South Yorkshire Football League

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South Yorkshire Football League
Founded1892
Folded1923
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The South Yorkshire League was a football competition for clubs in the Dearne Valley area of South Yorkshire, England. [1] [2]

Contents

Honours

League champions

Season
1892–93Mexborough Olympic
1893–94Kimberworth
1894–95Conisbrough Town
1895–96 Wombwell Rising Star
1896–97 Denaby Parish Church
1897–98 Denaby Parish Church
1898–99 Denaby United
1899–1900
1900–01 Doncaster Rovers reserves
1901–02
1902–03
1903–04 Highthorne
1904–05Swinton Strollers
1905–06 South Kirkby Colliery reserves
1906–07 South Kirkby Colliery reserves
1907–08 South Kirkby Colliery reserves
1908–09Rawmarsh Albion
1909–10Conisbrough Swifts and South Kirkby Colliery reserves (shared)
1910–11 Bentley Colliery
1911–12 Doncaster St. James
1912–13 Brodsworth Main Colliery reserves
1913–14 Bullcroft Main Colliery
1914–15
1915–16
1916–17
1917–18
1918–19
1919–20
1920–21
1921–22Barnburgh Main
1922–23

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References

  1. Eyre, Chris (2016). Football in Sheffield. M.Liversidge.
  2. Sheffield Daily Telegraph, 3 June 1892, page 7