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.
1979–80 Bradley Rangers 1980–81 Carlton Athletic 1981–82 Carlton Athletic 1982–83 East End Park WMC 1983–84 Otley Town 1984–85 Farnley WMC 1985–86 Farnley WMC 1986–87 Halifax 1987–88 Ferrybridge Amateurs 1988–89 Farnley 1989–90 Holbeck WMC 1990–91 Beeston St. Anthony's 1991–92 Carlton Athletic 1992–93 Beeston St. Anthony's 1993–94 Beeston St. Anthony's 1994–95 East End Park WMC 1995–96 Carlton Athletic 1996–97 Carlton Athletic 1997–98 Wakefield 1998–99 Nestle Rowntrees 1999–00 Nestle Rowntrees 2000–01 Carlton Athletic 2001–02 Horsforth St. Margaret's 2002–03 Carlton Athletic 2003–04 Aberford Albion 2004–05 Nostell Miners Welfare 2005–06 Leeds Met Carnegie 2006–07 Bardsey 2007–08 Carlton Athletic 2008–09 Knaresborough Town 2009–10 Bardsey 2010–11 Bardsey 2011–12 Beeston St. Anthony's 2012–13 Bardsey 2013–14 Bardsey 2014–15 Field 2015–16 Beeston St. Anthony's 2016–17 Carlton Athletic 2017–18 Carlton Athletic 2018–19 Carlton Athletic 2019–20 Beeston St. Anthony's 2020–21 Beeston St. Anthony's 2021–22 Horsforth St. Margaret's 2022–23 Carlton Athletic 2023–24 Beeston St. Anthony's 2024–25 Littletown 2025–26 Field
Member clubs 2026-27 season Premier Division Altofts Beeston St Anthony Carlton Athletic Glasshoughton Welfare Gomersal & Cleckheaton Hall Green United Harlow Hill Headingley Knaresborough Town Reserves Littletown Oxenhope Recreation Ripon City Robin Hood Athletic Silsden Whitestar Wyke Wanderers
Division One Bardsey Boroughbridge Brighouse Town Bradford (Park Avenue) Reserves Bramhope Horsforth St Margarets Kellingley Welfare Kirk Deighton Rangers Leeds City Otley Town Overthorpe Sports Club Oxenhope Recreation Reserves Pool AFC Rothley Wortley
Division Two Aberford Albion Beeston St Anthony Reserves Carlton Athletic Seconds Dewsbury Moor Headingley Reserves Howden Clough Huddersfield Amateur Hunslet Club Mount St Marys Robin Hood Athletic Reserves Sherburn White Rose Swillington Saints Reserves Wetherby Athletic Whitkirk Wanderers Wyke Wanderers Reserves
References
External links West Yorkshire League tables FA Full-Time Old Centralians AFC Official Website