The West Riding County Women's Football League is an open aged (16 plus) Women's Association Football League in England affiliated to the West Riding FA.
The League is run by a number of Officials who are annually voted in by the member clubs spread across its 7 Divisions.
The League is at from level 7 of the Women's Football League Pyramid, and promotes to the North East Regional Women's Football League. 2019/20 Season The season was brought to an abrupt end by the outbreak of the global pandemic COVID-19 and was declared null and void.
League leaders at the time Farsley Celtic Juniors Firsts were successful in their application for promotion to the next step of the Women's Football League Pyramid - The North East Regional Women's Football League, Harrogate Railway were relegated from Regional to the Premier Division.
Durkar Devils folded & Middleton Athletic departed the League for a more local competition.
Hemsworth Town, Sherburn White Rose & Leeds United added additional teams to the League, Leeds Union University added 2 teams when the University Leagues had opted not to run in 2020/21 & several new teams, Golcar United, Hall Green United, Hepworth United Development, Leeds Hyde Park, Old Centralians entered the League bringing the need for a Third Division to be reactivated to accommodate 42 teams.
Unfortunately Sherburn White Rose Reserves shortly after the start of the season 2020/21.
2025-26 Teams
Premier Division
TeamHome GroundForge WayBatley Sports & Tennis Centre, BatleyGolcar UnitedGolcar United FC, GolcarHarrogate Railway FirstsHarrogate & District Railway Athletic Club, HarrogateKnaresborough TownKnaresborough Town FC, KnaresboroughLeeds Medics & DentistsSports Park Weetwood, WeetwoodSherburn White RoseSherburn White Rose FC, Sherburn in ElmetSilsdenSilsden AFC, SilsdenSkipton FirstsEngine Shed Lane, SkiptonThackleyThackley AFC, ThackleyWyke WanderersWyke Community Sports Village, Wyke, Bradford
Division One
ClubHome GroundAckworth GirlsOakfield Park School, AckworthBoroughbridgeBoroughbridge Sports Association, BoroughbridgeBradford City U23Carlton Bolling College, BradfordBrayton BellesSelby College, SelbyFieldHarrogate Road Playing Field, BradfordHorsforth St Margarets FirstsKing Georges Playing Fields, HorsforthHuddersfield Amateur FirstsOld Earth, EllandLeeds Hyde Park FirstsElida Gibbs Park, LeedsMorley TownWoodkirk Valley Country Club, WakefieldRangers AthleticSt John Fisher Voluntary Academy, Dewsbury
Second Division
ClubHome groundAthleticoBradford Academy, BradfordBoroughbridgeAldborough Road, BoroughbridgeBradford City U21Rawdon Meadows, BradfordBurley TrojansWharfe Meadows, OtleyGarforth RangersNinevah Lane, Allerton BywaterHorsforth St MargaretsKing George's Field, HorsforthKnaresborough TownManse Lane, KnaresboroughLeeds CityAdel Sports & Social Club, LeedsQueensbury CelticPit Lane, QueensburyRangers AthleticSt John Fisher Academy, DewsburyWortleyOldfield Lane, Leeds
Third Division
ClubHome groundBradford UnitedLaistergate Lane, BradfordCrofton SportsThe Sidings, CroftonField AFCChelsea Road, BradfordForge Way ReservesBatley Sports Centre, BatleyHarrogate Railway Athletic ReservesKing James' School, KnaresboroughHuddersfield Amateur ReservesOld Earth, EllandKinsley BoysTombridge Crescent, KinsleyLeeds Hyde Park SecondsElida Gibbs Park, LeedsLower Hopton DevelopmentWoodend Road, MirfieldPontefract Sports & SocialHarewood Avenue, PontefractSkipton Town DevelopmentEngine Shed Lane, SkiptonTyersalArkwright Street, Bradford
Fourth Division
ClubHome groundBrighouse TownHeffernan Utilities Stadium, BrighouseCrossley BellesIllingworth Sports Club, HalifaxDewsbury MoorHeckmondwike Road, DewsburyEccleshill UnitedPlumpton Park, BradfordGooleDunscroft Welfare Club, HatfieldHalifax FriendlyLightcliffe Academy, HalifaxHarrogate Town ReservesRossett Sports Centre, HarrogateIlkley Town DevelopmentBen Rhydding Sports Club, IlkleyPontefract CollieriesBeechnut Lane, PontefractShadwell UnitedBedquilts Recreation Ground, LeedsSherburn White Rose DevelopmentFinkle Hill, Sherburn in Elmet
