List of Yeovil Town F.C. seasons

Yeovil Town Football Club, an association football club based in Yeovil, Somerset, was founded in 1895. They were elected to play in the Southern League for the 1922–23 season. After fifty-one seasons in the Southern League, they were elected to play in newly formed Football Conference in 1979.

Chart showing the progress of Yeovil Town FC in League and Non-League football from 1988 to 2023.

Yeovil were promoted to the Football League Third Division in 2003, after 108 years in non-league football, and the 2004–05 season saw them promoted to the third tier of English football. Yeovil's first and only play-off success came in the 2012–13 season, when they beat Brentford 2–1 at Wembley Stadium to win promotion to the Championship, and the second tier for the first time.

Since their promotion to the Football League in 2003, Yeovil have spent 1 season in the second tier of English football, 9 seasons in the third tier and 6 seasons in the fourth tier. The table details Yeovil Town's achievements in senior first team competition from the 1895–96 season to the end of the most recently completed season.

Key


Key to divisions:


Key to rounds:

  • GS – Group stage
  • QPR - Extra-prelimanary pre-qualifying
  • QR1 – First qualifying round, etc.
  • R1 – First round, etc.
  • R1 (S) – First round Southern section, etc.
  • QF (S) – Quarter-finals Southern section
  • SF – Semi-finals
  • SF (S) – Semi-finals Southern section
  • RU – Runners-up
  • W – Winners
  • DNE – Did not enter

Details of abandoned competitions are shown in italics and appropriately footnoted.

Seasons

Results of league and cup competitions by season
SeasonDivision[a]PWDLFAPtsPosFA CupLeague Cup[b]CompetitionResultNameGoalsAverage attendanceRef
LeagueOtherTop scorer[c]
1895–96Somerset12336162295th[1]
1896–97Somerset149413710221stFA Amateur Cup
Somerset Premier Cup
QR3
R1
[2]
1897–98Somerset105231820122ndFA Amateur Cup
Somerset Premier Cup
QR2
SF
[3]
1898–99Somerset
Dorset
10
12
4
5
2
3
4
4
21
23
14
18
10
13
3rd
3rd
Somerset Premier CupRU[4]
1899–1900Somerset
Dorset
16
12
12
4
1
1
3
7
69
14
22
25
25
11
2nd

6th
QPRFA Amateur CupQPR[5]
1900–01Somerset
Dorset
10
12
4
5
2
1
4
6
21
20
18
26
10
11
5th
4th
QPRFA Amateur CupQPR[6]
1901–02Somerset
Wiltshire
6
16
5
7
1
0
0
9
31
31
19
42
11
14
1st

6th
QR3FA Amateur Cup
Somerset Premier Cup
QR4
SF
Harvey Vassall27[7]
1902–03Somerset
Wiltshire
8
20
2
8
1
5
5
7
10
44
12
41
5
21
4th
6th
QR3Harvey Vassall10[8]
1903–04Somerset
Wiltshire
14
20
4
11
3
5
7
4
33
44
43
36
11
27
6th
3rd
QR2CP Ewans25[9]
1904–05Somerset
Wiltshire
10
20
5
10
2
4
3
6
38
56
15
39
12
24
3rd
3rd
QR2[10]
1905–06Wiltshire2275105056198thQR1 Peaty24[11]
1906–07Wiltshire22551230341510thQR1 Peaty14[12]
1907–08Somerset
Dorset
10
10
7
4
1
1
2
4
35
23
19
41
15
9
2nd

?
QR1Somerset Premier CupRUJohnny Hayward41[13]
1908–09Somerset
Dorset
8
12
4
8
2
3
3
1
16
32
9
14
10
19
2nd

1st
QPRSomerset Premier CupSFJohnny Hayward33[14]
1909–10Somerset
Dorset S
10
16
3
10
1
4
6
4
15
39
18
18
7
24
5th
2nd
QR4Somerset Premier CupR2Johnny Hayward22[15]
1910–11Somerset
Dorset S
8
18
4
10
1
3
3
5
20
38
12
18
9
23
3rd
3rd
QR1Somerset Premier CupRUJohnny Hayward31[16]
1911–12Somerset
Dorset
12
16
9
10
2
2
1
4
28
37
8
17
20
20
1st

