Season 44 HonoursPREMIER LEAGUE Previous champions:
In the 44 seasons there have been 15 different winners.
Bentley Vikings and Loyal Rangers are the outstanding teams in the Opal with 12 wins and 13 wins respectively. In addition Loyal have also been runners up on 6 occasions and Bentley 5 times.
Loyal Rangers-----------------------13
Bentley Vikings Old Boys--------12 (3 as Bentley Vikings)
Belmont Buccaneers-------------2 (both as Belmont Saints)
York Rovers-------------------------2 (1 as Bishop Auckland and 1 as Whitby Town (original))
Whitby Town-----------------------2 (1 as Boo Boy FC)
Jedi Knights-------------------------2
FC Abertawe-----------------------2
Chester Town------------------------2
Whitwell FC-------------------------1 (as Cupernham Kings)
Xbana FC-----------------------------1 (as Barnsley AFC)
La Donny Luz-----------------------1 (as La Luz)
Aberdeen Terrors-----------------1
Wolfskull Wolves--------------------1 (as Mexicana Wave)
Soca Juniors-------------------------1
Chaddesden Celtic-----------------1
Note: Soca Juniors no longer exist as they were replaced by Zantoz Zity (now Belper Nailers) in Season 18.
Season 1 CH Xbana 57pts 2nd York Rovers 56points 3rd FC Abertawe53 points
Season 2 CH Loyal Rangers 67 pts 2nd Belmont Buccaneers 54pts 3rd York Rovers 54pts
Season 3 CH Loyal Rangers 61pts 2nd York Rovers 60pts 3rd Chester Town 55pts
Season 4 CH Loyal Rangers 61pts 2nd Bentley Vikings OB's 52pts 3rd La Donny Luz 51pts
Season 5 CH Loyal Rangers 57pts 2nd La Donny Luz 51pts 3rd Tigre Town 48pts
Season 6 CH La Donny Luz 67pts 2nd York Rovers 63pts 3rd Kamikaze Vipers 60pts
Season 7 CH York Rovers 60pts 2nd Loyal Rangers 60pts 3rd Xbana 58pts
Season 8 CH Aberdeen Terrors 65pts 2nd Loyal Rangers 60pts 3rd Armthorpe Rvrs 58pts
Season 9 CH Loyal Rangers 61pts 2nd Soca Juniors 57pts 3rd Xbana 55pts
Season 10 CH Loyal Rangers 60pts 2nd York Rovers 51pts 3rd Kamikaze Vipers 49pts
Season 11 CH CH Soca Juniors 61pts 2nd Loyal Rangers 52pts 3rd Doncaster Town 52pts
Season 12 CH York Rovers 59pts 2nd Loyal Rangers 58pts 3rd Aberdeen Terrors 51pts
Season 13 CH Belmont Buccaneers 57pts 2nd Duff Dynamos 54pts 3rd FC Abertawe 53pts
Season 14 CH Belmont Buccaneers 56pts 2nd Loyal Rangers 55pts 3rd Inter S'mpton 48pts
Season 15 CH Loyal Rangers 65pts 2nd Bentley Vikings OB's 57pts 3rd Askham BU 52pts
Season 16 CH Loyal Rangers 56pts 2nd Istra Pula 52pts 3rd Bentley Vikings OB's 49pts
Season 17 CH Bentley Vikings OB's 55pts 2nd Ab. Terrors 53pts 3rd Belm Bucc 52pts
Season 18 CH Bentley Vikings OB's 65pts 2nd York Rovers 48pts 3rd Loyal Rangers 48ps
Season 19 CH Bent Vikings OB's 66pts 2nd Wolfskull Wolves 57pts 3rd FC Abertawe 47pts
Season 20 CH Wolfskull Wolves 58pts 2nd Bentley Vikings OB's 51pts 3rd FC Abertawe 50pts
Season 21 CH FC Abertawe 66pts 2nd Wolfskull Wolvess 55pts 3rd Bentley Vikings OB's 54pts
Season 22 CH Whitby Town 54pts 2nd Loyal Rangers 51pts 3rd Mighty Chucks 51pts
Season 23 CH Loyal Rangers 59pts 2nd Emu's BPW 2020 57pts 3rd Mighty Chucks 56pts
Season 24 CH Bentley Vikings OB's 59pts 2nd Mighty Chucks 57pts 3rd Loyal Rangers 52pts
Season 25 CH Bentley Vikings OB's 72pts 2nd Aberdeen Terrs 55pts 3rd Whitby Tn 49pts
Season 26 CH Bentley Vikings OB's 69pts 2nd Whitby Tn 58pts 3rd Cusco 47pts
Season 27 CH Whitby Town 60pts 2nd FC Abertawe 57pts 3rd Bentley Vikings OB's 55pts
Season 28 CH Bentley Vikings OB's 57pts 2nd Whitwell FC 50pts 3rd Donc Tn 49pts
Season 29 CH Whitwell FC 51pts 2nd Bentley Vikings OB's 49pts 3rd Aberdeen Terr 49pts
Season 30 CH Bentley Vikings OB's 57pts 2nd Chadd Celtic 49pts 3rd Wolfskull Wolvess 48pts
Season 31 CH Jedi Knights 59pts 2nd Bentley Vikings OB's 56pts 3rd Mighty Chucks 48pts
Season 32 CH Chaddesden Celtic 58pts 2nd Jedi Knights 56pts 3rd Loyal Rangers 48pts
Season 33 CH Bentley Vikings OB's 57pts 2nd Jedi Knights 52pts 3rd FC Abertawe 50pts
Season 34 CH Jedi Knights 61pts 2nd Aberdeen Terr 60pts 3rd Bentley Vikings OB's 52pts
Season 35 CH Bentley Vikings OB's 63pts 2nd Whitby Tn 58pts 3rd Aberdeen Terr 50pts
Season 36 CH Bentley Vikings OB's 70pts 2nd Aberdeen Terr 54pts 3rd Loyal Rangers 50pts
Season 37 CH FC Abertawe 52pts 2nd Jedi Knights 51pts 3rd Bentley Vikings OB's 50pts
Season 38 CH Loyal Rangers 53pts 2nd East Rid Ent 50pts 3rd Chaddesden Celtic 48pts
Season 39 CH Loyal Rangers 56pts 2nd Chester Town 53pts 3rd Chester Town 52pts
Season 40 CH Loyal Rangers 57pts 2nd Jedi Knights 56pts 3rd FC Abertawe 54pts
Season 41 CH Chester Town 60pts 2nd Jedi Knights 55pts 3rd Loyal Rangers 53pts
Season 42 CH Loyal Rangers 57pts 2nd East Riding Ent 54pts 3rd Mighty Chucks 50pts
Season 43 CH Chester Town 57pts 2nd East Riding Ent 53pts 3rd Aberdeen Terrors 52pts
Season 44 CH Bentley Vikings OB’s 63pts 2nd FC Abertawe 53pts 3rd Abysmal 52pts
SLFA CUP
The most successful club is Loyal Rangers with 6 wins
Season 1. Darwen United 2 La Donny Luz 0 (original Darwen utd are no longer in the Opal)
Season 2. FC Abertawe 2 Dinamo Parkside 0
Season 3. Armthorpe Rovers 1 Aberdeen Terrors 0
Season 4. Jedi Knights 2 Scrubs 0
Season 5. Loyal Rangers 1 Aberdeen Terrors 0 (aet)
Season 6. Askham Bryan United 2 Doncaster Town 1 (aet)
Season 7. Loyal Rangers 4 York Rovers 3 (aet)
Season 8. Chaddesden Celtic 1 Cusco 0
Season 9. Bentley Vikings Old Boys 3 Barnstoneworth United 0 (original Barnstoneworth are no longer in the Opal)
Season 10. Armthorpe Rovers 3 Stainsacre United 2 (after penalties)
Season 11. Aberdeen Terrors 3 Dell Diamonds 0
Season 12. Belmont Buccaneers 2 Dell Diamonds 1 (aet)
Season 13. Chester Town 1 La Donny Luz 0
Season 14. Loyal Rangers 1 Belmont Buccaneers 0
Season 15. Inter Southampton 1 Aberdeen Terrors 0
Season 16. Riverplate 6 Askham Bryan United 4 (after 2-2 draw and penalties)
Season 17. La Donny Luz 2 Xbana FC 1
Season 18. Loyal Rangers 3 Armthorpe Rovers 0
Season 19:Xbana FC 1 Chester Town 0
Season 20. Belper Nailers 6 Par Athletic 2
