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

25. West Yorkshire League
Division 1 team Pontefract Labour AFC pictured in October 1997. Back row, from left, are Mick Cahill, Gary Wilson (manager), Mark Gibson, Paul Kear, Ray Barratt, Les Barnes, Dave Pollock, Dave Purseglove, Mick Sharpe, Chris Scoltock and Mark Jackson. Front row, from left, are Graham Hancock (chairman), Peter Hadow, Liam Chapman, Jamie Hutchinson, Alex Lindsay, Mick Knowles and Gary Bowers. | Roy Fox Photo: Roy Fox

26. West Yorkshire League
Premier Division team Bramley pictured in October 1997. Back row, from left, are Phillip Riley (manager), Dean Staveley, Chris Teasdale, Matthew Surtees, Stuart Anderson, Russ Watkins, Lee Chandler and Kevin Garnett (chairman). Front row, from left, are Tony Barker, Craig Corker, Kevin Farrally, David Naylor, Simon Wightman and Neil Harrison. | Keith Lawson Photo: Keith Lawson

27. West Yorkshire League
Division 2 side Methley Rangers pictured in October 1997. Back row, from left, are Paul Waddington, Trevor Rymer, Steve Elstob, Andy Parfitt, Jonathan O'Connor, Christian Wright and Steve Maddocks. Front row, from left, are Mark Smith, Wayne Riley, Philip Milner, Mark Kellett, Ian Savory and Shaun Websdale. | Mel Hulme Photo: Mel Hulme

28. West Yorkshire League
Robin Hood Athletic, who played in the Premier Division, pictured in November 1997. Back row, from left, are Terry Hemmingway (manager), Damien Beggs, Ian Day, Andy Moss, Marvin Stafford, Dave Parish, Barry Baldwin, physio, and Albert Beggs (manager). Front row, from left, are Graham Keeling, Glenn Butterfield, Ralph Mortimer, Colin Cromack, Glenn Thornton, Richard Amos and Dave Phillips. | Justin Lloyd Photo: Justin Lloyd

29. West Yorkshire League
Division 2 team Wetherby Athletic pictured in November 1997. Back row, from left, are Jason Kehoe, Jory Adamson, Neil Barlow, Peter Fielding, Richard Anderson, Simon Brayshaw and Ian Singleton (manager). Front row, from left, are Sean Latimer, Ian Jenkins, Stephen Wood, James Gordon, Kevin Trower and Mark Poppleton. | Mel Hulme Photo: Mel Hulme

30. West Yorkshire League
Division 2 team Rothwell Town pictured in November 1997. Back row, from left, are Andy Leigh (manager), Ben Parker, Lee Poppleton, Mark Paul, Ian Tolan, Steve Thorp, Mick Allinson and Phil Oddy. Front row, from left, are Chris Paul, Steve Payne, David Ford, Ian Oldroyd, Richard Marshall and John Ford. | Mel Hulme Photo: Mel Hulme


