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Saturday 25th February 2023 | Austin Ainsworth The games keep coming thick and fast for Wakefield AFC in the NCEL Division One, with another double-header of fixtures over the past week. In what had so far been a mixed start to 2023 – three wins from six games in the league – Wakefield headed in […]

Saturday 18th February 2023 | Austin Ainsworth Wakefield AFC, having drawn and lost their two NCEL Division One games in a so far frustrating February, went in to the last week looking forward to two eminently winnable fixtures against sides loitering in and around the relegation zone. Swallownest were first up in midweek when Wakefield

Saturday 11th February 2023 | Austin Ainsworth Wakefield AFC made just their second appearance of 2023 at The Millennium stadium on Saturday, after a weather interrupted start to the second half of The Northern Counties East League Division One season in which they’d won two and drawn one. That draw – a disappointing, goalless affair

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