Penalty shootout despair for Emley

Toolstation NCEL Division One Bottesford Town 1-1 (4-3p) AFC Emley AFC Emley endured heartbreak in the inaugural Division One play-off final after losing on penalties. It was the second blow as Bottesford actually equalised in the final minute of normal time from Terry Barwick’s spot kick to take it to extra-time. Until then, captain Michael  read more→

AFC Emley set for biggest ever game

Toolstation NCEL Division One AFC Emley are less than 24 hours away from their biggest ever game as a reformed club. The inaugural Division One play-off final will see Emley travel to Bottesford Town to fight for a place in the Premier Division for the first ever time. Emley booked their spot after Kieran Ryan’s  read more→

Ryan sends Emley into play-offs final

Toolstation NCEL Division One AFC Emley 1-0 Penistone Church Kieran Ryan caused pandemonium after scoring the last gasp winner to send AFC Emley into the inaugural Division One play-offs final. The semi-final tie, which attracted an unbelievable 463 people, was destined to head to extra-time until Ryan intervened to put Emley one win away from  read more→

Ash Flynn: Will he or won’t he?

Toolstation NCEL Division One The question on everyone’s lips is: will Ash Flynn be fit for AFC Emley’s play-offs semi-final with Penistone Church? Flynn, the scorer of over 70 goals this season, is a major doubt for Emley after limping off during the 3-2 defeat to Bottesford Town last Wednesday. Darren Hepworth said at the  read more→

Mission accomplished for Selby bosses

Toolstation NCEL Division One Selby Town 1-0 Hall Road Rangers It was mission accomplished for Nigel Emery and Reuben Pearse as Selby Town booked their ticket to the FA Cup next season. The pair are now totally in the driving seat to become the permanent bosses at the Fairfax Plant Hire Stadium after fulfilling their targets since  read more→

Play-offs have created new excitement

Toolstation NCEL Division One AFC Emley manager Darren Hepworth believes the introduction of play-offs have given the league a “new lease of life”. Emley are one of four clubs who will contest the inaugural Division One play-offs next week and Hepworth expects the two semi-finals and final to be great occasions. “Let’s hope the games  read more→

Flynn could miss the play-offs

Toolstation NCEL Division One 70-goal hero Ash Flynn is a major doubt for the play-offs after limping off during AFC Emley’s 3-2 defeat to Bottesford Town last night. Flynn cut a dejected figure in the second half as he sat in the Welfare Ground main stand watching his colleagues, having gone off at half-time with  read more→

Emley may have to settle for fourth

Toolstation NCEL Division One AFC Emley 2-3 Bottesford Town AFC Emley look like they will have to settle for fourth place after losing to fellow promotion-chasers Bottesford Town at the Welfare Ground. Bottesford only need one point to take third. It was a bitterly disappointing night for Emley which went from bad to worse from the  read more→

Emley make case for claiming third place

Toolstation NCEL Division One Worsbrough Bridge 0-7 AFC Emley AFC Emley have given themselves the best chance of claiming third place after thrashing Worsbrough Bridge. Craig Billington gave Emley a solid 2-0 half-time lead before Darren Hepworth brought Ash Flynn off-the-bench after the interval. Flynn went onto score a hat-trick. Emley’s goal-scoring was finished off  read more→

Flynn’s 97th minute pen rescues Emley

Toolstation NCEL Division One AFC Emley 1-1 Eccleshill United Ash Flynn held his nerve to score a dramatic 97th minute equalising penalty to keep AFC Emley’s faint hopes of landing second place alive. Eccleshill took the lead with just eight minutes to go when Luke Harrop slotted his penalty home after he was brought down  read more→