2nd
QPRSomerset Premier CupSFJohnny Hayward23[17]
1912–13Somerset Sec A
Dorset
12
16
9
9
2
2
1
5
42
39
12
25
20
20
1st

3rd
QR2Somerset Premier CupWJohnny Hayward36[18]
1913–14Somerset
Dorset
8
18
4
11
1
1
3
6
20
47
18
24
9
23
3rd
3rd
QPRSomerset Premier CupRUJohnny Hayward30[19]
1914–19é
Competitive football was suspended until after the First World War.
&&&&&&&é&&é&é&&
1919–20
Western Div 2

Dorset
Wiltshire
Somerset
14
16
20
14
7
9
7
7
2
2
5
2
5
5
8
5
41
48
45
31
34
23
46
18
16
20
19
16
5th
5th
7th
4th
QPRSomerset Premier CupRUJohnny Hayward52[20]
1920–21Western Div 1
Dorset
Somerset S
30
18
8
13
7
6
6
2
1
11
9
1
52
36
20
46
36
5
32
16
13
7th
6th
1st
QPRSomerset Premier CupR1Johnny Hayward38[21]
1921–22Western Div 1
Dorset
Somerset
Bristol
14
16
16
4
10
7
6
3
2
3
3
0
2
6
7
1
26
36
29
10
9
25
33
4
22
17
15
7

4th
5th
1st
QPRSomerset Premier CupR2Johnny Hayward50[22]
1922–23Southern Eng
Western
Bristol
38
16
14
10
7
6
6
5
0
22
4
8
56
28
30
104
19
32
26
19
12
17th
3rd
6th
QR2Somerset Premier CupR1Johnny Hayward30[23]
1923–24Southern W3425367130531stQR3Somerset Premier CupR2Johnny Hayward38[24]
1924–25Southern W3815101349504011thR1Johnny Hayward29[25]
1925–26Southern W
Western Div 1
26
18
9
7
8
7
9
4
43
33
48
27
26
21
7th
4th
QR4Harry Scott34[26]
1926–27Southern W
Western Div 1
26
22
9
10
5
1
12
11
49
48
66
44
23
21
12th
7th
QR4Tommy Lowes39[27]
1927–28Southern W
Western Div 1
30
20
11
12
7
2
12
6
64
56
57
44
29
26
9th
3rd
QR1Peter Scott65[28]
1928–29Southern W
Western Div 1
26
14
11
3
2
4
13
8
49
19
57
42
24
8
10th
8th
R1Maurice White40[29]
1929–30Southern W
Western Div 1
28
14
12
10
7
2
9
2
65
32
63
13
47
22
5th
QR3Somerset Premier CupWWilliam Whitehead24[30]
1930–31Western Div 1
London Div 2
12
26
7
16
2
3
3
7
43
79
27
46
16
35

2nd
QR1Trevor Edmunds54[31]
1931–32Southern W
Western Div 1
London Div 2
24
14
22
16
8
11
4
3
3
4
3
8
65
42
56
31
26
44
36
19
25


3rd
R2Cecil Pemberton65[32]
1932–33Southern W
Western Div 1
London Div 2
20
16
14
11
10
8
2
0
2
7
6
4
59
51
35
44
31
28
24
20
18
5th
3rd
2nd
R2Wilf Lewis63[33]
1933–34Southern W
Southern C
Western Div 1
20
18
12
10
7
5
1
4
3
9
7
4
35
34
22
39
38
21
21
18
13
5th
4th
4th
QR4Louis Page23[34]
1934–35Southern W
Southern C
Western Div 1
16
20
12
11
8
9
2
1
1
3
11
2
49
45
38
18
51
21
24
17
19

