Gainsborough Trinity are the visitors to the Fantastic Media Welfare Ground on Saturday as Emley look for vital points in the Northern Premier-Premier Division (3pm).

Match Sponsor: Gallagher

Following Tuesday night's abandoned fog-bound game with Bamber Bridge which saw a poor 45 minutes where Emley found themselves 3-0 down to a team below them in the league, other results meant Emley dropped into the relegation zone, an improvement is certainly needed, but will be far from easy against a Gainsborough side which thrashed Whitby 6-2 on Tuesday.

Emley's form is concerning now, a 6-0 win in the Sheffield & Hallamshire Cup against Brodsworth and a 2-0 win against Bishop Auckland in an FA Cup replay are our only wins since August, it's now 7 league games without a win including 4 heavy defeats , we are also out of both the FA Cup and FA Trophy following heavy defeats.

Gainsborough are mid table but are fairly comfortable at this level, having finished no lower than 8th in their last 4 seasons including 2 play off appearances, they have won 5 of their 10 league games and their last league defeat came at high-flying Avro a month ago.

The sides have been regular opponents over the years but this will be the first meeting since 2004 when Emley played under the Wakefield-Emley name.

WHO ARE THEY?
Gainsborough Trinity were founded way back in 1873 by the Reverend George Langton Hodgkinson, vicar of Holy Trinity parish Gainsborough. They played in the Midlands League and won promotion to Div 2 of the Football League in 1896 but struggled and were demoted back to the ML in 1912.

They became founder members of the Northern Premier League in 1968 and re-applied for election back to the football league twice in the 1970s. They won promotion to the Conference North in 2004 but were relegated back to NPL in 2018 where they have remained.

They have a good FA Cup pedigree, making the first and second rounds numerous times and made it to the second round 2 seasons ago where they lost to Harrogate Town in a televised tie. They made the semi final of the FA Trophy in 2013 losing to Wrexham. They play at Northolme in the Lincolnshire town and are nicknamed "Trinity" or "The Holy Blues".

LAST TIME WE MET:
10th April 2004, NPL PREM *(as Wakefield-Emley)
Emley 0-2 Gainsborough, Att-118

LAST TIME OUT:
Emley A-A (0-3) Bamber Bridge, NPL PREM, Att- 333
Whitby Town 2-6 Gainsborough (Beeden 2, Preston, Simpson, Brown, Clarke) NPL P, Att-335.

HEAD TO HEAD:
PREVIOUS 5 MEETINGS:
9th September 2003, NPL PREM *(as Wakefield-Emley)
GAI 3-0 EML, Att-387

12th April 2003, NPL PREM *(as Wakefield-Emley)
EML 2-1 GAI (Adams, Thorpe) Att-183

17th September 2002, NPL PREM *(as Wakefield-Emley)
GAI 4-1 EML (Bambrook), Att-278

25th February 2002, NPL PREM
GAI 1-2 EML (Bambrook, Lee) Att-278

25th August 2001, NPL PREM
EML 2-1 GAI (Bambrook, Day), Att-321

(ALL COMPETITIONS)
CURRENT FORM: Last 5
EML: L, W, L, L, L
GAI: D, W, D, L, W
LEAGUE POSITION:
EML:19/22
GAI: 11/22
GOALS SCORED:
EML: 19
GAI: 33
GOALS CONCEDED:
EML: 32
GAI: 30
TOP SCORER:
EML: Diego De Girolamo (4)
GAI: Fraser Preston/Theo Williams (4)
AVERAGE HOME CROWD:
EML: 441 ( 509 league
GAI: 683 ( 788 league).

MATCHDAY INFORMATION

WHEN? Saturday 10th October 2026, 3.00pm
Gates open 1pm

WHERE?
The Fantastic Media Welfare Ground
Off Upper Lane, Emley, Huddersfield, HD8 9RE

View the Emley AFC Visitors' guide

OWW MUCH?
£12 Adults
£10 Concessions
£5 ages 11-16
£1 ages 5-10
U5's FREE (must be accompanied by a paying adult)
Cash or card on the gates

Programme £3

ARE NON LEAGUE DOGS ALLOWED: Yes, on a lead - see visitor's guide for restrictions.

IMPORTANT PARKING INFORMATION:
Please respect local residents, businesses and streets by parking safely and responsibly around the village!
DO NOT block drives and paths and with Emley being on a bus route, please ensure you leave plenty of room for buses to get through and also to manoeuvre.
If you have to, arrive earlier and/or park further away and walk to the ground rather than causing an obstruction.