Helen Glover & Heather Stanning enter Olympics history. The council has responsibility for the management of recreational and leisure facilities, open spaces and play areas. During that time 107 high explosive bombs fell on the town. [19], Industrial businesses developed in the area around the Hendford railway goods station to such a degree that a small Hendford Halt was opened on 2 May 1932 for passengers travelling to and from this district, but the growth of road transport and a desire to rationalise the rail network led to half of the railway stations in Yeovil being closed in 1964. The girls were crowned champions in April, with two games to spare, confirming promotion back to the FA Women’s Premier League Southern Division at the first time of asking.[1]. Their first meeting was as recently as 2001, when the two teams met in the Football League Trophy in a game that ended 1–1, with Rovers progressing after a penalty shootout.

The town also has a higher education centre, University Centre Yeovil. Includes goals scored in all competitions. There are five electoral wards covering Yeovil. The town is on the A30 and A37 roads and has two railway stations. About 0.25 miles (400 m) of track along the Clifton Maybank spur is used for demonstration trains. Yeovil is home to Ivel Barbarians Rugby Club, formed in 1995 by a merger of the Yeovil and Westlands clubs. [69], The Goldenstones Pool and Leisure Centre provides a 25 metres (82 ft) swimming pool, a teaching pool, a gym, sauna, steam room, spectator area and workout studio. These were adapted for the 1960 film School for Scoundrels, starring Alastair Sim, Terry-Thomas, Ian Carmichael and Irene Handl. [76], The recreation space known as Mudford Rec was frequented by England cricket star Ian Botham during a childhood stay in Yeovil. March 2011 saw the departure of the long serving first team manager Steve Phelps and his assistant manager Nigel Wolfe from their positions at the club. Yeovil finished the season third, behind league champions Queens Park Rangers and second place Plymouth Argyle. Yeovil Pen Mill is on the Bristol to Weymouth line,[53] served by Great Western Railway services, and Yeovil Junction is on the London Waterloo to Exeter line served by South Western Railway.

The team was formed by Tony Baverstock as Yetminster Ladies, and originally competed in South West League Division Two, the club's first game was against Weymouth Vikings on 16 September 1990. The village of Brympton, now almost a suburb of Yeovil, contains the medieval manor of Brympton d'Evercy. He was granted a coat of arms in May 1612 and given the title "Gentleman", but not knighted. The girls received a bye to the final, where they beat Larkhall Athletic 3–0 to lift the trophy for the second consecutive season. However, in May 2019, they were denied an operating licence for the Championship and would have to contest the following season as a third tier club instead. ", "The Genealogical Records of James M. & Elsie Klinger Eaves", "RIP Michael Davies – The passing of a true defender of the Faith", "Yeovil's Sam is gunning for Olympic glory!".

[10] In June 2019, owner Steve Allinson announced his intention to relinquish ownership of the team free of charge in order to find investors capable of sustaining the team.

Bus services linking the centre to Yeovil Junction are run by South West Coaches[55][56] except on Sundays and bank holidays, when a service is operated by First West of England.

Yeovil's two theatres are the Octagon,[51] and the Swan,[52] now a ten-screen cinema and 18-lane tenpin bowling alley. [2], After the dissolution of the monasteries the lord of the manor was the family of John Horsey of Clifton Maybank from 1538 to 1610 and then by the Phelips family until 1846 when it passed to the Harbins of Newton Surmaville. The team was renamed Yeovil Town Ladies in 1999, and progressed well under the management of John Flatters.

The appointment of former manager, Jamie Sherwood, was confirmed in November 2020. The first railway in the town was a branch line from the Bristol and Exeter Railway near Taunton to a terminus at Hendford on the western side of the town, which opened on 1 October 1853. They once again finished fourth in 2015, this time with 31 points. From the next election, Yeovil constituency will contain Ilchester once again to equalise the populations of the Somerset constituencies. [3] In 1205 it was granted a charter by King John. The 2006–07 season saw the Glovers at last seal promotion to the South West Combination League. The main employer is the aviation group AgustaWestland, created through the acquisition of Westland Helicopters by Finmeccanica in 2000.

