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Yeovil Town

Full name	Yeovil Town Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Glovers
Founded	27 August 1895; 129 years ago (1895-08-27) (as Yeovil Casuals)
Ground	Huish Park
Ground Capacity	9,565 (5,212 seated)
Owner	Inflection Holdings
Chairman	Prabhu Srinivasan
Manager	Mark Cooper
League	National League
2018–19	League Two, 24th of 24 (relegated)
Home colours Away colours

Yeovil Town Football Club is a professional association football team from Yeovil, England. They are known as "the Glovers" because Yeovil was once famous for making gloves. The team plays in the National League, which is the fifth level of English football. Their home stadium is Huish Park, built in 1990. This stadium is named after their old ground, Huish, which was famous for its sloped pitch.

The club started in 1895. Over the years, they played in many different leagues and won several titles before World War II. After the war, they continued to win championships in the Southern League. In 2002, Yeovil won the FA Trophy, a big cup for non-league teams. The next year, they won the Football Conference and joined the Football League for the first time.

Yeovil kept climbing! They won League Two in 2005. Then, in 2013, they reached the Championship, which is the second-highest league in England. This was a huge achievement for the club. However, they were relegated a few times after that. In 2019, they left the Football League after 16 seasons. In 2024, Yeovil won the National League South title, earning promotion back to the National League.

Yeovil is also famous for its success in the FA Cup. They have beaten bigger teams from higher leagues. Their most famous win was against Sunderland in 1949. After that, they played Manchester United in front of over 81,000 fans!

Club History

Early Days and Giant-Killing Wins

Chart showing Yeovil Town FC's league progress from 1988 to present.

Yeovil Football Club began in 1890. Five years later, the club we know today was founded as Yeovil Casuals. They started playing at Pen Mill Athletic Ground. In 1907, they became Yeovil Town.

The club became famous as "giant-killers" in the 1948–49 FA Cup. They beat Sunderland 2–1 at home, with 17,000 fans watching. This was a record crowd for their home ground. In the next round, they played Manchester United and lost 8–0.

Between 1955 and 1973, Yeovil Town won the Southern Football League three times. They tried to join the Football League many times, coming very close in 1976. In 1979, they helped start the new national non-league division, the Alliance Premier League.

Yeovil's old Huish ground in 1983.

In 1985, Yeovil was relegated to the Isthmian League. But they won that league in 1988 and returned to the Conference. In 1997, they won the Isthmian League again with a record 101 points.

In 2001, Gary Johnson became manager. In his first season, Yeovil won the FA Trophy, their first major trophy. The next season, they won the Football Conference by a huge 17 points, scoring 100 goals and staying unbeaten at Huish Park. Many of their players from that team went on to play in the Premier League.

Joining the Football League

Yeovil's first game in the Football League was a 3–1 win against Rochdale. They finished their first season in eighth place. They also reached the third round of the FA Cup, losing to Liverpool. The club even released a song, "Yeovil True", which reached No. 36 in the UK music charts!

The next season, 2004–05, Yeovil won League Two and were promoted to League One. Manager Gary Johnson left in 2005. Russell Slade took over as manager in 2006.

Yeovil flag at Wembley Stadium in 2007.

In the 2006–07 season, Yeovil finished fifth in League One. They qualified for the play-offs and beat Nottingham Forest to reach the final at Wembley Stadium. However, they lost 2–0 to Blackpool.

Gary Johnson returned as manager in 2012. In the 2012–13 season, Yeovil had their best start ever. They finished fourth in League One and reached the play-off final again. On May 19, 2013, Yeovil beat Brentford 2–1 at Wembley. This meant they reached the Championship, the second tier of English football, for the first time in their history!

Yeovil spent one season in the Championship. They had some great wins but were relegated back to League One. The club continued to struggle and was relegated again to League Two. They also played Manchester United in the FA Cup twice more, losing both times.

Back to Non-League Football

In 2019, after 16 years, Yeovil was relegated from the EFL. This meant they returned to non-league football. In 2022, the local council bought Huish Park, and the club became tenants.

