Craven and District Football League
Founded | 1905 |
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Country | England |
Confederation | West Riding County Football Association |
Divisions | 4 |
Number of teams | 49 |
Level on pyramid | 14, 15, 16, 17 |
Feeder to | West Riding County Amateur League |
Domestic cup(s) |
Premier Cup Division One Cup Division Two Cup Division Three Cup Northern Plant Hire Trophy |
Current champions |
Skipton LMS (Premier Division) Silsden Whitestar (Division One) Oxenhope Recreation Reserves (Division Two) Carleton (Division Three) (2014–15) |
Website | http://full-time.thefa.com/Index.do?league=683721648 |
The Craven and District Football League (currently sponsored by Mastab's Restaurant) is an English football competition based in Craven. The league was founded in 1905 and presently has a total of four divisions, the highest of which, the Craven and District League Premier Division, sits at level 14 of the English football league system and is a feeder to the West Riding County Amateur League.
Member clubs
The league is essentially based on Craven and so includes several teams from the main Craven centres such as Skipton, Settle, Cross Hills and Cononley, but its catchment extends into nearby districts of Lancashire and West Yorkshire with, for example, teams from Bradford, Colne, Ilkley, Keighley and Pendle also taking part. For the 2015–16 season, the following clubs are competing:
Premier Division (level 14)
- Cononley Sports
- Crosshills
- Earby Town
- Gargrave
- Grassington United
- Grindleton
- Rolls
- Settle United
- Silsden Whitestar
- Skipton LMS
- Trawden Celtic
- Wilsden Athletic
- FC Sporting Keighley
Division One (level 15)
- AFC Colne
- Bingley Town
- Bradley
- Chatburn
- Cowling
- Embsay
- FC Sporting Keighley
- Ingrow & Worth Valley
- Oxenhope Recreation Reserves
- Pendle Renegades
- Rolls Reserves
- Skipton Town
Division Two (level 16)
- Broomhill
- Carleton Sports
- Cononley Sports Reserves
- Crosshills Reserves
- FC Polonia
- Grassington United Reserves
- Manningham All Stars
- Pendle Renegades Reserves
- Salts Reserves
- Settle United Reserves
- Skipton Town Reserves
- Trawden Celtic Reserves
Division Three (level 17)
- Addingham Reserves
- AFC Barnoldswick
- Barlick Wanderers
- Barnoldswick Barons
- Bingley Town Reserves
- Broomhill Reserves
- Cowling Reserves
- Hellifield Sports
- Horton
- Ilkley Town 'A'
- Ingrow & Worth Valley Reserves
- Otley Town 'A'
- Sutton
Recent winners
League competitions
Season | Premier Division | Division One | Division Two | Division Three | Division Four |
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2004–05 | Oxenhope Recreation | Waddington | Clitheroe Lions | Long Lee Juniors | |
2005–06 | Oxenhope Recreation | Bradley | Pendle Athletic | Grassington United Reserves | |
2006–07 | Oxenhope Recreation | Oxenhope Recreation Reserves | Gargrave Reserves | Pendle Renegades | |
2007–08 | Grassington | Gargrave Reserves | Earby Town | Silsden Whitestar | |
2008–09 | Long Lee Juniors | Cowling | Silsden Whitestar | Ingrow & Worth Valley | |
2009–10 | Long Lee Juniors | Embsay | Carleton | Ighton Leigh Reserves | |
2010–11 | Skipton LMS | Carleton | Cross Hills | Ingrow & Worh Valley | Oxenhope Recreation Reserves |
2011–12 | Skipton LMS | Cross Hills | Gargrave Reserves | Earby Town Reserves | Cross Hills Reserves |
2012–13 | Skipton LMS | Wilsden Athletic | Embsay Reserves | Cononley Sports Reserves | FC Sporting Keighley |
2013–14 | Skipton LMS | Settle United | Skipton Town | Grassington United Reserves | Manningham All Stars |
2014–15 | Settle United | Silsden Whitestar | Oxenhope Recreation Reserves | Carleton | |
2015–16 | Skipton LMS | Pendle Renegades | Carleton | Hellifield |
Cup competitions
Season | Premier Division | Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3 | Northern Plant Hire Trophy |
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2005–06 | Oxenhope Recreation | Craven College Old Boys | Cowling | Earby | Waddington |
2006–07 | Oxenhope Recreation | Clitheroe Lions | Oakworth | Pendle Renegades | Oxenhope Recreation |
2007–08 | Oxenhope Recreation | Clitheroe Lions | Trawden Celtic | Oakworth FC Reserves | Oxenhope Recreation |
2008–09 | Not Played | Not Played | Not Played | Not Played | Gargrave |