Season 21. Par Athletic 1 Emu's BPW2020 0 (after 0-0 draw and penalties)
Season 23. Aberdeen Terrors 2 Kamikaze Vipers 1
Season 24. FC Abertawe 2 Xbana FC 0
Season 25. Chapel North 1 FC Abertawe 0
Season 26. Belmont Buccaneers 2 Dell Diamonds 1
Season 27: Loyal Rangers 2 Bentley Vikings Old Boys 1
Season 28: Bentley Vikings Old Boys 2 FC Abertawe 1
Season 29 Hundon Harriers 1 Askham Bryan United 0
Season 30: Bentley Vikings Old Boys 3 Duffield Dynamos 0
Season 31: Bentley Vikings Old Boys 4 FC Abertawe 0
Season 32: Whitwell Rangers 2 Pilgrims F.C 0
Season 33: Chaddesden Celtic 2 Armthorpe Rovers 1
Season34: Jedi Knights 3 Loyal Rangers 1
Season 35: Loyal Rangers 2 Dell Diamonds 1
Season 36: Abysmal Aftermath 3 The Survivors 1
Season 37: Bentley Vikings Old Boys 3 Jedi Knights 0
Season 38: Xbana F.C 2 Jedi Knights 1
Season 39: Norfolk F.C 2 Loyal Rangers 0
Season 40: Emu's BPW 2020 6 Xbana F.C 5 (after 2-2 and penalties)
Season 41: Chester Town 1 Riverplate 0
Season 42: East Riding Enterprise 2 Mighty Chucks 1 (after 1-1 and et)
Season 43: Jedi Knights 5 Askham Bryan United 1 (after 1-1 and penalties)
Season 44: Mann City 2 Jedi Knights 1
YOUTH LEAGUE
Season 1: Bentley Vikings Old Boys 84pts (F 107 A
(as The Warlocks)
Season 2: Stainsacre United 81pts (F 127 A 18) (as Boston United)
Season 3: Bentley Vikings Old Boys 78pts (F144 A 17) (as The Warlocks)
Season 4: Kamikaze Vipers 82pts (F 160 A 31) (as Appley Waz)
Season 5: Abysmal Aftermath 79pts (F 178 A 35) (as Genocide)
Season 6: Loyal Rangers 84pts (F 261 A 13)
Season 7: Loyal Rangers 84pts (F 249 A 41)
Season 8: East Reading Enterprise 82pts (F 150 A 27) (as Steel City Reds)
Season 9: Inter Southampton 83pts (F108 A 1)
Season 10: Chapel North 83pts(F 179 A 12)
Season 11: Ashfield United 89pts (F 290 A 0) (as Flamengo)
Season 12: Lokomotiv Dinamo 89pts (F 193 A
( as Top Gun)
Season 13: Wigan Wildcats 84pts (F 221 A 3)
Season 14: Fishburn Park 83pts(F 193 A 18) (as AC Luddendem Foot)
Season 15: Wesfield Town 89pts (F 260 A 4) (no longer in Opal)
Season 16: Westfield Town 89pts (F 249 A 4) (no longer in Opal)
Season 17: Belmont Buccaneers 86pts(F 323 A 6)
Season 18: Westfield Town 85pts (F 227 A 0) (no longer in Opal)
Season 19: Doncaster Town 85pts (F 219 A 19)
Season 20: Chester Town 91pts(F 219 A 17) (as IFK Granite)
Season 21: Dell Diamonds 89pts (F242 A 10)
Season 22: Duffield Dynamos 91pts (F 231 A 7)
Season 23: Tigre Town 89pts (F 224 A 9) (as Sky City)
Season 24: Braunstone Town 90pts (F 252 A 9) (as Los Gigantes Saints)
Season 25: South Ruislip 88pts (F 275 A 18) (as St. Lucia saints)
Season 26: Wolfskull Nords 93pts (F 280 A 7) (100%) (as Salford Saints)
Season 27: Chester Town 89pts(F 266 A 9)
Season 28: Chaddesden Celtic 85pts (F 62 A 9)
Season 29: Chaddesden Celtic 93pts (F 288 A 0) (100%)
Season 30: Chaddesden Celtic 89pts (F 280 A
Season 31: Inter Southampton 88pts(F 230 A 7)
Season 32: Inter Southampton 86pts(F 252 A 4)
Season 33: Tigre Town 89pts (F 252 A 4) (as Cunnack Allstars)
Season 34: Kesgrave Vespas 91pts (F 344 A 0)
Season 35: Inter Southampton 89pts (F 189 A3)
Season 36: Chaddesden Celtic 91pts (F 218 A 2)
Season 37: Chaddesden Celtic 91pts (F 246 A 2)
Season 38: Inter Southampton 89pts (F 313 A 13)
Season 39: Chaddesden Celtic 91pts (F 267 A 0)
Season 40: Inter Southampton 93pts (F 323 A 1)
Season 41: Mearns City 85pts (F 120 A 12)
Season 42: Whitby Town 89pts (F 275 A 9)
Season 43: Chaddesden Celtic 87pts (F 256 A 1)
Season 44: Duffield Dynamos 91pts (F 222 A
DIVISION 1 Season 1: 1st Kamikaze Vipers 59pts 2nd Chester Town 55pts 3rd High Pk Wands 55pts
Season 2: 1st Wolfskull Wolves 58pts 2nd Mighty Chucks 50pts 3rd Riverplate 50pts
Season 3: 1st Inter Southam'n 63pts 2nd Armthorpe Rrs 60pts Bentley Vikings OB's 58pts
Season 4: 1st Aberdeen Terr 64pts 2nd Stainsacre United 61pts 3rd High Peak W 59pts
Season 5: 1st Barnstoneworth 57pts 2nd FC Abertawe 52pts 3rd Cusco 50pts
Season 6: 1st Stainsacre United 58pts 2nd Inter Southampton 58pts 3rd Askham BU 53pts
Season 7: 1st Armthorpe Rvers 53pts 2nd Scrubs 50pts 3rd North'n Hems 50pts
Season 8: 1st Istra Pula 66pts 2nd Bayern FC 58pts 3rd Tadcaster Albion 51pts
Season 9: 1st Doncaster Town 60pts 2nd Stainsacre Utd 58pts 3rd Inter South'ton 53pts
Season 10: 1st Duffield Dynamos 55pts 2nd Belmont Bucc 55pts 3rd FC Abertawe 52pts
Season 11: 1st La Donny Luz 55pts 2nd Bayern FC 51pts 3rd Cusco 50pts
Season 12: 1st Belmont Bucc 59pts 2nd East Rid Enterprise 53pts 3rd Askham BU 51pts
Season 13: 1st Cusco 58pts 2nd Istra Pula 56pts 3rd Xbana FC 54pts
Season 14: 1st Par Athletic 67pts 2nd La Donny Luz 62pts 3rd Bayern FC 53pts
Season 15: 1st Aberdeen Terrors 62pts 2nd Armthorpe Rovers 52pts 3rd Istra Pula 51pts
Season 16: 1st Chapel North 67pts 2nd Grand Union FC 51pts 3rd High Peak Wands 50pts
Season 17: 1st Emu's BPW 2020 57pts 2nd Riverplate 52pts 3rd Doncaster Town 51pts
Season 18: 1st Wolfskull Wolves 65pts 2nd Duff Dynamos 59pts 3rd Par Athletic 56pts
Season 19: 1st Whitwell Rangers 61pts 2nd Aberdeen Terrors 54pts 3rd Xbana FC 53pts
Season 20: 1st Whitby Town 53pts 2nd Emu's BPW 2020e 53pts 3rd York Rovers 49pts
Season 21: 1st Mighty Chucks 63pts 2nd Istra Pula 59pts 3rd Riverplate 52pts
Season 22: 1st Whitwell FC 69pts 2nd Stainsacre Utd 52pts 3rd York Rovers 45pts
Season 23: 1st La Donny Luz 57pts 2nd Aberdeen Terrors 56pts 3rd Armthorpe Rvrs 51pts
Season 24: 1st Chaddesden Celtic 56pts 2nd Xbana FCz 53pts 3rd The Survivors 51pts
Season 25: 1st Cusco 62pts 2nd Whitwell Rangers 61pts 3rd Askham Bryan United 49pts
Season 26: 1st Jedi Knights 62pts 2nd Stainsacre Utd 53pts 3rd Doncaster Town 48pts
Season 27: 1st Aberdeen Terr 63pts 2nd Kamikaze Vipers 59pts 3rd Whit Rangers 50pts
Season 28: 1st King St Albion 70pts 2nd Wanderers 56pts 3rd Emu's BPW 2020 52pts
Season 29: 1st Whitwell Rangers 57pts 2nd Loyal Rangers 52pts 3rd AFC Whitwell 52pts
Season 30: 1st La Donny Luz 48pts 2nd Doncaster Tn 46pts 3rd Armthorpe Rovers 45pts
