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Glovers’ Ollie Haste
Pic From @yeovilcollege

Yeovil Town’s Under-18s have progressed through to the final 16 of the ECFA’s Knockout College Cup following a comprehensive 6-1 victory over Truro and Penwith College.

Two of the goals were scored by Ollie Haste (pictured) with two other scorers and an own goal getting on the score sheet as well.

The young Glovers will play Merthyr Tydfil College in the next round, matches will be played on or before February 9th, with a potential final at Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster just four wins away.

 

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Yeovil Town 2 Exeter City 1 – Saturday 23rd January 2010

In January 2010, Huish Park hosted Exeter City for the first time ever in a League fixture. Yeovil’s rise to League One had coincided with a period in the doldrums for Exeter, who were relegated to the Conference the same year that Yeovil were promoted, and remained there until 2008.

Yeovil lined up in a new 4-3-3 formation with Williams, Bowditch and Obika up front. It was a scrappy affair, with Yeovil taking the lead through their first attack. The front line of Exeter had a very familiar look to it, as lining up for them were former Glovers Marcus Stewart and Adam Stansfield. Stansfield scored the equaliser, but Yeovil went ahead before half time through Spurs loanee Ryan Mason and the Grecians seemed to tire in the second half as both strikers were replaced and Yeovil cruised to victory in front of 6,282.

Adam Stansfield showed a lot of class in not celebrating his goal, although a common gesture now it was less common then. Especially given what a committed and whole-hearted player he was, and if anything he might have felt entitled to celebrate in front of the club who let him go in 2004. He did not get much of a chance for Yeovil in League Two, and here he was showing he could still score in League One. But his gesture showed how much of a place Yeovil had in his heart, as even though he played more games for Hereford and Exeter, Yeovil are a big part of Adam Stansfield’s story, and he is a big part of ours.

Adam arrived at Huish Park in November 2001, a couple of months into Gary Johnson’s first season. It was probably the lowest point of that season, as his debut came in a best-forgotten 3-0 drubbing at Southport which saw the Glovers 2-0 down inside the first ten minutes and Lee Johnson sent off. After the game Yeovil lay in 10th with some even questioning whether Gary Johnson was up to the job. However it was all improvement from there – the following week, Yeovil scrapped their way to a 1-0 win at Margate which began an unbeaten run of 20 league and cup games. It was taking time to build a side as Gary Johnson had inherited a team which had lost several of its best players over the summer, and he was facing the need to re-build. He took his time finding the right players to fill the two obvious gaps at right back and up front, which he eventually did with the two Adams, Lockwood and Stansfield. Although he had Carl Alford, Chris Giles, Scott Ramsay and later on Kim Grant, they were all of a similar build – he had a lot of big men up front, but no little man. Adam Stansfield was that little man. He had come seemingly from nowhere, after having signed at the age of 23 from Elmore, a Western League side based in Tiverton who played at the same level as Yeovil’s reserves. But even though it took him time to adjust, the fans took to him straight away due to his effort and commitment, he was the kind of player fans love with his constant running, and he always played with a smile on his face.

He came straight into the first team, and started every game he was available for except one, when he was rested at the end of the season against upcoming Trophy Final opponents Stevenage. His first goal came away at Northwich in his fourth game, and after taking a while to adjust to Conference football he went on an incredible run of 13 goals in 13 games, he could not stop scoring. He had gone from an unknown in Devon non-league to one of the first names on Yeovil’s team sheet in just a couple of months. He would end up scoring 16 goals in 30 starts, comfortably eclipsing his more experienced strike partner Carl Alford, although he arguably had a more productive partnership with Kim Grant. He was quick, would chase down defenders and could score with either foot. The obvious comparison at the time might have been Michael Owen, but he seemed more similar to Craig Bellamy, the way he hassled defenders and made a nuisance of himself. He also got his share of assists, grabbing ten to go with his 16 goals including a hat-trick in the 5-1 win at Morecambe.

