Whittle signs on for 2025/26

Defender Alex Whittle has signed a one-year contract extension to remain a Yeovil Town player for the upcoming 2025-26 season.

The left back, who took the captain’s armband towards the end of last season, has agreed a season and the deal which includes an option to extend the deal through for an additional year.

Speaking to the club’s social media on Tuesday, he said: “I am delighted to be back, it took a few weeks to sort whilst I was away on holiday but once I was back I was happy to get it sorted. I always wanted to stay, but there were a few weeks before the takeover happened and then I was away so there were a few things to sort out, a few minor details, but once it was sorted I was delighted.

“The first season was a real high and last season was more trying to finish as high as we can, but this season we want to kick on again and try and aim for the play-offs and kick on from there. Pre-season is a quick turnaround, it will be a few days of running hard and fast and then the games come thick and fast again, so I am happy and I can’t wait to get going.”

In a statement published on Tuesday, manager Mark Cooper said: “Alex has been excellent for us. He’s a reliable, hard-working player who sets the standard every day in training and on matchdays. I’m really pleased he’s staying with us – he’s an important part of the group.”

Whittle could well pass 100 league appearances for the Glovers this season, and was part of the side which lifted the title during the 2023/24 National League South campaign.

The 32-year-old originally joined the club in the summer of 2023 following his release by York City. He had previously played under Cooper at Forest Green Rovers in 2018 and had further Football League experience during a spell at Chesterfield.