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2002–03 Yeovil Town F.C. season

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| club = Yeovil Town

| season = 2002–03

| chairman = John Fry

| manager = Gary Johnson

| stadium = The Avenue Stadium (Until September)
Huish Park (From September)

| league = Conference

| league result = 1st (promoted)

| cup1 = FA Cup

| cup1 result = First round

| cup2 = FA Trophy

| cup2 result = Sixth round

| cup3 = FL Trophy

| cup3 result = First round

| cup4 = Somerset Premier Cup

| cup4 result = Runners-up

| league topscorer = Kirk Jackson (19)

| season topscorer = Kirk Jackson (20)

| highest attendance = 8,111 (26 April vs. Chester City, Conference, Huish Park)

| lowest attendance = 2,126 (21 September vs. Halifax Town, Conference, The Avenue Stadium)

| average attendance = 4,780

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The 2002–03 season was the 107th year in non-League football and sixth season since their return to the Football Conference played by Yeovil Town Football Club, an English football club based in Yeovil, Somerset.

Yeovil began the season playing their home matches at The Avenue Stadium, home of Dorchester Town, while the Huish Park pitch was being relaid. Yeovil occupied top spot in the Conference from late September until the end of the season, eventually winning the title by a records points margin and earning promotion to the Football League for the first time in the club's 108-year history.

The team reached the first round of the FA Cup but lost 2–0 at home to Second Division side Cheltenham Town. The team failed to defend their FA Trophy title being knocked out in the quarter-final after being beaten 2–0 by Northern Premier League side Burscough. Kirk Jackson was the club's top goalscorer after joining in November scored 20 goals, with 19 in the league and one in the FA Trophy.

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Background

{{see also|List of Yeovil Town F.C. seasons}}

The 2001–02 season was manager Gary Johnson's first season in charge having succeed Colin Addison in June 2001,{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/y/yeovil/1381356.stm |title=Johnson is new Yeovil boss |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=19 June 2001 |access-date=10 January 2014 }} and the team finished third in the Football Conference.{{cite web |url=http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/conference/2001-2002/table |title=English Conference 2001–2002 : Table |publisher=Statto.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140509104315/http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/conference/2001-2002/table/ |archive-date=9 May 2014 |access-date=21 April 2020 }} Yeovil finished the season with major silverware after victory in the 2002 FA Trophy Final, staged at Villa Park.{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/1980104.stm |title=Yeovil lift FA Trophy |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=12 May 2002 |access-date=10 January 2014 }} Francis Kumbur and first year professional Richard Parkisnon were released by Yeovil after the FA Trophy final while Andy Turner had his contract terminated by mutual consent.{{Cite news |title=Yeovil release three |publisher=Non-League Daily |date=29 May 2002 }} Steve Collis, Olivier Brassart, Chris Giles, Andy Lindegaard, Roy O'Brien and Faisal Mali all signed new contracts with the club.

Yeovil made two signings over the close season midfielder Gavin Williams signed from Hereford United for a fee of £22,500,{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/1985133.stm |title=Williams joins Yeovil |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=13 May 2002 |access-date=10 January 2014 }} and Mali striker Abdoulaye Demba formerly of Oostende joined on a free transfer.{{cite web |url=http://www.ytfc.net/news/news-0702.htm |title=Abdoulai Demba Signs Up |work=ytfc.net |publisher=Yeovil Town F.C. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021107123551/http://www.ytfc.net/news/news-0702.htm |archive-date=7 November 2002 |date=1 July 2002 |access-date=16 May 2016 }} While defender Stephen Reed entered the first team squad from the youth team after agreeing a professional contract.{{cite web |url=http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=6236 |title=Glovers confirm Forinton and Reed signings |work=Nonleague Daily |date=26 September 2002 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930035523/http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=6236 |archive-date=30 September 2007 |access-date=16 May 2016 |url-status=usurped }}

