Yeovil Town F.C. are an
EnglishEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the North Sea to the east, with the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
football team based in
YeovilYeovil is a town in south Somerset, England, on the A30 and A37. It has a population of 41,871 at the 2001 census . The town lies within the local district of South Somerset and the Yeovil parliamentary constituency....
,
SomersetSomerset is a county in South West England. The county town is Taunton, which is in the south of the county. The ceremonial county of Somerset borders the counties of Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west...
. The club play in
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after having won the
League TwoFootball League Two is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system....
championship in
2004-05The 2004–05 season was the 125th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:*2004–05 was the first season to feature the rebranded Football League. The First Division, Second Division and Third Division were renamed the Football League Championship, Football League One and Football League...
.
Since the
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season they have played in green and white hoops.
They won promotion to the Football League as Conference champions in 2003, and had long been established as the most successful non-league team in the
FA CupThe Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after The Football Association. The name "FA Cup" usually refers to the English men's tournament, although a women's tournament is also held...
– having defeated major Football League teams, most famously
SunderlandSunderland Association Football Club are a professional association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, that compete in the Premier League. Since their formation in 1879, they have won six First Division titles—in 1892, 1893, 1895, 1902, 1913, and 1936 Sunderland Association...
in the 4th Round in 1949, going on to play in front of more than 81,000 against at Maine Road.
They play their home games at
Huish ParkHuish Park is a football stadium in Yeovil, Somerset, England home ground of Yeovil Town F.C.. The current stadium is in the suburbs of Yeovil and was built as a replacement for the club's previous ground, The Huish, in 1990.-About the Ground:...
, built in 1990 on the site of the Old Army Camp at Houndstone and named after their former home at
HuishHuish was the former ground of Yeovil Town between 1928 and 1990. It was famous for an 8-foot side to side slope and when Yeovil beat Sunderland in the FA Cup 4th Round in 1948/49....
, itself famous for the notorious pitch, which had an 8-foot sideline to sideline slope.
Yeovil Town F.C. are an
EnglishEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the North Sea to the east, with the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
football team based in
YeovilYeovil is a town in south Somerset, England, on the A30 and A37. It has a population of 41,871 at the 2001 census . The town lies within the local district of South Somerset and the Yeovil parliamentary constituency....
,
SomersetSomerset is a county in South West England. The county town is Taunton, which is in the south of the county. The ceremonial county of Somerset borders the counties of Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west...
. The club play in
League OneFootball League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system....
after having won the
League TwoFootball League Two is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system....
championship in
2004-05The 2004–05 season was the 125th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:*2004–05 was the first season to feature the rebranded Football League. The First Division, Second Division and Third Division were renamed the Football League Championship, Football League One and Football League...
.
Since the
2003-04The 2003-04 season was the 124th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:Arsenal completed the entire campaign without losing a single league game....
season they have played in green and white hoops.
They won promotion to the Football League as Conference champions in 2003, and had long been established as the most successful non-league team in the
FA CupThe Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after The Football Association. The name "FA Cup" usually refers to the English men's tournament, although a women's tournament is also held...
– having defeated major Football League teams, most famously
SunderlandSunderland Association Football Club are a professional association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, that compete in the Premier League. Since their formation in 1879, they have won six First Division titles—in 1892, 1893, 1895, 1902, 1913, and 1936 Sunderland Association...
in the 4th Round in 1949, going on to play in front of more than 81,000 against at Maine Road.
They play their home games at
Huish ParkHuish Park is a football stadium in Yeovil, Somerset, England home ground of Yeovil Town F.C.. The current stadium is in the suburbs of Yeovil and was built as a replacement for the club's previous ground, The Huish, in 1990.-About the Ground:...
, built in 1990 on the site of the Old Army Camp at Houndstone and named after their former home at
HuishHuish was the former ground of Yeovil Town between 1928 and 1990. It was famous for an 8-foot side to side slope and when Yeovil beat Sunderland in the FA Cup 4th Round in 1948/49....
, itself famous for the notorious pitch, which had an 8-foot sideline to sideline slope. The new ground has a capacity of just under 10,000 but allowance has been made for future expansion to a stadium of up to 20,000.
Non-League football
Yeovil Football Club was founded in 1890, and shared their ground with the local
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club for many years. Five years later they were renamed Yeovil Casuals and started playing home games at the Pen Mill Athletic Ground. In 1907 the name Yeovil Town was adopted, which on amalgamation with Petters United became Yeovil and Petters United.
The club came to national attention as 'giant-killers' during the 1948-49
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, in which they defeated
SunderlandSunderland Association Football Club are a professional association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, that compete in the Premier League. Since their formation in 1879, they have won six First Division titles—in 1892, 1893, 1895, 1902, 1913, and 1936 Sunderland Association...
