The Wednesday, 1892
Huddersfield Town, 1910
Middlesbrough, 1910
Leeds United, 1934
Bradford (Park Avenue), 1914
Apart from the city of Sheffield, Yorkshire was Rugby country. Professional Association teams began to emerge at the turn of the century, but public interest largely remained with Rugby. This is illustrated by the relative attendances in Huddersfield as late as 1919. Town's average attendance was around 4,000 whilst the Rugby club drew crowds of 10,000.
Sheffield of course held a special place in the development of organised football (pre dating Association), and the emergence of 2 great clubs was a reflection of the huge popularity of the Association game in the city when the rules had effectively become unified.
Let's look at the League careers of the Yorkshire based clubs in the pre 1937 era:
SEASON | Div 1. | Div 2. | ||
92-93 | The Wednesday (12) | Sheffield United (2) | ||
93-94 | Sheffield United (10) The Wednesday (12) | Middlesbrough Ironopolis (11) Rotherham Town (14) | ||
94-95 | Sheffield United (6) The Wednesday (8) | Rotherham Town (12) | ||
95-96 | The Wednesday (7) * Sheffield United (12) | Rotherham Town (15) | ||
96-97 | Sheffield United (2) The Wednesday (6) | |||
97-98 | Sheffield United (1) The Wednesday (5) | |||
98-99 | Sheffield United (16) * The Wednesday (18) | Barnsley (11) | ||
1899-1900 | Sheffield United (2) | The Wednesday (1) Middlesbrough (14) Barnsley (16) | ||
1900-01 | The Wednesday (8) Sheffield United (14) | Middlesbrough (6) Barnsley (15) | ||
01-02 | The Wednesday (9) Sheffield United (10) * | Middlesbrough (2) Doncaster Rovers (7) Barnsley (11) | ||
02-03 | The Wednesday (1) Sheffield United (4) Middlesbrough (13) | Barnsley (8) Doncaster Rovers (16) | ||
03-04 | The Wednesday (1) Sheffield United (7) Middlesbrough (10) | Barnsley (8) Bradford City (10) | ||
04-05 | Sheffield United (6) The Wednesday (9) Middlesbrough (15) | Barnsley (7) Bradford City (8) Doncaster Rovers (18) | ||
05-06 | The Wednesday (3) Sheffield United (13) Middlesbrough (18) | Leeds City (5) Hull City (6) Barnsley (11) Bradford City (12) | ||
06-07 | Sheffield United (4) Middlesbrough (11) The Wednesday (13) * | Bradford City (5) Barnsley (7) Hull City (9) Leeds City (10) | ||
07-08 | The Wednesday (5) Middlesbrough (6) Sheffield United (17) | Bradford City (1) Hull City (8) Leeds City (12) Barnsley (16) | ||
08-09 | The Wednesday (5) Middlesbrough (9) Sheffield United (12) Bradford City (18) | Hull City (4) Leeds City (12) Bradford Park Avenue (16) Barnsley (17) | ||
09-10 | Sheffield United (6) Bradford City (7) The Wednesday (11) Middlesbrough (17) | Hull City (4) Barnsley (9) Bradford Park Avenue (10) Leeds City (17) | ||
10-11 | Bradford City (5) * The Wednesday (6) Sheffield United (9) Middlesbrough (16) | Hull City (5) Leeds City (11) Bradford Park Avenue (12) Huddersfield Town (13) Barnsley (19) | ||
11-12 | The Wednesday (5) Middlesbrough (7) Bradford City (11) Sheffield United (14) | Barnsley (6) * Hull City (7) Bradford Park Avenue (11) Huddersfield Town (17) Leeds City (19) | ||
12-13 | The Wednesday (3) Bradford City (13) Sheffield United (15) Middlesbrough (16) | Barnsley (4) Huddersfield Town (5) Leeds City (6) Hull City (12) Bradford Park Avenue (13) | ||
13-14 | Middlesbrough (3) Bradford City (9) Sheffield United (10) The Wednesday (18) | Bradford Park Avenue (2) Leeds City (4) Barnsley (5) Hull City (7) Huddersfield Town (13) | ||
14-15 | Sheffield United (6) * The Wednesday (7) Bradford Park Avenue (9) Bradford City (11) Middlesbrough (12) | Barnsley (3) Hull City (7) Huddersfield Town (8) Leeds City (15) | ||
19-20 | Bradford Park Avenue (11) Middlesbrough (13) Sheffield United (14) Bradford City (15) The Wednesday (22) | Huddersfield Town (2) Hull City (11) Barnsley (12) Rotherham County (17) | ||
20-21 | Middlesbrough (8) Bradford City (15) Huddersfield Town (17) Sheffield United (20) Bradford Park Avenue (22) | The Wednesday (10) Hull City (13) Leeds United (14) Barnsley (16) Rotherham County (19) | ||
21-22 | Middlesbrough (8) Sheffield United (11) Huddersfield Town (14) * Bradford City (21) | Barnsley (3) Hull City (5) Leeds United (8) The Wednesday (10) Rotherham County (16) Bradford Park Avenue (21) | Div. 3N | |
Halifax Town (19) | ||||
