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Yeovil Town Bag NINE in Bideford Rout

Match Round Up

Bideford AFC 0-9 Yeovil Town Women

Yeovil Town Women recorded their first league win in devastating style, as they hammered Bideford by nine goals to nil to get their league campaign up and running. The match saw first goals for Orla East and Ava Beattie, as well as a hat-trick for Niamh Nicholls, a brace for Becky Miles and goals for Abbie Carslake and captain Jess Hodge.

Paul Knight made one change to the team who enjoyed FA Cup success the previous week, as last season’s top scorer Niamh Nicholls replaced Terri Will.

After an intense start Yeovil had to wait just ten minutes before opening the scoring, Abbie Carslake opened her league account to give the Glovers the lead, making it two goals in two weeks.

Ten minutes later Yeovil’s lead was doubled, courtesy of captain Jess Hodge, to strengthen the visitors’ grip on the affair.

A dominant first half concluded with Niamh Nicholls scoring her first goal of the season, giving Yeovil clear daylight going into the break.

The Glovers began the second half in a similar fashion to how they finished the first, as substitute Orla East scored her first goal for the club to make it four.

As the half progressed Yeovil refused to let up, as Becky Miles secured her third and fourth goals of the league season, as she struck a four-minute brace to rub salt in Bideford wounds.

Following this, Ava Beattie converted her first goal in green and white to give the Glovers seven after 75 minutes.

The final goals of the afternoon arrived in the final five minutes of normal time, as Niamh Nicholls scored twice to secure a hat-trick in her first league start of the season.

That’s what they said

Yeovil Town Women manager Paul Knight spoke after the victory.

Paul began,

“It was a good game from the girls, a bit more like our way of playing, the game plan today was just to get at them and get our league campaign going. The conditions have been awful here today for everyone, really high winds, a lot of rain which affects the play. The scoreline’s quite high and we got the job done.”

Paul expressed how he still wants more from his team in front of goal,

“We’re not quite there yet in all honesty, the girls will think that I’m being hard on them, it’s a big win today but as a coach you have to look at the areas which in the big games are going to cost us and not get us results that we want. This should have been a double figure game and we’re still missing opportunities in front of goal.”

Ahead of next week,

“We’re back on home turf, we like our home ground, the pitch conditions are good, which plays to our advantage. I said last week we’ve got the bit between our teeth, we just have to take it week by week and try and get results.”

 

Match Action

A big thanks to Chris Angulo of Green And White Goals fame (and now Green Mind Photography fame) for these images – please seek his permission before using

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Yeovil Town Women return to action next week as they host Weston Super Mare at Alvington 14:00 KO.