2-1 in the fourth round, in front of a record home attendance of 17,000. They were defeated 8–0 in the following round by at
Maine RoadMaine Road was a large football stadium in Moss Side, Manchester, England. It was home to Manchester City F.C. from its construction in 1923 until 2003. It takes its name from the street it was built on which, in itself, had a remarkable history. The street was originally known as Dog Kennel Lane...
.
Between 1955 and 1973 they were champions of the
Southern Football LeagueThe Southern League is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the South West, South Central and Midlands of England and South Wales....
three times, with the runners-up spot being reached on two occasions. During this period, Yeovil Town applied for election to
the Football LeagueThe Football League, also known as the Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition featuring professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest such competition in world football...
on a number of occasions, coming within a few votes of being elected in 1976. In 1979 the Glovers were founder members of the new national non-league division, the
Football ConferenceThe Football Conference is a football league in England which consists of three divisions called Conference National, Conference North, and Conference South. Some Football Conference clubs are fully professional, but most of them are semi-professional...
. In 1985, they were
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to the
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. Yeovil won that championship in 1988 and returned to the Conference.
There was success in the Bob Lord Challenge Trophy in 1990 and three years later Yeovil finished fourth in the Conference, their best finish ever. In January 1995, Former Weymouth and Spurs player
Graham RobertsGraham Paul Roberts is a retired English footballer and football manager who played for numerous clubs in a defensive role.- Career :...
was appointed manager, but demotion back to the Isthmian League soon followed. Yeovil secured promotion back into the Conference in 1997 after winning the Isthmian League with a record number of points - 101.
Gary Johnson-Management career:He was formerly with Cambridge United, Kettering Town, Watford and Yeovil Town. He has also managed the Latvian National Team.-Cambridge United:...
took over as manager in June 2001 and Yeovil won the
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in his first season in charge with a 2–0 victory over in the final at
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- the club's first major trophy. Yeovil Town earned promotion to the Football League in the following season, by winning the
Football ConferenceThe Football Conference is a football league in England which consists of three divisions called Conference National, Conference North, and Conference South. Some Football Conference clubs are fully professional, but most of them are semi-professional...
by a record 17 points margin, accumulating 95 points and scoring 100 goals, remaining unbeaten at
Huish ParkHuish Park is a football stadium in Yeovil, Somerset, England home ground of Yeovil Town F.C.. The current stadium is in the suburbs of Yeovil and was built as a replacement for the club's previous ground, The Huish, in 1990.-About the Ground:...
. Their team included many top players, some of which went on to play premiership football. Noticeable players include Gavin Williams who moved to West Ham, Lee Johnson, Chris Weale, Darren Way and Adam Lockwood.
Reaching the Football League
Yeovil's first game in the Football League was a 3-1 away win over
RochdaleRochdale Association Football Club are an English professional football club based in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. They play their home matches at Spotland Stadium and are currently managed by Keith Hill...
. The Glovers finished their first season in eighth position, and reached the third round of the FA Cup before losing 2–0 at home to . The following season Yeovil finished as champions of League Two with 83 points, earning
promotionIn many sports leagues around the world , promotion and relegation is a process that takes place at the end of each season in which teams are transferred between divisions...
to
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. Partway through the season the club was sold by Jon Goddard-Watts to
David WebbDavid James Webb is an English former professional footballer and football manager. David has a son, Daniel Webb, who is also a professional footballer.-Leyton Orient and Southampton:...
, taking over the role of Chief Executive from Chairman John Fry.
At the beginning of the
2005–06 seasonThe 2005–06 season was the 126th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:*The rebuilt Wembley Stadium was due to open in time for the FA Cup final in May. However, in August 2005, The Football Association reserved the Millennium Stadium as a backup, as there was some doubt whether...
manager Gary Johnson left Yeovil Town for
Bristol CityBristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol, England, . They play at Ashton Gate, located in the south-western portion of the City. Gary Johnson has been the team's manager since 23 September 2005, succeeding Brian Tinnion...
, after having turned down job offers from both
Plymouth ArgylePlymouth Argyle Football Club , commonly known as Argyle, or the Pilgrims, is an English professional football club and is one of only two clubs in the Football League to play in a principally green home strip...
and
Derby CountyDerby County Football Club is a professional football club based in Derby, England, currently playing in the Football League Championship. The club is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only eleven clubs to have competed in...
. He was replaced by his assistant
Steve ThompsonSteven John Thompson is an English football manager and former player currently without a club. He played for England at semi-professional level and also played for the RAF and Combined Services sides....
