The1976–77 Yorkshire Football League was the 51st season in the history of theYorkshire Football League, afootball competition inEngland.
| Season | 1976–77 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Winterton Rangers |
| Relegated | Hatfield Main Liversedge Pickering Town |
| Matches | 240 |
| Goals | 755 (3.15 per match) |
1977–78 → | |
Division One featured 12 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with four new clubs, promoted from Division Two:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Winterton Rangers | 30 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 77 | 31 | +46 | 44 | |
| 2 | Emley | 30 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 66 | 38 | +28 | 44 | |
| 3 | Ossett Albion | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 51 | 28 | +23 | 39 | |
| 4 | Guiseley | 30 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 55 | 37 | +18 | 39 | |
| 5 | Leeds Ashley Road | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 48 | 35 | +13 | 38 | |
| 6 | Thackley | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 44 | 26 | +18 | 37 | |
| 7 | Hallam | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 47 | 33 | +14 | 37 | |
| 8 | North Ferriby United | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 62 | 38 | +24 | 36 | |
| 9 | Bridlington Town | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 45 | 43 | +2 | 28 | |
| 10 | Leeds & Carnegie Polytechnic | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 45 | 42 | +3 | 25 | |
| 11 | Lincoln United | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 45 | 51 | −6 | 25 | |
| 12 | Denaby United | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 40 | 60 | −20 | 23 | |
| 13 | Redfearn National Glass | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 40 | 64 | −24 | 23 | Resigned to the Barnsley League |
| 14 | Liversedge | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 37 | 57 | −20 | 20 | Relegated toDivision Two |
| 15 | Hatfield Main | 30 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 30 | 87 | −57 | 13 | |
| 16 | Pickering Town | 30 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 23 | 85 | −62 | 9 |
| Season | 1976–77 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Sheffield |
| Promoted | Farsley Celtic Frecheville Community Association Sheffield Tadcaster Albion |
| Relegated | Rawmarsh Welfare Selby Town Woolley Miners Welfare Yorkshire Amateur |
| Matches | 240 |
| Goals | 694 (2.89 per match) |
1977–78 → | |
Division Two featured eight clubs which competed in the previous season, along with eight new clubs.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheffield | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 42 | 26 | +16 | 40 | Promoted toDivision One |
| 2 | Tadcaster Albion | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 53 | 33 | +20 | 37 | |
| 3 | Frecheville Community Association | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 50 | 33 | +17 | 37 | |
| 4 | Farsley Celtic | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 42 | 24 | +18 | 36 | |
| 5 | Ossett Town | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 48 | 31 | +17 | 36 | |
| 6 | Barton Town | 30 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 48 | 38 | +10 | 34 | |
| 7 | Kiveton Park | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 32 | |
| 8 | Norton Woodseats | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 48 | 41 | +7 | 31 | |
| 9 | Worsbrough Bridge Miners Welfare Athletic | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 49 | 45 | +4 | 31 | |
| 10 | Harrogate Town | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 45 | 50 | −5 | 30 | |
| 11 | Maltby Miners Welfare | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 47 | 55 | −8 | 29 | |
| 12 | Scarborough reserves | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 43 | 48 | −5 | 28 | |
| 13 | Yorkshire Amateur | 30 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 34 | 39 | −5 | 27 | Relegated toDivision Three |
| 14 | Rawmarsh Welfare | 30 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 32 | 49 | −17 | 20 | |
| 15 | Woolley Miners Welfare | 30 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 42 | 71 | −29 | 18 | |
| 16 | Selby Town | 30 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 66 | −40 | 14 |
| Season | 1976–77 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Bentley Victoria Welfare |
| Promoted | Bentley Victoria Welfare Brook Sports Collingham Fryston Colliery Welfare |
| Matches | 240 |
| Goals | 784 (3.27 per match) |
1977–78 → | |
Division Three featured eleven clubs which competed in the previous season, along with five new clubs.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bentley Victoria Welfare | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 70 | 38 | +32 | 44 | Promoted toDivision Two |
| 2 | Fryston Colliery Welfare | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 64 | 39 | +25 | 38 | |
| 3 | Brook Sports | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 54 | 33 | +21 | 36 | |
| 4 | Collingham | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 51 | 34 | +17 | 36 | |
| 5 | Hall Road Rangers | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 50 | 35 | +15 | 35 | |
| 6 | Thorne Colliery | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 47 | 38 | +9 | 33 | |
| 7 | York Railway Institute | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 68 | 64 | +4 | 32 | |
| 8 | Dodworth Miners Welfare | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 50 | 57 | −7 | 31 | |
| 9 | Wombwell Sporting Association | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 36 | 44 | −8 | 31 | |
| 10 | Sheffield Waterworks | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 28 | |
| 11 | St. John's College (York) | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 58 | 61 | −3 | 28 | |
| 12 | Rossington Miners Welfare | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 46 | 55 | −9 | 24 | |
| 13 | Stocksbridge Works | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 40 | 60 | −20 | 24 | |
| 14 | BSC Parkgate | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 41 | 59 | −18 | 21 | |
| 15 | Heeley Amateurs | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 38 | 63 | −25 | 19[a] | Resigned from the league |
| 16 | Pilkington Recreation | 30 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 30 | 63 | −33 | 16 |
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| Country | England |