Review

=Pre-season=

The squad returned for pre-season training on 1 July.{{cite web |url=http://www.ytfc.net/news/news-0702.htm |title=Latvian Tour Schedule Finalised |work=ytfc.net |publisher=Yeovil Town F.C. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021107123551/http://www.ytfc.net/news/news-0702.htm |archive-date=7 November 2002 |date=1 July 2002 |access-date=16 May 2016 }} The first day of pre-season saw the arrival of two new signings, Welsh attacking midfielder Gavin Williams and Mali forward Abdoulaye Demba. Yeovil started pre-season with a tour of Lavia, and on 5 July played Latvian Higher League champions Skonto with goal from Adam Stansfield and Adam Lockwood earning Yeovil a 2–2 draw.{{cite web |url=http://www.ytfc.net/results_fixtures/02-03/0702-skontoriga-away.htm |title=Skonto Riga vs Yeovil Town, 5th July 2002 |work=ytfc.net |publisher=Yeovil Town F.C. |date=5 July 2002 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020811193933/http://www.ytfc.net/results_fixtures/02-03/0702-skontoriga-away.htm |archive-date=11 August 2002 |url-status=dead }} Yeovil's second match of their tour saw them beat FK Auda 1–0 courtesy of goal from Carl Alford, on 7 July.{{cite web |url=http://www.ytfc.net/results_fixtures/02-03/0702-fkauda-away.htm |title=FK Auda vs Yeovil Town, 7th July 2002 |work=ytfc.net |publisher=Yeovil Town F.C. |date=7 July 2002 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050311033233/http://www.ytfc.net/results_fixtures/02-03/0702-fkauda-away.htm |archive-date=11 March 2005 |url-status=dead }} On 11 July, Yeovil concluded their pre-season tour with a 2–1 defeat FK Ventspils.{{cite web |url=http://www.ytfc.net/results_fixtures/02-03/0702-ventspils-away.htm |title=FK Ventspils vs Yeovil Town, 11th July 2002 |work=ytfc.net |publisher=Yeovil Town F.C. |date=11 July 2002 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020811194350/http://www.ytfc.net/results_fixtures/02-03/0702-ventspils-away.htm |archive-date=11 August 2002 |url-status=dead }} Yeovil returned to England with seven friendly victories against non-league sides, and 1–0 victories over Second Division side Bristol City and Third Division side Exeter City.{{cite web |url=http://www.ytfc.net/results_fixtures/02-03/0702-bristol-city-home.htm |title=Yeovil Town v Bristol City, 23rd July 2002 |work=ytfc.net |publisher=Yeovil Town F.C. |date=23 July 2002 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041105010548/http://www.ytfc.net/results_fixtures/02-03/0702-bristol-city-home.htm |archive-date=5 November 2004 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=http://www.ytfc.net/results_fixtures/02-03/0802-exeter-away.htm |title=Exeter City v Yeovil Town, 3 August 2002 |work=ytfc.net |publisher=Yeovil Town F.C. |date=3 August 2002 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050220042435/http://www.ytfc.net/results_fixtures/02-03/0802-exeter-away.htm |archive-date=20 February 2005 |url-status=dead }} Yeovil's pre-season preparation featured thirteen matches in all with ten victories, two draws and one defeat with Yeovil scoring 29 goals and conceding 8.{{cite web |url=http://www.ciderspace.co.uk/fixtures/02-03-results.htm |title=YTFC Fixtures and Results 2002–03 |work=Ciderspace (the independent Yeovil Town FC website) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160616175230/http://www.ciderspace.co.uk/fixtures/02-03-results.htm |archive-date=16 June 2016 |access-date=21 April 2020 }} Before Yeovil's first match of the season French midfielder Olivier Brassart left the club to join Scarborough,{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/scarborough/2187093.stm |title=Scarborough sign Brassart |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=11 August 2002 |access-date=16 May 2016 }} while goalkeeper Steve Collis departed on loan to Tiverton Town.

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|+ Pre-season match details

scope=col|Date

!scope=col|Opponents

!scope=col|Venue

!scope=col|Result

!scope=col|Score
F–A

!scope=col class=unsortable|Scorers

!scope=col|Attendance

!scope=col class=unsortable|{{abbr|Ref|Reference}}

scope=row|{{dts|format=dmy|2002|7|5}}

|align=left|Skonto||A

|style="background-color:#FFFFCC"|D||2–2||align="left"|Lockwood, Stansfield

|300

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scope=row|{{dts|format=dmy|2002|7|7}}

|align=left|FK Auda||A

|style="background-color:#CCFFCC"|W||1–0||align="left"|Alford

|300

|

scope=row|{{dts|format=dmy|2002|7|11}}

|align=left|FK Ventspils||A

|style="background-color:#FFCCCC"|L||1–2||align="left"|Grant

|400

|

scope=row|{{dts|format=dmy|2002|7|17}}

|align=left|Chertsey Town||A

|style="background-color:#CCFFCC"|W||2–0||align="left"|Lockwood, McIndoe

|159

|{{cite web |url=http://www.ytfc.net/results_fixtures/02-03/0702-chertsey-away.htm |title=Chertsey v Yeovil Town, 17th July 2002 |work=ytfc.net |publisher=Yeovil Town F.C. |date=17 July 2002 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020811193153/http://www.ytfc.net/results_fixtures/02-03/0702-chertsey-away.htm |archive-date=11 August 2002 |access-date=6 October 2017 }}

