Counties 1 Yorkshire

Counties 1 Yorkshire

Current season or competition: 2025–26 Counties 1 Yorkshire
Sport	Rugby union
Instituted	1987;38 years ago (1987)
Number of teams	12
Country	England
Holders	North Ribblesdale (2024–25)
Most titles	Bridlington [a] (3 titles)
Website	Website
Related competition	Counties 1 Durham & Northumberland
Promotion to	Regional 2 North West and Regional 2 North East
Relegation to	Counties 2 Yorkshire

Counties 1 Yorkshire is an English rugby union division, the seventh tier of the domestic competition, and the top level for local rugby union in parts of Yorkshire. The champions are automatically promoted to Regional 2 North East (formerly North 1 East), a division with a wider geographical area that also encompasses northeast England. The bottom two clubs are relegated to Counties 2 Yorkshire. The current champions are North Ribblesdale who are promoted to Regional 2 North West

Format

The first-placed team (and sometimes the runner-up) is promoted to Regional 2 North West or Regional 2 North East depending on geographical location. One, two or three teams are relegated to Counties 2 Yorkshire; numbers depending on feedback following promotion and relegation in the leagues above.

The season runs from September to April and comprises twenty-two rounds of matches, with each club playing each of its rivals, home and away. The results of the matches contribute points to the league as follows:

• 4 points are awarded for a win
• 2 points are awarded for a draw
• 0 points are awarded for a loss, however
• 1 losing (bonus) point is awarded to a team that loses a match by 7 points or fewer
• 1 additional (bonus) point is awarded to a team scoring 4 tries or more in a match.

2025–26

Participating teams and location

Departing were North Ribblesdale (champions) and Pocklington (runners-up), promoted to Regional 2 North West and Regional 2 North East respectively. Bridlington were relegated to Counties 2 Yorkshire.

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Beverley Beaver Park Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire 5th Dinnington Lodge Lane Dinnington, South Yorkshire, Sheffield Promoted from Counties 2 Yorkshire (champions) Goole Westfield Banks Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire Relegated from Regional 2 North East (12th) Harrogate Pythons The Jim Saynor Ground Harrogate, North Yorkshire, 8th Hullensians Springhead Lane Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire 3rd Keighley Rose Cottage Keighley, West Yorkshire 4th Leodiensian Crag Lane Alwoodley, Leeds, West Yorkshire 11th North Ribblesdale Grove Park Settle, North Yorkshire Old Rishworthians Hollas Lane Copley, Halifax, West Yorkshire 10th Wath-upon-Dearne Moor Road Wath-upon-Dearne, South Yorkshire 6th Wensleydale Cawkill Park Leyburn, North Yorkshire 7th West Leeds Bluehill Lane Wortley, Leeds, West Yorkshire 9th Yarnbury Brownberrie Lane Horsforth, Leeds, West Yorkshire Promoted from Counties 2 Yorkshire (runners-up)

Beverley Dinnington Goole Harrogate Pythons Hullensians Keighley Leodiensian Rishworthians Wath-upon-Dearne Wensleydale West Leeds Yarnbury class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2025–26 Counties 1 Yorkshire teams

2024–25

Participating teams and location

Departing were Bradford Salem and Wetherby, both promoted to Regional 2 North East while Bradford & Bingley were relegated to Counties 2 Yorkshire.

