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Calverley United v Toller

6.30pm  28 August 2019

Yorkshire Amateur League, Supreme Division
Calverley United 1 Toller 1 (att 56)

I've only seen a couple of Yorkshire Amateur League games previously, but now the top division has been designated by the FA as part of the seventh step of the non-League pyramid it's moved up my groundhopping 'to do' list.

The league has absorbed most of what remained of the West Riding County Amateur League, a declining 'step seven' league that folded in the summer, and the top flight has been renamed as the Supreme Division.

It might have been supreme, but this was a good advert for the league. Both sides have made solid starts to the new season and a draw was a fair result after an entertaining match.

A fine individual effort by Toller's number seven gave them a first half lead, but the home side hit back after the break to level the score. Both sides had chances for a winner but there were no more goals.

Calverley United are based at Calverley Victoria Park, a pleasant public park in the Leeds suburb. It's a basic ground, with a tree-lined pitch that was taped off along both touchlines. Players change in a pavilion that's situated next to the adjacent cricket ground.









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