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RFL Yorkshire League

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Sport
  
Rugby league

Ceased
  
1970

Country
  
England

Instituted
  
1895

Number of teams
  
16

Last winners
  
Leeds (15th title)

The RFL Yorkshire League was an annual competition from 1895 to 1970 for professional rugby league teams in Yorkshire. During the period 1896-1901 the county leagues were played as there was no national league championship during this period. After they were played along side the RFL Championship until 1970. Teams also competed in the Yorkshire Cup.

Footnotes

  1. During the period 1896-1901 the county leagues were titled senior competitions. There was no national league championship during this period.
  2. For the 1901-02 season the top teams from each senior competition resigned to form a single league championship. The lower clubs continued to contest separate county leagues for that year only.
  3. During the 1962-63 and 1963-64 two division campaigns the county leagues were officially retitled Eastern and Western divisions.

References

RFL Yorkshire League Wikipedia