A.F.C. Emley
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| Full name | Association Football Club Emley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | Pewits | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Welfare Ground, Emley, West Yorkshire (Capacity 2000 (330 seated)) |
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| Chairman |  Graham Roys |
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| Manager | Ian Banks |
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| League | Northern Counties East League Division One | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007-08 | Northern Counties East League Division One, 11th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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AFC Emley are an English football club based in Emley, near Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. The club was formed in 2005 by officials of the old Emley AFC after they moved to Wakefield in 2000 and were renamed Wakefield-Emley F.C.. Now Wakefield-Emley F.C. has changed the name to Wakefield F.C. and is based at College Grove.
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[edit] History
The original Emley AFC's history stretches back as far as 1903 in the small Yorkshire village. They were somewhat successful in Yorkshire non-league football over the years, winning several championships. They were perhaps most famous for their FA Cup run in the later part of the 1990s which saw them playing against West Ham United.
Things started to go wrong for the original club in 2000 after the Northern Premier League Premier Division announced new ground regulation rulings.[citation needed] Emley were unable to improve their ground, and moved to Wakefield to avoid being thrown out of the league.
This move and the name change to Wakefield & Emley F.C. in 2003, alienated the fans from the humble village of Emley who had supported the club throughout the years. The final straw came when the Northern Counties East League discontinued its reserve league.[citation needed] The reserve team had continued to play at the old Welfare Ground in Emley even after the first team move to Wakefield.
As the reserve team was disbanded, several officials formed the new and current club under the name A.F.C. Emley in 2005, back in their home village. During their first season, the new club finished third in the West Yorkshire League Division One. For the 2007-08 season, they are members of the Northern Counties East Football League Division One.
A.F.C Emley was voted the 2007-08 'best away day of the season' by the Scarborough Athletic fanzine Abandon Chip!.
[edit] Current players
As of December 2006[1]
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[edit] Current staff
- Manager: Ian Banks
- Assistant Manager: Ashley Berry
- 1st Team Coach : Grant Crookes
- Physio: Rachel Marson
[edit] Board
- Chairman: Graham Roys
- Treasurer: Peter Jackson
- Secretary: Richard Poulain
[edit] League history
| Season | Division | Position | Significant Events |
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| Joined West Yorkshire League Division One | |||
| 2005-2006 | West Yorkshire League Division One | 3rd | Promoted |
| Joined Northern Counties East League Division One | |||
| 2006-2007 | Northern Counties East League Division One | 13th | |
| 2007-2008 | Northern Counties East League Division One | 11th | |
| 2008-2009 | Northern Counties East League Division One | ||
[edit] Honours
- West Yorkshire League
- Promoted: 2005-06
- West Yorkshire League Cup
[edit] Records
- Record League Victory: 9-0 v Street Work Soccer, West Yorkshire League, 10 December 2005.
- Record League Defeat: 0-6 v Sherburn White Rose, West Yorkshire League, 17 September 2005.
- Record Cup Victory: 10-0 v Dewsbury Moor Athletic, West Yorkshire League Cup, 26 November 2005.
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[edit] External links
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Northern Counties East League Division One 2007-08
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A.F.C. Emley | Barton Town Old Boys | Borrowash Victoria | Bottesford Town | Dinnington Town | Gedling Town | Hall Road Rangers | Leeds Carnegie | Pontefract Collieries | Rainworth Miners Welfare | Rossington Main | Scarborough Athletic | Staveley Miners Welfare | Tadcaster Albion | Teversal | Worsbrough Bridge Athletic | Yorkshire Amateur |
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