Ben Barrett (Page 11)

Referee, Rob Massey-Ellis,

Yeovil Town will host Aldershot Town on Tuesday 17th February – with a 7:45pm kick off.

The game which was called off on Tuesday 20th January due to a waterlogged pitch, now slots in between the Boreham Wood and Carlisle games on the 14th and 21st respectively.

Any tickets purchased for the original fixture are valid – chat to the ticket office if the new date doesn’t work for you.

There are still fixtures against Tamworth (H) and Woking (A) to squeeze into the schedule.

Yeovil Town’s fixture on Saturday 24th January. has been postponed.

The Glovers’ fixture at the Laithwaite will have to be rearranged, meaning new dates for Tamworth (H), Aldershot (H) and now Woking (A) will likely all be given prime midweek slots somewhere in the calendar.

If you purchased tickets, hold on to them, you’ll be able to go to the rearranged fixture – or, you’ll need them to secure an appropriate refund.

Yeovil Town fans heading to Telford for the FA Trophy 5th Round ties can now buy their tickets.

CLICK HERE TO BUY TICKETS

Nice and easy process this one, Yeovil fans are in the Frank Naggington Stand to the south of the ground, tickets range from £12 to £1.

Concessions are classed as 65 and Over.

There is a sneaky little processing fee of a quid on top of your ticket price.

The game will be fully segregated with turnstiles opening at 1:30 pm.

Yeovil Town fans have been allocated the Frank Nagington Stand (all standing), with some seating available on request. Requests to transfer to allocated seating should be made on the day to a club steward and are granted at their discretion.

Tickets are available to purchase from 9 am on Friday, 23rd January 2026.

Ticket sales on the day of the game will be permitted, both online via TicketCo and at the club’s ticket office, but will incur an administration charge.

In-Person Sales

Tickets can be purchased in person on Saturday, 24th January at the ticket office, i.e. before the home fixture with King’s Lynn Town, or from the Learning Centre club office on Tuesday, 27th January between 9 am and midday.

Ticket pricing.

  • Adults – £12
  • Concessions – £8 for those aged 65 and over
  • Students aged 17-18 – £6 on production of a valid student ID
  • Aged under 16 – £5
  • Aged 12 and under – £1 *NB* one child for each accompanying paying adult
  • Carers Package – £9 available from the club office (admits two persons, the carer and the person being cared for)

Car Parking

Car parking is available at the SEAH Stadium, with additional parking at Telford College.

The cost at either location is £5 per vehicle.

Payment for parking at the SEAH Stadium should be made using the card machines located near the ticket office in the main car park (no cash option is available).

Payment for parking at Telford College is by card ONLY.

We continue with the theme of debutants in recent Yeovil Town games with the first ever appointment of Matthew McQuillan to officiate a Glovers game. By the looks of his record, it’s also the first time he’s taken charge of a Woking game too.

His season list and all time appearance record shows a huge preference to Northern sides, with games in Gateshead, Altrincham and Halifax in the books this season. He’s only refereed as far south as the Tamworth Lamb Ground.

Four national league games has seen him brandish 13 yellows, two reds (both in the same game between Tamworth and Eastleigh) and four penalties. We won’t hold his record against him though, his man bun on the other hand…

Thomas Holden and Damith Bandara are his assistants, Adam Merchant is the fourth official.


Woking FC (First Team) v Yeovil Town FC (First Team)
National League – Premier
Referee: McQuillan, Matthew
Assistant Referee: Holden, Thomas
Assistant Referee: Bandara, Damith
Fourth Official: Merchant, Adam

Tuesday night’s game between Yeovil Town and Aldershot has been postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.

The match official, Richie Watkins was called to inspect the surface at 4:45pm at deemed the surface unplayable.

A new date will be announced in due course, with the club saying that any tickets purchased for the original date will still be valid for the new one.

