Emley first met Maltby Main in a league game in a Christmas fixture in 1975. Maltby had just been promoted into Division One and Emley were flying high with real hopes of winning the title. The match was incident packed, with no less than four penalties be ing...
Emley and Yorkshire Amateur enjoyed a number of close battles in Emley’s first few years of Yorkshire League membership. But, in 1974 the teams met twice near the end of the season with the results critical to Emley’s chances of winning the league title. The first...
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 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...