List of Yorkshire Football League clubs explained

The following is a list of clubs who played in the Yorkshire Football League.^[1]

The league ran at first from 1897/98 to 1898/99, and then from 1920/21 to 1981/82.

1st Yorkshire League (1897/98 – 1899/1900)

• Barnsley St. Peters (reserves only)
• Bradford
• Dewsbury
• Doncaster Rovers (reserves only)
• Featherstone
• Halifax
• Huddersfield
• Hunslet
• Leeds
• Mexborough
• Ossett
• Sheffield
• Sheffield United (reserves only)
• The Wednesday (reserves only)
• Wombwell Town

2nd Yorkshire League (1920/21 – 1981/82)

• Acomb
• Altofts West Riding Colliery
• Barnoldswick Town
• Barnsley ('A' team only)
• Barton Town
• Beighton Miners Welfare
• Bentley Victoria Welfare
• Blackburn Welfare
• Bolsover Colliery
• Bradley Rangers
• Bradford City (reserves & 'A' team only)
• Bradford Park Avenue (reserves & 'A' team only)
• Bradford United
• Bridlington Town
• Bridlington Trinity
• Briggs Sports
• British Ropes
• Brodsworth Welfare
• Brook Sports
• Bullcroft Main Colliery
• [Castleford & Allerton United * [[Castleford Town F.C.|Castleford Town]] (first team & reserves)
• Chesterfield ('A' team only)
• Collingham
• Denaby United
• Dewsbury & Savile
• Dinnington Athletic
• Dodworth Miners Welfare
• Doncaster Rovers (reserves & 'A' team only)
• Doncaster United
• Dunscroft Welfare
• East End Park WMC (first team and reserves)
• East Riding Amateurs
• Emley
• Farsley Celtic (first team & reserves)
• Firbeck Main Colliery
• Firth Vickers
• Frecheville Community
• Frickley Colliery (first team & reserves)
• Fryston Colliery Welfare
• Gainsborough Trinity (first team & reserves)
• Garforth Miners
• Goole Town (first team & reserves)
• Grimethorpe Miners Welfare
• Guiseley
• Halifax Town (reserves & 'A' team only)
• Hallam
• Hall Road Rangers
• Hamptons Sports
• Harrogate
• Harrogate Railway Athletic (first team & reserves)
• Harrogate Town (first team & reserves)
• Harworth Colliery Institute
• Hatfield Main
• Heeley Amateurs
• Hook Shipyards
• Houghton Main
• Huddersfield Town ('A' team only)
• Hull Amateurs
• Hull Brunswick
• Hull City ('A' team only)
• International Harvesters
• Keighley Central
• Keighley Town
• Kiveton Park
• Leeds Ashley Road
• Leeds & Carnegie College
• Leeds City
• Leeds Harehills
• Leeds United ('A' team only)
• Lincoln United
• Liversedge
• Maltby Main
• Methley Perseverance
• Mexborough Town (first team & reserves)
• Micklefield Welfare
• Monckton Athletic
• North Ferriby United
• Norton Woodseats
• Ollerton Colliery (first team & reserves)
• Ossett Albion (first team & reserves)
• Ossett Town (first team & reserves)
• BSC Parkgate
• Phoenix Park
• Pickering Town
• Pilkington Recreation
• Pontefract Borough
• Pontefract Collieries
• Rawmarsh Welfare
• Redfearn National Glass
• Retford Town (first team & reserves)
• Rossington Miners Welfare
• Rotherham United ('A' team only)
• Rothwell Athletic
• Rowntrees
• Salts (Saltaire) (first team & reserves)
• Scarborough (reserves only)
• Scarborough Penguins
• Scunthorpe United (reserves only)
• Selby Olympia Cake & Oil
• Selby Town
• Sheffield
• Sheffield Polytechnic
• Sheffield United ('A' team only)
• Sheffield University
• Sheffield Wednesday ('A' team only)
• Slazengers
• South Kirkby Colliery
• St. John College (York)
• Stocksbridge Works
• Swallownest Miners Welfare
• Swillington Miners Welfare
• Tadcaster Albion
• Thackley
• Thorne Colliery
• Upton Colliery
• Wakefield City (first team & reserves)
• Wath Athletic (first team & reserves)
• Winterton Rangers
• Wombwell (first team & reserves)
• Wombwell Sports Association
• Woolley Miners Welfare
• Worksop Town (first team & reserves)
• Worsbrough Bridge Miners Welfare
• York City (reserves & 'A' team only)
• York Railway Institute
• Yorkshire Amateur (first team & reserves)
• Yorkshire Water Authority (Southern)
• York YMCA

Notes and References

1. Book: Robinson, Michael . Non-League Football Tables 1889–2004 . 2004 . Soccer Books Limited.