The Pennine Amateur Rugby League, or Pennine League is a rugby league competition for amateur open-age clubs that runs from September to April. The clubs are drawn from West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire and the east of Lancashire. The league is run by the British Amateur Rugby League Association (BARLA). Teams from the Pennine League can apply for election to the National Conference League if they meet minimum criteria. History Following the formation of British Amateur Rugby League Association in 1973, local District Leagues got together and pooled their resources. The Pennine league was formed by a merger of Bradford, Halifax, Huddersfield, Oldham and Rochdale districts. Structure For the 2011–2012 season, there were 106 teams within the Pennine League structure, organised into nine divisions. The number of teams has increased by 24 over the past four years in large part due to the demise of the CMS Yorkshire League. There are also three cup competitions: The Pennine Presidents Cup (Premier Division to Div 1) The Andrew Bennett Memorial Trophy (Divisions 2 to 4) The Pennine Supplementary Cup (Divisions 5 to 7) The winners of the Premier League are entered into the Challenge Cup First qualifying round in the following season. The current league structure is as follows: Premier Division Beeston Broncos Dewsbury Moor Drighlington Halifax Irish Hunslet Club Parkside Queens Queensbury Sharlston Rovers Slaithwaite Saracens Thornhill Trojans Wibsey Warriors Championship Bank Top Harriers Keighley King Cross Park Knottingley Rockware Stolze Moorends Thorne Marauders Nevison Leap New Earswick All Blacks Ossett Trinity St.Joseph's West Bowling Westgate Wolves Division One Allerton Bywater Batley Boys Bentley Good Companions Birkenshaw Brighouse Rangers Methley Royals Morley Borough Newsome Panthers Sharleston Rovers (A) Upton Division Two Boothtown Terriers Brotherton Bulldogs Clayton Dodworth Doncaster Toll Bar Emley Moor Illingworth Lindley Swifts Troydale Trojans Underbank Rangers West Craven Warriors Wyke Division Three Greetland Allrounders Hoyland Vikings Littleborough Odsal Sedbergh Pontefract Sports & Social Club Selby Warriors Silsden Shaw Cross Sharks Stainland Stags West Leeds Woodhouse Warriors Wortley Dragons Division Four Dearne Valley Bulldogs Drighlington (A) Farnley Falcons Knottingley Kellingley Welfare New Earswick All Blacks A Queensbury (A) Siddal Thornhill Trojans (A) Undercliffe Wildboars Victoria Rangers Whitehall Warriors Wibsey Warriors (A) Division Five Brighouse Rangers (A) Burley Lions Crofton Cougars Eastmoor Dragons Hanging Heaton Hollinwood Hunslet Old Boys A Meltham All Blacks Newsome Panthers A Slaithwaite Saracens (A) Whinmoor Division Six Harehills King Cross Park (A) Kinsley Raiders