WELL YOU COULD WRITE A WEBSITE JUST ABOUT THIS MOVE, BUT THE ORIGINAL EMLEY GROUND IN EMLEY WAS FALLING SHORT OF UNIBOND GROUND RULES AND TO AVOID HAVE TO FOLLOW BISHOP AUCKLAND, EMLEY DECIDED TO MOVE DOWN THE VALLEY INTO WAKEFIELD. THIS MOVE ENDED AT THE 'BELLE VUE' RUGBY GROUND THE HOME OF WAKEFIELD TRINITY.
NOW RENAMED THE ATLANTIC SOLUTIONS STADIUM, THE JOINT CLUBS OF WAKEFIELD TRINTY WILDCATS RLFC AND WAKEFIELD EMLEY AFC ARE LEASEHOLDERS OF THIS COUNCIL OWNED GROUNDS. IT IS ALSO THE HOME GROUND OF LEEDS UNITED RESERVES AND HOSTS MANY LOCAL RUGBY FINALS.
PLEASE NOTE WAKEFIELD EMLEY RESERVES AND ALL SENIOR CUP MATCHES ARE STILL HELD AT EMLEY TO AVOID DAMAGING THE PITCH AND TO MEET SENIOR CUP DISTANCE RULES.
CURRENT CAPACITY IS 11,500 WITH 1,050 COVERED SEATS.
RECORD ATT:- 43,000 CHALLENGE CUP FINAL IN 1930'S
FOOTBALL ;- 8,700 LEEDS UNITED RESERVES -V- LIVERPOOL 2002-03
NON LEAGUE FOOTBALL :- 4.374 -V- STALYBRIDGE CELTIC, UNIBOND TITLE DECIDER 2001 - 2002
THE NEW CLUB OFFICES AND WAKEFIELD EMLEY BAR PLUS TWO LEVELS OF EXECUTIVE AND CONFERENCE FACILITIES, REPLACED WHAT WAS THOUGHTOUT THE 1980'S AND 90'S A CLOSED END. IN THE PAST A MASAIVE EARTH BANK ROSE VERY HIGH, BUT WAS REMOVED AS IT WAS UNSAFE.
VIEW FROM THE SPION KOP TOWARDS THE BARS AND OFFICES AND AND THE LEFT SIDE THE CHANGING ROOMS AND THE COACHOUSE PUBLIC HOUSE UPSTAIRS, NOTE THE RUGBY LEAGUE ADVERTISEMENTS IN THE FOREGROUND.
ANOTHER VIEW FROM THE SPION KOP AT THE MAIN STAND WITH PARTLY COVERED PADDOCK IN FRONT. NOTE THE VERY TALL FLOODLIGHTS ONE OF FOUR EXCELLENT FLOODLIGHTS AND ARE THE EASIEST WAYS TO FIND THE GROUND ON AN EVENING.
THE SIDE RARELY SEEN BECAUSE THE TV GANTRY IS LOCATED HERE, JUST OVER 2,500 UNCOVERED SUPPORTERS CAN BE ACCOMODATED ON THIS SIDE WITH SEPARATE TURNSTILES AND TOILETS, REFRESHMENTS FOR LARGER FOOTBALL MATCHES THIS SIDE CAN BE GIVEN OVER TO THE AWAY FOLLOWING.
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