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Saturday 14th October 2023 | Austin Ainsworth Wakefield AFC were back to their free-flowing best in the Northern Counties East League Division One on Saturday, following up the previous week’s hard fought win away to Worsbrough with a festival of goals, as Ollerton Town were the visitors to The Be Well Support Stadium. Wakefield started […]

At WAFC, we believe in fostering a welcoming environment where we all can enjoy football and deepen our connections with the local community. Our passionate and supportive fanbase plays an instrumental role in making us who we are. Without this incredible family, WAFC would simply not be the club that it strives to be. However,

Saturday 7th October 2023 | Austin Ainsworth Wakefield AFC had some work to do in the NCEL this past week, having dropped to sixth in the league with a gut-wrenching last-minute defeat at home to Brigg Town last Saturday. They had two opportunities to get back on track, with a midweek fixture at home to

Saturday 30th September 2023 | Austin Ainsworth Wakefield AFC went in to last week’s double-header of NCEL Division One fixtures in fifth spot, salivating at the prospect of a chance to bounce back from two successive losses with winnable looking home fixtures against Glasshoughton Welfare and Brigg Town. First up were Glasshoughton who were the

Saturday 16th September 2023 | Austin Ainsworth Wakefield AFC went in to the NCEL Division One weekend looking for their seventh league win in succession after an outstanding run of form and results had seen them rise to third in the league, just three points off top-spot. High on the ecstasy of last weekend’s record

Saturday 9th September 2023 | Austin Ainsworth Wakefield AFC – on an excellent run in the NCEL Division One of four wins, and an aggregate score of 18-0 – faced arguably their biggest game of the season so far on Saturday. The stars had aligned such that local rivals Horbury Town were the perfect visitors

Saturday 2nd September 2023 | Austin Ainsworth Wakefield AFC returned to NCEL Division One action this past week, with two fixtures against sides struggling at the bottom of the league providing Wakefield the opportunity to both recover from their FA Vase exit in the previous match, but also to continue to build on their fine

Saturday 26th August 2023 | Austin Ainsworth Wakefield AFC, in just their fifth season as a football club – the first two of those cancelled due toCovid – experienced yet another first in their short history on Saturday, when they made their bowin the FA Vase. Entry in to the competition had been secured by

Saturday 19th August 2023 | Austin Ainsworth Wakefield AFC’s mixed start to the NCEL season – an unconvincing win over Staveley bookendedby disappointing defeats to Retford FC and Beverley Town in their first three games – placed addedpressure on the last week, in which they faced a home fixture against Dronfield Town in midweekbefore a

Saturday 29th July 2023 | Austin Ainsworth Wakefield AFC started a new Northern Counties East League Division One campaign away tonewly-promoted Retford United, who won last season’s Central Midlands League North at a canter.Wakefield, having achieved their own promotion to the NCEL the season before last, went in to thisfirst game with their sights firmly