Yeovil Town Women FC

The latest news from Yeovil Town Womens FC on the Gloverscast, including fixture news, match reports, photography and transfer news.

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Glovers reign supreme on derby day.

Yeovil Town Women came out on top against rivals W*ymouth at the weekend, after a 3-1 victory at the Bob Lucas Stadium. The result saw the Glovers leapfrog the Dorset outfit into second in the Regen Arable Division One South.
Paul Knight made three changes to the starting eleven as Mollie Childs, Laura Wensley and Ceyda Fordrey came into the team.
Yeovil started the stronger of the two sides, as within the opening minute, youngster Fordrey came inches away from giving the visitors a dream start, with her effort striking the woodwork.

Moments later, W*ymouth goalkeeper Issy Heybourne was called into action for the first time, as Chloe Davenport had an effort on goal.
The Glovers’ bright start was rewarded in the 8th minute as Fordrey opened the scoring. She classily took the ball round Heybourne and finished into an empty net, gifting Yeovil the dream start they sought.
Following the goal, the hosts began to grow into the affair. In the 16 th minute Lucy Roberts forced the first meaningful save out of Emily Hall via a free kick, which the Yeovil goalkeeper parried away confidently.

Despite Yeovil’s positive start, with ten minutes left of the half, Weymouth levelled up proceedings, as Annie Redding converted.
An admirable response to the equaliser saw the Glovers retake the lead on the stroke of half time, courtesy of midfielder Abbie Carslake. Despite the sprawling efforts of W*ymouth’s defenders, Carslake’s effort ended up in the back of the net, to restore Yeovil’s advantage
going into the break.

The opening exchanges of the second half stood in stark contrast from that of the first, as neither side took control at the beginning of the second period.
The hosts produced the first scare of the half, as club captain Charlie Wilson struck a first time effort, forcing Hall into her first involvement of the half, as she impressively tipped the ball over the bar.

Despite the Terras’ pressure Yeovil defended gallantly and doubled the advantage on the 70 minute mark via a devastating counter attack. Zara Hunt collected the ball and drove towards goal before finishing in clinical fashion, to give Yeovil daylight on derby day.
A dream debut. 3-1.

The Glovers did not let up and came close to rubbing salt in W*ymouth wounds, as the crossbar was struck in the 77 th minute.
A strong display in both boxes from Yeovil Town Women saw the match finish 3-1 in their favour, as the Glovers earned their first win of 2025 in stunning style.
The result saw Yeovil swap places with W*ymouth in the league, now sitting in second place with 19 points.

Paul Knight’s side return to action on Sunday 19 th January, as they travel to Highburn Athletic in the Women’s senior cup.

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Perfect Plympton Pip Past Glovers

Yeovil Town women suffered a 4-3 defeat at the hands of table toppers Plympton, who maintained their perfect record despite a gallant performance from the Glovers.

Paul Knight made three changes to the side who thrashed Honiton last time out before the Christmas break, as Abbie Vernon, Becky Miles and Terri Will returned to the starting eleven.

Despite scoring three goals and taking the game to the unbeaten visitors, Yeovil’s brave performance did not earn anything from the affair, with Plympton taking all three points. A brace from Samantha Metters as well as goals from Dionne Igalawuye and Elsa Finnegan
ensured that the visitors took all three points back to Devon and strengthened their bid for promotion to the Premier Division of the Regen Arable South West League system. Yeovil’s goal-scorers are unknown.

 

Yeovil Town Women now look ahead to their next league encounter as they travel to the Bob Lucas Stadium for a matchup against rivals W*ymouth. With W*ymouth sitting second in the league, one place above the Glovers, Yeovil will be desperate to make a statement on the
Dorset coast.

W*ymouth Women v Yeovil Town Women: 14:00 KO Bob Lucas Stadium.

 

 

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GLOVERS HIT HONITON FOR SIX

Yeovil Town Women’s winning run continued on Sunday as they beat Honiton 6-0. A performance defined by Yeovil’s young talent ensured that Paul Knight’s side made it three wins out of three, scoring seventeen goals in this period.

Wholesale changes were made, as Mollie Childs, Laura Wensley, Jamie Bland, Ceyda Fordrey and Chloe Perham came into the starting eleven for the Glovers.

