West Riding County Amateur Football League

West Riding County Amateur Football League
Country England
Founded 1922
Divisions Premier Division
Division One
Division Two
Number of teams 33
13 (Premier Division)
12 (Division One)
8 (Division Two)
Level on pyramid 11th–13th
Feeder to Northern Counties East League Division One
Relegation to Craven and District
Halifax and District
Huddersfield and District
Spen Valley and District
Wakefield and District
Yorkshire Amateur League
Domestic cup(s) Premier Division Cup
Division One Cup
Division Two Cup
Current champions Bay Athletic (Premier Division)
Wakefield City (Division One)
Honley (Division Two)
(2014–15)
Website Official website

The West Riding County Amateur Football League is a football competition based in Yorkshire, England. Formed in 1922, it has three divisions which includes a number of reserve teams.

The top division, the Premier Division, sits at level 11 of the English football league system. Silsden, Brighouse Town and Hemsworth Miners Welfare were the most recent teams to move up from the league. Silsden were promoted in 2004 after winning the Premier Division in successive seasons but chose to play their football in the North West Counties League whereas Brighouse Town and Hemsworth Miners Welfare went up in 2008 to the Northern Counties East League Division One.

The league operated with only one division until the 1953–54 season, but has expanded over time to reach the current size.

Each division has its own divisional league cup, the Premier Division Cup, the Division One Cup and the Division Two Cup.

Members 2015–16 season

Premier Division

Division One

Division Two

Recent divisional champions

Season Premier One Two Three
1986–87 Ovenden West Riding Halifax Irish V.A.W. Low Moor Collingham Reserves
1987–88 Ovenden West Riding V.A.W. Low Moor Colton Bradley Rangers Reserves
1988–89 V.A.W. Low Moor Altofts Steeton Gatehouse
1989–90 V.A.W. Low Moor Ferrybridge Amateurs Campion Tyersal
1990–91 Brighouse Town Aberford Albion Tyersal Ferrybridge Amateurs Reserves
1991–92 Field Tyersal Otley Town Field Reserves
1992–93 Aberford Albion Campion Brighouse Town Reserves Phoenix
1993–94 Marsden Otley Town Phoenix Heckmondwike Town
1994–95 Brighouse Town Farnley W.M.C. Greetland Holmewood Athletic
1995–96 Brighouse Town Storthes Hall Overthorpe S.C. Keighley Shamrocks
1996–97 Ovenden West Riding Hemsworth Miners Welfare Bay Athletic Field Reserves
1997–98 Marsden Phoenix Hall Green United Phoenix Reserves
1998–99 Storthes Hall Bay Athletic Lower Hopton Trinity Athletic
1999–2000 Keighley Phoenix Stump Cross Silsden Campion Reserves
2000–01 Brighouse Town Silsden Steeton
2001–02 Brighouse Town Tyersal Wakefield City
2002–03 Silsden Hall Green United Salts
2003–04 Silsden Ardsley Celtic Halifax Irish Club
2004–05 Golcar United Eastmoor South Bradford
2005–06 Bay Athletic Hall Green United Meltham Athletic
2006–07 Wibsey Meltham Athletic Bronte Wanderers
2007–08 Bay Athletic Kirkburton Brighouse Town Reserves
2008–09 Bay Athletic Tyersal Bronte Wanderers
2009–10 Bay Athletic Steeton Bay Athletic Reserves Huddersfield Y.M.C.A.
2010–11 Bay Athletic Littletown Lepton Highlanders Albion Sports Reserves
2011–12 Ovenden West Riding Lepton Highlanders Campion Reserves Littletown Reserves
2012–13 Bay Athletic Huddersfield Y.M.C.A. Bay Athletic Reserves
2013–14 Ovenden West Riding Hunsworth Dudley Hill Rangers
2014–15 Bay Athletic Wakefield City Honley

Cups

Premier Division Cup

SeasonWinnersScoreRunners-Up
2004–05Ovenden West Riding2–1Tyersal
2005–06Campion2–1Brighouse Town
2006–07Campion4–0Golcar United
2007–08Campion2–0Lower Hopton
2008–09Meltham Athletic5–3Bay Athletic
2009–10Albion Sports4–2Storthes Hall
2010–11Tyersal1–0Ovenden West Riding
2011–12Ovenden West Riding3–2Bay Athletic
2012–13Ovenden West Riding3–0Steeton
2013–14Ovenden West Riding2–0Campion

Division One Cup

Season Winners Score Runners-Up
2004–05Littletown 5–2Lower Hopton
2005–06Steeton 4–1Wakefield City
2006–07Kirkburton2–1Littletown
2007–08Kirkburton 5–0Wakefield City
2008–09Tyersal3–1Hunsworth
2009–10Ventus/Yeadon Celtic1–0Littletown
2010–11Bay Athletic Reserves5–0Overthorpe Sports Club
2011–12Lepton Highlanders4–1Tingley Athletic
2012–13Halifax Irish Club4–1AFC Emley Reserves
2013–14Wakefield City4–2Hunsworth
2014–15Lepton Highlanders1-0Wakefield City

Division Two Cup

Season Winners Score Runners-Up
2004–05Kirkburton3–1Barclays
2005–06Meltham Athletic7–1Crag Road United
2006–07Storthes Hall Reserves4–3Tyersal Reserves
2007–08Brighouse Town Reserves4–2Storthes Hall Reserves
2008–09Storthes Hall Reserves2–1Rawdon Old Boys
2009–10AFC Emley Reserves2–0Rawdon Old Boys
2010–11Long Lee1–1, 5p4Lepton Highlanders
2011–12Ovenden West Riding Reserves4–3Albion Sports Reserves
2012–13Ovenden West Riding Reserves3–0Salts Reserves
2013–14Golcar United Reserves3–1Littletown Reserves
2014–15Bay Athletic Reserves1–1 (5-4 pen)Gildersome Spurs Old Boys

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