The Glovers travel to Woking on Saturday before heading to either Hornchurch or Telford the week after, meaning, that unless this one gets rearranged before then,  our next home game is not until Valentines Day when Rochdale come to town for a 3pm kick off.

We don’t want to dwell on this one too much, so we won’t!

Dakarai Mafico has won back to back Gloverscast Man of the Match votes following the 2-1 defeat to Brackley on Saturday.

Only 80 votes were cast, but the Cardiff loanee still picked up the majority of those after also impressing on debut against Alvechurch.

There was a fair share of votes behind him, with 14 different players represented by at least one vote.


DATEOPPONENTRESPONSES1ST
(Votes / Percent)
2ND
(Votes / Percent)
3RD
(Votes / Percent)
August
09.08.2025HARTLEPOOL
(Home, 0-0 draw)
172JED WARD
(52 / 32.4%)

Morgan Williams
(44 / 25.6%)
Jake Wannell
(22 / 12.8%)
16.08.2025FOREST GREEN
(Away, 2-0 loss)
87JED WARD
(39 / 44.8%)

Byron Pendleton
(16 / 18.4%)
Morgan Williams
(11 / 12.6%)
20.08.2025BRACKLEY TOWN
(Home, 2-1 win)
153JED WARD
(89 / 58.2%)

Josh Sims
(23 / 15%)
Tahvon Campbell
(14 / 9.2%)
23.08.2025BRAINTREE TOWN
(Away, 1-0 loss)
71JED WARD
(29 / 40.8%)

Josh Sims
(15 / 21.1%)
James Plant
(7 / 9.9%)
25.08.2025GATESHEAD
(Home, 4-3 loss)
174HARVEY GREENSLADE
(65 / 37.4%)

Junior Morias
(59 / 33.9%)
Josh Sims
(23 / 13.2%)
30.08.2025HALIFAX
(Away, 3-2 loss)
93JOSH SIMS
(36 / 38.7%)
Harvey Greenslade
(29 / 31.2%)
Junior Morias
(13 / 14%)
AUGUST PLAYER OF THE MONTH 🥇 JED WARD
(12 PTS, 3 MOTM)

🥈 JOSH SIMS
(8 PTS, 1 MOTM)
🥉 HARVEY GREENSLADE
(5 PTS, 1 MOTM)
02.09.2025SOLIHULL M
(Away, 1-0 win)
98 JUNIOR MORIAS
(28 / 28.3%)
Luke McCormick
(24 / 24.2%)
Jed Ward
(15 / 15.2%)
06.09.2025YORK CITY
(Home, 3-1 loss)
108JOSH SIMS
(48 / 44.4%)
Luke McCormick
(33 / 30.6%)
Jed Ward
(7 / 6.5%)
13.09.2025WOKING
(Home, 1-0 win)
127 LUKE MCCORMICK
(47 / 37%)
Kyle Ferguson
(37 / 29.1%)
Harvey Greenslade
(11 / 8.7%)
20.09.2025TAMWORTH
(Away, 1-0 loss)
62JED WARD
(17 / 27.4%)
Kyle Ferguson
(10 / 16.1%)
Josh Sims
(7 / 11.3%)
24.09.2025ALDERSHOT
(Away, 4-1 win)
94ANDREW OLUWABORI
(36 / 38.3%)

Tahvon Campbell
(25 / 26.6%)
Luke McCormick
(10 / 10.6%)
27.09.2025ALTRINCHAM
(Home, 1-0 win)
154ANDREW OLUWABORI
(51 / 33.1%)

Jed Ward
(37 / 24%)
Morgan Williams
(18 / 11.7%)
30.09.2025SUTTON UTD
(Away 2-1 win)
119JOSH SIMS
(88 / 73.9%)
Andrew Oluwabori
(20 / 16.8%)
Jed Ward
(6 / 5%)
SEPTEMBER PLAYER OF THE MONTH 🥇 ANDREW OLUWABORI
(8 PTS / 2 MOTM)


