Rowley: We are patched up
2026-04-06
Yeovil Town boss Billy Rowley admitted his starting line-up is patched up as he named a squad with three Under-19s players among six substitutes at Eastleigh on Eastleigh.
The Glovers’ boss is without captain Jake Wannell and striker Aaron Jarvis who both went off injured in the Good Friday home win over Truro City to add to a significant number of substitutes. The youngsters named on the bench are defender Jaydon Biss, midfielder Ollie Hughes and striker Liam Nardiello.
Speaking to BBC Somerset’s Josh Perkins ahead of kick-off, Rowley said: “It’s the biggest patchwork job ever. No disrespect to them, but we have three academy lads and it’s not a professional academy, it’s a college programme essentially. If you add Gouldy (goalkeeper coach Matt Gould), we basically have two (senior) outfield players. Joy (Mukena) is patched up to the brim, so we have two players to come on.
“I say that with respect (to the Under-19s’ players), this is a tough, National League game and the three academy lads are not exactly ready for that. That is not to say they will let us down, but it is needs must.”
Pic c/o Gary Brown
On loan Cardiff City midfielder Troy Perrett returns to the starting XI having missed the last three games through suspension after his sending off in the 2-0 win at Wealdstone.
Rowley said: “Troy was playing really well at Wealdstone before he got sent off. It was unlike him to make that type of challenge, so it was unfortunate, but I think it was something he has learnt from and we are happy he is back playing.”
Eastleigh are in need to points to maintain the six-point buffer between them and the National League Premier Division relegation places, whilst Yeovil look safe with ten points between them and the dotted line. But, Rowley insisted his side are not thinking about their summer holidays and identified Spitfires’ striker Aaron Blair as a danger man.
He said: “All the players are still playing for a lot. When you put on the Yeovil badge, there is a lot of history and a lot of great players and people who have been associated with this club attached to that, and it is an honour to play it in any game, that is first and foremost. We are not going to treat any game lightly, we are not looking at the end of the season, we are looking at this fixture as our next game. But for me personally I am continuing to learn the level, the opposition, what does and does not work, so it is a good few experiences.
“There are a couple of players in the team that I really like, Aaron Blair being one of those. He’s probably in the top three in the league for his movement, he’s got explosiveness, he can play off the shoulder, he has timing, so he is going to keep our back three really honest today. We are going to treat the game a bit more conservatively, we are going to sit a bit deeper and try and conserve our legs for the second half and I imagine Eastleigh in the (league) position they are in are not used to breaking down a block and being really creative in how they play. So we are hoping to catch the on a couple of counter attacks and that is the approach.“
Team News: Eastleigh (away)
2026-04-06
Injury-hit Yeovil Town name a starting XI of just about every fit player available as they travel to Eastleigh on Good Friday.
Midfielder Troy Perrett returns after serving his suspension and joins fellow loanees, Millar Matthews-Lewis and Will Merry, in attack.
There is no place for forward Terrell Works who is the unlucky sixth loanee, whilst defender Dan Ellison makes his first start for the club.
Youngsters defender Jaydon Biss and midfielder Ollie Hughes, who have both been on the bench in recent weeks, are joined by Under-19s’ forward Liam Nardiello amongst the substitutes.
Match Preview: Eastleigh vs Yeovil Town
2026-04-05
Yeovil Town travel to the South Coast as they take on Eastleigh down in Hampshire on Easter Monday afternoon.
FORM…
YEOVIL TOWN
The back end of this season has been more up and down than a heartbeat monitor. We win two games, lose two game and then win another game. The inconsistency would be worrying if we were’t all but safe and it wasn’t the end of the campaign, the only thing I hope with this spell is that it doesn’t carry into next season.
In the last game it was another case of fatigue being the name of the game for Yeovil, although they ended up winning 1-0 to relegate Truro City on Good Friday. It says a lot for how tired the squad is when the goal comes from the newest player in the team, Southampton Under-21s Will Merry, in the 95th minute. Even the newer loan recruits have looked jagged, but we were all merry at the end of that Truro game.