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|align=left|Salisbury City||A

|style="background-color:#CCFFCC"|W||6–2||align="left"|Demba (2) {{tooltip|McGlashan|Andy McGlashan}} (og), Stansfield, Giles, Alford

|565

|{{cite web |url=http://www.ytfc.net/results_fixtures/02-03/0702-salisbury-away.htm |title=Salisbury City v Yeovil Town, 20th July 2002 |work=ytfc.net |publisher=Yeovil Town F.C. |date=20 July 2002 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020811194032/http://www.ytfc.net/results_fixtures/02-03/0702-salisbury-away.htm |archive-date=11 August 2002 |access-date=6 October 2017 }}

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|align=left|Bristol City||H{{ref label|Home Dorchester|A

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|style="background-color:#CCFFCC"|W||1–0||align="left"|McIndoe

|927

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!scope=row|{{dts|format=dmy|2002|7|27}}

|align=left|Gloucester City||A

|style="background-color:#CCFFCC"|W||3–0||align="left"|Lindegaard (3)

|300

|{{cite web |url=http://www.ytfc.net/results_fixtures/02-03/0702-gloucester-away.htm |title=Gloucester City v Yeovil Town, 27th July 2002 |work=ytfc.net |publisher=Yeovil Town F.C. |date=27 July 2002 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030202184907/http://www.ytfc.net/results_fixtures/02-03/0702-gloucester-away.htm |archive-date=2 February 2003 |access-date=6 October 2017 }}

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!scope=row|{{dts|format=dmy|2002|7|30}}

|align=left|Chippenham Town||A

|style="background-color:#FFFFCC"|D||0–0||align="left"|

|563

|{{cite web |url=http://www.ytfc.net/results_fixtures/02-03/0702-chippenham-away.htm |title=Chippenham Town v Yeovil Town, 30th July 2002 |work=ytfc.net |publisher=Yeovil Town F.C. |date=30 July 2002 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020811192748/http://www.ytfc.net/results_fixtures/02-03/0702-chippenham-away.htm |archive-date=11 August 2002 |access-date=6 October 2017 }}

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!scope=row|{{dts|format=dmy|2002|8|1}}

|align=left|Molesey||A

|style="background-color:#CCFFCC"|W||3–0||align="left"|Alford (2), Giles

|114

|{{cite web |url=http://www.ytfc.net/results_fixtures/02-03/0802-molesey-away.htm |title=Molesey v Yeovil Town, 1st August 2002 |work=ytfc.net |publisher=Yeovil Town F.C. |date=1 August 2002 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030507202003/http://www.ytfc.net/results_fixtures/02-03/0802-molesey-away.htm |archive-date=7 May 2003 |access-date=6 October 2017 }}

|-

!scope=row|{{dts|format=dmy|2002|8|3}}

|align=left|Exeter City||A

|style="background-color:#CCFFCC"|W||1–0||align="left"|Lockwood

|1,472

|

|-

!scope=row|{{dts|format=dmy|2002|8|6}}

|align=left|Dorchester Town||A

|style="background-color:#CCFFCC"|W||5–1||align="left"|Grant, Giles (2), O'Brien, Alford

|800

|{{cite web |url=http://www.ytfc.net/results_fixtures/02-03/0802-dorchester-away.htm |title=Dorchester Town v Yeovil Town, 6th August 2002 |work=ytfc.net |publisher=Yeovil Town F.C. |date=6 August 2002 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021112181454/http://www.ytfc.net/results_fixtures/02-03/0802-dorchester-away.htm |archive-date=12 November 2002 |access-date=6 October 2017 }}

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!scope=row|{{dts|format=dmy|2002|8|9}}

|align=left|Tiverton Town||A

|style="background-color:#CCFFCC"|W||3–1||align="left"|Tonkin, Johnson, Way

|579

|{{cite web |url=http://www.ytfc.net/results_fixtures/02-03/0802-tiverton-away.htm |title=Tiverton Town v Yeovil Town, 9th August 2002 |work=ytfc.net |publisher=Yeovil Town F.C. |date=9 August 2002 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021112181601/http://www.ytfc.net/results_fixtures/02-03/0802-tiverton-away.htm |archive-date=12 November 2002 |access-date=6 October 2017 }}

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!scope=row|{{dts|format=dmy|2002|8|12}}

|align=left|Winchester City||A

|style="background-color:#CCFFCC"|W||1–0||align="left"|Demba

|287

|{{cite web |url=http://www.ytfc.net/results_fixtures/02-03/0802-winchester-away.htm |title=Winchester City v Yeovil Town, 12th August 2002 |work=ytfc.net |publisher=Yeovil Town F.C. |date=12 August 2002 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021112182007/http://www.ytfc.net/results_fixtures/02-03/0802-winchester-away.htm |archive-date=12 November 2002 |access-date=6 October 2017 }}

