Mick Stoddart was a familiar face as the man in black officiating in the West Yorkshire League back in the 1990s. This gallery of memories features the teams which competed all in the different divisions featuring clubs from Leeds, Wakefield and beyond during the decade. Teams featured include Burmantofts Amateurs, Mount St Mary's, Armley Athletic, Ossett Common Rovers, Swillington Miners Welfare, Eastmoor, Headingley Rangers, Whitkirk Wanderers, Barwick and Knaresborough Town. The photos, plucked from the Yorkshire Evening Post archive, are sure to evoke memories for a generation of footballers from back in the day. READ MORE: 21 Leeds Sunday League team photos from the 1990s LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia

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Ossett Common Rovers, who played in Division 3, pictured in November 1996. Back row, from left, are Paul Sweeny, Andy Jowett, Dean Mountain, Paul Dyson, Paul Reynolds, Selim Khan, Chris Gomersall and Stephen Callaghan. Front row, from left, are Haydn Newley, Neil Taylor, Steve Lynch, Chris McTernan, Andy Ward (captain) and Neil Kemp. | Peter Thacker Photo: Peter Thacker

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Swillington Miners Welfare pictured in November 1996. Back row, from left, are Andrew Pigott, Kevin Murphy, Martin Barrett, Micky Pigott, David Glancy, Mark Walker (captain), John Coleman, Steve Hull and Paddy Galvin. Front row, from left, are ndrew Fox, Gavin Hanley, Graham Wallis, John Rodgers, Cathal Brown, Sean Finn and Gareth Curran. | Peter Thacker Photo: Peter Thacker

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Eastmoor pictured in April 1997. Back row, from left, are Dave Stewart, James Oaks, Tony Calvert, Paul Heppenstall, Hugo Hunter, Dave Battye, Tony Corfield, Andy Hirst and Rich Deeley (manager). Front row, from left, are Ian Noble, Rich Harrison, Dave Edge, John Hannaford, Barry Watson and James Deeley (mascot). | James Hardisty Photo: James Hardisty

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Division 3 team Headingley Rangers pictured in January 1996. Back row, from left, are Andy Clarke, Michael Hurley, (player-manager) Steven Thomas, Stephen Roberts, Bernie Gilmore, Bob Nothers, Mark Hodgson and Jaswant Singh. Front row, from left are Scott Harper, Kevin Carter, John Carter, Gordon Burnell, (captain) Nathan Dyer and Paul Dunn. | Mel Hulme Photo: Mel Hulme

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Division 2 team Vickers Defence Systems AFC pictured in January 1997. Back row, from left, are Sean Craig (assistant manager), Kenny Baker, Robert Brown, Neil Weller, Paul Kilburn, Dominic Roberts, Andy Maddren, Gary Steen and Steve Gilmore (manager). Front row, from left, are Karl Clark, Andrew Haigh, Paul Tierney, Dean Weatherill (captain), Bernard Flanagan, Stuart Wilson and Matthew Kelly. | Peter Thacker Photo: Peter Thacker

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Division 2 side Woodhouse Hill WMC AFC pictured in January 1997. Back row, from left, are Neil Davies (coach), Jamie Hardcastle, John Cotter, Allan Wright, Raymond Edeley, Desmond Brannon, Gary Woods, Mark Melvin and Kevin Snell (manager). Front row, from left, are Paul Wildman, Paul Johnson, Gary Deakin captain, Neil Hudson, Kevin Hill and Chris Cotton. | Peter Thacker Photo: Peter Thacker


