Yorkshire Amateur A.F.C.

Football club infobox
clubname = Yorkshire Amateur


fullname = Yorkshire Amateur Association Football Club
nickname = "Ammers"
founded = 1918
ground = The Bracken Edge,
Leeds
capacity = 1550 ("200 seats") [ [http://www.ncel.org.uk/clubinfo.php?team=42&page=1 NCEL.org.uk] ]
chairman = Karl Blackburn
manager = Graham Hodder
league = Northern Counties East League
Division One
season = 2007-08
position = Northern Counties East League
Division One, 14th
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Yorkshire Amateur A.F.C. are a football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. They were formed in 1918, and two years later became founding members of the Yorkshire Football League. For the 2008-09 season, Yorkshire Amateur are members of the Northern Counties East League Division One.

History

The club was founded as Yorkshire Amateur A.F.C. by a local man called Kolin Robertson in Leeds during November 1918. Around the time that Yorkshire Amateur formed and began playing, a local side named Leeds City became defunct; Robertson gained a lease for their ground "Elland Road" to play friendlies at, but by 1920 they sold it to the newly formed Leeds United for £250.

The club became one of the original founding members of the Yorkshire Football League in 1920-21, and played at various grounds during this period, even sharing with Harrogate Town at one point. The following year they became the first ever football club from Britain to tour the Eastern European countries of Latvia and EstoniaFact|date=May 2008, during the same year they also moved to their current home of "Bracken Edge".

The most successful year in the club's history was in 1931-32; they reached the FA Cup 1st Round going out to Carlisle United 3-1, they reached the semi-finals of the FA Amateur Cup before going out to Marine 2-1 and were crowned champions of the Yorkshire Football League Division Two.

For the second time in their history, the club reached the FA 1st Round, where they played Lincoln City in 1945-46. Yorkshire Amateur pulled off a 1-0 victory at against their Football League opposition [http://www.fchd.info/YORKSHIA.HTM FCHD.info] , but were squashed 5-1 in the second leg, ending their FA Cup dream.

Yorkshire Amateur became a founder member of the Northern Counties East League in 1982, where they still remain.

Honours

* FA Amateur Cup
** Semi-finalists: 1931-32

* Yorkshire Football League Division One
** Champions: 1931-32

* Yorkshire Football League Division Two
** Champions: 1958-59
** Runners-up: 1952-53, 1971-72

* Yorkshire Football League Division Three
** Champions: 1977-78

* West Riding County Amateur Football League Cup
** Winners: 1953-54, 1960-61, 1971-72

* West Riding County Football Association Challenge Cup
** Winners: 1930-31, 1933-34, 1944-45

References

External links

* [http://www.yorkshireamateur.co.uk/ Website]