Yorkshire 4
Yorkshire 4 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 Yorkshire 3 or Yorkshire 4 may be picked to take part in the RFU Junior Vase - a national competition for clubs at levels 9-12.
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| Sport | Rugby union |
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| Number of teams | 15 7 (North-West Division) 7 (South-East Division) |
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| Holders | Bramley Phoenix (1st title) (2019–20) (promoted to Yorkshire 3) |
| Most titles | Old Rishworthians, Rotherham Phoenix (2 titles) |
| Website | England RFU |
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.[1] 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 Yorkshire 3.
Participating Clubs 2019-20
North West division
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Locations of the 2018–19 Yorkshire 4 (North West) teams
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  Bramley Burley Leeds Medics & Dentists Leeds Modernians Locations of the 2018–19 Yorkshire 4 (North West) teams in & around Leeds
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South East division
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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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Locations of the 2018–19 Yorkshire 4 (North West) teams
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South East division
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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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Locations of the 2017–18 Yorkshire 4 (North West) teams
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South East division
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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
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
Yorkshire 4 Honours
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| Season | No of Teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Teams | League Name | |||||||||
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| 1993-94 | 13 | Phoenix Park | Skipton | No relegation[a 1] | Yorkshire 4 | |||||||||
| 1994-95 | Yorkshire 4 | |||||||||||||
| 1995-96 | Yorkshire 4 | |||||||||||||
| 1996-97 | Yorkshire 4 | |||||||||||||
| 1997-98 | Yorkshire 4 | |||||||||||||
| 1998-99[2] | 10 | Old Rishworthians | Knottingley | Nestle Rowntree, Ossett, Garforth | Yorkshire 4 | |||||||||
| 1999-00[3] | 9 | Old Modernians[a 2] | Mosborough | Marist, Hornsea, Rotherham Clifton | Yorkshire 4 | |||||||||
| 2000-01[4] | 11 | Stocksbridge | Old Rishworthians | Edlington Granby, Thornensians | Yorkshire 4 | |||||||||
| 2001-02[5] | 12 | Knottingley | Moortown | Mosborough, Stanley Rodillians, Old Rishworthians | Yorkshire 4 | |||||||||
| 2002-03[6] | 12 | Roundhegians | Thornensians | Sheffield Medicals, Sheffield Oaks | Yorkshire 4 | |||||||||
| 2003-04[7] | 12 | Barnsley | Baildon | Halifax Vandals, Hornsea, Wakefield Cougars | Yorkshire 4 | |||||||||
| 2004-05[8] | 11 | Wath Upon Dearne | Old Modernians | Wetherby, Burley | Yorkshire 4 | |||||||||
| 2005-06[9] | 12 | Aireborough | Doncaster Phoenix | Halifax Vandals, Stanley Rodillians, Hemsworth | Yorkshire 4 | |||||||||
| 2006-07[10] | 12 | Hullensians | Castleford | Sheffield Oaks, Mosborough, Wetherby | Yorkshire 4 | |||||||||
| 2007-08[11] | 12 | Hessle | Old Otliensians | Stocksbridge, Knaresborough, Hemsworth | Yorkshire 4 | |||||||||
| 2008-09[12] | 12 | Old Rishworthians | Bramley Phoenix | Burley | Yorkshire 4 | |||||||||
| 2009-10[13] | 12 | Rotherham Phoenix | York Railway Institute | Hornsea, Adwick Le Street | Yorkshire Division 4 | |||||||||
| 2010-11[14] | 12 | Sheffield Medicals | Burley | Marist | Yorkshire Division 4 | |||||||||
| 2011-12[15] | 12 | Leeds Medics & Dentists | Hemsworth | Stanley Rodillians | Yorkshire Division 4 | |||||||||
| 2012-13[16] | 12 | Old Grovians | Harrogate Pythons | Knaresborough, Marist | Yorkshire Division 4 | |||||||||
| 2013-14[17] | 12 | Old Otliensians | Stocksbridge | Hessle | Yorkshire Division 4 | |||||||||
| 2014-15[18] | 12 | Wetherby | Halifax | Knaresborough, Hornsea | Yorkshire Division 4 | |||||||||
| 2015-16[19] | 12 | Halifax Vandals | Wensleydale | Sheffield Oaks, Mosborough | Yorkshire Division 4 | |||||||||
| 2016-17[20] | 11 | Hemsworth | Skipton | No relegation[a 3] | Yorkshire Division 4 | |||||||||
| 2017-18[21] | 15 | Rotherham Phoenix | Leeds Corinthians | No relegation | Yorkshire Division 4 | |||||||||
| 2018-19[22] | 15 | Wibsey | Ossett | No relegation | Yorkshire Division 4 | |||||||||
| 2019–20[23] | 14 | Bramley Phoenix | Burley | No relegation | Yorkshire Division 4 | |||||||||
| 2020–21 | 14 | |||||||||||||
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Number of league titles
- Old Rishworthians (2)
- Rotherham Phoenix (2)
- Aireborough (1)
- Barnsley (1)
- Bramley Phoenix (1)
- Halifax Vandals (1)
- Hemsworth (1)
- Hessle (1)
- Hullensians (1)
- Knottingley (1)
- Leeds Medics & Dentists (1)
- Old Grovians (1)
- Old Modernians (1)
- Old Otliensians (1)
- Phoenix Park (1)
- Roundhegians (1)
- Sheffield Medicals (1)
- Stocksbridge (1)
- Wath Upon Dearne (1)
- Wetherby (1)
- Wibsey (1)
Notes
- No relegation this season due to Castle College withdrawing from league.
- No promotion this season as division to increase from 9 to 11 teams for the following season.
- No relegation as Yorkshire 5 was abolished at the end of the 2016-17 season.
References
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- "1998-1999 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- "1999-2000 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
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