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| Full name | Yeovil Town Football Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | The Glovers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1895 (as Yeovil Casuals FC) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Huish Park Yeovil (Capacity 9,978) |
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| Chairman |  John Fry |
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| Manager | Russell Slade |
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| League | League One | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–08 | League One, 18th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Along with Plymouth Argyle, they are one of the few clubs within England to play in a largely green strip. For details of the current season see Plymouth Argyle FC season 2008-09 Plymouth Argyle Football Club, commonly known as Argyle Since the 2003-04 season they have played in green and white hoops, similar to Glasgow Celtic, and Buckie Thistle in Scotland. The Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the east end of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. Buckie Thistle are a senior football club based in the town of Buckie, Banffshire, who currently play in Scotland 's Highland Football
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 Cup - having defeated major Football League teams and playing against clubs like Liverpool In 2004-05, only their second season in the Football League, Yeovil were crowned champions of League Two and were promoted to League One. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after Liverpool Football Club are an English professional Association football club based in Liverpool England.
They play their home games at Huish Park, which is also currently the location of the club's training facilities; however, it has been announced that Yeovil Town will be building new training facilities at nearby village in Kingsbury Episcopi, Somerset. Huish Park is a football stadium in Yeovil, home ground of Yeovil Town F Kingsbury Episcopi is a village and Parish on the River Parrett in Somerset, England, situated nine miles north west of Yeovil in Somerset ( or) is a county in south west England The County town is Taunton, which is in the south of the county
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History
They have spent almost all of their history outside of The Football League but are still one of the most famous FA Cup "giant-killing" teams that has earned them notoriety around the country and indeed it can be said around the world. The Football League, also known as the Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons is a league competition featuring professional football clubs The club, founded in 1890 as Yeovil Football Club, shared a ground for many years with the town's rugby club. Rugby football (usually just " rugby " may refer to a number of sports through history descended from a common form of Football developed at Rugby School In 1895 they became Yeovil Casuals and moved to play their home games at the Pen Mill Athletic Ground. The club became Yeovil Town in 1907, and in 1915 an amalgamation of Yeovil Town and Petters United led to a new club called Yeovil and Petters United. This seasons's away shirt, a predominantly black kit with amber trim, was inspired by the amber and black colours of Petters United. In the 1948-49 FA Cup, Yeovil defeated Sunderland in the fourth round, in front of over 16,000 ecstatic fans (a club record) this gave them the "Giant-Killing" status. Sunderland Association Football Club is a professional Association football team based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, which plays in At the next hurdle, over 81,000 saw them lose to Manchester United at Maine Road 8-0.
Between 1955 and 1973 they lifted the Southern Football League crown three times, with the runners-up spot being reached on two occasions. History Professional football (and Professional sport in general developed more slowly in Southern England than in the north.
During this period, Yeovil Town applied for election to the Football League on a number of occasions, coming within a few votes of being elected in 1976. [1]
The year 1979 saw the birth of what is now the Football Conference the game's 'Fifth Division' - of which the Glovers were founder-members. Organisation The Football Conference stands at the top of the National League System (NLS a comprehensive structure linking together over 50 different leagues under the In 1985 they were relegated to the Vauxhall Opel League. After three years Yeovil won the 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 Graham Roberts was appointed manager, but demotion back to the Isthmian League (ICIS) soon followed. Graham Paul Roberts (born 3 July 1959 in Southampton) is a Retired English footballer who played for numerous clubs in Yeovil secured promotion back into the Conference in 1997 after winning the ICIS League (as it was then known) by a record number of points - 101.
Gary Johnson took charge in June 2001 and he won the FA Umbro Trophy in his first season in charge with a 2-0 victory over Stevenage Borough in the final at Villa Park. Gary Johnson (born September 28, 1955) in Fulham is a British football manager Stevenage Borough FC are an English football team based in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, currently playing in the Conference National This was their first major trophy in 106 years as a Football Club. Yeovil Town earned promotion to the Football League in the following season, by winning the Football Conference by a record 17 points margin. Organisation The Football Conference stands at the top of the National League System (NLS a comprehensive structure linking together over 50 different leagues under the They accumulated a huge 95 points and scored 100 goals, remaining unbeaten at Huish Park
The team's first season in League football saw them finish in a creditable eighth place just missing out on the play off positions by goal difference, just four goals. Huish Park is a football stadium in Yeovil, home ground of Yeovil Town F
In February 2004, the team released the single "Yeovil True". The single reached #36 in the UK charts before dropping out of the top 75 the next week. The single was only available in major record stores in the town.