EASTLEIGH
It’s been tough for the Spitfires over recent game, with just four points since the 25th February. That run of poor form has left Eastleigh in 20th position, hovering around the relegation zone. With other teams around them now picking up points, they will be up for this match.
One of those four points was in the Spitfires most recent game a at Woking on Good Friday. That match was one of either poor defending or great goalscoring, depending on which side of the fence you sit. The fixture finished 3-3 with Eastleigh 3-1 up with 15 minutes to go, but did end a run of four straight defeats.
KEY PLAYERS…
YEOVIL TOWN – JED WARD
It was the Jed Ward show again on Good Friday, and I’m thankful for him being in this side this season. As I’ve said many a time this season, the on loan Bristol Rovers’ keeper is one of, if not the main reason we have stayed in games and even won games. The last games was no different. The 22-year-old showed once again why I would not be surprised if he is his parent clubs first choice next season.
It was multiple great saves from the shot stopper that kept the Glovers going during a tired looking first half. I think we can safely put our player of the month in the conversation for one of great loan players here at Huish Park.
Pic c/o Gary Brown
EASTLEIGH – AARON BLAIR
Blair has been in the same rut as his team in the last month and a half, and his dip in form may have contributed to some of the poor form. However, he has arguably been the best player for the Hampshire side this season. With four games left of the campaign, the 25-year-old has been the go to man when his side have needed a goal.
The forward has scored 15 times so far this term and although he hasn’t found the net since his double against Brackley Town a month ago. He did however chip in with two assist last time out. But one thing that is for sure he will be wanting to put the current drought to bed.
THE GAFFER…
Eastleigh will be welcoming Yeovil to the Silverlake Stadium with an interim boss at the helm. The man in charge is Richard Hill, a man that may be not known to many. The 62-year-old had a playing career that spanned 10-years from 1982-1992, featuring for the likes of Northampton, Watford and Oxford United during that time.
Since retiring from playing, Hill has had a very nomadic career, from being advisor to the Ethiopian national team to managing FC Kairat in the Kazakhstan Premier league. When closer to home, the Hinkley man has been in charge at Stevenage, Whitehawk and Eastleigh on three previous occasions.
Surprisingly, Hill has never managed a game against the Glovers.
LAST TIME WE MET…
Eastleigh has been a bit of a bogey team for Yeovil in recent seasons with no wins since 2023. The previous fixture between the sides was at the end of December, when they drew 1-1. Yeovil took the lead in 28th minute through Luke McCormick, before Aaron Blair netted a penalty on the stroke of half-time.
The last game in Hampshire was a win for the home side thanks to a Chris Maguire goal in the first half.
DON’T I KNOW YOU…
He has been on loan at National League South promotion chasers Dorking since March.
THE MAN IN THE MIDDLE…
Ross Martin will be the man with the whistle on Tuesday evening For more on him and his team read Ben’s article here.
Merry makes Team of the Day
2026-04-04
Last minute winners are never guaranteed, but when they do they always end in a place in the Team of the Week.
With the double header across the weekend, the National League and their sponsors Enterprise are doing a Friday and a Monday one and the Southampton loanee has his place in the Good Friday edition.
Good work, Will!
Five Conclusions: Yeovil Town 1 Truro City 0
2026-04-04
It was another three points for the Glovers and another unconvincing performance, but who cares? Ian was at Huish Park for the 1-0 win against Truro City and here are his Five Conclusions…
We looked exhausted in the first half. It was the main point Billy Rowley made in his post-match interview, but from kick off we looked dead on our feet. Terrell Works, normally buzzing around pressing, wasn’t. Delano McCoy-Splatt and Brett McGavin weren’t able to control the midfield – I thought the first half passed them by in truth – and we ended up lumping it to the Truro defence for them to rebuild over and over. The wingers were on the ball sparingly and Truro could have gone in 2-0 up at half time was it not for poor finishing and Jed Ward in the middle of our goal.
