AFC Halifax

We are arranging a charity family summer event and football tournament on Sunday 4th August 2024 at Brighouse Town FC, to raise money for Calderdale Lighthouse.

Please spread the word, and support the event - all for a great cause!

We are also looking for sponsors to buy space in the event programme. If you are interested or would like anymore information about the day, please contact [email protected]

Match report from the Grimsby game.

AFC Halifax Beat Grimsby Town - FC Halifax Town AFC Halifax travelled to the East Coast seeing in the new year with a well-earned victory over their opponents Grimsby supporters FC. A crucial 3 points saw the Shaymen’s supporters team rise to 2nd in the IFA English league table after continuing their strong performances at the close of 2021. Th...

What a way to bring in the new year 👊🏻

Grimsby 4 - 6 AFC Halifax
Ramsden x3
Ben Ant x2
Peckover

MotM Ramsden

Now on to the main event, c’mon Shaymen.

Tomorrow we travel over to Grimsby to take on their supporters team, and then onto watch the Shaymen. Gaffer Marcus Stapley is looking for two victories to help celebrate todays birthday.

Meet the squad, Part 4 - Ben Fawkes

Nickname?
Fawkesy mainly but germs and fo****in have also been you.

Why you support Halifax?
Local team but the thrills you get every season a far more than some premier league team even if it’s frustrating at times.

How you got involved with AFC Halifax?
Sam Barnes found out about AFC and the best thing we knew we were playing.

First AFC game?
Away at Northampton. A 2-2 draw but I did manage to score on my debut from around 40 yards.

First Halifax town game?
First ever game was a pre season friendly vs Sunderland which town won 1-0. First game when I started attending regularly was a 5-1 win over Leigh RMI at the shay and Gordon Chin scored 😂

Favourite AFC Halifax game?
Other than playing at the likes of Preston , Kidderminster and Rochdale probably the 2-1 semi final win over Rochdale. It was a great achievement.

Favourite Halifax Town game?
Again, I always love the big cup games and the final at Wembley but I love a good come back so the recent Notts County game and Garforth are stand outs for that category.

Funniest AFC moment?
The away day trips are excellent but funniest moments have to be Jon Luders spilling his own wee over Martin Probets and Sam Barnes following Bobbins to his sisters thinking he was going on a shortcut to the shay.

Favourite Halifax Player?
My favourite player was Ryan Sugden when I was younger.

Best AFC Trainer?
Training is something I’d love to be able to do more of but anyone who trains regularly gets my vote.

Worst AFC Trainer?
Dunno, Andrew Littlefair - poor effort not getting there from Hull.

Most Skillful?
Ooo difficult - Hembers thinks he is. Jon Luders or Martin I would say.

Biggest Moaner?
This list could go on haha - a probes, Marcus, wrighty, Adie, Cas lol.

Thickest?
We talking width or intelligence?

Fastest?
Andy Littlefair

Toughest?
Rambo - although his downfall is a bust lip.

Worst Dress Sense?
Mr Adam ‘Lonsdale’ Probets

Worst Music Taste?
Bobbins always had interesting song choices for away days. Rambo could always put a decent playlist together.

Club Clown?
Beales or Luders can often be found doing something clown-ish

Longest in the Shower?
I do tend to have long showers

If you are interest in playing or being involved with the supporters team please get in touch.

Match result

AFC Halifax 2-7 Supporting Charities FC
Marcus Stapley
Matthew Scholefield

Disappointing result this morning, but again there are positives to be taken. Another couple of debuts made from Ethan Walker and Rhys Padgett.

If you are interested in playing for the supporters team please get in touch.

Tomorrow we take on Supporting Charities Football Club.
Ko 10.30 at Lightcliffe Academy Sports Centre

Meet the squad, part 3 - Vice Captain, Martin Bishop

Nickname? – Bish – Billy Brewer - Moonhead

Why you support Halifax? – Ive been asking myself for a long time but its my home town and my team.

How you got involved with AFC Halifax? - When Matthew Blackburn and “Demonite” first muted the idea on theshaymen . net to raise a team against Kidderminster I posted I wished to play but for some reason it got lost in the messages but carried on looking out and eventually got my name down in the end.

First AFC game? – Falcon Pine – February 2007, Was meant to start on the bench but gaffer John Barker “pulled” his back the night before the dirty dog so I got the chance to start and from then on never looked back – Had the pleasure of marking a certain Adam Probets – We lost 3-2

First Halifax town game? - 13/09/1997 Halifax Town 4-1 Droylsden (FAC)

Favourite AFC Halifax game? – Beating Motherwell on penalties in the cup a highlight (I actually scored a penalty for a change) - , the Watford game in 2011 another game where we absolutely played them off the park and everything went right – Winning back the Tommy Gildert cup against Leeds was a fantastic day which ended up with the entire team in Jumpin Jaks and David Thompson trying to find some hair straighteners.

Favourite Halifax Town game? - Southport 4-3 game in 97/98 season – Wembley obviously in 2016 – Notts County this season also will live long in the memory.

