Emley A.F.C.
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| Full name | Wakefield Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | The Bears |
| Founded | 1903, as Emley |
| Dissolved | June 2014 |
| Ground |
Belle Vue Wakefield West Yorkshire |
| Capacity | 12,000 |
| 2013–14 |
Northern Premier League Division One North, 22nd |
Wakefield F.C. was an English football club based in Wakefield, West Yorkshire. The club was previously based in the village of Emley and was known as Emley A.F.C. from 1903 to 2002. The club was wound up in June 2014. Dan Ford holds the most goals ever with 115 in 230 games.
Formed in 1903 and began in the village of Emley in the local Huddersfield District League, the club graduated via the West Riding League to the Northern Premier League.
There is some debate as to what was the exact date of the club's formation. There is evidence of an Emley Football Club in 1884, but this is thought to have been a Rugby Football Club. In 1903 however Emley Clarence FC was formed and joined the Huddersfield League. It is from this club that the current club is descended.
For the first 66 years of its existence the club played in local junior leagues around Huddersfield. They were successful from time to time as the list of honours at junior level illustrates. However it was not until the 1960s that Emley started to make a noticeable impact in national non-league football.
By the mid-1960s Emley were the top non-league team in the Huddersfield District, thanks to a rich crop of local players, including; Michael Pamment, Chris Flew, Roger Wood, Ian Kettlewell, Granville Ellam, John Douglas and Melvyn Matley.
The club were entered into the FA Amateur Cup. At that time this was the leading national competition for amateur clubs. Emley first entered in 1968–69 and reached the last sixteen. They eventually lost to Barking, 1–0, in a second match, the first being abandoned. The abandoned match saw the highest crown ever at Emley, 5,134. Following this they joined the Yorkshire League. They appointed former Huddersfield Town player Harry Fearnley as manager. In their first season in the Yorkshire Second Division Emley finished runners-up. Although Emley finished second, they were denied promotion by the Yorkshire League.
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