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Division 3 team Mustard Pot pictured in March 1997. | Steve Riding

21 Leeds Sunday League team photos from the 1990s

Andrew Hutchinson
By Andrew Hutchinson

Specialist Reporter

Published 25th May 2025, 16:30 GMT

These team photos are sure to bring back memories for a generation of footballers who played the beautiful game back in the 1990s.

A sense of camaraderie shines through in these photos of sides who played Leeds Sunday League down the decade. Teams featured including AFC Sportsman, Potternewton Athletic, Mustard Pot, Woodhouse Gunners, Kippax Welfare, Mustard Pot, Nags Head, Meanwood Wanderers and Armley White Horse. They have all been plucked from the YEP archive and were all taken by our own local football stalwart Steve Riding at pitches across the city back in the day. Is your team featured? READ MORE: Unseen photos chart of a golden age of Leeds pub culture LOVE LEEDS? LOV E NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia

Cookridge of Senior Division B of the Leeds Sunday League in December 1997.. Back row, from left, are Paul Stevens, David Brady, Paul Scott, Jamie Ibbetson, John Meehan, Nick Draper and Jerry Rose. Front row, from left, are John Clay, Tony Lewis, Dave Hemingway, Francis Smith, Phil Beesting and Andy Clay.

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Cookridge of Senior Division B of the Leeds Sunday League in December 1997.. Back row, from left, are Paul Stevens, David Brady, Paul Scott, Jamie Ibbetson, John Meehan, Nick Draper and Jerry Rose. Front row, from left, are John Clay, Tony Lewis, Dave Hemingway, Francis Smith, Phil Beesting and Andy Clay. | Steve Riding Photo: Steve Riding

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Middleton Arms pictured in December 1997. Back row, from left, are Craig Priestley, Martin Ellis, Gary Boyes, James Cunningham, Steve Quigley, Julian Vollans and David Bills. Front row, from left, are Johnny Valente, Russell Bradley, Shane Hammill, David Meeson, Roger Daniel Craig Ballantyne and Paul Bills.

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Middleton Arms pictured in December 1997. Back row, from left, are Craig Priestley, Martin Ellis, Gary Boyes, James Cunningham, Steve Quigley, Julian Vollans and David Bills. Front row, from left, are Johnny Valente, Russell Bradley, Shane Hammill, David Meeson, Roger Daniel Craig Ballantyne and Paul Bills. | Steve Riding Photo: Steve Riding

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Woodhouse Gunners of the Leeds Sunday League Senior Division A pictured in December 1998. Back row, from left, are Andy Murdock, Alan Fogal, manager, Don Lynch, Brian Asquith, Phil Gomersal, Gerald Mooney, Steve Robinson, Phil Stainforth and Paul Jennings. Front row, from left, are Jason Logan, John Smith, Andy Jennings, Steve Megson, Ricky Ashby, Colin Robinson and Gary Kay.

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Woodhouse Gunners of the Leeds Sunday League Senior Division A pictured in December 1998. Back row, from left, are Andy Murdock, Alan Fogal, manager, Don Lynch, Brian Asquith, Phil Gomersal, Gerald Mooney, Steve Robinson, Phil Stainforth and Paul Jennings. Front row, from left, are Jason Logan, John Smith, Andy Jennings, Steve Megson, Ricky Ashby, Colin Robinson and Gary Kay. | YPN Photo: YPN

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