In 2023, the club was relegated to the National League South. However, they quickly bounced back! At the end of the 2023–24 season, Yeovil won the National League South title. This secured their immediate return to the National League.

In May 2025, Prabhu Srinivasan became the new owner and chairman of the club.

Recent Seasons

List of recent seasons, including league division and statistics, cup results, top scorer and average league attendance

Season	League									FA Cup	FA Trophy	Other		Top scorer		Average attendance
	Division	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts	Pos			Competition	Result	Name	Goals
2020–21	National League	42	15	7	20	58	68	52	16th	R2	R3	—	—	Murphy, RhysRhys Murphy	14	1,593
2021–22	National League	44	15	14	15	43	46	59	12th	R3	R4	Somerset Premier Cup	W	Knowles, TomTom Knowles	11	2,378
2022–23	National League ↓	46	7	19	20	35	60	40	22nd	QR4	R3	Somerset Premier Cup	QF	Fisher, AlexAlex Fisher Malachi Linton Matt Worthington	5	2,730
2023–24	National League South	46	29	8	9	81	45	95	1st	R2	R2	Somerset Premier Cup	R2	Young, JordanJordan Young	16	3,916
2024–25	National League	46	15	11	20	51	60	56	18th	QR4	R3	Somerset Premier Cup	R2	Jarvis, AaronAaron Jarvis	8	3,200

Club Rivalries

Yeovil has a strong rivalry with Weymouth, a club from Dorset. When these two teams play, there is often a large police presence to help manage the fans. The 2020–21 season was the first time Yeovil and Weymouth played each other in the league since 1989.

Yeovil also has a smaller, older rivalry with Bath City, another Somerset club. They have played each other many times. When Yeovil was in the Football League, fans also saw Bristol Rovers and Bristol City as rivals. Since 2009, Yeovil and Exeter City have also had a rivalry, often called a Westcountry Derby.

Players

First-Team Squad

No. Position Player 1 GK Aidan Stone 3 DF Alex Whittle 4 DF Morgan Williams 5 DF Finn Cousin-Dawson 6 DF Jake Wannell 7 FW Lewys Twamley 9 FW Aaron Jarvis 11 MF James Daly

No. Position Player 14 MF Brett McGavin 19 MF Josh Sims 21 FW Harvey Greenslade 22 GK Matthew Gould 24 MF Charlie Cooper 26 DF Kyle Ferguson 29 FW Tahvon Campbell MF Jacob Maddox

International Players

Some players from Yeovil Town have also played for their national teams. You can find a full list of these players on the Yeovil Town F.C. internationals page.

Club Management

Corporate Leaders

Coaching Staff

Position	Name
Manager	Mark Cooper
Assistant manager	Chris Todd
First team coach	Richard Dryden
Goalkeeping coach	Matthew Gould
Head of football operations	Ian Weston
Head sports therapist	Joe Stacey
Academy manager	Jamie Phillip
EPDP and U18s manager	Matt Percival

Managerial History

Years Manager 1923–28 Jack Gregory 1928–29 Tommy Lowes 1929–33 David Pratt 1933–35 Louis Page 1935–38 Dave Halliday 1938–46 Billy Kingdon 1946–49 Alec Stock 1949–51 George Paterson 1951–53 Harry Lowe 1953–57 Ike Clarke 1957 Norman Dodgin 1957–60 Jimmy Baldwin 1960–64 Basil Hayward 1964–65 Glyn Davies 1965–67 Joe McDonald

Years Manager 1967–69 Ron Saunders 1969–72 Mike Hughes 1972–75 Cecil Irwin 1975–78 Stan Harland 1978–81 Barry Lloyd 1981 Malcolm Allison 1981–83 Jimmy Giles 1983 Mike Hughes 1983–84 Trevor Finnigan 1984 Steve Coles 1984 Ian MacFarlane 1984–87 Gerry Gow 1987–90 Brian Hall 1990–91 Clive Whitehead 1991–93 Steve Rutter

