Emley welcome Whitby Town to the Fantastic Media Welfare Ground for a Northern Premier League-Premier Division clash on Saturday (3pm).

It will be Whitby's first visit to Emley since August 1999 and a first meeting between the clubs since April 2005 when Emley was under the Wakefield-Emley banner, in all this will be the 18th meeting between the sides, our first meeting was an FA Trophy tie in 1981, we then had to wait 17 years before we met in the league.

Emley have won 8, Whitby have won 7 and there have been 2 draws, both ended 0-0, but that counts for very little on Saturday as both sides look for points to push us up the table, we are 13th and 14th respectively.

Tuesday night's 2-0 win over Bamber Bridge made it 3 wins out of 4 in the league for Emley and also meant successive home wins and clean sheets, Whitby have struggled somewhat recently, suffering back to back defeats against relegation threatened FC United and Stockton respectively, before those defeats, they had gone 3 without defeat following a big 6-2 loss at home to Gainsborough.

This game is our dedicated remembrance game and there will be a bugler playing a rendition of the The Last Post and a two-minutes silence before kick off. Please observe a dignified silence through both.

WHO ARE THEY?
Formed in 1926 as a result of a merger, Whitby United joined the Northern League and changed their name to Whitby Town in 1949. They left the Northern League as champions in 1997 and were promoted to the NPL D1, which they won in their only season, enabling promotion to the NPL Premier where they have remained to this day, a total of 29 seasons!

They have a rich history in the FA Cup, reaching the first round proper 9 times and the second round twice, the last time they made it past the qualifying stages, they were beaten 7-2 by Bristol Rovers 3 years ago, they had a remarkable game against Hull City in a replay in 1996, after drawing 0-0 at Scarborough, the rematch at Boothferry Park finished 8-4 in favour of Hull after extra time after Whitby led 4-3 heading into stoppage time!

That same season, 96-97 also saw Whitby win the FA Vase, beating North Ferriby Utd 3-0 at Wembley, they play at the Turnbull Ground in Whitby and are nicknamed 'Seasiders' or 'The Blues'.

LAST TIME WE MET:
13th April 2005, NPL PREM *as Wakefield-Emley
Whitby Town 1-2 Emley (Muller, Ryan), Att- 275

LAST TIME OUT:
Emley 2-0 Bamber Bridge (Haswell, Johnson), NPL PREM, Att- 276
Whitby Town 0-5 Stockton Town, NPL PREM, Att-628.

HEAD TO HEAD:
PREVIOUS 5 MEETINGS:
3rd January 2005, NPL PREM [i]*as Wakefield-Emley
EML 0-0 WHI, Att-254

24th February 2004, NPL PREM *as Wakefield & Emley
EML 0-3 WHI, Att-112

11th February 2004, NPL PREM *as Wakefield & Emley
WHI 2-1 EML (Kenworthy), Att-202

15th March 2003, NPL PREM *as Wakefield & Emley
WHI 0-1 EML (M.Wilson) Att-322

5th November 2002, NPL PREM *as Wakefield & Emley
EML 1-0 WHI (Day), Att-277.[/i]

(ALL COMPETITIONS)
CURRENT FORM: Last 5
EML: W, L, W, L, W
WHI: D, W, W, L, L
LEAGUE POSITION :
EML: 13/22
WHI: 14/22
GOALS SCORED:
EML: 28
WHI: 24
GOALS CONCEDED:
EML: 42
WHI: 50
TOP SCORER:
EML: Rinor Ejupi (6)
WHI: Callum Hickman (9)
AVERAGE HOME CROWD:
EML: 420 ( 450 league)
WHI: 477 ( 495 league).

MATCHDAY INFORMATION

WHEN? Saturday 7th November, 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.