South Leeds Football Club is an English football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire. They are currently members of the Northern Counties East League Division One and play at the South Leeds Stadium.

History

The club was formed as Middleton FC in 2017 as a Sunday League Team in the Leeds Combination League, but the team withdrew during that same season. The following season they entered the Non League Pyramid in Saturday football joining the Yorkshire Amateur League.

Middleton started in Division 3 (6th Tier in Yorkshire Amateur League) and were crowned League Champions of Division 3 in their first season also winning the Hancock League Cup. As a result of their performances on the pitch they were promoted 4 Divisions into the Premier Division (2nd Tier in Yorkshire Amateur League) their debut season in the Premier Division was declared null and void due to the Coronavirus Pandemic.

The Following season Middleton were crowned Premier Division Champions and promoted to Step 7 football in the Supreme Division (Top Tier in Yorkshire Amateur League). Middleton won the Leeds & District Senior Challenge Cup in 2021–22 and the following season won the Yorkshire Amateur League Cup.

In 2023–24 they won the Yorkshire Amateur League Supreme Division title to win promotion to the Northern Counties East League. Less than a week after its promotion, the club was renamed as South Leeds FC, having merged with a local junior club.[citation needed]

During the 2024–25 season long term manager and club founder Reece Mudd stepped down from his role as First Team manager after 8 years in charge winning 6 promotions and 10 trophies with the club.

Honours

  • Yorkshire Amateur League Division 3 Champions 2018–19 Hancock Cup Winners 2018–19 Premier Division Champions 2020–21 Yorkshire Amateur League Cup Winners 2022–23 Supreme Division Champions 2023–24
  • Leeds & District FA Senior Challenge Cup Winners 2021–22
  • Northern Counties East Football League Promoted to Division 1 2023–24

Players

First Team Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
No. Pos. Nation Player — GK ENG Ralphy Smethurst — GK SWE Amar Mohsen — DF ENG Brandan Lee Hughes-Miller — DF ENG Kadeem Morton — DF ENG Reece Evans — DF ENG Kieran Haigh — DF ENG Kieran Telford — DF ENG Aiden Hawkridge — DF ENG Nicholas Lalousis — DF ENG Tyler PolwarthNo. Pos. Nation Player — MF ENG Nathan Hawkhead — MF ENG Harley Blankley — MF ENG Ryan McKendry — MF ENG Khamis Jacob — FW ENG Warren Carr — FW ENG James Law — FW ENG Mark Ferguson — FW ENG Jamal Stewart — FW ENG Billy Law
—GKENGRalphy Smethurst
—GKSWEAmar Mohsen
—DFENGBrandan Lee Hughes-Miller
—DFENGKadeem Morton
—DFENGReece Evans
—DFENGKieran Haigh
—DFENGKieran Telford
—DFENGAiden Hawkridge
—DFENGNicholas Lalousis
—DFENGTyler Polwarth
No.Pos.NationPlayer
—MFENGNathan Hawkhead
—MFENGHarley Blankley
—MFENGRyan McKendry
—MFENGKhamis Jacob
—FWENGWarren Carr
—FWENGJames Law
—FWENGMark Ferguson
—FWENGJamal Stewart
—FWENGBilly Law

Committee Members

RoleName
ChairmanEngland Reece Mudd
SecretaryEngland Callum Macdonald
TreasurerEngland Liam Mudd
Head Of Match Day OperationsEngland James Crawshaw
Honorary PresidentEngland Gareth Senior

Coaching staff

RoleName
ManagerEngland Vacant
Assistant ManagerEngland Liam Mudd
Goalkeeping CoachEngland Callum MacDonald
PhysioEngland Matthew Johnson

Season-by-season record

SeasonDivisionLevelLeague PositionNotes
2018–19Yorkshire Amateur League Division Three161stDivision Three Champions Hancock League Cup WinnersPromoted To Premier Division
2019–20Yorkshire Amateur League Premier Division12–League season abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21Yorkshire Amateur League Premier Division121stPremier Division Champions Promoted To Supreme Division
2021–22Yorkshire Amateur League Supreme Division112ndLeeds & District Senior Challenge Cup Winners Yorkshire Amateur League Cup Finalists
2022–23Yorkshire Amateur League Supreme Division113rdYorkshire Amateur League Cup Winners Leeds & District Senior Challenge Cup Finalists
2023–24Yorkshire Amateur League Supreme Division111stSupreme Division Champions Promoted To Northern Counties East Division 1Leeds & District Senior Challenge Cup FinalistsYorkshire Amateur League Cup Finalists
2024–25Northern Counties East Football League Division One109th
2025–26Northern Counties East Football League Division One10