Emley won their second Yorkshire League title on a rainy evening in May 1978 with a victory against the world’s oldest football club, Sheffield FC. Emley had finished runners-up on goal average the previous season to Winterton, but a win here would put them beyond the...
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Emley 3-3 Winterton Rangers – Yorkshire League Division 1
Emley and Winterton have a rivalry that dates back to the 1970’s when the two clubs went head-to-head over several seasons, competing for the Yorkshire League Division One title. They met at Emley early in the 1977-78 season with Winterton as the current Yorkshire...
Emley 9-1 Stocksbridge Works – Yorkshire League Cup
In 1976 Stocksbridge Works visited Emley in the Yorkshire League Cup as a Yorkshire League Division 3 side. They were a long way from the Stocksbridge Park steels side we see today riding high in the Northern Premier League Eastern Division. Emley were the Division...
Emley 2 Evesham United 0 – FA Amateur Cup 1st Round
The 1973-74 season was the last season the FA Amateur Cup was played for. It would be replaced the FA vase the following season as the FA abolished the distinction between professional and amateur clubs. Emley had had a couple of poor years in the competition...
Emley 0-1 Barton Town – Yorkshire League Division 1
Emley first met today’s visitors Barton Town in the 1972-73 in the Yorkshire League. Emley had finished the previous season mid-table in Division One whereas Barton had gained promotion from Division Two as champions. They had carried that form through to the top...
Emley 1-2 Macclesfield Town – FA Cup 1st Qualifying Round
Emley could not have had a tougher start in their second season in the FA Cup when they drew Northern Premier League Macclesfield Town in the First Qualifying Round. Macclesfield were rebuilding at the time, having won the FA Trophy in 1970 they had brought several...
Emley 3-0 Thackley – Yorkshire League Division 1
Emley have a long history of playing current Northern Counties East rivals Thackley, dating back to the 1970-71 season when the teams faced each other in the Yorkshire League Division 2. The first home game was the first game of 1971, the two teams had met in Emley’s...
Emley 2-0 Rawmarsh Welfare – Yorkshire League Cup Final Replay
Emley won their first trophy as a senior non-league side in their very first season in the Yorkshire League. This came in the form of the Yorkshire League Cup in a time when such league cup competitions were held in much higher regard than they are now. Emley had met...