🥈 JED WARD
(8 PTS / 1 MOTM)
🥉 JOSH SIMS
(7 PTS / 2 MOTM)
04.10.2025BOREHAM WOOD
(Home - 0-3 loss)
87JED WARD
(61 / 70.1%)
Harvey Greenslade
(10 / 11.5%)
Kyle Ferguson
(5 / 5.7%)
11.10.2025HEMEL HEMPSTEAD
(Away 2-1 loss)
44HARVEY GREENSLADE
(18 / 40.9%)
Jed Ward
(10 / 22%)
Byron Pendleton
(6 / 13.6%)
18.10.2025ROCHDALE
(Away 3-0 loss)
49JED WARD
(17 / 34.7%)
Harvey Greenslade
(10 / 20.4%)
Kyle Ferguson
(5 / 10.2%)
25.10.2025CARLISLE
(Home 1-1 draw)
140Max Jolliffe
(60 / 42.9%
Harvey Greenslade
(16 / 11.4%)
George Nurse
(13 / 9.3%)
OCTOBER PLAYER OF THE MONTH 🥇 HARVEY GREENSLADE
(9 PTS / 1 MOTM)


🥈 JED WARD
(8 PTS / 1 MOTM)
🥉 MAX JOLLIFFE
(3 PTS / 1 MOTM)
04.11.2025WEALDSTONE
(Home 0-2 loss)
67 LUKE MCCORMICK
(13 / 19.4%)
Jed Ward
(12 / 17.9%)
Aaron Jarvis
(9 / 13.4%)
08.11.2025SCUNTHORPE
(Away 1-0 loss)
46JAMES PLANT
(15 / 32.6%)
Jed Ward
(12 / 26.1%)
Harvey Greenslade
(10 / 21.7%)
15.11.2025SOUTHEND
(Home 0-1 loss)
89JED WARD
(74 / 83.1%)
Max Jolliffe
(5 / 5.6%)
Junior Morias
(3 / 3.4%)
22.11.2025MORECAMBE
(Away 0-0 draw)
49JED WARD
(22 / 44.9%)
Harvey Greenslade
(12 / 24.5%)
Finn Cousin-Dawson
4 (8.2%)
29.11.2025BOSTON UNITED
(Home 2-1 win)
108 LUKE MCCORMICK
(68 / 63%)
Brett McGavin
(10 / 9.3%)
James Plant
(6 / 5.6%)
NOVEMBER PLAYER OF THE MONTH 🥇 JED WARD
(10 PTS, 2 MOTM)

🥈 LUKE MCCORMICK
(6 PTS / 2 MOTM)
🥉 JAMES PLANT
(4 PTS / 1 MOTM)
06.12.2025HARTLEPOOL UTD
(Away, 2-0 win)
106 LUKE MCCORMICK
(78 / 73.6%)
Jed Ward
(11 / 10.4%)
Harvey Greenslade
(7 / 6.6%)
13.12.2025MAIDSTONE UTD
(Home, 1-1 [4-2 on pens])
125JED WARD
(83 / 66.4%)
Brett McGavin
(10 / 8%)
Harvey Greenslade
(9 / 7.2%)
20.12.2025FOREST GEEEN
(Home, 0-2 loss)
94 LUKE MCCORMICK
(22 / 23.4%)
Harvey Greenslade
(20 / 21.3%)
Jed Ward
(17 / 18.1%)
26.12.2025TRURO CITY
(Away 0-1 loss)
67JED WARD
(55 / 82.1%)
Jake Wannell
(3 / 4.5%)
Josh Tobin / Aaron Jarvis
(2 / 3%)
30.12.2025EASTLEIGH
(Home 1-1 draw)
113 LUKE MCCORMICK
(46 / 40.7%)
Jed Ward
(29 / 25.7%)
Jake Wannell
(10 / 8.8%)
DECEMBER PLAYER OF THE MONTH 🥇 JED WARD
(10 PTS, 2 MOTM)