OppositionKick OffH/ACompetitionScoreLocationScorers
September
01.09.2024SGS Olveston Utd14:00AFAC 1st Q Rnd0-2SGS CollegeN Nicholls '8, B Miles '92
08.09.204Sticker14:00HLeague2-2Alvington LaneB Miles '11, E Hall '55
15.09.2024Helston Athletic14:00ALeague3-1Helston Ath FCB Miles '46
22.09.2024Pucklechurch AFC14:00HFAC 2nd Q Rnd1-1 (4-3Pens)Alvington LaneCarslake '57
29.09.2024Bideford AFC14:00ALeague0-9Kingsley RoadCarslake '10, Hodge '20, Nicholls '45 '85 '90, East '50, Miles '65 '69, Beattie '75
October
06.10.2024Weston-super-Mare14:00HLeague2-1Alvington LaneCarslake '11, Miles '32
13.10.2024Southampton Women's FC14:00HFAC 3rd Q Rnd 1-1 (4-2 Pens)Alvington LaneBall '35, Evans S/O '81
13.10.2024Feniton14:00ALeagueP-PTBC
20.10.2024Plympton14:00ALeague3-0Paradise Road, Plympton
November
03.11.2024Cheltenham Town14:00AFAC 4th Q Rnd7-0Newlands Park
03.11.2024W*ymouth14:00HLeagueP-PAlvington LaneRearranged for 27.04.25 at Huish Park
10.11.2024Sticker14:00ALeague4-0Burngullow Park
17.11.2024Feniton Women14:00ALeague1-4Station Road, FenitonCarslake '26, Davenport '46, Wensley '59, Miles '60
December
01.12.2024Bideford AFC14:00HLeague7-0Alvington LaneMiles '14 '75, Will '42, Davenport '56, Hughes '76, Nicholls '78, Carslake '79.
08.12.2024Weston-super-Mare14:00ALeagueP-PTBC
15.12.2024Honiton14:00HLeague6-0Alvington LaneHughes '8 '40 '49, Davenport '17, Fordrey '44, Childs '68
January
05.01.2025Plympton14:00HLeague3-4Buckler's Mead Leisure CentreUndisclosed Scorers
12.01.2025W*ymouth14:00ALeague1-3Bob Lucas StadiumFordrey '8, Carslake '44, Hunt '69
February
02.02.2025Feniton14:00HLeague5-0Somerton Sports Club Hall '9, Hunt '11 '34, Childs '12, Fordrey '80
09.02.2025Saltash Utd14:00HLeague3-0Alvington LaneMiles '17, Hunt '39, Carslake '53
March
02.03.25Honiton14:00ALeagueHoniton Sports and Social Club
09.03.25Weston-super-Mare14:00ALeagueThe Optima Stadium
16.03.25Keynham Town14:00ACounty CupKeynsham Town FC
23.03.25Saltash United14:00ALeagueKimberly Stadium
April
27.04.25W*ymouth14:00HLeagueHuish Park

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Charlie Wakefield holds off his marker

We didn’t have to go too far back in the history books for this one. Signed by Darren Sarll in 2021, Charlie Wakefield spent two seasons at Huish Park and became a fan favourite in short order. Charlie spent a Friday evening in September chatting to Dave and Ben about his time in green and white including his goals, his departure, his ‘Man Up’ documentary and more. Sing it with us…Oooh baby do you know what it’s worth…

At the time of his departure, friend of the pod, Jake Gallagher wrote this Ode to our star man.

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A double from captain Corey Koerner saw Yeovil Town Under-18s progress to the Third Qualifying Round of the FA Youth Cup with a 4-1 away with at Helston Athletic on Tuesday night.

The visitors went behind after just 14 minutes when Levi Hilling put the north Cornwall side ahead before Koerner struck the equaliser after a scramble inside the penalty area with 32 minutes on the clock.

Within six minutes of the restart, Ollie Hughes fired Yeovil ahead before substitute George Geraghty added a third on 68 minutes and Koerner completed the scoring with eight minutes remaining.

Koerner was on the bench for the first-team in a 4-3 win at AFC Fylde at the start of last month and is currently out on loan with Plymouth Parkway in the Southern League Premier Division South.

Victory puts the Glovers through to the Third Qualifying Round, ties for which will be played the week commencing Monday 14th October. We will bring you the draw when it is available.

Yeovil Town Under-18s: Louis Parker, Alec Thomas, Corey Koerner, Sol Padmore, Josh Ansell, Blake Watts, Joe Crisp, Nansimir Nanev, Leyton Westlake, Morgan Alexander, Ollie Hughes. Substitutes: Liam Harding, Adam Samuels, Sam Richards, Oscar Foot, Reece Bastafield, George Geraghty, Devon Proctor.

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Yeovil Town loanee Raphael Araoye continued his recovery from injury with a second half appearance for Bristol City U21s.

The Young Robins took on their counterparts from Bournemouth and the defender came on at half time.

 

Former Glovers Harry Cornick and Olly Thomas were also both involved in a game dominated by the Bristol side – Araoye even grabbing himself a goal late in the piece.

 

Araoye hasn’t featured for the Glovers since limping off just before half time in the 3-1 win over Boston United on August 31st.

