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| Organising body | West Riding County Football Association |
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| Founded | 1928 |
| Country |  England |
| Divisions | Premier Division Division One Division Two Alliance Division One Alliance Division Two |
| Number of teams | 42 15 in Premier 15 in Division One 12 in Division Two |
| 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 North |
| Relegation to | Harrogate and District League
Wakefield & District FA League Huddersfield & District League |
| Domestic cup(s) | League Cup League Trophy |
| Current champions | Carlton Athletic (Premier) Boroughbridge (Division One) Campion (Division Two) (2018-19) |
| 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 2023-24 season
Premier Division
- Beeston St Anthony
- Carlton Athletic
- Field
- Gomersal & Cleckheaton
- Hall Green United
- Headingley
- Horsforth St. Margarets
- Huddersfield Amateur
- Ilkley Town
- Knaresborough Town
- Poole
- Rawdon Old Boys
- Robin Hood Athletic
- Silsden AFC WY
- Wyke Wanderers
Division One
- Altofts
- Beeston St Anthony Reserves
- Boroughbridge
- Horbury Town Reserves
- Hunslet
- Kirk Deaton Rangers
- Littletown
- Old Centralians
- Otley Town
- Oxenhope Recreation
- Ripon City
- Rothwell
- Swillington Saints Welfare
- Wetherby Athletic
Division Two
- AFC Crossleys
- Aberford Albion
- Bardsey FC
- Calverley United FC
- Harlow Hill
- Howden Clough
- Kellingley Welfare
- Leeds Modernians
- Overthorpe Sports Club
- Salts
- Shelley
- Sherburn White Rose
- Whitkirk Wanderers
References
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