It’s one of the biggest trips of the season today as The Glovers head to Hartlepool. Jordan Richardson gives Dave the low-down on what’s been going on at the Pools since our opening day draw in August.
Striker Junior Morias has left Yeovil Town to join National League South side Hornchurch after just four months at Huish Park.
The 30-year-old arrived in Somerset following his release by Notts County at the end of last season and scored four times in his 18 appearances for the club.
In a social media post, the club said the decision had been made to allow the frontman to “move closer to home to be nearer his family” and he joins a side sitting three points clear at the top of National League South.
Morias was an unused substitute in last weekend’s 2-1 home win over Boston United and his last appearance saw him play the full 90 minutes in the goalless draw at Morecambe seven days earlier.
This weekend will see Yeovil make one of their longest away trips of the season, as they take on Hartlepool United on Saturday afternoon.
It happened. We can finally add a win to the form column. After seven games without three points manager Billy Rowley started life at Huish Park with maximum points, and two goals. The Glovers have struggled to score this campaign, so it will certainly come as a relief that Luke McCormick got a brace.
Not to be a party pooper, the form over the last five games is still not great, with three losses, a win and a draw. The team will be aware of this, but we should proceed with caution as this is still the same team just with a new man at the helm. But to end on a happier note, the last two games have been a positive with a win and a draw, which will help the confidence of the team.
Rowley has a lot to do, but after his first game, there is definitely signs to be optimistic for Glovers supporters.
Although sitting in eighth in the table, The Pools have been much better than that position suggests. Over the 21 games played they have only lost four. The toughness that Nicky Featherstone has instilled is clear to see over the last five games too, with three wins and two draws for his side.
Last time out, the north-east coasters beat Truro City 3-1 at Victoria Park. Goals for Adam Campbell, Jamie Miley and Alex Reid secured the three points. This is reminiscent of most of The Pools games this season, not many opportunities for their opponents. If you are going to beat Hartlepool this season you need to be able to score goals.
Home form has been good this term for Featherstone’s men with just the one loss all season at Victoria Park.
It seems when Yeovil play well, the midfielder has had an impact on the match. Against Boston we saw how Rowley will look to deploy the 26-year-old. It was also telling of his importance to his new boss when Rowley said this after the victory: “What a player. He can play in a few different roles…and he’s taken both goals really well.”
The striker has found a bit of form in recent weeks, with three goal contributions in the last three games, the type of output who need from your frontman. The forward is Hartlepool’s top scorer as well this term with five goals to his name. The caveat to this though is he bagged the first three of them within the first five matches of the season, so it hasn’t always been rosey for the 30-year-old.
Standing at 6ft2, Reid is a big presence, that will strike a bit of fear into opposition defenders. A bonus for the Glovers however is their centre-backs are no Lisandro Martinezes.
It’s the battle of the young managers this weekend as Billy Rowley’s opposition is Nicky Featherstone.
On the eve of our trip to the North East, the Poolies appointed their midfielder, who was an unused substitute in the goalless draw on the opening day of the season at Huish Park, in the role permanently.
The 37-year-old was player-coach at Victoria Park but took the interim manager role when Simon Grayson was dismissed in mid-October.
Since taking over, Hartlepool have not lost a game. In fact it seems he has taken his side to another level, with a stronger defence but also getting his team scoring goals, with 13 netted in that time.
This is his first role as a manager, but as a player, Featherstone is a Hartlepool legend, with over 400 appearances for the County Durham side. This also means he has never faced the Glovers from the dugout.
The two sides last met back on the opening day of the season. The game that day was boring to say the least as a 0-0 draw was played out at Huish Park.
A lot has happened since that game, Yeovil are now onto their fourth manager of the season, Hartlepool are on their second. The two sides form have also gone in opposite directions with the Hartlepool outside the playoffs and the Glovers languishing in mid table.
The last time they played at Victoria Park was in 2024 when The Pools won 2-1. Goals from Gary Madine and Emmanuel Dieseruvwe guided the home side to a win that day, with Kofi Shaw getting the Glovers a consolation goal.
There are a couple of old Yeovil boys in the Hartlepool team. Adam Smith is now on the books at Victoria Park. Although not first choice for Nicky Featherstone, he will be remembered for some great performances here in Somerset. Defender Tom Parkes is the other former Glover in The Pools side. If you don’t remember his name in the Green and White don’t worry he only played two games on loan in the 2010/11 season.
Dean Watson takes charge of the fixture, and as usual read Ben’s full article here.
