Current Season 2026-27
Entries for the 2026-27 season of the Yorkshire League have now closed.
58 teams will be taking part, the same number as in 2025-26. We welcome a fourth team from Doncaster who will join the League in division 7. Wetherby have withdrawn one of their teams.
Division 7 will comprise ten teams, who will each play seven matches on the scheduled match days.
The fixtures are scheduled to be released on or before 15th August.
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The Competition Rules have been updated for 2026-267 and can be found by clicking on the link in the right hand panel. The most significant change is in rule 14, which mow clarifies for the avoidance of doubt that each match shall comprise a full round robin of pairs so that each pair plays one stanza against each pair in the opposing team. The League Secretary will be happy to provide further information if it is needed.
At the YCBA AGM on 8th June 2024 a question was asked about the Yorkshire League Rules relating to rearrangement of matches by agreement between the teams. The Yorkshire League Committee (YLC) agreed that a statement of its approach to the application of the Rules would be placed on the website.
- There are no restrictions on teams agreeing to play a match on a date earlier than the scheduled date in the fixture list. The approval of the YLC is not required.
- Postponing a match to a date after the one scheduled in the fixture list is more problematic. There are some circumstances, particularly near the end of the season, when teams may gain an advantage, or be perceived to have gained an advantage, from playing with the knowledge of the results achieved by other teams in the division on the match day in question. However, postponements may be allowed with the approval of the YLC. The teams should make a joint application for such approval by email to the League Secretary in good time, and preferably not less than 14 days before the match day in question. The application should give the reasons for the request.
- If a match is played after a scheduled date without prior YLC approval then, depending on the circumstances, either or both teams will be in default, and victory point penalties may be applied as provided in the Rules.
The YLC do not expect a significant increase in the number of postponed matches. The wording of the Rules and the way they are applied may be reconsidered for future seasons, if it appears that teams are exploiting the current arrangements by requesting approval of a postponement when they could have played a match on the scheduled date by bringing in reserve players.
This page was last updated on 4th August 2026.
