Emley AFC manager Richard Tracey won’t hesitate in using multiple players from the club’s successful under 23s side if his first team squad is decimated in the coming weeks. Non League managers are bracing themselves for two periods of disruptions in the next six weeks . Clubs are likely to continue to lose players to read more→
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Promoted Emley to hold trials
Toolstation NCEL Premier Division bound Emley AFC are to hold trials for the first team in June. Emley’s holy grail quest to reach the Premier Division was finally achieved thanks to the FA’s restructuring and Richard Tracey is leaving no stone unturned in his bid to establish them at Step 5. The trials will take read more→
19 game season could be fair solution – Emley boss
Emley AFC manager Richard Tracey has suggested that a 19-league season could be a fairer solution to finish the campaign than points-per-game if the Toolstation Northern Counties East League returns to action. Finishing a full campaign is increasingly unlikely due to the latest suspension. But a situation where everyone plays half-a-season is certainly viable if read more→
Emley academy boss wants to develop players for the first team
Emley academy chief Sam Sutton wants to improve his own impressive track record by producing talented future stars for Richard Tracey’s first team over the coming years. Former Huddersfield under 19s manager Sutton is leading Emley’s rebooted youth development section – starting with an under 23s side which plays its first home game on Monday read more→
Steve Nicholson recalls the night he scored a ‘hat-trick’ to help book Emley’s famous FA Cup tie with West Ham
STEVE NICHOLSON remembers the night he scored a ‘hat-trick’ in Emley’s thrilling 1997 FA Cup second round replay victory over League Two high-flyers Lincoln City which booked the famous trip to Premier League West Ham in the latest ‘My Greatest Game’. Ronnie Glavin’s Emley came back from 2-0 down with 15 minutes to go in read more→
My Greatest Game: Richard Tracey remembers the day goalkeeper Jimmy Glass scored to keep Carlisle in the Football League
Goalkeeper Jimmy Glass’ 94th minute goal which kept Carlisle United in the Football League in 1999 is one of the football greatest moments. It was even ranked 72nd in Channel 4’s 100 Greatest Sporting Moments and an 18-year-old Richard Tracey was there that day. The now-Emley AFC manager was upfront for Nigel Pearson’s Carlisle until read more→
Emley gutted to lose chance of winning their holy grail of promotion – Tracey
Richard Tracey says Emley AFC are gutted to have had the chance of finally ending the hunt for the holy grail of promotion taken away from them. Emley have come so close time after time over the last decade to winning the elusive promotion to Step 5, and they appeared to be on the brink read more→
Ex-Albion players join Emley
A host of ex-Ossett Albion players are going to be playing for Emley AFC in the North West Counties this season. Prolific striker James Eyles, who finished last season at his local club Nostell Miners Welfare, is the stand-out name on the list. Eyles has a fantastic track record of scoring goals from spells with read more→
Great away win for Glasshoughton
Toolstation NCEL Division One AFC Emley 0-2 Glasshoughton Welfare Goals in both halves sent Glasshoughton Welfare up to sixth after a fine away victory at AFC Emley. Matthew Semley and Gracyan Klimczak scored the goals, but Welfare missed a host of second half chances that should have made the game safer against a home side read more→
Ex-Ossett boss joins Glasshoughton
Toolstation NCEL Division One Former Ossett Albion manager Richard Tracey has joined the coaching staff at Glasshoughton Welfare. Tracey will be lending a hand to Darren Holmes and Lee Vigars at training and on match-days. Since leaving Ossett in October after four solid years in charge, Tracey had been helping Thackley in a similar capacity read more→