Funniest AFC moment? - Cant narrow it down to one.

-Owen Coyle at Butlins.
-Coventry player trying to wipe out Matty G and completely missing.
-Chadders Elvis stitch up.
-Adam Probets and Luders having a fight over some chilli and a T Shirt.
-Peaks stand-up routine at The Shay for the 10 year dinner (not sure if we were laughing with or at (sorry peaks) ).
-Having our names printed on the programme at Newcastle Blue Star.
-Wiggy trying to pick up his hat at Rochdale instead of the ball.
-Driving 4 hours to play Gray’s supporters team and conceding after 17 seconds.
-Chris Wilder giving Ratty the evil eye after he won the pass the parcel at the Exeter game in 2007 winning £60 in his lovely yellow poncho
-Bobbins stealing Dave Thompsons bleep test CD and swopping it for S Club or steps I think it was.
-Johnny Maynell in a chip shop (enough said)
-Rambo’s lip injury – It was touch and go at one stage if he was going to make it.
-Bobbins melt down over a coffee at Butlins
-Bobbins melt down because the lads all went to Pizza Hut after a game and he doesn’t like cheese.

Favourite Halifax Player? - Old club – Horsfield or Thackeray - New Club – Scott Phelan or Lee Gregory

Best AFC Trainer? - In my all years at AFC and now being an aging veteran legend id say the best trainer was Dave Thompson by a country mile, demanded high training standards which coincidentally ran alongside one of our most successful periods.

Worst AFC Trainer? - Rambo and myself – we just hated anything that involves running, planks, sit ups – just give us a ball to stick in the net.

Most Skillful? – Fat Probets not too bad with the ball at his feet, just don’t ask him to run more than 5 yards to get it.

Biggest Moaner? - Adam Probets or Nathan Wright (Christ they are 2 miserable b*stards)

Thickest? – Wiggy had a lift that didn’t always go to the top floor, sandwich short of a picnic that lad

Fastest? - Ian Beale Meal Deal not bad over a 25 yard sprint

Toughest? - I think over the years myself, Rambo, Bobbins and Ratty got into enough scrapes over the years with the opposition – Rambo always gives as good as he gets if I had to pick one.

Worst Dress Sense? - That didn’t take any thinking about what’s so ever - Harry

Worst Music Taste? - Martin Probets – hes listens to some right sh*te – Give me some Fleetwood Mac or Billy Joel anyday before a game to get pumped up.

Club Clown? - Adrian Hollands - not through deliberate acts of humour, he just has to act normally.

Longest in the Shower? – Kev Dawson always been partial to a long soak after the game

If you are interested in playing or being involved with the supporters team please drop us a message.

Coventry Supporters 4-4 AFC Halifax

A dominant display this morning, unfortunately that dominance did not translate to a victory - despite being 3-1 up at half time. Lots of positives to take though.
Scorers
D Higgins
Matthew Scholefield x2
O.G.

The team travel to take on Coventry supporters tomorrow before moving on to watch take on Kidderminster in the FA Cup.

Meet the squad part 2 - Skipper Adam Probets

Nickname? Probes

Why you support Halifax? I often ask myself the same question! 🤣

How you got involved with AFC Halifax? Probably about 13 years ago now - used to fill in when they were short as couldn’t make training nights. Enjoyed it that much, decided to join full time.

First AFC game? Is it bad I can’t actually remember? I’ll have scored though no doubt! 😉

First Halifax town game? Wasn’t my first, but the first I actually remember was Nuneaton Borough and we won 4-2.

Favourite AFC Halifax game? Watford away on a Sunday morning in the quarter final of the cup. One of best sides in the league and we went there and won 4-1. Outstanding performance from all involved.

Favourite Halifax Town game? Got to be either Grays Athletic away in the Semi final of play offs on a cold Wednesday night or Wembley as the shaymen ran out 1-0 winners over Grimsby.

Funniest AFC moment? Martin Bishop told he can not comes to Butlins when he’s only 15 mile away. The look on that lads face was just absolutely priceless.

Favourite Halifax Player? Currently - got to be Slewwwwwwwwww

Best AFC Trainer? Ibby Ahmed- only lad that’s been at the ones I’ve been to so presume he’s a regular

Worst AFC Trainer? Possibly myself? Not through my own choice though and I do attend when I’m not on daddy day care!

Most Skillful? Nathan Wright🤣🤣

Biggest Moaner? Back in his playing days - our gaffer Marcus ‘Moan-more- Stapeley but now? Probably myself, as captain I have a lot to say on the pitch!

Thickest? John Ludders

Fastest? Myself

Toughest? On the pitch? I’d say Myself or Adam Ramsden

Worst Dress Sense? A lot will say me but you cannot buy my style🤣

Worst Music Taste? Harry, f*** me… I don’t need to say anything else!

Club Clown? Adrian Hollands. Right walnut whip!

Longest in the Shower? Im quite a while!

If you are interested in playing for the supporters team, please drop this page DM.