Non-League Paper

LEAGUE CLOSES AFTER 96 YEARS

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
2 June 2019

By Robin Jones
THE West Riding County Amateur League is to fold – bringing 96 years of history to a close – after only 12 clubs finished the season.
No fewer than 24 member clubs have folded in the last three years with another six winning promotion or moving to another league, leaving the competition reduced to a single division. League membership has dropped to below 14 clubs, the official FA threshold for it to continue with Step 7 status, although it began last season with 15. AF Bingley and Dram Community both pulled out in September, having played just four and seven games...

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