23 photos of Leeds, Wakefield and Harrogate Sunday football league teams from the 1980s

They were a band of brothers.

These photos celebrate the grassroots Sunday football teams you probably played with or against during the 1980s. Teams from across West Yorkshire are featured including those who played in the Leeds Sunday League, Heavy Woollen Gate Alliance League, Wharfedale Triangle League, Harrogate and District League and Wakefield Tetley Sunday League. Spotted anyone you remember? READ MORE: 21 Leeds Sunday League team photos from the 1990s LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia

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