West Yorkshire League

West Yorkshire Association Football League
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Founded
1928
Nation
England
Feeder To
NCEL Division One
Relegation To
Harrogate and District League Leeds Red Triangle Football League York League
Divisions
Premier Division Division One Division Two
Number of Teams
48 16 in each division
Levels on Pyramid
11th (Premier Division) 12th (Division One) 13th (Division Two)
Cups
League Cup League Trophy
Current Champions (2006-07)
Bardsey (Premier) Pool (D1) Horbury Town (D2)
Website
Official Site

The West Yorkshire League is an football competition based in Yorkshire, England. It was previously known as the Leeds League until the name change in 1939. Although it is named the West Yorkshire League, North Yorkshire clubs from Harrogate and York also play in the competition.

Currently the league has three senior team divisions, and two for reserves. Though not officially part of the National League System, the Premier Division effectively acts as a step 7 (or level 11) league in the pyramid. Clubs are able to be promoted to the Northern Counties East League Division One, recently Nostell Miners Welfare and A.F.C. Emley from the West Yorkshire league were accepted by the Northern Counties East League for the 2006-07 season.

Some other teams who once played in the West Yorkshire League but now play their football at higher levels of the pyramid, include Harrogate Town, Harrogate Railway Athletic, Ossett Town, Thackley and Garforth Town.

Champions

An incomplete list of West Yorkshire League top division winners.^[1]

Member clubs 2007–08

Premier Division

Aberford Albion | Bardsey | Beeston St Anthony's | Boroughbridge | Carlton Athletic | Field Sport Social | Horsforth St. Margaret's | Howden Clough | Knaresborough Town | Ossett Common Rovers | Pool | Rothwell Athletic | Sherburn White Rose | Street Work Soccer | Wetherby Athletic| Whitkirk Wanderers

Division One

Altofts | Churwell Lions | Hartshead | Horbury Town | Ilkley | Kellingley Welfare | Kippax Athletic | Leeds City | Nostell MW Reserves | Old Headingley | Otley | Pontefract Sports & Social | Robin Hood Athletic | Sandy Lane | Woodhouse Hill WMC

Division Two

Baildon Trinity Athletic | Barwick | Boston Spartans | Brighouse Old Boys | East End Park | Featherstone Colliery | Great Preston | Hunslet | Mount St. Mary's | Old Centralians | Rothwell Town | Stanley United | Swillington Saints | Tadcaster Magnet Sports | Wyke Wanderers

Notes

External links

• Official website
• West Yorkshire League Tables The FA

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