ALT In what looks, on paper, to be a very competitive Premier Division, fourteen of fifteen teams are in action on the opening afternoon of the season. Three of the new sides have home openers with Berry Brow, Newsome and Shelf United hosting South Leeds, Leeds Medics & Dentists Reserves and Leeds City respectively. Farsley Celtic travel to Leeds UFCA Reserves. Elsewhere, Collegians play host to Route One Rovers Reserves and Leeds Modernians welcome Littletown to Cookridge. Woodkirk Valley make the trip to face newly promoted Morley Town.

ALT Four teams were promoted from Division 1 last term, and all of them are in action as the 24/25 Championship season gets underway. League winners Ryburn United Reserves host newcomers Skelmanthorpe, with Mount St. Mary’s and Ealandians Reserves on the road at Nostell Miners Welfare and Colton Athletic respectively. Fairbank United will host Leeds Modernians Reserves, while Idle and Norristhorpe do battle at Goals in Bradford. Finally, Wortley Reserves welcome Bradford United Reserves to Blue Hill Lane.

ALT Yorkshire Amateur were the only team to drop from last season’s Championship division, and they begin their search to return on the road at North Huddersfield C&C, who finished mid-table last time out. Four sides made the jump from Division 2 at the conclusion of last season — Dewsbury Moor, Leeds Medics & Dentits III and Salts were three of those teams and they all open at home. Dewsbury Moor against Gomersal & Cleckheaton, Salts against Tyersal and Leeds Medics & Dentists welcome new boys Ventus Yeadon Celtic to Weetwood. Gildersome Spurs Reserves; the only unmentioned side to be promoted, are on the road at Adel, where they’ll play Leeds City Reserves. Finally, Horsforth St. Margarets will welcome Bradford Olympic.

ALT New outfit Midgley United begin life in the YAL with a home fixture against Horsforth St. Margaret’s Reserves. Newly promoted side Farnley Sports and North Leeds play Polonia and St. Bedes respectively. St. Bedes narrowly missed out on promotion last term. Elsewhere, relegated sides East End Park and Farsley Celtic Juniors Reserves begin Division 2 life on home soil. East End Park against Ryburn United III and Farsley against Marsden Reserves. Wakefield Thornesians and Greetland Reserves meet at Kettlethorpe.

ALT The newly named Becketts Park Trinity; formerly Trinity & All Saints Old Boys, will open their campaign on the road against Birstall Rovers. Dewsbury Rangers will host promoted side Nostell Miners Welfare at Wakefield Road, meanwhile Garforth Rangers and Methley United will face Leeds Modernians III and Leeds City III respectively. Promoted side Lepton Highlanders Reserves travel to Norristhorpe Reserves and Tingley Athletic will be hoping for a positive response to relegation when they open against Colton Athletic Reserves.

ALT New boys Scissett will welcome Morley Town Reserves as they begin life in the YAL on home soil at Nortonthorpe Sports Club. Newly named Wakefield United, formerly Thornhill FC, play host to Hanging Heaton. Idle Reserves, on the back of promotion from Division 5, travel to Huddersfield to face Lepton Highlanders III. Elsewhere, Lower Hopton Reserves welcome Dewsbury Rangers Reserves and Collegians Reserves are on their travels against FC Queensbury.