10th
R3Joe Taylor66[35]
1935–36Southern W
Southern C
Western Div 1
16
20
10
5
3
1
3
5
3
8
12
6
31
40
22
35
75
30
13
11
5
7th
11th
6th
R1Somerset Premier CupSFDave Halliday22[36]
1936–37Southern
Western Div 1
30
8
15
5
3
1
12
2
77
23
69
12
33
11
6th
R2Somerset Premier CupRUDave Halliday47[37]
1937–38Southern
Western Div 1
34
8
14
5
14
1
6
2
72
20
45
16
42
11
4th
R3Southern League Cup
Somerset Premier Cup
RU

W
J. Kirk25[38]
1938–39Southern
Western Div 1
44
10
22
6
10
2
12
2
85
32
70
20
54
14
5th
R3Southern League Cup
Somerset Premier Cup
GS
W
Arthur Graham43[39]
1939–40Southern W147253024164thArthur Graham15[40]
1940–45é
Competitive football was suspended until after the Second World War.
&&&&&&&é&&é&é&&
1945–46Southern1871105752186thR1Southern League Cup
Somerset Premier Cup
GS
RU
George Dewis20[41]
1946–47Southern32196710049444thR1Southern League Cup
Somerset Premier Cup
RU

Les Gore25[42]
1947–48Southern341211115650358thQR4Southern League Cup
Somerset Premier Cup
RU

W
Reg Swinfen29[43]
1948–49Southern42199147164478thR5Southern League Cup
Somerset Premier Cup
W

RU
Eric Bryant55[44]
1949–50Southern462971010445653rdR3Southern League Cup
Somerset Premier Cup
QR
W
Cliff Mansley28[45]
1950–51Southern4413151672724113thQR4Southern League Cup
Somerset Premier Cup
R1
W
Joe Rae36[46]
1951–52Southern4212111956763517thQR4Southern League Cup
Somerset Premier Cup
R1
SF
Hugh Colvan15[47]
1952–53Southern4211102175993218thR1Southern League Cup
Somerset Premier Cup
R1
R1
Billy Lunn25[48]
1953–54Southern42208148776483rdR1Southern League Cup
Somerset Premier Cup
R1
W
Billy Lunn24[49]
1954–55Southern422391010566551stQR4Southern League Cup
Somerset Premier Cup
W

W
Jim Fraser33[50]
1955–56Southern42239109855553rdR1Southern League Cup
Somerset Premier Cup
RU

W
Frank Fidler49[51]
1956–57Southern4214111783853916thR1Southern League Cup
Somerset Premier Cup
SF
Marcel Gaillard26[52]
1957–58Southern421691770844113thR3Southern League Cup
Somerset Premier Cup
R2
SF
Don Travis26[53]
1958–59Southern SE3217876041424thR2Southern League Cup
Somerset Premier Cup
R5
SF
Terry McConnon36[54]
1959–60Southern Prem421781781734211thQR4Southern League Cup
Somerset Premier Cup
R1
R1
Danny Paton18[55]
1960–61Southern Prem422391010954553rdR2Southern League Cup
Somerset Premier Cup
W

RU
Dave Taylor59[56]
1961–62Southern Prem42238119759544thR1Southern League Cup
Somerset Premier Cup
R5
W
Dave Taylor41[57]
1962–63Southern Prem4015101564544011thR2Southern League Cup
Somerset Premier Cup
R1
W
Dennis Coughlin25[58]
1963–64Southern Prem4229587693361stR3Southern League Cup
Somerset Premier Cup
R5
RU
Dave Taylor48[59]
1964–65Southern Prem421814107655504thQR4Southern League Cup
Somerset Premier Cup
R4
W
Malcolm Hirst24[60]
1965–66Southern Prem421711149170459thR1Southern League Cup
Somerset Premier Cup
W

R2
Chris Harding25[61]
1966–67Southern Prem4214141466724214thR1Southern League Cup
Somerset Premier Cup
R4
RU
Dave Taylor36[62]
1967–68Southern Prem4216121445434412thR1Southern League Cup
Somerset Premier Cup
SF
RU
Chris Weller16[63]
1968–69Southern Prem421613135250458thR1Southern League Cup
Somerset Premier Cup
R3
Dave Taylor22[64]
1969–70Southern Prem42257107848572ndR1FA Trophy
Southern League Cup
Somerset Premier Cup
R1
R3
R1
Dave Taylor22[65]
1970–71Southern Prem42257106631571stR3FA Trophy
Southern League Cup
Somerset Premier Cup
SF
R3
RU
Brian Grey22[66]
1971–72Southern Prem421811136751477thQR4FA Trophy
Southern League Cup
Southern League Championship Cup
Somerset Premier Cup
SF
R1
W

