South Leeds F.C.
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| Full name | South Leeds Football Club |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2017 |
| Ground | South Leeds Stadium |
| Capacity | 3,450 |
| Chairman | Reece Mudd |
| Manager | Nathan Cartman |
| League | Northern Counties East League Division One |
| 2025–26 | Northern Counties East League Division One, 11th of 22 |
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.[1] Less than a week after its promotion, the club was renamed as South Leeds FC, having merged with a local junior club.
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.
Ahead of the 2025–26 season it was announced that Craig Ogilvie was to become the new First Team Manager. Despite a strong start to the season the club announced that they had decided to part ways with Ogilvie in September 2025 following a series of bad results. The same week it was announced that Tom Claisse was to become the new Manager of the club.
During the same season it was announced in February 2026 that Tom Claisse was leaving the club after an approach from a "higher league club" with the club sat in 15th place. Reece Mudd returned to manage the club in a "caretaker role" until the end of the season. The club finished the season strongly unbeaten in their last 9 games to finish in the top half of the table on the final game of the season.
In April 2026 ahead of the 2026–27 season it was announced that Nathan Cartman was to become the new First Team Manager of 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
Season-by-season record
| Season | Division | Level | League Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–19 | Yorkshire Amateur League Division Three | 16 | 1st | Division Three Champions
Hancock League Cup Winners Promoted To Premier Division |
| 2019–20 | Yorkshire Amateur League Premier Division | 12 | – | League season abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2020–21 | Yorkshire Amateur League Premier Division | 12 | 1st | Premier Division Champions
Promoted To Supreme Division |
| 2021–22 | Yorkshire Amateur League Supreme Division | 11 | 2nd | Leeds & District Senior Challenge Cup Winners
Yorkshire Amateur League Cup Finalists |
| 2022–23 | Yorkshire Amateur League Supreme Division | 11 | 3rd | Yorkshire Amateur League Cup Winners
Leeds & District Senior Challenge Cup Finalists |
| 2023–24 | Yorkshire Amateur League Supreme Division | 11 | 1st | Supreme Division Champions
Promoted To Northern Counties East Division 1 Leeds & District Senior Challenge Cup Finalists Yorkshire Amateur League Cup Finalists |
| 2024–25 | Northern Counties East Football League Division One | 10 | 9th | |
| 2025–26 | Northern Counties East Football League Division One | 10 | 11th | |
| 2026–27 | Northern Counties East Football League Division One | 10 |