, and
Kevin HodgesKevin Hodges is an English former professional footballer. He was the head of youth football at Bristol Rovers, and as part of this job he was also in charge of the reserve team, until it withdrew from the Football Combination in the summer of 2008 and he was released by the club...
was appointed as his number two. At the season's end Thompson was demoted to first team coach and he was replaced by
Russell SladeRussell Slade is an English football manager. He is currently the manager of Brighton & Hove Albion.-Career:Slade was assistant manager to Mick Walker at Notts County, and took over as caretaker manager when Walker was sacked in September 1994. When County appointed Howard Kendall as manager in...
. Around this time John Fry had bought all Dave Webb's share of the club, becoming Yeovil Town's new owner.
Yeovil finished the
2006–07 seasonThe 2006–07 season was the 127th season of competitive football in England.- Overview :* The number of divisions at Level 8 of the English football league system increased from four to five...
in fifth position, qualifying for the League One play-offs. In the semi-final Yeovil won the two-legged match 5–4 on aggregate, after losing the first home leg 2–0. Yeovil met
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at
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in the final, but were beaten 2–0.
The
2007-08The 2007–08 season was the 128th season of competitive football in England.-European competitions:In October 2007 Arsenal equalled the UEFA Champions League record victory with a 7–0 win over Slavia Prague at the Emirates Stadium. The record was broken the following month when Liverpool...
was less successful, as Yeovil finished 18th in League One with 52 points. Russell Slade continued as Yeovil manager into the 2008–09 season, but he left the position in February 2009. After 1 game with Assistant Manager Steve Thompson acting as caretaker manager, club captain
Terry SkivertonTerence "Terry" Skiverton is an English footballer and Manager, who is currently Player/Manager of Yeovil Town.-Playing career:Skiverton began his career as a trainee at Chelsea, but never made the first team...
was announced as manager until the end of the 2009-10 season, with
Nathan JonesNathan Jones may refer to:*Nathan Jones , Australian rules footballer playing for the Melbourne Football Club*Nathan Jones , Australian wrestler*Nathan Jones , American football player in the NFL...
as his assistant. The duo had to wait seven games before their first victory, which came against Swindon Town. The one-nil victory was vital considering Swindon were also flirting with relegation and it started a good run of form with two more wins and a draw against difficult opposition. Yeovil secured their League One status with a 1-1 draw against Tranmere on Saturday the 25th. That leaves Terry Skiverton free to discuss contracts with players such as Forbes and Peltier. Securing these players is considered vital if Yeovil are to remain in League One in the future.
Yeovil had a good start to the 2009-10 season with a 2-0 win over Tranmere but then went 7 league games without a win.
International representatives
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Marc BirchamMarc Stephen John Bircham is a retired Canadian defensive midfielder footballer who most recently played for Yeovil Town. With a Canadian-born grandparent, Bircham qualified to play internationally for Canada...
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Jaime PetersJaime Peters is a Canadian footballer who plays in midfield for Ipswich Town.- Career :Peters joined the youth set-up at German club 1.FC Kaiserslautern, and in 2005 rejected an offer to join Chelsea , opting instead for Ipswich Town, where he received the most improved player award in the 2006-07...
and Joshua Wagenaar. - Jean-Paul Kalala. -
Graham RobertsGraham Paul Roberts is a retired English footballer and football manager who played for numerous clubs in a defensive role.- Career :...
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Lloyd OwusuAkwasi Osei "Lloyd" Owusu is a professional footballer who currently plays for Australian A-League club Adelaide United...
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Leon BestLeon Julian Best is an English born Irish international footballer who plays as a striker for Coventry City...
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Andrejs StolcersAndrejs Štolcers is a professional football player who now plays for JFK Olimps Rīga. He is regarded as one of the best football dribblers in the world of his generation, ecplising those of Ruel Fox, Andy Sinton, Franz Carr and Mark Pembridge.-International career:His international debut came in a...
. - Efetobore Sodje and
Francis KumburFrancis Shom Kumber is a soccer striker who has won international caps for Nigeria. Although he has been an International with seven caps he spent the majority of his English career at non-league clubs...
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Andy KirkAndrew "Andy" Kirk is a footballer, currently playing for Scottish First Division side Dunfermline Athletic and Northern Ireland. He is a striker...
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Arron DaviesArron Rhys Davies is a Welsh footballer, currently playing as a midfielder for League One side Brighton & Hove Albion on loan from Football League Championship side Nottingham Forest.-Southampton:...
,
Ken JonesKenneth "Ken" Jones was a Wales football player. He was part of the Wales squad for the 1958 FIFA World Cup in Sweden....
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Simon ChurchSimon Richard Church is a Wales international footballer currently playing for Football League Championship club Reading.-Club:...
and
Gavin WilliamsGavin John Williams is a Welsh international professional footballer who currently plays for Bristol City as a midfielder....