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Beverley Beaver Park Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire 8th Bridlington Dukes Park Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire Relegated from Regional 2NE (13th) Harrogate Pythons The Jim Saynor Ground Harrogate, North Yorkshire, 11th Hullensians Springhead Lane Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire 10th Keighley Rose Cottage Keighley, West Yorkshire 3rd Leodiensian Crag Lane Alwoodley, Leeds, West Yorkshire 7th North Ribblesdale Grove Park Settle, North Yorkshire Promoted from Counties 2 Yorkshire (champions) Old Rishworthians Hollas Lane Copley, Halifax, West Yorkshire 9th Pocklington Percy Road Pocklington, East Riding of Yorkshire 4th Wath-upon-Dearne Moor Road Wath-upon-Dearne, South Yorkshire Promoted from Counties 2 Yorkshire (2nd) Wensleydale Cawkill Park Leyburn, North Yorkshire 6th West Leeds Bluehill Lane Wortley, Leeds, West Yorkshire 5th

Beverley Bridlington Harrogate Pythons Hullensians Keighley Leodiensian North Ribblesdale Rishworthians Pocklington Wath-upon-Dearne Wensleydale West Leeds class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2024–25 Counties 1 Yorkshire teams

League table

2024–25 Counties 1 Yorkshire [1]
		Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Try bonus	Loss bonus	Points	Pts adj
1	North Ribblesdale(P)	22	22	0	0	1046	333	713	19	0	107
2	Pocklington (P)	22	20	0	2	890	302	588	16	1	97
3	Hullensians	22	16	0	6	696	467	229	15	2	83	−2
4	Keighley	22	14	0	8	778	456	322	13	5	74
5	Beverley	22	13	0	9	657	533	124	12	4	68
6	Wath-upon-Dearne	22	10	0	12	454	563	−109	7	2	50	+1
7	Wensleydale	22	9	0	13	454	563	−109	11	1	43	−5
8	Harrogate Pythons	22	8	0	14	486	759	−273	8	1	41
9	West Leeds	22	7	0	15	486	786	−300	6	1	35
10	Old Rishworthians	22	5	0	17	407	728	−321	7	4	31
11	Leodiensian	22	5	0	17	397	730	−333	4	3	27
12	Bridlington (R)	22	3	0	19	370	901	−531	5	1	13	−5
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order: Number of matches won Difference between points for and against Total number of points for Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
Green background is the promotion place Pink background are the relegation places Updated: 28 November 2025

2023–24

Participating teams and location

Departing were Goole, promoted to Regional 2 North East. Also leaving were Huddersfield Laund Hill (10th), Dinnington (11th) and Roundhegians (12th) all relegated to Counties 2 Yorkshire.

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Beverley Beaver Park Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire 3rd Bradford & Bingley Wagon Lane 4,000 Bingley, West Yorkshire Relegated from Regional 2 NE (12th) Bradford Salem Shay Lane Heaton, Bradford, West Yorkshire 6th Harrogate Pythons The Jim Saynor Ground Harrogate, North Yorkshire, Promoted from Counties 2 Yorkshire (2nd) Hullensians Springhead Lane Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire 7th Keighley Rose Cottage Keighley, West Yorkshire 2nd Leodiensian Crag Lane Alwoodley, Leeds, West Yorkshire 9th Old Rishworthians Hollas Lane Copley, Halifax, West Yorkshire 5th Pocklington Percy Road Pocklington, East Riding of Yorkshire Relegated from Regional 2 NE (11th) Wensleydale Cawkill Park Leyburn, North Yorkshire Promoted from Counties 2 Yorkshire (champions) West Leeds Bluehill Lane Wortley, Leeds, West Yorkshire 8th Wetherby Grange Park Wetherby, West Yorkshire 4th

B & B B Salem Leodiensian West Leeds class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2023–24 Counties 1 Yorkshire teams in Leeds & Bradford Beverley Harrogate Pythons Hullensians Keighley Leeds Rishworthians Pocklington Wensleydale Wetherby class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2023–24 Counties 1 Yorkshire teams

