A trio of Yeovil Town representatives in a duo of Team of the Weeks.

The Non League Paper have decided that McMidfield is the way to go, (alongside former YTFC trialist Teo Kurtaran) whilst Brett McGavin’s goal also gets into the Enterprise Sponsors’ team of the week too.

Morgan Williams also makes that team, in the heart of the defence.

Luke, Brett and Morgan – nice work!

Bristol Rovers loanee Jed Ward has defended his monthly crown to be named your Gloverscast Player of the Month for December.

As a little quirk of the system, he actually got fewer Man of the Match wins than midfielder Luke McCormick, but because Ward filled the podium spots for ALL FIVE games during the month, he picked up a total of 11 points. (Three points each for his two MOTM wins, two points each for his two second placed finishes and a single point for his sole third place spot) 

Luke McCormick came second after three Man of the Match vote wins – but because he didn’t finish in the top three in any other games, he finishes with nine points.

The Bronze medal goes the way of Harvey Greenslade who’s efforts got him some spots on podiums in the votes for the Hartlepool, Maidstone and Forest Green games, but Ward and McCormick alternated the leading votes.

In total, of the 505 votes cast during the month, 344 went to either McCormick or Ward!

Goal scorer Luke McCormick has topped your Man of the Match votes for the third time in December.

McCormick was the beneficiary of a slip in the Eastleigh defence which Josh Sims pounced upon and laid on a plate for the box-to-box midfielder.

Jed Ward came second, with Jake Wannell snatching third spot, getting just one more vote than the returning Morgan Williams.

It’s the sixth time this season the former Bristol Rovers and Forest Green man has topped the voting charts.

Yeovil Town welcome Mr Kettle back to Huish Park on Saturday!

Zac Kennard-Kettle son of legendary official Trevor Kettle will take charge of the Glovers’ clash against Braintree this Saturday afternoon.

ZK-K has been a busy official this season, mostly taking charge of games in the EFL, but has been used in the National League and cup competitions too. He’s been in the middle 18 times, dishing out 74 yellow cards – that’s over four per game on average, five red cards and seven penalties.

Break that down to just the National League and it’s 19 bookings in five games, but nine of those came in a spicy game between York and Carlisle.

It’s not the first time we’ve been refereed by Zac, he took charge of our first game at National League South level, that’s right… that game against Hemel Hempstead.

On that day, Zac Bell and Jamie Sendles-White both took a booking.

He will be assisted by Stuart Kane and Ivan Stankovic with Gary Parsons in the dug out.

Yeovil Town FC (First Team) v Braintree Town FC (First Team)
National League – Premier
Referee: Kennard-Kettle, Zac
Assistant Referee: Kane, Stuart
Assistant Referee: Stankovic, Ivan
Fourth Official: Parsons, Gary

Yeovil Town Women have made a promising start to their 2025/26 campaign, balancing strong league results with notable cup performances.

Competing in the Shield Services Group South West Regional Women’s Football League Division 1 South (catchy title, huh?), Yeovil have played eight league matches with six wins and two defeats, scoring 21 goals and conceding just 5 — with impressive victories including a 4-0 home win vs Wells City Ladies and a narrow 1-0 victory at Feniton. Their only recent league setbacks came 2-1 at home to Weston-super-Mare and a close away defeat at Wells City by the same score line.

The Adobe Women’s FA Cup has been a key early highlight. Yeovil kicked off their FA Cup campaign emphatically with a 6-1 away victory over Wells City Ladies in the First Qualifying Round — goals from Chloe Davenport, Mollie Childs, Lily McNally and Zara Hunt put the Glovers in control and showcased their attacking firepower. They followed this with a 2-0 away win at Saltash United in the Second Qualifying Round, advancing to face Winchester Flyers, narrowly falling 1-0.

Offensively, Lily McNally and Zara Hunt have been standout performers, regularly featuring on the scoresheet and driving Yeovil’s attack both in cup and league fixtures. Chloe Davenport has also contributed key goals, while midfield contributors such as Orla East and Emily Hall in goal have been vital to the team’s structure and defensive efforts.

Overall, Yeovil Town Women’s season to date has combined cup adventure with solid league competition. Their FA Cup progression has provided valuable experience and confidence, while strong individual performances and goalscoring depth suggest they can remain competitive across both fronts as the season progresses.

LEAGUE TABLE – CORRECT AS OF DEC 31ST 2025

FIXTURES/RESULTS – CORRECT AS OF DEC 31ST 2025

Yeovil Town FC Under 19s have enjoyed a compelling 2025/26 National League U19 Alliance campaign, remaining undefeated in the league so far with three wins and two draws from five matches, scoring 24 goals and conceding only 4 — a strong goal difference!!

They have been particularly dominant at home, winning all four fixtures at The ‘Yeovil Town Community Sports Trust Centre at Alvington’ and have also picked up points on the road, most notably a 12–1 away win versus Havant & Waterlooville and narrow cup progress with a 3–2 victory over Winchester City in the National League U19 League Cup.

The young Glovers currently sit third in the division, seven points behind leaders Eastleigh, but with three games in hand on the south coast side. 

