West Riding County Amateur Football League
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| West Riding County Amateur Football League |
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| Founded |
| 1922 |
| Nation |
 England |
| Feeder To |
| Northern Counties East League Division One |
| Relegation To |
| Halifax and District Huddersfield and District Spen Valley and District Wakefield and District Yorkshire Old Boys |
| Divisions |
| Premier Division Division One Division Two Reserve Division |
| Number of Teams |
| 46 16 Premier Division) 14 (Division One) 16 (Division Two) |
| Levels on Pyramid |
| 11th-13th |
| Cups |
| Premier Division Cup Division One Cup Division Two Cup |
| Current Champions (2006-07) |
| Wibsey (Premier Division) Meltham Athletic (Division One) Bronte Wanderers (Division Two) |
| Website |
| Official site |
The West Riding County Amateur Football League is a football competition based in Yorkshire, England, currently sponsored by the Mumtaz Restaurant. Formed in 1922, it has a total of 3 main divisions and a Reserves division, although a number of reserve teams actually play in the main Senior divisions.
The top division, the Premier Division, sits at level 11 of the English football league system, although it is not officially part of the National League System and therefore has only an informal feeder agreement with the Northern Counties East League. Silsden were the most recent team to move up from the league, in 2004 after winning the Premier Division in successive seasons.
The league operated with only one division until the 1953-54 season, but has expanded over time to reach the current size.
Each division has its own divisional league cup, the 2006-07 winners of which were: Campion (Premier Division Cup), Kirkburton (Division One Cup), Storthes Hall reserves (Division Two Cup) and Bay Athletic reserves (Reserve Division Cup).
[edit] Recent divisional Champions
| Season | Premier | One | Two |
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| 1993-94 | Marsden | Otley Town | Campion (A Division), Phoenix (B Division) |
| 1994-95 | Brighouse Town | Farnley | Crag Road United (A Division), Lower Hopton (B Division) |
| 1995-96 | Brighouse Town | Storthes Hall | Wibsey |
| 1996-97 | Ovenden W R | Hemsworth Miners Welfare | Phoenix |
| 1997-98 | Marsden | Phoenix | Westbrook Wanderers |
| 1998-99 | Storthes Hall | Bay Athletic | Lower Hopton |
| 1999-00 | Keighley Phoenix | Stump Cross | Silsden |
| 2000-01 | Brighouse Town | Silsden | Steeton |
| 2001-02 | Brighouse Town | Tyersal | Wakefield City |
| 2002-03 | Silsden | Hall Green United | Salts |
| 2003-04 | Silsden | Ardsley Celtic | Halifax Irish Club |
| 2004-05 | Golcar United | Eastmoor | South Bradford |
| 2005-06 | Bay Athletic | Hall Green United | Meltham Athletic |
| 2006-07 | Wibsey | Meltham Athletic | Bronte Wanderers |
[edit] Trivia
In December 2001, in a match between Littletown and Storthes Hall, a world record was achieved with a penalty shoot-out during which 34 consecutive penalties were taken and all scored. The Guinness Book of Records ratified the achievement on 10 April 2002.
[edit] External links
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Ardsley Celtic | Bay Athletic | Brighouse Town | Campion | Golcar United | Halifax Irish Club | Hall Green United | Hemsworth Miners Welfare | Keighley Shamrocks | Lower Hopton | Meltham Athletic | Ovenden West Riding | Overthorpe Sports | Storthes Hall FC | Tyersal | Wibsey |
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Bronte Wanderers | Crag Road United | Dudley Hill Rangers | Eastmoor | Farnley | Heckmondwike Town | Kirkburton | Littletown | Marsden | Rawdon Old Boys | Salts | South Bradford | Steeton | Wakefield City |
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Barclays | Brighouse Town res | Campion res | Dudley Hill Athletic | Dynamoes | Golcar United res | Hall Green United res | Hemsworth Miners Welfare res | Hunsworth | Morley Town | Storthes Hall res | Tyersal res | U Save Albion | Ventus/Yeadon Celtic | West Horton |
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