Counties 4 Yorkshire

Counties 4 Yorkshire is an English rugby union league at the tenth tier of the domestic competition for teams from Yorkshire. Club rugby in Yorkshire operates without promotion play-offs meaning that the top two teams are automatically promoted to Yorkshire 3 and the bottom two teams were relegated to Yorkshire 5 until the RFU made changes to the Yorkshire league structure. Each season a team from Counties 3 Yorkshire or Yorkshire 4 may be picked to take part in the RFU Junior Vase - a national competition for clubs at levels 9-12.

Counties 4 Yorkshire

Current season or competition: 2022–23 Counties 4 Yorkshire
Sport	Rugby union
Instituted	1987; 38 years ago (1987)
Number of teams	15 7 (North-West Division) 7 (South-East Division)
Country	England
Holders	Bramley Phoenix (1st title) (2019–20) (promoted to Yorkshire 3)
Most titles	Hessle, Hullensians, Old Rishworthians, Rotherham Phoenix, Stocksbridge, Wibsey (2 titles)
Website	England RFU

For the 2017-18 season, Yorkshire 4 was broken up into two regional leagues - Yorkshire 4 (North West) and Yorkshire 4 (South East) - while Yorkshire 5 ceased to exist. Teams from both Yorkshire 4 and 5 were transferred into the regional divisions depending on location.^[1] After the teams have played each other home and away, in February the clubs are reallocated into a Premier league and a Shield league for one further round of fixtures. The top four teams from each league play in the Premier and the other teams play in the Shield. The top two teams in the Premier league are promoted to Counties 3 Yorkshire.

Participating clubs 2025-26

North division

Departing were Hornsea, promoted to Counties 3 Yorkshire as champions.

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Aireborough Nunroyd Park Yeadon, West Yorkshire 8th Knaresborough Hay-A-Park Lane Knaresborough, North Yorkshire 4th Leeds Medics & Dentists Weetwood Playing Fields Weetwood, Leeds, West Yorkshire 5th Leeds Modernians Cookridge Lane Cookridge, Leeds, West Yorkshire 6th Nestle Rowntree Mille Crux York, North Yorkshire 2nd Richmondshire Theakston Lane Richmond, North Yorkshire 7th Thirsk Newsham Road Thirsk, North Yorkshire Relegated from Counties 3 Yorkshire (12th) York Railway Institute New Lane York, North Yorkshire 3rd

Aireborough Knaresborough Leeds M & D Leeds Mods Nestle Rowntree Richmondshire Thirsk York RI Locations of the 2025-26 Counties 4 Yorkshire North teams

South division

Departing were Dearne Valley (champions) promoted to Counties 3 Yorkshire.

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Hallamshire Northfield Road Sheffield, South Yorkshire New entry Hessle Livingstone Road Hessle, East Riding of Yorkshire 5th Knottingley Howard's Field Knottingley, West Yorkshire 7th Maltby Muglet Lane Maltby, South Yorkshire 3rd Sheffield Medicals Norton Playing Fields Norton, Sheffield, South Yorkshire 2nd Stocksbridge Coal Pit Lane Stocksbridge, South Yorkshire 4th Withernsea Hollym Withernsea, East Riding of Yorkshire New entry Wortley Finkle Street Lane Wortley, South Yorkshire 6th

Hallamshire Hessle Knottingley Maltby Sheffield Medicals Stocksbridge Withernsea Wortley Locations of the 2025-26 Counties 4 Yorkshire South teams

Participating clubs 2024-25

For the new season the league was once more split into North / South division as it had been most recently in season 2021-22. Three new teams, all from South Yorkshire, were added to the South league to make a total of seven, with eight competing in the North division.

Departing were Old Otliensians and Thornensians, promoted to Counties 3 Yorkshire as champions and runners-up respectively

Hornsea won the league on the final day of the season and doing so got promoted to Counties 3 Yorkshire for the 25/26 season.

North division

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Aireborough Nunroyd Park Yeadon, West Yorkshire 5th Hornsea Hollis Recreation Ground Hornsea, East Riding of Yorkshire 3rd Knaresborough Hay-A-Park Lane Knaresborough, North Yorkshire 13th Leeds Medics & Dentists Weetwood Playing Fields Weetwood, Leeds, West Yorkshire 7th Leeds Modernians Cookridge Lane Cookridge, Leeds, West Yorkshire 9th Nestle Rowntree Mille Crux York, North Yorkshire 4th Richmondshire Theakston Lane Richmond, North Yorkshire 11th York Railway Institute New Lane York, North Yorkshire 10th

Aireborough Hornsea Knaresborough Leeds M & D Leeds Mods Nestle Rowntree Richmondshire York RI Locations of the 2024–25 Counties 4 Yorkshire North teams

South division

Dearne Valley won the south division and join the Northern division winners Hornsea in Counties 3 Yorkshire for the 25/26 season

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Dearne Valley Vancouver Drive Bolton upon Dearne, South Yorkshire New entry Hessle Livingstone Road Hessle, East Riding of Yorkshire 6th Knottingley Howard's Field Knottingley, West Yorkshire 8th Maltby Muglet Lane Maltby, South Yorkshire New entry Sheffield Medicals Norton Playing Fields Norton, Sheffield, South Yorkshire Relegated from Counties 3 Yorkshire (12th) Stocksbridge Coal Pit Lane Stocksbridge, South Yorkshire 12th Wortley Finkle Street Lane Wortley, South Yorkshire New entry

Dearne Valley Hessle Knottingley Maltby Sheffield Medicals Stocksbridge Wortley Locations of the 2024–25 Counties 4 Yorkshire South teams

Participating clubs 2023-24

Departing were Mosborough (4th in 2022-23) who moved on a level transfer to Counties 3 Midlands East (North). Joining were three sides relegated from Counties 3 Yorkshire together with Richmondshire who re-entered the Yorkshire Rugby leagues having most recently competed in Durham/Northumberland 3 for season 2021-22 during which they withdrew in January 2022.

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Aireborough Nunroyd Park Yeadon, West Yorkshire 6th Hessle Livingstone Road Hessle, East Riding of Yorkshire 10th Hornsea Hollis Recreation Ground Hornsea, East Riding of Yorkshire 5th Knaresborough Hay-A-Park Lane Knaresborough, North Yorkshire 12th Knottingley Howard's Field Knottingley, West Yorkshire Relegated from Counties 3 Yorkshire (11th) Leeds Medics & Dentists Weetwood Playing Fields Weetwood, Leeds, West Yorkshire Relegated from Counties 3 Yorkshire (12th) Leeds Modernians Cookridge Lane Cookridge, Leeds, West Yorkshire 11th Nestle Rowntree Mille Crux York, North Yorkshire 8th Old Otliensians Chaffers Field Otley, West Yorkshire 3rd Richmondshire Theakston Lane Richmond, North Yorkshire Re-entry Stocksbridge Coal Pit Lane Stocksbridge, South Yorkshire 7th Thornensians Coulman Road Thorne, South Yorkshire Relegated from Counties 3 Yorkshire (10th) York Railway Institute New Lane York, North Yorkshire 9th

Aireborough Hessle Hornsea Knaresborough Knottingley Leeds M & D Leeds Mods Nestle Rowntree Otliensians Richmondshire Stocksbridge Thornensians York RI Locations of the 2023-24 Counties 4 Yorkshire teams

Participating clubs 2022-23

This was the first season following the RFU Adult Competition Review. The league was substantially similar to Yorkshire 4 albeit consolidated back into one having previously been split NW and SE. Eleven of the teams from season 2021-22 returned with two promoted to Counties 3 Yorkshire and two (Sheffield Oaks and Stanley Rodillians) withdrawing from the leagues. So with four departing but only one arriving the league was reduced from 15 teams to 12.