Yeovil began the affair in quick fashion and found themselves in front within eight minutes courtesy of Fordrey. Following a defensive error, Hannah Hughes played in the youngster who made no mistake in front of goal.

Yeovil Women in action
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Ten minutes later the Glovers’ lead was doubled, as in-form forward Chloe Davenport scored her third goal in as many games.

Despite Abbie Carslake coming close to giving Yeovil three earlier in the half, in the 40th minute Hughes, as she did against Bideford, scored once more to gift the hosts a three goal lead.

Following this, on the stroke of half time Davenport went from scorer to creator, as she crossed for Fordrey who made it four for Yeovil and two for her on the day.

The Glovers went in at the break with a four goal lead.

Yeovil’s taste for goals did not let up in the second half, as just four minutes after the restart Hughes converted her second of the match for 5-0.

The hosts’ domination continued throughout the second half and Childs got on the scoresheet on her debut in the 68th minute. Her sensational effort sailed over the Honiton goalkeeper to top off an impressive display in which the Glovers scored six.

FULL TIME SCORE: YEOVIL TOWN WOMEN 6-0 HONITON

This result put Yeovil third in the Regen Arable Division One South, as they leapfrogged Saltash United.

The player of the match was awarded to Chloe Perham.

Yeovil Womens manager Paul Knight
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Yeovil Town Women manager Paul Knight spoke after the match.

“It was good, I thought the girls gave a good account of themselves. Paul began. “We stepped up some youngsters today, who also gave a good account of themselves.

“We had a plan to go out, the weather conditions were good and the team settled into the formation system that we wanted to play and they did everything that was asked of them. They were quite calm today, we played decent football and it was really nice to see some good football again.

Paul expressed his satisfaction with the younger players amid increasing injuries within the first team.

“It’s huge, five of our regular starters are out today and that’s massive in any football team, it’s no secret that we have been playing with injuries since August. We’ve got a youth setup that we can turn to and in all honesty if some of the girls weren’t ready to step up we would have struggled. It’s huge, it’s great for the pathway, they’ve earned it, they’ve been working with us for the past few weeks, and it really was a massive impact.  

Looking ahead to the new year.

“You don’t want to be going into Christmas losing your last game, we’ve had a very disruptive season so far. The only negative side is the break, coming back in the new year when you’ve had a break and you’ve had your Christmas food you come out a little bit more lethargic. So that’s the only downside, I think it’s good for resting, we have a few mediocre injuries which need resting, so hopefully we’ll have the numbers to pick from when we return in the new year.”

Yeovil Town Women return to action on the 5th January as they host league leaders Plympton 14:00 KO.

 

 

 

 

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Glovers thump Bideford to extend winning run

Yeovil Town Women made it two league wins in a row last weekend as they defeated Bideford by seven goals to nil. Despite a fortnight without football, Paul Knight’s side returned to league action emphatically.

Paul Knight made three changes to the starting eleven who beat Feniton as Emma Brazell, Becca McManus and new signing Hannah Hughes were all handed starts.

Yeovil Women in action
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The deadlock was broken after a mere fourteen minutes as Becky Miles saw her free-kick effort fly past the Bideford goalkeeper to give the Glovers a deserved lead.

As the half-time whistle edged closer, Yeovil doubled their lead in the 42nd minute, Terri Will scored, giving the hosts some daylight heading into the break.

After the break, half-time substitute Ceyda Fordrey made a swift impact as she saw her effort saved before Chloe Davenport followed up to give Yeovil three in the 56th minute.

Niamh Nicholls heads towards goal. Pic C/O Yeovil Town Women

After a largely dominant second half performance, a prolific spell saw Yeovil score four goals in as many minutes and turn the scoreline into a thrashing. Miles, Hannah Hughes, Niamh Nicholls and Abbie Carslake provided the goals in a late goalscoring flurry which occurred between the 75th and 79th minutes.

A debut goal for Hughes as well as Miles’ second of the game and 8th of the season all but ensured that the three points would be Yeovil’s.

The match finished 7-0 and Yeovil Town Women now find themselves 4th in the Regen Arable Division One South.

The player of the match was awarded to debutant Hannah Hughes.

 

Yeovil Town Women manager Paul Knight spoke after the win.

“We’ve had no football for a couple of weeks and to be fair, we were relaxed today, Paul began. We felt relaxed and I thought the football was better, the performance was about how well they played on the pitch and I think that outweighs goals to be honest.

