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 …
Brilliant Wakefield Performance Not Enough, As They Again Miss Out On A Play-Off Final Read More
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 …
Wakefield Set For Play-Offs With Third-Placed Finish Read More
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 …
Wakefield Overcome Stubborn Athersley To Maintain The Pressure On Leaders Horbury Read More
Saturday 29th March 2025 | Austin Ainsworth For a time in the NCEL Division One Wakefield AFC had appeared unstoppable at one end of the pitch, and unbreakable at the other, with an unbeaten run of 23 games propelling The Falcons to an unlikely title charge. Things can change in an instant in football however, …
Further NCEL Drama Sees Wakefield Eventually Return To Winning Ways Read More
Saturday 8th March 2025 | Austin Ainsworth From the most unlikeliest of positions, Wakefield AFC – now second in the NCEL Division One – have eyes on the big prize as the season moves to the closing stages. The mantra has been to take one game at a time however, and that has served them …
Wakefield Remain Unfazed As The Pressure Increases Read More
Wakefield AFC is pleased to announce that the club has officially submitted a pre-application to Wakefield Council for the development of a sporting facility at Brook Farm in Walton. This marks a significant step forward in the club’s ongoing commitment to investing in the local community and enhancing sports infrastructure within Wakefield. The proposed Brook …
WAKEFIELD AFC ANNOUNCES NEW SPORTING FACILITY PROJECT Read More
Saturday 1st March 2025 | Austin Ainsworth Wakefield AFC are moving in to the business end of the NCEL Division One season, with a packed schedule meaning Falcons fans will get used to seeing their team twice weekly for the foreseeable future. That was the case this past week, with two games on the road; …
Saturday 22nd February 2025 | Austin Ainsworth Wakefield AFC ticked off two more games in the NCEL Division One this past week, as the run-in sees numerous teams around Wakefield jockeying for position amidst an increasingly congested fixture list. One of those teams, Brigg Town, played host to Wakefield on Tuesday evening in what was …
New Signings Shine In Impressive Week For Wakefield AFC Read More
Saturday 15th February 2025 | Austin Ainsworth The fight at the top of the NCEL Division One is starting to hot-up after Wombwell Town defeated league leaders Horbury last week. With Wakefield on a run of 14 wins from 15 and starting the weekend in fourth, they went in to their fixture away at Shelley …
