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 Five mins into the second half Del Gordon was fouled in the penalty area; Adam Stacey too the penalty but hit the crossbar. Ten mins later Garforth increased their lead. Matt Murphy reduced the arrears and then Adam Stancey equalised two mins later. With 15 mins left Del Gordon scored the goal of the game when he beat 4 defenders and the goalkeeper to put Emley in front for the first time. A well worked corner gave Adam Stancey his second but hard working Garforth fought back to score near the end.           

On a wet and blustery day Emley, after 3 defeats, took points from a determined                Eccleshill squad. After 20 mins of the game the Bradford side could have been 3 up but totally against the run of the game new boy Delbert Gorden, playing from the half way line beat 2 defenders to round the goalkeeper and score to give Emley the lead. Shortly afterwards Nick Manousios broke away to give Emley a 2 - 0 lead at half time.           

Eccleshill fought back in the second half but Emley weathered the storm and 18 year old Adam Stancey put Emley 3 - 0 up from a Manousis pass. Pressure from the home side was then rewarded with a goal to reduce their deficit. Nick Manousios then scored his second and the scoring was completed when Man of the Match Delbert Gorden also scored his second.                                                                                                       

The groundstaff cleared most of the snow off the pitch in the morning but there will still patches and the ground was very wet. With the first team having no game some of the regulars came along hoping to see the Reserves clinch a win against the top team and alleviate some of the feelings suffered watching the first team!                                       However, an out of form Reserves side were rolled over by an experienced Harrogate team; their own first team game had been postponed and it seemed they have drafted some players into the squad as they looked to take a massive step towards the title.                   A defensive blunder gave Harrogate the lead midway through the first half. Emley's only chance fell in the 25th min to captain Nathan Hazleden but the Harrogate skipper cleared the ball.

Harrogate took control after the break and extended their lead through 2 further goals.                                                                                                                    

  Ten man Emley draw  Emley opened the scoring when Phil Smith deceived the           keeper from his corner after 25 mins of this local derby. Five minutes later and it was         Smith again who made it 2 - 0 with a direct free kick. Ossett replied with a penalty a        minute from half time.

The wind assisted Ossett to take the game to Emley in the second half and a 65th min goal made the scoreline 2 - 2. Keeper Lee Wilson was then send off and Miles Thorpe, recovering from a groin operation which had kept him out of the first team all season so far went into goal. Resolute defending ensured a point.                                              

Congratulations to our groundsman Raymond! The ground was perfect for a game considering how much rain had fallen. In a good competitive first half Phil Smith scored from the penalty spot on the stroke of half time.                                                     

Emley defended well in the second half and survived two Pontefract  shots which came back of the woodwork.                          

 A January thriller at Tadcaster. After 4 mins Emley were 3 - 0 in front with Matt Murphy and JP Flynn (2) scoring the goals. The home side then got back into the game with two very nicely taken goals. The goal of the game was scored when Nathan Hazleden linked up with Matt Murphy to become a striker. Phil Smith netted a penalty close to half time to give Emley a commanding lead.                                                                                  

17 year old Gareth Hepple scored in the first min of the second half, chipping the goalkeeper 'as cool as a cucumber' Further goals were then scored by Phil Smith, Gareth Hepple and Matt Murphy. Tadcaster got a consolation from the penalty spot.

A free kick early in the second half saw the ball roll underneath the goalkeeper to put the visitors 2 - 0 in front.Matt Murphy then replied when he latched onto a Nathan Hazleden header to reduce the arrears. All out pressure on the visitors defence saw Matt Murphy being pilled down by the Amateurs goalkeeper and Phil Smith levelled from the spot. A Yorkshire Amateurs pass back then resulted in a quick free kick from Max Joice who had his goal disallowed because the ref said it had been taken too quickly! quickly!            

It was a very cold day but a warming result. Emley, with the advantage of the wind at their backs, attacked leaders Liversedge. An 11th min Phil Smith goal followed good play from Matt Murphy and JP Flynn. In the 17th min Flynn crossed to Murphy who shot past the goalkeeper to put the home side 2 - 0 up.

 Liversedge came out attacking in the second half. Emley, now playing into the face of a blustery wind held out, denying the visitors. The Emley defence held out until the 90th min when Liversedge found the net. The referee blew time immediately after the restart to end a match of good football from all concerned.                                                                     

On a wet and windy Bradford pitch an evenly balanced game saw Scott Clarke open the scoring for Emley when he cleverly chipped over the advancing goalkeeper into the top right hand corner. Immediately Thackley were gifted an equaliser after a mix up in the defence. Emley then reformed and took the game to the hosts. A fine move involving JP Flynn and Adam Stancey created an opening for Scott Clarke to score his second.

Ten minutes into the second half and Emley were down to 10 men as Liam Chapman took an early shower after a second yellow card. Thackley took advantage of this opportunity to hammer away at the Emley defence; who stood up solidly. Precision goalkeeping by Nicky ' Pavarotti' Wright ensured Emley took all 3 points.