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Rivals
Due to the lack of large football clubs in Somerset, Yeovil haven't got many strong rivals. Yeovil have their strongest rivalry with Weymouth, dating back to their non-league games. However the two have not met in competitive circumstances for some time, and with the two clubs moving in opposite directions in league standings, the rivalry has decreased over the past years.
Matches against Hereford could be seen as derby's, often seeing fighting and hooliganism. There is a genuine bad feeling between both sets of fans, and due to both clubs being fairly well matched in their time in non-league there is history.
Both Bristol Rovers and Bristol City are considered rivals, but due to Yeovil only recently becoming a league club, the rivalry isn't as intense as others. Of late they played Exeter city for the first time in the league the game ended 1-1.
List of rivals
- Hereford United
- Bristol Rovers
- Bristol City
- Cheltenham Town
- Swindon Town
- Rushden & Diamonds
- Taunton Town
- Bath City
- Exeter City
- Team Bath
Team Bath was a football club affiliated with the University of Bath in the city of Bath, Somerset, England. After winning promotion in a successful first season in the Southern League Division One West, and playing in the Southern League Premier Division, they won promotion to the Conference South...
Current squad
- As of 15 October 2009.
(Player/assistant manager)
Coaching staff
- As of 25 July 2009.
| Position |
Name |
| Player-Manager |
Terry Skiverton Terence "Terry" Skiverton is an English footballer and Manager, who is currently Player/Manager of Yeovil Town.-Playing career:Skiverton began his career as a trainee at Chelsea, but never made the first team...
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| Player-Assistant Manager |
Nathan Jones Nathan Jones is a Welsh professional football left sided defender, currently playing for Yeovil Town.His first professional club was Luton Town F.C whom he joined in the summer of 1995 from Welsh non league outfit Merthyr Tydfil F.C. for £10,000...
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| Centre of Excellence Manager |
Scott Green Scott Green is a retired English football defender.As a schoolboy, Green spent time at Stoke, West Brom and Walsall before Derby County took him on trial as a centre-forward. He ultimately failed to play a single game for Derby but would score 24 goals in 16 games for Finnish club Euran Pallo...
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| Acting Director of Football and Chief Executive |
Martyn Starnes |
| Goalkeeping Coach |
Ben Roberts Benjamin James Roberts is a former English footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is currently goalkeeper coach at Yeovil Town....
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| Physio |
Simon Baker |
Club records
- Most Overall Appearances: Len Harris, 691 (1958-72)
- Most Goals: Johnny Hayward, 548 (1906-28)
- Most League Goals: Dave Taylor, 285 (1960-9)
- Record Attendance Football League & (new Huish Park
Huish Park is a football stadium in Yeovil, Somerset, England home ground of Yeovil Town F.C.. The current stadium is in the suburbs of Yeovil and was built as a replacement for the club's previous ground, The Huish, in 1990.-About the Ground:...
): 9,527 v Leeds United, 25 April 2008 (Football League One)
- Record Attendance All Time: 16,318 v Sunderland
Sunderland Association Football Club are a professional association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, that compete in the Premier League. Since their formation in 1879, they have won six First Division titles—in 1892, 1893, 1895, 1902, 1913, and 1936 Sunderland Association...
, 29 January 1949 (FA Cup Fourth Round)
- Longest Serving Player: Len Harris, 14 years (1958-72)
- Longest Serving Manager: Billy Kingdon, 8 years (1938-46)
- Highest League Finish: 5th League 1, 2006/07 season
- Highest Transfer fee received: £1,200,000 Arron Davies
Arron Rhys Davies is a Welsh footballer, currently playing as a midfielder for League One side Brighton & Hove Albion on loan from Football League Championship side Nottingham Forest.-Southampton:...
and Chris CohenChristopher David Cohen is an English professional footballer, who currently plays as a midfielder for Nottingham Forest....
, Nottingham Forest F.C.Nottingham Forest F.C. are an English professional football club based at the City Ground in West Bridgford, a suburb of Nottingham. They are currently playing in the Coca-Cola Championship, the second tier of the English football pyramid...
, July 2007
- Highest transfer fee paid: £250,000 Pablo Bastianini
Pablo Bastianini is an Argentine footballer.He started his footballing career in the youth divisions of Argentinos Juniors and Club Atlético Independiente....
, Quilmes Atlético ClubQuilmes Atlético Club is one of the oldest football team in Argentina currently playing in the Argentine 2nd division.Founded in 1887 by J. T. Stevenson in Quilmes under the name of Quilmes Rovers Club and later renamed to Quilmes Athletic Club in 1900...
, August 2005
- Highest Victory in the Football League: 6-1 v Oxford United
Oxford United Football Club is an English association football team that plays in the Conference National. The club has been a non-league side since its relegation from League Two in 2005–06...
, 16 September 2004
- Heaviest Defeat in the Football League: 5-0 v Brighton & Hove Albion, 14 March 2009
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