History
The club was founded as Yorkshire Amateur A.F.C. by a local man called Kolin Robertson in Leeds during November 1918. Around the time that Yorkshire Amateur formed and began playing, a local side named Leeds City became defunct; Robertson gained a lease for their ground Elland Road to play friendlies at, but by 1920 they sold it to the newly formed Leeds United for £250.
The club became one of the original founding members of the Yorkshire Football League in 1920–21, and played at various grounds during this period, even sharing with Harrogate Town at one point. The following year they became the first ever football club from Britain to tour the Eastern European countries of Latvia and Estonia, in season 1930–31 they moved to their current home of Bracken Edge.
The most successful year in the club's history was in 1931–32; they reached the FA Cup 1st Round going out to Carlisle United 3–1, they reached the semi-finals of the FA Amateur Cup before going out to Marine 2–1 and were crowned champions of the Yorkshire Football League Division One.
For the second time in their history, the club reached the FA 1st Round, where they played Lincoln City in 1945–46. Yorkshire Amateur pulled off a 1–0 victory at against their Football League opposition, but were squashed 5–1 in the second leg, ending their FA Cup dream.
Yorkshire Amateur became a founder member of the Northern Counties East League in 1982, where they still remain.
Graham Hodder was appointed first team manager in 2007 after leading the clubs U17s to winning the Supreme Premier Division Championship, the following season he led the U18s to Leeds & District Cup and league Cup success and managed the reserves that season winning the Harrogate league championship. Graham stood down in 2010 after taking over as the Barkston Ash Rep Side manager.
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