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Yeovil Town will go in to this weekend’s home game with AFC Fylde with a full strength squad as they look to bounce back from their first defeat of the season.

Manager Billy Rowley said that defender Ben Radcliffe midfielders Brett McGavin and Luke McCormick, who both left the field early in the 3-2 defeat at Southend United last Saturday, are available along with defender Joy Mukena who has been suffering with illness earlier in the week.

The only omission from the Glovers’ first-team is midfielder Joe Haigh who is in training having undergone surgery in the summer and is yet to kick a ball in green-and-white since signing from Dagenham & Redbridge in the summer.

Speaking to BBC Somerset’s Jack Killah on Thursday, Rowley said: “Luckily, we’ve had a couple of boys back training today. Joy (Mukena) was sick, I think he might have caught something a couple of days after the Southend game. He was probably 85 or 90 per cent back today as well. So, touch wood, we’ll have a full selection and a really good squad to pick from.

“Brett (McGavin) had what I think was food poisoning or a virus. He was throwing up two or three times before the game and also threw up at half-time (at Southend). He did so well to stay on, but he looked a bit of a shadow of himself. Macca (McCormick) had some issues with his calves which blew up and he had to come off. (Radcliffe) pulled out on the day of the game, so it left us limping into that game a little bit. But we’re a little bit stronger this week.”

Brett McGavin will be available for Yeovil Town against AFC Fylde this weekend. Picture courtesy of Mike Kunz.

Rowley admitted he had spent the days since the defeat at Southend, where Yeovil led 2-0 before losing to an 85th minute winner from a rampant home side, looking at how he and his side could improve as they look to get back to winning ways at Huish Park.

He said: “What it does is really motivate me to improve heavily. When you win, you can sometimes just enjoy it for 24 hours but when you lose a game, as soon as you step foot on the coach home, you’re looking at the game back and figuring out how you can improve. It speeds up the process of trying to improve.

“We have had good meetings with some of the lads this morning, looking at ways to improve every week. Everyone’s fully on board and today was one of the better training sessions we’ve had in a while. 

“I’ve always been pretty good at that and try to stay as level-headed as possible. For young players to see that from the management team is also very important because it is a long season. We’re going to have so many ups and downs with this group. We’re going to have good spells and bad ones, and as long as we can stay consistent in our behaviours, how we train and what we’re working on, I think it will improve them much quicker.”

This weekend’s opponents, AFC Fylde, suffered their own late heartbreak last Saturday as they conceded an 89th minute equaliser to draw 2-2 at home to fellow new boys Worthing. The Lancashire club won the National League North with 100 points last season and Rowley is expecting a tough test at Huish Park.

He said: “I have been very impressed with Fylde and I’ve been talking about this all week with the lads. They press really high, they’ve got a high defensive line and they really get after the ball. We’re going to need to be a really good version of us. We’re going to need to be really clean and have some fantastic ideas about how we’re going to score, which is what we’ve been working on in training today and will continue tomorrow. I’ve got a lot of respect for what they’re doing there and we’re hoping for a really good test against them.

“They’ve got some really good individuals with a lot of talent, but they’re also really well coached. Marrying those two together forms a strong potion. They’re trying to play football the right way. They get it down and have some really good ideas in build-up, very much like us. So I think it’ll be a slugfest and a good toe-to-toe battle.”

The game is the start of a run of three games in six days for Yeovil who travel to Aldershot Town on Tuesday night before facing bottom club Solihull Moors at Huish Park next Tuesday night.

Rowley is expecting to have to utilise every part of his squad and is confident he has the quality to bring in to his starting line-up to compete.

He said: “Naturally in football, every player wants to play every game. But over the next 10 days or two weeks, there will be a chance for everybody to be used. In training today, everybody looked hungry to play, which is exactly what you want to see. They just need to be ready to be called upon, which I’m sure they will be.”

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Paul Marsden will take charge of Yeovil Town’s home game against AFC Fylde. This is his third National League game of the season, he’s averaging SIX yellow cards across the previous two.

He has taken charge of three previous Yeovil games, but not since a 1-0 defeat to Oldham back in 2024.

He sent off manager Mark Cooper that day, a red card that was rescinded by the FA after the official’s accusations were found to be not proven.

After the match the first of Dave’s five conclusions said this;

“Let’s just scrap Rule 1: I’m going to get the obvious point out of the way straight off, referee Paul Marsden had a stinker…”

Eek.

He’s only been to Huish Park once too, a 2-0 home win over Altrincham in the 2021/22 season.

His season stats for the 2025/26 season in the National League was 11 games, 35 yellows and just the one red card, a double booking for Gateshead’s Fenton John.

He awarded three penalties.

Mr Marsden’s asssitants are Scott Chalkley and Kevin Morris whilst Dean Trevealen will be hoping to have a quieter afternoon than the fourth did during that Oldham game!

Frank ‘has a word’ with referee Paul Marsden at the final whistle.