R2
Terry Cotton30[67]
1972–73Southern Prem42211476731562ndR2FA Trophy
Southern League Cup
Somerset Premier Cup
R1
R2
W
John Brown26[68]
1973–74Southern Prem42132094539469thQR4FA Trophy
Southern League Cup
Somerset Premier Cup
R1
R1
SF
John Clancy11[69]
1974–75Southern Prem42219126434513rdQR4FA Trophy
Southern League Cup
Somerset Premier Cup
R1
R4
SF
Dick Plumb28[70]
1975–76Southern Prem42211296835542ndR1FA Trophy
Southern League Cup
Somerset Premier Cup
R1
RU

W
Dick Plumb33[71]
1976–77Southern Prem421516115442467thQR3FA Trophy
Southern League Cup
Southern League Championship Cup
Anglo-Italian Cup
Somerset Premier Cup
R2
RU

W

GS
RU
Ken Brown20[72]
1977–78Southern Prem4214141457494212thQR1FA Trophy
Southern League Cup
Somerset Premier Cup
R1
R2
SF
Dick Plumb14[73]
1978–79Southern Prem421516115949469thR1FA Trophy
Southern League Cup
Somerset Premier Cup
R4
RU

W
Terry Cotton
Dave Platt
261,179[74]
1979–80Alliance3813101546493612thR3FA Trophy
Somerset Premier Cup
R3
SF
Clive Green191,588[75]
1980–81Alliance381461860643414thR2FA Trophy
Bob Lord Challenge Trophy
Somerset Premier Cup
R2
R1
RU
Clive Green231,385[76]
1981–82Alliance4214111756685311thR1FA Trophy
Bob Lord Challenge Trophy
Somerset Premier Cup
R1
R1
R3
Dave Platt191,162[77]
1982–83Alliance421172463993520thR2FA Trophy
Bob Lord Challenge Trophy
Somerset Premier Cup
R1
R1
R3
Andy Bell271,140[78]
1983–84Alliance421282255773520thR1FA Trophy
Bob Lord Challenge Trophy
Somerset Premier Cup
R2
SF
SF
Mike Doherty251,115[79]
1984–85Alliance426112541872522ndR1FA Trophy
Bob Lord Challenge Trophy
Somerset Premier Cup
QR3
R3
RU
Phil James131,296[80]
1985–86Isthmian4228779248912ndR1FA Trophy
Isthmian League Cup
Somerset Premier Cup
QR3
R1
RU
John McGinlay261,761[81]
1986–87Isthmian4228867127922ndQR4FA Trophy
Isthmian League Cup
Somerset Premier Cup
R2
SF
SF
Paul Randall191,887[82]
1987–88Isthmian4224996634811stR3FA Trophy
Isthmian League Cup
Somerset Premier Cup
R2
W

R2
Paul Randall242,282[83]
1988–89Conference40[g]1511146867569thR2FA Trophy
Bob Lord Challenge Trophy
Isthmian Championship Shield
Somerset Premier Cup
R2
R1
W

R3
Guy Whittingham182,396[84]
1989–90Conference421712136254637thR1FA Trophy
Bob Lord Challenge Trophy
Somerset Premier Cup
R1
W

R1
Robbie Carroll
Mickey Spencer
162,244[85]
1990–91Conference4213111858585014thR1FA Trophy
Bob Lord Challenge Trophy
Somerset Premier Cup
R3
R1
R3
Robbie Carroll
Paul Wilson
132,649[86]
1991–92Conference4211141740494715thR2FA Trophy
Bob Lord Challenge Trophy
Somerset Premier Cup
R4
RU

