Nash Connolly scored the late winner as Hemsworth Miners Welfare showed their ugly side in the smash and grab 2-1 victory over AFC Emley in Fitzwilliam. Sam Jones gave second-placed Hemsworth the lead early on before Emley deservedly equalised on the hour mark through Ash Flynn. Emley appeared to be the team most likely to read more→
Darren Hepworth wants to see the same AFC Emley turn out for each Toolstation NCEL Division One game. After winning comfortably at Teversal, Emley were beaten 4-3 at Westella VIP in an under-par performance which disappointed Hepworth. His side bounced back with the 5-0 thrashing of Worsbrough Bridge on Wednesday night. He said: “It was read more→
Darren Hepworth believes Ash Flynn has recaptured the form he showed for AFC Emley two years ago. The striker has stole the headlines with ten goals in four games to quickly the erase the memories of a poor campaign last season. Flynn scored 42 goals in the 2012-13 season for Emley before moving onto Shaw read more→
Darren Hepworth reckons his AFC Emley team are a stronger proposition compared with last season. Hepworth has brought a string of Huddersfield-based players from the West Riding County Amateur League to the Welfare Ground this summer and he believes they have had a big impact. A few, including former Harrogate Railway winger Nathan James, have read more→
Former Harrogate Town players Nathan James and Danny Ryan will be lining up for AFC Emley this season. The pair did belong to West Riding County Amateur League Bay Athletic, but the club have folded so Darren Hepworth has managed to lure them to the Welfare Ground. James is best known for his spell with read more→
Darren Hepworth has started laying down the foundations for AFC Emley’s promotion push. Eighteen players will be registered on Wednesday when the Toolstation NCEL registration window opens and a further five are expected in the coming weeks. Michael Tunnacliffe, who was announced as departing skipper Paul Sykes’ replacement, and vice-captain Sam Jerome are two players read more→
AFC Emley chief Darren Hepworth has appointed Joe Howson as his new assistant manager. Howson earns the role after two very successful years in charge of the club’s development team. Roly Lanes has left the Welfare Ground and looking to return to a number one role which he has not held since leaving Pontefract Collieries read more→
AFC Emley are first up in our reviews of a number of our Yorkshire clubs’ seasons. Some may say that AFC Emley’s season was a failure. Darren Hepworth did categorically state at the start of the season that promotion was a must and they did fall just short of their aim. Emley were top of read more→
Darren Hepworth is not writing AFC Emley out of the promotion race, but concedes that his team needs a bit of luck. Pontefract Collieries can cement their place in the Premier Division with a win at Lincoln Moorlands Railway tomorrow afternoon, while Clipstone only need six points from the last possible 12. Recent defeats to read more→
AFC Emley’s promotion hopes are still alive after Darren Hepworth’s men survived a late scare in the 3-2 victory at Worsbrough Bridge. Emley were cruising at half-time, but the Welfare Grounders allowed Worsbrough back into the Toolstation NCEL Division One clash which set up a nervy finish. Emley had to win, otherwise their ambitions of read more→