Knight expressed his satisfaction with the integration of young players into his team,

“It demonstrates what Yeovil is all about, the pathway we’re trying to create. We had a requirement to call players up this weekend due to injuries and in a club of our size that’s what we’ve got to be able to do. The two young girls have performed and did not look out of place.

Looking ahead to next week,

“I think we just needed to play today, we haven’t played for two weeks. Regarding what we do this week we just go about our business as normal and we just pick the strongest team to go out and perform next week.”

Yeovil Town Women return to action on Sunday 8th December as they travel to Weston Super Mare 14:00 KO.

 

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Feniton Feel Glovers Wrath

Yeovil Town Women returned to winning ways as they thumped Feniton by 4 goals to 1. This result left them in 5th position in the Regen Arable Division One South.

Two changes were made to the starting eleven which faced Sticker the week before, as Chloe Davenport and Chloe Bateman replaced Hannah Bishop and Zoe Ball. Emily Hall was back between the sticks for the Glovers.

Yeovil began the affair positively, as they earned their first opportunity in the 20th minute, Davenport saw her strike go just wide of the post.

Swiftly after this the Glovers broke the deadlock as Becky Miles fed Abbie Carslake, who cut inside and fired into the top corner to give Yeovil the lead.

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Niamh Nicholls and Abbie Carslake Celebrate
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The visitors continued to put pressure on Feniton as the half progressed, with Laura Wensley heading wide of the post following a Miles cross, on the stroke of half time.

Yeovil did not have to wait long before they doubled their lead in the second period, as Terri Will played a through ball for Davenport, who slotted confidently past the goalkeeper.

Moments later, and despite Yeovil’s dominance, the hosts had their first meaningful chance of the half, as Hall made an impressive save to deny Feniton a lifeline.

Following this, on the hour mark Yeovil took a step closer to returning to winning ways as Miles and Wensley combined again to make it three. Wensley confidently headed in from Miles’ corner.

 

The Glovers rubbed salt in Feniton wounds as they extended their lead further just a minute later. Miles added to her two assists and got herself on the scoresheet, all but confirming a Yeovil victory.

The Glovers were denied a clean sheet in the 65th minute as Feniton pulled one back.

The match finished 4-1 and ensured that Yeovil returned to winning ways in comprehensive style.

The player of the match was awarded to Abbie Carslake.

Up Next

Yeovil Town Women return to action on the 1st December as they host Bideford AFC at Alvington 14:00 KO.

 

 

 

 

 

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Glovers Exit Adobe Women’s FA Cup

Match Round Up

Yeovil Town Women tasted defeat in the first round proper of the Adobe Women’s FA Cup, as higher level side Cheltenham Town beat them 7-0.
Despite the Glovers’ exit from the competition, their path to the first round was one to be proud of. Two penalty shootout victories in previous rounds against Pucklechurch and high level side Southampton ensured that Yeovil would face “a strong stable National League side”, as manager Paul Knight described them.

Yeovil’s first set back of the day arrived in the 18 th minute as club captain Jess Hodge was stretchered off due to injury, we wish her well in her recovery.

Cheltenham went up a gear shortly after this and scored three goals in the space of twenty minutes, to go in at the break three to the good.

In a second half in which the Glovers kept the hosts out for a valiant 23 minutes, Cheltenham made it four in the 68th minute and proceeded to add three more to make it a convincing victory and book their place in the second round.

The tie finished 7-0 with Yeovil Town Women’s underdog FA Cup story coming to an end, they can reflect on their FA cup involvement this season with pride.

Match Action

Cheltenham Town Women posted clips of all the goals on their social channels.

 

Up Next

Yeovil Town women return to action on Sunday 10 th November as they travel to Cornwall to face Sticker 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-Mare14:00HLeagueAlvington Lane
13.10.2024Southampton Women's FC14:00HFAC 3rd Q RndAlvington Lane
13.10.2024Feniton14:00ALeagueP-PTBC
20.10.2024Plympton14:00ALeagueTBC
November
03.11.2024W*ymouth14:00HLeagueAlvington Lane
10.11.2024Sticker14:00ALeagueTBC
17.11.2024Helston Athletic14:00HLeagueAlvington Lane
December
01.12.2024Bideford AFC14:00HLeagueAlvington Lane
08.12.2024Weston-super-Mare14:00ALeagueTBC
15.12.2024Feniton14:00HLeagueAlvington Lane
January
05.01.2025Plympton14:00HLeagueAlvington Lane
12.01.2025W*ymouth14:00ALeagueTBC
19.01.2025Honiton14:00HLeagueAlvington Lane
26.01.2025Honiton14:00ALeagueTBC
February
02.02.2025Saltash Utd14:00ALeagueTBC
09.02.2025Saltash Utd14:00HLeagueAlvington Lane

