Pennine League

Pennine League

Pennine League logo
Sport Rugby league football
Instituted 1974
Number of teams 94
Country  England
Website pennineleague.co.uk

The Pennine Amateur Rugby League, or Pennine League is a rugby league competition for amateur open-age clubs that runs from September to April. The clubs are drawn from West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire and the east of Lancashire.

The league is run by the British Amateur Rugby League Association (BARLA). Teams from the Pennine League can apply for election to the National Conference League if they meet minimum criteria.

History

Following the formation of British Amateur Rugby League Association in 1973, local District Leagues got together and pooled their resources. The Pennine league was formed by a merger of Bradford, Halifax, Huddersfield, Oldham and Rochdale districts.

Structure

For the 2011–2012 season, there will be 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 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

  • Dewsbury Moor
  • Drighlington
  • Halifax Irish
  • Hunslet Old Boys
  • Queens
  • Queensbury
  • Sharlston Rovers
  • Slaithwaite Saracens
  • Thornhill Trojans
  • Wibsey Warriors

Championship

  • Bank Top Harriers
  • Keighley
  • Kings 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
  • Kings 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 Terriors (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.

Past winners

Premier Division

Championship Division

First Division

Second Division

Third Division

Fourth Division

Fifth Division

Sixth Division

Seventh Division

Pennine Presidents Cup

Andrew Bennett Memorial Trophy

Pennine Supplementary Cup

See also

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