David Webb bought the club from Jon Goddard-Watts in December 2005, taking over the role of Chief Executive from Chairman John Fry. David James Webb (born 9 April, 1946) is an English former professional footballer and football manager He resigned from this position in February 2006.
In September 2005, manager Gary Johnson left Yeovil Town for Bristol City, after having turned down job offers from both Plymouth Argyle and Derby County. Gary Johnson may refer to Gary E Johnson, A former New Mexico Governor / U Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol England, (the other being arch rivals Bristol Rovers) For details of the current season see Plymouth Argyle FC season 2008-09 Plymouth Argyle Football Club, commonly known as Argyle Derby County Football Club is a professional football club based at Pride Park Stadium in Derby England. He was replaced by second-in-command Steve Thompson, and Kevin Hodges was appointed as his number two, but at the end of the 2005-06 Thompson was demoted to first team coach, with the club advertising for a new manager. Steven John Thompson (born 12 January, 1963 in Plymouth) is an English football manager and former player Kevin Hodges (born 12 June 1960 in Bridport) is an English former professional footballer. Russell Slade was named as his replacement on June 7, 2006. Russell Slade (born 10 October 1960) is an English football manager. Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
In March 2006, Yeovil appointed two new directors, Brian Willis and Ron Budden. Willis was part of the Yeovil board in the late 1990s for three years and was vice-chairman at Bournemouth before that. Budden, Exeter-based, was a former League referee.
In June 2006, it was announced that John Fry had bought all of Dave Webb's share to become the new owner of Yeovil Town FC.
On September 30, 2006, Yeovil moved into second place in League One after a 2-1 victory over Brentford, which was their highest-ever league position. Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Brentford Football Club are an English football club based in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow.
Yeovil finished the regular season in fifth position, securing a play-off semi-final against Nottingham Forest, twice European champions. Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English professional football club based at the City Ground in West Bridgford, a suburb of Nottingham See also List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winners The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup is a seasonal club On May 11, 2007, Forest won the first leg 2-0 at Huish Park. Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. [1] Seven days later, Yeovil won the return leg at the City Ground 5-2 after extra time, taking the tie 5-4 on aggregate. The City Ground is a football stadium in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England, on the banks of the River Trent. [2] Yeovil met Blackpool at Wembley Stadium on May 27, 2007, and were beaten 2-0, thus missing out on promotion to the The Championship. Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 and located in the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. Wembley Stadium is a Stadium in Wembley, located in the London Borough of Brent in London, England. Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Football League Championship (often referred to as The Championship for short or the Coca-Cola Football League Championship for sponsorship reasons Almost 30,000 supporters took the trip up to Wembley, a large following for a club based in a town with a population of only 41,871.
2007-08 was less successful, as Yeovil finished 18th in League One with 52 points.
Yeovil Town Football club have had many players who have played at the international level, for instance Marc Bircham and Jaime Peters [Canada], Andrejs Stolcers [Latvia], Efe Sodje [Nigeria], Lloyd Owusu [Ghana], Jean-Paul Kamudimba Kalala [DR Congo], Arron Davies and Gavin Williams [Wales]. Marc Stephen John Bircham (born 11 May 1978 in Wembley) is an English defensive midfielder footballer who plays for Yeovil Town Jaime Peters (born 4 May 1987 in Pickering, Ontario) is a Canadian footballer who currently plays in midfield for Andrejs Štolcers (born August 7, 1974 in Riga, Latvia) is a professional football player who now plays for JFK Olimps Rīga Efetobore "Efe" Sodje (born October 5, 1972 in Greenwich) is a footballer who is currently playing for Bury. Akwasi Osei "Lloyd" Owusu (born December 12, 1976) is a professional footballer currently playing for Football League One side Jean-Paul Kamudimba Kalala (born March 16 1982 in Lubumbashi, Katanga) is a Congolese football Midfielder who Arron Rhys Davies (born June 22 1984 in Cardiff, Wales) is a Welsh footballer, currently playing as a Midfielder Gavin John Williams (born 20 July, 1980 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan) is a Welsh professional footballer who currently
Huish Park is Yeovil's latest stadium and there has been a mention that Huish could become the new home of a 15,000 all seater.
Season performance
| Season | Division | Tier | Pos | Pld | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | Points | Outcome | Ave. Attendance |
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| 2007–2008 | League One | 3 | 18 | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 38 | 59 | 52 | ||
| 2006–2007 | League One | 3 | 5 | 46 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 55 | 39 | 79 | Play-offs | 6,264 |
| 2005–2006 | League One | 3 | 15 | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 54 | 62 | 56 | 6,668 | |
| 2004–2005 | League Two* | 4 | 1 | 46 | 25 | 8 | 13 | 90 | 65 | 83 | ↑ | 6,320 |
| 2003–2004 | Division Three | 4 | 8 | 46 | 23 | 5 | 18 | 70 | 57 | 74 | 6,197 | |
| 2002–2003 | Conference | 5 | 1 | 42 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 100 | 37 | 95 | ↑ | 4,741 |
| 2001–2002 | Conference | 5 | 3 | 42 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 66 | 53 | 70 | 2,872 | |
| 2000–2001 | Conference | 5 | 2 | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 73 | 50 | 80 | 3,416 |
- Division 3 was renamed to League 2
Trivia
- Yeovil's old ground at Huish (in the town centre, now the site of Tesco) was famous for the fact that the pitch sloped. Tesco plc is a British -based international grocery and general merchandising retail chain
- The name Yeovil is understood to be a corruption of a Celtic word, Gifl, which means 'forked river'.
- Yeovil's former manager Gary Johnson was the coach of the Latvian national team for two years from 1999 to 2001. Gary Johnson (born September 28, 1955) in Fulham is a British football manager
- Yeovil's longest serving manager since 1922 is Billy Kingdon, who was in charge from 1938 to 1946. William (Billy Issacher Garfield Kingdon (born Worcester 25 July 1907, died Weymouth 18 March 1977) was a footballer
- Yeovil's largest recorded crowd at Huish Park was on 25 April 2008 against Leeds in League One. Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 9527 fans turned up to watch the game, which Yeovil lost 1–0.
- Yeovil got their nickname, The Glovers, from the many glove factories that were present in Yeovil and in Somerset at the time of the club's formation.
Celebrity Fans
- Trevor Peacock -Actor
Current squad
- As of 6 June 2008. Trevor Peacock (born 19 May 1931) is an English Character actor who has had roles such as Jim Trott in The Vicar of Dibley Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
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Notable Former Players
- Sir Ian Botham: Joined Yeovil on a non-contract basis in January 1985 and left in March 1985, twelve hours before flying out for a tour of the West Indies. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Nathan Jones (born Rhondda, Wales, May 28 1973) is a Welsh professional Football (soccer left sided defender currently In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Terence "Terry" Skiverton (born 26 June[[ 975]] in Mile End, London) is an English football player currently captain of In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Scott Guyett (born Jan 20 1976 in Ascot, England) is a professional Football (soccer defender currently playing for Bournemouth In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Terrell Forbes (b 1981-08-17) is an English professional footballer who plays for Yeovil Town. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Akwasi Osei "Lloyd" Owusu (born December 12, 1976) is a professional footballer currently playing for Football League One side Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Marcus Stewart (born William Marcus Paul Stewart in Bristol on 7 November 1972) is a professional footballer who currently plays for In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Matthew Rose, born Dartford Kent 24 September, 1975, is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Yeovil Town Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Paul Warne (born 8 May 1973 in Norwich) is an English professional footballer currently playing for Yeovil Town In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Craig Alcock is a football player who is the product of the Yeovil Town youth team and was awarded a first team contract at the end of the 2005/06 season For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Marc Stephen John Bircham (born 11 May 1978 in Wembley) is an English defensive midfielder footballer who plays for Yeovil Town Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing This page refers to the Northern Irish footballer For the jazz saxophonist see Andy Kirk Andrew "Andy" Kirk (born 25 May 1979 In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Lee Peltier (born 11 December 1986 in Liverpool) is an English footballer, currently playing for Yeovil Town, having started In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Nathan Smith (born Jan 11 1987 in London, England) is a professional Football (soccer defender currently playing for Yeovil For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Marvin Travis Williams (born August 12, 1987) is an English professional football player currently playing for Brentford. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Aidan Downes (born 24 July, 1988) is a Irish professional footballer who plays as a Striker. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Danny Schofield (born April 10 1980 in Doncaster) is a Professional footballer who plays for Yeovil Town in Football Sir Ian Terence Botham, OBE (born 24 November 1955) is a former England Test Cricketer and Test team captain and current The Caribbean (ˌkærəˡbiən kæ'rəbiən Cariben|Caraïben or Caraïben; Caraïbe or more commonly Antilles; Caribe is a Region consisting
- Len Harris: Played for Yeovil between 1958 and 1972 making a total of 691 appearances, a club record.