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=August=

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Yeovil began their Conference season playing their home matches at The Avenue Stadium, home of Dorchester Town, due to the relaying of the Huish Park pitch.{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/y/yeovil/2017124.stm |title=Yeovil plan ground-share |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=30 May 2002 |access-date=16 May 2016 }} Yeovil's opening match saw them draw 2–2 against Gravesend & Northfleet, coming from two goals behind at half time with an injury time equaliser from Terry Skiverton.{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/2195678.stm |title=Yeovil 2–2 Gravesend |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=17 August 2002 |access-date=16 May 2016 }} The game saw striker Adam Stansfield substituted through injury after only 16 minutes that was later confirmed to be a break of the tibia and fibula an injury that ruled him out for the remainder of the season.{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/y/yeovil/2203297.stm |title=Stansfield breaks leg |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=19 August 2002 |access-date=16 May 2016 }} On 20 August, Yeovil's poor start to the season continued as they suffered a 2–1 defeat away against Barnet.{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/2199426.stm |title=Barnet 2–1 Yeovil |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=20 August 2002 |access-date=16 May 2016 }} On 22 August, Yeovil confirmed the signing of former striker Howard Forinton after his release from Torquay United, while young striker Chris Giles left on a one-month loan to Weymouth. Yeovil ended the month with three consecutive victories, with a 2–1 win against Morecambe,{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/2199446.stm |title=Morecambe 1–2 Yeovil |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=24 August 2002 |access-date=16 May 2016 }} a 3–2 victory over Nuneaton Borough,{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/2199570.stm |title=Yeovil 3–2 Nuneaton |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=26 August 2002 |access-date=16 May 2016 }} and a 1–0 win away at Kettering Town.{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/2214172.stm |title=Kettering 0–1 Yeovil |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=31 August 2002 |access-date=16 May 2016 }}

=September=

Yeovil started September by extending their winning run to five consecutive matches, with further victories 2–0 against Farnborough,{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/2219699.stm |title=Yeovil 2–0 Farnborough |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=3 September 2002 |access-date=16 May 2016 }} and 2–1 versus Northwich Victoria.{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/2219699.stm |title=Yeovil 2–1 Northwich Victoria |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=7 September 2002 |access-date=16 May 2016 }} Two away draws followed against Stevenage Borough and Hereford United.{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/2241594.stm |title=Stevenage 2–2 Yeovil |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=14 September 2002 |access-date=16 May 2013 }}{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/2257685.stm |title=Hereford 0–0 Yeovil |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=17 September 2002 |access-date=16 May 2016 }} On 20 September, Yeovil beat Halifax Town 3–0 despite having two men sent off after a mass brawl saw Abdoulaye Demba and Terry Skiverton both dismissed for violent conduct.{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/2257999.stm |title=Yeovil 3–0 Halifax |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=21 September 2002 |access-date=16 May 2016 }} On 22 September, Stockport County signed defender Anthony Tonkin for £50,000, a transfer that saw manager Gary Johnson hit out at the power of agents alleging that Tonkin's representative advised the player to refuse to play against Halifax.{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/y/yeovil/2274232.stm |title=Tonkin upsets Johnson |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=22 September 2002 |access-date=16 May 2016 }} Yeovil marked their return to their newly relaid Huish Park pitch with an emphatic 4–0 victory over Woking.{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/2272599.stm |title=Yeovil 4–0 Woking |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=24 September 2002 |access-date=16 May 2016 }} On 28 September, a 4–2 victory away at Leigh RMI saw Yeovil hit the top of the Conference table.{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/2272742.stm |title=Leigh RMI 2–4 Yeovil |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=28 September 2002 |access-date=16 May 2016 }} The end of the month saw the club bring in French-born Moroccan left sided player Abdou El-Kholti as a replacement for the departed Tonkin.

