| Year | Name | Club | Number of Clubs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1896-1902 | Robert Spedding JP (the late) | Dewsbury | 55 |
| 1903-08 | Arthur Mosley (the late) | Leeds | 81 |
| 1909-10 | H J Johnson (the late) | Leeds | 141 |
| 1911 | Henry Keir (the late) | Brighouse | 137 |
| 1912 | J R Cheetham (the late) | Huddersfield | 131 |
| 1913 | Herbert Crapper (the late) | Scarborough | 130 |
| 1914 | H M Trotter (the late) | Bradford | 131 |
| 1915-18 | Herbert R Fellowes (the late) | Hull | |
| 1919 | James A Morton (the late) | Withernsea | 60 |
| 1920 | F Kershaw (the late) | Halifax | 83 |
| 1921 | John T Wilman (the late) | Dewsbury | 111 |
| 1922 | Harry Brooke (the late) | Dewsbury | 122 |
| 1923 | T W Stokes (the late) | Sheffield | 116 |
| 1924 | W Greenwood (the late) | Halifax | 113 |
| 1925 | Arthur Mosley (the late) | Leeds | 138 |
| 1926 | Henry Dixon (the late) | Sheffield | 139 |
| 1927 | E G Wilson (the late) | Bradford | 138 |
| 1928 | B W Gibson (the late) | Scarborough | 139 |
| 1929 | Walter Hanson (the late) | Doncaster | 161 |
| 1930 | J Myres (the late) | Billingham | 161 |
| 1931 | R H Rutherford (the late) | Hull | 162 |
| 1932 | W Jenkinson (the late) | Dewsbury | 169 |
| 1933 | L Scorah (the late) | Scarborough | 183 |
| 1934 | J H Robinson (the late) | Harrogate | 183 |
| 1935 | C Burgess (the late) | Leeds | 217 |
| 1936 | F Myres (the late) | Bradford | 191 |
| 1937 | J A Stappard (the late) | Sheffield | 212 |
| 1938 | M Lightowler (the late) | Halifax | 194 |
| 1939-45 | C G Bailey (the late) | Selby | |
| 1946 | V Dunk (the late) | Barnsley | 124 |
| 1947 | R J Pryde (the late) | Sheffield | 137 |
| 1948 | H V Binns (the late) | Bradford | 142 |
| 1949 | E Uttley (the late) | Sheffield | 153 |
| 1950 | T Knowles (the late) | Sowerby Bridge | 156 |
| 1951 | J W Blake (the late) | Scunthorpe | 167 |
| 1952 | H F Holgate (the late) | Bingley | 175 |
| 1953 | L V Ogden (the late) | Bradford | 168 |
| 1954 | H Carmichael (the late) | Hull | 172 |
| 1955 | R A Ashton (the late) | Leeds | 178 |
| 1956 | G Barraclough M.B.E. (the late) | Bradford | 174 |
| 1957 | S S Holmes (the late) | Sheffield | 170 |
| 1958 | C A Potts (the late) | Hull | 179 |
| 1959 | G Lester (the late) | York | 171 |
| 1960 | A Bishop (the late) | Sheffield | 170 |
| 1961 | Miss B Barraclough (the late) | Saltaire | 171 |
| 1962 | P H Rising (the late) | Rotherham | 167 |
| 1963 | R H Brown (the late) | Hull | 168 |
| 1964 | W E B Holmes (the late) | Leeds | 164 |
| 1965 | R R Garforth (the late) | Leeds | 162 |
| 1966 | W J Pike (the late) | Hull | 162 |
| 1967 | N Bannister, BEM (the late) | Halifax | 161 |
| 1968 | L D Stubbs (the late) | York | 168 |
| 1969 | J W Weston (the late) | Sheffield | 179 |
| 1970 | V Horner (the late) | Huddersfield | 168 |
| 1971 | J Wilson (the late) | York | 160 |
| 1972 | E Leggott (the late) | Hull | 158 |
| 1973 | A M Clarkson O.B.E. (the late) | York | 169 |
| 1974 | H R Thompson (the late) | Hull | 170 |
| 1975 | R Whiteley (the late) | Sowerby Bridge | 177 |
| 1976 | C Ryder (the late) | Rotherham | 174 |
| 1977 | N Holgate (the late) | Huddersfield | 167 |
| 1978 | Mrs M E Spencer (the late) | York | 144 |
| 1979 | J E Heap (the late) | Harrogate | 156 |
| 1980 | J A Hey (the late) | Dewsbury | 161 |
| 1981 | Mrs M Gledhill (the late) | Brighouse | 153 |
| 1982 | G F Alexander (the late) | Dewsbury | 151 |
| 1983 | D W F Firth (the late) | Bradford | 151 |
| 1984 | W Pickering (the late) | Sheffield | 142 |
| 1985 | S Greetham (the late) | Scarborough | 143 |
| 1986 | Miss D Rose, | Sheffield | 149 |
| 1987 | Dr R R Muir-Cochrane, (the late) | Leeds | 146 |
| 1988 | Miss S Beever (the late) | Huddersfield | 155 |
| 1989 | H Young (the late) | Harrogate | 152 |
| 1990 | H C Vanson (the late) | Hull | 142 |
| 1991 | D J Harrison (the late) | Doncaster | 149 |
| 1992 | Mrs M Pickering (the late) | Sheffield | 150 |
| 1993 | L S Beatty (the late) | Leeds | 149 |
| 1994 | Mrs G A Rudd, | Hull | 141 |
| 1995 | Mrs N Muir-Cochrane (the late) | Leeds | 139 |
| 1996 | P Boyd (the late) | Hull | 141 |
| 1997 | J Emerson (the late) | Ossett | 131 |
| 1998 | J B Tiffin TD, | Leeds | 131 |
| 1999 | M Telfer, | Rubery | 127 |
| 2000 | A Donlan (the late) | Harrogate | 125 |
| 2001 | S Johnson, (the late) | Leeds | 122 |
| 2002 | D Lee, (the late) | Barnsley | 118 |
| 2003 | L S Beatty (the late) | Leeds | 117 |
| 2004 | L S Beatty (the late) | Leeds | 119 |
| 2005 | D Alexander, | Leeds | 129 |
| 2006 | D A Dickenson, | Sheffield | 125 |
| 2007 | A Day, | Rotherham | 125 |
| 2008 | J Hickey, | Leeds | 123 |
| 2009 | Mrs W Emmerson, | York | 125 |
| 2010 | Mrs J Weatherington, | Sheffield | 122 |
| 2011 | R C Perrell (the late) | Wakefield | 122 |
| 2012 | P Morrison, | Huddersfield | 119 |
| 2013 | M Burgin, | Rotherham | 117 |
| 2014 | B McLean, | Holmfirth | 115 |
| 2015 | B McLean, | Holmfirth | 111 |
| 2016 | Mrs M McClung, | Brighouse | 111 |
| 2017 | A S Walker, | Sprotbrough | 111 |
| 2018 | C Bland, | Bradford | 106 |
| 2019 | Mrs S Prasad | Sheffield | 104 |
| 2020 | B Crawford | Rotherham | 104 |
| 2021 | B Crawford | Rotherham | 99 |
| 2022 | B Crawford | Rotherham | 84 |
| 2023 | J Hewitt | Sheffield | 90 |
| 2024 | Mrs S Barrington | Leeds | 80 |
| 2025 | K Sissions | Bridlington | 80 |
| 2026 | T.B.C. |
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