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

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