Huddersfield and District Association Football League
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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 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 Yorkshire and Yorkshire Amateur Leagues. The reserve divisions are not part of the league system.
Founded | 1898 |
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Country | England |
Confederation | FA |
Divisions | 4 |
Number of teams | 51 |
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 Linthwaite Athletic Groom Cup |
Current champions | Division One: Linthwaite Athletic Division Two: Fothergill-Whittles Division Three: Junction Division Four: Huddersfield YMCA (2018–19) |
Most championships | Brackenhall United[1] |
Website | FA Full-Time site |
Current: 2019-20 |
The league currently has 53 teams during the 2019–20 season with one team that resigned this campaign. There are also four divisions of reserve teams consisting of 48 teams.
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 Diggle, Uppermill 'A' and 3D Dynamos. They compete in this league because the area these clubs are based in is historically part of West Yorkshire.