🥈 LUKE MCCORMICK
(9 PTS / 3 MOTM)
🥉 HARVEY GREENSLADE
(4 PTS / 0 MOTM)
03.01.2026BRAINTREE
(Home 3-1 win)
164 LUKE MCCORMICK
(44 / 26.8%)
Aaron Jarvis
(27 / 16.5%)
James Daly/Brett McGavin
(20 / 12.2%)
10.01.2026ALVECHURCH
(Home 0-0 [3-1 on pens])
172DAKARAI MAFICO
(86 / 50%)

Jed Ward
(55 / 32%)
Josh Sims
(9 / 5.2%)
17.01.2026BRACKLEY TOWN
(Away, 2-1 loss)
81DAKARAI MAFICO
(19 / 23.5%)

Harvey Greenslade
(15 / 18.5%)
Kyle Ferguson
(12 / 14.8%)
31.01.2026AFC TELFORD
(Away, 2-0 win)
191HARVEY GREENSLADE
(79 / 41.4%)

Dakarai Mafico
(60 / 31.4%)
Joy Mukena
(11 / 5.8%)
JANUARY PLAYER OF THE MONTH 🥇 DAKARAI MAFICO
(8 PTS, 2 MOTM)

🥈HARVEY GREENSLADE
(4 PTS / 1 MOTM)
🥉 LUKE MCCORMICK
(3 PTS / 1 MOTM)
06.02.2026ALTRINCHAM
(Away, 1-0 win)
92JED WARD
(57 / 61.3%)
Troy Perrett
(12 / 12.9%)
Kyle Ferguson
(7 / 7.5%)
11.02.2026BOREHAM WOOD
(Away 3-2 loss)
46JAMES DALY
(13 / 28.3%)
Jed Ward
(12 / 23.1%)
Jake Wannell
(8 / 17.4%)
14.02.2026ROCHDALE
(Home 1-1 draw)
155DAKARAI MAFICO
(73 / 45.6%)

Finn Cousin-Dawson
(34 / 21.3%)
Jed Ward
(13 / 8.1%)
17.02.2026ALDERSHOT
(Home 2-1 loss)
86JED WARD
(50 / 58.1%)
Jake Wannell
(10 / 11.6%)
Terrell Works
(9 / 9.3%)
21.02.2026CARLISLE
(Away 3-0 loss)
47JED WARD
(21 / 42%)
Finn Cousin-Dawson
(10 / 20%)
Harvey Greenslade
(6 / 12%)
25.02.2026SUTTON UTD
(Home 3-2 win)
82JAMES DALY
(50 / 61%)
Brett McGavin
(7 / 8.5%)
Greenslade/Jones
(6 / 7.3%)
28.02.2026SOUTHPORT
(Away 1-1 draw [2-4 on penalties])
54JAMES DALY
(19 / 35.2%)
Jed Ward
(15 / 27.8%)
Harvey Greenslade
(7 / 13%)
FEBRUARY PLAYER OF THE MONTH 🥇 JED WARD
(14 PTS, 3 MOTM)

🥈JAMES DALY
(9 PTS / 3 MOTM)
🥉 DAKARAI MAFICO
(3 PTS / 1 MOTM)
03.03.2026TAMWORTH
(Home, 2-0 win)
129RYAN JONES
(53 / 41.1%)
Dakarai Mafico
(23 / 17.8%)
Sims/McGavin
(19 / 14.7%)
07.03.2026SCUNTHORPE
(Home, 0-3 loss)
84JOSH SIMS
(34 / 40%)
Brett McGavin
(23 / 27.1%)
Ryan Jones
(8 / 9.4%)
14.03.2026BOSTON UTD
(Away, 2-1 loss)
49JED WARD
(23 / 46.9%)
Josh Sims
(15 / 30.6%)
Jarvis/Jones/Whittle
(3 / 6.1%)
17.03.2026WOKING
(Away, 1-0 loss)
48JED WARD
(11 / 22.9%)
Brett McGavin
(9 / 18.7%)
Harvey Greenslade
(8 / 16.7%)

Yeovil winger James Daly said there was ‘massive frustration’ after the Glovers defeat at Brackley.