Ian, Dave and Ben chat about the week, we preview the Glovers trip to Hartlepool tomorrow and take your questions.
We’d also like to say a huge thank you to those who’ve donated money to the Gloverscast cause this week. It is genuinely appreciated.
Midfielder Brett McGavin has hailed the impact new manager Billy Rowley has had on the Yeovil Town squad since arriving at the club.
The 25-year-old made his comeback from almost two months out with injury to play a major role in the Glovers’ 2-1 home win over Boston United in the the boss’ first game in charge last weekend.
They travel to Hartlepool United this weekend looking to turn their first victory in eight matches in to a run.
Speaking to BBC Somerset’s Jack Killah on Thursday, McGavin said: “It has been a whirlwind, we knew very late about Billy coming in, but he has been a breath of fresh air for everyone. He did not have much time, so we just gave him that full energy and full commitment for 90 minutes. He gave us that freedom to go and play and I thought that, particularly in the second half against Boston, we were excellent.
“It is quite clear he wants a specific style and I feel as if I can fit in to that style. Lots of passes, lots of time on the ball which I enjoy. Whether I am scoring goals, creating goals or even just keeping the ball ticking over for this team, I am happy to do any of that.
“The second half against Boston should be us and I think will be us in the future. There is going to be bumps in the road because he is a new manager and we are an old manager’s team, so it is going to take time but I feel like there is a lot of positivity in the group and we feel we are going to be okay.”
It was two goals from his midfield partner, Luke McCormick, which earned Yeovil victory last weekend and McGavin admitted the players were as relieved as supporters to pick up three points.
He confessed: “We needed three points desperately and you can see from the video which appeared on social media that we were over the moon. We felt that desperation for three points as much as the fans and we were delighted we could get them. Every footballer will tell you, training is always better after you get three points. Training has been lively and bubbly and that is credit to the staff.”
Asked about Hartlepool, he added: “They are a really tough, direct and strong team and they have been like that for a couple of seasons now, so if we want three points we are going have to be on top of our game. We will always try to impose our style and if I think we do that we can have a really good day.”
Yeovil Town manager Billy Rowley has set out a vision to build a side with young players at its core as he bids to move the Glovers up the table.
The boss, who joined from Southern League South side Walton & Hersham last month, said he was aligned with the club’s owner Prabhu Srinivasan in his “blueprint” for how he wants to build the club, mirroring the success he enjoyed at his former club.
The Glovers make the long journey to the North East to face Hartlepool United this weekend having picked up their first win in eight matches with a 2-1 home victory over Boston United in Rowley’s first game in charge last Saturday.
Asked by BBC Somerset reporter Jack Killah about his conversation with the owner, Rowley said: “He is a very passionate guy, very articulate and grips you when he talks and sells his vision very well. The club is steeped in history and he wants to keep it simple. He wants to build connections with the community through the players, he wants us to play with a clear style and recruit young and hungry players and that is everything I want to do as well as a football manager.
“I value young players whilst not discriminating against older lads but generally a younger lad will run a bit harder and they are hungry and enjoyable to work with. We had great success working with young players at Walton (& Hersham) where we had the youngest team in the league last season and most possession in the league. How (Prabhu and I) are aligned in our blueprint of what we are want to do is very close.”
According to Transfermarkt, Yeovil currently have the tenth youngest squad in the National League Premier Division with an average age of 25.3 years. FC Halifax Town are the youngest at 23.3 years and Brackley Town are the oldest at 28.
Their opponents at the weekend, Hartlepool United (26.4 years, if you’re wondering), are in good form having won four and drawn three of their last seven league games since they sacked Simon Grayson as manager in October, replacing him with interim boss, current squad member Nicky Featherstone. The midfielder was an unused substitute when they held the Glovers to a goalless draw on the opening day of the season at Huish Park.
Rowley said winger Josh Sims was the only injury doubt for the match suffering with tendinitis in his Achilles Tendon, but confirmed full-back Alex Whittle, who was not in the squad for the win over Boston, would be available having overcome illness.
On Hartlepool, the Glovers’ boss said: “They are a solid team, very good at what they do. When you go up North to those types of places it is going to be a real battle, I am not sure the pitch is in the greatest condition which may affect how we approach the game. It is going to be an incredibly tough game for us, an enjoyable experience which I am excited about. We are going to have to be at our best.”
Asked what he hoped to learn about the National League, he added: “I have learnt a lot already, even in the 90 minutes (against Boston) last Saturday, I am watching a lot of games with Darren (Simpson, assistant manager) and Sam (Curry, the club analyst) and I am learning things about the players. You can see the intensity of the way teams do things in transition, attacking and pressing the ball quicker is obvious, so we may have to adapt. One thing I back myself in is being a quick learner, I have been adaptable in my career.”
