Saturday 24th September 2022 | Austin Ainsworth Wakefield AFC returned home to The Millennium Stadium after a month on the road, welcoming Worsbrough Bridge Athletic for a Northern Counties East League Division One clash. Fourth placed Wakefield, fresh of the back of a 3-0 victory away to high-flying Dronfield, were favourites against second-from-bottom Worsbrough, who …
Saturday 17th September 2022 | Austin Ainsworth After successive defeats for the first time under manager Gabe Mozzini – both away to Campion in the league and cup respectively – Wakefield AFC returned to NCEL Division One action with a similarly challenging away trip to Dronfield Town on Saturday. Dronfield had been fourth at the …
Friday 2nd September 2022 | Austin Ainsworth Wakefield AFC’s injury issues continued, with a tough trip to Campion on Friday night coming at a bad time for Gabe Mozzini’s depleted squad. Campion – runner’s up in two of the last three NCEL Division One season’s they have contested – were always likely to pose a …
Saturday 20th August 2022 | Austin Ainsworth Wakefield AFC, buoyant after 7-0 and 5-0 victories in their last two games, looked to continue their fine start to the season, as things moved up a gear with a tough away trip to Retford FC in the Northern Counties East League Division 1. Retford – 7th placed …
Saturday 13th August 2022 | Austin Ainsworth Wakefield AFC returned to action on Saturday for the second home game of their maiden Northern Counties East League Division One campaign, welcoming 18th placed Armthorpe Welfare to The Millennium Stadium. Wakefield, fresh of the back of an outstanding 7-0 away win to Swallownest in midweek that left …
Saturday 6th August 2022 | Austin Ainsworth Newly promoted Sheffield and Hallamshire County Senior League champions Wakefield AFC continued their start to life as a Northern Counties East League Division 1 side when they faced Shirebrook Town – 15th placed finishers in the NCEL last season – on Saturday. The jump to Step six of …
We did it. What a week for our new Football club, a promotion and a league title within 48 hours. Even better, we had a great party at Millennium Stadium on Saturday to celebrate it all. Thanks to the people at Featherstone Rovers for the season and for last Saturday, everything was class, as usual. …
Billy Mole’s winning goal, credit Steve Biltcliffe photography. Saturday 7th May | Austin Ainsworth A club record crowd of 562 were in attendance at The Millennium Stadium on Saturday, as visitors Oughtibridge W.M.S.C. were all that stood between Wakefield AFC and the three points that would all but secure a first Sheffield and Hallamshire County …
Wednesday 13th April 2022 | Austin Ainsworth Wakefield AFC moved on to the next stage of a tricky and tightly packed run-in in the Sheffield and Hallamshire County Senior League, with a challenging away trip to North Gawber Colliery in an evening kick-off last Wednesday. With 19 goals in their last four games – all …
Wednesday 6th April – Saturday 9th April 2022 | Austin Ainsworth Wakefield AFC – undefeated in 11 Sheffield and Hallamshire County Senior League games prior to the start of last week – went in to a double-header of fixtures third in the league, 11 points adrift of title favourites Swinton but with renewed aspirations of …