In a conversation with BBC Somerset’s Ian Randall following the 2-1 defeat Daly said: “[There’s an] element of massive frustration really. I think those games as well, I think disregarding tactically that’s more about the character of a person on the pitch and the desire to win it really. I think first half was good, but same old case of look good first half and didn’t capitalise on the chances and it comes back to bite us.”

Not for the first (or second) time this season Yeovil gifted goals to the opposition and as Brackley dug deep to hang on Daly said the game became about who wanted it more.

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“That’s the National League and you get a lot of games like that at this level. Sometimes tactics do go out the window and it’s about who wants it more. And I know that sounds old fashioned and what-not, but sometimes if you’re not there, if you’re not meeting the physical duels and winning your winning your battles then you can come unstuck like we did today.

“It’s frustrating because you don’t want to be the team that looks nice, looks pretty and doesn’t have that, doesn’t have that spine, has a soft underbelly and we we don’t want that at all. So we need to find a way to first and foremost win the battle, win the duel and simplify it and we’ve got to beat the man in front of you who’s wearing the other jersey,” he added.

Since Billy Rowley took over from Richard Dryden in November, in the league the Glovers have won three, lost three and draw one and Daly said the team were playing better football but needed to learn how grind out a game.

“We’re playing better football as well. We’re looking better, which is a credit to Billy and Daz that have come in and we are creating more chances but we are very conscious of not becoming a team that looks pretty and can’t grind out a game against a Brackley because there’s a lot of teams in this league where physicality comes first, that is the National League.

“There’s plenty of times where it’s going to be rough and physical and we need to find a way to be able to withstand that so the quality comes through on the ball.”

Football match with spectators watching

When asked why Yeovil couldn’t create more in the second half Daly said it was difficult to break Brackley down once they got ahead.

“They’ve, they’ve got something to hang onto first half. We switched off from a set piece and have a mistake and all of a sudden when you’ve got something to hold onto then it’s a lot easier to defend and keep every man back. It makes it much more difficult when they’ve got men behind the ball and something to fight for and we can’t break them down then and it becomes a classic case of rue our chances that we haven’t taken and mistakes we made at the other end.

“We’d like to apologise to the traveling fans as well because to put on a display first half, we create chances but then second half it becomes a case of what’s the character of the player like on the field and that’s a big thing for us and that’s a question mark we don’t really want to have above our heads. We’ve got a game Tuesday to put things right and go from there.”

A Tuesday night under the Huish Park lights? Oh, yeah, go on then.

A referee who’s overseen just three Yeovil games, all of which have resulted in Green and White losses? Ah, that’s a shame.

Look, we’re not holding it against Richie Watkins, but we’d sure like it if we could put that stat to bed this midweek.

He was in charge for the Glovers’ loss to Hemel Hempstead in the FA Cup earlier this season *shudders*, he took charge of a 1-0 defeat to Bromley in the National League relegation season and oversaw the Parma Violet Glovers losing 2-0 to Maidenhead United in 2023.

That FA Cup game saw him caution Finn Cousin-Dawson and Morgan Williams.

This season, his Transfermarkt stats read 15 games officiated, 60 yellows (4 per match for the mathematicians out there), eight reads and two penalties.

Those stats include a 2-2 draw between Aldershot and Brackley, where the Shots’ Ben Jackson saw red in the second half.

He’ll be assisted by Ryan McILravey and Adam Wilson, with Jack Clench on the bench, just in case.

Yeovil Town FC (First Team) v Aldershot Town (First Team)
National League – Premier
Referee: Watkins, Richie
Assistant Referee: McILravey, Ryan
Assistant Referee: Wilson, Adam
Fourth Official: Clench, Jack