=October=

Yeovil began October, with a 6–0 victory over Southport with Malian striker Abdoulaye Demba scoring a first-half hat-trick.{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/2286241.stm |title=Yeovil 6–0 Southport |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=5 October 2002 |access-date=17 May 2016 }} A 1–1 draw away at Burton Albion,{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/2301693.stm |title=Yeovil 1–1 Burton Albion |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=8 October 2002 |access-date=17 May 2016 }} was followed with a 5–0 away victory over Telford United.{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/2313441.stm |title=Telford 0–5 Yeovil |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=13 October 2002 |access-date=17 May 2016 }} Despite dominating their next home match against Doncaster Rovers, on 19 October, a "superb effort from 25 yards" from Gavin Williams was only enough for a 1–1 draw.{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/2322563.stm |title=Yeovil 1–1 Doncaster |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=19 October 2002 |access-date=17 May 2016 }} On 23 October, the club faced Boston United in the first round of the Football League Trophy, after two injury time goals saw them lose 4–2 against the Third Division side.{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/2348893.stm |title=Boston 4–2 Yeovil |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=23 October 2012 |access-date=17 May 2016 }} Yeovil traveled to Twerton Park to face local rivals Bath City, on 27 October, in the fourth qualifying round of the FA Cup but Yeovil were held to a 1–1 draw against their lower league rivals.{{cite web |url=http://www.ytfc.net/results_fixtures/02-03/1002-bath-away.htm |title=Bath City v Yeovil Town |work=ytfc.net |publisher=Yeovil Town F.C. |date=27 October 2002 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030212234006/http://www.ytfc.net/results_fixtures/02-03/1002-bath-away.htm |archive-date=12 February 2003 |access-date=17 May 2016 |url-status=dead }} The replay was played two days later, and two goals from Demba helped earn Yeovil a 3–1 victory and progress to the first round proper of the FA Cup.{{cite web |url=http://www.ciderspace.co.uk/fixtures/1002-fac4qr-bath-home.htm |title=Yeovil Town v Bath City |work=ytfc.net |publisher=Yeovil Town F.C. |date=29 October 2002 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050220042251/http://www.ytfc.net/results_fixtures/02-03/1002-bath-home.htm |archive-date=20 February 2005 |access-date=17 May 2016 |url-status=dead }} Yeovil's eight points from their four league matches saw manager Gary Johnson named Conference manager of the month for October.{{cite web|url=http://www.ciderspace.co.uk/ASP/news/news.asp?NewsItemId=294 |title=Glovers take the plaudits in Conference awards |work=Ciderspace (the independent Yeovil Town FC website) |date=13 June 2003 |access-date=17 May 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160509130646/http://www.ciderspace.co.uk/ASP/news/news.asp?NewsItemId=294 |archive-date=9 May 2016 }}

=November=

Yeovil started November with consecutive 2–2 draws away at Chester City,{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/2363945.stm |title=Chester 2–2 Yeovil |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=2 November 2002 |access-date=17 May 2016 }} and at home against Dagenham & Redbridge.{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/2388525.stm |title=Yeovil 2–2 Dagenham & Redbridge |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=9 November 2002 |access-date=17 May 2016 }} On 16 November, Yeovil were knocked out of the first round of the FA Cup by Second Division side Cheltenham Town, after losing 2–0.{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/2429775.stm |title=Yeovil 0–2 Cheltenham |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=16 November 2002 |access-date=17 May 2016 }} Yeovil progressed to the third round of the Somerset Premier Cup, on 19 November, with a 2–1 extra time victory over Mangotsfield United, with both goals from Abdoulaye Demba.{{cite web |url=http://www.ytfc.net/results_fixtures/02-03/1102-mangotsfield-home.htm |title=Yeovil Town v Mangotsfield United |work=ytfc.net |publisher=Yeovil Town F.C. |date=19 November 2002 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040106000744/http://www.ytfc.net/results_fixtures/02-03/1102-mangotsfield-home.htm |archive-date=6 January 2004 |access-date=17 May 2016 }} A goal from Michael McIndoe was enough to earn a 1–0 victory over Southport.{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/2483675.stm |title=Southport 0–1 Yeovil |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=23 November 2002 |access-date=17 May 2016 }} Before Yeovil's final match of November, the club released Howard Forinton after 4 goals in 17 matches. While the club signed former Torquay United defender Jimmy Aggrey on a month's contract, and paid Stevenage Borough £20,000 for the services of striker Kirk Jackson, who had scored twice against Yeovil earlier in the season.{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/y/yeovil/2530449.stm |title=Glovers snap up duo |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=30 November 2002 |access-date=17 May 2016 }} Jackson made his debut in Yeovil's 2–1 victory over Margate, on 30 November, as they maintained their three-point lead at the top of the Conference.{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/2504379.stm |title=Yeovil 2–1 Margate |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=30 November 2002 |access-date=17 May 2016 }}

=December=

Yeovil began December by suffering only their second defeat of the season, losing 2–1 away at Scarborough.{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/2530693.stm |title=Scarborough 2–1 Yeovil |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=7 December 2002 |access-date=17 May 2016 }} On 11 December, forward Chris Giles joined fellow Conference side Gravesend & Northfleet on a three-month loan deal. Yeovil got back to winning ways with Kirk Jackson scoring his first goal for the club helped earn the club a 2–1 victory away at Northwich Victoria,{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/2553397.stm |title=Northwich Victoria 1–2 Yeovil |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=14 December 2002 |access-date=17 May 2016 }} and the followed it up with another Jackson goal against his former club helping Yeovil to a 2–1 win over Stevenage Borough.{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/2575707.stm |title=Yeovil 2–1 Stevenage |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=21 December 2002 |access-date=17 May 2016 }} On Boxing Day, Yeovil traveled to struggling Forest Green Rovers and lost 2–1 as the Glovers suffered their third defeat of the season.{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/2588627.stm |title=Forest Green 2–1 Yeovil |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=26 December 2002 |access-date=17 May 2016 }} Two days later, on 28 December, Yeovil were held to a goalless draw by Barnet.{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/2597257.stm |title=Yeovil 0–0 Barnet |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=28 December 2002 |access-date=17 May 2016 }} Before the match the club confirmed that striker Carl Alford has been released by the club.