The original loan day was announced as being until “January 2025” so, there’s still time to go on the spell at Huish Park.

 

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Yeovil Town have been handed an away tie against either Bishop’s Cleeve or Chesham United in the fourth qualifying round of the FA Cup.

For those of you who were wondering Bishop’s Cleeve is near Cheltenham in Gloucestershire and the team play in the Southern League Division One South, whilst National League South side Chesham United play near Aylesbury(ish) in Buckinghamshire.

The teams drew 0-0 in their Third Qualifying Round tie at Bishop’s Cleeve on Saturday and their replay is scheduled to take place at Chesham on Tuesday night.

The tie will be played on Saturday 12th October. The winners of the ties receive £9,375 with the losers getting £3,125. Don’t spend it all at once!

Meanwhile, the FA has confirmed it will brush an extra £2.44m in prize money of crumbs off the table to compensate clubs who it has decided to deny the chance of a bit of the Cup magic it uses to promote the competition by scrapping replays from the First Round Proper.

Some in the national media have referred to this amount as “eye-watering” although it is probably about a week’s wages for one of the Premier League superstars who will benefit from the decision.

The Fourth Qualifying Round Draw in full is:

Southern Section

Taunton Town v Maidenhead United
Margate or Horsham v Gorleston
Aldershot Town v Bath City
Eastleigh v Southend United
Chertsey Town v Sutton United
Boreham Wood v Carshalton Athletic
Haringey Borough or Lowestoft Town v Chippenham Town or Weston-super-Mare
Wealdstone v Gosport Borough
Leiston or Hornchurch v Dagenham & Redbridge
Barnet v Chelmsford City
Bishop’s Cleeve or Chesham United v Yeovil Town
Cray Wanderers v Tonbridge Angels
Woking v Slough Town
Forest Green Rovers v Winchester City or W*ymouth
Maidstone United v Ebbsfleet United
Plymouth Parkway v Worthing
Braintree Town v Bishop’s Stortford

Northern Section

Rushall Olympic v Royston Town or Peterborough Sports
Tamworth v Macclesfield Town
Oldham Athletic v FC Halifax Town
Hartlepool United v Brackley Town
Farsley Celtic v Kettering Town
Altrincham v Solihull Moors
AFC Fylde v Rochdale
Scarborough Athletic v Stockton Town or Chester
Biggleswade v York City
Harborough Town v Bury
Curzon Ashton v Worksop Town or King’s Lynn Town
Gainsborough Trinity v Boston United
Shifnal Town or Hednesford Town v Gateshead
Biggleswade Town or Alfreton Town v Spennymoor Town
Buxton or Kidderminster Harriers v Guiseley

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The Gloverscast is back – Episode 365!

We have officially triggered the “Green Day Clause” – We’ve woken up because September has ended and YTFC could not be more middle of the middle if we tried… we tell you why, we think, that’s absolutely fine!

Elliot Watts joins us once more, we talk Aldershot, we give Dave’s internet a bit of grief and asses how the season has gone so far.

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Football Content Awards: We are fortunate enough to be nominated in two categories.

“Best in Non League – Editoral” (for Gloverscast.co.uk) and “Best in Non League – Podcast” for this wonderful stuff you’re about to listen to.

We thank you all so much for your help in getting us here – if you would like to vote for us to win, go to “https://footballcontentawards.com/voting/”

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Yeovil came from behind to draw 1-1 with Aldershot in an exciting afternoon at Huish Park. Here are Ian’s Five Conclusions from the Press Box.

It was an open game. With both sides having struggled to find the back of the net in recent weeks, I wondered if this would be a cautious, cagey affair but it was far from that. Aldershot were open, we were open and both sides created plenty of chances. I think Jordan Young should have put Yeovil 1-0 up when he was through on goal and then from the resulting corner Aldershot break and open the scoring. The visitors rattled the bar from a corner, Charlie Cooper was denied by a save from Dewhurst and Frank Nouble should have done better when he was through on goal too. I thought it was an entertaining afternoon, with both teams going for it.

