Ben Crooks, Kelvin Skerrett, Joe Arundel and footballer Paul Rickers. . Each year the village holds a Scarecrow Festival, a competition in which residents take part. Methley Cricket Club won the Village Cup national cricket competition at Lord's, in 1998. Yorkshire and Worcestershire player Matthew Waite, has represented Methley C.C. Methley United A.F.C. (formerly Methley United JFC) are the local football club. The original village football club, was Methley Perseverance F.C. & Methley Rangers F.C. were also a now defunct village side. United were formed in 2002 for local juniors to play football in the village and the club in 2021, now have a staggering 29 teams, made up of junior teams (U5s-u18s), alongside a male vets team and ladies team. The club are one of the fastest growing football clubs in the country. Methley Warriors A.R.L.F.C and Methley Royals R.L.F.C., are the village Rugby League teams. Location grid See also Listed buildings in Methley References External links Methley Archive, personal archive web site YEP Kippax Today Community Website covering Methley Methley online A vision of Britain through time – page about Methley's history John Savile of Methley Hall 1719–78 Villages in West Yorkshire Places in Leeds Rothwell, West Yorkshire