Replay after first match on 1st February 1969 was abandoned with Barking leading 2-0 after 55 minutes The first match remains a highlight in Emley’s history mainly due to the fact the Welfare Ground’s highest ever attendance was recorded. Somehow 5,134 people crammed...
The Emley team that had beaten Northern League Evenwood Town was made of largely of local men, several of whom were from the village itself. This team had dominated the Huddersfield League in the mid-sixties, wining a hat-trick of titles, which would be extended to...
In 1968 Emley entered the FA Amateur Cup and along with a successful bid to join the Yorkshire League the following season sowed the seeds of the many years of success that were to follow. The Amateur Cup was a prestigious competition for amateur clubs. Established...