We improved in the second half. I’m not so sure if the players got a rocket at half time or not, but you didn’t need a body language expert to understand how the manager was feeling in the first half. Rowley praised Darren Simpson for the positional tweaks which improved the Glovers and I think it was evident early on in the higher press and the early chances. Until…
We started dropping like flies. Our threadbare, (small squad of quality™) patched up team started to fall victim to their gruelling schedule. Since Morecambe, Yeovil have travelled more than 1300 miles in round trips. Away trips to Wealdstone, Gateshead, Southend in seven days will have killed any sort of meaningful preparation. Aaron Jarvis and Jake Wannell both exited through injury, Joy Mukena was on one leg and we found out pre-match the Josh Sims is out for the season too. Fitness has been an issue all season and the importance of getting it right in pre-season is even more evident given our current situation.
Will Merry still had some fuel in the tank. The youngster was full of running throughout the match and was Yeovil’s brightest spark. When a bit of space opened up in front of him in stoppage time he only had one thing on his mind and as he glided past the Truro defence and put the ball past Aidan Stone the roof came off Huish Park. It was, once again, pure relief as we found a way to grab all three points.
We need this season to finish. In my five conclusions following Sutton I said “each game will be it’s own cup final with varying levels of severity as we muddle through until May.” I think that’s generally how it’s gone. We’ve not seen much of a playing style come through for various reasons but with us now (all but mathematically) safe and sat in 13th we can relax. As I said on Friday’s podcast, I think we can go into the summer with calm off the pitch, but there is pressure on the Jamie ‘the HR guy’ Hedges, and the brain trust behind the recruitment plan to get it right to make us competitive. I hope we’ve spent all this time working on a strategy so as soon the final whistle goes after Solihull we know exactly what we’re going after in summer and we get our business done early.
Match Officials – Eastleigh (A)
2026-04-04
Ross Martin will be the Man in Charge of Easter Monday’s clash between Eastleigh and Yeovil.
He is the proud (if unwitting) participant of one of our favourite Gloverscast images below.
Mr Martin has mainly been used in the EFL this season, only four of his 29 games this season have been at National League level.
In those four games, he’s dished out 17 yellows and just the one red.
His total numbers read 106 yellows across the 29 fixtures, four red cards and four penalties.
Yeovil Town have never lost a game when Ross Martin has taken charge of the Glovers, in six games we’ve won five and drawn one.
That draw was a 2-2 game between Yeovil and Eastleigh on Boxing Day 2024, Sean McGurk and Morgan Williams on the score sheet that day, his most recent visit to Huish Park was the 1-0 win over AFC Fylde in March of last season, Harvey Greenslade with the late, late winner.
Otis Khan saw yellow on that occasion.
Ryan Head and Nick Blogg are the assistants whilst Will Briers is in the dug out.
Pic Gary Brown
Eastleigh FC (First Team) v Yeovil Town FC (First Team)
National League – Premier
Referee: Martin, Ross
Assistant Referee: Head, Ryan
Assistant Referee: Blogg, Nick
Fourth Official: Briers, Will
Gloverscast Player of the Month – March
2026-04-04
Jed Ward has once again been named your Gloverscast Player of the Month.,
In a busy month, the Glovers played eight games and the Bristol Rovers loanee picked up the most votes on FOUR separate occasions taking his monthly tally to 12 points.
It was a close run thing for the minor spots, with just two total points separating Ryan Jones, Josh Sims, James Daly and Brett McGavin.
In the end, Sims picked up eight points thanks to one Man of the Match win (vs Scunthorpe) with three other podium places. Eight points with One MOTM win means he pips Brett McGavin into the silver place.
McGavin also picked up eight points, but they all came from 2nd and 3rd place finishes.