Season 31: 1st Cusco 56pts 2nd Abysmal Aftermath 52pts 3rd Chester Town 50pts
Season 32: 1st Whitby Town 65pts 2nd Dufield Dynamos 58pts 3rd Wolfskull Wolves 57pts
Season 33: 1st King Street Albion 54pts 2nd The Survivors 51pys 3rd Xbana FC 50 pts
Season 34: 1st East Riding Enterprise 54pts 2nd Scrubs 51pts 3rd Istra Pula 49pts
Season 35: 1st Abysmal Aftermath 53pts 2nd Chester Town 49pts 3rd Whit Rangers 48pts
Season 36: 1st The Survivors 57pts 2nd Bayern FC 53pts 3rd Askham Bryan Utd 53pts
Season 37: 1st East Riding Ent 61pts 2nd Armthorpe Rvs 55pts 3rd Istra Pula 53pts
Season 38: 1st Xbana FC 50pts 2nd Kamikaze Vipers 49pts 3rd Whitby Town 48pts
Season 39: 1st FC Abertawe 61pts 2nd Riverplate 50pts 3rd Dell Diamonds 50pts
Season 40: 1st The Survivors 56pts 2nd Molesley Shoals 55pts 3rd Abysmal Aftermath 53pts
Season 41: 1st Duffield Dynamos 53pts 2nd Radford Semele 51pts 3rd Istra Pula 49pts
Season 42: 1st Kamikaze Vipers 52pts 2nd Doncaster Town 52pts 3rd Riverplate 47pts
Season 43: 1st Duffield Dynamos 58pts 2nd Bayern FC 57pts 3rd Inter South 49pts
Season 44: 1st York Finest 52pts 2nd The Survivors 51pts 3rd Armthorpe Rovers 51pts
DIVISION 2 Season 1: 1st Wanderers FC 63pts 2nd Death Valley Wand 62pts 3rd Riverplate 55pts
Season 2: 1st Istra Pula 72pts 2nd Troon Town 54pts 3rd Stainsacre United 53pts
Season 3: 1st Dell Diamonds 64pts 2nd Duffield Dynamos 60pts 3rd Cusco 58pts
Season 4: 1st Mann City 63pts 2nd South Ruislip 58pts 3rd Abysmal Amath 58pts
Season 5: 1st Grand Union FC 54pts 2nd Par Ath 51pts 3rd Askham Bryan Utd 49pts
Season 6: 1st Istra Pula 64pts 2nd Northern Hemispheres 57pts 3rd Tadcaster Alb 54pts
Season 7: 1st Pilgrims FC 64pts 2nd Bayern FC 59pts 3rd Doncaster Town 56pts
Season 8: 1st Cusco 67pts 2nd Jedi Knights 66pts 3rd Chaddesden Celtic 54pts
Season 9: 1st Boscombe Athletic 57pts 2nd Molesley Shoals 56pts 3rd Wanderers 53pts
Season 10: 1st Norfolk 59pts 2nd Par Athletic 51pts 3rd East Riding Ent 51pts
Season 11: 1st King St Albion 57pts 2nd Tigre Town 56pts 3rd York Finest 52pts
Season 12: 1st Dell Diamonds 62pts 2nd Mann City 60pts 3rd Chadd Celtic 54pts
Season 13: 1st Par Athletic 68pts 2nd Norhn Hems 56pts 3rd Yorkshires Finest 55pts
Season 14: 1st Pilgrims FC 62pts 2nd Wanderers FC 58pts 3rd Grand Union FC 55pts
Season 15: 1st EMU's BPW 2020 49pts 2nd High Peak Wands 48pts 3rd Norfolk FC 48pts
Season 16: 1st Boscombe Ath 55pts 2nd Tadcaster Alb 52pts 3rd Mighty Chucks 48pts
Season 17: 1st Abysmal Aftermath 70pts 2nd Wanderers FC 59pts 3rd East Rid Ent 53pts
Season 18: 1st Dinamo Parkside 65pts 2nd Dell Diamonds 61pts 3rd Whit Rangers 53pts
Season 19: 1st Whitby Town 62pts 2nd AFC Whitwell 58pts 3rd Stainsacre Utd 56pts
Season 20: 1st Dinamo Parkside 56pts 2nd Tadcaster Alb 56pts 3rd East Rid Ent 55pts
Season 21: 1st Whitwell FC 67pts 2nd Yellow and Black Army 60pts 3rd Cusco 56pts
Season 22: 1st The Survivors 59pts 2nd Chester Town 57pts 3rd Helston Vets 50pts
Season 23: 1st Dinamo Parlside 53pts 2nd Riot City 52pts 3rd Chadd Celtic 51pts
Season 24: 1st Cusco 66pts 2nd Inter Southampton 58pts 3rd Inter Knottla 52prs
Season 25: 1st Stainsacre Utd 64pts 2nd Abysmal Aftermath 62pts 3rd Jedi Knights 59pts
Season 26: 1st Tadcaster Albion 63pts 2nd York Rovers 56pts 3rd Helston Vets 53pts
Season 27: 1st King St Albion 54pts 2nd Radford Semele 53pts 3rd East Riding Ent 53pts
Season 28: 1st The Survivors 59pts 2nd Chester 58 pts 3rd Belper Nailers 50pts
Season 29: 1st Boscombe Athletic 60pts 2nd York Rovers 56pts 3rd Tadcaster Alb 54pts
Season 30: 1st East Riding 67pts 2nd Helston Vets 64pts 3rd Kesgrave Vespas 52pts
Season 31: 1st Askham Bryan 53pts 2nd Boscombe Ath 53pts 3rd Duffield Dynamos 53pts
Season 32: 1st Dell Diamonds 60pts 2nd Norfolk FC 56pts 3rd Bayern FC 51pts
Season 33: 1st Scrubs 61pts 2nd Grand Union FC 54pts 3rd Wanderers FC 53pts
Season 34: 1st Riverplate 59pts 2nd Tigre Town 54pts 3rd Inter Southampton 52pts
Season 35: 1st Dell Diamonds 65pts 2nd La Donny Luz 56pts 3rd Bayern FC 52pts
Season 36: 1st Int Southamp 69pts 2nd Boscombe Ath 55pts 3rd Molesley Shoals 52pts
Season 37: 1st Scrubs 65pts 2nd Death Valley 56pts 3td Duffield Dynamos 52pts
Season 38: 1st Par Ath 58pts 2nd Boscombe Athletic 55pts 3rd Emu's BPW 2020 51pts
Season 39: 1st Yorkshires Finest 56pts 2nd Molesley Shoals 55pts 3rd Norfolk FC 49pts
Season 40: 1st Istra Pula 64pts 2nd Radford Semele 50pts 3rd Inter Southampton 59pts
Season 41: 1st Kesgrave Ves 59pts 2nd Belmont Bucc 58pts 3rd Emu's BPW 2020 55pts
Season 42: 1st Par Athletic 70pts 2nd Stainsacre United 59pts 3rd Norfolk FC 52pts
Season 43: 1st Yorkshire's Finest 61pts 2nd Armthorpe Roves 60pts 3rd Mann City 56pts
Season 44: 1st Cusco 56pts 2nd Whitby Town 55pts 3rd Scrubs 52pts
DIVISION 3 Season 1: Abysmal Aftermath 71pts Tadcaster Albion 62pts Helston Vets 58pts
Season 2: 1st Cusco 60pts 2nd Dell Diamonds 59pts 3rd Duffield Dynamos 59pts
Season 3: 1st Yellow & Black Army 59pts 2nd Par Athletic 58pts 3rd Queensdown FC 51pts
Season 4: 1st Bayern FC 66pts 2nd Askham Bryan United 64pts 3rd Grand Union FC 59pts
Season 5: 1st Jammy Dodgers 58pts 2nd Death Valley 66pts 3rd Tadcaster Albion 58pts
Season 6: 1st Pilgrims F.C 58pts 2nd Wigan Wildcats 57pts 3rd Kesgrave Vespas 55p
Season 7: 1st Jedi Knights 69pts 2nd Chaddesden Celtic 65pts 3rd Pendle Hill 57pts
Season 8: 1st Boscombe Athl 63pts 2nd Fishburn Park 60pts 3rd Yorkshires Finest 57pts
Season 9: 1st Mann City 63pts 2nd Helston Vets 63pts 3rd Death Valley Wanderers 60pts
Season 10: 1st Parkvale Utd 57pts 2nd King St Albion 56pts 3rd Wigan Wilds 55pts
Season 11: 1st Mighty Chucks 58pts 2nd Yell & Black Army 53pts 3rd Kesgrsve Ve 53pts
Season 12: 1st Boscombe Ath 58pts 2nd Grand Union FC 55pts 3rd The Survivors 55pts
Season 13:1st Riot City 66pts 2nd Pilgrims FC 58pts 3rd Helston Vets 51pts
Season 14:1st Jedi Knights 74pts 2nd Emu's BPW 2020 65pts 3rd Mighty Chucks 59pts
Season 15:1st Boscombe Ath 67pts 2nd Parkvale Utd 58pts 3rd Kesgrave Vespas 56pts