Of course most will always associate Adam Stansfield with the 2002 FA Trophy run, where he scored 8 of his 16 goals including the memorable one in the Final, from a sublime first touch that left the defender in his dust. The run began back on his old turf, scoring twice in a 3-1 win at Tiverton. In the next round he scored a late equaliser to force a replay against Doncaster, and the two goals that would complete the comeback at Belle Vue in the replay. His incredible strike from distance to put Yeovil 4-3 up was even better, and from further out, than Terry Skiverton’s late winner. He would score in every round except the semi-final, and certainly had plenty of chances in the televised game against Burton, but with the tie already dead at 4-0 up, he did not appear to have his shooting boots on that day. One of his most memorable moments that season came after the final whistle, as he accidentally swore in the post-match interview after the FA Trophy Final, while excitably giving a ‘Shout to to the Elmore boys!’

Sadly Adam suffered a serious leg break just minutes into the historic 2002/03 campaign and he missed the entire season. Who knows how many goals he would have scored being supplied chances from Johnson, Crittenden, Williams and McIndoe for 50-odd games.

Thankfully he made a return in Yeovil’s first league season in 2003/04, although he was not first choice. Even though Yeovil struggled a little bit up front in their first season, the first choice was generally Kirk Jackson, and later Jake Edwards, partnered by Kevin Gall and although it seemed like the manager was often not very happy with his strikers (with Edwards and Gall both scoring ten, very few of which were after Christmas), Adam’s chances remained very limited. When given chances he was effective, scoring 6 goals in only 7 starts. In his first start against Swansea in September, he got a goal and an assist in a 2-0 win, and despite being dropped again, scored from the bench against York in the next game, but still didn’t start another game until the end of December. Later in the season he was given starts against Cambridge and Boston, scoring in both, but was not given runs in the team and was dropped again. From a personal point of view this seemed very unfair as when he played, he scored, but he was never given a run in the team even when other strikers weren’t delivering. His last appearance typified what must have been a frustrating year – on the last day of the season, Yeovil needed a win away at Lincoln to have a chance of the play-offs. Gall was played up front on his own, but with the game 0-0 at half time, Edwards and Stansfield were introduced at half time and both scored, Stansfield taking just two minutes to have an impact. He was released at the end of the season, and in my view slightly prematurely as he had done nothing to suggest he couldn’t make it at league level.

He spent the next two years at Hereford which we’ll forgive him for, scoring 24 goals in 2004/05, and 11 more in an injury-hit 2005/06. He helped Hereford to promotion from the Conference in 2006, and then did the same again for Exeter in 2008, achieving the unusual feat of being promoted from the Conference three times with different clubs. Managed by another former Glover in Paul Tisdale, Exeter went straight through League Two and were promoted automatically in 2009, which finally brought them to the same level as Yeovil from 2009 to 2012. Although not as prolific at Exeter, Adam remained a consistent performer, scoring 39 goals in 160 appearances through the Conference and up to League One. He scored eight goals in 30 games of what would turn out to be his final season.

Sadly, shortly after the game against Yeovil in January, Adam was diagnosed with bowel cancer in March of the same year. Although initial treatment was successful and he did report for pre-season training, his condition deteriorated and he died on 10th August 2010 at the very young age of 31. He was well liked by everyone and will be remembered by every club he played for. Exeter retired his No. 9 shirt for nine years, and he has stands named after him at Exeter and Elmore.

Adam was married to Marie just before he joined Yeovil and they had three children. His son Jay came through the Exeter Academy before signing for Championship side Fulham in 2019. He has just recently started appearing for Fulham’s first team, scoring his first goal in the League Cup against Birmingham on 24 August 2021, at the age of 20.

Team that day: Alex McCarthy, Craig Alcock, Nathan Jones, Stefan Stam, Steven Caulker, Jean-Paul Kalala, Shaun MacDonald, Ryan Mason (sub. Keiran Murtagh 60), Jonathan Obika (sub. Andy Welsh 67), Sam Williams, Dean Bowditch (sub. Nathan Smith 90). Subs not used: Ben Roberts, Terrell Forbes, Scott Murray, Aidan Downes

 

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Dan Moss. Picture courtesy of Mike Kunz.

