Yorkshire Men's League
(Redirected from CMS Yorkshire league)
| Founded | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Country |  England |
| Number of clubs | 90 (2026) |
| Level on pyramid | 4 |
| Promotion to | National Conference Yorkshire |
| Domestic cup(s) | YML Cup YML Trophy YML Shield YML Plate |
| Current champions | Spartans (1st title) |
| Website | |
| Current: 2025 | |
The Yorkshire Men’s League is a summer rugby league competition for amateur teams in Yorkshire.
The competition was formed in 2012 after the Rugby League Conference Yorkshire Premier folded. The league was renamed to its current name following the 2012 restructure of amateur rugby league in Great Britain.
History
[edit]Following the formation of the British Amateur Rugby League Association in 1973 clubs from local leagues in both Yorkshire and Lancashire formed the Pennine League. A solely based Yorkshire competition was not formed until 1978 when the CMS Yorkshire League was established.
Following the formation of the National Leagues in 2003, the Conference League South was expanded to include Northern clubs and renamed National League Three, becoming the highest level of amateur rugby league played in the summer. In 2008 National League Three was rebranded to the Rugby League Conference and expanded to include several regional competitions including the RLC Yorkshire Premier, which grew to three divisions.
Many clubs playing in the traditional winter leagues began to switch to the summer RLC, which contributed to its rapid growth. As a result of this, in 2011 the National Conference League, the largest winter league in the country, voted to switch to summer. Subsequently the RLC National Division became NCL Division Three in 2012.
Following the switch to summer the CMS Yorkshire League folded with clubs wanting to continue playing in winter joining the Pennine League. Yorkshire based clubs who wished to play summer rugby were entered into the newly formed Yorkshire Men's League.[1][2]
Structure
[edit]The Yorkshire Men's League currently runs seven divisions with promotion and relegation between them:
- Premier Division
- Division 1
- Division 2
- Division 3
- Division 4
- Division 5
- Division 6
- Division 7
- Entry Division
- Merit Division
Clubs
[edit]Premier Division
[edit]- Brighouse Rangers
- Dodworth Miners
- Doncaster Toll Bar
- East Hull
- Hunslet ARLFC A
- Ossett Trinity Tigers
- Newcastle Lightning
- West Bowling A
Division 1
[edit]- Birstall Victoria
- Emley Moor
- Seacroft Sharks
- Sharlston Rovers
- Upton
- Wibsey Warriors
- Wyke
- York Barbarians
Division 2
[edit]- Castleford Panthers
- Cutsyke Raiders
- Dearne Valley Bulldogs
- Derby Elks
- Eastmoor Dragons
- Goole Vikings A
- Lindley St Josephs
- West Hull A
Division 3
[edit]- Birkinshaw Bluedogs
- Bramley Buffaloes
- Dewsbury Moor A
- Drighlington A
- Moortown Mambas
- Oulton Raiders A
- Queensbury
- Underbank Rangers
Division 4
[edit]- Batley ARLFC
- Hemsworth Dragons
- Keighley Albion A
- Kings Cross Park A
- Newsome Panthers A
- Ossett Trinity Tigers A
- Sherburn Bears
- Stanningley A
Division 5
[edit]- Crigglestone All Blacks
- Farnley Falcons
- Harrogate Hawks
- Hull Wyke
- Methley Warriors
- New Earswick All Blacks
- Shaw Cross Sharks A
- York Acorn A
Division 6
[edit]- Garforth Tigers
- Guiseley Rangers
- Knottingley Mustangs
- Milford A
- Moldgreen ARLFC
- Moorends Thorne Maroons
- Rycroft Hammers
- Sheffield Hawks
Division 7
[edit]- Bentley A
- Boothtown Terriers
- Dewsbury Celtic A
- Featherstone Lions A
- Normanton Knights A
- Thornhill Trojans A
- Upton A
- York Barbarians A
Entry Division
[edit]- Clayton
- Dearne Valley Bulldogs A
- East Leeds A
- Heworth A
- Hull Knights
- Illingworth
- Lock Lane A
- Odsal Sedburgh
- Scarborough Pirates
- Skirlaugh Bulls A
- Stainland Stags
- Woodhouse Warriors
Merit Division
[edit]- Beverley A
- Bradford Dudley Hill A
- Dodworth Miners A
- Doncaster Toll Bar A
- Emley Moor A
- Hull Dockers A
- Kippax Welfare A
- Lindley St Josephs A
- Mirfield Spartans A
- Myton Warriors A
- Rotherham Forges
- Sharlston Rovers A
- Stanley Rangers A