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Aireborough Nunroyd Park Yeadon, West Yorkshire 7th (Yorks 4NW) Hessle Livingstone Road Hessle, East Riding of Yorkshire 5th (Yorks 4SE) Hornsea Hollis Recreation Ground Hornsea, East Riding of Yorkshire 2nd (Yorks 4SE) / 7th (Premier) Halifax Ovenden Park Halifax, West Yorkshire 6th (Yorks 4NW) Knaresborough Hay-A-Park Lane Knaresborough, North Yorkshire 8th (Yorks 4NW) Leeds Modernians Cookridge Lane Cookridge, Leeds, West Yorkshire 5th (Yorks 4NW) Mosborough Mosborough Miners Welfare Club Mosborough, Sheffield, South Yorkshire 3rd (Yorks 4SE) / 6th (Premier) Nestle Rowntree Mille Crux York, North Yorkshire 3rd Yorks 4 NW / 3rd (Premier) Old Otliensians Chaffers Field Otley, West Yorkshire 14th Yorkshire 3 Rotherham Phoenix Herringthorpe Playing Fields Clifton, Rotherham, South Yorkshire 1st (Yorks 4SE) / 4th Premier) Stocksbridge Coal Pit Lane Stocksbridge, South Yorkshire 4th (Yorks 4SE) / 8th (Premier) York Railway Institute New Lane York, North Yorkshire 4th (Yorks 4NW) / 5th (Premier)

Aireborough Halifax Hessle Hornsea Knaresborough Leeds Mods Mosborough Nestle Rowntree Otliensians Rotherham Phoenix Stocksbridge York RI Locations of the 2022–23 Counties 4 Yorkshire teams

Participating clubs 2021-22

The teams competing in 2021-22 achieved their places in the league based on performances in 2019-20, the 'previous season' column in the table below refers to that season not 2020-21.

North West division

York RI and Nestle Rowntree were level transferred from Yorkshire 4 South East for the current season.

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Aireborough Nunroyd Park Yeadon, West Yorkshire Relegated from Yorkshire 3 (14th) Leeds Medics & Dentists Weetwood Playing Fields Weetwood, Leeds, West Yorkshire 5th (Yorks 4 NW) / 1st (Shield) Leeds Modernians Cookridge Lane Cookridge, Leeds, West Yorkshire 3rd (Yorks 4 NW) / 6th (Premier) Halifax Ovenden Park Halifax, West Yorkshire 4th (Yorks 4 NW) / 8th (Premier) Knaresborough Hay-A-Park Lane Knaresborough, North Yorkshire 7th (Yorks 4 NW) / 6th (Shield) Nestle Rowntree Mille Crux York, North Yorkshire 5th (Yorks 4 SE) / 2nd (Shield) Thirsk Thirsk Athletic Club Thirsk, North Yorkshire 6th (Yorks 4 NW) / 4th (Shield) York Railway Institute New Lane York, North Yorkshire 2nd (Yorks 4 SE) / 3rd (Premier)

Aireborough Halifax Knaresborough Leeds M&D Leeds Mods Nestle Rowntree Thirsk York RI Locations of the 2021–22 Yorkshire 4 (North West) teams

South East division

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Hessle Livingstone Road Hessle, East Riding of Yorkshire 6th (Yorks 4 SE) / 3rd (Shield) Hornsea Hollis Recreation Ground Hornsea, East Riding of Yorkshire Promoted from Yorkshire RFU Eastern League 1 (runners-up) Mosborough Mosborough Miners Welfare Club Mosborough, Sheffield, South Yorkshire 1st (Yorks 4 SE) / 4th (Premier) Rotherham Phoenix Herringthorpe Playing Fields Clifton, Rotherham, South Yorkshire Relegated from Yorkshire 3 (13th) Sheffield Oaks Parson Cross Park Parson Cross, Sheffield, South Yorkshire 7th (Yorks 4 SE) / 5th (Shield) Stanley Rodillians Manley Park Stanley, Wakefield, West Yorkshire 4th (Yorks 4 SE) / 5th (Premier) Stocksbridge Coal Pit Lane Stocksbridge, South Yorkshire 3rd (Yorks 4 SE) / 7th (Premier)

Hessle Hornsea Mosborough Rotherham Phoenix Sheffield Oaks Stanley Rodillians Stocksbridge Locations of the 2021–22 Yorkshire 4 (South East) teams

Season 2020–21

On 30 October 2020 the RFU announced ^[2] that due to the coronavirus pandemic a decision had been taken to cancel Adult Competitive Leagues (National League 1 and below) for the 2020/21 season meaning Yorkshire 4 was not contested.

