| 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 clubs | 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 |
TheYorkshire Amateur Association Football League is an amateur competitivefootball league based inWest 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 theEnglish football league system. It is a feeder to theNorthern 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. Teams in the Premier Division, Championship, and Division One contest the Terry Marflitt Trophy. The Hancock Cup is contested by teams in Division Two and Division Three. Teams in Division Four and Division Five contest for the Hodgson Cup.
The Yorkshire Amateur Association Football League received FA Charter Standard status in the 2017-18 season and celebrated being in existence for 90 years. The Terry Marflitt Trophy and Hancock Cup finals were held at South Leeds Stadium as part of these celebrations.[1]
Before the 2019–20 season, the Yorkshire League was admitted to Step 7 of theNational League System (NLS) after creating the Supreme Division, which took seven clubs from the dissolvedWest Riding County Amateur Football League.[2] At that step, the league's top division succeeded its former West Riding County League counterpart. It was abolished ahead of the next season and replaced with the designation Regional NLS Feeder Leagues. The first team to gain promotion wasRoute One Rovers, which in 2023 was elevated to theNorth West Counties Football League, and the following season sawMiddleton win promotion, this time to theNorthern Counties East Football League.[3]
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 tocoronavirus disease pandemic | ||||||
| 2023-24 | Middleton | ||||||