West Riding County Women's Football League

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]

West Riding County Women's
Football League
Founded2006
Country England
DivisionsPremier Division
First Division
Second Division
Third Division
Number of teams41
10 (Premier Division)
10 (First Division)
10 (Second Division)
11 (Third Division)
Level on pyramid7 - 10
Feeder toNorth East Regional Women's League
Current championsHepworth United
(2018/19)
WebsiteFA Full-time site

The Charter Standard League is run by a number of League Officials who are annually voted in by the member clubs spread across its 4 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 & was declared null & 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

League Division Champions/Runners-up
Season Premier Division First Division Second Division Third Division
2019/20 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
2017/18 Tingley Athletic

Hepworth United

Farsley Celtic Reserves

Ossett Town Firsts

Middleton Athletic

Lower Hopton

Thackley

Tyersal

2016/17 Leeds Medics & Dentists

Hepworth United

Tingley Athletic Reserves

Yorkshire Amateur

Clifton Rangers

Dewsbury Rangers

Middleton Athletic

Ripon City

2015/16 Altofts

Tingley Athletic Firsts

Battyeford Firsts

Silsden Firsts

Tingley Athletic Reserves

Brighouse Town Development

Wigton Moor

Dewsbury Rangers

2014/15 Harrogate Railway Athletic

Hemsworth Miners Welfare

Tingley Athletic Firsts

Hepworth United

Bradford City A

Battyeford Firsts

Tingley Athletic Reserves

Farsley Celtic Reserves

2013/14 Farsley Celtic

Brighouse Athletic

Wortley

Hemsworth Miners Welfare

Oulton Athletic

Hebden Royd United

Bradford City A

Wetherby Athletic Reserves

2012/13 Harrogate Railway Athletic

Tingley Athletic

Farsley Celtic

Silsden Firsts

Northowram

Gledhow

Wortley Reserves

Oulton Athletic

2011/12 Keighley Oaks

Harrogate Railway Athletic

Tingley Athletic

Pontefract Sports & Social

Altofts

Rothwell Reserves

Huddersfield Town Reserves

Wigton Moor

2010/11 Lepton Highlanders

Kirklees

Keighley Oaks

Brighouse Athletic

Castleford White Rose Reserves

Wortley

n/a
2009/10 Leeds Vixens

Lepton Highlanders

Ossett Town

Hemsworth Miners Welfare

Brighouse Athletic

Farsley Celtic

n/a
League Tournament Winners/Runners-up
Year League Cup League Shield Supplementary Cup
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

  1. Association, The Football. "County Leagues". www.westridingfa.com. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.