Club Quote by Jonny Bairstow

I always loved the Yorkshire members and was passionate about playing for the county, but the people who were running the club made it…

— Geoffrey Boycott

I have done nothing important or distinguished since we met except to win the handicap prize, worth ?4 10/- at North Berwick.

— Arthur Balfour

For a lad growing up in Scarborough, Bradford was the most exotic and exciting place in the whole world.

— Gavin Williamson

The whole of Yorkshire has been known throughout the world for various reasons, not least because of Wuthering Heights, but it was James Herriot…

— Christopher Timothy

My mother was originally from Yorkshire and I spent a lot of my childhood there.

— Prunella Scales

Anyone who has been born in Yorkshire is very proud of it. It's something that's embedded in your character.

— Jonny Bairstow

I've one cap, obviously I would've loved to have got more caps. I'm a proud Englishman I would've loved to represent my country but…

— Joey Barton

At Ipswich it was just the start of my career, then when I moved to Charlton I was given the No.10.

— Darren Bent

I get recognised in the street, but that's more from all the Scottish people who are down in Blackpool on their holidays.

— Charlie Adam

Someone once claimed I was not really a Yorkshireman!

— William Hague

Crawley is also a fantastic club, who gave me a platform, but I saw Notts County as a wonderful opportunity to sink my teeth…

— Harry Kewell

I was sold by Middlesbrough to Liverpool for a record fee between two English clubs and then won European Cups at Anfield, but I…

— Graeme Souness