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Plympton Punish Glovers

Match Round Up

Yeovil Town Women suffered their second league defeat of the season as Plympton Ladies overcame the Glovers by three goals to nil. A goal by Izzy Rogers as well as a brace by Elsa Finnegan ensured that Plympton’s perfect start to the season continued.

Paul Knight made three changes to the side who thrived in the FA Cup last week, as Abbie Vernon, Terri Will and Niamh Nicholls came in to the starting eleven.

Yeovil started positively against the league leaders, with Becky Miles testing the goalkeeper early. Moments later, the Glovers had the ball in the net as Nicholls fired in after Will’s effort cannoned off the crossbar, however Nicholls was denied by the offside flag.

The hosts grew into the affair as the half progressed and took the lead in the 41st minute.

The teams went in at half time with Plympton leading by one goal to nil.

Yeovil Women in action
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Plympton began the second half with a point to prove and doubled their lead within the first minute, to rub salt in Yeovil wounds.

Plympton confirmed that their winning form would continue, as they made it three in the 78th minute, all but confirming the victory.

Despite a late rally by Yeovil, in which Nicholls and Becky Miles had efforts on goal, the match finished 3-0 to the hosts Plympton, who retained their perfect record in the Regen Arable Division One South.

That’s what they said

Yeovil Town Women manager Paul Knight spoke to the media after the match.

“It was disgracefully poor. Paul began, “the girls have let themselves down today and it’s just not good enough. I can’t even say that we lost to a better opposition today, we lost to, I’m sorry to say, a relatively poor side. Fair play to the opposition, they obviously wanted it more, they took their chances. I can handle losing, but we lose when we fight and we play and we never did that today and they know that.”

The Glovers failed to score for just the second time of the league season.

“There was just a lack of desire, not taking our opportunities in front of goal. We made it easy for the opposition and these are the hardest ones to swallow because we win against greater opposition last week. You can blame us coaches but there’s only so much you can do in terms of setting up and prepping them. The players know they haven’t turned up today and there was no desire to turn up I believe.”

Ahead of FA Cup action in a fortnight’s time, Paul discussed the need for his side to regroup during their break from league action.

“I think we’ve just got to gather our heads, go back to basics, everything today that was missing was basics, but it wasn’t even necessarily the football, it comes down to that fire in the belly, so I think it’s just getting the team united and making sure they’re up for it. We’ve got to put today behind us, it’s quite difficult. There’s quite a bit of reflection to do so we have that little bit of time off now to get our heads straight.”

Yeovil Womens manager Paul Knight
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Up Next

Yeovil Town Women return to action on the third of November as they travel to Cheltenham Town in the first round proper of the Adobe Women’s FA Cup 13:00 KO. The Glovers do not have a league fixture this weekend. 

 

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-Mare14:00HLeagueAlvington Lane
13.10.2024Southampton Women's FC14:00HFAC 3rd Q RndAlvington Lane
13.10.2024Feniton14:00ALeagueP-PTBC
20.10.2024Plympton14:00ALeagueTBC
November
03.11.2024W*ymouth14:00HLeagueAlvington Lane
10.11.2024Sticker14:00ALeagueTBC
17.11.2024Helston Athletic14:00HLeagueAlvington Lane
December
01.12.2024Bideford AFC14:00HLeagueAlvington Lane
08.12.2024Weston-super-Mare14:00ALeagueTBC
15.12.2024Feniton14:00HLeagueAlvington Lane
January
05.01.2025Plympton14:00HLeagueAlvington Lane
12.01.2025W*ymouth14:00ALeagueTBC
19.01.2025Honiton14:00HLeagueAlvington Lane
26.01.2025Honiton14:00ALeagueTBC
February
02.02.2025Saltash Utd14:00ALeagueTBC
09.02.2025Saltash Utd14:00HLeagueAlvington Lane

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Yeovil Town Women Create FA Cup History

Match Round Up

Yeovil Town Women booked their place in the first round proper of the Adobe Women’s FA Cup as they beat Southampton Women on Sunday. As they did in the previous round, Paul Knight’s side qualified via penalty kicks after a closely fought 90 minutes. With their opponents being two leagues above, it was an achievement to be proud of for the Glovers.