Former Yeovil Town loan defender, Dan Moss has told the Gloverscast he will be forever grateful for his time at Huish Park and would keep an eye out for their results and cheer on his former club.

In an exclusive chat with Ben and Ian (which you can listen to below) he said: “I think I’m a Yeovil fan for life now. Even on Saturday, the game got called off for Leyton Orient so I was sat in my room and I had the Yeovil game on the radio. I’ll definitely be watching Yeovil’s results in the future.”

He spoke of the amount of learning he did whilst with the club, benefiting from his first loan spell in more areas that just on the pitch.

Dan Moss, Josh Staunton and Joe Quigley defend vs Weymouth
Credit: Weymouth Flickr

Now at Leyton Orient in the EFL he said how he’d look back on his time at Yeovil throughout his career and would be forever grateful for the support of the Glovers faithful.

“I can’t say a bad word about Yeovil, I’ve loved every single minute of it, what it has taught me as a player, I cant put it into words. My first senior loan, I’ve learned so much”

 You can hear our chat with Dan on the player below and in all the usual places you get the Gloverscast. We chat Weymouth FA Cup penalty shenanigans, having half of H̶o̶l̶l̶y̶w̶o̶o̶d̶ Wrexham baying for his blood as well as those huge FA Cup ties against Stevenage and Bournemouth.

All the best at Leyton Orient and beyond, Dan from everyone at the Gloverscast.

 

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Huddersfield Town left back Jaheim Headley has made his first appearance for his parent club since the end of his loan spell at Huish Park

Headley, who arrived on a ‘short term’ deal just before Christmas was named in a Huddersfield B side who took on Salford on Wednesday

The Terriers noted that his initial spell was due to run until January 15th but he was not included in either squads for the Southend or Needham Market games.

Headley started the FA Trophy game against Woking before being an unused sub against Torquay on Boxing Day as well as for the FA Cup against Bournemouth.

Whilst his return was never confirmed, I think it’s fair to say his short stint in Somerset is over.

Thanks for the assist for Adi Yussuf’s equaliser against Woking, Jaheim.

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An exit from the FA Trophy at the hands of Needham Market, a team two divisions below us in the football pyramid, had Yeovil Town supporters with their heads in their hands.

Couple this with the exit of Terry Skiverton, whose legendary status needs no further introduction, and the seemingly never-ending wait for a final answer over the club’s off-the-field situation, and you could be left asking – has it ever been this bad?

I’d offer up the suggestion it has and to be exact as to when it was – Tuesday, October 25, 1994.

Three days earlier Yeovil Town had gone out of the FA Cup in the fourth qualifying round at the hands of Walton & Hersham, the ninth consecutive game they had failed to pick up a win.

The infamous fixture which saw Yeovil Town dumped out of the FA Cup at Walton & Hersham. Picture courtesy of Tim Lancaster.

Their opponents that day were actually only a division below them, but such was the significance of the competition to the Glovers, it felt wounded.

Andy Wallace and Neil Cordice were on target that day but a 3-2 defeat saw them go out of the competition, and there were angry exchanges between manager Brian Hall and his players and travelling fans.

Then-chairman Bryan Moore, a former chairman of the Green & White Supporters’ Club and Yeovil Town to the core, described that day as “one of the worst days of my entire life.”

In the midweek fixture that followed, GM Vauxhall Conference relegation rivals Merthyr Tydfil beat Yeovil 3-1 and the atmosphere was beyond toxic.

Fans who had vented their anger at the Cup exit the weekend before gathered outside Huish Park calling for the dismissal of Hall, to the extent that mounted police were called in to disperse the crowd at around 11pm with Chairman Moore ‘speaking’ to them via a megaphone from the Board Room.

As the club’s history, Hendford to Huish Park, recalls: “A beleaguered board stated that they would happily hand over should a consortium with money come along.

“They could not afford to sack Brian Hall but conversely, they could ill afford to see the situation continue.

“There were soon a number of faces mentioned with regards to take over the running of the club, among them Brian Hillier, formerly in charge at Swindon Town.

