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.
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 league record: P – Played W – Games won D – Games drawn L – Games lost F – Goals for A – Goals against Pts – Points Pos – Final position
Key to colours and symbols: 1st or W Winners 2nd or RU Runners-up Promoted Relegated ♦ Top league scorer in division
Key to divisions: Somerset – Somerset Senior League Dorset – Dorset District League Wiltshire – Wiltshire League Western – Western League Bristol – Bristol Charity League Southern – Southern League London – London Combination Alliance – Alliance Premier League Isthmian – Isthmian Premier League Conference – Football Conference Division 3 - Football League Third Division League 2 - Football League Two League 1 - Football League One Championship - Football League Championship
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 seasonSeasonDivisionPWDLFAPtsPosFA CupLeague CupCompetitionResultNameGoalsAverage attendanceLeagueOtherTop scorer1895–9612336162291896–9714941371022FA Amateur CupSomerset Premier CupQR3R11897–9810523182012FA Amateur CupSomerset Premier CupQR2SF1898–991012452344212314181013Somerset Premier CupRU1899–190016121241137691422252511QPRFA Amateur CupQPR1900–011012452146212018261011QPRFA Amateur CupQPR1901–02616571009313119421114QR3FA Amateur CupSomerset Premier CupQR4SF271902–0382028155710441241521QR3101903–0414204113574334443361127QR2251904–0510205102436385615391224QR21905–06227510505619QR1241906–07225512303415QR1141907–08101074112435231941159QR1Somerset Premier CupRU411908–0981248233116329141019QPRSomerset Premier CupSF331909–101016310146415391818724QR4Somerset Premier CupR2221910–11818410133520381218923QR1Somerset Premier CupRU311911–121216910221428378172020QPRSomerset Premier CupSF231912–131216992215423912252020QR2Somerset Premier CupW361913–14818411113620471824923QPRSomerset Premier CupRU301914–19éCompetitive football was suspended until after the First World War.&&&&&&&é&&é&é&&1919–20 14162014797722525585414845313423461816201916QPRSomerset Premier CupRU521920–21301881376621119152362046365321613QPRSomerset Premier CupR1381921–2214161641076323302671263629109253342217157QPRSomerset Premier CupR2501922–23381614107665022485628301041932261912QR2Somerset Premier CupR1301923–24342536713053QR3Somerset Premier CupR2381924–2538151013495040R1291925–262618978794433348272621QR4341926–272622910511211494866442321QR4391927–283020111272126645657442926QR1651928–2926141132413849195742248R1401929–30281412107292653263134722QR3Somerset Premier CupW241930–3112267162337437927461635QR1541931–3224142216811433438654256312644361925R2651932–3320161411108202764595135443128242018R2631933–342018121075143974353422393821211813QR4231934–3516201211892113112494538185121241719R3661935–36162010531353812631402235753013115R1Somerset Premier CupSF221936–3730815531122772369123311R2Somerset Premier CupRU471937–3834814514162722045164211R3Southern League CupSomerset Premier CupRUW251938–394410226102122853270205414R3Southern League CupSomerset Premier CupGSW431939–4014725302416151940–45éCompetitive football was suspended until after the Second World War.&&&&&&&é&&é&é&&1945–46187110575218R1Southern League CupSomerset Premier CupGSRU201946–473219671004944R1Southern League CupSomerset Premier CupRUW251947–4834121111565035QR4Southern League CupSomerset Premier CupRUW291948–494219914716447R5Southern League CupSomerset Premier CupWRU551949–5046297101044565R3Southern League CupSomerset Premier CupQRW281950–514413151672724113thQR4Southern League CupSomerset Premier CupR1W361951–524212111956763517thQR4Southern League CupSomerset Premier CupR1SF151952–534211102175993218thR1Southern League CupSomerset Premier CupR1R1251953–544220814877648R1Southern League CupSomerset Premier CupR1W241954–5542239101056655QR4Southern League CupSomerset Premier CupWW331955–564223910985555R1Southern League CupSomerset Premier CupRUW491956–574214111783853916thR1Southern League CupSomerset Premier CupSFW261957–58421691770844113thR3Southern League CupSomerset Premier CupR2SF261958–59321787604142R2Southern League CupSomerset Premier CupR5SF361959–60421781781734211thQR4Southern League CupSomerset Premier CupR1R1181960–61Southern Prem42239101095455R2Southern League CupSomerset Premier CupWRU591961–624223811975954R1Southern League CupSomerset Premier CupR5W411962–634015101564544011thR2Southern League CupSomerset Premier CupR1W251963–64422958769336R3Southern League CupSomerset Premier CupR5RU481964–6542181410765550QR4Southern League CupSomerset Premier CupR4W241965–6642171114917045R1Southern League CupSomerset Premier CupWR2251966–674214141466724214thR1Southern League CupSomerset Premier