1965–66 Yorkshire Football League

1965–66 Yorkshire Football League League Cup
Tournament details
Country	England
	← 1964–66 1966–67 →

Yorkshire Football League
Division Two
Season	1965–66
Champions	Norton Woodseats
Promoted	Kiveton Park; Norton Woodseats; Sheffield; Thorne Colliery
Matches played	210
Goals scored	924 (4.4 per match)
	← 1964–65 1966–67 →

Yorkshire Football League
Division One
Season	1965–66
Champions	Wombwell Sporting Association
Relegated	Rawmarsh Welfare; Stocksbridge Works
Matches played	240
Goals scored	954 (3.98 per match)
	← 1964–65 1966–67 →

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:

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

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

Frickley Colliery reserves

Goole Town reserves

Scarborough reserves

Location of the clubs in the 1965–66 Yorkshire League Division One on a map of Yorkshire and the Humber

Division Two

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

Clubs relegated from Division One:
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
3	Sheffield	28	15	5	8	61	33	1.848	35
4	Kiveton Park	28	15	4	9	70	57	1.228	34
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

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.