Wakefield and District Football Association League

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Wakefield and District Football Association League
Founded
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Nation
England
Feeder To
Yorkshire Amateur Association Football League & West Yorkshire Association League
Divisions
Premier Division
Division One
Division Two
Number of Teams
31
Levels on Pyramid
Level 14 to Level 17
Cups
Jim Callaghan Cup & Divisional Cups
Current champions (2017-18)
Rock Inn FC (Premier)
Snydale Athetic (Division One)
AFC Heckmondwike (Division Two)

The Wakefield and District Football Association League is a football competition based in Yorkshire, England. It has a total of three divisions headed by the Premier Division, which sits at level 14 of the English football league system. It is a feeder to the West Yorkshire Association Football League. Horbury Town, Garforth Rangers, Rothwell, Thornes, and Thornhill were the most recent teams to move up from the league. Horbury (in 2005), Garforth & Rothwell (2010) and Thornhill (2013) chose to play their football in the West Yorkshire League whereas Thornes (2013) went into the West Riding County Amateur League.

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Fieldhead Hospital, originally based in the City's Hospital of the same name, are the oldest team in the league, joining in the 1973–74 season, and being a playing member ever since.

Champions

SeasonPremier DivisionDivision OneDivision TwoDivision ThreeJim Callaghan Cup
2004–05Horbury TownMitres WellAFC ThornhillSandal Athletic ReservesWalton
2005–06Airedale CelticWhite Bear KexbroughRyecroft SportsStanley United ReservesSandal Athletic
2006–07Airedale CelticThornhillStanley ArmsCliffe TreeAiredale Celtic
2007–08Horbury Cherry TreeStanley ArmsAlverthorpe WMCOssett Two BrewersAiredale Celtic
2008–09Horbury Cherry TreeGateRoystonGarforth RangersHorbury Cherry Tree
2009–10ThornhillRose of YorkGarforth RangersHopetownThornhill
2010–11 Dodworth Miners Welfare Garforth Working Mens ClubFieldhead HospitalWhite HartMorley Cricket & Sports Club
2011–12Crofton SportsFieldhead HospitalPloughCrown AlverthorpeGate
2012–13GateFC GawthorpeHorbury Town ReservesNew WheelGate
2013–14RothwellSnydale AthleticCrackenedgeAltofts 'A'Crofton Sports
2014–15Beechwood GateAFC OssettNew WheelWhite RoseBeechwood Gate
2015–16Beechwood GateEastmoorRed Lion AlverthorpeAFC Junction (Normanton)FC Gawthorpe
2016–17Real MoorRock InnNew Pot Oil-Royston Cross
2017–18Rock InnSnydale AthleticAFC Heckmondwike-Rock Inn
2018–19CrackenedgeRed Lion AlverthorpeHowden Clough-West End Terriers

Member clubs 2018-19

Premier Division [1]

Division One [2]

Division Two [3]

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References

  1. Premier Division FA Full-Time
  2. Division One FA Full-Time
  3. Division Two FA Full-Time