West Yorkshire Association Football League
| Organising body | West Riding County Football Association |
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| Founded | 1928 |
| Country | England |
| Divisions | 5 |
| Level on pyramid | Premier Division is at Level 11 |
| Feeder to | Northern Counties East League North West Counties League |
| Promotion to | Northern Counties East League Division One North West Counties League Division One North |
| Relegation to | Harrogate and District League
Wakefield & District FA League Huddersfield & District League |
| Domestic cup(s) | League Cup: League Trophy: Headingley Reserves |
| Current champions | Beeston St Anthony (Premier) Littletown (Division One) Kellingley Welfare (Division Two) Horsforth St. Margarets Reserves (Alliance One) Wyke Wanderers Reserves (Alliance Two) (2023–24) |
| Website | Official Site |
The West Yorkshire Association Football League is a 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, clubs from the Harrogate and York areas of North Yorkshire also play in the competition.
Currently the league has three senior team divisions, and two for reserves. Officially part of the National League System, the Premier Division is a step 7 (or level 11) league in the pyramid. Clubs are able to be promoted to the Northern Counties East Football League or the North West Counties Football League Horbury Town in 2022 were accepted by the Northern Counties East League and Ilkley Town and Shelley were accepted by the North West Counties League in 2018, 2021 and 2023.
Some other teams who once played in the West Yorkshire League but now play their football at higher levels of the pyramid include Emley, Garforth Town Glasshoughton Welfare, Guiseley Harrogate Town, Harrogate Railway Athletic, Knaresborough Town, Nostell Miners Welfare, Ossett Town and Ossett Albion merged to form Ossett United, Pontefract Collieries and Thackley.
Champions
An incomplete list of West Yorkshire League top division winners.[1]
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Member clubs 2025-26 season
Premier Division
- Altofts
- Beeston St Anthony
- Carlton Athletic
- Field Olympic
- Gomersal & Cleckheaton
- Hall Green United
- Headingley
- Ilkley Town Reserves
- Knaresborough Town Reserves
- Littletown
- Oxenhope Recreation
- Pool
- Ripon City
- Rothwell
- Wyke Wanderers
Division One
- Bardsey
- Boroughbridge
- Bramhope
- Harlow Hill
- Horsforth St Margarets
- Huddersfield Amateur
- Kellingley Welfare
- Kirk Deighton Rangers
- Leeds City
- Otley Town
- Rawdon Old Boys
- Robin Hood Athletic
- Silsden Whitestar
Division Two
- Aberford Albion
- Beeston St Anthony Reserves
- Bradford (Park Avenue) Reserves
- Carlton Athletic Seconds
- Dewsbury Moor
- Headingley Reserves
- Howden Clough
- Hunslet Club
- Mount St Marys
- Overthorpe Sports Club
- Oxenhope Recreation Reserves
- Sherburn White Rose
- Swillington Saints
- Wetherby Athletic
- Whitkirk Wanderers
References
- ^ "West Yorkshire League". Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 10 April 2007.
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