Having added defenders Dan Ellison and Michee Efete in recent months, the Glovers’ squad is looking less lightweight than when they last faced Hartlepool back in August. Rowley has said he is still assessing the quality of his squad and whilst not ruling out the possibility of bringing in new faces, he appears in no rush to recruit.
He said: “I really like all the lads, they are all good players and we are definitely under-performing and in the last four or five training sessions I have been working with them, I am really excited to be working with them. I am really confident we can go and get some wins with this group, whether that means we do add one or two players in the next few weeks, we are open to that but it is not something we are chasing necessarily. Injuries happen and certain styles might not suit certain players, but it is not something we are screaming for at the moment.“
Bristol Rovers loanee Jed Ward has been named the Gloverscast’s Player of the Month for November.
Five games played in the month and not all overly positive results but Ward was consistently in the votes for the Man of the Match polls.
He was top of the pile against both Southend and Morecambe and was an honourable second against both Wealdstone and Scunthorpe.
That adds up to a total of 10 points (3 each for the MOTM and 2 each for the second places) and that means he claims his second monthly gong after taking the Player of the Month for August as well.
Luke McCormick is second with James Plant taking November’s bronze medal.
December is a busy one and every vote counts, so make sure you have your say on our Man of the Match polls.
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESPONSES | 1ST (Votes / Percent) | 2ND (Votes / Percent) | 3RD (Votes / Percent) |
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| 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%) |
| 21.03.2026 | MORECAMBE (Home, 3-2 win) | 189 | JAMES DALY (88 / 46.6%) | Josh Sims (33 / 17.5%) | Jones/McCoy Splatt (14 / 7.4%) |
| 25.03.2026 | WEALDSTONE (Away, 2-0) | 84 | JAMES DALY (53 / 63.1%) | Kyle Ferguson (8 / 9.5%) | Ryan Jones (7 / 8.3%) |
Luke McCormick has unsurprisingly cruised home to be named your Man of the Match from the home game against Boston.
Two goals and a commanding performance in a slightly more attacking role meant that he probably alerted the Real Madrid scouts with his showing, presumably they too have voted for the midfielder.
He picked up nearly 70 votes to claim top spot.
Brett McGavin was second in the vote with 10 MOTM nominations, good to see him back in the side after a spell out. James Plant picked up half a dozen nods too and fills the podium.
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESPONSES | 1ST (Votes / Percent) | 2ND (Votes / Percent) | 3RD (Votes / Percent) |
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| 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%) |
| 21.03.2026 | MORECAMBE (Home, 3-2 win) | 189 | JAMES DALY (88 / 46.6%) | Josh Sims (33 / 17.5%) | Jones/McCoy Splatt (14 / 7.4%) |
| 25.03.2026 | WEALDSTONE (Away, 2-0) | 84 | JAMES DALY (53 / 63.1%) | Kyle Ferguson (8 / 9.5%) | Ryan Jones (7 / 8.3%) |
Yeovil Town make the short trip north to Hartlepool this weekend and the man in the middle will be Dean Watson, a referee we have seen before, but only in the north of the country.
He took charge of the 1-1 draw away at Chesterfield (yes, that’s the north!) during the relegation season from the National League, Ryan Law salvaging a point with a header on that day.
More recently, he was also at the Shay when Yeovil lost 1-0 to Halifax thanks to an early Angelo Capello goal, Alex Whittle and FC-D were both booked on that occasion.
On the whole, Mr Watson has been one of the more lenient officials, in eight games across the National League and Premier League reserve leagues and cups, he’s issued 29 yellow cards, with 16 of those coming in two feisty encounters.
He’s yet to offer anyone a red card and has only pointed to the penalty spot, once.
He will be assisted by Simon Robinson and Jack Neild with David Jones looking after the dug outs.
Dom Bernard offers Mr Watson some tips on keeping his shorts up high.
Hartlepool United FC (First Team) v Yeovil Town FC (First Team)
National League – Premier
Referee: Watson, Dean
Assistant Referee: Robinson, Simon
Assistant Referee: Nield, Jack
Fourth Official: Jones, David
Congratulations to Real Madrid Yeovil Town midfielder Luke McCormick for taking his place in the National League’s team of the week.
We’ll overlook the fact that League sponsors Enterprise have him out on the left wing, but with two goals to his name against Boston on Saturday, they had to get the man in there somewhere!
