Kinsley is an ex-mining village in the civil parish of Hemsworth and the City of Wakefield.The village is between Wakefield and Pontefract, with its neighbouring villages of Fitzwilliam to the north and Hemsworth to the south-east.
The club was originally a youth team, founded in 1962 as Kinsley Village FC. The club then progressed as a senior side playing in various local leagues, becoming champions of the Doncaster & District Senior League in 2007, then taking the step up to the Central Midlands League.
Central Midlands League 2007 - 2014 and 2024 - 2026
Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League 2014-15
Doncaster Senior League 2015-16
Joined the NCEL following their Premier Division North title win last season.
Kinsley Timber Stadium
Kinsley Street
Wakefield Road,
Kinsley,
WF9 5HA
Current NCEL grounds visited 34/42
The clubhouse and changing room are behind the goal, with a covered standing enclosure on one side and the team benches opposite.
Kinsley Boys 2 Athersley Rec 3
Pre-season friendly
2pm ko
Att.80hc
Admission £3
Pin badge £3
Coffee £1(served by a canny lass)
An entertaining first half saw Kinsley take the lead, with the Rec equalising twice. Late pressure from the visitors resulted in a last minute winner.
1-0 #10 12’
1-1 Kenneth Effah 18’
2-1 #23 45’
2-2 Alex Reed 45+4’
2-3 Leon Osborne 90’
#Heedhopper
103 miles door-to-door
0920 Flixbus Newcastle to Leeds, arriving at 1120.
1248 train Leeds - Fitzwilliam, arriving at 1315.
When I arrived in Leeds I stumbled upon a record fair in Kirkgate Market, where I spent so much time vinyl digging, that I didn't have time for a drink before catching the train to Fitzwilliam.
I did have a pint at the Liquid Spirit in Kinsley before going into the ground, where I met up with Katie & Lee. Also at the match was Groundhopper acquaintance Stuart Long and long lost Heed fans(and now Athersley Rec followers) Nick & Alan Percival. I cancelled my coach home and cadged a lift from Katie back to the north-east. A canny day with one off the 26-27 ‘t’do list’ marked off straight away.
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