The Yorkshire Leagues for the 2012-13 season have been published, and it means some changes for all of our Teams. Full listings are avaliable on the YHA website – www.yorkshireha.org.uk.
Mens Section
As a result of Halifax 1st’s voluntarily relegating themselves 2 divisons, and YHA’s move to set consistant 12 team leagues means that the Mens 1sts will move into Division 1 as part of the top 4 moving up. Accompanying them will be Normanby Part 1st’s, Old Malton 1st’s and Ramgarhia 1st’s.
The Mens 2nds will stay in Divison 5 South, who will meet Worksop 2nds who have transferred from the Midland Leagues.
Mens 3rd’s will compete in Division 6 South after promotion, however due to changes at the lower league levels, they will be accompanied by 4 other teams. In addition, Sheffield Uni Bankers have been transferred from Div 6 North.
The new Mens 4th’s will join Barnsley 2nds as new teams in the YHA, competing Division 7, which is no longer divided by north & south.
Mens 5th’s development league details are yet to be published.
| RELEGATED LAST YEAR | PROMOTED LAST YEAR | TRANSFER |
| DIVISION 1 | DIVISION 5 South | DIVISION 6 South | DIVISION 7 |
| Kingston upon Hull 2 | Sheffield Hallam 6 | Leeds Adel Carnegie 5 | Wakefield 6 |
| City of York 2 | Lincoln Roses 3 | Doncaster 6 | Boston Spa 4 |
| Harrogate 2 | Lincoln Roses 4 | Grimsby 2 | Acomb 2 |
| Rotherham 1 | Hull Uni 2 | Sheffield Hallam 7 | Tadcaster Magnets 2 |
| Sheffield Uni Bankers 4 | Leeds 5 | Kingston-upon-Hull 4 | City of York 9 |
| Leeds Adel Carnegie 2 | Leeds Uni 6 | Huddersfield Dragons 6 | Ben Rhyd 7 |
| Huddersfield Dragons 2 | Slazengers 2 | Lincoln 2 | Normanby Park 2 |
| Doncaster 3 | Doncaster 5 | Slazengers 3 | Leeds 7 |
| Normanby Park 1 | Wakefield 5 | Brigg 4 | Hull Uni 3 |
| Old Malton 1 | Brigg 3 | Chapeltown 4 | Rotherham 4 |
| Rhamgaria | Leeds Adel Carnegie 4 | Garforth | Slazengers 4 [new] |
| Slazengers 1 | Worksop 2 | Sheffield Uni Bankers 7 | Barnsley 2 [new] |
Ladies Section
In the Ladies Section, there are also significant changes to the leagues. The Ladies 1sts will move to the North Division 2 South East. The top 5 teams from Yorkshire Prem have been promoted to the new league, meaning changes throughout the league structure.
Ladies 2nds will play in Division 3 after their promotion. They will be joined by the 3 additional teams from Division 4; Cleckheaton 1; Halifax 3 and Doncaster Independent 1.
As part of the league changes, the Ladies 3rd’s have been promoted from the Div 6 to Div 5, along with the top 7 from the league. The bottom 4 teams have been seperated into 4 larger regional leagues.
| North Division 2 (South East) | Yorkshire Division 3 | Yorkshire Division 5 |
| Chapeltown 1 | Halifax 2 | Ben Rhydding 4 |
| Huddersfield Dragons 1 | Leeds Adel Carnegie 3 | Harrogate 5 |
| Rotherham 1 | Harrogate 4 | Brigg 2 |
| Slazengers 1 | Netherwood 1 | Chapeltown 2 |
| Driffield 1 | City of York 3 | Legiolians 1 |
| Boston Spa 1 | Canalside Terriers 1 | York University 2 |
| Doncaster 2 | Boston Spa 2 | Lincoln Roses 1 |
| Halifax 1 | Horsforth 1 | Pickering 1 |
| Leeds 1 | Slazengers 2 | City of York 4 |
| Leeds University 2 | Cleckheaton 1 | Thirsk 2 |
| Halifax 3 | Slazengers 3 | |
| Doncaster Independent 1 | Colne Valley 2 |
