AFC Emley

Opinion: Wakefield’s demise is sad, but it was inevitable

Please ‘like’ our Facebook Page HERE Non League Football’s worst kept secret has finally been officially revealed. Wakefield FC have folded and ended a 14 year long attempt to establish semi-professional football in the city. Ultimately this day has been dawning for a long time. But the plan to conquer Wakefield almost worked right at  read more→

Knaresborough to visit Glasshoughton in pick of FA Cup draws

You can ‘like’ Non League Yorkshire on Facebook HERE New Knaresborough Town assistant manager Rob Hunter will return to Glasshoughton Welfare for the first time since his resignation as their manager in the FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round next month. Knaresborough will travel to Leeds Road on August 16th in the pick of the games  read more→

Wakefield FC to fold – AFC Emley claim

You can ‘like’ Sports Performer on Facebook HERE The future of Wakefield FC looks set to be resolved this week after a sensational statement from AFC Emley. Wakefield’s ability to play in the Toolstation NCEL Premier Division has been in serious doubt since the club failed to turn up at the League AGM in Scarborough  read more→

The 2013-14 Season Review

You can now ‘like’ Sports Performer on Facebook. Click here to ‘like’. The favourites may have lived up to their billing, but the 2013-14 season has still proved to have been an unpredictable year for our Yorkshire clubs. From shock sacking to unlikely reinstatements, sensational appointments and drama on-the-pitch, the Evo Stik Division One North  read more→

AFC Emley primed for promotion bid next season – Darren Hepworth

Darren Hepworth has described AFC Emley’s season as one of “progression”, but admits winning promotion is a must for next year. Emley fell well short of their original aim of finishing in the Toolstation NCEL Division One top two and ended the campaign in eighth-place. However, there are plenty of positives to take out of  read more→

AFC Emley under 19s celebrate winning the double!

More Photos are HERE AFC Emley’s infrastructure is working according to under 19s manager Richard Spychalski, who paid tribute to his players after they completed the double at Dimple Wells, the home of Ossett Albion. After recently winning the Northern Under 19s Alliance West Section, Emley added the Pat Rice Trophy to their collection by  read more→

Relegation a bitter pill to swallow for Wakefield FC boss Paul Lines

Wakefield FC manager Paul Lines claims his club were effectively forced out of Belle Vue by landlords Wakefield Wildcats. Wakefield have had to accept relegation from the Evo Stik Division One North and Lines will manage the side in the Toolstation NCEL Premier Division next season at Emley’s Welfare Ground – 13 years after they  read more→

Wakefield FC to return home to Emley next season

Wakefield FC are going back to their roots next season by ground-sharing with AFC Emley – 14 years after originally leaving the Welfare Ground. Wakefield, formerly known as Emley AFC, have been forced out of the Evo Stik Division One North after failing to secure a suitable ground for next season by the deadline. Under  read more→

The Sports Performer 2013-14 Team of the Season

So the time has come to reveal sportsperformer.net’s Team of the Season. As regular readers to the site will know, Sports Performer reports on the Yorkshire teams in the Evo Stik Division One North and the Premier Division and Division One of the Toolstation NCEL. The players that make the Team of the Season and  read more→