Gomersal & Cleckheaton FC lose out in West Yorkshire League cup final
Gomersal & Cleckheaton FC’s season came to an end in disappointing fashion when they were beaten in the final of the West Yorkshire League Cup at the Fleet Lane county FA headquarters.
After impressively making their way into the final when knocking out fellow Premier Division teams in each round they could not find one more outstanding performance against a Beeston St Anthony side determined to end their campaign with silverware after finishing as runners-up in the Premier.
Gomersal & Cleckheaton were defending champions after a memorable success in 2025, but have finished seven places below Beeston in the league so knew they were always up against it in this year’s final.
They were still very much in the contest at half-time after going in level at 0-0, but their opponents caught them napping early in the second half and took the game away from them.
The Premier runners-up showed the energy and the killer instinct to finish their chances with Gomersal & Cleckheaton’s only reply coming late on through Adam Simpson.
The team have still finished the season with another trophy added to the cabinet after winning the Bradford & District Senior Cup final when beating Wyke Wanderers 2-1 last month.
Littletown, meanwhile, finished in fifth place in the Premier Division behind new champions Field Olympic.
Overthorpe Sports Club have been pipped to the Division Two title after Oxenhope Recreation Reserves finished two points above them thanks to a late run of victories.
The runners-up finish has earned promotion, however, to Division One for the 2026-27 season.
Howden Clough missed out on promotion after ending in fifth spot while Dewsbury Moor were back in 11th.