Yorkshire Amateur A.F.C.

Yorkshire Amateur

Full name

Yorkshire Amateur Association Football Club

Nickname(s)

Ammers

Founded

1918

Ground

The Bracken Edge
Leeds, West Yorkshire

Capacity

1,550 (200 seats)^[1]

Chairman

Lincoln Richards

Manager

Phil Harding, Lincoln Richards

League

Northern Counties East League
Division One

2014–15

Northern Counties East League
Division One, 10th

Home colours

Away colours

Yorkshire Amateur A.F.C. are a football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. They were formed in 1918, and two years later became founding members of the Yorkshire Football League. For the 2013–14 season, Yorkshire Amateur are members of the Northern Counties East League Division One.

History

The club was founded as Yorkshire Amateur A.F.C. by a local man called Kolin Robertson in Leeds during November 1918. Around the time that Yorkshire Amateur formed and began playing, a local side named Leeds City became defunct; Robertson gained a lease for their ground Elland Road to play friendlies at, but by 1920 they sold it to the newly formed Leeds United for £250.

The club became one of the original founding members of the Yorkshire Football League in 1920–21, and played at various grounds during this period, even sharing with Harrogate Town at one point. The following year they became the first ever football club from Britain to tour the Eastern European countries of Latvia and Estonia, in season 1930–31 they moved to their current home of Bracken Edge.

The most successful year in the club's history was in 1931–32; they reached the FA Cup 1st Round going out to Carlisle United 3–1, they reached the semi-finals of the FA Amateur Cup before going out to Marine 2–1 and were crowned champions of the Yorkshire Football League Division One.

For the second time in their history, the club reached the FA 1st Round, where they played Lincoln City in 1945–46. Yorkshire Amateur pulled off a 1–0 victory at against their Football League opposition,^[2] but were squashed 5–1 in the second leg, ending their FA Cup dream.

Yorkshire Amateur became a founder member of the Northern Counties East League in 1982, where they still remain.

Graham Hodder was appointed first team manager in 2007 after leading the clubs U17s to winning the Supreme Premier Division Championship, the following season he led the U18s to Leeds & District Cup and league Cup success and managed the reserves that season winning the Harrogate league championship. Graham stood down in 2010 after taking over as the Barkston Ash Rep Side manager.

Ground

Capacity: 1550, Covered walkway: 160, covered Seats: 200

Attendance: 4,000 v Wimbledon, FA Amateur Cup QF, 1932. before development of the training pitch side

Honours

FA Amateur Cup
- Semi-finalists: 1931–32
Yorkshire Football League Division One
- Champions: 1931–32
Yorkshire Football League Division Two
- Champions: 1958–59
- Runners-up: 1952–53, 1971–72
Yorkshire Football League Division Three
- Champions: 1977–78
West Riding County Amateur Football League Cup
- Winners: 1953–54, 1960–61, 1971–72
West Riding County Football Association Challenge Cup
- Winners: 1930–31, 1933–34, 1944–45
Wilkinson Sword Trophy
- Runners up : 2004–05

Gallery

Yorkshire Amateur cross pitch shot featuring left to right tea bar toilets and clubhouse with over hang changing room and dugouts with overhang and seated main stand with covered walkway at back
Yorkshire Amateur gledhow valley side Wilkinson Sword Trophy final 2005 the left hand side features a mound where during world war two an anti aircraft gun was hidden to shoot down nazi bombers heading for the nearby vicker's tank factory. the centre features a training pitch.
Yorkshire Amateurs main stand and Gledhow Park Grove end. The grand traditional wooden stand was removed post Bradford fire and a steel frame bolted on the concrete base with plastic bench seats bolted onto the base. The unique design and floodlight installation at the front means you have to walk up and though the stand to walk around the ground]]

References

↑ NCEL.org.uk
↑ Yorkshire Amateur at the Football Club History Database

External links

Northern Counties East League

Clubs

Premier Division	Albion Sports Armthorpe Welfare Athersley Recreation Barton Town Old Boys Bridlington Town Brigg Town Cleethorpes Town Clipstone Garforth Town Handsworth Parramore Liversedge Maltby Main Nostell Miners Welfare Parkgate Pickering Town Pontefract Collieries Rainworth Miners Welfare Retford United Staveley Miners Welfare Tadcaster Albion Thackley Worksop Town

Division One	AFC Emley AFC Mansfield Bottesford Town Dronfield Town Eccleshill United Glasshoughton Welfare Grimsby Borough Hall Road Rangers Hallam Hemsworth Miners Welfare Hull United Knaresborough Town Lincoln Moorlands Railway Penistone Church Rossington Main Selby Town Shirebrook Town Teversal Westella & Willerby Winterton Rangers Worsbrough Bridge Athletic Yorkshire Amateur

Seasons

1982–83
1983–84
1984–85
1985–86
1986–87
1987–88
1988–89
1989–90
1990–91
1991–92
1992–93
1993–94
1994–95
1995–96
1996–97
1997–98
1998–99
1999–00
2000–01
2001–02
2002–03
2003–04
2004–05
2005–06
2006–07
2007–08
2008–09
2009–10
2010–11
2011–12
2012–13
2013–14
2014–15
2015–16

Others

Former clubs

Coordinates: 53°49′24.63″N 1°31′17.46″W / 53.8235083°N 1.5215167°W / 53.8235083; -1.5215167

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