Craven and District Football League

Craven and District Football League
Country England
Confederation West Riding County Football Association
Founded 1905
Divisions 4
Number of teams 49
Level on pyramid 14, 15, 16, 17
Feeder to West Riding County Amateur League
Domestic cup(s) Premier Cup
Division One Cup
Division Two Cup
Division Three Cup
Northern Plant Hire Trophy
Current champions Settle United (Premier Division)
Silsden Whitestar (Division One)
Oxenhope Recreation Reserves (Division Two)
Carleton (Division Three)
(2014–15)
Website http://full-time.thefa.com/Index.do?league=683721648

The Craven and District Football League (currently sponsored by Mastab's Restaurant) is an English football competition based in Craven. The league was founded in 1905 and presently has a total of four divisions, the highest of which, the Craven and District League Premier Division, sits at level 14 of the English football league system and is a feeder to the West Riding County Amateur League.

Member clubs

The league is essentially based on Craven and so includes several teams from the main Craven centres such as Skipton, Settle, Cross Hills and Cononley, but its catchment extends into nearby districts of Lancashire and West Yorkshire with, for example, teams from Bradford, Colne, Ilkley, Keighley and Pendle also taking part. For the 2015–16 season, the following clubs are competing:

Premier Division (level 14)

Division One (level 15)

Division Two (level 16)

Division Three (level 17)

Recent winners

League competitions

Season Premier Division Division One Division Two Division Three Division Four
2004–05 Oxenhope Recreation Waddington Clitheroe Lions Long Lee Juniors
2005–06 Oxenhope Recreation Bradley Pendle Athletic Grassington United Reserves
2006–07 Oxenhope Recreation Oxenhope Recreation Reserves Gargrave Reserves Pendle Renegades
2007–08 Grassington Gargrave Reserves Earby Town Silsden Whitestar
2008–09 Long Lee Juniors[1] Cowling Silsden Whitestar Ingrow & Worth Valley
2009–10 Long Lee Juniors Embsay Carleton Ighton Leigh Reserves
2010–11 Skipton LMS Carleton Cross Hills Ingrow & Worh Valley Oxenhope Recreation Reserves
2011–12 Skipton LMS Cross Hills Gargrave Reserves Earby Town Reserves Cross Hills Reserves
2012–13 Skipton LMS Wilsden Athletic Embsay Reserves Cononley Sports Reserves FC Sporting Keighley
2013–14 Skipton LMS Settle United Skipton Town Grassington United Reserves Manningham All Stars
2014–15 Settle United Silsden Whitestar Oxenhope Recreation Reserves Carleton

Cup competitions

Season Premier Division Division 1 Division 2 Division 3 Northern Plant Hire Trophy
2005–06 Oxenhope Recreation Craven College Old Boys Cowling Earby Waddington
2006–07 Oxenhope Recreation Clitheroe Lions Oakworth Pendle Renegades Oxenhope Recreation
2007–08 Oxenhope Recreation Clitheroe Lions Trawden Celtic Oakworth FC Reserves Oxenhope Recreation
2008–09 Not Played Not Played Not Played Not Played Gargrave

References

  1. "Results Service – Miscellaneous Final Tables". The Non-League Paper. 31 May 2009. p. 36.


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