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Yorkshire Amateur A.F.C.

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Yorkshire Amateur finished bottom of Division One in 1974–75, resulting in relegation to Division Two. At the end of the 1976–77 season the club were relegated to Division Three. The following season saw them win the Division Three title at the first attempt, earning promotion back to Division Two.
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in 1953–54, in 1955–56 the club were relegated to Division Two again, remaining there until winning the division in 1958–59, earning promotion back to Division One. They won the County Cup again in 1960–61, but another relegation from Division One in 1962–63 was followed by nine seasons in Division
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of the Third Division North, with Yorkshire Amateur having led 1–0 from the first leg. The Yorkshire League gained a second division in 1950, with the club became members of Division One. They were relegated to Division Two at the end of the 1951–52 season, but were Division Two runners-up the
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Division Three was abolished in 1986, with Yorkshire Amateur moved up to Division Two. Division Two was subsequently disbanded in 1991, leading to the club moving up to Division One. They were winners of the league's Wilkinson Sword Trophy in
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in 1920, but left after four seasons. The club returned to the league in 1930 and were runners-up in Section B of the Subsidiary Competition in 1930–31, also winning the West Riding Challenge Cup. The
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saw them placed in Division One North amidst league reorganisation. Further league restructuring the following year led to the club becoming members of Division Three.
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in a championship decider. In 1932–33 they won the league's inaugural League Cup, before winning the West Riding Challenge Cup again in 1933–34 and 1944–45.
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Two, before they finished as runners-up in 1971–72, a season that also saw them win the County Cup, and were promoted to Division One.
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following season and were promoted back to Division One at the first attempt. After winning the
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The club was established by Kolin Robertson in November 1918. They were founder members of the
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for ÂŁ250. After two years playing at several different grounds, including a groundshare with
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folded. However, in 1920 they sold the lease on the ground to
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Although they finished in mid-table the 330:for the first time, losing 3–1 at home to 30: 704:The Non-League Football Paper, 1 May 2022 357:Another FA Cup first round appearance in 274: 266: 635: 310:Division One and play at Bracken Edge. 1315:Northern Counties East Football League 1277: 754:Northern Counties East Football League 690:West Riding County FA Handbook 2017/18 653: 651: 633: 631: 629: 627: 625: 623: 621: 619: 617: 615: 457:Wilkinson Sword Trophy winners 1998–99 326:saw them reach the first round of the 726: 668: 666: 556:, FA Amateur Cup quarter-finals, 1932 361:ended with a 5–2 aggregate defeat to 685: 683: 681: 467:Second Competition champions 1931–32 419:and were relegated to Division One. 306:. 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Leeds
Northern Counties East League
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Northern Counties East League
Home colours
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football
Potternewton
Leeds
West Yorkshire
England
Northern Counties East League
Yorkshire League
following season
FA Cup
Third Division North
Carlisle United
FA Amateur Cup
Marine
Filbert Street
Huddersfield Town 'A'
1945–46
Lincoln City
West Riding County Cup
Midland League
Northern Counties East League
1983–84

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