- Wetherby Bulldogs
Premier Division
[edit]| Season | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Fryston Warriors (1) | |||
| 2013 | West Hull A (1) | |||
| 2014 | Bramley Buffaloes (1) | 30-22 | West Hull A | Wheldon Road, Castleford |
| 2015 | Sharlston Rovers (1) | 62-32 | Ovenden | |
| 2016 | West Bowling (1) | 26-18 | Doncaster Toll Bar | Post Office Road, Featherstone |
| 2017 | Siddal Academy (1) | 30-12 | Beverley | Mount Pleasant, Batley |
| 2018 | Batley Boys (1) | 11-10 | Bentley | Post Office Road, Featherstone |
| 2019 | Bentley (1) | 18-14 | East Hull | |
| 2020 | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||
| 2021 | Siddal Academy (2) | N/A | Bentley | N/A |
| 2022 | Westgate Common (1) | 20-16 | Doncaster Toll Bar | Mount Pleasant, Batley |
| 2023 | Newsome Panthers (1) | 20-18 | Fryston Warriors | Horsfall Stadium, Bradford |
| 2024 | Stanley Rangers A (1) | 22-12 | King Cross Park | Post Office Road, Featherstone |
| 2025 | Spartans (1) | 32-4 | King Cross Park | Mount Pleasant, Batley |
Source:[3]
Division 1
[edit]| Season | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Scarborough Pirates | 38-32 | Hunslet Club Parkside A | Wheldon Road, Castleford |
| 2015 | Siddal Academy | |||
| 2016 | Bentley | Featherstone Lions | Post Office Road, Featherstone | |
| 2017 | Norland Sharks | 33-20 | New Earswick All Blacks | Mount Pleasant, Batley |
| 2018 | Heworth | 30-16 | Cutsyke Raiders | Post Office Road, Featherstone |
| 2019 | Elland | 34-12 | Brighouse Rangers | |
| 2020 | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 Pandemic | |||
| 2021 | Westgate Common | N/A | Fryston Warriors | N/A |
| 2022 | Almondbury Spartans | 14-6 | Lindsey St Joseph’s | Post Office Road, Featherstone |
| 2023 | Stanley Rangers A | 32-6 | Keighley Albion | Horsfall Stadium, Bradford |
| 2024 | Siddal Academy | 18-4 | Mirfield | Post Office Road, Featherstone |
| 2025 | Kippax Welfare | 18-4 | Bradford Dudley Hill | Mount Pleasant, Batley |
Division 2
[edit]| Season | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Shaw Cross Sharks A | — | Wheldon Road, Castleford | |
| 2015 | Shaw Cross Sharks A | — | ||
| 2016 | Leeds Akkies | — | Keighley Albion | Post Office Road, Featherstone |
| 2017 | Bramley Buffaloes | 29-20 | Hull Wyke | Mount Pleasant, Batley |
| 2018 | West Hull A | 26-22 | King Cross Park | Post Office Road, Featherstone |
| 2019 | Wyke | 28-18 | Ossett Trinity | |
| 2020 | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||
| 2021 | Almondbury Spartans | N/A | Doncaster Toll Bar | N/A |
| 2022 | Newsome Panthers | 34-6 | Ossett Trinity | Mount Pleasant, Batley |
| 2023 | Bradford Dudley Hill | 42-10 | Wibsey Warriors | Horsfall Stadium |
| 2024 | Moldgreen | 24-16 | Seacroft Sharks | Post Office Road |
| 2025 | East Hull | 18-10 | Dodworth Miners | Mount Pleasant, Batley |
Division 3
[edit]| Season | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Knottingley Worms | — | — | — |
| 2016 | Hunslet Club Parkside A | — | — | — |
| 2017 | Cutsyke Raiders | — | — | — |
| 2018 | Brighouse Rangers | — | — | — |
| 2019 | Farnley Falcons | Moldgreen | ||
| 2020 | Season cancelled due to Covid 19 Pandemic | |||
| 2021 | Hunslet Club Parkside A | N/A | Greetland All Rounders | N/A |
| 2022 | Keighley Albion | 34-18 | Hull Wyke | Post Office Road |
| 2023 | Seacroft Sharks | 22-14 | Castleford Panthers | Horsfall Stadium |
| 2024 | Dodworth Miners | 26-16 | Bramley Buffaloes | Post Office Road |
| 2025 | Upton | 20-18 (GP) | York Barbarians | Mount Pleasant, Batley |
Division 4
[edit]| Season | Champions | Second | Third | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Lock Lane A | |||
| 2016 | Birstall Victoria | |||
| 2017 | Stainland Stags | |||
| 2018 | Wyke | Crofton Sports | Dearne Valley Bulldogs | |
| 2019 | Greetland All Rounders | Doncaster Toll Bar | Crofton Sports | |
| 2020 | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||
| 2021 | Newsome Panthers | Kirkburton Cougars | Lock Lane A | |
| 2022 | Stanley Rangers A | Kirkburton Cougars | Stanningley A | |
| 2023 | League split into conferences | |||
| 2024 | York Barbarians | West Craven Warriors | Goole Vikings | |
| 2025 | Eastmoor Dragons A | Dearne Valley Bulldogs | Derby Elks | |
Division 5
[edit]| Season | Champions | Second | Third | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Odsal Sedburgh | |||
| 2017 | Eastmoor Dragons A | |||
| 2018 | Farnley Falcons | Lindley St Joseph’s | Wetherby Bulldogs | |
| 2019 | Dodworth Miners | Brotherton Bulldogs | Eastmoor Dragons A | |
| 2020 | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||
| 2021 | Regionalised competition | |||
| 2022 | Sherwood Wolfhunt | Seacroft Sharks | Birstall Victoria | |
| 2023 | No Division 5 | |||
| 2024 | Lindley St Josephs | Dearne Valley Bulldogs | Derby Elks | |
| 2025 | Moortown Mambas | Keighley Albion A | Batley ARLFC | |
Division 6
[edit]| Season | Champions | Second | Third | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | East Leeds A | Normanton Knights A | Shaw Cross Sharks A | |
| 2023 | No Division 6 | |||
| 2024 | Moortown Mambas | Sharlston Rovers A | Keighley Albion A | |
| 2025 | King Cross Park A | Ossett Trinity A | Crigglestone All Blacks | |
Cup Finals
[edit]YML Cup
[edit]| Season | Winners | Score | Runners up | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | New Earswick All Blacks | 18-8 | Oulton Raiders A | Heworth | |
| 2018 | Competition cancelled | ||||
| 2019 | East Hull | 23-16 | Bramley Buffaloes | Victoria Pleasure Ground, Goole | |
| 2020 | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
| 2022 | Doncaster Toll Bar | 26-10 | Almonbury Spartans | Mount Pleasant, Batley | |
| 2023 | Newsome Panthers | 18-8 | Keighley Albion | Post Office Road, Featherstone | |
| 2024 | Doncaster Toll Bar | 24-6 | Mirfield | Mount Pleasant, Batley | |
| 2025 | Newsome Panthers | 10-6 | Siddal A | Post Office Road, Featherstone | |
| 2026 | Doncaster Toll Bar | 34-18 | Hunslet ARLFC A | Odsal Stadium, Bradford | |
YML Trophy
[edit]| Season | Winners | Score | Runners up | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Newsome Panthers | 20-16 | Ossett Trinity Tigers | Mount Pleasant, Batley |
| 2023 | Bradford Dudley Hill | 20-14 | Greetland All Rounders | Post Office Road, Featherstone |
| 2024 | Bramley Buffaloes | 22-16 | Illingworth | Mount Pleasant, Batley |
| 2025 | East Hull | 26-24 | Upton | Post Office Road, Featherstone |
| 2026 | West Hull A | 36-30 | Castleford Panthers | Odsal Stadium, Bradford |
YML Shield
[edit]| Season | Winners | Score | Runners up | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Stanley Rangers A | 30-6 | Kirkburton Cougars | Mount Pleasant, Batley |
| 2023 | East Hull | 20-14 | Bramley Buffaloes | Post Office Road, Featherstone |
| 2024 | Oulton Raiders A | 22-0 | York Barbarians | Mount Pleasant, Batley |
| 2025 | Drighlington A | 38-24 | Lindley St Josephs | Post Office Road, Featherstone |
| 2026 | Sherburn Bears | 26-18 | Hull Wyke | Odsal Stadium, Bradford |
YML Plate
[edit]Between 2023-2025, the YML Plate was known as the NCL Alliance Cup.
| Season | Winners | Score | Runners up | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Castleford Panthers | 34-6 | Queensbury A | Mount Pleasant, Batley |
| 2023 | Hunslet ARLFC A | 42-0 | Normanton Knights A | Post Office Road, Featherstone |
| 2024 | West Bowling A | 38-4 | Heworth A | Mount Pleasant, Batley |
| 2025 | Hunslet ARLFC A | 24-16 | West Hull A | Post Office Road, Featherstone |
| 2026 | Milford A | 40-8 | Skirlaugh | Odsal Stadium, Bradford |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Amateur RL teams signing up for Yorkshire Men's League summer competition". YorkshireLive. 15 December 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ↑ "Three Huddersfield amateur clubs to compete in this summer's Yorkshire Men's League". YorkshireLive. 26 January 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ↑ "Roll of Honour". Rugby Football League. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
External links
[edit]- Official website Archived 30 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine