Counties 4 Yorkshire
{{Short description|English Rugby Union league}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2015}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2015}}
{{Infobox rugby league football competition
|name = Counties 4 Yorkshire
|current_season = 2022–23 Counties 4 Yorkshire
| logo =
|sport = Rugby union
|teams = 15
7 (North-West Division)
7 (South-East Division)
|founded = {{start date and age|1987}}
|folded =
|country = {{ENG}}
|champion = Bramley Phoenix (1st title)
|season = 2019–20)
(promoted to Yorkshire 3
|most_champs = Hessle, Hullensians, Old Rishworthians, Rotherham Phoenix, Stocksbridge, Wibsey
|count = 2
|website = [http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2016-2017/group/21293 England RFU]
}}
Counties 4 Yorkshire is an English rugby union league at the tenth tier of the domestic competition for teams from Yorkshire. Club rugby in Yorkshire operates without promotion play-offs meaning that the top two teams are automatically promoted to Yorkshire 3 and the bottom two teams were relegated to Yorkshire 5 until the RFU made changes to the Yorkshire league structure. Each season a team from Counties 3 Yorkshire or Yorkshire 4 may be picked to take part in the RFU Junior Vase - a national competition for clubs at levels 9-12.
For the 2017-18 season, Yorkshire 4 was broken up into two regional leagues - Yorkshire 4 (North West) and Yorkshire 4 (South East) - while Yorkshire 5 ceased to exist. Teams from both Yorkshire 4 and 5 were transferred into the regional divisions depending on location.{{cite web|url=http://www.rfunorth.com/news/news6.htm|title=Changes to the Structure of Yorkshire Four and Five (June 14 2017)|publisher=RFU North|date=14 June 2017}} After the teams have played each other home and away, in February the clubs are reallocated into a Premier league and a Shield league for one further round of fixtures. The top four teams from each league play in the Premier and the other teams play in the Shield. The top two teams in the Premier league are promoted to Counties 3 Yorkshire.
Participating clubs 2025-26
=North division=
Departing were Hornsea, promoted to Counties 3 Yorkshire as champions.
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|Team
!|Ground !|Capacity !|City/Area !|Previous season | ||||
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Aireborough | Nunroyd Park | Yeadon, West Yorkshire | 8th | |
Knaresborough | Hay-A-Park Lane | Knaresborough, North Yorkshire | 4th | |
Leeds Medics & Dentists | Weetwood Playing Fields | Weetwood, Leeds, West Yorkshire | 5th | |
Leeds Modernians | Cookridge Lane | Cookridge, Leeds, West Yorkshire | 6th | |
Nestle Rowntree | Mille Crux | York, North Yorkshire | 2nd | |
Richmondshire | Theakston Lane | Richmond, North Yorkshire | 7th | |
Thirsk | Newsham Road | Thirsk, North Yorkshire | Relegated from Counties 3 Yorkshire (12th) | |
York Railway Institute | New Lane | York, North Yorkshire | 3rd |
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=South division=
Departing were Dearne Valley (champions) promoted to Counties 3 Yorkshire.
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|Team
!|Ground !|Capacity !|City/Area !|Previous season | ||||
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Hallamshire | Northfield Road | Sheffield, South Yorkshire | New entry | |
Hessle | Livingstone Road | Hessle, East Riding of Yorkshire | 5th | |
Knottingley | Howard's Field | Knottingley, West Yorkshire | 7th | |
Maltby | Muglet Lane | Maltby, South Yorkshire | 3rd | |
Sheffield Medicals | Norton Playing Fields | Norton, Sheffield, South Yorkshire | 2nd | |
Stocksbridge | Coal Pit Lane | Stocksbridge, South Yorkshire | 4th | |
Withernsea | Hollym | Withernsea, East Riding of Yorkshire | New entry | |
Wortley | Finkle Street Lane | Wortley, South Yorkshire | 6th |
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Participating clubs 2024-25
For the new season the league was once more split into North / South division as it had been most recently in season 2021-22. Three new teams, all from South Yorkshire, were added to the South league to make a total of seven, with eight competing in the North division.
Departing were Old Otliensians and Thornensians, promoted to Counties 3 Yorkshire as champions and runners-up respectively
Hornsea won the league on the final day of the season and doing so got promoted to Counties 3 Yorkshire for the 25/26 season.
=North division=
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|Team
!|Ground !|Capacity !|City/Area !|Previous season | ||||
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Aireborough | Nunroyd Park | Yeadon, West Yorkshire | 5th | |
Hornsea | Hollis Recreation Ground | Hornsea, East Riding of Yorkshire | 3rd | |
Knaresborough | Hay-A-Park Lane | Knaresborough, North Yorkshire | 13th | |
Leeds Medics & Dentists | Weetwood Playing Fields | Weetwood, Leeds, West Yorkshire | 7th | |
Leeds Modernians | Cookridge Lane | Cookridge, Leeds, West Yorkshire | 9th | |
Nestle Rowntree | Mille Crux | York, North Yorkshire | 4th | |
Richmondshire | Theakston Lane | Richmond, North Yorkshire | 11th | |
York Railway Institute | New Lane | York, North Yorkshire | 10th |
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=South division=
Dearne Valley won the south division and join the Northern division winners Hornsea in Counties 3 Yorkshire for the 25/26 season
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|Team
!|Ground !|Capacity !|City/Area !|Previous season | ||||
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Dearne Valley | Vancouver Drive | Bolton upon Dearne, South Yorkshire | New entry | |
Hessle | Livingstone Road | Hessle, East Riding of Yorkshire | 6th | |
Knottingley | Howard's Field | Knottingley, West Yorkshire | 8th | |
Maltby | Muglet Lane | Maltby, South Yorkshire | New entry | |
Sheffield Medicals | Norton Playing Fields | Norton, Sheffield, South Yorkshire | Relegated from Counties 3 Yorkshire (12th) | |
Stocksbridge | Coal Pit Lane | Stocksbridge, South Yorkshire | 12th | |
Wortley | Finkle Street Lane | Wortley, South Yorkshire | New entry |
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Participating clubs 2023-24
Departing were Mosborough (4th in 2022-23) who moved on a level transfer to Counties 3 Midlands East (North). Joining were three sides relegated from Counties 3 Yorkshire together with Richmondshire who re-entered the Yorkshire Rugby leagues having most recently competed in Durham/Northumberland 3 for season 2021-22 during which they withdrew in January 2022.
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|Team
!|Ground !|Capacity !|City/Area !|Previous season | ||||
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Aireborough | Nunroyd Park | Yeadon, West Yorkshire | 6th | |
Hessle | Livingstone Road | Hessle, East Riding of Yorkshire | 10th | |
Hornsea | Hollis Recreation Ground | Hornsea, East Riding of Yorkshire | 5th | |
Knaresborough | Hay-A-Park Lane | Knaresborough, North Yorkshire | 12th | |
Knottingley | Howard's Field | Knottingley, West Yorkshire | Relegated from Counties 3 Yorkshire (11th) | |
Leeds Medics & Dentists | Weetwood Playing Fields | Weetwood, Leeds, West Yorkshire | Relegated from Counties 3 Yorkshire (12th) | |
Leeds Modernians | Cookridge Lane | Cookridge, Leeds, West Yorkshire | 11th | |
Nestle Rowntree | Mille Crux | York, North Yorkshire | 8th | |
Old Otliensians | Chaffers Field | Otley, West Yorkshire | 3rd | |
Richmondshire | Theakston Lane | Richmond, North Yorkshire | Re-entry | |
Stocksbridge | Coal Pit Lane | Stocksbridge, South Yorkshire | 7th | |
Thornensians | Coulman Road | Thorne, South Yorkshire | Relegated from Counties 3 Yorkshire (10th) | |
York Railway Institute | New Lane | York, North Yorkshire | 9th |
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Participating clubs 2022-23
This was the first season following the RFU Adult Competition Review. The league was substantially similar to Yorkshire 4 albeit consolidated back into one having previously been split NW and SE. Eleven of the teams from season 2021-22 returned with two promoted to Counties 3 Yorkshire and two (Sheffield Oaks and Stanley Rodillians) withdrawing from the leagues. So with four departing but only one arriving the league was reduced from 15 teams to 12.
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|Team
!|Ground !|Capacity !|City/Area !|Previous season | ||||
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Aireborough | Nunroyd Park | Yeadon, West Yorkshire | 7th (Yorks 4NW) | |
Hessle | Livingstone Road | Hessle, East Riding of Yorkshire | 5th (Yorks 4SE) | |
Hornsea | Hollis Recreation Ground | Hornsea, East Riding of Yorkshire | 2nd (Yorks 4SE) / 7th (Premier) | |
Halifax | Ovenden Park | Halifax, West Yorkshire | 6th (Yorks 4NW) | |
Knaresborough | Hay-A-Park Lane | Knaresborough, North Yorkshire | 8th (Yorks 4NW) | |
Leeds Modernians | Cookridge Lane | Cookridge, Leeds, West Yorkshire | 5th (Yorks 4NW) | |
Mosborough | Mosborough Miners Welfare Club | Mosborough, Sheffield, South Yorkshire | 3rd (Yorks 4SE) / 6th (Premier) | |
Nestle Rowntree | Mille Crux | York, North Yorkshire | 3rd Yorks 4 NW / 3rd (Premier) | |
Old Otliensians | Chaffers Field | Otley, West Yorkshire | 14th Yorkshire 3 | |
Rotherham Phoenix | Herringthorpe Playing Fields | Clifton, Rotherham, South Yorkshire | 1st (Yorks 4SE) / 4th Premier) | |
Stocksbridge | Coal Pit Lane | Stocksbridge, South Yorkshire | 4th (Yorks 4SE) / 8th (Premier) | |
York Railway Institute | New Lane | York, North Yorkshire | 4th (Yorks 4NW) / 5th (Premier) |
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Participating clubs 2021-22
The teams competing in 2021-22 achieved their places in the league based on performances in 2019-20, the 'previous season' column in the table below refers to that season not 2020-21.
=North West division=
York RI and Nestle Rowntree were level transferred from Yorkshire 4 South East for the current season.
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|Team
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Aireborough | Nunroyd Park | Yeadon, West Yorkshire | Relegated from Yorkshire 3 (14th) | |
Leeds Medics & Dentists | Weetwood Playing Fields | Weetwood, Leeds, West Yorkshire | 5th (Yorks 4 NW) / 1st (Shield) | |
Leeds Modernians | Cookridge Lane | Cookridge, Leeds, West Yorkshire | 3rd (Yorks 4 NW) / 6th (Premier) | |
Halifax | Ovenden Park | Halifax, West Yorkshire | 4th (Yorks 4 NW) / 8th (Premier) | |
Knaresborough | Hay-A-Park Lane | Knaresborough, North Yorkshire | 7th (Yorks 4 NW) / 6th (Shield) | |
Nestle Rowntree | Mille Crux | York, North Yorkshire | 5th (Yorks 4 SE) / 2nd (Shield) | |
Thirsk | Thirsk Athletic Club | Thirsk, North Yorkshire | 6th (Yorks 4 NW) / 4th (Shield) | |
York Railway Institute | New Lane | York, North Yorkshire | 2nd (Yorks 4 SE) / 3rd (Premier) |
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=South East division=
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|Team
!|Ground !|Capacity !|City/Area !|Previous season | ||||
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Hessle | Livingstone Road | Hessle, East Riding of Yorkshire | 6th (Yorks 4 SE) / 3rd (Shield) | |
Hornsea | Hollis Recreation Ground | Hornsea, East Riding of Yorkshire | Promoted from Yorkshire RFU Eastern League 1 (runners-up) | |
Mosborough | Mosborough Miners Welfare Club | Mosborough, Sheffield, South Yorkshire | 1st (Yorks 4 SE) / 4th (Premier) | |
Rotherham Phoenix | Herringthorpe Playing Fields | Clifton, Rotherham, South Yorkshire | Relegated from Yorkshire 3 (13th) | |
Sheffield Oaks | Parson Cross Park | Parson Cross, Sheffield, South Yorkshire | 7th (Yorks 4 SE) / 5th (Shield) | |
Stanley Rodillians | Manley Park | Stanley, Wakefield, West Yorkshire | 4th (Yorks 4 SE) / 5th (Premier) | |
Stocksbridge | Coal Pit Lane | Stocksbridge, South Yorkshire | 3rd (Yorks 4 SE) / 7th (Premier) |
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Season 2020–21
On 30 October 2020 the RFU announced {{cite web|url=https://www.englandrugby.com/news/article/rfu-cancels-adult-competitive-leaguesfor-the-202021-season|title=RFU Cancels Adult Competitive Leagues for the 2020/21 Season |publisher=RFU |date=2020-10-20 |access-date=2020-11-09}} that due to the coronavirus pandemic a decision had been taken to cancel Adult Competitive Leagues (National League 1 and below) for the 2020/21 season meaning Yorkshire 4 was not contested.
Participating clubs 2019-20
=North West division=
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|Team
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Bramley Phoenix | Grosmont Terrace | Bramley, Leeds, West Yorkshire | 6th (Premier) | |
Burley | Abbey | Hawksworth, Leeds, West Yorkshire | 1st (Shield) | |
Leeds Medics & Dentists | Weetwood Playing Fields | Weetwood, Leeds, West Yorkshire | 8th (Premier) | |
Leeds Modernians | Cookridge Lane | Cookridge, Leeds, West Yorkshire | Relegated from Yorkshire 3 (14th) | |
Halifax | Ovenden Park | Halifax, West Yorkshire | 4th (Shield) | |
Knaresborough | Hay-A-Park Lane | Knaresborough, North Yorkshire | 7th (Premier) | |
Thirsk | Thirsk Athletic Club | Thirsk, North Yorkshire | 3rd (Shield) |
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=South East division=
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|Team
!|Ground !|Capacity !|City/Area !|Previous season | ||||
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Hessle | Livingstone Road | Hessle, East Riding of Yorkshire | 4th (Premier) | |
Mosborough | Mosborough Miners Welfare Club | Mosborough, Sheffield, South Yorkshire | 5th (Premier) | |
Nestle Rowntree | Mille Crux | York, North Yorkshire | 6th (Shield) | |
Sheffield Oaks | Parson Cross Park | Parson Cross, Sheffield, South Yorkshire | 7th (Shield) | |
Stanley Rodillians | Manley Park | Stanley, Wakefield, West Yorkshire | 5th (Shield) | |
Stocksbridge | Coal Pit Lane | Stocksbridge, South Yorkshire | 2nd (Shield) | |
York Railway Institute | New Lane | York, North Yorkshire | 3rd (Premier) |
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=Premier and Shield divisions=
==Premier participants==
- Bramley Phoenix
- Burley
- Halifax
- Leeds Modernians
- Mosborough
- Stanley Rodillians
- Stocksbridge
- York Railway Institute
==Shield participants==
- Hessle
- Knaresborough
- Leeds Medics & Dentists
- Nestle Rowntree
- Sheffield Oaks
- Thirsk
Participating clubs 2018-19
=North West division=
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|Team
!|Ground !|Capacity !|City/Area !|Previous season | ||||
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Bramley Phoenix | Grosmont Terrace | Bramley, Leeds, West Yorkshire | 1st (Shield) | |
Burley | Abbey | Leeds, West Yorkshire | 5th (Premier) | |
Leeds Medics & Dentists | Weetwood Playing Fields | Weetwood, Leeds, West Yorkshire | Relegated from Yorkshire 3 (14th) | |
Halifax | Ovenden Park | Halifax, West Yorkshire | 4th (Shield) | |
Knaresborough | Hay-A-Park Lane | Knaresborough, North Yorkshire | 4th (Premier) | |
Thirsk | Thirsk Athletic Club | Thirsk, North Yorkshire | Runners up (Shield) | |
Wibsey | Northfield Road | Wibsey, Bradford, West Yorkshire | 7th (Premier) |
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=South East division=
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|Team
!|Ground !|Capacity !|City/Area !|Previous season | ||||
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Hessle | Livingstone Road | Hessle, East Riding of Yorkshire | 3rd (Shield) | |
Mosborough | Mosborough Miners Welfare Club | Mosborough, Sheffield, South Yorkshire | 3rd (Premier) | |
Nestle Rowntree | Mille Crux | York, North Yorkshire | Joined from Yorkshire Merit Leagues | |
Ossett | Ossett Cricket and Athletic Club | Ossett, West Yorkshire | 6th (Premier) | |
Sheffield Oaks | Parson Cross Park | Parson Cross, Sheffield, South Yorkshire | 6th (Shield) | |
Stanley Rodillians | Manley Park | Stanley, Wakefield, West Yorkshire | 8th (Premier) | |
Stocksbridge | Coal Pit Lane | Stocksbridge, South Yorkshire | Relegated from Yorkshire 3 (13th) | |
York Railway Institute | New Lane | York, North Yorkshire | 5th (Shield) |
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=Premier and Shield divisions=
==Premier participants==
- Bramley Phoenix
- Hessle
- Knaresborough
- Leeds Medics & Dentisists
- Mosborough
- Ossett
- Wibsey
- York Railway Institute
==Shield participants==
- Burley
- Halifax
- Nestle Rowntree
- Sheffield Oaks
- Stanley Rodilians
- Stocksbridge
- Thirsk
Participating clubs 2017-18
=North West division=
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|Team
!|Ground !|Capacity !|City/Area !|Previous season | ||||
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Bramley Phoenix | Grosmont Terrace | Bramley, Leeds, West Yorkshire | Transferred from Yorkshire 4 (9th) | |
Burley | Abbey | Leeds, West Yorkshire | Transferred from Yorkshire 4 (4th) | |
Halifax | Ovenden Park | Halifax, West Yorkshire | Relegated from Yorkshire 3 (14th) | |
Knaresborough | Hay-A-Park Lane | Knaresborough, North Yorkshire | Transferred from Yorkshire 5 (3rd) | |
Leeds Corinthians | Nutty Slack | Middleton, Leeds, West Yorkshire | Transferred from Yorkshire 4 (5th) | |
Thirsk | Thirsk Athletic Club | Thirsk, North Yorkshire | Transferred from Yorkshire 5 (5th) | |
Wibsey | Northfield Road | Wibsey, Bradford, West Yorkshire | Transferred from Yorkshire 5 (champions) |
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=South East division=
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|Team
!|Ground !|Capacity !|City/Area !|Previous season | ||||
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Hessle | Livingstone Road | Hessle, East Riding of Yorkshire | Transferred from Yorkshire 4 (6th) | |
Mosborough | Mosborough Miners Welfare Club | Mosborough, Sheffield, South Yorkshire | Transferred from Yorkshire 5 (2nd) | |
Ossett | Ossett Cricket and Athletic Club | Ossett, West Yorkshire | Transferred from Yorkshire 4 (8th) | |
Sheffield Oaks | Parson Cross Park | Parson Cross, Sheffield, South Yorkshire | Transferred from Yorkshire 5 (4th) | |
Stanley Rodillians | Manley Park | Stanley, Wakefield, West Yorkshire | Transferred from Yorkshire 4 (10th) | |
Rossington Hornets | Rossington Miners Welfare Club | Rossington, South Yorkshire | Transferred from Yorkshire 5 (8th) | |
Rotherham Phoenix | Herringthorpe Playing Fields | Clifton, Rotherham, South Yorkshire | Transferred from Yorkshire 4 (3rd) | |
York Railway Institute | New Lane | York, North Yorkshire | Transferred from Yorkshire 4 (7th) |
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=Premier and Shield divisions=
In February, after the teams have played each other home and away, the clubs in both Yorkshire 4 leagues are reallocated into a Premier league and a Shield league for one further round of fixtures. The top four teams from each league play in the Premier and the other teams play in the Shield.
==Premier participants==
- Burley
- Knaresborough
- Leeds Corinthians
- Mosborough
- Ossett
- Rotherham Phoenix
- Stanley Rodillians
- Wibsey
==Shield participants==
Participating clubs 2016-17
- Bramley Phoenix (relegated from Yorkshire 3)
- Burley
- Hemsworth
- Hessle
- Hornsea (promoted from Yorkshire 5)
- Leeds Corinthians
- Ossett
- Rotherham Clifton
- Rotherham Phoenix (relegated from Yorkshire 3)
- Skipton
- Stanley Rodillians (promoted from Yorkshire 5)
- York Railway Institute
Participating clubs 2015-16
- Burley (relegated from Yorkshire 3)
- Halifax Vandals
- Hemsworth (relegated from Yorkshire 3)
- Hessle (promoted from Yorkshire 5)
- Leeds Corinthians
- Mosborough
- Ossett
- Rotherham Clifton (promoted from Yorkshire 5)
- Sheffield Oaks
- Skipton
- Wensleydale
- York Railway Institute
Participating clubs 2014-15
- Halifax
- Halifax Vandals
- Hornsea
- Knaresborough (promoted from Yorkshire 5)
- Leeds Corinthians
- Mosborough
- Ossett
- Sheffield Oaks
- Skipton (relegated from Yorkshire 3)
- Wensleydale (promoted from Yorkshire 5)
- Wetherby
- York Railway Institute
Participating clubs 2013-14
- Halifax
- Halifax Vandals
- Hessle (relegated from Yorkshire 3)
- Hornsea
- Leeds Corinthians
- Mosborough
- Old Otliensians
- Ossett
- Sheffield Oaks (promoted from Yorkshire 5)
- Stocksbridge (promoted from Yorkshire 5)
- Wetherby
- York Railway Institute (relegated from Yorkshire 3)
Participating clubs 2012–13
- Halifax
- Halifax Vandals
- Harrogate Pythons
- Hornsea
- Knaresborough
- Leeds Corinthians
- Marist
- Mosborough
- Old Grovians
- Old Otliensians
- Ossett
- Wetherby
Original teams
When league rugby began in 1987 this division contained the following teams:
Yorkshire 4
=Yorkshire 4 (1987–1993)=
The original Yorkshire 4 was a tier 12 league with promotion up to Yorkshire 3 and relegation down to Yorkshire 5.
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| style="border:0;"|Yorkshire 4 | style="width:20%; border:0;"| |
|-
! style="background:#efefef; width:80px;"|Season
! style="background:#efefef; width:50px;"|No of Teams
! style="background:#efefef; width:175px;"|Champions
! style="background:#efefef; width:175px;"|Runners–up
! style="background:#efefef; width:300px;"|Relegated Teams
|- align=left
|-
| 1987–88 || style="text-align: center;"| 11 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Wibsey || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Old Modernians || Skipton, Burley
|-
| 1988–89 || style="text-align: center;"| 11 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Hessle || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| West Leeds || Wetherby, Yorkshire CW
|-
| 1989–90 || style="text-align: center;"| 11 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Bradford Salem || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Sheffield Oaks || Phoenix Park
|-
| 1990–91 || style="text-align: center;"| 11 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Northallerton || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Dinnington || Yorkshire CW
|-
| 1991–92 || style="text-align: center;"| 11 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Hullensians || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Halifax Vandals{{efn|League restructuring due to the cancellation of Yorkshire 6 ahead of the 1992–93 season, meant nine clubs were promoted into Yorkshire 3 including Airebronians, Wetherby, Baildon, Old Rishworthians, Leeds Corinthians, Burley and Heath.}} || No relegation{{efn|League restructuring due to the cancellation of Yorkshire 6 ahead of the 1992–93 season, meant no clubs were relegated and eight clubs (originally nine) would be promoted from Yorkshire 5.}}
|-
| 1992–93 || style="text-align: center;"| 13 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Ossett || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Leeds YMCA || Yorkshire CW
|-
| colspan="15" style="border:0; font-size:smaller; text-align:center;"| Green backgrounds are promotion places.
|}
=Yorkshire 4 (1993–2000)=
The creation of National 5 North for the 1993–94 season meant that Yorkshire 4 dropped to become a tier 13 league. A further restructure at the end of the 1995–96 season, which included the cancellation of National 5 North and the addition of North East 3 at tier 9, saw Yorkshire 4 remain at tier 13.
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| style="border:0;"|Yorkshire 4 | style="width:20%; border:0;"| |
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! style="background:#efefef; width:80px;"|Season
! style="background:#efefef; width:50px;"|No of Teams
! style="background:#efefef; width:175px;"|Champions
! style="background:#efefef; width:175px;"|Runners–up
! style="background:#efefef; width:300px;"|Relegated Teams
|- align=left
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| 1993–94 || style="text-align: center;"| 13 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Phoenix Park || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Skipton || No relegation
|-
| 1994–95 || style="text-align: center;"| 13 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Mosborough || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Baildon || Knaresborough
|-
| 1995–96 || style="text-align: center;"| 13 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Stocksbridge || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Hornsea{{efn|3rd place Hornsea were promoted instead of runners up Burley who were instead demoted to Yorkshire 5.}} || Multiple teams{{efn|Yorkshire league restructuring due to reintroduction of Yorkshire 6 ahead of the 1996–97 season saw ten clubs relegated from Yorkshire 4; New Earswick, Rawmarsh, Withernsea, Adwick le Street and De La Salle (Sheffield) were relegated into Yorkshire 6, while BP Chemicals, Garforth, Danum Phoenix, Rowntrees and Burley were relegated into Yorkshire 5.}}
|-
| 1996–97 || style="text-align: center;"| 9 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| York Railway Institute || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Leeds Corinthians{{efn|Stanley Rodillians were also promoted.}} || No relegation{{efn|No relegation due to cancellation of Yorkshire 6 ahead of the 1997–98 season.}}
|-
| 1997–98 || style="text-align: center;"| 9 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Heath || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Baildon || Knaresborough
|-
|1998–99{{cite web|url=https://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/search-results?competition=1623&division=288&season=1998-1999#table|title=1998–1999 Northern Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU|access-date=16 March 2015}} || style="text-align: center;"| 10 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Old Rishworthians || Knottingley || Nestle Rowntree, Ossett, Garforth
|-
|1999–00{{cite web|url=https://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/search-results?competition=1623&division=600&season=1999-2000#table|title=1999–2000 Northern Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU|access-date=16 March 2015}} || style="text-align: center;"| 9 || Old Modernians{{efn|No promotion this season as division to increase from 9 to 11 teams for the following season.}} || Mosborough || Marist, Hornsea, Rotherham Clifton
|-
| colspan="15" style="border:0; font-size:smaller; text-align:center;"| Green backgrounds are promotion places.
|}
=Yorkshire 4 (2000–present)=
Northern league restructuring by the RFU at the end of the 1999-2000 season saw the cancellation of North East 1, North East 2 and North East 3 (tiers 7-9). This meant that Yorkshire 4 became a tier 10 league.
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! style="background:#efefef; width:80px;"|Season
! style="background:#efefef; width:50px;"|No of Teams
! style="background:#efefef; width:175px;"|Champions
! style="background:#efefef; width:175px;"|Runners–up
! style="background:#efefef; width:325px;"|Relegated Teams
|- align=left
|-
| 2000–01{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2000-2001/group/9746|title=2000-2001 Northern Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU|access-date=16 March 2015}} || style="text-align: center;"| 11 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Stocksbridge || Old Rishworthians || Edlington Granby, Thornensians
|-
| 2001–02{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2001-2002/group/10080|title=2001-2002 Northern Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU|access-date=16 March 2015}} || style="text-align: center;"| 12 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Knottingley || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Moortown || Mosborough, Stanley Rodillians, Old Rishworthians
|-
| 2002–03{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2002-2003/group/10415|title=2002-2003 Northern Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU|access-date=16 March 2015}} || style="text-align: center;"| 12 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Roundhegians || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Thornensians || Sheffield Medicals, Sheffield Oaks
|-
| 2003–04{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2003-2004/group/10800|title=2003-2004 Northern Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU|access-date=16 March 2015}} || style="text-align: center;"| 12 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Barnsley || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Baildon || Halifax Vandals, Hornsea, Wakefield Cougars
|-
| 2004–05{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2004-2005/group/11200|title=2004-2005 Northern Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU|access-date=16 March 2015}} || style="text-align: center;"| 11 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Wath Upon Dearne || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Old Modernians || Wetherby, Burley
|-
| 2005–06{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2005-2006/group/11556|title=2005-2006 Northern Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU|access-date=16 March 2015}} || style="text-align: center;"| 12 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Aireborough || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Doncaster Phoenix || Halifax Vandals, Stanley Rodillians, Hemsworth
|-
| 2006–07{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2006-2007/group/11866|title=2006-2007 Northern Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU|access-date=16 March 2015}} || style="text-align: center;"| 12 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Hullensians || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Castleford || Sheffield Oaks, Mosborough, Wetherby
|-
| 2007–08{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2007-2008/group/12319|title=2007-2008 Northern Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU|access-date=16 March 2015}} || style="text-align: center;"| 12 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Hessle || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Old Otliensians || Stocksbridge, Knaresborough, Hemsworth
