Max Jolliffe rocks up at Huish Park and goes straight into the team, then he goes straight into the Enterprise Team of the Week for good measure.
Some debut from the Colchester United debut in the middle of midfield.
Our man Gary Brown was at Huish Park for us today, here are the best of his match day snaps!
Yeovil Town’s festive home game against Forest Green Rovers has been moved to a 7:45pm kick off.
The game still takes place on it’s original date of Saturday 20th of December, but has been given an alternative time slot as part of the National League’s ’12 games of Christmas promotion’.
It means that NO games will now take place at 3pm on that date with games spread out from the 19th to the 21st at various kick off times.
This is to allow DAZN to stream all 12 games to a UK audience, (for a fee of course).
The full list of adjustments can be found below.
Friday 19 Dec – Altrincham v Rochdale (7.45pm)
Saturday 20 Dec – Woking v Scunthorpe United (12.30pm)
Saturday 20 Dec – Boston United v Aldershot Town (12.30pm)
Saturday 20 Dec – Tamworth v Southend United (5.30pm)
Saturday 20 Dec – York City v Truro City (5.30pm)
Saturday 20 Dec – Yeovil Town v Forest Green Rovers (7.45pm)
Sunday 21 Dec – Brackley Town v Morecambe (12pm)
Sunday 21 Dec – Solihull Moors v Sutton United (12pm)
Sunday 21 Dec – Gateshead v Eastleigh (2pm)
Sunday 21 Dec – Braintree Town v Hartlepool United (2pm)
Sunday 21 Dec – FC Halifax Town v Wealdstone (4pm)
Sunday 21 Dec – Boreham Wood v Carlisle United (4pm)
Yeovil Town have announced the signing of Bristol Rovers defender Dan Ellison on a permanent deal until the end of the 2026/27 season.
Ellison, who has spent time at National League South side Chippenham Town this season, joins Richard Dryden’s side ahead of the game against Carlisle on Saturday with Bristol Rovers describing the deal as “for a fee determined by performance-based incentives.”
It is actually welcome BACK to Huish Park for Dan who was part of the Yeovil Town Community Sports Trust from Under-7s to Under-16s in 2021.
Having begun in the Trust’s development centre in Warminster, he graduated to the Advanced Development Centre under the guidance of coach Bob Thomas and played for its Junior Premier League sides before going on to forge a career at Chippenham and then Rovers.
A FA Trophy winner with Aldershot whilst Dryden was there, he signed for the Gas in the summer of 2024.
He played for Rovers in the pre-season friendly against the Glovers as part of the “Match for Marcus”.
Ellison will wear the number 15 shirt at Huish Park,
Welcome to Somerset, Dan!
William Davies is our referee this Saturday when Yeovil Town welcome Carlisle United to Huish Park.
Will refereed us twice last year, a 2-2 draw with Southend United and a 3-1 win over Maidenhead United.
Both games appear to have passed without so much as a grumble toward the officials, which is nice.
In fact, that 2-2 draw with the Shrimpers saw just one yellow card issued, although Mr Jarvis and Mr Bernard both had their names taken in that first fixture.
In fact, he’s one of the more lenient officials on the circuit, in 7 games this season across NL, EFL Trophy and Premier League 2, he’s just dipped into the pocket for the yellow 17 times, the red one came out for the first time this season on Tuesday, whatever Jack Fletcher did for Man Utd U21s in the seventh minute must have been worthy.
Ashley Allen and James Tewson have the flags in hand whilst Brandon Scaife is fourth official – he’ll be making sure suspended Mark Hughes doesn’t sneak into the dug out!
Yeovil Town FC (First Team) v Carlisle United (First Team)
National League – Premier
Referee: Davis, William
Assistant Referee: Allen, Ashley
Assistant Referee: Tewson, James
Fourth Official: Scaife, Brandon
Yes, alright, I know, I know. Look, let’s just get through this and then properly put it behind us.
Jed Ward has been give your votes for the Gloverscast Man of the Match from the defeat to Rochdale at Spotland.
In an odd quirk, the same three people who made the mythical podium for the loss at Boreham Wood also did here with Harvey Greenslade making an impression from the bench and Kyle Ferguson getting the nod at the back.
