1961–62 Yorkshire Football League
# 1961–62 Yorkshire Football League

The 1961–62 Yorkshire Football League was the 36th season in the history of the Yorkshire Football League, a football competition in England. This season Division Three was formed. It was made of reserve sides of eight league clubs plus Leeds United 'A'.

## Division One

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

* Goole Town reserves
* Hallam
* Harrogate Town
* Swillington Miners Welfare

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Stocksbridge Works | 30 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 90 | 28 | 3.214 | 48 | |
| 2 | Ossett Albion | 30 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 84 | 40 | 2.100 | 47 | |
| 3 | Bridlington Town | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 61 | 25 | 2.440 | 45 | |
| 4 | Farsley Celtic | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 40 | 35 | 1.143 | 35 | |
| 5 | Yorkshire Amateur | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 69 | 58 | 1.190 | 33 | |
| 6 | Harrogate Town | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 56 | 45 | 1.244 | 32 | |
| 7 | Norton Woodseats | 30 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 59 | 59 | 1.000 | 31 | |
| 8 | Hallam | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 65 | 59 | 1.102 | 29 | |
| 9 | Selby Town | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 51 | 53 | 0.962 | 29 | |
| 10 | East End Park | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 45 | 55 | 0.818 | 27 | Resigned from the league |
| 11 | Scarborough reserves | 30 | 12 | 2 | 16 | 66 | 76 | 0.868 | 26 | |
| 12 | Goole Town reserves | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 55 | 66 | 0.833 | 25 | |
| 13 | Grimethorpe Miners Welfare | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 60 | 86 | 0.698 | 24 | |
| 14 | Swillington Miners Welfare | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 59 | 85 | 0.694 | 21 | Relegated to Division Two |
| 15 | Frickley Colliery reserves | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 35 | 65 | 0.538 | 18 | Relegated to Division Two |
| 16 | Ossett Town | 30 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 39 | 99 | 0.394 | 10 | Relegated to Division Two |

## Division Two

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

* Clubs relegated from Division One:
   * Doncaster United
   * Sheffield
* Plus:
   * Brodsworth Main Colliery, joined from the Doncaster & District Senior League
   * Hull Brunswick

Also, Wombwell changed name to Wombwell Sporting Association.

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Bridlington Trinity | 26 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 75 | 23 | 3.261 | 42 | Promoted to Division One |
| 2 | Doncaster United | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 75 | 37 | 2.027 | 38 | Promoted to Division One |
| 3 | Swallownest Miners Welfare | 26 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 81 | 42 | 1.929 | 38 | Promoted to Division One |
| 4 | Hatfield Main | 26 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 86 | 47 | 1.830 | 36 | Promoted to Division One |
| 5 | Wombwell Sporting Association | 26 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 70 | 51 | 1.373 | 30 | |
| 6 | Rawmarsh Welfare | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 69 | 52 | 1.327 | 29 | |
| 7 | Sheffield | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 61 | 48 | 1.271 | 27 | |
| 8 | Harrogate Railway Athletic | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 63 | 74 | 0.851 | 25 | |
| 9 | Hull Brunswick | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 59 | 52 | 1.135 | 24 | |
| 10 | Thorne Colliery | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 52 | 60 | 0.867 | 20 | |
| 11 | Brodsworth Main Colliery | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 49 | 71 | 0.690 | 19 | |
| 12 | Salts | 26 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 47 | 72 | 0.653 | 19 | |
| 13 | York City 'A' | 26 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 27 | 64 | 0.422 | 14 | |
| 14 | South Kirkby Colliery | 26 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 24 | 145 | 0.166 | 3 | |
