From cross country and netball through to rugby and football these images capture a generation of sports-mad youngsters keen to make their mark. Our photographer stopped off at schools across the city during the 1990s to snap teams who were playing for school pride and glory. READ MORE: 16 photos that will bring back memories if you went to school in Leeds during the 1980s
1. Garforth Community College U-15s netball team
Back: Katie Hilton, Naomi Thornton, Helen Bastow, Claire Watson, Danielle Lynn, Lucy Butcher. Front: Susie Howard, Keely Lyons, Katie Hayes and Becky Staunton. Photo: Peter Thacker
2. Garforth Community College U-15s football team
Steven Brown, Paul Nottingham, Andy Pidcock, Rich Ellaby, Gavin Morris, Lee Johnson, Kevin Watson, Dave Marshall, Mark Gibson. Rich Simpson, Jon Pickup, Gareth Tiffany, James Barker, Rich Coggin, Rich McKinney, Ben Urwin. Photo: Peter Thacker
3. Cardinal Heenan High School U-14s football team
Back: Phillip Teggart, Stephen Slater, Sean Fallon, Nicholas Walsh, Jason Rosenthall, Paul Cordwell, Matthew Budden and Stephen Bennett. Front: Michael Keville, Calem Connolly, Nicky Freeman, Simon Collings, Robert Broadhurst. Photo: Peter Thacker
4. Garforth Community College, rugby 1st XV
John Haywood, Rob Ward, Ste Hall, Gareth Moad, Gareth Chester, Simon Ellis, Stephen Sullivan, Robert Gummerson, Ant Aint, Tom Young, Lee McGlynn, Mark Barrett, James Howard, Mike Foster, Dan Harwood, Graeme Smith, Stuart Brown. Photo: Peter Thacker
5. Manston St James Primary School U-11s football team
Daniel Scott Lee Wright, Craig Johnson Jack Easby, Luke Baker, Tom Bradley and James Salt. Front: Nicholas Shires Rian Sharp, Andrew Woods, Danny Fancis, Michael Shaw and Peter Walpole. Photo: Peter Thacker
6. Manston St James Primary School U-9s football team
Paul Robson, Thomas Dobbie, Robert Burns, Thomas Barber, Simon Line, David O'Neill and Daniel Adams. Front, Ryan Ellis, Michael Quimby, Christopher Quinlan, Daniel Dockerty, Matthew Smith and Scott Malthouse. Photo: Peter Thacker