Editing Wakefield (section)

===Other Sports===
Wakefield Hockey Club and Slazenger Hockey Club (based in [[Horbury]]) are [[field hockey]] clubs that compete in the [[Men's England Hockey League]], the [[North Hockey Association|North Hockey League]] and the [[Yorkshire Hockey Association|Yorkshire & North East Hockey League]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wakefieldhockeyclub.co.uk/ |title=Wakefield Hockey Club |access-date=4 October 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.englandhockey.co.uk/clubs/wakefield-hc|title=England Hockey – Wakefield Hockey Club |access-date=4 October 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://slazengerhc.co.uk/|title=Slazenger Hockey Club |access-date=4 October 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.englandhockey.co.uk/clubs/slazenger-hc|title=England Hockey – Slazenger Hockey Club |access-date=4 October 2024}}</ref>

Wakefield Sports Club at College Grove also has the Yorkshire Regional Hockey Academy, Wakefield Bowls Club and Wakefield Squash Club on the same site.<ref name="WSC">{{cite web |title=Wakefield Sports Club |url=http://www.wakefieldsportsclub.co.uk/ |publisher=wakefieldsportsclub.co.uk |access-date=21 November 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090929152828/http://www.wakefieldsportsclub.co.uk/ |archive-date=29 September 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref>

The Wakefield Archers meet at QEGS in Wakefield or at Slazengers Sports Club, Horbury and has archers shooting Olympic re-curve bows, compound bows and longbows.<ref name="Archery">{{cite web |title=The Wakefield Archers |url=http://www.thewakefieldarchers.com/modules/news/ |publisher=thewakefieldarchers.com |access-date=21 November 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090627024124/http://www.thewakefieldarchers.com/modules/news/ |archive-date=27 June 2009}}</ref>
Thornes Park Athletics Stadium is home to Wakefield Harriers A.C. Members [[Martyn Bernard]] and [[Emily Freeman]] competed in the Beijing Olympics.<ref name="WAC">{{cite web |title=Wakefield Harriers AC |url=http://www.wakefield-harriers.co.uk/ |publisher=wakefield-harriers.co.uk |access-date=21 November 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327214421/http://www.wakefield-harriers.co.uk/ |archive-date=27 March 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref>
Local teams Newton Hill and Wakefield Thornes are members of the Leeds-West Riding Cricket League.<ref name="lwrcl">{{cite web |title=lwrcl |url=http://lwrcl.org.uk/ |publisher=lwrcl.org.uk |access-date=21 November 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091130195721/http://lwrcl.org.uk/ |archive-date=30 November 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref>

There is a {{convert|100|acre|km2|adj=on}} watersports lake at [[Pugneys Country Park]] catering for non-powered watersports such as canoeing, sailing and windsurfing.<ref name="Pugneys">{{cite web |title=Pugneys |url=http://www.wakefield.gov.uk/CultureAndLeisure/ParksAndOpenSpaces/PugneysCountryPark/About.htm |publisher=Wakefield Council |access-date=22 November 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090526204405/http://www.wakefield.gov.uk/CultureAndLeisure/ParksAndOpenSpaces/PugneysCountryPark/About.htm |archive-date=26 May 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref> Golf clubs include the municipal course at Lupset and the private Wakefield Golf Club at Sandal.<ref name="Golf">{{cite web |title=Golf |url=http://www.wakefield.gov.uk/CultureAndLeisure/LeisureFacilities/GolfCourses/default.htm |publisher=Wakefield Council |access-date=25 November 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090620003305/http://www.wakefield.gov.uk/CultureAndLeisure/LeisureFacilities/GolfCourses/default.htm |archive-date=20 June 2009}}</ref>

The racing team [[United Autosports]] are based in Wakefield and competes in the [[FIA World Endurance Championship|World Endurance Championship]], [[ELMS]] and [[IMSA SportsCar Championship|IMSA]].<ref>{{cite web |title=About |url=https://www.unitedautosports.com/about|publisher=United Autosports |access-date=10 May 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250219142231/https://www.unitedautosports.com/about|archive-date=19 February 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref>