Yeovil Town F.C.
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| Full name | Yeovil Town Football Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | The Glovers. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Founded | 1895 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Huish Park Yeovil |
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| Capacity | 9,400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairman | John Fry | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager |  Russell Slade |
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| League | Football League One | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005-06 | Football League One, 15th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Yeovil Town F.C. are an English football team based in Yeovil, Somerset. The club play in League One after having won the League Two championship of 2004-2005.
Along with Plymouth Argyle, they are in a minority of English clubs to play in a largely green strip. Since the 2003-2004 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 F.A Cup - having defeated the most Football League teams.
In 2004-05, only their second season in the Football League, Yeovil were crowned champions of League Two and were promoted to League One, where they would be playing against some of the most famous names in English football, including Nottingham Forest.
They play their home games at Huish Park, which is near Yeovil's Lufton Trading Estate. It is also currently the location of the club's training facilities, but recently it has been announced that Yeovil Town will be building new training facilities at nearby village in Kingsbury Episcopi, Somerset.
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[edit] 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. The club, founded in 1890 as Yeovil Football Club, shared a ground for many years with the town's rugby club. 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. The merged club reverted to the name Yeovil Town in 1946.
With Graham Roberts in charge 1997 saw Yeovil secure promotion back into the Conference after winning the then known Icis League by a record number of points, earning top goalscorer Howard Forinton and defender Jerry Gill a money-spinning move to Birmingham City.
Yeovil Town earned promotion to the Football League in 2003 by winning the Football Conference under manager Gary Johnson.
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.
Their nickname is 'The Glovers', which comes from the town's history of glovemaking, an industry that was at its peak in Yeovil when the football team was formed.
David Webb bought the club from Jon Goddard-Watts in December 2005, taking over the role of Chief Executive from Chairman John Fry. 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. 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. Russell Slade was named as his replacement on June 7, 2006.
In March 2006, Yeovil appointed two new directors, Brian Willis and Ron Budden. Wills was part of the Yeovil board in the late 1990's 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 30th, 2006, Yeovil moved into second place in League One after a 2-1 victory over Brentford, which is their best league position ever.
On November 25th 2006, Marcus Stewart's loan spell at Yeovil Town ended after the Glovers 2-0 defeat against Scunthorpe United. Stewart scored five goals in thirteen games but Yeovil Town is currently in talks with Bristol City with the general opinion being that Stewart will return to Yeovil in January 2007. After recent progressions in talks, Marcus Stewart is expected to sign on 7th December, after the club offering Stewart agreeable terms.
[edit] Season Performance
| Season | Division | Tier | Pos | Pld | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | Points |
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| 2005–2006 | League One | 3 | 15 | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 54 | 62 | 56 |
| 2004–2005 | League Two | 4 | 1 | 46 | 25 | 8 | 13 | 90 | 65 | 83 |
| 2003–2004 | Division Three | 4 | 8 | 46 | 23 | 5 | 18 | 70 | 57 | 74 |
[edit] Trivia
Yeovil's pitch was once famous for the fact that it sloped.
[edit] Squad list
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[edit] 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
[edit] Club records
- Most Overall Appearances: Len Harris, 691 (1958-72)
- Most League Goals: Dave Taylor, 285 (1960-9)
- Record Attendance Football League: 9,178 v Bristol City F.C., 31 December 2005 (Football League One)
- Record Attendance All Time: 9,348 v Liverpool F.C, 4 January 2004 (FA Cup Third Round)
- Longest Serving Player: Len Harris, 14 years (1958-72)
- Longest Serving Manager: Billy Kingdon, 8 years (1938-46)
[edit] External links
- Ciderspace - Unofficial club site
- the green room - Unofficial Forum
- Unofficial Yeovil Town Football Club Forums
- YTFC Forum
- Independent Yeovil Town Site
- The Internet Soccer Database
- Official club site
- Capital Glovers (Supporters Club For Fans in London and the South East)
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