League table

2023–24 Counties 1 Yorkshire [2]
		Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Try bonus	Loss bonus	Points	Pts adj
1	Bradford Salem(P)	22	19	0	3	638	349	289	12	0	89	+1
2	Wetherby (P)	22	18	0	4	681	392	289	13	3	88
3	Keighley	22	17	0	5	625	346	279	12	3	83
4	Pocklington	22	15	0	7	545	381	164	8	2	70
5	West Leeds	22	13	0	9	562	451	111	7	4	63
6	Wensleydale	22	10	0	12	457	510	−53	5	5	50
7	Leodiensian	22	9	1	12	458	513	−55	7	4	49
8	Beverley	22	8	3	11	451	497	−46	9	5	45	−7
9	Old Rishworthians	22	7	1	14	546	600	−54	9	5	42	−2
10	Hullensians	22	6	0	16	527	618	−91	7	9	40
11	Harrogate Pythons	22	3	1	18	422	773	−351	5	5	24
12	Bradford & Bingley (R)	22	4	0	18	352	834	−482	2	2	20
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order: Number of matches won Difference between points for and against Total number of points for Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
Green background is the promotion place Pink background are the relegation places Updated: 27 November 2025

2022–23

Participating teams and location

This was the first season following the RFU Adult Competition Review. The league was substantially similar to Yorkshire 1 with the nine lowest ranked teams returning and supplemented by the top three from Yorkshire 2. Leaving were champions Middlesbrough 'promoted' to Regional 2 North whilst 2nd to 5th place teams (Pontefract, Old Crossleyans, Bridlington & Selby) were 'promoted' to Regional 2 North East). With five departing but only three arriving the league was reduced from 14 teams to 12.

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Beverley Beaver Park Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire 10th Yorkshire 1 Bradford Salem Shay Lane Heaton, Bradford, West Yorkshire 13th Yorkshire 1 Dinnington Lodge Lane Dinnington, South Yorkshire 8th Yorkshire 1 Goole Westfield Banks Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire 7th Yorkshire 1 Huddersfield Laund Hill Laund Hill Stadium Nettleton_Hill, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire 14th Yorkshire 1 Hullensians Springhead Lane Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire Promoted from Yorkshire 2 (3rd) Keighley Rose Cottage Keighley, West Yorkshire Promoted from Yorkshire 2 (champions) Leodiensian Crag Lane Alwoodley, Leeds, West Yorkshire 12th Yorkshire 1 Old Rishworthians Hollas Lane Copley, Halifax, West Yorkshire 9th Yorkshire 1 Roundhegians The Memorial Groun Roundhay, Leeds, West Yorkshire 11th Yorkshire 1 West Leeds Bluehill Lane Wortley, Leeds, West Yorkshire 6th Yorkshire 1 Wetherby Grange Park Wetherby, West Yorkshire Promoted from Yorkshire 2 (2nd)

Leodiensian Roundhegians W Leeds class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2022–23 Counties 1 Yorkshire teams in Leeds B Salem Beverley Dinnington Goole Huddersfield LH Hullensians Keighley Leeds Rishworthians Wetherby class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2022–23 Counties 1 Yorkshire teams

League table

2022–23 Counties 1 Yorkshire [3]
		Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Try bonus	Loss bonus	Points	Pts adj
1	Goole(P)	22	20	0	2	765	244	521	16	2	98
2	Keighley	22	15	3	4	651	344	307	9	1	76
3	Beverley	22	14	0	8	758	550	208	12	2	70
4	Wetherby	22	14	1	7	570	378	192	12	3	68	−5
5	Old Rishworthians	22	12	0	10	608	459	149	12	5	65
6	Bradford Salem	22	11	2	9	601	423	178	7	5	60
7	Hullensians	22	10	1	11	525	560	−35	9	2	53
8	West Leeds	22	9	2	11	515	577	−62	8	3	51
9	Leodiensian	22	8	1	13	411	588	−177	7	1	42
10	Huddersfield Laund Hill (R)	22	6	2	14	476	667	−191	7	5	40
11	Dinnington (R)	22	5	0	17	320	994	−674	4	2	26
12	Roundhegians (R)	22	2	0	20	417	833	−416	5	7	20
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order: Number of matches won Difference between points for and against Total number of points for Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
Green background is the promotion place Pink background are the relegation places Updated: 24 November 2025

2021–22

Participating teams and location

The teams competing in 2021–22 achieved their places in the league based on performances in 2019–20, the 'previous season' column in the table below refers to that season not 2020-21.

