1962–63 Yorkshire Football League
# 1962–63 Yorkshire Football League

The 1962–63 Yorkshire Football League was the 37th 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:

* Bridlington Trinity
* Doncaster United
* Hatfield Main
* Swallownest Miners Welfare

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Stocksbridge Works | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 83 | 28 | 2.964 | 45 | |
| 2 | Harrogate Town | 30 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 70 | 34 | 2.059 | 40 | |
| 3 | Farsley Celtic | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 60 | 37 | 1.622 | 36 | |
| 4 | Ossett Albion | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 63 | 49 | 1.286 | 35 | |
| 5 | Bridlington Town | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 47 | 44 | 1.068 | 35 | |
| 6 | Bridlington Trinity | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 69 | 70 | 0.986 | 31 | |
| 7 | Norton Woodseats | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 53 | 51 | 1.039 | 30 | |
| 8 | Swallownest Miners Welfare | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 56 | 55 | 1.018 | 28 | |
| 9 | Scarborough reserves | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 50 | 55 | 0.909 | 28 | |
| 10 | Selby Town | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 45 | 58 | 0.776 | 28 | |
| 11 | Doncaster United | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 35 | 49 | 0.714 | 28 | |
| 12 | Hallam | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 60 | 60 | 1.000 | 27 | |
| 13 | Hatfield Main | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 55 | 69 | 0.797 | 25 | Relegated to Division Two |
| 14 | Goole Town reserves | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 49 | 61 | 0.803 | 24 | Relegated to Division Two |
| 15 | Yorkshire Amateur | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 44 | 70 | 0.629 | 22 | Relegated to Division Two |
| 16 | Grimethorpe Miners Welfare | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 40 | 89 | 0.449 | 18 | Relegated to Division Two |

## Division Two

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

* Clubs relegated from Division One:
   * Frickley Colliery reserves
   * Ossett Town
   * Swillington Miners Welfare
* Plus:
   * Dodworth Miners Welfare
   * Mexborough Town, new club

Also, Brodsworth Main Colliery changed name to Brodsworth Main.

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Wombwell Sporting Association | 28 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 67 | 20 | 3.350 | 46 | Promoted to Division One |
| 2 | Mexborough Town | 28 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 64 | 28 | 2.286 | 41 | Promoted to Division One |
| 3 | Swillington Miners Welfare | 28 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 82 | 40 | 2.050 | 39 | Promoted to Division One |
| 4 | Hull Brunswick | 28 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 85 | 48 | 1.771 | 38 | Promoted to Division One |
| 5 | Sheffield | 28 | 18 | 0 | 10 | 78 | 44 | 1.773 | 36 | |
| 6 | Ossett Town | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 82 | 54 | 1.519 | 33 | |
| 7 | Salts | 28 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 58 | 38 | 1.526 | 30 | |
| 8 | Harrogate Railway Athletic | 28 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 62 | 45 | 1.378 | 30 | |
| 9 | Rawmarsh Welfare | 28 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 67 | 61 | 1.098 | 30 | |
| 10 | Frickley Colliery reserves | 28 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 60 | 60 | 1.000 | 25 | |
| 11 | Brodsworth Main | 28 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 53 | 53 | 1.000 | 24 | |
| 12 | Thorne Colliery | 28 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 59 | 84 | 0.702 | 14 | |
| 13 | York City 'A' | 28 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 45 | 83 | 0.542 | 14 | Resigned from the league |
| 14 | South Kirkby Colliery | 28 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 38 | 134 | 0.284 | 11 | |
| 15 | Dodworth Miners Welfare | 28 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 33 | 141 | 0.234 | 9 | |