Dom Bernard sends the ball forward. Pic Gary Brown

We were shaky at the back in the first half. The quest for goals left us susceptible to the counter attack and I was impressed by the running of Hady Ghandour and the string-pulling Josh Barrett. He seemed to always find space and be one step ahead of everyone and scored a wonderful opener. We’ve not found ourselves cut open very often this season but in the first half, Aldershot could have scored three or four. We seemed a behind in moments at the back, and shot ourselves in a foot a couple of times, but we rode our luck and did what we had to do to get a point.

That was Jordan Young’s best game in some time. I think we got to see a Jordan Young that looked more like last season’s player. He was picking up the ball facing goal and taking opponents on. He had a couple of his trademark efforts cutting in from the right onto his left foot. Although he should have put Yeovil ahead, you can see that he’s starting to gain confidence and re-discover a bit of form. As well all know, he can be a difference maker when it comes to those attacking areas and he had a big role in the equaliser…

Ciaran McGuckin scores his first Yeovil goal. Pic GARY BROWN

Ciaran McGuckin was a handful. The loanee was preferred ahead of Aaron Jarvis for Aldershot and offered another dimension to Yeovil’s attack. McGuckin was less of a squabbler with defenders and more of a runner. He linked play well and his energy levels kept the pressure on the Shots back line. His goal was a good example of everything he’d been doing well. He gets on the ball – looking like he’s about to cramp up in a big way – knocks it to Young before getting beyond his teammate for the return and puts a great finish past Dewhurst. It’s a tricky angle, there’s Aldershot bodies getting back and there’s plenty to do to find the bottom corner.

The supporters stuck with the team. As always there’s been a lot of talk about the reaction of supporters at Huish Park. The home supporters, who have not been given a great deal to cheer about thus far in 2024/25, were on form yesterday and no doubt contributed to that second half performance. Frank Nouble won the toss, which meant the Glovers had their preferred second half attacking the Thatchers Stand, and you could feel that energy compared to previous matches this season. That energy was fuelled by some decisions by the match official, who decided there was no need to stop play when Sam Pearson nearly had his head kicked off, nor the repeated shirt pulling on Aaron Jarvis. 

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Yeovil Town were picking up a point at home to Aldershot Town whilst the loanees were out and about doing their thing.

To start with, no Weston-super-Mare of course, Dylan Morgan was back with the Glovers and back in the starting line-up following his recall on Saturday morning.

We’ll start at Salisbury then, where full-back Jordan Thomas played the full 90 minutes as his side were put out of the FA Cup in the dying moments at home to Bath City. The nicest math in football, Alex Fisher, got the winner deep into added time to seal a 2-1 win for the Romans.

Thomas was also booked in the game.

Plymouth Parkway are in the hat for Monday’s 4th Qualifying Round draw though after beating Sittingbourne 3-0. Young Glover Corey Koerner came off the bench for the final 20 minutes.

It was a result that means Parkway have made the FA Cup 4th Qualifying Round for the first time in their history.

Our ‘friends’ by the seaside W*ymouth are also still in the hat, but they’ll need a replay to get beyond Winchester City.

The Claret and Blue lot were 2-0 down before a couple of late goals mean they’ll do it all again on Tuesday, goalkeeper Will Buse was in the side.

Elsewhere, both Jacob Shore and Sol Padmore were both used from the bench for Street FC in the Western League Premier division.

The Cobblers were down to ten men for the majority of the game and ended up on the wrong end of a 3-1 score line against Torpoint.

Jacob Shore in action for Street
Pic C/O Torpoint AFC

Under-18s’ striker Josh Haskett scored for Sherborne Reserves in a 2-1 win over Poole Borough.

Teams like Sturminster Newton, Cullompton Rangers and Oldland Abbotonians were all in action and all have young members of the Glovers’ youth system attached, but at time of writing, team sheets and information are hard to come by.