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Beverley Beaver Park Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire 3rd Bradford Salem Shay Lane Heaton, Bradford, West Yorkshire 8th Bridlington Dukes Park Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire 11th Dinnington Lodge Lane Dinnington, South Yorkshire 9th Goole Westfield Banks Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire 6th Huddersfield Laund Hill Laund Hill Stadium Nettleton_Hill, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire Relegated from North 1 East (14th) Leodiensian Crag Lane Alwoodley, Leeds, West Yorkshire 10th Middlesbrough Acklam Park 5,000 (159 seats) Acklam, Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire Level Transfer from DN1 (2nd) Old Crossleyans Broomfield Avenue Halifax, West Yorkshire 4th Old Rishworthians Hollas Lane Copley, Halifax, West Yorkshire Promoted from Yorkshire 2 (runners up) Pontefract Moor Lane Pontefract, West Yorkshire 12th Roundhegians The Memorial Groun Roundhay, Leeds, West Yorkshire Promoted from Yorkshire 2 (champions) Selby Sandhill Lane Selby, North Yorkshire 7th West Leeds Bluehill Lane Wortley, Leeds, West Yorkshire 5th

Leodiensian Roundhegians West Leeds class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2021–22 Yorkshire 1 teams in Leeds Beverley B Salem Bridlington Dinnington Goole Huddersfield LH Leeds Middlesbrough Crossleyans Rishworthians Pontefract Selby class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2021–22 Yorkshire 1 teams

2020–21

On 30 October 2020 the RFU announced ^[4] that due to the coronavirus pandemic a decision had been taken to cancel Adult Competitive Leagues (National League 1 and below) for the 2020–21 season meaning Yorkshire 1 was not contested.

2019–20

Participating teams and location

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Beverley Beaver Park Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire 5th Bradford Salem Shay Lane Heaton, Bradford, West Yorkshire 9th Bridlington Dukes Park Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire Relegated from North 1 East (12th) Dinnington Lodge Lane Dinnington, South Yorkshire 6th Goole Westfield Banks Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire Promoted from Yorkshire 2 (champions) Heath West Vale West Vale, Halifax, West Yorkshire 2nd (lost play-off) Hullensians Springhead Lane Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire 12th Keighley Rose Cottage Keighley, West Yorkshire 10th Leodiensian Crag Lane Alwoodley, Leeds, West Yorkshire Promoted from Yorkshire 2 (2nd) Old Brodleians Woodhead Hipperholme, Halifax, West Yorkshire 7th Old Crossleyans Broomfield Avenue Halifax, West Yorkshire 4th Pontefract Moor Lane Pontefract, West Yorkshire 3rd Selby Sandhill Lane Selby, North Yorkshire 11th West Leeds Bluehill Lane Wortley, Leeds, West Yorkshire Relegated from North 1 East (13th)

Beverley B Salem Bridlington Dinnington Goole Heath Hullensians Keighley Leodiensian Brodleians Crossleyans Pontefract Selby W Leeds class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2019–20 Yorkshire 1 teams

2018–19

Participating teams and location

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Beverley Beaver Park Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire 4th Bradford Salem Shay Lane Heaton, Bradford, West Yorkshire 11th Dinnington Lodge Lane Dinnington, South Yorkshire Relegated from North 1 East (12th) Guisborough Belmangate Guisborough, North Yorkshire Level transfer from Durham/Northumberland 1 (10th) Heath West Vale West Vale, Halifax, West Yorkshire 5th Hullensians Springhead Lane Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire 10th Keighley Rose Cottage Keighley, West Yorkshire 9th Middlesbrough Acklam Park 5,000 (159 seats) Acklam, Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire 3rd Moortown Moss Valley Alwoodley, Leeds, West Yorkshire 7th Old Brodleians Woodhead Hipperholme, Halifax, West Yorkshire 8th Old Crossleyans Broomfield Avenue Halifax, West Yorkshire Promoted from Yorkshire 2 (2nd) Old Rishworthians Hollas Lane Copley, Halifax, West Yorkshire 6th Pontefract Moor Lane Pontefract, West Yorkshire Promoted from Yorkshire 2 (champions) Selby Sandhill Lane Selby, North Yorkshire 12th

