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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

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,

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 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

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;