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Saturday 7th January 2023 | Austin Ainsworth Wakefield AFC headed in to 2023 with their only resolution being to continue their unlikely promotion charge in the Northern Counties East League Division One, after ending 2022 fifth and in the final play-off spot following a 4-3 victory over Armthorpe Welfare in the post-Christmas Bank Holiday fixtures. […]

Saturday 10th December 2022 | Austin Ainsworth Wakefield AFC’s busy run of festive fixtures in the NCEL Division One continued last week with home games against Parkgate in midweek, and then Shirebrook Town on Saturday. Having battled to victory away to Glasshoughton last Saturday, Wakefield had been looking forward to a run of three home

Saturday 3rd December 2022 | Austin Ainsworth Wakefield AFC returned to action in the NCEL Division One, looking for a return to winning ways after successive away losses in both the league and cup. They were on the road again, although this time their journey was a short one as they travelled to face Glasshoughton

Saturday 26th November 2022 | Austin Ainsworth Wakefield AFC made the long journey across the border in to Lancashire, as they travelled to face Barnoldswick Town in the second round of the West Riding County Cup. Following Wakefield’s impressive first round, 4-2 defeat of Yorkshire Amateur, they faced another stern test against higher level opposition,

Saturday 19th November 2022 | Austin Ainsworth Wakefield AFC finally returned to Northern Counties East League action when they travelled to fourth placed Rossington Main in Saturday’s Division One fixture. Wakefield – sixth off the back of two consecutive 5-1 wins, went in to the game in confident mood having been boosted by several new

Saturday 29th October 2022 | Austin Ainsworth The busy weeks keep on coming for Wakefield AFC in the Northern Counties East League Division One, as they faced a trip to Selby Town on Tuesday evening, before all eyes turned to a local derby on Saturday with second placed Horbury Town visiting the Millennium Stadium. Wakefield

Saturday 22nd October 2022 | Austin Ainsworth Wakefield had work to do in the Northern Counties East League Division One, having lost four of their last five matches and all of their last three. Good news then, in theory, that the visitors to the Millennium Stadium on Saturday were Dronfield Town, whom Wakefield beat 3-0

Saturday 1st October 2022 | Austin Ainsworth Wakefield AFC made the trip to North Yorkshire on Saturday, as they faced fifth placed Harrogate Railway Athletic in the Northern Counties East League Division One. Wakefield – sixth at the start of play – were looking to move back in to the top four after an unexpected

Saturday 24th September 2022 | Austin Ainsworth Wakefield AFC returned home to The Millennium Stadium after a month on the road, welcoming Worsbrough Bridge Athletic for a Northern Counties East League Division One clash. Fourth placed Wakefield, fresh of the back of a 3-0 victory away to high-flying Dronfield, were favourites against second-from-bottom Worsbrough, who

Saturday 17th September 2022 | Austin Ainsworth After successive defeats for the first time under manager Gabe Mozzini – both away to Campion in the league and cup respectively – Wakefield AFC returned to NCEL Division One action with a similarly challenging away trip to Dronfield Town on Saturday. Dronfield had been fourth at the