Paul Knight made four changes to the side who beat Weston-super-Mare last time out, as Ava Beattie, Chloe Davenport, Jess Hodge and Zoe Ball came into the starting eleven.

The Glovers started brightly, as Abbie Carslake and Chloe Davenport combined in the final third, with the attack failing to develop into a goal scoring chance.

Yeovil had several chances to take the lead early in the half but failed to break the deadlock.

As the half progressed, Southampton began to grow into the match, with Charlotte Johnson being called into action as she confidently claimed a dangerous cross from the visitors.

Despite this, Yeovil responded perfectly as the deadlock was finally broken in the 35th minute. Zoe Ball finished after impressive build up from the hosts, with her first goal of the season proving to be an important one.

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Ava Beattie shoots
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Yeovil went in at the break one goal to the good.

In a second half in which Yeovil had chances to put the tie to bed and book their place in the first round proper, a second goal did not arrive. The one goal deficit kept the visitors within touching distance of the hosts.

As the half wore on, the Saints managed an equaliser in the 81st minute. Charlotte Johnson’s gallant clean sheet effort was cancelled out as the visitors levelled it up from a corner.

Moments later, Yeovil’s young centre half Daisy Evans received her second yellow card and was sent off, to add insult to injury.

Despite conceding late and having one less player, the Glovers continued to push, as Niamh Nicholls shot wide in the 88th minute.

The affair finished all square, and Yeovil would have to prevail on penalties once again in the FA Cup. Similarly to the previous round against Pucklechurch, Paul Knight’s side would have felt that with extra time they would have got the job done.

This tie all but confirmed that the penalty woes of last season were no more for Yeovil, as they won 4-2 on penalty kicks to confirm their place in the first round proper of the Adobe Women’s FA Cup. Terri Will, Niamh Nicholls, Charlotte Johnson and Abbie Carslake scored for the Glovers.

That’s what they said

Yeovil Town Women manager Paul Knight provided his thoughts after his team’s victory.

Paul began, “I’m still shaking, that was edgy. It’s one of those games, it’s so frustrating because we could have just won it early on. I’m buzzing at the minute, over the moon for the girls, they’ve dug deep. We were the better side today by far, I really believe that and I think to go to penalties was quite flattering, it got a little bit scrappy in the second half, but that’s football”.

Paul discussed his team’s early pressure and the opposition’s attempts to defy his team, “Until we scored the first goal we were going to change the system, because it was obvious for all to see today that they came with a system to block us. They’re two leagues higher so if they’re going to play a block and hit us on the counter it’s quite dangerous but I just don’t feel like they ever threatened us. Literally just before we scored we were going to change the formation, once we scored they didn’t really come at us and we just sat with it really. Our plans going into the second half were really just about overloading their backline and we had our opportunities, we really did and for me we should have come away two or three to the good.”

Finally, Paul explained the thought behind his team selection and the penalty takers, “I did change it up, we’ve had a few injuries and a few sicknesses. The first time we did it we threw them into it, I know who can take penalties and they were almost perfect. Today I felt a bit more nervous with it, I felt like the girls had overthought the penalty taking, but they’ve pulled it out of the bag. They’ve done their thing, we made the odd change but we look good when it comes to penalties”.

 

Up Next

Following the draw, Yeovil have been drawn away to Cheltenham Town in the first round proper of the Adobe Women’s FA Cup.

