Saturday 8th April 2023 | Austin Ainsworth Wakefield AFC went in to the last of their 38 scheduled league games in the NCEL Division One knowing the result would have no bearing on their fate. With fourth place, and a place in next week’s promotion play-off semi-final already secured, the only question hanging over the …
All Eyes On The Play-offs As Last League Game Ends In Defeat Read More
Saturday 1st April 2023 | Austin Ainsworth Wakefield AFC graced The Millennium Stadium pitch for the final time on Saturday ahead of their much anticipated move to Wakefield Trinity’s revamped Belle Vue next season, with Rossington Main the visitors for Wakey’s penultimate game of the regular season. After a good win in midweek away to …
Saturday 25th March 2023 | Austin Ainsworth Consistency has, at times, been hard to come by for Wakefield AFC in their first season in the Northern Counties East League Division One; but the highs have still outweighed the lows in an impressive maiden campaign at Step Six. That proved true this past week when, after …
Impressive Week Sees Wakefield Secure Play-off Position Read More
Saturday 4th March 2023 | Austin Ainsworth A week is a long time in football, and so it proved in the NCEL Division One this past week as Wakefield AFC reversed their mini slump to move back in to play-off contention. Having lost two league games in succession for just the second time this season, …
What A Difference A Week Makes As Wakefield Go Fourth Read More
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 …
Hard-Fought Away Win Moves Wakefield Back In To Play-off Spots Read More
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 …
Undefeated Streak Ends As Wakefield Fall To Harrogate Railway Read More
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 …
Winning Run Moves Wakefield Back In To The Play-Off Spots Read More
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 …
Wakefield Battle To Victory Over Local Rivals Glasshoughton Welfare Read More