In an odd quirk, James Daly was named MOTM twice, but didn’t make the top three in any of the other fixtures – meaning that six points wasn’t enough to make the final figures.
Ward has picked up 18 individual Man of the Match votes this season, this is his FIFTH Player of the Month award too.
Pic C/O Gary Brown
| 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, 4 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 / 2 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) win | 84 | JAMES DALY (53 / 63.1%) | Kyle Ferguson (8 / 9.5%) | Ryan Jones (7 / 8.3%) |
| 28.03.2026 | GATESHEAD (Away, 2-1 loss) | 47 | JED WARD (18 / 38.3%) | Brett McGavin (9 / 19.1%) | Harvey Greenslade (8 / 17%) |
| 31.03.2026 | SOUTHEND (Away, 2-1 loss) | 24 | JED WARD (10 / 41.7%) | Jake Wannell (8 / 33.3%) | Brett McGavin (3 / 12.5%) |
| MARCH PLAYER OF THE MONTH | 🥇 JED WARD (12 PTS, 4 MOTM) | 🥈JOSH SIMS (8 PTS / 1 MOTM) | 🥉 BRETT MCGAVIN (8 PTS / 0 MOTM) |
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| 03.04.2026 | TRURO (Home, 1-0 win) | 94 | WILL MERRY (48 / 51.1%) | Jed Ward (21 / 22.3%) | Brett McGavin (11 / 11.7%) |
| 06.04.2026 | EASTLEIGH (Away, 2-1 loss) | 79 | JED WARD (40 / 50.6%) | Dan Ellison (22 / 27.8%) | Harvey Greenslade (9 / 11.4%) |
| 11.04.2026 | HALIFAX TOWN (Home 0-0 draw) | 105 | JED WARD (32 / 30.5%) | Dan Ellison (21 / 20%) | Harvey Greenslade (20 / 19%) |
| 18.04.2026 | YORK CITY (Away) | ||||
| 25.04.2026 | SOLIHULL MOORS (Home) |
MOTM Result – Southend Utd (A)
2026-04-04
Another 2-1 away defeat, another small number of MOTM votes and another occasion where Jed Ward comes out on top.
Jake Wannell’s wonder strike put him second and Brett McGavin once again on the podium in 3rd.
| 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, 4 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 / 2 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) win | 84 | JAMES DALY (53 / 63.1%) | Kyle Ferguson (8 / 9.5%) | Ryan Jones (7 / 8.3%) |
| 28.03.2026 | GATESHEAD (Away, 2-1 loss) | 47 | JED WARD (18 / 38.3%) | Brett McGavin (9 / 19.1%) | Harvey Greenslade (8 / 17%) |
| 31.03.2026 | SOUTHEND (Away, 2-1 loss) | 24 | JED WARD (10 / 41.7%) | Jake Wannell (8 / 33.3%) | Brett McGavin (3 / 12.5%) |
| MARCH PLAYER OF THE MONTH | 🥇 JED WARD (12 PTS, 4 MOTM) | 🥈JOSH SIMS (8 PTS / 1 MOTM) | 🥉 BRETT MCGAVIN (8 PTS / 0 MOTM) |
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| 03.04.2026 | TRURO (Home, 1-0 win) | 94 | WILL MERRY (48 / 51.1%) | Jed Ward (21 / 22.3%) | Brett McGavin (11 / 11.7%) |
| 06.04.2026 | EASTLEIGH (Away, 2-1 loss) | 79 | JED WARD (40 / 50.6%) | Dan Ellison (22 / 27.8%) | Harvey Greenslade (9 / 11.4%) |
| 11.04.2026 | HALIFAX TOWN (Home 0-0 draw) | 105 | JED WARD (32 / 30.5%) | Dan Ellison (21 / 20%) | Harvey Greenslade (20 / 19%) |
| 18.04.2026 | YORK CITY (Away) | ||||
| 25.04.2026 | SOLIHULL MOORS (Home) |