=January=

New Year's Day, saw Yeovil get revenge for their Boxing Day defeat with a 1–0 home victory against Forest Green Rovers.{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/2606957.stm |title=Yeovil 1–0 Forest Green |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=1 January 2003 |access-date=17 May 2016 }} On 4 January, Yeovil travelled to Northfleet, and a fourth goal in six matches from Kirk Jackson and a hat-trick from Andy Lindegaard saw Yeovil record a 4–2 victory over Gravesend & Northfleet.{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/2608951.stm |title=Gravesend and Northfleet 2–4 Yeovil |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=4 January 2003 |access-date=17 May 2016 }} Abdoulaye Demba left the club for on a free transfer after struggling to settle at Yeovil, he left the club having scored 8 goals in 21 matches. Yeovil began their defence of the FA Trophy with a trip to Hereford United. Goals from defender Colin Pluck and Adam Lockwood saw Yeovil win 2–1 and qualify for the fourth round.{{cite web |url=http://www.ciderspace.co.uk/fixtures/0103-hereford-fat3-away.htm |title=Hereford United 1–2 Yeovil Town |work=Ciderspace (the independent Yeovil Town FC website) |date=14 January 2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160616175321/http://www.ciderspace.co.uk/fixtures/0103-hereford-fat3-away.htm |archive-date=16 June 2016 |access-date=21 April 2020 }} Yeovil extended their lead at the top of the table to eight points with a 2–0 victory over Morecambe,{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/2651077.stm |title=Yeovil 2–0 Morecambe |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=18 January 2003 |access-date=17 May 2016 }} but ended January by dropping two points away at relegation threatened Nuneaton Borough in a 1–1 draw.{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/2671679.stm |title=Nuneaton 1–1 Yeovil |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=25 January 2003 |access-date=17 May 2016 }}

=February=

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Yeovil faced Morecambe at home in the FA Trophy fourth round and came out 2–1 victors after goals from Kirk Jackson and Terry Skiverton.{{cite web |url=http://www.ciderspace.co.uk/fixtures/0203-morecambe-fat4-home.htm |title=Yeovil Town 2–1 Morecambe |work=Ciderspace (the independent Yeovil Town FC website) |date=1 February 2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160616174310/http://www.ciderspace.co.uk/fixtures/0203-morecambe-fat4-home.htm |archive-date=16 June 2016 |access-date=21 April 2020 }} Early February saw defender Tom White join Woking on a one-month loan deal, while the club signed former Bristol Rovers forward Kevin Gall and completed the loan signing of Jason Blunt from Scarborough with a view to a permanent move.{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/2724275.stm |title=Yeovil target Blunt |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=4 February 2003 |access-date=17 May 2016 }} New striker Kevin Gall scored on his debut as a substitute in a 4–0 home victory against Kettering Town, on 8 February.{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/2716153.stm |title=Yeovil 4–0 Kettering |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=8 February 2003 |access-date=17 May 2016 }} Blunt's loan spell at Yeovil was cut short after just one match after he was recalled by Scarborough after he was signed by Doncaster Rovers.{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/2760837.stm |title=Doncaster sign Blunt |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=14 February 2003 |access-date=17 May 2016 }} After losing out with Blunt, manager Gary Johnson signed midfielder Neil Mustoe from Stevenage Borough on a free transfer until the end of the season.{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/2771809.stm |title=Yeovil snap up Mustoe |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=17 February 2003 |access-date=17 May 2016 }} Yeovil extended their unbeaten league run to nine games with a 4–2 victory over Farnborough, on 9 February.{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/2740173.stm |title=Farnborough 2–4 Yeovil |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=15 February 2003 |access-date=17 May 2016 }} Yeovil ended February with two cup victories, 2–0 over Odd Down in the Somerset Premier Cup,{{cite web |url=http://www.ciderspace.co.uk/fixtures/0203-spc3-odddown-home.htm |title=Yeovil Town 2–0 Odd Down |work=Ciderspace (the independent Yeovil Town FC website) |date=18 February 2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220185818/http://www.ciderspace.co.uk/fixtures/0203-spc3-odddown-home.htm |archive-date=20 December 2016 |access-date=21 April 2020 }} and a 2–1 victory against Northwich Victoria as Yeovil continued their defence of the FA Trophy.{{cite web |url=http://www.ytfc.net/results_fixtures/02-03/0203-northwichtrophy-home.htm |title=Yeovil Town v Northwich Victoria |work=ytfc.net |publisher=Yeovil Town F.C. |date=22 February 2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040325232315/http://www.ytfc.net/results_fixtures/02-03/0203-northwichtrophy-home.htm |archive-date=25 March 2004 |access-date=17 May 2016 }}