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESPONSES | 1ST (Votes / Percent) | 2ND (Votes / Percent) | 3RD (Votes / Percent) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August | |||||
| 09.08.2025 | HARTLEPOOL (Home, 0-0 draw) | 172 | JED WARD (52 / 32.4%) | Morgan Williams (44 / 25.6%) | Jake Wannell (22 / 12.8%) |
| 16.08.2025 | FOREST GREEN (Away, 2-0 loss) | 87 | JED WARD (39 / 44.8%) | Byron Pendleton (16 / 18.4%) | Morgan Williams (11 / 12.6%) |
| 20.08.2025 | BRACKLEY TOWN (Home, 2-1 win) | 153 | JED WARD (89 / 58.2%) | Josh Sims (23 / 15%) | Tahvon Campbell (14 / 9.2%) |
| 23.08.2025 | BRAINTREE TOWN (Away, 1-0 loss) | 71 | JED WARD (29 / 40.8%) | Josh Sims (15 / 21.1%) | James Plant (7 / 9.9%) |
| 25.08.2025 | GATESHEAD (Home, 4-3 loss) | 174 | HARVEY GREENSLADE (65 / 37.4%) | Junior Morias (59 / 33.9%) | Josh Sims (23 / 13.2%) |
| 30.08.2025 | HALIFAX (Away, 3-2 loss) | 93 | JOSH 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) |
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| 02.09.2025 | SOLIHULL M (Away, 1-0 win) | 98 | JUNIOR MORIAS (28 / 28.3%) | Luke McCormick (24 / 24.2%) | Jed Ward (15 / 15.2%) |
| 06.09.2025 | YORK CITY (Home, 3-1 loss) | 108 | JOSH SIMS (48 / 44.4%) | Luke McCormick (33 / 30.6%) | Jed Ward (7 / 6.5%) |
| 13.09.2025 | WOKING (Home, 1-0 win) | 127 | LUKE MCCORMICK (47 / 37%) | Kyle Ferguson (37 / 29.1%) | Harvey Greenslade (11 / 8.7%) |
| 20.09.2025 | TAMWORTH (Away, 1-0 loss) | 62 | JED WARD (17 / 27.4%) | Kyle Ferguson (10 / 16.1%) | Josh Sims (7 / 11.3%) |
| 24.09.2025 | ALDERSHOT (Away, 4-1 win) | 94 | ANDREW OLUWABORI (36 / 38.3%) | Tahvon Campbell (25 / 26.6%) | Luke McCormick (10 / 10.6%) |
| 27.09.2025 | ALTRINCHAM (Home, 1-0 win) | 154 | ANDREW OLUWABORI (51 / 33.1%) | Jed Ward (37 / 24%) | Morgan Williams (18 / 11.7%) |
| 30.09.2025 | SUTTON UTD (Away 2-1 win) | 119 | JOSH 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) |
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| 04.10.2025 | BOREHAM WOOD (Home - 0-3 loss) | 87 | JED WARD (61 / 70.1%) | Harvey Greenslade (10 / 11.5%) | Kyle Ferguson (5 / 5.7%) |
| 11.10.2025 | HEMEL HEMPSTEAD (Away 2-1 loss) | 44 | HARVEY GREENSLADE (18 / 40.9%) | Jed Ward (10 / 22%) | Byron Pendleton (6 / 13.6%) |
| 18.10.2025 | ROCHDALE (Away 3-0 loss) | 49 | JED WARD (17 / 34.7%) | Harvey Greenslade (10 / 20.4%) | Kyle Ferguson (5 / 10.2%) |
| 25.10.2025 | CARLISLE (Home 1-1 draw) | 140 | Max 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) |
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| 04.11.2025 | WEALDSTONE (Home 0-2 loss) | 67 | LUKE MCCORMICK (13 / 19.4%) | Jed Ward (12 / 17.9%) | Aaron Jarvis (9 / 13.4%) |
| 08.11.2025 | SCUNTHORPE (Away 1-0 loss) | 46 | JAMES PLANT (15 / 32.6%) | Jed Ward (12 / 26.1%) | Harvey Greenslade (10 / 21.7%) |
| 15.11.2025 | SOUTHEND (Home 0-1 loss) | 89 | JED WARD (74 / 83.1%) | Max Jolliffe (5 / 5.6%) | Junior Morias (3 / 3.4%) |
| 22.11.2025 | MORECAMBE (Away 0-0 draw) | 49 | JED WARD (22 / 44.9%) | Harvey Greenslade (12 / 24.5%) | Finn Cousin-Dawson 4 (8.2%) |
| 29.11.2025 | BOSTON 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) |
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| 06.12.2025 | HARTLEPOOL UTD (Away, 2-0 win) | 106 | LUKE MCCORMICK (78 / 73.6%) | Jed Ward (11 / 10.4%) | Harvey Greenslade (7 / 6.6%) |
| 13.12.2025 | MAIDSTONE UTD (Home, 1-1 [4-2 on pens]) | 125 | JED WARD (83 / 66.4%) | Brett McGavin (10 / 8%) | Harvey Greenslade (9 / 7.2%) |
| 20.12.2025 | FOREST GEEEN (Home, 0-2 loss) | 94 | LUKE MCCORMICK (22 / 23.4%) | Harvey Greenslade (20 / 21.3%) | Jed Ward (17 / 18.1%) |
| 26.12.2025 | TRURO CITY (Away 0-1 loss) | 67 | JED WARD (55 / 82.1%) | Jake Wannell (3 / 4.5%) | Josh Tobin / Aaron Jarvis (2 / 3%) |
| 30.12.2025 | EASTLEIGH (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) |