“John Fry who was already on the board and had recently sold his business interests would be available almost full-time and (former chairman) Gerry Lock who had continued to follow the fortunes of his former club from afar had hot a consortium together who expressed an interest but nothing further was heard from them.”

There were a couple of wins in the weeks which followed, but plenty of defeats including a 5-0 thrashing at Stevenage Borough with the history books reporting that ex-Tottenham player Graham Roberts “ran the show” for them.

Having been told his budget would be cut further, Hall lasted until the first week of 1995 when he was sacked and, after a few games with players Tiv Lowe and Paul Wilson in temporary charge, his replacement would be none other than Roberts, who also counted Chelsea, Rangers and (say it quietly) W*ymouth among his former clubs.

Off the pitch things were changing as well with John Fry coming in as Chief Executive and despite the fact relegation was almost a certainty, there was a sense of optimism about Huish Park not felt in years.

Roberts’ team took it to the final game of the season which ended in a 4-4 draw with Northwich Victoria when their fate was sealed.

But rather than spilling on to the pitch to get angry, Yeovil supporters chanted “we’ll support you ever more” and they did.

In 1997, Graham Roberts led Yeovil Town to promotion to the Conference after two seasons. Picture courtesy of Tim Lancaster.

Two seasons at their lowest ebb, the ICIS League, saw the Glovers challenging for promotion whilst off-the-pitch Fry and his fellow directors, notably Fred Lewis, got things back on to an even keel.

More than a quarter-of-a-century has passed since then, we’re a full-time team now, we’ve had 15 years as a Football League club, and the debts the club is saddled remain a millstone round the club’s neck which (for his many faults) John Fry would never have allowed to happen.

But, we’ve undoubtedly got a more competitive team that back in the mid-1990s, we just all hope that off-the-field there are people willing to put in the hours and the finance.

There’s some similarities between then and now but my point is, the darkest hour is often before the dawn.

As a wiser man than me once said – Keep the faith, bruvvers!

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Julian Jenkins, the former Cardiff City director behind a group seeking to takeover Yeovil Town, has confirmed they are “engaged in the final stage of due diligence” to complete the deal.

Julian Jenkins

In a statement issued on his Twitter feed on Tuesday night, the businessman behind the Simul Sports Group thanked people for their patience waiting for the long-awaited deal to buy Yeovil Football & Athletic Club from owner Scott Priestnall.

The statement in full read: “I can confirm that our legal and financial teams are fully engaged in the final stages of due diligence with the sole aim to complete the purchase of Yeovil Football & Athletic Club.

“This process takes time, and on behalf of our group, I would like to thank everyone personally for their patience and support during this period.

“Further information will be released in due course.”

The statement is the first we have heard from any party since December 6 when Jenkins confirmed his group was in talks to buy Yeovil Athletic & Football Club, the company which owns the club’s football operations and Huish Park stadium.

The specific reference to this in the most recent statement makes it clear that Yeovil Town Holdings, which owns the land around the stadium which it appears is not on Simul’s shopping list. Read more about this on our Gloversblog: The ground on which we stand.

Jenkins is listed as the only officer of the Simul Sports Group Limited but others involved with the group set up in April are:

  • Marc Bircham – a former midfielder who will be a familiar face to Yeovil Town fans made 16 appearances for the club in an injury-hit spell at the club between 2007-2008. He did make more than 250 appearances in the League though, mostly with QPR and Millwall, and was manager at Irish League side Waterford before his departure last month, claiming he would not pick the owner’s son.
  • Darren Delandro – an investment specialist listed as a person with significant control in Simul, who works in private equity and with  “high net worth individuals.” His football connections appear limited to a playing role in the lower leagues and a role as assistant manager at Isthmian League side Tooting & Mitcham.

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The worst kept secret in South Somerset football is out – Terry Skiverton has been appointed first-team coach at League One Charlton Athletic.

The Yeovil Town captain, player-manager, manager, assi….. let’s just go for ‘legend’ was formerly announced by the South London club on Tuesday morning.