- Alan Pardew: Played for Yeovil during the 1986/87 season before joining Crystal Palace in the summer of 1987. Alan Scott Pardew (born 18 July 1961 in Wimbledon London) is an English football manager and former player Crystal Palace FC is an English football club based in South Norwood, London.
- Alec Stock: Took Yeovil to the 5th Round of the FA Cup during the 1948/49 season. Alec Stock ( 30 March 1917 - 16 April 2001) was an English footballer and manager. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after Yeovil caused a giantkilling by beating 8th in the 1st Division Sunderland F.C. 2-1 in the 4th Round before going out to Manchester United 8-0 at Maine Road. Sunderland Association Football Club is a professional Association football team based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, which plays in This article is about the stadium for the football club see Maine Road F
- Guy Whittingham: Played Premiership football for both Aston Villa and Sheffield Wednesday in the 1990's. Guy Whittingham (b 10 November, 1964 in Evesham) is a retired professional footballer with over 450 appearances for a number of English clubs after leaving
John McGinlay: Scottish international who played football for Bolton Wanderers in the 1990's. John McGinlay (born 8 April 1964, Inverness, Scotland) is a former Scottish footballer who is perhaps best known for his spell at Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional football club based in Horwich, in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater
Arron Davies: Welsh International left Yeovil for Nottingham Forest with Chris Cohen for a combined fee of ₤1. Arron Rhys Davies (born June 22 1984 in Cardiff, Wales) is a Welsh footballer, currently playing as a Midfielder Christopher David Cohen (born 5 March 1987 is an English professional footballer, who currently plays as a Midfielder for Nottingham Forest. 2m.
Club Honours
- Football League Two Champions 2004-2005
- FA Trophy winners 2001-2002
- Football Conference Champions 2002-2003; runners-up 2000-2001
- Isthmian League Champions 1987-1988, 1996-1997; runners up 1985-1986, 1986-1987
- Southern League Champions 1954-1955, 1963-1964, 1970-1971; runners up 1969-1970, 1972-1973, 1975-1976
- Southern League Western Division Champions 1923-1924, 1931-1932, 1934-1935
- Western League Champions 1921-1922, 1924-1925, 1929-1930, 1934-1935; runners up 1930-1931, 1931-1932, 1937-1938, 1938-1939
Club records
- Most Overall Appearances: Len Harris, 691 (1958-72)
- Most League Goals: Dave Taylor, 285 (1960-9)
- Record Attendance Football League: 9,527 v Leeds United, 25 April 2008 (Football League One)
- Record Attendance (new Huish Park): 9,527 v Leeds United, 25 April 2008 (Football League One)
- Record Attendance All Time: 16,318 v Sunderland, 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
References
- ^ Yeovil 0-2 Nottingham Forest - BBC Sport
- ^ Nottingham Forest 2-5 Yeovil - BBC Sport
External links
- Ciderspace - Unofficial club site
- the green room - Unofficial Forum
- YTFC Forum
- Capital Glovers (Supporters Club For Fans in London and the South East)
- Official club site
- Every match result and League table while in the Football League
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