Participating clubs 2019-20

North West division

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Bramley Phoenix Grosmont Terrace Bramley, Leeds, West Yorkshire 6th (Premier) Burley Abbey Hawksworth, Leeds, West Yorkshire 1st (Shield) Leeds Medics & Dentists Weetwood Playing Fields Weetwood, Leeds, West Yorkshire 8th (Premier) Leeds Modernians Cookridge Lane Cookridge, Leeds, West Yorkshire Relegated from Yorkshire 3 (14th) Halifax Ovenden Park Halifax, West Yorkshire 4th (Shield) Knaresborough Hay-A-Park Lane Knaresborough, North Yorkshire 7th (Premier) Thirsk Thirsk Athletic Club Thirsk, North Yorkshire 3rd (Shield)

Bramley Burley Leeds Medics & Dentists Leeds Modernians Locations of the 2019-20 Yorkshire 4 (North West) teams in Leeds Halifax Knaresborough Leeds Thirsk Locations of the 2019–20 Yorkshire 4 (North West) teams

South East division

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Hessle Livingstone Road Hessle, East Riding of Yorkshire 4th (Premier) Mosborough Mosborough Miners Welfare Club Mosborough, Sheffield, South Yorkshire 5th (Premier) Nestle Rowntree Mille Crux York, North Yorkshire 6th (Shield) Sheffield Oaks Parson Cross Park Parson Cross, Sheffield, South Yorkshire 7th (Shield) Stanley Rodillians Manley Park Stanley, Wakefield, West Yorkshire 5th (Shield) Stocksbridge Coal Pit Lane Stocksbridge, South Yorkshire 2nd (Shield) York Railway Institute New Lane York, North Yorkshire 3rd (Premier)

Hessle Mosborough Nestle Rowntree Sheffield Oaks Stanley Rodillians Stocksbridge York RI Locations of the 2019–20 Yorkshire 4 (South East) teams

Premier and Shield divisions

Premier participants

• Bramley Phoenix
• Burley
• Halifax
• Leeds Modernians
• Mosborough
• Stanley Rodillians
• Stocksbridge
• York Railway Institute

Shield participants

• Hessle
• Knaresborough
• Leeds Medics & Dentists
• Nestle Rowntree
• Sheffield Oaks
• Thirsk

Participating clubs 2018-19

North West division

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Bramley Phoenix Grosmont Terrace Bramley, Leeds, West Yorkshire 1st (Shield) Burley Abbey Leeds, West Yorkshire 5th (Premier) Leeds Medics & Dentists Weetwood Playing Fields Weetwood, Leeds, West Yorkshire Relegated from Yorkshire 3 (14th) Halifax Ovenden Park Halifax, West Yorkshire 4th (Shield) Knaresborough Hay-A-Park Lane Knaresborough, North Yorkshire 4th (Premier) Thirsk Thirsk Athletic Club Thirsk, North Yorkshire Runners up (Shield) Wibsey Northfield Road Wibsey, Bradford, West Yorkshire 7th (Premier)

Bramley Burley Leeds Medics & Dentists Locations of the 2018-19 Yorkshire 4 (North West) teams in Leeds Halifax Knaresborough Thirsk Wibsey Locations of the 2018–19 Yorkshire 4 (North West) teams

South East division

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Hessle Livingstone Road Hessle, East Riding of Yorkshire 3rd (Shield) Mosborough Mosborough Miners Welfare Club Mosborough, Sheffield, South Yorkshire 3rd (Premier) Nestle Rowntree Mille Crux York, North Yorkshire Joined from Yorkshire Merit Leagues Ossett Ossett Cricket and Athletic Club Ossett, West Yorkshire 6th (Premier) Sheffield Oaks Parson Cross Park Parson Cross, Sheffield, South Yorkshire 6th (Shield) Stanley Rodillians Manley Park Stanley, Wakefield, West Yorkshire 8th (Premier) Stocksbridge Coal Pit Lane Stocksbridge, South Yorkshire Relegated from Yorkshire 3 (13th) York Railway Institute New Lane York, North Yorkshire 5th (Shield)