Season 16:1st East Rid Ent 60pts 2nd Abysmal Aftermath 57pts 3rd Northn Hems 56pts
Season 17 1st Dinamo Parksides 62 pts 2nd Westfield 57pts 3rd Fishburn Park 57pts
Season 18:1st Whitby Town 74pts 2nd Helston Vets 60pts 3rd Chaddesden Celtic 55pts
Season 19: 1st Molesley Shoals 62pts 2nd Kesgrave Ves 59pts 3rd Norfolk FC 55pts
Season 20 : 1st Yellow & Black Army 61pts 2nd Scrubs 57pts 3rd The Survivors 52pts
Season 21: 1st Radford Semele 64pts 2nd Mann City 57pts 3rd Inter Knottla 55pts
Season 22: 1st Fishburn Park 64pts 2nd King St Albion 63pts 3rd Inter South'ton 61pts
Season 23: 1st Wigan Wildcts 60pts 2nd Parkvale Utd 58pts 3rd Yorkshires Fin 52pts
Season 24: 1st Jedi Knights 66pts 2nd Abysmal Aftermath 60pts 3rd Pilgrims FC 55pts
Season 25: 1st Belper Nailers 68pts 2nd Fishburn Park 54pts 3rd Molesley Shoals 53pts
Season 26: 1st Yorkshires Finest 54pts 2nd Tigre Town 52pts 3rd Wigan Wilds 52pts
Season 27: 1st Mearns City 64pts 2nd Riverplate 47pts 3rd Braunstone Town 55pts
Season 28: 1st Kesgrave Vespas 62pts 2nd Pilgrims FC 59pts 3rd Inter South 58pts
Season 29: 1st Duffield Dynamos 62pts 2nd Parkvale Utd 60pts 3rd Scrubs 58pts
Season 30: 1st Bayern FC 61pts 2nd Mearns City 61pts 3rd Grand Union FC 57pts
Season 31: 1st Norfolk 62pts 2nd South Ruislip 59pts 3rd Wigan Wildcats 54pts
Season 32: 1st Death Valley 61pts 2nd Pilgrims FC 57pts 3rd Tigre Town 54pts
Season 33: 1st Huntley Fairways 70pts 2nd: Inter South 69pts 3rd Braunstone Tn 54pts
Season 34: 1st Molesley Shoals 59pts 2nd Yell & Black Army 54pts 3rd Mearns City 54pts
Season 35: 1st Norfolk FC 58pts 2nd Mann City 58pts 3rd Boscombe Athletic 56pts
Season 36: 1st Tadcaster Albion 56pts 2nd York Finest 53pts 3rd Radford Semele 51pts
Season 37: 1st Emu's BPW 2020 67pts 2nd AFC Whitwell 55pts 3rd Belmont Buccs 53pts
Season 38: 1st Radford Semele 66pts 2nd Pilgrims FC 57pts 3rd Jammy Dodgers 56pts
Season 39: 1st Belmont Buccaneers 62pts 2nd Helston Vets 55pts 3rd Parkvale Utd 54pts
Season 40: 1st Dinamo Parkside 63pts 2nd Huntley Fairways 61pts 3rd Wig Wildcats 55pts
Season 41: 1st Helston Vets 63pts 2nd Tadcaster Albion 61pts 3rd Pendle Hill 55pts
Season 42: 1st Yorkshires Fin 71pts 2nd Grand Union FC 67pts 3rd Belper Nailers 48pts
Season 43: 1st Braunstone Town 63pts 2nd Inter Knottla 62pts 3rd Chapel North 60pts
Manager of the Season Season 16: Chris Farmer with Chapel North (41pts) Chris has left SS
Season 17: Mike Taylor with Abysmal Aftermath (61pts)
Season 18: Craig Thomson with Boo Boy FC (now Whitby Town (36pts). Craig has now left SS.
Season 19: Dave Shepherd with Sylvan Lake (59pts)
Season 20: Wes Harding with Mexicana Wave (now Wolf Pack) and Colin Hammerton with Hammerton Boyz, now Scrubs (44pts). Colin has now left SS.
Season 21: Mike Taylor with FC Abertawe (55pts)
Season 22: Steve Wooldridge with Cupernham Kings (now Whitwell FC) (79pts) Steve has now left SS
Season 23: Andrew Gaudie with Loyal Rangers (48pts)
Season 24: Chris Cook with Jedi Knights (42pts)
Season 25: Chris Hyde with Bentley Vikings Old Boys (85pts)
Season 26: Chris Hyde with Bentley Vikings Old Boys (52pts)
Season 27: Baz Panter with Top Gun (now The Scillonians ) (45pts)
Season 28: Mark Steele with Hundon Harriers and Paul Wilson with Chester Town (38pts) Mark has now left SS.
Season 29: Mike Taylor with FC Abertawe (44pts)
Season 30: Ben Dunstan with East Riding Enterprise (67pts)
Season 31: Ben Dunstan with East Riding Enterprise (43pts)
Season 32: Steve Readman with Whitby Town (73pts)
Season 33: Dave Shepherd with Inter Southampton (50pts)
Season 34: Mike Taylor with Riverplate (65pts)
Season 35: Chris Hyde with Bentley Vikings Old Boys (69pts)
Season 36: Chris Hyde with Bentley Vikings Old Boys (67pts)
Season 37: Mike Taylor with FC Abertawe (49pts)
Season 38: Craig Maloney with Radford Semele (54pts)
Season 39: Mike Taylor with FC Abertawe (79pts)
Season 40: Rob Page with Dinamo Parkside (54pts)
Season 41: Paul Wilse with Chester Town (56pts)
Season 42: Steve Readman with Par Athletic (71pts)
Season 43: Si Hothersall with Inter Knottla (39pts)
Season 44: Chris Hyde with Bentley Vikings Old Boys
JOOSTERS CUP WINNERS Season 15: Bentley Vikings Old Boys 1 Par Athletic 0
Season 16: Chapel North 3 Chester Town 1
Season 17: Dinamo Parkside (as Team Punishment) 3 Riverplate 1
Season 18: Helston Vets (as Woodley Wanderers) 4 Wigan Wildcats 2
Season 19: Chaddesden Celtic (as Ridgeway Thrashers) 3 Helston Vets (as Woodley Wanderers) 1
Season 20: Whitby Town 3 Helston Vets (as Woodley Wanderers) 2
Season 21: Radford Semele (as Moles County) 3 Iner Southampton 1
Season 22: Chester Town 5 Stainsacre United 0
Season 23: Loyal Rangers 6 Whitwell FC (as Cupernham Kings) 2
Season 24: Belper Nailers (as Zantox Zity) 3 Whitwell FC (as Cupernham Kings) 2 (replay)
Season 25: Stainscare United 5 Inter Knottla ( as Cupernham Rifles) 1
Season 26: Tadcaster Albion 3 Tigre Town (as Cunnack Allstars) 2
Season 27: Radford Semele (as Derby Storm) 2 Cusco 1
Season 28: The Survivors 5 Whitwell FC (as Cupernham Kings) 1
Season 29: Parkvale Utd (as Wealdstone FC) 3 Wolfskull Wolves (as Altriincham Astros) 2
Season 30: Bentley Vikings Old Boys 4 Grand Union (as Top Gun) 3
Season 31: Braunstone Town (as Southern Vipers) 2 Loyal Rangers 2 (Queens on away goals)
Season 32: Pilgrims FC (as South Ruislip) 4 Bentley Vikings Old Boys 2
Season 33: Loyal Rangers 3 Istra Pula 0
Season 34: Aberdeen Terrors 3 Whitwell Rangers (as Sylvan Lake) 2
Season 35: Bentley Vikings Old Boys 4 Death Valley Wanderers 2
Season 36: Inter Southampton 3 Chaddesden Celtic 2
Season 37: East Riding Enterprise 3 Braunstone Town (as Southern Vipers) 2
Season 38: FC Abertawe 3 Molesley Shoals 2
Season 39: Loyal Rangers 6 Chester Town 1
Season 40: Jedi Knights 3 Molesley Shoals 1
Season 41:La Donny Luz Istra Pula 2
Season 43: Par Athletic 3 East Riding Enterprise 2
Season 43: Inter Knottla 4 Armthorpe Rovers 3
