Yorkshire Football League - The Yorkshire League

The Yorkshire League

The second Yorkshire League was formed in 1920, catering for a mixture of semi-professional and amateur local football teams. Some of the Football League clubs entered their reserve sides and third teams. The league ran until 1981–82, when it merged with the Midland League to form the Northern Counties East League.

Founding members of the 1920 Yorkshire League included;

There were only six seasons where the title was not competed for, this was during part of the 1940s when, due to World War II, many of the players in football competitions all over the country were called up to fight and thus the leagues were put on hold.