West Yorkshire League
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| 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 |
| 47 16 in Premier and Division One, 15 in Division Two |
| Levels on Pyramid |
| 11th (Premier Division) 12th (Division One) 13th (Division Two) |
| Cups |
| League Cup League Trophy |
| Current Champions (2008-09) |
| Knaresborough Town (Premier) Altofts (D1) Baildon Trinity Athletic (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 AFC 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.
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[edit] Champions
An incomplete list of West Yorkshire League top division winners.[1]
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[edit] Member clubs 2009–10
[edit] Premier Division
Aberford Albion | Altofts | Bardsey | Beeston St. Anthony's | Boroughbridge | Carlton Athletic | Field Sport & Social | Knaresborough Town | Leeds City | Ossett Common Rovers | Otley Town | Pool | Ripon City | Rothwell Athletic | Sherburn White Rose | Whitkirk Wanderers
[edit] Division One
Baildon Trinity Athletic | East End Park | Hartshead | Horbury Town | Howden Clough | Ilkley Town | Kellingley Welfare | Kippax Athletic | Nostell Miners Welfare Reserves | Old Centralians | Old Headingley | Oxenhope | Pontefract Sports & Social | Robin Hood Athletic | Wetherby Athletic | Wyke Wanderers
[edit] Division Two
Barwick | Boston Spartans | Brighouse Old Boys | Featherstone Colliery | Glasshoughton Welfare Reserves | Great Preston | Hunslet | Leeds Gryphons | Mount St. Mary's | Rothwell Town | South Milford | Stanley United | Swillington Saints | Tadcaster Magnets Sports | Woodhouse Hill Working Mens. Club
[edit] Notes
[edit] External links
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