During the three years of its existence, the original Yorkshire league was won first by Sheffield United reserves[1] and then in 1898–99 Wombwell[2] were champions.

The second Yorkshire League was formed in 1920, catering for a mixture of semi-professional and amateur local football teams.

No club dominated the league in particular before World War II, with Selby Town the only team who won successive titles in 1934–35 and 1935–36.

There were only six seasons where the title was not competed for, this was during part of the 1940s when, due to World War II, many of the players in football competitions all over the country were called up to fight and thus the leagues were put on hold.

After a two-year hiatus, when Selby Town again completed a double, Stocksbridge won the Championship for four consecutive seasons, a record which stood until the league's demise.