RU
Mickey Spencer302,103[87]
1992–93Conference421812125949664thR3FA Trophy
Bob Lord Challenge Trophy
Somerset Premier Cup
R1
R3
R2
Mickey Spencer202,615[88]
1993–94Conference421491949625119thR2FA Trophy
Bob Lord Challenge Trophy
Somerset Premier Cup
R1
RU

SF
Mickey Spencer192,491[89]
1994–95Conference428142050713722ndQR4FA Trophy
Bob Lord Challenge Trophy
Somerset Premier Cup
R2
R2
R2
Paul Wilson151,746[90]
1995–96Isthmian42231188351804thQR4FA Trophy
Isthmian League Cup
Somerset Premier Cup
R1
R2
R2
Warren Patmore272,032[91]
1996–97Isthmian42318383341011stQR4FA Trophy
Isthmian League Cup
Somerset Premier Cup
R1
R2
W
Warren Patmore292,779[92]
1997–98Conference421781773635911thQR4FA Trophy
Bob Lord Challenge Trophy
Somerset Premier Cup
R1
R3
W
Owen Pickard252,457[93]
1998–99Conference422011118844715thR3FA Trophy
Bob Lord Challenge Trophy
Somerset Premier Cup
R5
R1
R1
Warren Patmore262,408[94]
1999–2000Conference421810146063647thR1FA Trophy
Bob Lord Challenge Trophy
Somerset Premier Cup
R5
R1
R2
Warren Patmore172,294[95]
2000–01Conference42248107350802ndR3Football League Trophy
FA Trophy
Bob Lord Challenge Trophy
Somerset Premier Cup
R1 (S)
R5
R3
R2
Warren Patmore223,416[96]
2001–02Conference421913106653703rdQR4Football League Trophy
FA Trophy
Somerset Premier Cup
R2 (S)

R2
Adam Stansfield162,872[98]
2002–03Conference422811310036951stR1Football League Trophy
FA Trophy
Somerset Premier Cup
R1 (S)
R6
RU[i]
Kirk Jackson204,741[100]
2003–04Division 346235187057748thR3R1Football League TrophyR2 (S)Gavin Williams136,197[101]
2004–05League 2[j]46258139065831stR4R2Football League TrophyR1 (S)Phil Jevons[k]29 ♦6,320[103]
2005–06League 14615112054625615thR2R2Football League TrophyR1 (S)Phil Jevons166,668
2006–07League 1462310135539795th[l]R1R1Football League TrophyR2 (S)Wayne Gray125,765
2007–08League 14614102238595218thR1R1Football League TrophyQF (S)Lloyd Owusu115,468
2008–09League 14612151941665117thR1R2Football League TrophyR1 (S)Gavin Tomlin94,223
2009–10League 14613141955595315thR1R1Football League TrophyR1 (S)Dean Bowditch104,664
2010–11League 14617111956665914thR2R1Football League TrophyR1 (S)Dean Bowditch154,291
2011–12League 14614122059805417thR2R1Football League TrophyR2 (S)Andy Williams173,984
2012–13League 146238157156774th[m]R1R2Football League TrophySF (S)Paddy Madden[n]23 ♦4,240
2013–14Championship468132544753724thR4R2Ishmael Miller106,616
2014–15League 14610102636754024thR3R1Football League TrophyR1 (S)James Hayter
Gozie Ugwu
54,346
2015–16League 24611152043594819thR3R1Football League TrophySF (S)Ryan Bird
Harry Cornick
François Zoko
83,936
2016–17League 24611171849645020thR1R2EFL TrophyQFFrançois Zoko133,567
2017–18League 24612122259754819thR4R1EFL TrophySFFrançois Zoko152,941
2018–19League 2469132441664024thR1R1EFL TrophyGSAlex Fisher82,953
2019–20National37179116144604th[o]R1


QF[o]
Rhys Murphy202,907
2020–21National42[p]1572058685216thR2FA TrophyR3Rhys Murphy14n/a
2021–22National4415141543465912thR3


W
Tom Knowles112,422
2022–23National467192035604022ndQR4


QF
Alex Fisher
Malachi Linton
Matt Worthington
52,730
2023–24National S4629898149951stR2


R2
Jordan Young163,916

Footnotes

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