History

They started their first season 1972-73 in the Red Triangle League, achieving immediate top division status due to the level the college team had been playing.  Moderate success was achieved in the first few seasons, including a few cup semi-finals and thirds and fourths in the league.    

The home base for Trinity was at the college for the first few seasons before they were asked to find another pitch.  Kirk Lane Park in Yeadon was the next residence where they played for many years, though the players still got changed at the college before travelling to play.  Michael Rossiter and Pete Fusco and who lived on the edge of the Kirk Lane Park changed and showered at their house, along with other lazier players who invited themselves to their facilities. 

Trinity moved to the County Amateur League but as player numbers depleted they started to struggle.  However they battled on and joined the Yorkshire Old Boys' League, as well as moving grounds to Osmondthorpe YMCA for three years. Players who had left the club returned as Trinity had a few good years.  They reached the Old Boys Yorkshire Shield final in Hull before losing 2-1 against a very good side in Sydney Smith OB. They also reached the Leeds & District Senior Cup Semi Final twice, once losing to Beeston St Anthony's 5-4 after extra -time in the snow.  They reached their peak in the 1980-81 season when they won the Old Boys Cup (now the Terry Marflitt Trophy).  

With Trinity now playing at their present home of St.Theresas a decline in the club fortunes occurred in the late 1980s to mid-1990s.  Relegation from the top flight saw them eventually settle in Division One (the middle division of the Old Boys League).  The occasional cup quarter final and brief flirtations with promotion were all what was on offer.

The year 1997 was a big year for Trinity.  That was the year the legendary Shaun Turner took over the managerial reins of the club.  In his first season, 1997-98, he led Trinity to the Division One Championship.  The previous season they had been extremely fortunate not to get relegated and had regular occasions of ten players or less turning up.  Shaun turned this around, with squads of fifteen plus a regular occurrence, to make them the division champions.  

The following season saw Trinity gain their second successive promotion to attain top division, Senior A, status.  They also reached the semi-final of the Old Boys Shield, losing a titanic battle 4-3 to Springhead from Hull.  Trinity achieved all this despite having star midfielder and funnyman Mickey Fallon out injured since Christmas, after being chinned by a girl outside Zaq's Nightclub. 

In his third and final season in charge, Shaun managed Trinity to Senior A survival.  They beat Batelians in the last game of the season to retain their Senior A status.  Notable victories included the 3-0 defeat of Roundhegians and the 2-1 victory over eventual champions Yorkshire Bank, the Bank's only defeat in the league that season.

Nick Bentley took charge for the 2000-01 season, which proved to be a disaster on and off the field.  Early in the season saw he tragic death of Shaun Turner.  Shaun had been the catalyst to the Trinity revival and he is much missed by everyone at the club.  On the field Trinity finished bottom of the table, winning only three league games all season, and were relegated.

2001-02 saw Trinity perform much better.  They finished a respectable fifth in their bid to gain promotion from Senior B.  The Leeds & District Cup saw Trinity earn a quarter final place.  They were unfortunate to lose to West Yorkshire League side Carlton 1-0 after extra-time, after a terrible mistake by skipper Matt Jordan.  At the end of the season manager Nick Bentley resigned, after boardroom pressure, and Martin O'Keeffe took over.  

2002-03 proved to be  an erratic season for Trinity with the only predictable feature being the unpredictability and the only consistency being the inconsistency.  In the league they finished a disappointing seventh, closer to the relegation zone than to promotion.  They reached the quarter finals of the Yorkshire Old Boys' Shield, where they were unfortunate to be beaten by eventual finalists and divisional champions Collegians.  At the end of one season in charge Martin O'Keeffe resigned as manager due to business commitments in the pine and catering industries.  Nick Bentley was re-appointed as manager, with Matt Jordan installed as his assistant. 