Hessle Mosborough Nestle Rowntree Ossett Sheffield Oaks Stanley Rodillians Stocksbridge York RI Locations of the 2018–19 Yorkshire 4 (South East) teams

Premier and Shield divisions

Premier participants

• Bramley Phoenix
• Hessle
• Knaresborough
• Leeds Medics & Dentisists
• Mosborough
• Ossett
• Wibsey
• York Railway Institute

Shield participants

• Burley
• Halifax
• Nestle Rowntree
• Sheffield Oaks
• Stanley Rodilians
• Stocksbridge
• Thirsk

Participating clubs 2017-18

North West division

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Bramley Phoenix Grosmont Terrace Bramley, Leeds, West Yorkshire Transferred from Yorkshire 4 (9th) Burley Abbey Leeds, West Yorkshire Transferred from Yorkshire 4 (4th) Halifax Ovenden Park Halifax, West Yorkshire Relegated from Yorkshire 3 (14th) Knaresborough Hay-A-Park Lane Knaresborough, North Yorkshire Transferred from Yorkshire 5 (3rd) Leeds Corinthians Nutty Slack Middleton, Leeds, West Yorkshire Transferred from Yorkshire 4 (5th) Thirsk Thirsk Athletic Club Thirsk, North Yorkshire Transferred from Yorkshire 5 (5th) Wibsey Northfield Road Wibsey, Bradford, West Yorkshire Transferred from Yorkshire 5 (champions)

Bramley Burley Halifax Knaresborough Corinthians Thirsk Wibsey Locations of the 2017–18 Yorkshire 4 (North West) teams

South East division

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Hessle Livingstone Road Hessle, East Riding of Yorkshire Transferred from Yorkshire 4 (6th) Mosborough Mosborough Miners Welfare Club Mosborough, Sheffield, South Yorkshire Transferred from Yorkshire 5 (2nd) Ossett Ossett Cricket and Athletic Club Ossett, West Yorkshire Transferred from Yorkshire 4 (8th) Sheffield Oaks Parson Cross Park Parson Cross, Sheffield, South Yorkshire Transferred from Yorkshire 5 (4th) Stanley Rodillians Manley Park Stanley, Wakefield, West Yorkshire Transferred from Yorkshire 4 (10th) Rossington Hornets Rossington Miners Welfare Club Rossington, South Yorkshire Transferred from Yorkshire 5 (8th) Rotherham Phoenix Herringthorpe Playing Fields Clifton, Rotherham, South Yorkshire Transferred from Yorkshire 4 (3rd) York Railway Institute New Lane York, North Yorkshire Transferred from Yorkshire 4 (7th)

Hessle Mosborough Ossett Sheffield Oaks Stanley Rodillians Rossington Rotherham Phoenix York RI Locations of the 2017–18 Yorkshire 4 (South East) teams

Premier and Shield divisions

In February, after the teams have played each other home and away, the clubs in both Yorkshire 4 leagues are reallocated into a Premier league and a Shield league for one further round of fixtures. The top four teams from each league play in the Premier and the other teams play in the Shield.

Premier participants

• Burley
• Knaresborough
• Leeds Corinthians
• Mosborough
• Ossett
• Rotherham Phoenix
• Stanley Rodillians
• Wibsey

Shield participants

• Bramley Phoenix
• Halifax
• Hessle
• Sheffield Oaks
• Thirsk
• York RI

Rossington Hornets did not participate in the Shield competition.