Having taken his first training session on Monday, Skivo spoke to the Addicks’ website about the “exciting opportunity” working with manager Johnnie Jackson, who he knows from his football training days, and fellow coach, Jason Euell.

Terry Skiverton talks to Charlton’s website after taking his first training session on Monday.

He said: “I’ve been very loyal to Yeovil Town, but I felt the time was right and it’s an exciting challenge, especially where the club are and where the manager has taken them from, it’s a real chance for me to help support him and Jason [Euell] in trying to get up this league and make sure we’re competing.

“Speaking with the manager and the owner and the vision they’ve got for the football club, it really hit home to me how good an opportunity this is and one that you can’t turn down.

“I’ve learned my trade at Yeovil in every division apart from the Premier League, so I’m excited to come to such a prestigious football club.”

Jackson, who was named caretaker manager after the sacking of Nigel Adkins in October and then permanently last month, said his new coach had been someone he’d been considering for some time.

It has initially be suggested Skiverton would be taking the assistant manager’s job at The Valley, but Jackson confirmed he will be joint first-team coach alongside Euell.

Speaking to the club’s Twitter, Jackson said: “We’ve come across each other on courses and we know a lot of people who know each other and I have played against Terry’s (Yeovil) teams when he has been a manager.

“Our paths have crossed down the years, so he was someone who has been in my thoughts when thinking about who is going to come in and help.”

He added: “I’m quite aware that I want to save my voice for the right moments rather than the lads hearing one voice as it’s been in recent weeks.

“It’s another person who will see things that I don’t and Jason doesn’t, another opinion and these are important things when thinking about how you go about things.”


Thank You Skivo – check out the picture gallery of some of Skivo’s greatest moments – here.

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To try and put into words the impact Terry Skiverton had on Yeovil Town Football Club is really quite a challenge.

For 23 years, London born Terence John Skiverton was a part of the furniture at Huish Park – in fact, he was so much more.

He signed for the Glovers from Welling United back in the Summer of 1999 and departed this past week.

We’ve seen tributes pour in from players and fans and quite frankly we’re not sure just how much more we can add.

But, what we can do is try and reignite some memories.

Skivo, played 383 competitive games for the Glovers, scored 44 goals and would go on to manage 157 more, overseeing two spells in the managerial hot seat.

He was an assistant to Gary Johnson and to Darren Way, lead the Glovers’ academy for a time and did just about every job going at one time or another at Huish Park.

From the bottom of all our hearts, thank you Skivo.

Words might not do your time in Somerset justice, but maybe pictures will.

We are proud to be working hard to save whatever we can from the now defunct Ciderspace archives and are delighted to be able to share these pictures spanning just about every one of the 23-years that Terry Skiverton was part of Yeovil Town Football Club.

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Matt Percival has “taken the reins” as the new head coach for Yeovil Town Under-18s, according to the club

The Yeovil College student was previously assistant to Mark Challen, who left the job in December, and was reported to have taken the team for their 4-1 win over Wimborne Town in the South West Counties Youth League at the weekend.

The victory was the young Glovers’ first match in South West Counties Youth League for more than a month and the first under the new coach.

Matt Percival. Picture courtesy of Yeovil College.

Joshua John opened the scoring for the young Glovers after 12 minutes before Ollie Haste’s header doubled the advantage on 40 minutes.

Their opponents pulled a goal back just before the break, before goals from Sam Hodges and a second from John sealed the win.

Speaking to the club’s official website, Percival said: “We’re at the half way point of the season, having now won 5 and lost 4 in the league so it’s about looking to kick on to finish the season strongly.

“I thought at times today we looked really good and we’ve been working hard in training at different ways to break teams down depending on how they set-up and whether they’re pressing high or looking to drop off.“

Their next game sees the Under-18s travel to Truro & Penwith College in the College Cup tournament on Wednesday followed by a league fixture against Torquay United Under-18s on Saturday.

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It was a pretty bleak weekend by all accounts. Ian and Dave are joined by James Healey to make some sense of the weekend and we try to bring some cheer to these dismal days.

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