The following season, 2003-04 saw a major improvement for Trinity as they finished second in the table and regained their Senior A status, after spending three seasons in Senior B.  Trinity started their campaign poorly, losing four out of their first five league games.  After winning their next two league games Trinity were trounced 7-0 by the then top of the table Batelians at the end of November.  However after that game Trinity went on an impressive run in the league which saw them lose only one more league game up until the end of the season, falling 2-1 at the hands of eventual champions Stanningley.  With a week to go in the season Trinity could have clinched the Senior B championship if they won their remaining two games.  Unfortunately they could only manage a midweek draw at East Ardsley.  The last league game saw Trinity up against newly crowned champions Stanningley needing a win to secure  promotion.  After falling behind they recovered to eventually win 3-2 with Stevie Travers, who scored an impressive 33 goals in the season, scoring two goals.  Trinity's best cup run came in the Terry Marflitt Trophy where they reached the quarter final stage.  However they were beaten 2-0 by the impressive Division One side St Nicholas, who went on to win the trophy.  At the end of the season manager Nick Bentley left the post due to his work commitments which took him to Switzerland.  A new management team of Matt Jordan and Jim Mullowney took over.

After achieving promotion to Senior A Trinity surprised everyone in 2004/05 by finishing in second position, just three points behind the champions Leeds Medics, after playing consistently well all season.  After winning their first two games Trinity signalled their championship potential with a  6-1destruction of the reigning champions Roundhegians.  Old rivals Stanningley were the first side to beat Trinity and this was followed by a 2-0 footballing lesson at the hands of eventual champions Leeds Medics.  However Trinity recovered to remain in the leading pack of teams by the end of the calendar year.  An extraordinary match against Old Rovers started off the new year.   Two goals down and playing with ten men, following the sending off of Gareth Curran, Trinity fought back to win 3-2 aided by a strong second half wind.  After losing 4-3 at home to Leeds Medics in February Trinity won their next six matches in the league.  Medics who had been coasting at the top at the table were now faltering allowing Trinity to re-enter the championship race.  Unfortunately with three games to go and requiring three wins to realistically win the title Trinity drew 4-4 with Abbey Grange, despite coming back from three goals down to take a 4-3 lead.  Medics won their last two games to clinch the title.  Trinity reached the quarter finals of the Yorkshire Old Boys' Shield where they were defeated 2-0 by Senior A rivals Old Rovers. 

In 2005/06 Trinity expanded as a club and formed a second team, who started life in Division Three of the Yorkshire Old Boys' League under the management of Neil Higgins.  After gaining one point from their first two games the second team went on a fantastic run in the league winning sixteen out of their next seventeen league games.  Defeat against championship rivals Wortley II ultimately cost them the Division Three championship.  However they finished well ahead of the rest of the teams in the division to get promoted in second place. After a slow start Trinity's first team were always trying to make up ground in the league.  But it was in the cups that they played their best football reaching two finals.  On their way to the Leeds & District Senior Cup final they beat three West Yorkshire league sides, including the two finalists from the previous year.  The 2-1 semi-final victory over cup-holders Beeston St Anthony's will go down as one of Trinity's finest ever victories.  Unfortunately Trinity came up against an excellent Leeds Met Carnegie side in the final and were defeated 4-0.  In the Yorkshire Old Boys' Shield final Trinity conceded a late goal as they were beaten by Hull side Malet Lambert.

Last season lacked the cup excitement of the previous campaign.  Trinity's first team reached the quarter final of the Leeds & District Senior Cup.  Though they played exceptionally well they still went down 2-1 to holders, and eventual winners, Leeds Met Carnegie.  In the league they were in with a chance of coming out on top but  a poor run of results in March saw them eventually finish fourth, seven points behind top spot.  It was a season of consolidation for the second team in Division Two.  A poor start to the season resulted in Neil Higgins resigning from the second team manager's job in November.  His replacement Jimmy Yates oversaw an eleven match unbeaten run as they achieved sixth place and mid-table respectability.  The end of the season saw change in the management team.  Jim Mullowney stepped down from his role with the first team.  Tom Priestley joined Matt Jordan to form the new management team.  Jimmy Yates resigned from his second team duties to be replaced by Richard Lambert.