Wakefield F.C.

The FC Wakefield ( officially: Wakefield Football Club ), also known as The Bears ( Bears ), is a football club based in Wakefield in the northern English county of West Yorkshire. The club, which plays its home games at the 4,000 -seat College Grove, plays since 1989 in the eight-year Northern Premier League Division One North.

History

The club was in 1903 as Emley A.F.C. founded in the same place Emley and launched its gaming operations in the Huddersfield District League. In the course of its existence, he rose above the West Riding League to the Northern Premier League.

There are some inconsistencies in terms of the exact founding year of the association. Proven a club name Emley Football Club was founded in 1884, one assumes, however, that there is a rugby club.

In the first 65 years of the club held on to the lowest local leagues and was there relatively inconspicuous. 1968 was the club for the FA Amateur Cup, qualify the premier competition in the Amateur Football. Here they reached the second round and defeated while the FC Barking in a replay 0-1. The previously interrupted game was the one with the highest number of spectators in Emley: A total of 5,134 spectators watched the game. For the season 1969/70 League one rose to the Yorkshire.

Yorkshire League

Emley won in the 1975/76 season with a 2-0 win over Worksop Town the Sheffield Cup, whose final was played at Hillsborough Stadium. Within the next seven years was four times the championship in the Yorkshire League, three times the Yorkshire League Cup and twice more the Sheffield Cup be won. 1979 could qualify for the first round of the FA Trophy, then failed however to Blyth Spartans.

1981 floodlights were installed in the stadium for the first time. In the 1981/82 season was to win the championship and the League Cup double in the Yorkshire League. Subsequently, the Yorkshire League with the Midland League was incorporated into the Northern Counties East League. Michael Pamment, with 305 goals record scorer of the club, in 1978 moved into coaching positions and remained there until 1985. During this time, you could celebrate some success in the FA Vase. In the season 1986/87 they reached the quarter-finals of this competition, and then lost against St Helens Town AFC with 1:2 in extra time. In the following season they even reached the final of the FA Vase, was defeated at Wembley but then the Colne Dynamoes 0:1. However, the championship in the league could Emley decide for themselves.

By winning the championship in the Northern Counties East League, the club permission to promotion to the Northern Premier League First Division would normally have had. However, this failed because Emley could not meet the necessary space standards due to lack of funding. Only in 1989 the club was admitted after re winning the championship for the next higher league. In the 1988/98 season the Sheffield Cup was won for the fifth time.

Northern Premier League First Division

In his first season playing in the new league, the club against Winsford United lost 0-3, but the first season was finished in fifth place. With the rise of Emley was henceforth qualified for the first round of the FA Trophy. In the very first season the quarter-finals was reached, where they lost to Kidderminster Harriers 0-3.

Until 1991 was for the club no later than the third round of the FA Cup Final. The first round was reached in 1991, when they lost in the stadium Leeds Road Huddersfield Town before 9,035 spectators with 0:3. Although it was the seventh time the Sheffield Cup and also won in the league erereichte you a respectable position, but the coach Gerry Quinn moved then to FC Altrincham, which was a huge loss for the club.

After they had each time is only a rank in the bottom half of the table in the following three seasons, took over the former Scottish international players and players from Celtic Glasgow, Ronnie Glavin, as coach and renovated the Squad. 1996/97 failed the club in the FA Trophy again at Kidderminster Harriers, but reached the fourth place in the league, the best finish of his story.

1997/98 should be a very successful season in the FA Cup was achieved with wins over the Morecambe FC and Lincoln City FC the third round of the competition where they met West Ham United. The game was broadcast by the BBC in their broadcast Match of the Day live. Emley defeated West Ham 1:2, while Paul David scored the goal for the underdog and Frank Lampard and John Hartson networked for West Ham a. In the same season the Sheffield Cup was won by FC Parkgate for the eighth time and finished the league in sixth place.

In the following season they lost in the FA Cup Rotherham United with 1:3, but reached the quarter- finals of the FA Trophy, where they eventually retired against Cheltenham Town.

After rather average in sections in the following years, a departure from the club drew from his native village. Newly introduced regulations were due to lack of space are no longer met by the club, and so it was decided that Emley in the 2000 /01 season was a transitional move to the Stadium Belle Vue Wakefield Trinity Wildcats.

Moving to Wakefield

In their new stadium shot the striker Simeon Bambrook and Danny Day total of 54 goals for Wakefield. This could be achieved in the season 100 points, but this was only enough to place. In the final of the Sheffield Cup they lost against Doncaster Rovers Hillsbrough stadium with 1:2.

In the following season 2001/ 02 they finished the league in fifth place and lost the final of the Cup again the Sheffield Doncaster Rovers, this time 0-3. Subsequently, the club was renamed in Wakefield & Emley FC. Gradually, the association of many fans was only called Wakefield due to the move. 2003/ 04 saw one a disastrous season, as they finished last in the league and only due to a restructuring of the league system in England the relegation was avoided.

For the season 2004 /05 the club was renamed again, this time in Wakefield - Emley. The season has ended on a mid table position. The Reservetem, which played up to that point in the North East Counties League, was dissolved and integrated into a newly formed club, the AFC Emley was called. In Emley Now there was a new club, Wakefield - Emley was renamed again in 2007, this time to its current name Wakefield FC. The association moved to its new venue, the College Grove, and the club colors were changed.

Achievements

  • Northern Premier League Runner-up: 2001
  • Northern Counties East League Champion: 1988, 1989
  • Northern Premier League First Division Runner-up: 1991
  • Yorkshire League Champion: 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982
  • Yorkshire League Cup Winner: 1970, 1979, 1982
  • Sheffield Senior Cup: Winner: 1976, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1998
  • Huddersfield League First Division Champion: 1914, 1920, 1938, 1939.1943, 1960, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969
  • Huddersfield League Second Division Champion: 1948
  • Huddersfield Invitation Cup Winner: 1939, 1966, 1968
  • Huddersfield Barlow Cup Winner: 1955, 1966, 1968
  • Huddersfield FA Charity Shield Winner: 1966, 1967
  • Aconley Cup Winner: 1914
  • Dearne Valley Cup Champion: 1931
  • Dearne Valley League Champion: 1932
Northern England Counties of England Wembley Stadium (1923) Kidderminster Harriers F.C. Huddersfield Town F.C. Altrincham F.C. Morecambe F.C. Lincoln City F.C. West Ham United F.C. Cheltenham Town F.C. Doncaster Rovers F.C.
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