West Riding County Women's Football League
| Founded | 2006 |
|---|---|
| Country |  England |
| Divisions | Premier Division First Division Second Division Third Division Fourth Division |
| Number of teams | 55 10 (Premier Division) 10 (First Division) 11 (Second Division) 12 (Third Division) 12 (Fourth Division) |
| Level on pyramid | 7 - 10 |
| Feeder to | North East Regional Women's League |
| Current champions | Lower Hopton AFC Ladies Firsts (2022/23) |
| Website | FA Full-time site [1] |
The West Riding County Women's Football League is an open aged (16 plus)
The Charter Standard League is run by a number of League Officials who are annually voted in by the member clubs spread across its 5 Divisions.
The League is at levels 7 to 10 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.
League & Cup history
| Season | Premier Division | First Division | Second Division | Third Division | Fourth Division |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | Lower Hopton AFC Firsts
Yorkshire Amateur |
Skipton Town Firsts Sherburn White Rose Firsts | Leeds Hyde Park Firsts West Yorkshire | Farsley Celtic
Burley Trojans |
Knaresborough Town
Bradford City U21s |
| 2021/22 | Yorkshire Amateur
Leeds Medics & Dentists |
Leeds United U21
Morley Town |
Hepworth United Development
Hall Green United |
West Yorkshire
Brighouse Town Development |
n/a |
| 2020/21 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2019/20 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2018/19 | Hepworth United
Yorkshire Amateur |
Thackley Firsts
Ripon City |
Farsley Celtic Juniors Firsts
Ossett United Reserves |
n/a | n/a |
| 2017/18 | Tingley Athletic
Hepworth United |
Farsley Celtic Reserves
Ossett Town Firsts |
Middleton Athletic
Lower Hopton |
Thackley
Tyersal |
n/a |
| 2016/17 | Leeds Medics & Dentists
Hepworth United |
Tingley Athletic Reserves
Yorkshire Amateur |
Clifton Rangers
Dewsbury Rangers |
Middleton Athletic
Ripon City |
n/a |
| 2015/16 | Altofts
Tingley Athletic Firsts |
Battyeford Firsts
Silsden Firsts |
Tingley Athletic Reserves
Brighouse Town Development |
Wigton Moor
Dewsbury Rangers |
n/a |
| 2014/15 | Harrogate Railway Athletic
Hemsworth Miners Welfare |
Tingley Athletic Firsts
Hepworth United |
Bradford City A
Battyeford Firsts |
Tingley Athletic Reserves
Farsley Celtic Reserves |
n/a |
| 2013/14 | Farsley Celtic
Brighouse Athletic |
Wortley
Hemsworth Miners Welfare |
Oulton Athletic
Hebden Royd United |
Bradford City A
Wetherby Athletic Reserves |
n/a |
| 2012/13 | Harrogate Railway Athletic
Tingley Athletic |
Farsley Celtic
Silsden Firsts |
Northowram
Gledhow |
Wortley Reserves
Oulton Athletic |
n/a |
| 2011/12 | Keighley Oaks
Harrogate Railway Athletic |
Tingley Athletic
Pontefract Sports & Social |
Altofts
Rothwell Reserves |
Huddersfield Town Reserves
Wigton Moor |
n/a |
| 2010/11 | Lepton Highlanders
Kirklees |
Keighley Oaks
Brighouse Athletic |
Castleford White Rose Reserves
Wortley |
n/a | n/a |
| 2009/10 | Leeds Vixens
Lepton Highlanders |
Ossett Town
Hemsworth Miners Welfare |
Brighouse Athletic
Farsley Celtic |
n/a | n/a |
| Year | League Cup | League Shield | Supplementary Cup |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Yorkshire Amateur
Farsley Celtic |
Morley Town
Athletico |
n/a |
| 2022 | Lower Hopton
Ossett United Development |
n/a | n/a |
| 2021 | n/a | n/a | Yorkshire Amateur
Ripon City |
| 2020 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2019 | Farsley Celtic Juniors Firsts
Bradford Park Avenue |
Brighouse Athletic
Middleton Athletic |
Leeds United Development
Phoenix |
| 2018 | Ripon City Firsts
Tingley Athletic |
Hepworth United
Wetherby Athletic |
Thackley
Boroughbridge |
| 2017 | Middleton Athletic
Yorkshire Amateur |
Leeds Medics & Dentists
Hemsworth Miners Welfare |
Wetherby Athletic
Hepworth United |
| 2016 | Bradford City A
Tingley Athletic Firsts |
Silsden Firsts
Hemsworth Miners Welfare |
n/a |
| 2015 | Harrogate Railway Athletic
Tingley Athletic |
Altofts
Bradford City A |
Battyeford Firsts
Leeds Medics & Dentists |
| 2014 | Harrogate Railway Athletic
Pontefract Sports & Social |
Wetherby Athletic Reserves
Bradford City A |
n/a |
| 2013 | Tingley Athletic
Brighouse Athletic |
n/a | |
| 2012 | n/a | ||
| 2011 | Lepton Highlanders
Brighouse Athletic |
Brayton Belles
Rothwell Town Reserves |
n/a |
| 2010 | Kirklees
Brayton Belles |
Dearne & District
Ossett Town |
n/a |
References
- ^ Association, The Football. "County Leagues". www.westridingfa.com. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
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