West Yorkshire Association Football League

West Yorkshire Association Football League

Organising body	West Riding County Football Association
Founded	1928
Country	England
Divisions	Premier Division Division One Division Two Alliance Division One Alliance Division Two
Number of teams	42 15 in Premier 15 in Division One 12 in Division Two
Level on pyramid	Premier Division is at Level 11
Feeder to	Northern Counties East League North West Counties League
Promotion to	Northern Counties East League Division One North West Counties League Division North
Relegation to	Harrogate and District League Wakefield & District FA League Huddersfield & District League
Domestic cup(s)	League Cup League Trophy
Current champions	Carlton Athletic (Premier) Boroughbridge (Division One) Campion (Division Two) (2018-19)
Website	Official Site

The West Yorkshire Association Football League is a 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, clubs from the Harrogate and York areas of North Yorkshire also play in the competition.

Currently the league has three senior team divisions, and two for reserves. Officially part of the National League System, the Premier Division is a step 7 (or level 11) league in the pyramid. Clubs are able to be promoted to the Northern Counties East Football League or the North West Counties Football League Horbury Town in 2022 were accepted by the Northern Counties East League and Ilkley Town and Shelley were accepted by the North West Counties League in 2018, 2021 and 2023.

Some other teams who once played in the West Yorkshire League but now play their football at higher levels of the pyramid include Emley, Garforth Town Glasshoughton Welfare, Guiseley Harrogate Town, Harrogate Railway Athletic, Knaresborough Town, Nostell Miners Welfare, Ossett Town and Ossett Albion merged to form Ossett United, Pontefract Collieries and Thackley.

Champions

An incomplete list of West Yorkshire League top division winners.

1979–80 Bradley Rangers 1980–81 Carlton Athletic 1981–82 Carlton Athletic 1982–83 East End Park WMC 1983–84 Otley Town 1984–85 Farnley WMC 1985–86 Farnley WMC 1986–87 Halifax 1987–88 Ferrybridge Amateurs 1988–89 Farnley 1989–90 Holbeck WMC 1990–91 Beeston St. Anthony's 1991–92 Carlton Athletic 1992–93 Beeston St. Anthony's 1993–94 Beeston St. Anthony's 1994–95 East End Park WMC 1995–96 Carlton Athletic 1996–97 Carlton Athletic 1997–98 Wakefield 1998–99 Nestle Rowntrees

1999–00 Nestle Rowntrees 2000–01 Carlton Athletic 2001–02 Horsforth St. Margaret's 2002–03 Carlton Athletic 2003–04 Aberford Albion 2004–05 Nostell Miners Welfare 2005–06 Leeds Met Carnegie 2006–07 Bardsey 2007–08 Carlton Athletic 2008–09 Knaresborough Town 2009–10 Bardsey 2010–11 Bardsey 2011–12 Beeston St. Anthony's 2012–13 Bardsey 2013–14 Bardsey 2014–15 Field 2015–16 Beeston St. Anthony's 2016–17 Carlton Athletic 2017–18 Carlton Athletic 2018–19 Carlton Athletic

Member clubs 2023-24 season

Premier Division

• Beeston St Anthony
• Carlton Athletic
• Field
• Gomersal & Cleckheaton
• Hall Green United
• Headingley
• Horsforth St. Margarets
• Huddersfield Amateur
• Ilkley Town
• Knaresborough Town
• Poole
• Rawdon Old Boys
• Robin Hood Athletic
• Silsden AFC WY
• Wyke Wanderers

Division One

• Altofts
• Beeston St Anthony Reserves
• Boroughbridge
• Horbury Town Reserves
• Hunslet
• Kirk Deaton Rangers
• Littletown
• Old Centralians
• Otley Town
• Oxenhope Recreation
• Ripon City
• Rothwell
• Swillington Saints Welfare
• Wetherby Athletic

Division Two

• AFC Crossleys
• Aberford Albion
• Bardsey FC
• Calverley United FC
• Harlow Hill
• Howden Clough
• Kellingley Welfare
• Leeds Modernians
• Overthorpe Sports Club
• Salts
• Shelley
• Sherburn White Rose
• Whitkirk Wanderers

External links

• West Yorkshire League tables FA Full-Time
• Old Centralians AFC Official Website