Season 44: Scrubs 3 FC Abertawe 1 (after a 3-3 draw on agg)
Golden Boot Award Season 1: 25 D. Laing - Chester Town
Season 2: 15 P. Fure - Riverplate
Season 3: 15 W. Machine - Bentley Vikings Old Boys and A. Didrikson - Chapel North
Season 4: 16 L. Thackery - Scrubs and R. Fowler - Askham Bryan United
Season 5: 15 D. Jonas - Belmont Buccaneers and J. Mackintosh - Barnstoneworth United (no longer in Opal)
Season 6: 16 M Robertson - Inter Southampton
Season 7: 18 C Edwards - East Riding Enterprise
Season 8: 18 Billy Green - Cusco and N Lane Huntley Fairways
Season 9: 17 Sammy Zola - Doncaster Town
Season 10: 16 Gilberto Silva - Armthorpe Rovers
Season 11: 17 Pierre Vairelles – King Street Albion
Season 12: 16 Kaine Parker - Dell Diamonds
Season 13: 16 J Long - Par Athletic and C. Lazell - Jedi Knights
Season 14: 23 Roger Cook - Par Athletic
Season 15: 17 Jason McAteer - Soca Juniors (no longer in Opal)
Season 16: 19 Aksel Didrikson - Chapel North
Season 17: 16 Miguel Navarro - Westfield Town (no longer in Opal)
Season 18: 16 Carlos Nunez – Helston Vets
Season 19: 19 Hunter Crew - Bentley Vikings Old Boys
Season 20: 17 Andy Hand - Dinamo Parkside
Season 21: 18 Tyson Povey - Mighty Chucks
Season 22: 16 David Nowood - Radford Semele and and Kenny J. Carsington – King Street Albion
Season 23: 14 Enzo Francescoli - Chaddesden Celtic and Jack Davinski - Mighty Chucks
Season 24: 23 Matt Wirton - Jedi Knights
Season 25: 19 Janik Troester - Stainsacre United
Season 26: 17 Paulo Razcos Rotheiro – Helston Vets and Eddie Morrison - Tadcaster Albion
Season 27: 16 Eunan O'Kane - Jedi Knights
Season 28: 14 Graham Wallace - Chester Town
Season 29: 16 Louis Carpintero - Loyal Rangers
Season 30: 16 Fred Terry – Grand Union
Season 31: 18 Adrian Gonzalez - Chaddesden Celtic
Season 32: 22 Roger Rotundo - Kesgrave Vespas
Season 33: 17 Adrian Gonzalez (Chaddesden Celtic), Eunan O'Kane (Jedi Knights), Rick McDonagh (Grand Union) and Christian Eriksen (Chapel North)
Season 34: 18 Eunan O'Kane (Jedi Knights)
Season 35: 15 Elvis Erde (Kiloparsec Villa), d**k Stowell (Askham Bryan United)
Season 36: 15 Nastro Azzurro (Boscombe Athletic) , d**k Stowell (Askham Bryan Utd), Mick Leadbitter (Helston Vets)
Season 37: 20 Wynton Rufer (FC Abertawe)
Season 38: 17 Wynton Rufer - FC Abertawe and Robbie Fowler - Scrubs
Season 39: 17 Jurgen Schneider (Chaddesden Celtic)
Season 40: 18 Wynton Rufer (FC Abertawe)
Season 41: 18 Jed Pickworth (Chapel North)
Season 42: 17 Riley Shehan (Norfolk) and Francisco (Wigan Wildcats)
Season 43: 20 Jed Pickworth (Chapel North)
Season 44: 18 Marcus Dark (Pendle Hill)
Opal Predictor
Season 16: Mike Taylor 204pts
Season 17: Mike Taylor 212pts
Season 18: Mike Taylor 211pts
Season 19: Mike Taylor 201pts
Season 20: Chris Hyde 206pts
Season 21: Mike Taylor 221pts
Season 22: Chris Cook 230pts
Season 23: Mark Steele 204pts
Season 24: Mike Taylor 210pts
Season 25: Mike Taylor 231pts
Season 26: Paul Rothon and Steve Readman 200pts
Season 27: Steve Readman 206pts
Season 28: Mike Taylor 224pts
Season 29: Mike Taylor 214pts
Season 30: Mike Taylor 200pts
Season 31: Mike Taylor 212pts
Season 32: Chris Cook 210pts
Season 33: Paul Rothon 218pts
Season 34: Mike Taylor 195pts
Season 35: Chris Cook and Mike Taylor 205pts
Season 36: Dave Shepherd 213pts
Season 37: Mike Taylor and Dave Shepherd 220pts
Season 38: Mike Taylor 200pts
Season 39: Paul Rothon 212pts
Season 40: Rob Page 219pts
Season 41: Mike Taylor 208pts
Season 42: Mike Taylor 203pts
Season 43: Dave Shepherd 190pts
Season 44: Paul Rothon 200pts
Season 44 Hall of FameMost Major Wins
19 Loyal Rangers (13 Premier League Titles and 6 SLFA Cup wins)
17 Bentley Vikings Old Boys (12 Premier League Titles and 5 SLFA Cup wins)
SLFA Cup Season's 1-44Season / Winners / Runners-up (Division at that time)
44/Mann City (1sr Div.)/Jedi Knights (Prem.)
43/Jedi Knights (Prem.)/Askham Brtan United (2nd Div.)
42/East Riding Enterprise (Prem.)/Mighty Chucks (Prem.)
41/Chester Town (Prem)/Riverplate (1st Div.)
40/Emu's BPW 2020 (2nd Div.)/Xbana F.C (Prem.)
39/Norfolk FC (2nd Div.)/Loyal Rangers (Prem.)
38/Xbana FC (1st Div.)/Jedi Knights (Prem.)
37/Bentley Vikings Old Boys (Prem.)/Jedi Knights (Prem.)
36/Abysmal Aftermath (Prem.)/The Survivors (1st Div.)
35/Loyal Rangers (Prem.)/Dell Diamonds (2nd Div.)
34/ Jedi Knights (Prem.) / Loyal Rangers (Prem.)
33/ Chaddesden Celtic (Prem.) / Armthorpe Rovers (1st Div.)
32 / Whitwell Rangers as Sylvan Lake (Prem.) / Pilgrims FC as South Ruislip (3rd Div.)
31 / Bentley Vikings Old Boys (Prem.) / FC Abertawe (Prem.)
30 / Bentley Vikings Old Boys (Prem.) / Duffield Dynamos (2nd Div.)
29 / Hundon Harriers (Original) (Prem.) / Askham Bryan United (1st Div.)
28 / Bentley Vikings Old Boys (Prem.) / FC Abertawe (Prem.)
27 / Loyal Rangers (Prem.) / Bentley Vikings Old Boys (Prem.)
26 / Belmont Buccaneers (Prem.) / Dell Diamonds (1st Div.)
25 / Chapel North (1st Div.) / FC Abertawe (Prem.)
24 / FC Abertawe (Prem.) / Xbana F.C as Crawford Park Rangers (1st Div.)
23 / Aberdeen Terrors (Prem.) / Kamikaze Vipers (1st Div.)
22 / Armthorpe Rovers (1st Div.) / Emu's BPW 2020 as St Mary's Saints (original) (Prem.)
21 / Par Athletic as Hentridge FC (2nd Div.) / Helston Vets as Woodley Wanderers (2nd Div.)
20 / Belper Nailers as Zantox Zity (1st Div.) / Par Athletic as Cumberland Athletic (1st Div.)
19 / Xbana F.C as Moles Villa (1st Div.) / Chester Town as IFK Granite (2nd Div.)
18 / Loyal Rangers ( Prem. ) / Armthorpe Rovers (1st Div.)
17 / La Donny Luz (Prem.) / Xbana FC as Real Madrid (1st Div.)
16 / Riverplate (1st Div.) / Askham Bryan United as Real Southampton (Prem.)
15 / Inter Southampton (Prem.) / Aberdeen Terrors (Prem.)
14 / Loyal Rangers (Prem.) / Belmont Buccaneers as Belmont Saints (Prem.)
13 / Chester Town as Yorkshire Lions (2nd Div.) / La Donny Luz (Prem.)
12 / Belmont Buccaneers as Belmont Saints (1st Div.) / Dell Diamonds (2nd Div.)
11 / Aberdeen Terrors (Prem.) / Dell Diamonds (2nd Div.)