Beverley Bradford Salem Dinnington Guisborough Heath Hullensians Keighley Middlesbrough Moortown Brodleians Crossleyans Rishworthians Pontefract Selby class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2018–19 Yorkshire 1 teams

2017–18

Participating teams and location

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Beverley Beaver Park Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire 5th Bradford Salem Shay Lane Heaton, Bradford, West Yorkshire 8th Heath West Vale West Vale, Halifax, West Yorkshire 9th Hullensians Springhead Lane Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire 10th Keighley Rose Cottage Keighley, West Yorkshire 7th Middlesbrough Acklam Park 5,000 (159 seats) Acklam, Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire Level transfer from Durham/Northumberland 1 Moortown Moss Valley Alwoodley, Leeds, West Yorkshire Promoted from Yorkshire 2 (champions) North Ribblesdale Grove Park Settle, North Yorkshire 12th Old Brodleians Woodhead Hipperholme, Halifax, West Yorkshire 6th Old Rishworthians Hollas Lane Copley, Halifax, West Yorkshire Promoted from Yorkshire 2 (2nd) Scarborough Silver Royd 1,950 (322 seats) Scalby, Scarborough, North Yorkshire 4th Selby Sandhill Lane Selby, North Yorkshire 11th Wheatley Hills Brunnel Road Doncaster, South Yorkshire Relegated from North 1 East (14th) York Clifton Park York, North Yorkshire 3rd

Beverley Bradford Salem Heath Hullensians Keighley Middlesbrough Moortown North Ribblesdale Brodleians Rishworthians Scarborough Selby Wheatley Hills York class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2017–18 Yorkshire 1 teams

2016–17

Participating teams and location

Acklam (transferred from Durham/Northumberland 1) Beverley (relegated from North 1 East) Bradford Salem Bridlington Heath Hullensians Keighley (promoted from Yorkshire 2) North Ribblesdale Old Brodleians Scarborough Selby West Leeds (promoted from Yorkshire 2) Yarnbury York

Acklam Beverley Bradford Salem Bridlington Heath Hullensians Keighley North Ribblesdale Brodleians Scarborough Selby W Leeds Yarnbury York class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2016–17 Yorkshire 1 teams

2015–16

Participating teams and location

Bradford & Bingley

Bradford Salem

Bridlington

Heath

Hullensians

Malton & Norton

North Ribblesdale

Old Brodleians

Old Crossleyans

Scarborough

Selby

West Park Leeds

Yarnbury

York

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Locations of the 2015–16 Yorkshire 1 teams

Team	Ground	Capacity	City/Area	Previous season
Bradford & Bingley	Wagon Lane	4,000	Bingley, West Yorkshire
Bradford Salem	Shay Lane		Heaton, Bradford, West Yorkshire
Bridlington	Dukes Park		Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire
Heath	West Vale		Greetland, Halifax, West Yorkshire
Hullensians	Springhead Lane		Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
Malton & Norton	The Gannock		Malton, North Yorkshire
North Ribblesdale	Grove Park		Settle, North Yorkshire
Old Brodleians	Woodhead		Hipperholme, West Yorkshire
Old Crossleyans	Broomfield Avenue		Halifax, West Yorkshire
Scarborough	Silver Royd	4500 (322 seats)	Scalby, Scarborough, North Yorkshire
Selby	Sandhill Lane		Selby, North Yorkshire
West Park Leeds	The Sycamores		Leeds, West Yorkshire
Yarnbury	Brownberrie Lane		Horsforth, West Yorkshire
York	Clifton Park		York, North Yorkshire

