Emley hope to head to Silsden on Tuesday for a twice rearranged match in the Northern Premier League Division One East (7.45pm) following the postponements in January.

It's another West Yorkshire derby for Emley, although It's only just a West Yorkshire derby though as Silsden is right on the border with North Yorkshire, the county boundary runs a few metres at the back of Silsden's scenic ground.

Emley have a good record at Silsden, we are unbeaten in 3 visits so far, scoring 8 and conceding only twice in our visits so far, this will be the 7th meeting in all and Emley have won 3, Silsden winning 2 with 1 draw.

Silsden were our opening day opponents this season as we posted a comfortable 3-0 win over Silsden, who had followed Emley in winning promotion as NCEL champions, The Cobbydalers struggled at first but then steady progress saw them move up to mid table, a good run of 4 without defeat was ended at Dunston on Saturday with a 2-1 defeat.

Emley were also beaten 2-1 in the North East, Bishop Auckland doing the league double over The Pewits, that defeat was only our 2nd in 9, and with Matlock also winning, it meant Emley drop to 3rd in the table, for now, anything other than defeat will see us move back to 2nd.

WHO ARE THEY?
Silsden AFC were formed in 1883, by an Irish GP, Dr. John Purcell, but it was officially established as an FA affiliated club in September 1904 and played in local and county leagues until promotion to the NWCFL in 2004-05, winning promotion to D1 in their first attempt before being transferred laterally to the NCEL in 2019.

Three mid table finishes followed the resumption after the pandemic years before Silsden won promotion to the NPL for the first time ever last season. They are nicknamed The Cobbydalers and play at Keighley Road just outside the town of Silsden and are one of only 3 teams to win the West Riding County Cup three times in succession!

LAST TIME WE MET:
8th August 2025, NPL D1 East
Emley 3-0 Silsden (Sorhaindo 2, B.Rodrigues) Att- 486

LAST TIME OUT:
Dunston 2-1 Silsden (La Bastide) NPL D1 E, Att- 251
Bishop Auckland 2-1 Emley (Clegg), NPL D1 E, Att- 381

HEAD TO HEAD:

Previous other meetings:
16th March 2024, NCEL P
EML 1-2 SIL (Metcalfe) Att- 497

4th November 2023, NCEL P
SIL 0-3 EML (Pashley, Gooden, Curtis) Att- 284

25th February 2023, NCEL P
SIL 0-3 EML (Cassius-Gill, Metcalfe, Paylor) Att-273

8th October 2022, NCEL P
EML 3-0 SIL (Gooden, Jagger, Walker) Att-533

26th March 2022, NCEL P
EML 0-2 SIL, Att- 272

13th November 2021, NCEL P
SIL 2-2 EML (Charlton, Doyle) Att- 217

(ALL COMPETITIONS)
CURRENT FORM: Last 5
SIL: D, W, W, W, L
EML: W, W, W, W, L
CURRENT LEAGUE POSITION:
SIL: 13/22
EML: 3/22
GOALS SCORED:
SIL: 57
EML: 61
GOALS CONCEDED:
SIL: 67
EML: 33
TOP SCORER:
SIL: Kayle Price (19)
EML: Bailey Thompson/Gabriel Johnson (9)
AVERAGE HOME CROWD:
SIL: 225 (246 league)
EML: 419 (419 league).

MATCHDAY INFORMATION
WHEN? Tuesday 10th March 2026, 7.45pm

WHERE?
Regal Interiors Stadium
Keighley Road, Silsden, BD20 0EH.

HOW DO WE GET THERE?Head towards Keighley through Bradford/Halifax, then take A629 Keighley to Skipton road then take A6034 towards Silsden, ground is on the left after the golf driving range.

Public Transport: Steeton and Silsden station ½ mile. Right out of station onto Station Road, over roundabout into Keighley Road, ground on left. Trains from Leeds/Bradford Forster Square/Shipley/Keighley.

PARKING ETC: on-street parking available around the stadium, please note, car parking is at your own risk and we would politely ask you to respect local residents when parking.

OWW MUCH? Adults £10, Concessions £6.

Non league dogs allowed? Yes, on a lead