10 / Armthorpe Rovers (Prem.) / Stainsacre United (Prem.)
9 / Bentley Vikings Old Boys as Doncaster (Prem.) / Original Barnstoneworth United (Prem.). Note Barnstoneworth are no longer in Opal - replaced in Season 21 by Cupernham Kings (now Whitwell FC).
8 / Chaddesden Celtic as Athletico Halifax (2nd Div.) / Cusco as Norton AFC (2nd Div.)
7 / Loyal Rangers (Prem.) / York Rovers as Bishop Auckland (Prem.)
6 / Askham Bryan United as AFC Dagenham (1st Div.) / Doncaster Town as £#@" Army (2nd Div.)
5 / Loyal Rangers (Prem.) / Aberdeen Terrors (Prem.)
4 / Jedi Knights as Inter Lynx (2nd Div.) / Scrubs as Scrubs United (1st Div.)
3 / Armthorpe Rovers as Raging Bulls (1st Div.) / Aberdeen Terrors (Prem.)
2 / FC Abertawe as Calderdale Crusaders (Prem.) / Dinamo Parkside as Taur Roman Eagles (Prem.)
1 / Darwen United (original) (Prem.) / La Donny Luz as La Luz (Prem.). Note Darwen no longer in Opal - replaced in Season 18 by Zantox Zity (now renamed Belper Nailers).
There has been 14 all Premier League ties out of the 44 Cup Finals.
Most Cup Wins – 42 winners , won by 25 different teams.
6=Loyal Rangers
5=Bentley Vikings Old Boys (4); as Bentley Vikings (1)
3=Armthorpe Rovers (2); as Raging Bulls (1)
3= Jedi Knights (2); as Inter Lynx (1)
2=Aberdeen Terrors
2=Belmont Buccaneers (1); as Belmont Saints(1)
2= FC Abertawe (1); as Calderdale Crusaders (1)
2= Chaddesden Celtic (1); as Athletico Halifax(1)
2= Xbana F.C (1); as Moles Villa (1)
1=13 other teams; La Donny Luz , Belper Nailers (as Zantox Zity), King Street Albion (as Hundon Harriers), Riverplate, Askham Bryan United (as AFC Dagenham), Par Athletic (as Hentridge FC), Darwen United original (no longer in Opal), Chapel North, Inter Southampton, Chester Town (as Yorkshire Lions), Whitwell Rangers (as Sylvan Lake), Abysmal Aftermath, Norfolk FC, Emu's BPW 2020, Chester Town, East Riding Enterprise and Mann City.
Most Cup Final Appearances – 88 finalists with 38 different teams.
8= Loyal Rangers (6 wins/2 losses)
5= Aberdeen Terrors (2 wins / 3 losses)
6= Bentley Vikings Old Boys (4 wins/1 loss); as Doncaster (1 win)
6= Jedi Knights (2 win/3 losses); as Inter Lynx (1 win)
5= FC Abertawe (1 wins / 3 losses); as Calderdale Crusaders (1 win)
5= Armthorpe Rovers (2 wins / 2 loss); as Raging Bulls (1 win)
5= Xbana FC (1 win and 1 loss) as Moles Villa (1 win); as Real Madrid (1 loss); as Crawford Park Rangers (1 loss)
4= Dell Diamonds (4 losses)
3= Belmont Buccaneers (1 win); as Belmont Saints (1 win / 1 loss)
4= Askham Bryan United (2 losses); as AFC Dagenham (1 loss); as Real Southampton (1 loss)
3= La Donny Luz (1 win and 1 loss); as La Luz (1 loss)
3= Chester Town (1 win); as Yorkshire Lions (1 win); as IFK Granite (1 loss)
2= Par Athletic (0) as Hentridge FC (1 win); as Cumberland Athletic (1 loss)
2 = Riverplate (1 win and 1 loss)
2= Emu's BPW 2020 (win), as as original St Mary's Saint (1 loss)
2= Chaddesden Celtic (win); as Athletico Halifax (1 win)
1= 25 other teams: York Rovers (loss) (as Bishop Auckland ), Dinamo Parkside (loss)(as Taur Roman Eagles), Belper Nailers (win)(as Zantox Zity), Kamikaze Vipers (loss), Scrubs (loss) (as Scrubs United), Doncaster Town (loss)(as £#@" Army, King Street Albion (as Hundon Harriers (win)), Duffield Dynamos (loss), Cusco (loss)(as Norton AFC), Stainsacre United (loss), Helston Vets (loss)( as Woodley Wanderers), original Barnstoneworth (loss; no longer in Opal), Inter Southampton (win), Darwen United original (win; no longer in the Opal), Chapel North (win), Whitwell Rangers (win) (as Sylvan Lake), Pilgrims FC (loss) (as South Ruislip), Abysmal Aftermath (win), The Survivors (loss), Norfolk FC (win), Emu's BPW 2020 (win), East Riding Enterprise (win), Mighty Chucks (loss) and Mann City (win).
Other Cup facts!Interesting fact #1:
Five teams have achieved the league and cup double in the Opal. Bentley Vikings Old Boys have achieved this twice in Seasons 28 and 30 ; Loyal Rangers once in Season 5, Jedi Knights in Season 34 and Chester Town in Season 41. Loyal nearly achieved the double again in season 7 but lost the Premiership title on goal difference!
Interesting fact #2:
Loyal Rangers have appeared in 8 Cup Finals and won 6 of them.
Interesting fact #3:
From 44 cup finals (88 finalists) - only one team has managed to reach this final and get relegated from the Premier League at the same time. Season 13, La Donny Luz came 14th in the Premiership, and were cup runners-up.
Interesting fact #4:
Dell Diamonds have lost in the final four times, more than any other team.
Interesting fact #5:
Over the last 44 seasons, 14 have been all Premiership ties, 7 have been without a top team, and 23 have had one Premiership team only. Only three of the last 10 finals have been all Premiership.
Interesting fact #6
There has been 28 winners from the Premiership, 10 from Division 1 and 6 from Division 2.
Interesting fact #7:
The lowest final league position (43rd) ever to win the cup is Par Athletic (were Hentridge FC) in Season 21, when they were 11th in Division 2.
Interesting fact #8:
There has been two all Division 2 Finals; Chaddesden Celtic (were Athletico Halifax) and Cusco (were Norton AFC) in Season 8; Par Athletic (were Hentridge FC) and Dynamo Red Star (were Woodley Wanderers) in Season 21.
Interesting fact #9:
There has only been one team from Division 3 reach the Cup Final and that was Pilgrims FC (were original South Ruislip) in Season 32, who lost to Premiership Whitwell Rangers (as Sylvan Lake).
SLFA 1-44 League Facts Premiership Winners 15 different teams have won the Premiership:
13 Loyal Rangers
12 Bentley Vikings Old Boys (9) (3 as Bentley Vikings)
2 Chester Town
2 Belmont Buccaneers (both as Belmont Saints)
2 York Rovers (1 as Bishop Auckland and 1 as Whitby Town(original))
2 Whitby Town (1) (1 as Boo Boy FC)
2 Jedi Knights
2 FC Abertawe
1 Whitwell FC (as Cupernham Kings)
1 Wolfskull Wolves (as Mexicana Wave)
1 Xbana FC (as Barnsley AFC)
1 La Donny Luz (as La Luz)
1 Aberdeen Terrors
1 Chaddesden Celtic
1 Soca Juniors (no longer exist as they were replaced by Zantox Zity (now Belper Nailers) in Season 18)
Premiership Runner’s Up
19 different teams have been runner’s up.
6 Loyal Rangers
5 Bentley Vikings Old Boys (3); 1 as Bentley Vikings; 1 as The Warlocks)
5 York Rovers (0) (3 as Bishop Auckland; 2 as the original Whitby Town)
4 Aberdeen Terrors
5Jedi Knights
3 East Riding Enterprise
2 Wolfskull Nords (as Mexicana Wave)
2 Whitby Town
2 FC Abertawe
1 Belmont Buccaneers (as Exeter City)
1 La Donny Luz (as La Luz)
1 Istra Pula
1 Duffield Dynamos (as Gillsfc77)
1 Emu's BPW 2020 (as the original St Mary's Saint)
1 Socca Juniors (no longer exist as they were replaced by Zantox Zity (now Darwen United) in Season 18)
1 Mighty Chucks
1 Whitwell FC (as Cupernham Kings)
1 Chaddesden Celtic
1 Chester Town
Team 64
13 teams have been bottom of the pile, as Team 64!