2014–15

• Bridlington
• Doncaster Phoenix
• Heath
• Hullensians (promoted from Yorkshire 2)
• Malton & Norton (relegated from North 1 East)
• Middlesbrough (relegated from North 1 East)
• North Ribblesdale
• Old Brodleians
• Pontefract
• Scarborough
• Selby
• Wath Upon Dearne
• Yarnbury (promoted from Yorkshire 2)
• York

2013–14

• Acklam
• Bridlington
• Dinnington
• Doncaster Phoenix (promoted from Yorkshire 2)
• Heath
• Ilkley
• Keighley (relegated from North 1 East)
• North Ribblesdale
• Old Brodleians
• Pontefract
• Scarborough
• Selby (promoted from Yorkshire 2)
• Wath Upon Dearne
• York

2012–13

• Barnsley
• Bridlington
• Dinnington
• Driffield
• Heath
• Huddersfield YMCA
• Ilkley
• Knottingley
• North Ribblesdale
• Old Brodleians
• Pontefract
• Scarborough
• Wath Upon Dearne
• York

Original teams

When league rugby began in 1987 this division contained the following teams:

• Bramley
• Castleford
• Cleckheaton
• Driffield
• Goole
• Hemsworth
• Moortown
• Roundhegians
• Scarborough
• West Park Bramhope ^[b]
• York Railway Institute

Yorkshire 1 honours

Yorkshire 1 (1987–1993)

The original Yorkshire 1 was a tier 9 league with promotion to North East 2 and relegation to Yorkshire 2.

Yorkshire 1
Season	No of teams	Champions	Runners–up	Relegated teams
1987–88	11	Roundhegians	Bramley	Scarborough, York Railway Institute
1988–89	11	Bramley	West Park Bramhope	Moortown, Goole
1989–90	11	West Park Bramhope	Driffield	Huddersfield Y.M.C.A.
1990–91	11	Bridlington	Driffield	Barnsley
1991–92	11	Driffield	Doncaster [c]	No relegation [d]
1992–93	13	Goole	Bradford Salem	Castleford
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Yorkshire 1 (1993–2000)

The creation of National 5 North meant that Yorkshire 1 dropped one tier to become a tier 10 league. A further restructure at the end of the 1995–96 season, which included the cancellation of National 5 North and the addition of North East 3 at tier 9, saw Yorkshire 1 remain at tier 10 with promotion to the new North 3 East league.

Yorkshire 1
Season	No of teams	Champions	Runners–up	Relegated teams	Ref
1993–94	13	North Ribblesdale	Wheatley Hills	York Railway Institute
1994–95	13	Wheatley Hills	Wath upon Dearne	Hemsworth
1995–96	13	Pocklington	Old Otliensians	Sheffield Oaks, Halifax Vandals, Barnsley, Castleford [e]
1996–97	10	Yarnbury	Ilkley	Wibsey [f]
1997–98	10	Bradford Salem	Northallerton	Moortown
1998–99	10	Huddersfield Y.M.C.A.	Castleford	Old Otliensians, Malton & Norton, Bramley Phoenix	[6]
1999–00	10	West Leeds	Leodiensian	Thornensians, Hemsworth, Ilkley	[7]
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Yorkshire 1 (2000–2022)

Northern league restructuring by the RFU at the end of the 1999–2000 season saw the cancellation of North East 1, North East 2 and North East 3 (tiers 7 to 9). This meant that Yorkshire 1 became a tier 7 league, with promotion to North 2 East (later North 1 East).

