Yale Town FC

Yale Town Football Club is a semi-professional association football club based in Yale, British Columbia and presently playing in the BCFA Regional Championship Southeast.

History
Established in 1898, Yale Town FC first played in the Fraser Valley Football League. The FVFL was merged with the Vancouver Football League in 1901 to create the Southern Football League, in which the club played until this league was in turn merged into the Mainland Football League in 1918. The club was a middling power in this period, performing well enough to remain in the top level, but never finishing in the top half of the table. This continued after the creation of the BCFL in 1929, when Yale Town were assigned to the Regional Championship Southeast. In 1935 the club achieved a surprising second place finish in the Regional Southeast behind winners Kimberley Town, thus qualifying for the 1935 Division Three Qualification Competition. Although failing to earn promotion to the League, Yale's performance in this competition was admirable, finishing seventh, equal in points with Regional Northeast champions Yellowhead, and only one point behind Southwest champions Vancouver City and two behind Northwest winners Terrace, both of whom also failed to achieve promotion. After the end of the Second World War the club's fortunes declined, being relegated from the Regional Championship Southeast to Southeast Division Two in 1949 and to the lowest tier of regional football, Southeast Division Three, in 1957 where the club has played - with the exception of three seasons between 1971 and 1973 - ever since.

Yale Town played in the BC FA Cup on four occasions prior to 1929, but has failed to qualify for the First Round Proper since 1927.

Rivalries
Yale Town's most notable rivalry is the Lower Canyon derby with Boston Bar.

League competition
This is a complete listing of the club's performances in British Columbia Football League competition.

Honours and records (to 2002)

 * Regional Championship Southeast:
 * Runners-up: 1935


 * Highest league position: 7th
 * D3QC (1935)


 * Lowest league position: 7th
 * D3QC (1935)


 * Most points in a season:
 * Fewest points in a season:
 * Most goals scored in a season:
 * Fewest goals scored in a season:
 * Most goals conceded in a season:
 * Fewest goals conceded in a season:
 * Most wins in a season:
 * Fewest wins in a season:
 * Most draws in a season:
 * Fewest draws in a season:
 * Most losses in a season:
 * Fewest losses in a season:
 * Most games won in a row:
 * Most games lost in a row:
 * Most games without losing:
 * Most games without winning:
 * Biggest win: 1 goal
 * 2:1 v Zeballos, 1935 D3QC
 * 2:1 v Dawson Creek, 1935 D3QC
 * 1:0 v Smithers & Telkwa Utd, 1935 D3QC


 * Biggest league win: 1 goal
 * 2:1 v Zeballos, 1935 D3QC
 * 2:1 v Dawson Creek, 1935 D3QC
 * 1:0 v Smithers & Telkwa Utd, 1935 D3QC


 * Biggest defeat: 1 goal
 * 1:2 v Summit Lake, 1935 D3QC
 * 0:1 v Squamish, 1935 D3QC
 * 2:3 v Michel, 1935 D3QC
 * 1:2 v Terrace, 1935 D3QC


 * Highest scoring game: 5 goals
 * 2:3 v Michel, 1935 D3QC


 * Highest scoring league game: 5 goals
 * 2:3 v Michel, 1935 D3QC


 * Deepest cup run: n/a