Then in 2019 AFC Emley, with Wakefield FC now defunct reclaimed the Emley AFC name and took on a new management team in Richard Tracey and Steve Nicholson. This, along with fresh faces on the committee and a new Chairperson, Andrew Painten and Vice-Chairperson,...
When the NCEL disbanded its reserve division in 2005, it was possible that football would no longer be played at the Welfare Ground. The reserve team had continued playing there despite the first’ team’s move to Wakefield. Fortunately a group of supporters led by...
Following the incredible cup run in 1997-98, Emley once again reached the first round of the FA cup in 1998-99. This time they were drawn against Rotherham United and the match took place at Barnsley’s Oakwell ground. It was a match Emley should have won, dominating...
In the season Emley reached the FA Vase final they also won the Northern Counties East Title which should have entitled them to promotion to the Northern Premier League. However changes to the ground grading rules meant the Welfare round was not up to standard and...
As 1980 began Emley were well established as the leading club in the Yorkshire League and that season won the league title again along with the Sheffield Cup and the reserve division. In 1981 Emley were runners up in the league but continued the run of four seasons...
By 1986 Gerry Quinn had a talented set of players who were pushing for promotion from the Northern Counties East league towards the Northern Premier League. But Emley were also aiming to progress in the FA Vase which held out the reward of a trip to Wembley Stadium...
This decade saw Emley build on the wonderful Amateur Cup success and a golden generation of local players such as Mick Pamment, Dennis Brookes, Stuart Greaves, Melvyn Matley, Ian Kettlewell and Roger Wood. Emley had finished runners-up in Division 2 in 1970 but much...
The new season will mark 120 years of Emley Association Football Club which as far as we know was formed at the beginning of 1903 as Emley Clarence FC. Initially playing friendlies, the Club joined the Huddersfield Football League in the summer of 1903, playing, it...