Huddersfield and District Association Football League

Huddersfield and District Association Football League
Founded	1898
Country	England
Confederation	FA
Divisions	6
Number of clubs	67
Level on pyramid	14–17
Feeder to	Manchester League; Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League; West Yorkshire League; Yorkshire Amateur League
Relegation to	none
Domestic cup(s)	Barlow Cup: Berry Brow ; Groom Cup: AFC Volunteers ; Richardson Cup: Honley Reserves ; Huddersfield FA Challenge Cup: Berry Brow ; Huddersfield FA Challenge Trophy: Linthwaite Athletic Reserves
Current champions	Premier: Linthwaite Athletic ; Division One: Saddleworth United ; Division Two: Berry Brow Reserves ; Division Three: Berry Brow 'A' ; Division Four: Kirkheaton Rovers Reserves ; Division Five: Deighton 'A' ; (2023-24)
Most championships	Brackenhall United
Website	[1]
	Current: 2023-24

The Huddersfield and District Association League is a football competition based in the area of Huddersfield, England. It was founded in 1898. The league has a total of five senior divisions. The highest senior division, Premier Division, sits at level 14 of the English football league system and is a feeder to the West Yorkshire and Yorkshire Amateur Leagues.

The league currently has 67 teams during the 2023-24 season.Linthwaite Athletic are the current champions and Berry Brow the Barlow Cup holders for 2023-24.

The most successful team in a single division since 2000, is Brackenhall United^[1] with 4 championships from 2000 to 2003. The most successful team in all divisions is Newsome, with six championships starting in the now-defunct Division Five during the 1999–2000 season and ending with the Division One championship during the 2006–07 season. Newsome again won the First Division title in the 2009–10 season and the 2014-15 season.

The league generally consists of teams around Huddersfield in West Yorkshire, however there are also a few teams located in Greater Manchester including the Saddleworth area of Oldham, They compete in this league because the area these clubs are based in is historically part of West Yorkshire. There are 3 Semi professional clubs that were previous members, Emley A.F.C., Golcar United F.C. and Shelley C.F.C..

History

The league was founded in 1898.^[2] In 1919, there were 42 senior clubs and 78 junior clubs in the league.^[3] Throughout the league's history, the most players in the league at one time was 3,000.^[2] During the 2007–08 season, there were 41 divisions of junior clubs in the Huddersfield RCD Junior Football League, based in the same area, with some teams continuing to the HDAFL.^[4]

Member clubs 2019–20

The league has a system of relegation and promotion based on club success. The bottom three teams in the first division are replaced with the top three teams in the second division. The bottom three teams in the second division are replaced by the top three teams in the third division. The bottom three teams in the third division are replaced by the top three teams in the fourth division. The system has allowed teams to rise from a lower division to a higher one within several years. Newsome were playing in the now-defunct fifth division during the 2000–01 season, but rose to the first division to win the first division in 2006–07 after playing 3 seasons in the second division.

The 2019–20 constitution is as follows:

Division One

Berry Brow
Diggle
Fothergill and Whittles
Heywood Irish Centre
Holmbridge FC
Honley
Linthwaite Athletic (Badgers)
Newsome
Scholes A.F.C
Shepley F.C
Skelmanthorpe A.F.C
Slaithwaite United

Division Two

AFC Lindley
AFC Dalton
Almondbury Woolpack
Britannia Sports
Colne Valley
Cumberworth
Holme Valley Academicals
Honley
Lepton Highlanders
Marsden
Moorside
Netherton
Scholes
Shelley
Slaithwaite United

Division Three

3D Dynamos
Almondbury Working Mens Club
Brighouse Athletic
Brook Motors
Cask
Dalton Dynamos
Deighton FC
Fothergill-Whittles
Hade Edge
Junction
Littleborough
Scissett
Uppermill
Wooldale Wanderers

Division Four

Cartworth Moor
Cleckheaton AFC
Dewsbury Town
Flockton FC
Golcar United
Grange Moor Saints
~~Heyside FC~~
Kirkburton
Mount
Rose and Crown
Sporting CAV (formerly Cavalry Arms)
Westend