The Screwfix Direct company, based in Houndstone, started life as Woodscrew Supply Company in 1979.

[11], In July 2019, Yeovil Town's ownership was successfully transferred to Adam Murry who took control of A.F.C. [2] This inspired them to race to the top of the league with a 9–1 win over Cullompton, a hard fought victory at Forest green and a 2–2 draw at Havant & Waterlooville. Yeovil Olympiads Athletics Club, founded in 1969,[67] has produced many international athletes. [6] There were several Roman villas (estates) in the area. Olympians who started with the club include Max Robertson and Gary Jennings, both 400metre hurdlers.

[1], Nigel Williams and Sarah Lawler took over as joint managers of the first team, with Chris White installed as assistant manager. They are still major employers. [42] The company warehouse relocated to Stoke-on-Trent after failing to gain planning permission for expansion. [2], The name Yeovil was first mentioned in a Saxon charter dated 880 as Gifle. The current MP is Marcus Fysh, a member of the Conservative Party.[25].

[28], The 2001 census gave Yeovil urban area a population of 41,871,[29] but in 2011 the civil parish had 30,378:[1] Yeovil Central Ward with 7230,[30] Yeovil East 7300,[31] Yeovil South 7802,[32] and Yeovil West 7280. 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.

It was another good campaign too, with the team acclimatising well to their new status and gaining a very respectable fourth place finish. Yeovil Town railway station was a railway station serving the town of Yeovil in Somerset, England.The station was located on the Yeovil to Taunton Line and also had shuttle services to Pen Mill and Yeovil Junction stations.

[54] Both are some distance from the centre of Yeovil: Pen Mill just under 1 mile (1.6 km) to the east and Junction just over 1.75 miles (2.82 km) to the south. [81], Local band The Chesterfields released a single called "Last train to Yeovil" and pop band Bubblegum Splash a song called "18:10 to Yeovil Junction". [14][15] In late summer of 2020, the board of directors elected a new chair of the board in Sarah Murry and underwent a further name change in September, rebranding as Yeovil United FC.[16]. The club also had the honour of being awarded the FA National Respect Gold award for the English ladies football pyramid. [96], Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, "This is the Roman road that ran through the heart of Yeovil and its remnants today", "Alphabetical List of Constituencies and Members of Parliament", "Screwfix Direct Limited: annual report to 31 January 2017", "Table 123: South Wales and Bristol to Portsmouth and Weymouth", "Table 160: London to Salisbury and Exeter", "Yeovil – Yeovil Junction Station – Barwick", "Forest Hill – Barwick via Borough, Bus Station, Stoford", "UWE Courses at University Centre Yeovil", "Church of St John The Baptist (1055713)", "Council wants to get Sports Zone project right – this time! [66] It had achieved numerous FA Cup victories over Football League sides in the past 50 years, and since joining the League has won promotion again – as League Two champions in 2005 and League One play-off winners in 2013. [15][16], As a former centre of Britain's leather industry, the town is post-industrial in character. It is linked to by a cycle way following the route of the old railway to Riverside Walk, Wyndham Hill and Summerhouse Hill forming the 40-hectare (99-acre) Yeovil Country Park.

They however fared better in the county cup, getting through to the final thanks to a 3–1 victory over Keynsham Town.

[1] It is close to Somerset's southern border with Dorset, 130 miles (210 km) from London, 40 miles (64 km) south of Bristol, 6 miles (9.7 km) from Sherborne and 30 miles (48 km) from Taunton.

After Flatters departed the club, first team coach Steve Phelps took over. [17] In the early 20th century Yeovil had around 11,000 inhabitants and was dominated by the defence industry, making it a target of German raids during World War II.