Wakefield Athletic team set to play charity post-season game

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Wakefield Athletic Select are set to take on UNICEF Groundwork XI in a post-season charity football match on Sunday at the West Yorkshire Sports & Social Club (kick-off 2pm).

The charity event is to raise funds for families and children in Ukraine. All funds raised will be donated to UNICEF to aid the good cause.

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There has been a change of date published previously for the Mikey Bell Memorial and charity football match between Wakefield Athletic and Mikey Bell’s Select.

The game has been moved from Sunday, July 2 to Saturday, August 6 due to a double-booking of the venue at West Yorkshire Sports & Social Club.

Wakefield Athletic are set to play a charity post-season game.Wakefield Athletic are set to play a charity post-season game.
Wakefield Athletic are set to play a charity post-season game.

All proceeds are to be donated to the Amyloidosis charity to fund research into this rare condition.

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Wakefield Athletic Football Club, who field three teams in the Wakefield Sunday League and embark into their 40th season next term, start their pre-season training under the supervision of Davy Jones and Aleks Celebacanin next Wednesday (June 15th), from 6.30pm to 8pm and Sunday, June 19th (10am - 12 noon).

The twice weekly training sessions will take place at their home base at West Yorkshire Sports & Social Club.

Unattached and new players are welcome to join the club. Interested players can contact Sal Habib via email to [email protected] or ring 07967727773. Athletic finished as runners-up in Premiership Two in the season just finished.