Champions

Season	One	Two	Three	Four	Five
1998–99^[5]	Brackenhall United	Wooldale Wanderers	Scissett	Flockton	Weavers Arms
1999–2000^[6]	Brackenhall United	Slaithwaite United	New Mill 94	Weavers Arms	Brook Motors
2000–01^[7]	Brackenhall United	Heywood Sports	Holme Valley Academicals	Moldgreen	Newsome Working Mens Club
2001–02^[8]	Brackenhall United	Skelmanthorpe	Uppermill	Newsome Working Mens Club	Linthwaite Athletic
2002–03^[9]	Brackenhall United	Kirkburton	Newsome Working Mens Club	The Stag	Cravens
2003–04^[10]	Meltham Athletic	Uppermill	KKS Ashbrow	Weavers Arms	Space
2004–05^[11]	Meltham Athletic	Sovereign Sports	Weavers Arms	Space	Brook Motors
2005–06^[12]	Heywood Sports	Newsome Working Mens Club	Scholes	Westend
2006–07^[13]	Newsome Working Mens Club	Britannia Sports	Westend	SC Cowlersley
2007–08^[14]	Heywood Irish Centre	Sovereign Sports	Lamb Inn	Dalton Crusaders
2008–09^[15]	Lepton Highlanders	Cumberworth	Scissett	Royal Dolphins
2009–10^[16]	Newsome Working Mens Club	Netherton	Holmbridge	Shelley
2010–11^[17]	Hepworth United	Slaithwaite United	Shelley	AFC Waterloo
2011–12^[18]	Hepworth United	Scholes	Dalton Crusaders	Moldgreen Con
2012–13^[19]	Uppermill	Britannia Sports	Honley	AFC Lindley
2013–14^[20]	Newsome	Holmfirth Town	KKS Spartans	Royal Oak
2014–15^[21]	Newsome	Heyside	Marsden	Salendine Nook
2015–16^[22]	Hepworth United	Aimbry	Slaithwaite United	Almondbury Woolpack
2016–17^[23]	Meltham Athletic	Berry Brow	Almondbury Woolpack	Dalton Dynamos
2017–18^[24]	Heywood Irish Centre FC	Slaithwaite United	Fothergill-Whittles	Dewsbury Town
2018–19^[25]	Linthwaite Athletic (Badgers)	Fothergill-Whittles	Junction	Huddersfield YMCA

Footnotes

^ ^a ^b No longer exist. They were dismissed from the league in 2003 because of their poor behaviour.
^ ^a ^b League History, Accessed 7 May 2008.
^ "1919". History of the Club – the birth of Leeds United. The Mighty Mighty Whites. Retrieved 11 August 2008.
^ "Results". Huddersfield RCD Junior Football League. 2008. Archived from the original on 31 October 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2008.
^ Official League Handbook Season 2014/2015. Huddersfield & District Association Football League. 2014. pp. 44–48.
^ Final Tables for Season 1999–2000 HDAFL
^ Final Tables for Season 2000–01 HDAFL
^ Final Tables for Season 2001–02 HDAFL
^ Honours for Season 2002–03 HDAFL
^ Honours for Season 2003–04 HDAFL
^ Honours for Season 2004–05 HDAFL
^ Honours for Season 2005–06 HDAFL
^ Honours for Season 2006–07 HDAFL
^ Honours for Season 2007–08 HDAFL
^ Honours for Season 2008–09 HDAFL
^ Honours for Season 2009–10 HDAFL
^ Honours for Season 2010–11 HDAFL
^ Season 2011–12 FA Full-Time
^ Season 2012–13 FA Full-Time
^ Season 2013–14 FA Full-Time
^ Season 2014–15 FA Full-Time
^ Season 2015–16 FA Full-Time
^ Season 2016–17 FA Full-Time
^ Season 2017–18 FA Full-Time
^ Season 2018–19 FA Full-Time

External links

[Brackenhall-1] No longer exist. They were dismissed from the league in 2003 because of their poor behaviour.

[HDAFL_History-2] League History, Accessed 7 May 2008.

[3] "1919". History of the Club – the birth of Leeds United. The Mighty Mighty Whites. Retrieved 11 August 2008.

[4] "Results". Huddersfield RCD Junior Football League. 2008. Archived from the original on 31 October 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2008.

[5] Official League Handbook Season 2014/2015. Huddersfield & District Association Football League. 2014. pp. 44–48.

[6] Final Tables for Season 1999–2000 HDAFL

[7] Final Tables for Season 2000–01 HDAFL

[8] Final Tables for Season 2001–02 HDAFL

[9] Honours for Season 2002–03 HDAFL

[10] Honours for Season 2003–04 HDAFL

[11] Honours for Season 2004–05 HDAFL

[12] Honours for Season 2005–06 HDAFL

[13] Honours for Season 2006–07 HDAFL

[14] Honours for Season 2007–08 HDAFL

[15] Honours for Season 2008–09 HDAFL

[16] Honours for Season 2009–10 HDAFL

[17] Honours for Season 2010–11 HDAFL

[18] Season 2011–12 FA Full-Time

[19] Season 2012–13 FA Full-Time

[20] Season 2013–14 FA Full-Time

[21] Season 2014–15 FA Full-Time

[22] Season 2015–16 FA Full-Time

[23] Season 2016–17 FA Full-Time

[24] Season 2017–18 FA Full-Time

[25] Season 2018–19 FA Full-Time

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