The Glovers return to action next Sunday 20th October, as they travel to Plympton in the Regen Arable Division One South 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-Mare14:00HLeagueAlvington Lane
13.10.2024Southampton Women's FC14:00HFAC 3rd Q RndAlvington Lane
13.10.2024Feniton14:00ALeagueP-PTBC
20.10.2024Plympton14:00ALeagueTBC
November
03.11.2024W*ymouth14:00HLeagueAlvington Lane
10.11.2024Sticker14:00ALeagueTBC
17.11.2024Helston Athletic14:00HLeagueAlvington Lane
December
01.12.2024Bideford AFC14:00HLeagueAlvington Lane
08.12.2024Weston-super-Mare14:00ALeagueTBC
15.12.2024Feniton14:00HLeagueAlvington Lane
January
05.01.2025Plympton14:00HLeagueAlvington Lane
12.01.2025W*ymouth14:00ALeagueTBC
19.01.2025Honiton14:00HLeagueAlvington Lane
26.01.2025Honiton14:00ALeagueTBC
February
02.02.2025Saltash Utd14:00ALeagueTBC
09.02.2025Saltash Utd14:00HLeagueAlvington Lane

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Yeovil Town’s Women have gone one better than the men this season and have been handed a tie away at Cheltenham Town in the First Round Proper of the Adobe Women’s FA Cup.

Following their Penalty shootout victory over eight-time Womens FA Cup champions Southampton Women at the weekend, they will head to the Robins on Sunday November 3rd.

Cheltenham play in the FA National League Southern Premier Division where they currently sit 9th, with two wins to their name so far this season.

That equates to a level one higher than Southampton and three higher than the current division the Glovers find themselves in.

At this stage of the competition, there’s £6000 of prize fund money paid to the winning teams and £1500 for the losing teams.

 

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Women Secure a Weston-super victory

Match Round Up

Yeovil Town Women 2-1 Weston-super-Mare

Yeovil Town Women earned their second win of the season on Sunday as they overcame local rivals Weston-super-Mare in a tight affair.

In form midfield pair Abbie Carslake and Becky Miles provided the goals for the Glovers once again, as Yeovil propelled themselves into 4th position in the Regen Arable Division One South. 

Paul Knight made two changes to the team who thumped Bideford the previous week, as Orla East and Terri Will replaced Jess Hodge and Katie Evans. Goalkeeper Charlotte Johnson captained the side. 

Yeovil maintained their goalscoring form from the previous week, this was made evident as Abbie Carslake opened the scoring within the opening ten minutes. This was Carslake’s third goal in as many weeks, as she gave the Glovers an early lead, as she did last week.

Despite the Hosts’ early pressure, Weston hit back in the 26th minute courtesy of a penalty kick. Charlotte Johnson was caught behind an opposition forward and bundled her over, giving the referee no choice but to award the spot-kick. Natasha Crew stepped up for the visitors and dispatched the penalty confidently to level it up.

The visitors’ equaliser was cancelled out in just four minutes, as Becky Miles regained Yeovil’s advantage. The midfielder skipped past multiple players before finishing into the far corner of the net, an impressive reaction by Paul Knight’s side. This goal ensured that Miles has been on the scoresheet in every league match so far, she leads the club goalscoring charts with five in the league.

Following Miles’ goal, Weston gave Yeovil another scare as they struck the crossbar from a free kick. 

The teams went in at the break with the score 2-1. 

The conditions at Alvington worsened throughout the second half as the rain poured down, inevitably turning the game into more of a scrap as the half progressed. 

Despite the weather Yeovil were able to hold on to the victory and record their second league victory of the season, putting them on 7 points from 4 matches. 

Match Action

Up Next

Yeovil Town Women return to action on Sunday 13th October as they host Southampton Women in the Adobe Women’s FA Cup Third Round Qualifying 14:00 KO. The fixture is set to be a big test for Paul Knight and his team. 

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-Mare14:00HLeagueAlvington Lane
13.10.2024Southampton Women's FC14:00HFAC 3rd Q RndAlvington Lane
13.10.2024Feniton14:00ALeagueP-PTBC
20.10.2024Plympton14:00ALeagueTBC
November
03.11.2024W*ymouth14:00HLeagueAlvington Lane
10.11.2024Sticker14:00ALeagueTBC
17.11.2024Helston Athletic14:00HLeagueAlvington Lane
December
01.12.2024Bideford AFC14:00HLeagueAlvington Lane
08.12.2024Weston-super-Mare14:00ALeagueTBC
15.12.2024Feniton14:00HLeagueAlvington Lane
January
05.01.2025Plympton14:00HLeagueAlvington Lane
12.01.2025W*ymouth14:00ALeagueTBC
19.01.2025Honiton14:00HLeagueAlvington Lane
26.01.2025Honiton14:00ALeagueTBC
February
02.02.2025Saltash Utd14:00ALeagueTBC
09.02.2025Saltash Utd14:00HLeagueAlvington Lane