CupR4RU361967–684216121445434412thR1Southern League CupSomerset Premier CupSFRU161968–6942161313525045R1Southern League CupSomerset Premier CupR3W221969–704225710784857R1FA TrophySouthern League CupSomerset Premier CupR1R3R1221970–714225710663157R3FA TrophySouthern League CupSomerset Premier CupSFR3RU221971–7242181113675147QR4FA TrophySouthern League CupSouthern League Championship CupSomerset Premier CupSFR1WR2301972–734221147673156R2FA TrophySouthern League CupSomerset Premier CupR1R2W261973–744213209453946QR4FA TrophySouthern League CupSomerset Premier CupR1R1SF111974–754221912643451QR4FA TrophySouthern League CupSomerset Premier CupR1R4SF281975–764221129683554R1FA TrophySouthern League CupSomerset Premier CupR1RUW331976–7742151611544246QR3FA TrophySouthern League CupSouthern League Championship CupAnglo-Italian CupSomerset Premier CupR2RUWGSRU201977–784214141457494212thQR1FA TrophySouthern League CupSomerset Premier CupR1R2SF141978–7942151611594946R1FA TrophySouthern League CupSomerset Premier CupR4RUW261,1791979–803813101546493612thR3FA TrophySomerset Premier CupR3SF191,5881980–81381461860643414thR2FA TrophyBob Lord Challenge TrophySomerset Premier CupR2R1RU231,3851981–824214111756685311thR1FA TrophyBob Lord Challenge TrophySomerset Premier CupR1R1R3191,1621982–83421172463993520thR2FA TrophyBob Lord Challenge TrophySomerset Premier CupR1R1R3271,1401983–84421282255773520thR1FA TrophyBob Lord Challenge TrophySomerset Premier CupR2SFSF251,1151984–85 426112541872522ndR1FA TrophyBob Lord Challenge TrophySomerset Premier CupQR3R3RU131,2961985–86422877924891R1FA TrophyIsthmian League CupSomerset Premier CupQR3R1RU261,7611986–87422886712792QR4FA TrophyIsthmian League CupSomerset Premier CupR2SFSF191,8871987–88 422499663481R3FA TrophyIsthmian League CupSomerset Premier CupR2WR2242,2821988–8940151114686756R2FA TrophyBob Lord Challenge TrophyIsthmian Championship ShieldSomerset Premier CupR2R1WR3182,3961989–9042171213625463R1FA TrophyBob Lord Challenge TrophySomerset Premier CupR1WR1162,2441990–914213111858585014thR1FA TrophyBob Lord Challenge TrophySomerset Premier CupR3R1R3132,6491991–924211141740494715thR2FA TrophyBob Lord Challenge TrophySomerset Premier CupR4RURU302,1031992–9342181212594966R3FA TrophyBob Lord Challenge TrophySomerset Premier CupR1R3R2202,6151993–94421491949625119thR2FA TrophyBob Lord Challenge TrophySomerset Premier CupR1RUSF192,4911994–95 428142050713722ndQR4FA TrophyBob Lord Challenge TrophySomerset Premier CupR2R2R2151,7461995–964223118835180QR4FA TrophyIsthmian League CupSomerset Premier CupR1R2R2272,0321996–97 4231838334101QR4FA TrophyIsthmian League CupSomerset Premier CupR1R2W292,7791997–98421781773635911thQR4FA TrophyBob Lord Challenge TrophySomerset Premier CupR1R3W252,4571998–9942201111884471R3FA TrophyBob Lord Challenge TrophySomerset Premier CupR5R1R1262,4081999–200042181014606364R1FA TrophyBob Lord Challenge TrophySomerset Premier CupR5R1R2172,2942000–014224810735080R3Football League TrophyFA TrophyBob Lord Challenge TrophySomerset Premier CupR1 (S)R5R3R2223,4162001–0242191310665370QR4Football League TrophyFA TrophySomerset Premier CupR2 (S)WR2162,8722002–03 42281131003695R1Football League TrophyFA TrophySomerset Premier CupR1 (S)R6RU204,7412003–044623518705774R3R1Football League TrophyR2 (S)136,1972004–05 4625813906583R4R2Football League TrophyR1 (S)29 ♦6,3202005–064615112054625615thR2R2Football League TrophyR1 (S)166,6682006–0746231013553979R1R1Football League TrophyR2 (S)125,7652007–084614102238595218thR1R1Football League TrophyQF (S)115,4682008–094612151941665117thR1R2Football League TrophyR1 (S)4,2232009–104613141955595315thR1R1Football League TrophyR1 (S)104,6642010–114617111956665914thR2R1Football League TrophyR1 (S)154,2912011–124614122059805417thR2R1Football League TrophyR2 (S)173,9842012–13 4623815715677R1R2Football League TrophySF (S)23 ♦4,2402013–14 468132544753724thR4R2106,6162014–15 4610102636754024thR3R1Football League TrophyR1 (S)4,3462015–164611152043594819thR3R1Football League TrophySF (S)3,9362016–174611171849645020thR1R2EFL TrophyQF133,5672017–184612122259754819thR4R1EFL TrophySF152,9412018–19 469132441664024thR1R1EFL TrophyGS82,9532019–2037179116144604thR1FA TrophySomerset Premier CupR3QF202,9072020–21421572058685216thR2FA TrophyR314n/a2021–224415141543465912thR3FA TrophySomerset Premier CupR4W112,4222022–23 467192035604022ndQR4FA TrophySomerset Premier CupR3QFMalachi LintonMatt Worthington52,7302023–24 462989814995R2FA TrophySomerset Premier CupR2R2163,9162024–254615112051605618thQR4FA TrophySomerset Premier CupR3R283,2002025–26461562548685116thQR4FA TrophySomerset Premier CupQFR182,918
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