Participating clubs 2016-17

• Bramley Phoenix (relegated from Yorkshire 3)
• Burley
• Hemsworth
• Hessle
• Hornsea (promoted from Yorkshire 5)
• Leeds Corinthians
• Ossett
• Rotherham Clifton
• Rotherham Phoenix (relegated from Yorkshire 3)
• Skipton
• Stanley Rodillians (promoted from Yorkshire 5)
• York Railway Institute

Participating clubs 2015-16

• Burley (relegated from Yorkshire 3)
• Halifax Vandals
• Hemsworth (relegated from Yorkshire 3)
• Hessle (promoted from Yorkshire 5)
• Leeds Corinthians
• Mosborough
• Ossett
• Rotherham Clifton (promoted from Yorkshire 5)
• Sheffield Oaks
• Skipton
• Wensleydale
• York Railway Institute

Participating clubs 2014-15

• Halifax
• Halifax Vandals
• Hornsea
• Knaresborough (promoted from Yorkshire 5)
• Leeds Corinthians
• Mosborough
• Ossett
• Sheffield Oaks
• Skipton (relegated from Yorkshire 3)
• Wensleydale (promoted from Yorkshire 5)
• Wetherby
• York Railway Institute

Participating clubs 2013-14

• Halifax
• Halifax Vandals
• Hessle (relegated from Yorkshire 3)
• Hornsea
• Leeds Corinthians
• Mosborough
• Old Otliensians
• Ossett
• Sheffield Oaks (promoted from Yorkshire 5)
• Stocksbridge (promoted from Yorkshire 5)
• Wetherby
• York Railway Institute (relegated from Yorkshire 3)

Participating clubs 2012–13

• Halifax
• Halifax Vandals
• Harrogate Pythons
• Hornsea
• Knaresborough
• Leeds Corinthians
• Marist
• Mosborough
• Old Grovians
• Old Otliensians
• Ossett
• Wetherby

Original teams

When league rugby began in 1987 this division contained the following teams:

• Burley
• Dinnington
• Hessle
• Hullensians
• Leeds YMCA
• Old Modernians
• Skipton
• West Leeds
• Wetherby
• Wibsey
• Yorkshire CW

Yorkshire 4

Yorkshire 4 (1987–1993)

The original Yorkshire 4 was a tier 12 league with promotion up to Yorkshire 3 and relegation down to Yorkshire 5.

Yorkshire 4
Season	No of Teams	Champions	Runners–up	Relegated Teams
1987–88	11	Wibsey	Old Modernians	Skipton, Burley
1988–89	11	Hessle	West Leeds	Wetherby, Yorkshire CW
1989–90	11	Bradford Salem	Sheffield Oaks	Phoenix Park
1990–91	11	Northallerton	Dinnington	Yorkshire CW
1991–92	11	Hullensians	Halifax Vandals[a]	No relegation[b]
1992–93	13	Ossett	Leeds YMCA	Yorkshire CW
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Yorkshire 4 (1993–2000)

The creation of National 5 North for the 1993–94 season meant that Yorkshire 4 dropped to become a tier 13 league. A further restructure at the end of the 1995–96 season, which included the cancellation of National 5 North and the addition of North East 3 at tier 9, saw Yorkshire 4 remain at tier 13.

Yorkshire 4
Season	No of Teams	Champions	Runners–up	Relegated Teams
1993–94	13	Phoenix Park	Skipton	No relegation
1994–95	13	Mosborough	Baildon	Knaresborough
1995–96	13	Stocksbridge	Hornsea[c]	Multiple teams[d]
1996–97	9	York Railway Institute	Leeds Corinthians[e]	No relegation[f]
1997–98	9	Heath	Baildon	Knaresborough
1998–99[3]	10	Old Rishworthians	Knottingley	Nestle Rowntree, Ossett, Garforth
1999–00[4]	9	Old Modernians[g]	Mosborough	Marist, Hornsea, Rotherham Clifton
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Yorkshire 4 (2000–present)

Northern league restructuring by the RFU at the end of the 1999-2000 season saw the cancellation of North East 1, North East 2 and North East 3 (tiers 7-9). This meant that Yorkshire 4 became a tier 10 league.