22-23 | Huddersfield Town (3) Sheffield United (10) Middlesbrough (18) | Leeds United (7) The Wednesday (8) Barnsley (9) Hull City (12) Bradford City (15) Rotherham County (21) | Bradford Park Avenue (2) Halifax Town (7) | |
23-24 | Huddersfield Town (1) Sheffield United (5) Middlesbrough (22) | Leeds United (1) The Wednesday (8) Barnsley (11) Hull City (17) Bradford City (18) | Rotherham County (4) Bradford Park Avenue (5) Doncaster Rovers (9) Halifax Town (14) | |
24-25 | Huddersfield Town (1) Sheffield United (14) * Leeds United (18) | Hull City (10) Middlesbrough (13) The Wednesday (14) Barnsley (15) Bradford City (16) | Bradford Park Avenue (5) Halifax Town (9) Doncaster Rovers (18) Rotherham County (22) | |
25-26 | Huddersfield Town (1) Sheffield United (5) Leeds United (19) | The Wednesday (1) Middlesbrough (9) Hull City (13) Bradford City (16) Barnsley (18) | Bradford Park Avenue (2) Halifax Town (5) Doncaster Rovers (10) Rotherham United (14) | |
26-27 | Huddersfield Town (2) Sheffield United (8) The Wednesday (16) Leeds United (21) | Middlesbrough (1) Hull City (7) Barnsley (11) Bradford City (22) | Bradford Park Avenue (3) Halifax Town (4) Doncaster Rovers (8) Rotherham United (19) | |
27-28 | Huddersfield Town (2) Sheffield United (13) The Wednesday (14) Middlesbrough (22) | Leeds United (2) Barnsley (13) Hull City (14) | Bradford Park Avenue (1) Doncaster Rovers (4) Bradford City (6) Halifax Town (12) Rotherham United (14) | |
28-29 | The Wednesday (1) Sheffield United (11) Leeds United (13) Huddersfield Town (16) | Middlesbrough (1) Bradford Park Avenue (3) Hull City (12) Barnsley (16) | Bradford City (1) Doncaster Rovers (5) Halifax Town (13) Rotherham United (16) | |
29-30 | Sheffield Wednesday (1) Leeds United (5) Huddersfield Town (10) Middlesbrough (16) Sheffield United (20) | Bradford Park Avenue (4) Barnsley (17) Bradford City (18) Hull City (21) | York City (6) Doncaster Rovers (14) Rotherham United (20) Halifax Town (21) | |
30-31 | Sheffield Wednesday (3) Huddersfield Town (5) Middlesbrough (7) Sheffield United (15) Leeds United (21) | Bradford City (6) Bradford Park Avenue (10) Barnsley (19) | Hull City (6) York City (11) Rotherham United (14) Doncaster Rovers (15) Halifax Town (17) | |
31-32 | Sheffield Wednesday (3) Huddersfield Town (4) Sheffield United (7) Middlesbrough (18) | Leeds United (2) Bradford Park Avenue (6) Bradford City (7) Barnsley (21) | Hull City (8) York City (9) Doncaster Rovers (15) Halifax Town (17) Rotherham United (19) | |
32-33 | Sheffield Wednesday (3) Huddersfield Town (6) Leeds United (8) Sheffield United (10) Middlesbrough (17) | Bradford Park Avenue (8) Bradford City (11) | Hull City (1) Doncaster Rovers (6) Barnsley (8) Halifax Town (15) Rotherham United (17) York City (20) | |
33-34 | Huddersfield Town (2) Leeds United (9) Sheffield Wednesday (11) Middlesbrough (16) Sheffield United (22) | Bradford Park Avenue (5) Bradford City (6) Hull City (15) | Barnsley (1) Doncaster Rovers (5) Halifax Town (9) York City (12) Rotherham United (21) | |
34-35 | Sheffield Wednesday (3) * Huddersfield Town (16) Leeds United (18) Middlesbrough (20) | Sheffield United (11) Hull City (13) Bradford Park Avenue (15) Barnsley (16) Bradford City (20) | Doncaster Rovers (1) Halifax Town (2) Rotherham United (9) York City (15) | |
35-36 | Huddersfield Town (3) Leeds United (11) Middlesbrough (14) Sheffield Wednesday (20) | Sheffield United (3) Bradford City (12) Bradford Park Avenue (16) Doncaster Rovers (18) Barnsley (20) Hull City (22) | Rotherham United (11) York City (16) Halifax Town (17) | |
36-37 | Middlesbrough (7) Huddersfield Town (15) Leeds United (19) Sheffield Wednesday (22) | Sheffield United (7) Barnsley (14) Bradford Park Avenue (20) Bradford City (21) Doncaster Rovers (22) | Hull City (5) Halifax Town (7) York City (12) Rotherham United (17) | |
League Championships | Wednesday (4) Huddersfield Town (3) Sheffield United (1) |
Average Division 1 position | Huddersfield Town 6.9 Wednesday 8.5 Sheffield United 10.2 Bradford City 12.5 Middlesbrough 13.11 Leeds United 14.7 Bradford Park Avenue 14 |
Most seasons in Division 1 | Sheffield United (37) Wednesday (34) Middlesbrough (26) Huddersfield Town (17) Leeds United (11) Bradford City (10) Bradford Park Avenue (3) |
FA Cup Wins | Sheffield United (4) Wednesday (3) Huddersfield Town Bradford City Barnsley |