Swillington Miners Welfare F.C.

Swillington Miners Welfare F.C. was an English football club in Swillington, Leeds, Yorkshire.

History

The club joined the Yorkshire League in 1961 and won promotion as Division Two runners-up in their first season.^[1] They were relegated back to Division Two after one season in the top flight, but a second promotion followed in 1963.

After a season of consolidation, Swillington finished as Yorkshire League runners-up in 1965, missing out on the Division One title by one point.

After that season, the club withdrew from the competition.

Honours

• Yorkshire League Division 2
  • Promoted: 1960–61, 1962–63

Records

• Best League performance: 2nd, Yorkshire League Division 1, 1964–65

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