Huddersfield and District Association Football League

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Huddersfield and District Association Football League
Founded
1898
Nation
Flag of England England
Feeder To
West Riding League
Divisions
Division One

Division Two
Division Three
Division Four
Number of Teams
50 [1]
Levels on Pyramid
Level 14 to Level 17
Cups
Barlow Cup

Groom Cup
Current Champions (2007/08)
Heywood Irish Centre (Division One)

Sovereign Sports (Division Two) Lamb Inn FC (Division Three) Dalton Crusaders (Division Four)

The Huddersfield and District Association League is a football competition based around Huddersfield, England. It was founded in 1898. The league has a total of four senior divisions and four reserve divisions. The highest senior division, Division One, sits at level 14 of the English football league system and is a feeder to the West Riding League. The reserve divisions are not part of the league system.

Contents

[edit] Member clubs 2007/08

Current as of 6 May, 2008. [1]

[edit] Division One

Aimbry | Britannia Sports | Diggle | Heywood Irish Centre FC | Lepton Highlanders | Meltham Athletic | New Mill 94 | Newsome WMC | Shepley | Slaithwaite Utd | Uppermill | Wooldale Wanderers

[edit] Table

  PLD W D L F A PTS
Heywood Irish Centre FC (C) 22 17 3 2 61 25 54
Uppermill 22 13 4 4 49 32 43
Diggle 22 10 5 7 47 51 35
Wooldale Wanderers 22 8 8 5 39 26 35
Britannia Sports 22 10 3 9 49 47 33
Meltham Athletic 22 7 8 7 39 45 29
Newsome WMC 22 8 5 9 51 34 29
New Mill 94 22 6 8 8 33 35 26
Lepton Highlanders 22 7 3 12 38 50 24
Shepley 22 5 8 9 39 43 23
Aimbry (R) 22 5 3 14 39 57 18
Slaithwaite Utd (R) 22 5 2 15 28 67 17

Notes: Season Complete.[2]

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; Pts = Points; (C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted.

[edit] Division Two

Berry Brow | Hepworth Utd | Honley | Kirkheaton Rovers | KKS Ashbrow | Lindley Liberal | Moldgreen | Mount | Netherton | Scholes | Scissett | Shelley | Sovereign Sports | Westend

[edit] Table

  PLD W D L F A PTS
Sovereign Sports (C) (P) 26 18 4 4 73 37 58
Hepworth Utd (P) 26 16 5 5 84 42 53
Netherton 26 17 2 7 69 51 53
Scholes 26 13 4 9 78 66 43
Berry Brow Lib 26 11 9 6 75 55 42
Lindley Liberal 26 11 4 11 63 65 37
Westend 26 10 7 9 54 44 37
Moldgreen 26 10 5 11 80 84 35
Honley 26 9 7 10 58 59 34
Kirkheaton Rovers 26 8 7 11 52 57 31
Mount 26 8 3 15 49 75 27
KKS Ashbrow (R) 26 8 3 15 45 60 27
Scissett (R) 26 6 8 12 40 52 26
Shelley (R) 26 2 2 22 22 95 8

Notes: Season Complete.[2]

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; Pts = Points; (C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted.

[edit] Division Three

Coach and Horses | Cumberworth | Grange Moor | H.V.Academicals | Heyside FC | Holmbridge | Lindley | Paddock Rangers | Linthwaite Athletic | SC Cowlersley | Lamb Inn FC | Skelmanthorpe | The Stag | Upperthong

[edit] Table

  PLD W D L F A PTS
Lamb Inn FC (C) (P) 26 22 2 2 121 35 68
Cumberworth (P) 25 17 7 1 70 18 58
The Stag FC (P) 24 15 3 6 74 52 48
Skelmanthorpe 26 14 5 7 83 57 47
SC Cowlersley 26 14 4 8 63 39 46
Heyside FC 26 12 8 6 62 51 44
Holmbridge 26 9 3 14 65 68 30
Upperthong 24 9 3 12 42 47 30
H.V.Academicals 26 7 8 11 47 59 29
Paddock Rangers 26 8 5 13 62 80 29
Grange Moor 26 6 6 14 39 56 24
Linthwaite Athletic 26 7 2 17 61 107 23
Lindley 25 6 4 15 50 98 22
Coach and Horses (R) 26 2 2 22 35 107 8

Notes: Includes games up to Tue., 6 May 2008.[2]

Upcoming Fixtures: Upperthong v The Stag FC; Cumberworth v The Stag FC; Upperthong v Lindley.

