Scarborough reserves 30 13 5 12 55 49 +6 31
8 Frecheville Community Association 30 10 11 9 41 38 +3 31
9 Hallam 30 11 7 12 42 39 +3 29
10 Liversedge 30 11 7 12 35 49 −14 29
11 Barton Town 30 8 10 12 39 41 −2 26 Resigned to the Lincolnshire League
12 Sheffield 30 9 8 13 24 41 −17 26
13 Bentley Victoria Welfare 30 9 7 14 47 47 0 25
14 Maltby Miners Welfare 30 9 7 14 37 41 −4 25 Relegated to Division Two
15 Kiveton Park 30 9 7 14 40 50 −10 25
16 Bridlington Town 30 1 6 23 12 72 −60 8
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
The points system until the 1990–91 season: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.

Map
Bridlington Town
Emley
Frecheville Community Association
Maltby Miners Welfare
North Ferriby United
Scarborough reserves
Location of the clubs in the 1980–81 Yorkshire League Division One on a map of Yorkshire and the Humber

Division Two
Yorkshire Football League
Division Two
Season1980–81
ChampionsOssett Albion
PromotedFarsley Celtic
Lincoln United
Ossett Albion
York Railway Institute
Matches played240
Goals scored641 (2.67 per match)

Division Two featured eight clubs which competed in the previous season, along with eight new clubs.

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Ossett Albion 30 15 8 7 46 30 +16 38 Promoted to Division One
2 York Railway Institute 30 13 10 7 52 46 +6 36
3 Lincoln United 30 10 14 6 48 40 +8 34
4 Farsley Celtic 30 12 10 8 36 28 +8 34
5 Garforth Miners 30 12 9 9 49 42 +7 33
6 Pilkington Recreation 30 12 9 9 48 42 +6 33
7 BSC Parkgate 30 11 9 10 31 35 −4 31
8 Harworth Colliery Institute 30 10 10 10 46 40 +6 30
9 Norton Woodseats 30 11 7 12 34 31 +3 29
10 Yorkshire Amateur 30 8 13 9 36 40 −4 29
11 Hall Road Rangers 30 7 14 9 37 44 −7 28
12 Ossett Town 30 11 5 14 37 41 −4 27
13 Fryston Colliery Welfare 30 11 5 14 34 40 −6 27
14 Hatfield Main 30 8 11 11 36 43 −7 27
15 Thorne Colliery 30 9 5 16 44 53 −9 23 Relegated to Division Three
16 Rawmarsh Welfare 30 4 13 13 27 46 −19 21
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
The points system until the 1990–91 season: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.

Map
Location of the clubs in the 1980–81 Yorkshire League Division Two on a map of Yorkshire and the Humber

Division Three
Yorkshire Football League Division Three
Season1980–81
ChampionsBradley Rangers
PromotedBradley Rangers
Grimethorpe Miners Welfare
Harrogate Town
Matches played240
Goals scored724 (3.02 per match)

Division Three featured nine clubs which competed in the previous season, along with seven new clubs.

Also, Sheffield Water Works changed name to Yorkshire Water Authority (Southern).

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Bradley Rangers 30 20 4 6 68 33 +35 44 Promoted to Division Two
2 Harrogate Town 30 20 4 6 64 31 +33 44
3 Yorkshire Water Authority (Southern) 30 18 5 7 59 29 +30 41 Resigned from the league
4 Grimethorpe Miners Welfare 30 14 9 7 54 29 +25 37 Promoted to Division Two
5 Stocksbridge Works 30 16 5 9 56 44 +12 37
6 Denaby United 30 14 8 8 55 36 +19 36
7 Worsbrough Bridge Miners Welfare Athletic 30 14 8 8 57 49 +8 36
8 Pickering Town 30 12 10 8 43 34 +9 34
9 Pontefract Collieries 30 13 8 9 48 41 +7 34
10 Harrogate Railway Athletic 30 10 5 15 30 38 −8 25
11 Tadcaster Albion 30 9 6 15 46 52 −6 24
12 Wombwell Sporting Association 30 7 10 13 33 49 −16 24
13 Brook Sports 30 6 9 15 30 51 −21 21
14 Woolley Miners Welfare 30 6 5 19 34 61 −27 17
15 Collingham 30 4 6 20 21 56 −35 14
16 Selby Town 30 4 4 22 26 91 −65 12
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
The points system until the 1990–91 season: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.

Map
Location of the clubs in the 1980–81 Yorkshire League Division Three on a map of Yorkshire and the Humber

League Cup
1980–81 Yorkshire Football League League Cup
Country England

Final
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