The West Riding County Amateur Football League was a
football
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competition based in
Yorkshire
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, England. Formed in 1922, it had one division when it closed in 2019 due to a lack of participating clubs.
The Premier Division sat at level 11 of the
English football league system
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.
Silsden
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,
Brighouse Town,
Hemsworth Miners Welfare,
Campion and
Steeton were the most recent teams to move up from the league. Silsden were promoted in 2004 after winning the Premier Division in successive seasons but chose to play their football in the
North West Counties League
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, as did neighbouring Steeton in 2018, whereas Brighouse Town, Hemsworth Miners Welfare and Campion went up to the
Northern Counties East League
The Northern Counties East Football League is a semi-professional English football league. It has two divisions – Premier Division and Division One – which stand at the ninth and tenth levels of the football pyramid respectively.
History
Th ...
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The league operated with only one division until the 1953–54 season, then expanded over time to reach five
[ divisions for a while.
]
Final member clubs
The last constitution for the 2018–19 season was as follows. Clubs which are struck through withdrew before the end of the season.
Premier Division
*AFC Bingley
*Bradford Olympic
*DRAM Community
* Golcar United
*Lepton Highlanders
*Littletown
*Lower Hopton
*Ovenden West Riding
*P.F.C. (ex West Horton)
*Route One Rovers
*Ryburn United
* Steeton Reserves
*Toller AFC
*TVR United
*Wakefield City
Recent divisional champions
Recent divisional cup winners
References
{{Men's Football in West Yorkshire
Football competitions in Yorkshire
1922 establishments in England
Sports leagues established in 1922
West Riding of Yorkshire
2019 disestablishments in England
Defunct football leagues in England