West Riding County Women's Football League

West Riding County Women's
Football League
Founded2006
Country England
DivisionsPremier Division
First Division
Second Division
Third Division
Fourth Division
Number of teams54
10 (Premier Division)
10 (First Division)
11 (Second Division)
12 (Third Division)
11 (Fourth Division)
Level on pyramid7 - 10
Feeder toNorth East Regional Women's League
Current championsLeeds Modernians
(2023/24)
WebsiteFA Full-time site [1]

The West Riding County Women's Football League is an open aged (16 plus) Women's Association Football League in England affiliated to the West Riding FA.[1]

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

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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.

2023/24 Clubs

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Premier Division

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First Division

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Second Division

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Third Division

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Fourth Division

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League & Cup history

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League Division Champions/Runners-up[2]
Season Premier Division First Division Second Division Third Division Fourth Division
2023/24 Leeds Modernians

Leeds Medics & Dentists

Ilkley Town Firsts

Farsley Celtic

Knaresborough Town

Bradford City U21s

Field AFC

Harrogate Railway Reserves

Eccleshill United

Brighouse Town

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
League Tournament Winners/Runners-up
Year League Cup Score League Shield Score Supplementary Cup Score
2024 Leeds Modernians

Sherburn White Rose Firsts

2-0 Bradford (Park Avenue)

Golcar United

2-2

3-2 pens

n/a
2023 Yorkshire Amateur

Farsley Celtic

3-0 Morley Town

Athletico

9-0 n/a
2022 Lower Hopton

Ossett United Development

6-0 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

3-2 Brighouse Athletic

Middleton Athletic

4-1 Leeds United Development

Phoenix

3-2
2018 Ripon City Firsts

Tingley Athletic

2-1 Hepworth United

Wetherby Athletic

2-2

2-1 pens

Thackley

Boroughbridge

6-0
2017 Middleton Athletic

Yorkshire Amateur

2-2

3-2 pens

Leeds Medics & Dentists

Hemsworth Miners Welfare

4-2 Wetherby Athletic

Hepworth United

6-3
2016 Bradford City A

Tingley Athletic Firsts

4-2 Silsden Firsts

Hemsworth Miners Welfare

4-1 n/a
2015 Harrogate Railway Athletic

Tingley Athletic

4-1 Altofts

Bradford City A

2-2

4-3 pens

Battyeford Firsts

Leeds Medics & Dentists

3-3

5-4 pens

2014 Harrogate Railway Athletic

Pontefract Sports & Social

3-2 Wetherby Athletic Reserves

Bradford City A

4-2 n/a
2013 Tingley Athletic

Brighouse Athletic

?-? n/a
2012 n/a
2011 Lepton Highlanders

Brighouse Athletic

4-1 Brayton Belles

Rothwell Town Reserves

3-1 n/a
2010 Kirklees

Brayton Belles

6-0 Dearne & District

Ossett Town

6-2 n/a

References

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  1. ^ Association, The Football. "County Leagues". www.westridingfa.com. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  2. ^ "West Riding County Womens Football League". fulltime.thefa.com. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
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