Pennine League

The Pennine Amateur Rugby League, or Pennine League was a rugby league competition for amateur open-age clubs that ran from September to April for clubs around the Pennines area. The competition was run by the British Amateur Rugby League Association (BARLA).

History The British Amateur Rugby League Association (BARLA), were formed in 1973 following a dispute with the Rugby Football League (RFL) regarding resources given to the amateur game. The following year BARLA merged local leagues in Bradford, Halifax, Huddersfield, Oldham, and Rochdale to create a new amateur competition, the Pennine League.

In 2004, BARLA realigned itself with the RFL, although the Pennine League continued to operate separately from the RFLs summer competitions in the Rugby League Conference that was founded in 1997.

In 2012, the RFL reformed the amateur structure of rugby league in Great Britain. BARLA's premier amateur competition, the National Conference League, switched to a summer season in line with this change, and became jointly administered by BARLA and the RFL. The Pennine League, again, was unaffected and decided to remain a winter competition. Since then, the number of teams declined.

In 2026, the Pennine League folded due to the RFLs restructure of the community game and dwindling participation. Its last winners were Fryston Warriors.

Results Year Winners Runners up 1975-76Oldham St Annes (1)Rochdale Mayfield1976-77Rochdale Mayfield (1)Ovenden1977-78Saddleworth Rangers (1)Rochdale Mayfield1978-79Rochdale Mayfield (2)West Bowling1979-80Rochdale Mayfield (3)Waterhead Warriors1980-81Rochdale Mayfield (4)Waterhead Warriors1981-82Rochdale Mayfield (5)Waterhead Warriors1982-83Rochdale Mayfield (6)Waterhead Warriors1983-84Rochdale Mayfield (7)Waterhead Warriors1984-85Elland (1)Rochdale Mayfield1985-86Bradford Dudley Hill (1)Elland1986-87Elland (2)Saddleworth Rangers1897-88Rochdale Mayfield (8)Oldham St Annes1988-89Oldham St Annes (2)Saddleworth Rangers1989-90Oldham St Annes (3)West Bowling1990-91Moldgreen (1)Park Amateurs 1991-92Clayton (1)West Bowling1992-93West Bowling (1)Park Amateurs 1993-94Ovenden (1)Clayton1994-95Park Amateurs (1)Ovenden1995-96West Bowling (2)Park Amaturs1996-97Siddal (1)West Bowling1997-98Clayton (2)West Bowling1998-99Park Amateurs (2)West Bowling1999-00Elland (2)Underbank Rangers2000-01Elland (3)Ovenden2001-02Elland (4)Queensbury2002-03Elland (5)Queensbury2003-04Elland (6)Ovenden2004-05Drighlington (1)Illingworth2005-06Drighlington (2)Sharlston Rovers2006-07Drighlington (3)Sharlston Rovers2007-08Halifax Irish (1)Sharlston Rovers2008-09Sharlston Rovers (1)Drighlington2009-10Drighlington (4)Sharlston Rovers2010-11Queens (1)Sharlston Rovers2011-12Drighlington (5)Queens2012-13Sharlston Rovers (2)Queens2013-14Hunslet Club Parkside (1)Sharlston Rovers2014-15West Bowling (3)Queens2015-16Fryston Warriors (1)West Bowling2016-17Fryston Warriors (2)Queens2017-18Ovenden (2)Sharlston Rovers2018-19Ovenden (3)Doncaster Toll Bar2019-20Upton (1)Mirfield2020-21Cancelled due to Covid-19 Pandemic2021-22Upton (2)Westgate Common2022-23Fryston Warriors (3)Mirfield2023-24Fryston Warriors (4)Mirfield2024-25Cutsyke Raiders (1)Kippax Welfare2025-26Fryston Warriors (5)Woodhouse Warriors

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