Yeovil Town FC (First Team) v AFC Fylde (First Team)
National League – Premier
Referee: Marsden, Paul
Assistant Referee: Chalkley, Scott
Assistant Referee: Morris, Kevin
Fourth Official: Treleaven, Dean

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Billy Rowley and Luke McCormick have been nominated for manager and player of the month by the National League.

The Glovers went unbeaten in August and the Skipper was key in front of goal with four goals in the month.

Billy Rowley (Yeovil Town)
P5, W3, D2, L0

D 1-1 v Scunthorpe United (A)
D 1-1 v Carlisle United (H)
W 3-0 v Gateshead (H)
W 2-1 v Barrown (A)
W 3-2 v Tamworth (H)

Luke McCormick (Yeovil Town)
A great start for the Glovers who are one of only two unbeaten sides in August. Helped hugely by the contribution of Luke McCormick who hit four goals across wins against Tamworth, Barrow and Gateshead.

Billy Rowley. Picture courtesy of Indy Pitman/Indy’s Visuals.

The gaffer is up against Luke Garrard, Chris Agutter and Daryl McMahon.

Luke McCormick will face off against Matt Rush, former Glover Tristan Abrahams and Dan Urpins.

Congratulations to both!

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Yeovil Town Women suffered a narrow opening-day defeat to Portishead in front of 277 fans at Huish Park on Sunday.

Posset, who were relegated from Tier 3 last season, took the lead a quarter of an hour in, before Dave Court’s side equalised with an incredible free kick from Isabella Foster.

But a second-half strike from Portishead’s Rachel Poole proved decisive in the Glovers’ first match since earning promotion to the South West Regional Premier Division.

Yeovil Town Women back at Huish Park. Picture courtesy of Jayden Tate | Tate’s Photography

There were just 13 minutes on the clock when Lily Farr – on as a substitute following an injury in the opening stages – made a run down the left and lofted an effort over goalkeeper Emily Hall.

Foster was given her first chance from a set piece just after the 20-minute mark, sending an effort just wide.

But she did find the target shortly after, firing an unstoppable effort from all of 30 yards past goalkeeper Abi Footner and into the back of the net.

Shannon Holloway came close to restoring the visitors’ lead shortly before half-time, with a dangerous cross that bounced back off the crossbar.

After the interval, Becky Miles pulled a great save out of Footner in, and the away side took advantage on 73 minutes with Poole’s impressive finish.

Pushing for a point. Picture courtesy of Jayden Tate | Tate’s Photography

Evie Foot and Mia Blazey were both thwarted by Footner as Yeovil searched for another equaliser, and the final chance fell to Foster, who blazed over in added time.

Speaking post-match to club media, Dave Court said: “I thought it was a really good game of football, first and foremost, and a good advert for the league and women’s football.

“There were nearly 300 people here today and thank you to each and every one of them. It really is appreciated and hopefully they’ve gone away thinking they’ve watched a decent game of football today.”

And defender Abbie Vernon said: “It could have gone either way. Their keeper’s made two great saves and if she doesn’t make them, it’s 3-2 to us.

“We’re unlucky, we’ve all worked really hard and we can only keep getting better and better. It’s been great to have the crowd here backing us, so hopefully we can keep going onwards and upwards.”

The Glovers will now face the Army Women’s Development Team in the UB Infrastructure Development League on Thursday night, with a 7:30pm kick-off on the Huish Park 3G.

They were also handed a home draw in the FA Cup Second Round Qualifying, and will welcome Poole Town to Alvington on Sunday 20th September.

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Yeovil Town have confirmed that it has grown its partnership with Yeovil Town to include a “dedicated Women’s Football Performance & Development Pathway” which will start in September 2027.

The move follows the establishment of a partnership with the college for the men’s team which is described as being an “overwhelming success” just two months ago.

The partnership gives female students the same football-and-education pathway already offered to male players, allowing them to study for a Level 3 BTEC in Sport Coaching & Development at Yeovil College while receiving football coaching and playing competitive football through Yeovil Town. In summary, the same set-up as the men’s team has.

Mark Bolton, Principal & CEO of Yeovil College, said: “The response to our football partnership with Yeovil Town FC has been phenomenal and has clearly demonstrated the appetite and requirement for an ambitious football and education pathway in Somerset.

“It was always important to us that these opportunities extended beyond the men’s game. This next chapter reflects our shared commitment to equality of opportunity, raising aspirations and supporting the continued growth of women’s football.”

Nicholas Brayne, the club’s Chief Operating Officer, added: “We are equally ambitious for women’s and girls’ football. With Yeovil Town Women now firmly integrated into the club, this new programme will create a credible pathway for young women to combine an excellent education with high-quality coaching and the opportunity to progress towards representing Yeovil Town.”

Yeovil Town Women get their new season underway when they face Portishead Town at Huish Park on Sunday (2pm kick-off). The game is the team’s first in the fifth tier of the women’s game, the South West Regional Women’s Football League, Premier Division.

To listen to our Season Preview interview with manager Dave Court and captain Laura Wensley – CLICK HERE.

