It's another away day for Emley as we head to Derbyshire to face Alfreton Town in the Northern Premier League- Premier Division on Saturday (3pm).

The Pewits head into the clash with bit of confidence having won 2 and drawn 1 of our last 3 league matches as we put an end to a wretched run of 6 straight defeats and 9 league games without a win to move ourselves out of the relegation places.

Emley's poor form had seen us exit both the FA Cup and FA Trophy after heavy defeats and also slipped down the table into the bottom 4 of the league, but 7 points from the last 9 available has seen us move up to 14th in the table, we also exited the county cup last week against a strong Worksop side.

Alfreton dropped down from National League North last season, the first time they've played this low down the pyramid for 2 decades following a long stint at steps 1 and 2 and are currently 10th in the table just 3 points above Emley but they have won only 1 out of their last 5 league games.

Our last meeting came 3 years ago in an FA Cup 3rd qualifying round when the sides were 3 levels apart, Emley gave a brilliant account themselves but lost out narrowly 1-0, Alfreton made it all the way to the 2nd round proper before losing to Walsall, that was one of only 3 meetings this century with Alfreton winning all 3, Emley's last win in this fixture was way back in 1998!

WHO ARE THEY?
Formed in 1959 following a merger and taking the name of a previous club in the town which folded in 1927, Alfreton Town started in the Central Alliance before moving to the Midland League until 1982 when they, along with Emley were founder members of the NCEL and were promoted to NPL D1 as champions in 1987.

Relegation back to NCEL and promotion back to the NPL before becoming founder members of Conference North in 2004, after finishing 3rd in successive seasons, they were finally promoted to the Conference (National League) as champions in 2011 but were relegated back to step 2 4 years later where they remained until last season's relegation.

They reached the FA Cup 2nd round on 3 occasions losing to Scunthorpe, Leyton Orient and the aforementioned Walsall respectively, they are nicknamed The Reds and play at North Street , otherwise known as The Impact Arena.

LAST TIME WE MET:
30th September 2023, FAC3Q
Alfreton 1-0 Emley, Att- 446

LAST TIME OUT:
Mickleover 1-2 Alfreton (Odunaiya, McLachlan) FAT1, Att- 425
Emley 1-0 Lancaster City (Gould), NPL PREM, Att- 357.

HEAD TO HEAD:
PREVIOUS 5 MEETINGS:
28th October 2003, NPL PREM *as Wakefield & Emley
EML 0-3 ALF, Att-181

30th September 2003, NPL PREM *as Wakefield & Emley
ALF 2-1 EML (Bullimore), Att-440

4th April 1998, NPL PREM
EML 2-0 ALF (Lacey, David) Att- 243

17th January 1998, NPL PREM
ALF 1-1 EML (Wilson) Att-354

26th April 1997, NPL PREM
EML 4-0 ALF (G.Hurst, Wilson, Tonks, Fearon).

(ALL COMPETITIONS)
CURRENT FORM: Last 5
ALF: W, L, D, D, W
EML: L, D, W, L, W
LEAGUE POSITION:
ALF: 10/22
EML: 14/22
GOALS SCORED:
ALF: 25
EML: 25
GOALS CONCEDED:
ALF: 21
EML: 40
TOP SCORER:
ALF: Siyabonga Ligendza (6)
EML: Rinor Ejupi (6)
AVERAGE HOME CROWD:
ALF: 439 ( 487 league) *includes game v Bury
EML: 420 ( 475 league).

MATCHDAY INFORMATION
WHEN? Saturday 31st October, 2026, 3.00pm
WHERE?
The Impact Arena
North Street, Alfreton, Derbyshire,DE55 7FZ.
HOW DO WE GET THERE? M1 to J28, then A38 towards Derby. Take the exit towards Alfreton/Somercotes/B600. Turn right onto Nottingham Rd/B600.
Turn left into North Street.
Parking: There are two public car parks within a ten-minute walk, one on Rogers Lane, DE55 7FF and the other on Severn Square Car Park, DE55 7BJ, both are pay and display.
We kindly ask all visitors to avoid parking in nearby residential areas, including Connaught Court, Bentley Close, and North Street. These streets are reserved for residents, and parking here may cause disruption or lead to fines. Please be respectful of our neighbours and use the designated public car parks provided.
PUBLIC TRANSPORT: Alfreton train station, from Leeds/Wakefield(Kirkgate)/Barnsley/Sheffield.
Bus 9 or 9.1 from town centre run near the ground
OWW MUCH?
£13- Adults
£8- Concessions/Students/Disabled/16-21
£3- Under 15
Cash or Card at the turnstiles
Online tickets available here