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; Pts = Points; (C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted.

[edit] Division Four

Brook Motors | Cartworth Moor | Dalton Crusaders | Farnley Terriers | Fenay Bridge FC | Flockton FC | Hade Edge | Marsden | Royal Dolphins | Y.M.C.A.

[edit] Table

  PLD W D L F A PTS
Dalton Crusaders (C) (P) 27 19 5 3 77 26 62
Y.M.C.A. (P) 27 17 3 7 73 40 54
Brook Motors (P) 27 16 5 6 89 52 53
Cartworth Moor 27 14 3 10 73 68 45
Royal Dolphins 27 14 3 10 86 74 45
Flockton FC 27 12 3 12 63 50 39
Hade Edge 27 10 7 10 54 62 37
Fenay Bridge FC 27 8 2 17 49 87 26
Farnley Terriers 27 3 7 17 42 72 16
Marsden 27 2 2 23 38 113 8

Notes: Season Complete.[2]

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; Pts = Points; (C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted.

[edit] Champions

Season One Two Three Four Five
1999-2000[3] Brackenhall Utd Slaithwaite Utd Netherton Weavers Brook Motors
2000-01[4] Brackenhall Utd Heywood Sports H.V.Academicals Moldgreen Newsome WMC
2001-02[5] Brackenhall Utd Skelmanthorpe Uppermill Newsome WMC Linthwaite Athletic
2002-03[6] Brackenhall Utd Kirkburton Newsome WMC The Stag FC Cravens
2003-04[7] Meltham Athletic Uppermill KKS Ashbrow Weavers Space FC
2004-05[8] Meltham Athletic Sovereign Sports Weavers Arms Space FC Brook Motors
2005-06[9] Heywood Sports Newsome WMC Scholes AFC Westend
2006-07[10] Newsome WMC Britannia Sports Westend SC Cowlersley
2007-08 [11] Heywood Irish Centre Sovereign Sports Lamb Inn FC Dalton Crusaders

[edit] Cup competitions

[edit] Barlow Cup

This cup is competed for by teams in the top two divisions. The cup was presented to the league in 1935, by league chairman Councillor Joseph Barlow. Scissett were the first winners.

[edit] Groom Cup

This cup is competed for by teams in the third, fourth and fifth divisions. The cup was presented to the league in 1952 by the trustees of the Holmfirth and District League. Lindley Church were the first winners.

[edit] Richardson Cup

The Cup is played for by teams in the first and second reserve divisions. The cup was purchased by the league in 1966/67 season and named after the then recently retired league secretary Mr Alf Richardson. Kirkburton were the first winners.

[edit] Gee Cup

The Cup is played for by teams in the third and fourth reserve divisions. It was purchased by the league in honour of the then retiring president Aldernan John T Gee MBE. In its first season 1978/79 the winners were Milnsbridge YMCA.

[edit] Notes

Former League Vice-President Sir Amos Brook Hirst (OBE) served as Chairman of the FA from 1941–1955.[12]

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ a b Huddersfield & District Association Football League
  2. ^ a b c d HDAFL, League Tables Including Tuesday, 6 May 2008, <http://www.hdafl.org.uk/ltable.htm>. Retrieved on 10 May 2008 .
  3. ^ Final League Tables For Season 1999/2000
  4. ^ Final League Tables For Season 2000/2001
  5. ^ Final League Tables For Season 2001/2002
  6. ^ Honours for Season 2002/2003
  7. ^ Honours for Season 2003/2004
  8. ^ Honours for Season 2004/2005
  9. ^ Honours for Season 2005/2006
  10. ^ Honours for Season 2006/2007
  11. ^ Honours for Season 2007/2008
  12. ^ League History, Accessed 7 May, 2008.

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