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Yeovil Town’s unbeaten start to the new season came to an end as they gave up a two-goal lead to suffer a 3-2 defeat at Southend United yesterday. Glovers’ fan Ed Turnbull was in the away end at Root’s Hall and here are his conclusions.

 

For a while it was textbook. For 65 minutes, that was a textbook away performance. We had to weather a storm or two, but we defended doggedly. Whenever Southend breached the first line of defence, there was someone in green on the cover, or a Super Jos Barker™️ in yellow making a solid stop. We didn’t have loads of chances up the other end, but we were clinical when they arose.

Yeovil Town celebrate Archie Davies opener at Southend.

That free-kick killed us. We wilted in the end though. As soon as Darren Oldaker’s expertly-dispatched free kick hit the net, it felt as though 5 and a half games of high-energy football caught up with us. The energy seaped out of our legs, and into Southend’s. You don’t take off the likes of Brett McGavin and Luke McCormick unless you have to, and without them we lacked that vital bit of experience and composure.

We didn’t look after business. Even before Rowley rang the changes, I felt we didn’t keep the ball as well as we’ve shown we can. That is just as much, if not more, down to Southend’s quality as it is a drop in our standards, but for me that is a difference between the strong play-off contenders we currently are, and a top 3 team. We did have good patterns of play at times, but there were too many times we lost the ball in our own half, and that ultimately made life difficult for us.

We struggled after the second half substitutions of Luke McCormick and Brett McGavin. Picture courtesy of Indy Pitman/Indy’s Visuals.

There’s a silver lining. A loss always hurts, but I don’t feel as gutted as I normally would after seeing us lose having been 2-0 up. Maybe that’s just because following Yeovil over the last decade has numbed me to the pain, but I think it’s also because Southend were very good, and we still managed to get ourselves into a commanding position. I know it counts for nothing if you let it slip, but the scoreline at 65 minutes was further proof that we can really achieve something this season.

Onwards and upwards. My (our?) ludicrous dreams of an unbeaten season are over, but if you’d offered me 11 points after 6 games including Scunthorpe Carlisle Barrow and Southend, I’d have snapped your hand off. I’ve seen more than enough from this team to be confident that we’ll soon be back on a winning streak, with a kinder-looking run of fixtures now presenting a perfect chance to make a very good start an unbelievable one.

Picture courtesy of Ed Turnbull.

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Gloverscast Special – Yeovil Women Big Season Preview

Ollie Marsh is joined by Yeovil Women’s manager Dave Court as well as club captain Laura Wensley to discuss the new season as the Glovers embark on a new challenge in Tier 5 of the football pyramid.

It all gets underway at Huish Park, later this Sunday.

Yeovil Town Women celebrate winning the South West Regional Division One South title

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For a moment Yeovil Town were top of the National League Premier Division before a 2-0 lead became a 3-2 defeat at Southend United on Saturday.

Our resident cartoonist, Alex ‘Distant Glover’ Russell, captures that (very) brief moment…..

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Yeovil Town captain Luke McCormick was taking a balanced view about seeing his side’s unbeaten start to the new season come to an end with a 3-2 defeat at Southend United on Saturday.

The skipper netted his fifth goal of the season shortly before the hour mark in Essex to put the Glovers 2-0 ahead before three goals in just 19 second half minutes saw them fall to a loss.

Speaking to BBC Somerset’s Mark Stillman after the game, McCormick said: “Obviously we’re devastated with the result, being 2-0 up here and then ending up losing the game. I think the goals are avoidable, but how we deal with it, we’ll review it. We won’t get too high or too low, and we’ll go again.

“This is probably one of the toughest places to come in the division and I thought we deserved to be 1-0 up at half-time in terms of the chances and the box entries that we had. Then we’ve obviously gone 2-0 up and whilst I think the free-kick is a brilliant finish, the other two goals  were avoidable.

“I think today gives us a real sniff and a real taste of what it’s like to be right at the top of this division and I don’t think we’re far off it. We don’t want to get too carried away, but we’re not far off it.”

Luke McCormick celebrates putting Yeovil 2-0 up at Southend. Picture courtesy of Andy Craig.

Having gone 2-0 ahead after a swift counter attack after 58 minutes, Yeovil conceded a free-kick on the edge of the area eight minutes later and Southend midfielder Darren Oldaker stepped up to fire home a stunning goal. Then 13 minutes later, forward Leon Chambers-Parillon drew the game level before substitute Promise Omochere, the striker on loan from Bristol Rovers, shrugged off a challenge to smash home a winner with five minutes remaining.

McCormick said: “The free-kick was the free-kick and then their fans get right behind them. They got booed off at half-time and then, when they flip the switch and start getting behind the boys, obviously it’s a really tough environment to play in and you saw it at 3-2. I just said in the dressing room that we started (the match) showing for the ball, we started playing and we looked a threat and we needed that when we went 2-0 up. But, like I said, there’s no name-calling, there’s no blame.

“Obviously, being 2-0 up makes it feel a lot worse, but it’s three points. I think if we were to play them again, on another day we could’ve come away with three points. It’s all about moments in football and they had more moments than we did, so we go back to the drawing board and we go again.“