=March=

Yeovil began March, with a 4–0 thrashing of rivals Hereford United,{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/2790107.stm |title=Yeovil 4–0 Hereford |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=1 March 2003 |access-date=17 May 2016 }} and then a second half hat-trick from Kevin Gall saw Yeovil come from two goals down to beat Halifax Town 3–2.{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/2804113.stm |title=Halifax 2–3 Yeovil |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=4 March 2003 |access-date=17 May 2016 }} On 8 March, top scorer Kirk Jackson grabbed his 18th goal of the season, including seven for Stevenage, to earn 10-man Yeovil a 1–1 draw at Woking.{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/2808955.stm |title=Woking 1–1 Yeovil |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=8 March 2003 |access-date=17 May 2016 }} Yeovil got back to winning ways and opened up a 12-point lead at the top of the Conference with a 3–1 victory against Leigh RMI, with Jackson grabbing a brace.{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/2832547.stm |title=Yeovil 3–1 Leigh RMI |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=11 March 2003 |access-date=17 May 2016 }} Yeovil's hopes of a Conference and FA Trophy double, were ended on 15 March, after a 2–0 home defeat against Burscough in the sixth round ended their defence of the title.{{cite web |url=http://www.ytfc.net/results_fixtures/02-03/0303-burscough-home.htm |title=Yeovil Town v Burscough |work=ytfc.net |publisher=Yeovil Town F.C. |date=15 March 2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050411105817/http://www.ytfc.net/results_fixtures/02-03/0303-burscough-home.htm |archive-date=11 April 2005 |access-date=17 May 2016 |url-status=dead }} Yeovil bounced back from their FA Trophy defeat with a 2–1 victory over Margate with another brace from Kirk Jackson.{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/2852843.stm |title=Margate 1–2 Yeovil |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=22 March 2003 |access-date=17 May 2016 }} On 28 March, Yeovil ended the month with a 1–0 home victory over Scarborough.{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/2875479.stm |title=Yeovil 1–0 Scarborough |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=28 March 2003 |access-date=17 May 2016 }} After recording four wins and a draw from their five league matches in March, Johnson picked up his second manager of the month award of the season.

=April=

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On 5 April, a 3–0 home win against Telford United took Yeovil to within one point of winning the Conference title.{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/2898487.stm |title=Yeovil 3–0 Telford |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=5 April 2003 |access-date=17 May 2016 }} Before they could wrap it up they faced Clevedon Town in the semi-finals of the Somerset Premier Cup and a strong Yeovil side was to good for their lower league rivals winning 4–0.{{cite web |url=http://www.ytfc.net/results_fixtures/02-03/0403-clevedon-away.htm |title=Clevedon Town v Yeovil Town |work=ytfc.net |publisher=Yeovil Town F.C. |date=8 April 2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040325231339/http://www.ytfc.net/results_fixtures/02-03/0403-clevedon-away.htm |archive-date=25 March 2004 |access-date=17 May 2016 |url-status=dead }} Yeovil's promotion was confirmed before kick-off against Doncaster Rovers, on 12 April, after Chester City's 2–2 draw with Woking. The Glovers celebrated their title, and promotion to the Football League for the first time in their 108-year history, with an emphatic 4–0 rout of Doncaster at Belle Vue.{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/2917915.stm |title=Doncaster 0–4 Yeovil |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=12 April 2003 |access-date=17 May 2016 }} Yeovil continued their form with a 6–1 win over Burton Albion, on 19 April, with Kevin Gall scoring four.{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/2942387.stm |title=Yeovil 6–1 Burton |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=19 April 2003 |access-date=17 May 2016 }} Yeovil's penultimate match of the season saw them travel to face play-off qualifiers Dagenham & Redbridge, a sixth goal in three matches from Kevin Gall and a Kirk Jackson hat-trick saw Yeovil record an impressive 4–0 away win, and their seventh successive win in the Conference a club record at that level. The match also saw the league debut of youth team player Stephen Reed.{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/2942397.stm |title=Dagenham & Redbridge 0–4 Yeovil |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation|date=21 April 2003 |access-date=17 May 2016 }} Yeovil completed their record breaking season against Chester City in front of 8,111 fans, the highest crowd in the Conference that season, and opened the scoring through Kevin Gall with their 100th goal in the Conference but a late equaliser forced them to settle for a 1–1 draw.{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/2959233.stm |title=Yeovil 1–1 Chester |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=26 April 2003 |access-date=17 May 2016 }} After recording a further four wins and a draw from their five league matches in April, Johnson was awarded his third manager of the month award of the season, shared with Jim Harvey of Morecambe. Yeovil then faced Taunton Town, on 29 April 2003, in the final of the Somerset Premier Cup played at the home of Clevedon Town, but failed to add the cup to their Conference title losing 2–1.{{cite web |url=http://www.ytfc.net/results_fixtures/02-03/0403-taunton-away.htm |title=Yeovil Town v Taunton Town |work=ytfc.net |publisher=Yeovil Town F.C. |date=29 April 2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041105003648/http://www.ytfc.net/results_fixtures/02-03/0403-taunton-away.htm |archive-date=5 November 2004 |access-date=17 May 2016 |url-status=dead }}

