A.F.C. Emley

Football club infobox
clubname = AFC Emley


fullname = Association Football Club Emley
nickname = "Pewits"
founded = 2005
ground = Welfare Ground,
Emley, West Yorkshire
capacity = 2000 (330 seated)
chairman = flagicon|England Graham Roys
manager = flagicon|England Ian Banks
league = Northern Counties East League Division One
season = 2007-08 | position = Northern Counties East League Division One, 11th

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AFC Emley are an English football club based in Emley, near Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. The club was formed in 2005 by officials of the old Emley AFC after they moved to Wakefield in 2000 and were renamed Wakefield-Emley F.C.. Now Wakefield-Emley F.C. has changed the name to Wakefield F.C. and is based at College Grove.

History

The original Emley AFC's history stretches back as far as 1903 in the small Yorkshire village. They were somewhat successful in Yorkshire non-league football over the years, winning several championships. They were perhaps most famous for their FA Cup run in the later part of the 1990s which saw them playing against West Ham United.

Things started to go wrong for the original club in 2000 after the Northern Premier League Premier Division announced new ground regulation rulings.Fact|date=May 2008 Emley were unable to improve their ground, and moved to Wakefield to avoid being thrown out of the league.

This move and the name change to Wakefield & Emley F.C. in 2003, alienated the fans from the humble village of Emley who had supported the club throughout the years. The final straw came when the Northern Counties East League discontinued its reserve league.Fact|date=May 2008 The reserve team had continued to play at the old Welfare Ground in Emley even after the first team move to Wakefield.

As the reserve team was disbanded, several officials formed the new and current club under the name A.F.C. Emley in 2005, back in their home village. During their first season, the new club finished third in the West Yorkshire League Division One. For the 2008-09 season, they are members of the Northern Counties East Football League Division One. For the 2008-09 season, AFC Emley have appointed Ian Banks ex professional footballer as 1st team manager assisted by Ash Berry and ex Hartlepool United and Darlington defender Grant Crookes as 1st team coach. Grant Crookes was later appointed assistant manager due to Ash Berry resigning as assistant manager 3 weeks into the season.

A.F.C Emley was voted the 2007-08 'best away day of the season' by the Scarborough Athletic fanzine "Abandon Chip!".

Current players

"As of August 2008" [http://www.afcemley.co.uk/id4.html Squad Information] ]

Current staff

*Manager:flagicon|England Ian Banks
*Assistant Manager:flagicon|England Grant Crookes
*Physio:flagicon|England Rachel Marson

Board

*Chairman:flagicon|England Graham Roys
*Treasurer:flagicon|England Peter Jackson
*Secretary:flagicon|England Richard Poulain

League history

Honours

*West Yorkshire League
**Promoted: 2005-06
*West Yorkshire League Cup
**Semi-finalists: defeated by Beeston St Anthony's 3-2, 10 April 2006.

Records

*Record League Victory: 9-0 v Street Work Soccer, West Yorkshire League, 10 December 2005.
*Record League Defeat: 0-6 v Sherburn White Rose, West Yorkshire League, 17 September 2005.
*Record Cup Victory: 10-0 v Dewsbury Moor Athletic, West Yorkshire League Cup, 26 November 2005.

References

External links

* [http://www.afcemley.co.uk/index.html AFC Emley - Official website ]
* [http://www.emleyafc.free-online.co.uk/History&Archives/History&ArchivesSelector.htm AFC Emley - Fan Compiled Database]