Yorkshire Old Boys League
Encyclopedia
| Yorkshire Amateur League |
|---|
| Founded |
| 1928/29 |
| Nation |
| Feeder To |
| West Riding League |
| Divisions |
| Senior Division A Senior Division B Division One Division Two Division Three Division Four Division Five |
| Number of Teams |
| 86 |
| Levels on Pyramid |
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| Cups |
| First Teams - Marflitt Cup Holders: Gildersome Spurs OB Reserve Teams - Hancock Cup Holders: Leeds Medics Reserves Other teams - Hodgson Cup Holders: Leeds Medics III |
| Current Champions 2010-11 |
| Stanningley Old Boys (Senior Division A) Bainbridge (Senior Division B) Grangefield Old Boys (Division 1) North East Leeds (Division 2) St. Bedes Old Boys Reserves (Division 3) Colton 'A' (Division 4) Beeston Boys Reserves (Division 5) |
The Yorkshire Amateur League is an amateur competitive football
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league based in England
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, consisting primarily (but not exclusively) of old boys clubs for local schools, some of whom field as many as five teams in the league.
The league has a total of seven divisions, the highest of which is the Yorkshire Amateur League Senior A Division, which sits at level 14 of the English football league system
English football league system
The English football league system, also known as the football pyramid, is a series of interconnected leagues for association football clubs in England, with six teams from Wales also competing...
. It is a feeder to the West Riding League. Although not specifically designated as reserve divisions, the league's lower divisions contain mostly the reserve teams of clubs in the higher divisions. Unlike most leagues, this league does not necessarily prohibit two teams from the same club competing in the same division.
In the 2008–09 season Gildersome Spurs Old Boys made the record books by winning all four of the competitions they entered, including Senior B, The Terry Marflitt Trophy, The Yorkshire Old Boys Shield, and The Wheatley District Cup
Member clubs 2011–12
Senior Division A- Alwoodley Old Boys
- Bainbridge
- Bramley Juniors Old Boys
- Ealandians
- FC Headingley
- Gildersome Spurs Old Boys
- Huddersfield Amateur
- Leeds Medics
- Old Thornesians
- Shire Academics
- Stanningley Old Boys
- Trinity Old Boys
Senior Division B
- Beeston Old Boys
- Calverley
- Collingham Old Boys
- Gildersome Spurs Old Boys Reserves
- Grangefield Old Boys
- Leeds Medics Reserves
- North East Leeds
- Old Batelians
- Old Modernians Reserves
- St. Bedes
- St. Nicholas
- Sandal Athletic
Division One
- Alwoodley Old Boys Reserves
- Beeston St. Anthony's 'A'
- Bramley Juniors Old Boys Reserves
- East Ardsley Wanderers
- East Leeds Trinity Old Boys
- Farsley Celtic
- Huddersfield Amateur Reserves
- Leeds Medics 'A'
- Old Centralians
- Old Collegians
- Stanningley Old Boys Reserves
- Western Juniors
Division Two
- Bainbridge Reserves
- Bramley Juniors Old Boys 'A'
- Colton Institute
- Farnley Sports
- FC Headingley Reserves
- Gildersome Spurs Old Boys 'A'
- Leeds Independent
- Leeds Medics 'B'
- St. Bedes Reserves
- Sandal Wanderers
- Shire Academics Reserves
- Woodhouse Moor Methodists
Division Three
- Almondburians
- Calverley United Reserves
- Colton Institute Reserves
- Ealandians Reserves
- Grangefield Old Boys Reserves
- Heckmondwike Grammar School Old Boys
- Leeds City Old Boys
- Middleton Park
- Old Batelians Reserves
- Old Centralians Reserves
- Old Modernians 'A'
- Trinity Old Boys Reserves
Division Four
- Beeston Old Boys Reserves
- Colton Institute 'A'
- Huddersfield Amateur 'A'
- Leeds City Old Boys Reserves
- Leeds City Old Boys 'A'
- Norristhorpe
- Old Batelians 'A'
- Old Centralians 'A'
- Old Modernians 'B'
- Old Collegians Reserves
- Old Thornesians Reserves
- Sandal Athletic Reserves
- Shadwell
Division Five
- Alwoodley Old Boys 'A'
- Bramley Juniors Old Boys 'B'
- Ealandians 'A'
- East Ardsley Wanderers Reserves
- Huddersfield Amateur 'B'
- Middleton Park Reserves
- Old Centralians 'B'
- Old Modernians 'C'
- Old Thornesians 'A'
- Old Thornesians 'B'
- St. Bedes 'A'
- Shadwell Reserves
- Wheelwright Old Boys