A number of standout performers have driven this success. George Geraghty leads the scoring charts with 11 goals, while Oliver Hughes and Will Jones have contributed significantly with 6 goals each.

Midfielder Alec Thomas has also weighed in with key goals and energy from midfield, while defenders such as Jaydon Biss, captain Blake Watts and Filip Opalinski have been firm at the back. Goalkeeper Ryan Collins has marshalled the defence throughout, contributing to Yeovil’s impressive defensive record.

In the National League U19 League Cup, Yeovil have advanced beyond early rounds, showcasing resilience in tight matches to maintain momentum on both league and cup fronts – they are scheduled to play Basingstoke Town in the fourth round in early February.

The Under 19s also represented the first team in the Francis Hillier Somerset Men’s Premier Cup, losing 1-0 to Odd Down, but did provide a moment of history as Blake Watts become the youngest player to captain the Yeovil Town Men’s First Team in a competitive fixture.

Their FA Youth Cup campaign was a short one, despite taking an early lead against Portland United in the second qualifying round, they eventually lost 3-1.

Futhermore, Ollie Hughes has represented England Colleges to follow in the footsteps of Ollie Haste and Corey Koerner.

Overall, the Under 19s have put together a really positive first half of the season, with the potential for both league and cup success still on the cards.

LEAGUE TABLE AS OF DEC 31ST 2025

RESULTS – CORRECT AS OF DEC 31ST 2025

UPCOMING FIXTURES

Yeovil Town goal scorer Luke McCormick has said that the Glovers are ‘heading in the right direction’ after securing a point against Eastleigh.

Speaking to BBC Somerset’s Mark Stillman he said;

“Obviously, it stops the little rut we were on, and yeah, we would have liked to get three points, I thought we probably deserved it, I thought for the first 20-25 minutes we were brilliant and that’s when you’ve got to put teams to the sword – and we didn’t.”

“We conceded a sloppy penalty and then I thought second half there was only one team that were going on to score, they had a few corners but I felt we dealt with them really well, on another day we score two or three, listen we’re still a work in progress, but to show the resilience to take a point today, move on to the new year and hopefully three points against Braintree”

The former Bristol Rovers man appreciates that results might not have been going the way anyone would have liked, but wanted to stress the bigger picture about a team working with their fourth manager of the season, he stressed that he feels like the club is heading in the right direction.

“[The goal] is your bread and butter as a box-to-box midfielder, getting the timing right and finding the corners, I thought Simsy did really well, it’s nice to have him back and hopefully we can create more chances, I think that’s what we’ve struggled [with] in recent weeks, it’s difficult when the staff come in, there’s a lot of things they want to implement and obviously games come thick and fast in this division, we’re moving in the right direction slowly by surely.”

“We’ve been trying to take on what the manager wants from you, because he’s the boss, his enthusiasm for the game and Dazza (Assistant Darren Simpson), all the boys are buying in but these things take time.”

McCormick’s seventh goal of the season earned him another sponsors’ Player of the Match, which he says his partner will be delighted about to have another trophy for the mantlepiece, but that focusing on earning the points is more important than the prizes.

“It’s all about the team, it’s all about the three points… we just want to keep moving in the right direction and hopefully, by 5:30pm against Braintree we can get three points. There was good elements in the Truro game, emotions are always high after games, so when you pick the bones out of things, there’s always bits that we’re working on behind closed doors, but obviously the result is the main thing and that’s what we’re tying to do… we’ll get there!”

Jed Ward has absolutely trounced the field in the vote for a Man of the Match against Truro.

It was a disappointing 1-0 defeat in Cornwall, Ward making a couple of key saves to prevent it being a wider margin.

Jake Wannell came second with a tie for third between Aaron Jarvis and Josh Tobin.

Harrison Blair will take charge of his second Yeovil Town game of the season when he looks after the Glovers’ home game vs Eastleigh on Tuesday night.

Because we’ve already had him this season, in a 1-0 away win over Solihull, I can copy and paste the next little bit…

“[Solihull vs Yeovil] be a match of significance for referee Harrison Blair who will take charge of his first match at this level as well as his first ever Yeovil Town game.

A regular match official for the Regional divisions of the National League as well as plenty of experience as a fourth official in the EFL, in recent seasons.

Blair has a rather cool story to tell from his journey to this point having spent time refereeing in Japan earlier this year.

He was part of an exchange program between the JFA and the FA PGMOL where he got to take charge of some league games and even a J League Cup tie.”

In that fixture, he took the names of Byron Pendleton and Tahvon Campbell and it should be noted that since that game, he’s not been afraid to use his little yellow friend. Six games, 20 bookings in the National League. A total of 63 (!) in 17 games across all competitions.

Just like he was at Solihull, he’ll have Grzegorz Kornasiewicz as one of his assistants, Jake Hillier is the other with Justin Amey dealing with the dugouts.

Harrison Blair, signals for a substitution when Yeovil met Solihull earlier this season.

Yeovil Town FC (First Team) v Eastleigh FC (First Team)
National League – Premier
Referee: Blair, Harrison
Assistant Referee: Kornasiewicz, Grzegorz
Assistant Referee: Hillier, Jake
Fourth Official: Amey, Justin