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| 03.01.2026 | BRAINTREE (Home 3-1 win) | 164 | LUKE MCCORMICK (44 / 26.8%) | Aaron Jarvis (27 / 16.5%) | James Daly/Brett McGavin (20 / 12.2%) |
| 10.01.2026 | ALVECHURCH (Home 0-0 [3-1 on pens]) | 172 | DAKARAI MAFICO (86 / 50%) | Jed Ward (55 / 32%) | Josh Sims (9 / 5.2%) |
| 17.01.2026 | BRACKLEY TOWN (Away, 2-1 loss) | 81 | DAKARAI MAFICO (19 / 23.5%) | Harvey Greenslade (15 / 18.5%) | Kyle Ferguson (12 / 14.8%) |
| 31.01.2026 | AFC TELFORD (Away, 2-0 win) | 191 | HARVEY 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) |
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| 06.02.2026 | ALTRINCHAM (Away, 1-0 win) | 92 | JED WARD (57 / 61.3%) | Troy Perrett (12 / 12.9%) | Kyle Ferguson (7 / 7.5%) |
| 11.02.2026 | BOREHAM WOOD (Away 3-2 loss) | 46 | JAMES DALY (13 / 28.3%) | Jed Ward (12 / 23.1%) | Jake Wannell (8 / 17.4%) |
| 14.02.2026 | ROCHDALE (Home 1-1 draw) | 155 | DAKARAI MAFICO (73 / 45.6%) | Finn Cousin-Dawson (34 / 21.3%) | Jed Ward (13 / 8.1%) |
| 17.02.2026 | ALDERSHOT (Home 2-1 loss) | 86 | JED WARD (50 / 58.1%) | Jake Wannell (10 / 11.6%) | Terrell Works (9 / 9.3%) |
| 21.02.2026 | CARLISLE (Away 3-0 loss) | 47 | JED WARD (21 / 42%) | Finn Cousin-Dawson (10 / 20%) | Harvey Greenslade (6 / 12%) |
| 25.02.2026 | SUTTON UTD (Home 3-2 win) | 82 | JAMES DALY (50 / 61%) | Brett McGavin (7 / 8.5%) | Greenslade/Jones (6 / 7.3%) |
| 28.02.2026 | SOUTHPORT (Away 1-1 draw [2-4 on penalties]) | 54 | JAMES 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) |
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| 03.03.2026 | TAMWORTH (Home, 2-0 win) | 129 | RYAN JONES (53 / 41.1%) | Dakarai Mafico (23 / 17.8%) | Sims/McGavin (19 / 14.7%) |
| 07.03.2026 | SCUNTHORPE (Home, 0-3 loss) | 84 | JOSH SIMS (34 / 40%) | Brett McGavin (23 / 27.1%) | Ryan Jones (8 / 9.4%) |
| 14.03.2026 | BOSTON UTD (Away, 2-1 loss) | 49 | JED WARD (23 / 46.9%) | Josh Sims (15 / 30.6%) | Jarvis/Jones/Whittle (3 / 6.1%) |
| 17.03.2026 | WOKING (Away, 1-0 loss) | 48 | JED WARD (11 / 22.9%) | Brett McGavin (9 / 18.7%) | Harvey Greenslade (8 / 16.7%) |
Yeovil Town may have exited the Francis Hillier Somerset Men’s Premier Cup on Tuesday night, but there was a little bit of history made.
Young defender, Blake Watts, can now claim to be the youngest ever captain of the Yeovil Town Men’s First Team.
The previous record stood since 2023 when Ollie Haste skippered the side also in the SMPC.
The County Cup becomes an official first team fixture for all sides outside the EFL.
Watts was 18 years old and 29 days on Tuesday, beating Haste’s record by almost 10 months.
The left footed defender has also spent time with Sherborne this season as his football career takes another step forward.
From us all at the Gloverscast, Congratulations Blake!
Yeovil Town have been knocked out of the Francis Hillier Somerset Men’s Premier Cup.
A predominantly young side went down 1-0 to Odd Down of Bath on Tuesday night.
A single Alfie Andrews goal was enough to separate the sides.
Three recognised first team squad members played with James Daly getting 45 minutes on his return from injury, Michee Efete also played the first half.
Matt Gould made his competitive Glovers’ debut between the sticks too.
Odd Down will find out their 2nd round opponents on Thursday evening.
Striker Ben Wodskou has returned to Birmingham after his loan spell at Huish Park was cut short.
Originally, he was meant to spend the entire 2025/26 season at Huish Park, but has found game time tough to come by in recent weeks, being an unused sub in three of the last four league games and only getting five minutes against Sutton in between.
The number 10 scored one goal, the winner against Brackley to spark some fairly jubilant scenes in the Thatchers Stand.
Go well, Ben.
