Stadium
The club have played at Ingfield since the ground was constructed in 1957. In the 1980's, the club were in discussions with the West Riding Football Association for Ingfield to be the new West Riding FA headquarters, the talks fell through and the West Riding eventually developed their own ground in Woodlesford. There was also talk of Dewsbury RLFC moving to Ingfield when their Crown Flatt ground was sold, but they bought a site in Shaw Cross instead. Ingfield has staged many cup finals and representative games, including the Northern Counties East League cup finals in 1991, 1993 and 1994; various West Riding cup finals, Wakefield Sunday League finals, Garforth Junior League finals, Heavy Woollen FA finals; in 1995 a match between the British Army and the All England Fire Service and in 1999 the Women's FA Cup semi-final between Croydon and Leeds United. Capacity is around 2,000. In 2010, Ossett Town's stadium was renamed Stade France because of a partnership with Eric France in 2010. In 1998, there was a plan to build a sports village on the land next to the M1 off Queens Drive, the plan would have seen Ossett Town get a new ground and share facilities with Wakefield Trinity RLFC and Wakefield RUFC, the rugby clubs would have had their own stadium next door to Ossett Town's proposed ground. The members of Ossett Town voted against this plan. In 2006, Tesco offered to buy the Stade France site and the plan would entail Ossett Town moving up to Shaw Cross to ground-share with Dewsbury Rams RLFC, but again the members of Ossett Town voted against the plan. In February 2011, it was revealed in the Wakefield Express that Ossett Town were again talking to various parties with a view to moving to a new ground within the next two years.
Wakefield F.C are ground-sharing with Ossett Town F.C for the 2011–12 season.
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