Yorkshire 4
Season	No of Teams	Champions	Runners–up	Relegated Teams
2000–01[5]	11	Stocksbridge	Old Rishworthians	Edlington Granby, Thornensians
2001–02[6]	12	Knottingley	Moortown	Mosborough, Stanley Rodillians, Old Rishworthians
2002–03[7]	12	Roundhegians	Thornensians	Sheffield Medicals, Sheffield Oaks
2003–04[8]	12	Barnsley	Baildon	Halifax Vandals, Hornsea, Wakefield Cougars
2004–05[9]	11	Wath Upon Dearne	Old Modernians	Wetherby, Burley
2005–06[10]	12	Aireborough	Doncaster Phoenix	Halifax Vandals, Stanley Rodillians, Hemsworth
2006–07[11]	12	Hullensians	Castleford	Sheffield Oaks, Mosborough, Wetherby
2007–08[12]	12	Hessle	Old Otliensians	Stocksbridge, Knaresborough, Hemsworth
2008–09[13]	12	Old Rishworthians	Bramley Phoenix	Burley
2009–10[14]	12	Rotherham Phoenix	York Railway Institute	Hornsea, Adwick Le Street
2010–11[15]	12	Sheffield Medicals	Burley	Marist
2011–12[16]	12	Leeds Medics & Dentists	Hemsworth	Stanley Rodillians
2012–13[17]	12	Old Grovians	Harrogate Pythons	Knaresborough, Marist
2013–14[18]	12	Old Otliensians	Stocksbridge	Hessle
2014–15[19]	12	Wetherby	Halifax	Knaresborough, Hornsea
2015–16[20]	12	Halifax Vandals	Wensleydale	Sheffield Oaks, Mosborough
2016–17[21]	11	Hemsworth	Skipton	No relegation[h]
2017–18[22]	15	Rotherham Phoenix	Leeds Corinthians	No relegation
2018–19[23]	15	Wibsey	Ossett	No relegation
2019–20[24]	14	Bramley Phoenix	Burley	No relegation
2020–21	14
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Number of league titles

• Hessle (2)
• Hullensians (2)
• Old Rishworthians (2)
• Rotherham Phoenix (2)
• Stocksbridge (2)
• Wibsey (2)
• Aireborough (1)
• Barnsley (1)
• Bradford Salem (1)
• Bramley Phoenix (1)
• Halifax Vandals (1)
• Heath (1)
• Hemsworth (1)
• Knottingley (1)
• Leeds Medics & Dentists (1)
• Mosborough (1)
• Northallerton (1)
• Old Grovians (1)
• Old Modernians (1)
• Old Otliensians (1)
• Ossett (1)
• Phoenix Park (1)
• Roundhegians (1)
• Sheffield Medicals (1)
• Wath Upon Dearne (1)
• Wetherby (1)
• York Railway Institute (1)
• Hornsea RUFC (1)
• Dearne Valley (1)

Notes

1. League restructuring due to the cancellation of Yorkshire 6 ahead of the 1992–93 season, meant nine clubs were promoted into Yorkshire 3 including Airebronians, Wetherby, Baildon, Old Rishworthians, Leeds Corinthians, Burley and Heath.
2. League restructuring due to the cancellation of Yorkshire 6 ahead of the 1992–93 season, meant no clubs were relegated and eight clubs (originally nine) would be promoted from Yorkshire 5.
3. 3rd place Hornsea were promoted instead of runners up Burley who were instead demoted to Yorkshire 5.
4. Yorkshire league restructuring due to reintroduction of Yorkshire 6 ahead of the 1996–97 season saw ten clubs relegated from Yorkshire 4; New Earswick, Rawmarsh, Withernsea, Adwick le Street and De La Salle (Sheffield) were relegated into Yorkshire 6, while BP Chemicals, Garforth, Danum Phoenix, Rowntrees and Burley were relegated into Yorkshire 5.
5. Stanley Rodillians were also promoted.
6. No relegation due to cancellation of Yorkshire 6 ahead of the 1997–98 season.
7. No promotion this season as division to increase from 9 to 11 teams for the following season.
8. No relegation as Yorkshire 5 was abolished at the end of the 2016-17 season.

See also

• Yorkshire RFU
• English rugby union system
• Rugby union in England