Yorkshire Amateur Football League
| Organising body | West Riding County Football Association |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1928 |
| Country |  England |
| Divisions | Supreme Division Premier Division Championship Division Division One Division Two Division Three Division Four Division Five |
| Number of teams | 99 |
| Level on pyramid | Level 11-18 |
| Promotion to | Northern Counties East League - Division One |
| Domestic cup(s) | Terry Marflitt Cup Holders: Leeds U.F.C.A. Hancock Cup Holders: Marsden Hodgson Cup Holders: Lepton Highlanders Reserves |
| Current champions | 2023-24: Middleton (Supreme) Sowerby Bridge (Premier) Marsden (Championship) Ryburn United Reserves (One) Gildersome Spurs O.B. Reserves (Two) Farnley Sports (Three) Nostell MW Reserves (Four) Dewsbury Rangers Reserves (Five) |
| Website | Official Website |
The Yorkshire Amateur Association Football League is an amateur competitive football league based in West Yorkshire, England. The league has a total of eight divisions, the highest of which is the Yorkshire Amateur League Supreme Division, which sits at level 11 of the English football league system. It is a feeder to the Northern Counties East Football League.
In the 2008–09 season, Gildersome Spurs Old Boys made the record books by winning all four of the competitions they entered, including Senior B, the Terry Marflitt Trophy, the Yorkshire Old Boys Shield, and the Wheatley District Cup.
The League runs three League Cup competitions annually. The Terry Marflitt Trophy is contested by teams in the Premier Division, Championship and Division One. The Hancock Cup is contested by teams in Division Two and Division Three. The Hodgson Cup is contested by teams in Division Four and Division Five.
The Yorkshire Amateur Association Football League received FA Charter Standard status in the 2017-18 season and celebrated being in existence for 90 years. As part of these celebrations, the finals for the Terry Marflitt Trophy and Hancock Cup were held at South Leeds Stadium. [1]
Before the 2019–20 season, the Yorkshire League was admitted to Step 7 of the National League System (NLS) after creating the Supreme Division, which took in seven clubs from the dissolved West Riding County Amateur Football League.[2] The league's top division succeeded its former West Riding County League counterpart at that step, which was abolished ahead of the next season and replaced with the designation Regional NLS Feeder Leagues. The first team to gain promotion was Route One Rovers who, in 2023, were elevated to the North West Counties Football League, and the following season saw Middleton win promotion, this time to the Northern Counties East Football League.[3]
Member clubs
[edit]2023-24 Supreme Division
[edit]- Alwoodley
- Athletico
- Bradford United
- Ealandians
- Farsley Celtic Juniors
- Gildersome Spurs Old Boys (promoted from Premier Division)
- Greetland
- Leeds City
- Leeds Medics & Dentists
- Leeds University
- Lepton Highlanders (promoted from Premier Division)
- Middleton
- Ryburn United
- Stanley United
- Wortley
Champions
[edit]Recent divisional champions [4]
| Season | Premier Division (ex-Senior Division 'A') | Championship (ex-Senior Division 'B') | Division One | Division Two | Division Three | Division Four | Division Five |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–07 | Yorkshire Bank | Old Centralians | Sandal Athletic | Gildersome Spurs Old Boys Reserves | East Leeds Trinity Old Boys | Old Collegians Reserves | Bramley Juniors Old Boys Reserves |
| 2007–08 | Ealandians | Bramley Juniors Old Boys | Alwoodley Old Boys | Wheelwright Old Boys | Ealandians Reserves | Alwoodley Old Boys Reserves | Grangefield Old Boys Reserves |
| 2008–09 | Leeds Medics & Dentists | Gildersome Spurs Old Boys | Wheelwright Old Boys | Amaranth Old Boys | Grangefield Old Boys | Colton Academicals 'A' | Ealandians 'A' |
| 2009–10 | Alwoodley Old Boys | Leeds Medics & Dentists Reserves | Wortley Reserves | Grangefield Old Boys | Wortley 'A' | Bramley Juniors Old Boys 'A' | Leeds City Old Boys Reserves |
| 2010–11 | Stanningley Old Boys | Bainbridge | Grangefield Old Boys | North East Leeds | St. Bedes Old Boys Reserves | Colton FC 'A' | Beeston Old Boys Reserves |
| 2011–12 | Stanningley Old Boys | North East Leeds | Stanningley Old Boys Reserves | Farnley Sports | Old Modernians Reserves | Beeston Old Boys Reserves | Wheelwright Old Boys |
| 2012–13 | Gildersome Spurs Old Boys | Leeds Medics & Dentists Reserves | Farsley Celtic Juniors | Morley Town AFC | Beeston Old Boys Reserves | Almondburians Reserves | Middleton Park Reserves |
| 2013–14 | Gildersome Spurs Old Boys | Farsley Celtic Juniors | Morley Town AFC | Almondburians | Wheelwright Old Boys | Churwell Lions | Leeds City Old Boys Reserves |
| 2014–15 | Ealandians | Farnley Sports | St. Nicholas | Wortley | Farsley Celtic Juniors Reserves | Horsforth St. Margaret's | Horsforth St. Margaret's Reserves |
| 2015–16 | Farsley Celtic Juniors | St. Nicholas | Drighlington FC | Gildersome Spurs Old Boys | Horsforth St. Margaret's | Amaranth Reserves | Huddersfield Amateur |
| 2016–17 | Farsley Celtic Juniors | Drighlington FC | Gildersome Spurs Old Boys | Idle FC | East Ardsley Wanderers | Morley Town AFC III | Garforth Crusaders |
| 2017–18 | Drighlington FC | Horsforth St. Margaret's Saturday | Leeds City Old Boys | Garforth Crusaders | Shire Academics Reserves | Leeds City Old Boys III | Rothwell Reserves |
| 2018–19 | Farsley Celtic Juniors | Wortley | Amaranth Crossgates | Colton Athletic | New Middleton | Middleton Park | Savile United FC |
| 2019–20 | Season curtailed due to coronavirus disease pandemic | ||||||
| 2023-24 | Middleton | ||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Yorkshire Amateur League in peak health for 90th anniversary season". Telegraph & Argus. 21 July 2017.
- ^ "Yorkshire Amateur League: FA Step 7 status and bumper team list". Telegraph & Argus. 20 August 2019.
- ^ Proposed club allocations announced for next season
- ^ Yorkshire Amateur League History