A.F.C. Emley

AFC Emley
Full name	Association Football Club Emley
Nickname(s)	Pewits
Founded	2005
Ground	Welfare Ground, Emley, West Yorkshire; 53°36′45.41″N 1°37′54.93″W / 53.6126139°N 1.631925°WCoordinates: 53°36′45.41″N 1°37′54.93″W / 53.6126139°N 1.631925°W; (Capacity: 2000 (330 seated))
Chairman	Graham Roys
Manager	Ian Banks
League	Northern Counties East League Division One
2007-08	Northern Counties East League Division One, 11th
Home colours	Away colours

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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 after they moved to Wakefield in 2000 and were renamed Wakefield-Emley. Now Wakefield-Emley has changed the name to Wakefield and is based at College Grove.

[edit] History

The original Emley'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.^{[citation needed]} 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 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.^{[citation needed]} 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 AFC 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 first 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.

During the 2009/10 AFC Emley will have Manager Ian Banks & Assistant Manager Grant Crookes at the helm for the forthcoming season. This season AFC Emley will have a reserve team that will be playing in the West Riding league.

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

[edit] Current players

As of June 2009^[1]

No.		Position	Player
		GK	Mick Clark
		GK	Jamie Green
		DF	Matt Higginbottom
		DF	Scott Fulton
		DF	Matt Neesham
		DF	Anthony Leech
		DF	Sean Hazelden

No.		Position	Player
		MF	Max Joice
		MF	Joe Howson
		MF	Marc Townsend
		MF	Josh Nodder
		FW	Steve Kenworthy
		FW	Lee Hill

[edit] Current staff

Manager: Ian Banks
Assistant Manager: Grant Crookes

Physio: Vacant

[edit] Board

Chairman: Graham Roys
Treasurer: Selina Roys
Secretary: John Whitehead

[edit] League history

[edit] Honours

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

[edit] 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.