Years Manager 1994–95 Brian Hall 1995–98 Graham Roberts 1998–99 Colin Lippiatt 1999–2000 Steve Thompson 2000 David Webb 2000 Steve Thompson 2000–01 Colin Addison 2001–05 Gary Johnson 2005–06 Steve Thompson 2006–09 Russell Slade 2009 Steve Thompson 2009–12 Terry Skiverton 2012–15 Gary Johnson 2015 Terry Skiverton 2015 Paul Sturrock

Years Manager 2015–19 Darren Way 2019 Neale Marmon 2019–22 Darren Sarll 2022 Charlie Lee 2022 Josh Staunton 2022 Chris Hargreaves 2022– Mark Cooper

List of Chairmen

These people have been the chairmen of Yeovil Town Football Club:

Club Honours (Trophies)

Yeovil celebrating their promotion to The Football League at Huish Park on April 19, 2003.

Here are some of the major trophies and titles Yeovil Town has won:

League Titles

• League One (third tier)
  • Play-off winners: 2013
• League Two (fourth tier)
  • Champions: 2004–05
• Conference (fifth tier)
  • Champions: 2002–03
• National League South (sixth tier)
  • Champions: 2023–24
• Isthmian League (sixth tier)
  • Champions: 1987–88, 1996–97
• Southern League
  • Champions: 1954–55, 1963–64, 1970–71
• Southern League (Western Section)
  • Champions: 1923–24, 1931–32, 1934–35
• Western League
  • Champions: 1921–22, 1924–25, 1929–30, 1934–35
• Bristol Charity League
  • Champions: 1921–22
• Dorset District League
  • Champions: 1908–09
• Somerset Senior League
  • Champions: 1896–97, 1901–02, 1912–13, 1920–21

Cup Wins

• FA Trophy
  • Winners: 2001–02
• Conference League Cup
  • Winners: 1989–90
• Southern League Championship Cup
  • Winners: 1971–72, 1976–77
• Southern League Cup
  • Winners: 1954–55, 1960–61, 1965–66
• Isthmian League Cup
  • Winners: 1987–88
• Isthmian Championship Shield
  • Winners: 1988–89
• Western League Cup
  • Winners: 1958–59
• Somerset Premier Cup
  • Winners (25 times): 1929–30, 1930–31, 1932–33, 1934–35, 1937–38, 1938–39, 1946–47 (shared), 1947–48, 1949–50, 1950–51, 1953–54, 1954–55, 1955–56, 1956–57 (shared), 1961–62, 1962–63, 1964–65, 1968–69 (shared), 1972–73, 1975–76, 1978–79, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2004–05, 2021–22 (a record!)
• Forse Somerset Charity Cup
  • Winners: 1910–11, 1912–13

Club Records

• Most consecutive wins in all competitions: 14 (November 14, 2023)
• Most overall appearances (games played): Len Harris, 691 (1958–72)
• Most goals scored for the club: Johnny Hayward, 548 (1906–28)
• Most league goals: Dave Taylor, 284 (1960–69)
• Record attendance at Huish Park: 9,527 vs. Leeds United, April 25, 2008 (League One)
• Record attendance all time: 17,123 vs. Sunderland, January 29, 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: 24th in the Championship, 2013–14 season
• Highest money received for a player transfer: £1,200,000 for Arron Davies and Chris Cohen to Nottingham Forest, July 2007
• Highest money paid for a player transfer: Undisclosed (a five-figure sum) for Pablo Bastianini from Quilmes Atlético Club, August 2005
• Highest victory in the Football League: 6–0 vs. Newport County, September 15, 2018
• Heaviest defeat in the Football League: 0–6 vs. Stevenage, April 14, 2012, and 2–8 vs. Luton Town, August 5, 2017

Yeovil Town Women's Football Club

The Yeovil Town Women's Football Club (YTWFC) returned in January 2023. In June 2023, new players and coaching staff joined the team.

In September 2023, Yeovil Town W.F.C. joined the Somerset County Women's League. They play their home games at Somerton Recreation Ground. By January 2024, the women's team was at the top of their division after winning 10 games in a row!

Coaching Staff (Women's Team)

As of September 1st 2023

See also

In Spanish: Yeovil Town Football Club para niños