Counties 4 Yorkshire

North division Departing were Hornsea, promoted to Counties 3 Yorkshire as champions. Thirsk RUFC joined the league after getting relegated from Counties 3 Yorkshire last season. South division Departing were Dearne Valley (champions) promoted to Counties 3 Yorkshire. ==Participating clubs 2024-25==

For the new season the league was once more split into North / South division as it had been most recently in season 2021-22. Three new teams, all from South Yorkshire, were added to the South league to make a total of seven, with eight competing in the North division. Departing were Old Otliensians and Thornensians, promoted to Counties 3 Yorkshire as champions and runners-up respectively Hornsea won the league on the final day of the season and doing so got promoted to Counties 3 Yorkshire for the 25/26 season. North division South division Dearne Valley won the south division and join the Northern division winners Hornsea in Counties 3 Yorkshire for the 25/26 season ==Participating clubs 2023-24==

Departing were Mosborough (4th in 2022-23) who moved on a level transfer to Counties 3 Midlands East (North). Joining were three sides relegated from Counties 3 Yorkshire together with Richmondshire who re-entered the Yorkshire Rugby leagues having most recently competed in Durham/Northumberland 3 for season 2021-22 during which they withdrew in January 2022. ==Participating clubs 2022-23==

This was the first season following the RFU Adult Competition Review. The league was substantially similar to Yorkshire 4 albeit consolidated back into one having previously been split NW and SE. Eleven of the teams from season 2021-22 returned with two promoted to Counties 3 Yorkshire and two (Sheffield Oaks and Stanley Rodillians) withdrawing from the leagues. So with four departing but only one arriving the league was reduced from 15 teams to 12. ==Participating clubs 2021-22==

The teams competing in 2021-22 achieved their places in the league based on performances in 2019-20, the 'previous season' column in the table below refers to that season not 2020-21. North West division York RI and Nestle Rowntree were level transferred from Yorkshire 4 South East for the current season. South East division ==Season 2020–21==

On 30 October 2020 the RFU announced that due to the coronavirus pandemic a decision had been taken to cancel Adult Competitive Leagues (National League 1 and below) for the 2020/21 season meaning Yorkshire 4 was not contested. ==Participating clubs 2019-20==

North West division South East division Premier and Shield divisions Premier participants • Bramley Phoenix • Burley • Halifax • Leeds Modernians • Mosborough • Stanley Rodillians • Stocksbridge • York Railway Institute Shield participants • Hessle • Knaresborough • Leeds Medics & Dentists • Nestle Rowntree • Sheffield Oaks • Thirsk ==Participating clubs 2018-19==

North West division South East division Premier and Shield divisions Premier participants • Bramley Phoenix • Hessle • Knaresborough • Leeds Medics & Dentisists • Mosborough • Ossett • Wibsey • York Railway Institute Shield participants • Burley • Halifax • Nestle Rowntree • Sheffield Oaks • Stanley Rodilians • Stocksbridge • Thirsk ==Participating clubs 2017-18==

North West division South East division Premier and Shield divisions In February, after the teams have played each other home and away, the clubs in both Yorkshire 4 leagues are reallocated into a Premier league and a Shield league for one further round of fixtures. The top four teams from each league play in the Premier and the other teams play in the Shield. Premier participants • Burley • Knaresborough • Leeds Corinthians • Mosborough • Ossett • Rotherham Phoenix • Stanley Rodillians • Wibsey Shield participants • Bramley Phoenix • Halifax • Hessle • Sheffield Oaks • Thirsk • York RI Rossington Hornets did not participate in the Shield competition. ==Participating clubs 2016-17==

• Bramley Phoenix (relegated from Yorkshire 3) • Burley • Hemsworth • Hessle • Hornsea (promoted from Yorkshire 5) • Leeds Corinthians • Ossett • Rotherham Clifton • Rotherham Phoenix (relegated from Yorkshire 3) • Skipton • Stanley Rodillians (promoted from Yorkshire 5) • York Railway Institute ==Participating clubs 2015-16==

• Burley (relegated from Yorkshire 3) • Halifax Vandals • Hemsworth (relegated from Yorkshire 3) • Hessle (promoted from Yorkshire 5) • Leeds Corinthians • Mosborough • Ossett • Rotherham Clifton (promoted from Yorkshire 5) • Sheffield Oaks • Skipton • Wensleydale • York Railway Institute ==Participating clubs 2014-15==

• Halifax • Halifax Vandals • Hornsea • Knaresborough (promoted from Yorkshire 5) • Leeds Corinthians • Mosborough • Ossett • Sheffield Oaks • Skipton (relegated from Yorkshire 3) • Wensleydale (promoted from Yorkshire 5) • Wetherby • York Railway Institute ==Participating clubs 2013-14==

• Halifax • Halifax Vandals • Hessle (relegated from Yorkshire 3) • Hornsea • Leeds Corinthians • Mosborough • Old Otliensians • Ossett • Sheffield Oaks (promoted from Yorkshire 5) • Stocksbridge (promoted from Yorkshire 5) • Wetherby • York Railway Institute (relegated from Yorkshire 3) ==Participating clubs 2012–13==

• Halifax • Halifax Vandals • Harrogate Pythons • Hornsea • Knaresborough • Leeds Corinthians • Marist • Mosborough • Old Grovians • Old Otliensians • Ossett • Wetherby ==Original teams==

When league rugby began in 1987 this division contained the following teams: • Burley • Dinnington • Hessle • Hullensians • Leeds YMCA • Old Modernians • Skipton • West Leeds • Wetherby • Wibsey • Yorkshire CW ==Yorkshire 4==

Yorkshire 4 (1987–1993) The original Yorkshire 4 was a tier 12 league with promotion up to Yorkshire 3 and relegation down to Yorkshire 5. Yorkshire 4 (1993–2000) The creation of National 5 North for the 1993–94 season meant that Yorkshire 4 dropped to become a tier 13 league. A further restructure at the end of the 1995–96 season, which included the cancellation of National 5 North and the addition of North East 3 at tier 9, saw Yorkshire 4 remain at tier 13. Yorkshire 4 (2000–present) Northern league restructuring by the RFU at the end of the 1999-2000 season saw the cancellation of North East 1, North East 2 and North East 3 (tiers 7-9). This meant that Yorkshire 4 became a tier 10 league. ==Number of league titles==

• Hessle (2) • Hullensians (2) • Old Rishworthians (2) • Rotherham Phoenix (2) • Stocksbridge (2) • Wibsey (2) • Aireborough (1) • Barnsley (1) • Bradford Salem (1) • Bramley Phoenix (1) • Halifax Vandals (1) • Heath (1) • Hemsworth (1) • Knottingley (1) • Leeds Medics & Dentists (1) • Mosborough (1) • Northallerton (1) • Old Grovians (1) • Old Modernians (1) • Old Otliensians (1) • Ossett (1) • Phoenix Park (1) • Roundhegians (1) • Sheffield Medicals (1) • Wath Upon Dearne (1) • Wetherby (1) • York Railway Institute (1) • Hornsea RUFC(1) • Dearne Valley (1) ==Notes==