11 Fishburn Park (7 as the original Lokomotiv Dinamo) (2 as AC Luddenden Foot)
8 Whitwell FC
4 South Ruislip (3 as Sears United and 1 as Pigeon Town)
4 Jedi Knights ( 3 as Athletico Liverpool)
3 Emu's BPW 2020 (all 3 as Ritzy Rovers)
3 Norfolk FC (1 as Grantville Rovers and 1 as Hammerton Boyz)
3 Wigan Wildcats (2 as Fc Liverpool; 1 as Stir Crazy)
2 Jammy Dodgers (both as FC Coyle)
2 Scrubs (1 as Grantville Rovers and 1 as Hammerton Boyz)
1 Yellow and Black Army (as West Ham United)
1 Huntley Fairways (as Trent Bridge)
1 Stockport (no longer in the league; replaced by Solent Saints in Season 18 (now Braunstone Town)
1 Radford Semele (as Southend United)
*Jedi Knights are the only team to have been team 64 and won the Premiership!
Fast risers!
Teams that have risen from Division 3 to the Premiership in three consecutive seasons.
Opal 43 / Whitby Town (as Boo Boy FC) / Season 18,19,20
Opal 27 / Jedi Knights / Season 24,25,26
Opal 28 / Yorkshires Finest / Season 42,43,44 (as Champions each time)
Quick sinkers!
3 teams have sunk through the divisions, in three consecutive seasons:
Opal6 / Mearns City (as Woolwich Manor)/ Season 3,4,5
Opal 24/ Inter Southampton/Season 17,18,19
Opal22/ Whitwell FC (as Cupernham Kings and Pickering Town)/Season 30,31,32
History in a name There are only two teams who haven't changed their name at all since the Opal began in February 1999.Andrew Gaudie's Loyal Rangers and Rich Dimambro's Aberdeen Terrors have both been going for 44 seasons.
Other teams with long running names are Riverplate (42 seasons), Chapel North (42 seasons), The Survivors (42 seasons), Stainsacre United (40 seasons), Jedi Knights (40 seasons), Inter Southampton (39 seasons), Doncaster Rovers/Town (38 seasons), Armthorpe Rovers (35 seasons), Bentley Vikings (34 seasons), Dell Diamonds (33 seasons), La Donny Luz (33 seasons), Wigan Wildcats (33 seasons), Abysmal Aftermath (32 seasons), FC Abertawe (32 seasons), Istra Pula (32 seasons), Kamikaze Vipers (29 seasons) and Mighty Chucks (28 seasons).
Teams that have had long running names but now changed are:
• Top Gun (32 seasons) to Lokomotiv Dinamo in Season 35; to Barnstoneworth United in Season 36; to The Scillonians in Season 38; to Lokomotiv Dinamo in Season 40 to Grand Union FC in Season 41
• Woolwich Manor (29 seasons) to Tamriel FC in Season 33; to SE Bexter in Season 38; to Mearns City in Season 40
• St Mary's Saint (23 seasons) to Kirrie Thistle in Season 33; to Valenwood in Season 34; to Cowie Thistle in Season 35; to Emu's BPW 2020 in Season 36
• Belmont Buccaneers (18 seasons) to Queens Cross United in Season 35 (back to Belmont for season 36). So 26 seasons in total.
• Tigre Victoria (17 seasons) to Stonehaven in Season 30; to Boscombe Athletic in Season 35
• Hundon Harriers (20 seasons) to BFC Dynamo in Season 37 and back to Hundon Harriers in Season 38 (23 seasons in all) to Bank Vale United in Season 41 to Manx Saints in Season 42 to King Street Albio in Season 44
Most Seasons in a Division Maximum is 44 seasonsNote *means team are in that Division at present
Premier League
42 Loyal Rangers *
41 Bentley Vikings Old Boys *
39 FC Abertawe *
38 Aberdeen Terrors *
29 Kamikaze Vipers (currently in Division 1)
25 Belmont Buccaneers (currently in Division 2)
24 La Donny Luz (currently in Division 2)
26 Wolfskull Nords*
23 Mighty Chucks (currently in Division 1)
22 York Rovers (currently in Division 1)
22 Xbana F.C (currently in Division 1)
20 Armthorpe Rovers *
15 Whitwell Rangers (currently in Division 2)
Division 1
28 Wanderers FC *
22 Istra Pula (currently in Premier League)
24 Dell Diamonds *
22 Armthorpe Rovers (currently in Premier League)
20 Chapel North (currently in Division 2)
19 Abysmal Aftermath (currently in Premier League)
21 Xbana F.C*
18 Cusco (currently in Division 1)
19 Stainsacre United *
19 York Rovers*
18 La Donny Luz (currently in Division 2)
15 Boscombe Athletic (currently in Division 3)
Division 2
28 Par Athletic (currently in Division 1)
26 Wigan Wildcats (currently in Division 3)
22 Pilgrims FC ( currently in Division 3)
22 Norfolk FC (currently in Division 1)
18 Chester Town (currently in Premier League)
21 Dynamo Red Star (currently in Division 3)
18 Yellow and Black Army (currently in Division 3)
17 Chaddesden Celtic (currently in Premier League)
18 Parkvale United (currently in Division 3)
19 Dinamo Parkside (currently in Division 3)
17 Boscombe Athletic *
17 Molesley Shoals (currently in Division 3)
16 East Riding Enterprise (currently in Premier League)
14 Tigre Town *
Division 3
34 Mearns City*
32 Jammy Dodgers*
31 Huntley Fairways (currently in Division 2)
31 South Ruislip*
30 Fishburn Park*
27 Radford Semele (currently in Premier League)
22 Kesgrave Vespas (currently in Division 1)
20 Death Valley FC (currently in Division 1)
20 Molesley Shoals*
19 The Survivors (currently in Division 1)
18 Braunstone Town (currently in Division 2)
16 Inter Knottla (currently in Division 2)
Current Consecutive Seasons in a Division Premier League
41 Bentley Vikings Old Boys
20 Chaddesden Celtic
18 Jedi Knights
17 Aberdeen terrors
15 Loyal Rangers
Division 1
15 York Rovers
11 Wanderers FC
Division 2
Division 3
18 Fishburn Park
11 Whitwell FC
8 Mearns City
Other League Facts!
Interesting fact #1:
Only one teams has won the Premier League and been Team64! - Jedi Knights, who were Team 64 in Seasons 18,20,21 and 22 and the Premier League winners in season 31 and Season 34.
Interesting fact #2:
Boo Boy FC joined the Opal in season 18 from the AEL League (when it was disbanded) and finished top of Div 3,2 and 1 in consecutive seasons. One season later (22) they were Premier Champions. Boo Boy became Whitby Town in Season 25.
Interesting fact #3:
Aberdeen Terrors, La Donny Luz and Cusco (1 as Norton AFC) have all won Division 1 three times.
Interesting fact #4:
Cusco have 6 non Premiership titles - 3 in Division 1, 2 in Division 2 and 1 in Division 3.
Interesting fact #5:
Dinamo Parkside (both as Team Punishment) and Boscombe Athletic (1 as Swansea Seals and 1 as Tigre Victoria) have both won Division 2 twice.
Interesting fact #6:
Boscombe Athletic (all as Swansea Seals) and Jedi Knights have both won Division 3 three times.
Interesting fact #7:
There are not any teams in the Opal that have not achieved a top 2 finish.
Interesting fact #7:
Wanderers FC have had 6 seasons in Division 2 and they have been promoted to Division 1 as five different teams - Leyton, Thames Ironwork, Sporting Southampton, Romsey Town and Northern Soul.
Interesting fact #8:
Only 1 team has lost all 30 games and that was Jammy Dodgers (as FC Coyle) in Season 30. They scored 1 and conceded 95!
Interesting fact #9:
FC Abertawe are the only team win the Premier League and then get relegated in the following season.
Interesting fact #10:
Yorkshires Finest were promoted as Champions of Division 3,2 and 1 in consecutive seasons. (Seasons 42,43 and 44).
Worst 'Highest League Position'(all-time records by team code)16 teams have never been in the Premiership.
4 teams have never been higher than Division 2!
Wigan Wildcats (Opal 58) 4th in Division 2 (36th position)
Huntley Fairways (Opal 34) 4th in Division 2 (36th position)
Braunstone Town (Opal 48) 5th in Division 2 (37th position) (only 26 seasons in the Opal)
Parkvale United (Opal 33) 8th in Division 2 (40th position)
Kesgrave Vespas (Opal 61) 4th in Division 1 (20th position)
Pilgrims (Opal38) 5th in Division 1 (21st position)
Pendle Hill (Opal 56) 5th in Division 1 (21st position)
Death Valley Wanderers (Opal 35) 6th in Division 1 (22nd position)
South Ruislip (Opal 25) 7th in Division 1 (23rd position)
Jammy Dodgers (Opal 26) 7th in Division 1 (23rd position)
Norfolk FC (Opal 37) 7th in Division 1 (23rd position)
Yellow and Black Army (Opal 57) 8th in Division 1 (24th position)
Fishburn Park (Opal 21) 8th in Division 1 (24th position)
Mann City (Opal 47) 8th in Division 1 (24th position)
Inter Knottla (Opal 19) 14th in Division 1 (30th position) (only 22 seasons in the Opal)
Helston Vets (Opal 55) 15th in Division 1 (31st position)
Best 'Lowest League Position'(all-time records by team code)15 teams have never been in the bottom tier and 7 of these have never been as low as Division 2.
