Structure
For the 2011–2012 season, there were 106 teams within the Pennine League structure, organised into nine divisions. The number of teams has increased by 24 over the past four years in large part due to the demise of the CMS Yorkshire League.
There are also three cup competitions:
- The Pennine Presidents Cup (Premier Division to Div 1)
- The Andrew Bennett Memorial Trophy (Divisions 2 to 4)
- The Pennine Supplementary Cup (Divisions 5 to 7)
The winners of the Premier League are entered into the Challenge Cup First qualifying round in the following season.
The current league structure is as follows:
Premier Division- Beeston Broncos
- Dewsbury Moor
- Drighlington
- Halifax Irish
- Hunslet Club Parkside
- Queens
- Queensbury
- Sharlston Rovers
- Slaithwaite Saracens
- Thornhill Trojans
- Wibsey Warriors
| Championship- Bank Top Harriers
- Keighley
- King Cross Park
- Knottingley Rockware Stolze
- Moorends Thorne Marauders
- Nevison Leap
- New Earswick All Blacks
- Ossett Trinity
- St.Joseph's
- West Bowling
- Westgate Wolves
| Division One- Allerton Bywater
- Batley Boys
- Bentley Good Companions
- Birkenshaw
- Brighouse Rangers
- Methley Royals
- Morley Borough
- Newsome Panthers
- Sharleston Rovers (A)
- Upton
|
Division Two- Boothtown Terriers
- Brotherton Bulldogs
- Clayton
- Dodworth
- Doncaster Toll Bar
- Emley Moor
- Illingworth
- Lindley Swifts
- Troydale Trojans
- Underbank Rangers
- West Craven Warriors
- Wyke
| Division Three- Greetland Allrounders
- Hoyland Vikings
- Littleborough
- Odsal Sedbergh
- Pontefract Sports & Social Club
- Selby Warriors
- Silsden
- Shaw Cross Sharks
- Stainland Stags
- West Leeds
- Woodhouse Warriors
- Wortley Dragons
| Division Four- Dearne Valley Bulldogs
- Drighlington (A)
- Farnley Falcons
- Knottingley Kellingley Welfare
- New Earswick All Blacks A
- Queensbury (A)
- Siddal
- Thornhill Trojans (A)
- Undercliffe Wildboars
- Victoria Rangers
- Whitehall Warriors
- Wibsey Warriors (A)
|
Division Five- Brighouse Rangers (A)
- Burley Lions
- Crofton Cougars
- Eastmoor Dragons
- Hanging Heaton
- Hollinwood
- Hunslet Old Boys A
- Meltham All Blacks
- Newsome Panthers A
- Slaithwaite Saracens (A)
- Whinmoor
| Division Six- Harehills
- King Cross Park (A)
- Kinsley Raiders
- Rodley Rockets
- Ryhill Hammers
- Sherburn Bears
- Wakefield City
- West Bowling (A)
- Wetherby Bulldogs
- Whitworth Spartans
- Worth Village
| Division Six West 2014/15- Boothtown Terriers (A)
- Cowling Harlequins
- Greetland All Rounders (A)
- Illingworth (A)
- Kings Cross Park (A)
- Meltham All Blacks
- Odsal Sedburgh (A)
- Queensbury (B)
- Victoria Rangers (A)
- Worth Village
- Wyke (A)
|
Notes: Siddal, Shaw Cross, Eastmoor Dragons and Castleford Panthers enter their first team in the National Conference League.
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