League & Cup history +League Division Champions/Runners-upSeasonPremier DivisionDivision OneDivision TwoDivision ThreeDivision FourDivision FiveDivision Six2025/26Thackley Knaresborough TownGuiseley Lionesses Firsts Leeds CityEccleshill Lionesses Firsts Tadcaster Albion Firsts2024/25Ilkley Town Firsts Wyke WanderersThackley Knaresborough TownRangers Athletic Horsforth St Margarets FirstsEccleshill United Brighouse Town FirstsLeeds Modernians Development Sherburn White Rose Developmentn/a2023/24Leeds Modernians Leeds Medics & DentistsIlkley Town Firsts Farsley CelticKnaresborough Town Bradford City U21Field Harrogate Railway ReservesEccleshill United Brighouse Townn/a2022/23Lower Hopton Firsts Yorkshire AmateurSkipton Town Firsts Sherburn White Rose FirstsLeeds Hyde Park Firsts West YorkshireFarsley Celtic Burley TrojansKnaresborough Town Bradford City U21n/a2021/22Yorkshire Amateur Leeds Medics & DentistsLeeds United U21 Morley TownHepworth United Development Hall Green UnitedWest Yorkshire Brighouse Town Developmentn/an/an/a2020/21n/an/an/an/an/an/an/a2019/20n/an/an/an/an/an/an/a2018/19Hepworth United Yorkshire AmateurThackley Firsts Ripon CityFarsley Celtic Juniors Firsts Ossett United Reservesn/an/an/an/a2017/18Tingley Athletic Hepworth UnitedFarsley Celtic Reserves Ossett Town FirstsMiddleton Athletic Lower HoptonThackley Tyersaln/an/an/a2016/17Leeds Medics & Dentists Hepworth UnitedTingley Athletic Reserves Yorkshire AmateurClifton Rangers Dewsbury RangersMiddleton Athletic Ripon Cityn/an/an/a2015/16Altofts Tingley Athletic FirstsBattyeford Firsts Silsden FirstsTingley Athletic Reserves Brighouse Town DevelopmentWigton Moor Dewsbury Rangersn/an/an/a2014/15Harrogate Railway Athletic Hemsworth Miners WelfareTingley Athletic Firsts Hepworth UnitedBradford City A Battyeford FirstsTingley Athletic Reserves Farsley Celtic Reservesn/an/an/a2013/14Farsley Celtic Brighouse AthleticWortley Hemsworth Miners WelfareOulton Athletic Hebden Royd UnitedBradford City A Wetherby Athletic Reservesn/an/an/a2012/13Harrogate Railway Athletic Tingley AthleticFarsley Celtic Silsden FirstsNorthowram GledhowWortley Reserves Oulton Athleticn/an/an/a2011/12Keighley Oaks Harrogate Railway AthleticTingley Athletic Pontefract Sports & SocialAltofts Rothwell ReservesHuddersfield Town Reserves Wigton Moorn/an/an/a2010/11Lepton Highlanders KirkleesKeighley Oaks Brighouse AthleticCastleford White Rose Reserves Wortleyn/an/an/an/a2009/10Leeds Vixens Lepton HighlandersOssett Town Hemsworth Miners WelfareBrighouse Athletic Farsley Celticn/an/an/an/a +League Tournament Winners/Runners-upYearLeague CupScoreLeague ShieldScoreSupplementary CupScore2026Knaresborough Town Thackley1-1 3-2 pensRangers Athletic Boroughbridge2-1n/an/a2025Thackley Wyke Wanderers1-0Bradford City U23 Goole1-3Boroughbridge (A) Horsforth St.Margaret's Reserves (B) Kellingley Welfare (C) Leeds Hyde Park Seconds (D)n/a2024Leeds Modernians Sherburn White Rose Firsts2-0Bradford (Park Avenue) Golcar United2-2 3-2 pensn/an/a2023Yorkshire Amateur Farsley Celtic3-0Morley Town Athletico9-0n/an/a2022Lower Hopton Ossett United Development6-0n/an/an/a2021n/an/aYorkshire Amateur Ripon City?-?2020n/an/an/a2019Farsley Celtic Juniors Firsts Bradford Park Avenue3-2Brighouse Athletic Middleton Athletic4-1Leeds United Development Phoenix3-22018Ripon City Firsts Tingley Athletic2-1Hepworth United Wetherby Athletic2-2 2-1 pensThackley Boroughbridge6-02017Middleton Athletic Yorkshire Amateur2-2 3-2 pensLeeds Medics & Dentists Hemsworth Miners Welfare4-2Wetherby Athletic Hepworth United6-32016Bradford City A Tingley Athletic Firsts4-2Silsden Firsts Hemsworth Miners Welfare4-1n/a2015Harrogate Railway Athletic Tingley Athletic4-1Altofts Bradford City A2-2 4-3 pensBattyeford Firsts Leeds Medics & Dentists3-3 5-4 pens2014Harrogate Railway Athletic Pontefract Sports & Social3-2Wetherby Athletic Reserves Bradford City A4-2n/a2013Tingley Athletic Brighouse Athletic?-?n/a2012n/a2011Lepton Highlanders Brighouse Athletic4-1Brayton Belles Rothwell Town Reserves3-1n/a2010Kirklees Brayton Belles6-0Dearne & District Ossett Town6-2n/a References
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