Wolfskull Wolves (Opal 32) 3rd in Division 1 (19th position) (only 26 seasons in the Opal)
Loyal Rangers (Opal 14) 6th in Division 1 (22nd position)
Bentley Vikings Old Boys (Opal 31) 9th in Division 1 (25th position)
Aberdeen Terrors (Opal 11) 10th in Division 1 (26th position)
Kamikaze Vipers (Opal 23) 12th in Division 1 (28th position)
Xbana FC (Opal7) 13th in Division 1 (29th position)
FC Abertawe (Opal 1) 13th in 1st (29th position)
Wanderers FC (Opal 42) 3rd in Division 2 (35th position)
Armthorpe Rovers (Opal 12) 5th in Division 2 (37th position)
La Donny Luz (Opal 13) 7th in Division 2 (39th position)
Istra Pula (Opal 46) 9th in Division 2 (41st position)
York Rovers (Opal2) 11th in Division 2 (43rd position)
Stainsacre United (Opal 44) 11th in Division 2 (43rd position)
Chester Town (Opal30) 13th in Division 2 (45th position)
Doncaster Town (Opal 40) 13th in Division 2 (45th position)
Top Goal Scorers
25 D. Laing (Chester Town) – Season 1
23 Roger Cook (Par Athletic) – Season 14
23 Matt Wirton (Jedi Knights) – Season 24
22 Rodrigo Rotundo (Kesgrave Vespas) - Season 32
20 Wynton Rufer (FC Abertawe) - Season 37
20 Jed Pickworth (Chapel North) - Season 43
19 Askel Didrikson (Chapel North) – Season 16
19 Hunter Crew (Bentley Vikings Old Boys) – Season 19
19 Janik Troester (Stainsacre United) – Season 25
Best and worst: wins/loses/draws/goals (assessed by team code)
Most Points in a Season
PREMIER LEAGUE: 72pts - Bentley Vikings Old Boys (Season 25)
DIVSION 1: 70pts – King Street Albion (Season 28)
DIVISION 2: 70pts - Abysmal Aftermath FC (Season 17) and Par Athletic (Season 42)
DIVISION 3: 74pts - Jedi Knights (Season 14) and Whitby Town (Season 18)
Lowest Points in a Season
PREMIER LEAGUE: 9pts - High Peak Wanderers (Season 3) (no longer in Opal)
DIVISION 1: 4pts - Boscombe Athletic (Season 6)
DIVISION 2: 5pts - Mearns City (Season 36)
DIVISION 3: 0pts – Jammy Dodgers (Season 30)
Most goals scored in a Season
PREMIER LEAGUE: 66 Wolfskull Wolves (Season 34)
DIVISION 1: 62 Istra Pula (Season 34)
DIVISION 2: 67 Dell Diamonds (Season 32)
DIVISION 3: 69 Jedi Knights (Season 7
Least goals scored in a season
PREMIER LEAGUE: 7 Mighty Chucks (Season 3)
DIVISION 1: 6 Boscombe Athletic (Season 6)
DIVISION 2: 6 Parkvale United (Season 2) and Mearns City (Season 36)
DIVISION 3: 0 Fishburn Park (Season 34)
Most goals conceded in a season
PREMIER LEAGUE: 66 Stainsacre United (Season 27)
DIVISION 1: 71 - Boscombe Athletic (Season 6)
DIVISION 2: 83 Jedi Knights (Season 11)
DIVISION 3: 101 - Whitwell FC (Season 41)
Least goals conceded in a season
PREMIER LEAGUE: 12 Loyal Rangers (Season 16)
DIVISION 1: 13 King Street Albion (Season 28)
DIVISION 2: 16 Mann City (Season 4)
DIVISION 3: 14 Huntley Fairways (Season 25) and Yorkshires Finest (Season 42)
Least points to win title
PREMIER LEAGUE: 51 Whitwell FC (Season 29)
DIVISION 1: 48 La Donny Luz (Season 30)
DIVISION 2: 49 Emu's BPW 2020 (Season 15)
DIVISION 3: 56 Tadcaster Albion (Season 36)
Most wins in a season
PREMIER LEAGUE: 23 Bentley Vikings Old Boys (Season 36)
DIVISION 1: 22 King Street Albion (Season 28)
DIVISION 2: 22 Istra Pula (Season 2) and Par Athletic (Season 42)
DIVISION 3: 23 Jedi Knights (Season 14) and Whitby Town (Season 18)
Most defeats in a season
PREMIER LEAGUE: 22 Wanderers FC (Season 4) and Cusco (Season 6)
DIVISION 1:24 AFC Whitwell (Season 32)
DIVISION 2: 27 AFC Whitwell (Season 42)
DIVISION 3: 30 South Ruislip (new one) (Season 30)
Lowest number of defeats in a season
PREMIER LEAGUE: 2 Bentley Vikings Old Boys (Season 25) and Aberdeen Terrors (Season 34)
DIVISION 1: 2 Duffield Dynamos (Season 32)
DIVISION 2: 2 Istra Pula (Season 2), Dell Diamonds (Season 12) and Abysmal Aftermath (Season 17)
DIVISION 3: 1 Yorkshires Finest (Season 42)
Lowest number of wins in a season
PREMIER LEAGUE: 0 High Peak Wanderers (Season 3) (no longer in Opal)
DIVISION 1: 0 Boscombe Athletic (Season 6)
DIVISION 2: 0 Mearns City (Season 36)
DIVISION 3: 0 Feltham Tottenham (Season 5) (no longer in Opal), Emu's BPW 2020 (Season 9), Radford Semele (Season 14), South Ruislip (new one) (Season 17), Jedi Knights (Season 19 and 20), Fishburn Park (Season 28, 32 and 34), Jammy Dodgers (Season 30) and Whitwell FC (Season 41)
Most Draws in a Season
PREMIER LEAGUE: 18 Doncaster Town (Season 18)
DIVISION 1: 16 Scrubs (Season 1), Dell Diamonds (Season 5) and Kamikaze Vipers (Season 23)
DIVISION 2: 17 Jammy Dodgers (Season 24)
DIVISION 3: 16 Askham Bryan United (Season 1)
Fewest Draws in a Season
PREMIER LEAGUE: 1 Bentley Vikings Old Boys (Season 36)
DIVISION 1:
DIVISION 2:
DIVISION 3:
Lowest number of goals to win title
PREMIER LEAGUE: 30 Loyal Rangers (Season 16)
DIVISION 1: 34 La Donny Luz (Season 23)
DIVISION 2: 37 Wanderers FC (Season 1)
DIVISION 3 : 36 Molesley Shoals (Season 19) and Tadcaster Albion (Season 36)
Largest goal difference in winning title
PREMIER LEAGUE: 41 Bentley Vikings Old Boys (Season 25)
DIVISION 1: 41 Jammy Dodgers (Season 28)
DIVISION 2: 39 Abysmal Aftermath (Season 17)
DIVISION 3: 46 Jedi Knights ( Season 24)
Most points to get relegated
PREMIER LEAGUE: 35 GFC Priestfield (no longer in Opal) (Season 12), Inter Southampton (Season 17) and Istra Pula (Season 38)
DIVISION 1: 37 Inter Southampton (Season 35)
DIVISION 2: 37 Parkvale United (Season 16)
Highest point difference in winning title
PREMIER LEAGUE: 17 Bentley Vikings Old Boys (Season 18 and 25)
DIVISION 1: 17 Whitwell FC (Season 17)
DIVISION 2: 18 Istra Pula (Season 2)
DIVISION 3: 14 Belper Nailers (Season 25)
Most Goals Scored by Youth Team
Kesgrave Vespas 344 (Season 34)
Belmont Buccaneers 323 (Season 17)
Inter Southampton 323 (Season 40)
Inter Southampton 313 (Season 38)
Cusco 303 (Season 42)
Tigre Townl (as Flamengo) 290 (Season 10)
Chaddesden Celtic 288 (Season 29)
Chaddesden Celtic 280 (Season 30)
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