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Wakefield AFC can confirm that Jason Blunt will take over as First Team Manager with immediate effect. The 48-year old arrives with vast experience within the game, having started his football career at Leeds United before going on to play over 150 times for the likes of Scarborough, Doncaster Rovers, Tamworth & Halifax Town. Following […]

Wakefield AFC can confirm that Stephen Bodle and Lee Needham have been relieved of their duties as First Team Manager and Assistant Manager with immediate effect. We thank them for their work with us and wish them well in the future. First Team Coach Iain Trearty will take training tomorrow ahead of Friday’s match at

Saturday 9th August 2025 | Austin Ainsworth Wakefield AFC went in to game-week three of The NCEL Division One second in the early league running, with the chance to go first. That was after an opening day 4-0 thrashing of Glasshoughton Welfare was followed by a hard-fought draw with likely league challengers this season Harrogate

Saturday 2nd August 2025 | Austin Ainsworth A new look Wakefield AFC moved in to the second week of the season high on confidence after a brilliant 4-0 win away at Glasshoughton Welfare in the opening round. That scoreline might give the impression that the game was a walk in the park; it was anything

Saturday 26th July 2025 | Austin Ainsworth NCEL Division One football sparked back in to life on Saturday after what, for some, felt like barely a moment’s rest and, for others, felt like an eternity. However long the break, there hasn’t been much rest for Wakefield AFC behind the scenes, with another familiar summer of

To our Friends, Staff, and Fans, I hope this finds you well. A full football review—where we failed, how we are addressing past issues, and an update on pre-season progress (retained players /new signings) will be covered on our episode of the Wakefield podcast to be published next Friday, May 23rd. The goal of this

To our Friends, Staff, and Fans, Wakefield AFC is happy to announce that Stephen Bodle, Lee Needham, and Iain Trearty will lead the first team in 2025-26. The trio took over during a difficult period, following a return of 16 points from the opening 12 fixtures, and after a record unbeaten run, took us to

Saturday 19th April 2025 | Austin Ainsworth Wakefield AFC’s NCEL Division One campaign came to a familiar climax at the weekend, with a play-off semi-final for the third time in three seasons. Having gone one better than their fourth placed finish in the last two seasons, Wakefield’s eventual finishing position of third ensured, for the

Saturday 12th April 2025 | Austin Ainsworth The NCEL Division One regular league season reached an exciting climax this past week, with three teams still in the reckoning for top spot and automatic promotion. At the start of the week, Wakefield sat second in the league – one place above Wombwell Town by way of

Saturday 5th April 2025 | Austin Ainsworth Wakefield AFC’s penultimate NCEL Division One game-week came with a trip to 16th placed Athersley Recreation, for what was The Falcon’s only match of the week. The free midweek was used to further strengthen the squad, after injuries to goalkeeper Owen Evans in last week’s win over Armthorpe