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| 2008–09{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2008-2009/group/12780|title=2008-2009 Northern Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU|access-date=16 March 2015}} || style="text-align: center;"| 12 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Old Rishworthians || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Bramley Phoenix || Burley
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| 2009–10{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2009-2010/group/13589|title=2009-2010 Northern Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU|access-date=16 March 2015}} || style="text-align: center;"| 12 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Rotherham Phoenix || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| York Railway Institute || Hornsea, Adwick Le Street
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| 2010–11{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2010-2011/group/14461|title=2010-2011 Northern Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU|access-date=16 March 2015}} || style="text-align: center;"| 12 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Sheffield Medicals || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Burley || Marist
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| 2011–12{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2011-2012/group/15370|title=2011-2012 Northern Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU|access-date=16 March 2015}} || style="text-align: center;"| 12 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Leeds Medics & Dentists || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Hemsworth || Stanley Rodillians
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| 2012–13{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2012-2013/group/16308|title=2012-2013 Northern Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU|access-date=16 March 2015}} || style="text-align: center;"| 12 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Old Grovians || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Harrogate Pythons || Knaresborough, Marist
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| 2013–14{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2013-2014/group/17238|title=2013-2014 Northern Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU|access-date=16 March 2015}} || style="text-align: center;"| 12 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Old Otliensians || Stocksbridge || Hessle
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| 2014–15{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2014-2015/group/18276|title=2014-2015 Northern Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU|access-date=2 May 2015}} || style="text-align: center;"| 12 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Wetherby || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Halifax || Knaresborough, Hornsea
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| 2015–16{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2015-2016/group/19769|title=2015-2016 Northern Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU|access-date=4 May 2016}} || style="text-align: center;"| 12 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Halifax Vandals || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Wensleydale || Sheffield Oaks, Mosborough
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| 2016–17{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2016-2017/group/21293|title=2016-2017 Northern Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU|access-date=30 April 2017}} || style="text-align: center;"| 11 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Hemsworth || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Skipton|| No relegation{{efn|No relegation as Yorkshire 5 was abolished at the end of the 2016-17 season.}}
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| 2017–18{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2017-2018/group/25844|title=2017-2018 Northern Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU|access-date=28 April 2018}} || style="text-align: center;"| 15 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Rotherham Phoenix || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Leeds Corinthians || No relegation
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|2018–19{{cite web|url=https://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2018-2019/group/26471|title=2018-19 Northern Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU|access-date=13 April 2019}} || style="text-align: center;" | 15 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Wibsey || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Ossett || No relegation
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| 2019–20{{cite web|title=Men's North Level 8 and below leagues 2019–20|url=https://www.englandrugby.com/dxdam/0e/0e6d887c-d0c8-4e3c-baf1-2c85542542c0/Final%20North%20Level%208%20%26%20below_v2.pdf|website=England Rugby|access-date=25 April 2020}} || style="text-align: center;"| 14 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Bramley Phoenix || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Burley || No relegation
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| 2020–21 || style="text-align: center;"| 14 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| || style="background:#d8ffeb;"|
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| colspan="15" style="border:0; font-size:smaller; text-align:center;"| Green backgrounds are promotion places.
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Number of league titles
{{div col|colwidth=18em}}
- Hessle (2)
- Hullensians (2)
- Old Rishworthians (2)
- Rotherham Phoenix (2)
- Stocksbridge (2)
- Wibsey (2)
- Aireborough (1)
- Barnsley (1)
- Bradford Salem (1)
- Bramley Phoenix (1)
- Halifax Vandals (1)
- Heath (1)
- Hemsworth (1)
- Knottingley (1)
- Leeds Medics & Dentists (1)
- Mosborough (1)
- Northallerton (1)
- Old Grovians (1)
- Old Modernians (1)
- Old Otliensians (1)
- Ossett (1)
- Phoenix Park (1)
- Roundhegians (1)
- Sheffield Medicals (1)
- Wath Upon Dearne (1)
- Wetherby (1)
- York Railway Institute (1)
- Hornsea RUFC (1)
- Dearne Valley (1)
{{div col end}}
Notes
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See also
References
{{Reflist|3}}
{{Rugby union in England}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Yorkshire 4}}
Category:Sports leagues established in 1987