Founded | 1898 |
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Country | England |
Confederation | FA |
Divisions | 6 |
Number of teams | 67 |
Level on pyramid | 14–17 |
Feeder to | Manchester League Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League West Yorkshire League Yorkshire Amateur League |
Relegation to | none |
Domestic cup(s) | Barlow Cup: Berry Brow Groom Cup: AFC Volunteers Richardson Cup: Honley Reserves Huddersfield FA Challenge Cup: Berry Brow Huddersfield FA Challenge Trophy: Linthwaite Athletic Reserves |
Current champions | Premier: Linthwaite Athletic Division One: Saddleworth United Division Two: Berry Brow Reserves Division Three: Berry Brow 'A' Division Four: Kirkheaton Rovers Reserves Division Five: Deighton 'A' (2023-24) |
Most championships | Brackenhall United[1] |
Website | [1] |
Current: 2023-24 |
The Huddersfield and District Association League is a football competition based in the area of Huddersfield, England. It was founded in 1898. The league has a total of five senior divisions. The highest senior division, Premier Division, sits at level 14 of the English football league system and is a feeder to the West Yorkshire and Yorkshire Amateur Leagues.
The league currently has 67 teams during the 2023-24 season.Linthwaite Athletic are the current champions and Berry Brow the Barlow Cup holders for 2023-24.
The most successful team in a single division since 2000, is Brackenhall United[1] with 4 championships from 2000 to 2003. The most successful team in all divisions is Newsome, with six championships starting in the now-defunct Division Five during the 1999–2000 season and ending with the Division One championship during the 2006–07 season. Newsome again won the First Division title in the 2009–10 season and the 2014-15 season.
The league generally consists of teams around Huddersfield in West Yorkshire, however there are also a few teams located in Greater Manchester including the Saddleworth area of Oldham, They compete in this league because the area these clubs are based in is historically part of West Yorkshire. There are 3 Semi professional clubs that were previous members, Emley A.F.C., Golcar United F.C. and Shelley C.F.C..