Yorkshire 1
Season	No of teams	Champions	Runners–up	Relegated teams	Ref
2000–01	12	Cleckheaton	Wheatley Hills	Ripon, Keighley, Huddersfield Y.M.C.A.	[8]
2001–02	12	Hull	Scarborough	Pocklington, West Park Leeds, Beverley	[9]
2002–03	12	Bridlington Mariners [g]	York	Sheffield Tigers, North Ribblesdale, Wheatley Hills	[10]
2003–04	12	Malton & Norton	Pontefract	Scarborough, Old Brodleians	[11]
2004–05	12	Beverley	Wheatley Hills	Yarnbury, Dinnington	[12]
2005–06	12	Sheffield Tigers	Old Crossleyans	Goole, Selby	[13]
2006–07	12	Pontefract	York	Wheatley Hills, Old Brodleians	[14]
2007–08	12	Sandal	Ilkley	Redcar, Huddersfield Y.M.C.A.	[15]
2008–09	12	Old Brodleians	Bridlington	Glossop	[16]
2009–10	14	Wheatley Hills	Sheffield	Skipton, Yarnbury	[17]
2010–11	14	Malton & Norton	Sheffield	Bradford Salem, Selby	[18]
2011–12	14	Pocklington	Keighley	Castleford	[19]
2012–13	14	Driffield	Huddersfield Y.M.C.A.	Knottingley, Barnsley	[20]
2013–14	14	Ilkley	Dinnington	Acklam, Keighley	[21]
2014–15	14	Doncaster Phoenix	Malton & Norton	Wath Upon Dearne, Pontefract	[22]
2015–16	14	Bradford & Bingley	Malton & Norton	West Park Leeds, Old Crossleyans	[23]
2016–17	14	Bridlington	West Leeds	Acklam, Yarnbury	[24]
2017–18	14	York	Scarborough	Wheatley Hills, North Ribblesdale	[25]
2018–19	14	Moortown	Heath	Guisborough, Old Rishworthians	[26]
2019–20	14	Old Brodleians	Heath	Hullensians, Keighley	[27]
2020–21	14	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.
2021–22	14	Middlesbrough	Pontefract	No relegation
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Counties 1 Yorkshire (2022–present)

Counties 1 Yorkshire
Season	No of teams	Champions	Runners–up	Relegated teams	Ref
2022–23	12	Goole	Keighley	Huddersfield Laund Hill (10th), Dinnington (11th) and Roundhegians (12th)	[3]
2023–24	12	Bradford Salem	Weatherby	South Shields Westoe (12th)	[2]
2024–25	12	North Ribblesdale	Pocklington	Bridlington (12th)	[1]

Promotion play-offs

Since the 2000–01 season there has been a play-off between the runners-up of Durham/Northumberland 1 and Yorkshire 1 for the third and final promotion place to North 1 East. The team with the superior league record has home advantage in the tie. At the end of the 2019–20 season Yorkshire 1 teams have been the most successful with thirteen wins to the Durham/Northumberland 1 teams six; and the home side have won ten times to the away sides nine.

Durham/Northumberland 1 v Yorkshire 1 promotion play-off results
Season	Home team	Score	Away team	Venue	Ref
2000–01	Wheatley Hills (Y)	21–19	Percy Park (DN) [29]	Brunel Road, Doncaster, South Yorkshire	[30]
2001–02	Ashington (DN)	17–23	Scarborough (Y)	Recreation Ground, Ashington, Northumberland	[31]
2002–03	York (Y)	29–15	Hartlepool Rovers (DN)	Clifton Park, York, North Yorkshire	[32]
2003–04	Alnwick (DN)	25–18	Pontefract (Y)	Greensfield, Alnwick, Northumberland	[33]
2004–05	Durham City (DN)	26–13	Wheatley Hills (Y)	Hollow Drift, Durham, County Durham	[34]
2005–06	Malton & Norton (DN)	19–39	Old Crossleyans (Y)	The Gannock, Malton, North Yorkshire	[35]
2006–07	Sunderland (DN)	16–18	York (Y)	Ashbrooke Sports Club, Ashbrooke, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear	[36]
2007–08	Northern (DN)	24–28	Ilkley (Y)	McCracken Park, Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear	[37]
2008–09	Percy Park (DN)	36–3	Bridlington (Y)	Preston Avenue, North Shields, Tyne and Wear	[38]
2009–10	Team Northumbria (DN)	34–13	Sheffield (Y)	Coach Lane Sports Ground, Benton, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear	[39]
2010–11	Darlington (DN)	17–18	Sheffield (Y)	Blackwell Meadows, Darlington, County Durham	[40]
2011–12	Alnwick (DN)	16–18	Keighley (Y)	Greensfield, Alnwick, Northumberland	[41]
2012–13	Huddersfield Y.M.C.A. (Y)	33–12	Guisborough (DN)	Laund Hill, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire	[42]
2013–14	Dinnington (Y)	34–20 (aet)	Guisborough (DN)	Lodge Lane, Dinnington, South Yorkshire	[43]
2014–15	Morpeth (DN)	14–11	Malton & Norton (Y)	Mitford Road, Morpeth, Northumberland	[44]
2015–16	Middlesbrough (DN)	17–25	Malton & Norton (Y)	Acklam Park, Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire	[45]
2016–17	South Shields Westoe (DN)	14–19	West Leeds (Y)	Wood Terrace, South Shields, Tyne and Wear	[46]
2017–18	Durham City (DN)	AWO [h]	Scarborough (Y)	Hollow Drift, Durham, County Durham	[47]
2018–19	West Hartlepool (DN)	24–23	Heath (Y)	Brinkburn, Hartlepool, County Durham	[48]
2019–20	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. Best ranked runner-up – Heath (Y) – promoted instead.
2020–21	Uncontested due to the coronavirus pandemic
Green background is the promoted team. DN = Durham/Northumberland 1 and Y = Yorkshire 1

Number of league titles

• Bridlington (2) ^[i]
• Driffield (2)
• Malton & Norton (2)
• Old Brodleians (2)
• Pocklington (2)
• Wheatley Hills (2)
• Beverley (1)
• Bradford & Bingley (1)
• Bradford Salem (1)
• Bramley (1)
• Bridlington Mariners (1) ^[j]
• Cleckheaton (1)
• Doncaster Phoenix (1)
• Goole (1)
• Huddersfield Y.M.C.A. (1)
• Hull (1)
• Ilkley (1)
• Moortown (1)
• North Ribblesdale (1)
• Pontefract (1)
• Roundhegians (1)
• Sandal (1)
• Sheffield Tigers (1)
• West Leeds (1) ^[k]
• West Park Bramhope (1) ^[l]
• Yarnbury (1)
• York (1)

Notes

1. Twice by their 1st XV and the third by the 2nd XV (Bridlington Mariners)
2. West Park Bramhope are currently known as West Park Leeds. ^[5]
3. 3rd place Cleckheaton were also promoted.
4. League restructuring, due to the cancellation of Yorkshire 6 ahead of the 1992–93 season, meant there was no relegation and five clubs were promoted from Yorkshire 2.
5. Yorkshire league restructuring due to the reintroduction of Yorkshire 6, ahead of the 1996–97 season, meant that four clubs were relegated to Yorkshire 2.
6. Relegated side Wibsey, left the Yorkshire leagues at the end of the season.
7. The Bridlington Mariners are the 2nd XV of Bridlington RUFC.
8. Scarborough won by default as Durham City were unable to raise a team. ^[47]
9. Bridlington have actually won Yorkshire 1 three times - twice by their 1st XV, the other by the 2nd XV (Bridlington Mariners).
10. Bridlington Mariners are the 2nd XV of Bridlington RUFC.
11. Not to be confused with West Park Leeds.
12. West Park Bramhope are currently known as West Park Leeds.

See also

• Yorkshire RFU
• English rugby union system
• Rugby union in England

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