Summary and aftermath

After a sluggish start to the season, Yeovil occupied top spot in the Conference from late September until the end of the season, before eventually winning the title by a record 17-point margin and earning promotion to the Football League for the first time in the club's 108-year history. In the league the team were unbeaten at home winning 16 matches and drawing 5, compared to winning 12, drawing 6 and losing 3 away from home. The three defeats Yeovil suffered was the joint fewest of any team since the formation of the Conference. The club scored 100 league goals the most in the Conference and had a record goal difference of +63. The club also recorded the highest average attendance ever in the Conference of 4,741, despite starting the season playing at Dorchester.{{cite web |url=http://www.ciderspace.co.uk/asp/news/news.asp?NewsItemId=227 |title=Chester draw fails to spoil the party atmosphere |work=Ciderspace (the independent Yeovil Town FC website) |date=27 April 2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220185906/http://www.ciderspace.co.uk/asp/news/news.asp?NewsItemId=227 |archive-date=20 December 2016 |access-date=21 April 2020 }} Michael McIndoe recorded the highest number of appearances during the season, appearing in 49 of Yeovil's 51 matches, excluding the Somerset Premier Cup. After joining in November, Kirk Jackson was the club's top goalscorer with 19 goals in the Conference and 20 goals for the club in all competitions, and finished as runner-up in the Conference golden boot.

The end of the season saw manager Gary Johnson release four players, including Jimmy Aggrey, Kim Grant, Neil Mustoe, Jon Sheffield, while defender Tom White was invited back to pre-season training to prove his fitness.{{cite web |url=http://www.ciderspace.co.uk/asp/news/news.asp?NewsItemId=230 |title=Contract news: Four out, four in and four pending |work=Ciderspace (the independent Yeovil Town FC website) |date=29 April 2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220185259/http://www.ciderspace.co.uk/asp/news/news.asp?NewsItemId=230 |archive-date=20 December 2016 |access-date=21 April 2020 }} Seven players all signed new contracts at the end of the season including striker Kevin Gall, midfielder Abdou El-Kholti, defenders Roy O'Brien and Stephen Reed as well as forwards Adam Stansfield, Andy Lindegaard and Chris Giles. While Yeovil dominated the end of season Conference awards, Johnson walked away with manager of the year, winger Michael McIndoe winning the player of the year award and he was joined in the team of the year by goalkeeper Chris Weale, captain Terry Skiverton and Darren Way.

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scope=row|{{dts|format=dmy|2002|8|10}}

|{{sortname|Olivier|Brassart|nolink=yes}}

|Scarborough

|Free

|

scope=row|{{dts|format=dmy|2002|9|26}}

|{{sortname|Anthony|Tonkin}}

|Stockport County

|£50,000

|

scope=row|{{dts|format=dmy|2002|11|24}}

|{{sortname|Howard|Forinton}}

|Oxford City

|Released

|

scope=row|{{dts|format=dmy|2002|12|28}}

|{{sortname|Carl|Alford}}

|Nuneaton Borough

|Released

|

scope=row|{{dts|format=dmy|2003|1|10}}

|{{sortname|Abdoulaye|Demba}}

|Oostende

|Free

|

scope=row|{{dts|format=dmy|2003|4|29}}

|{{sortname|Jimmy|Aggrey}}

|TNS

|Released

|

scope=row|{{dts|format=dmy|2003|4|29}}

|{{sortname|Kim|Grant|dab=footballer}}

|Imortal

|Released

|

scope=row|{{dts|format=dmy|2003|4|29}}

|{{sortname|Neil|Mustoe}}

|Gloucester City

|Released

|

scope=row|{{dts|format=dmy|2003|4|29}}

|{{sortname|Jon|Sheffield}}

|Yeovil Town

|Released

|

scope=row|{{dts|format=dmy|2003|6|30}}

|{{sortname|Tom|White|dab=footballer, born 1976}}

|Retired

|Released

|

=Loan in=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"

!scope=col|Date

!scope=col|Name

!scope=col|From

!scope=col|End date

!scope=col class=unsortable|Ref

scope=row|{{dts|format=dmy|2003|2|4}}

|{{sortname|Jason|Blunt}}

|Scarborough

|{{dts|format=dmy|2003|2|14}}

|

=Loan out=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"

!scope=col|Date

!scope=col|Name

!scope=col|To

!scope=col|End date

!scope=col class=unsortable|Ref

scope=row|{{dts|format=dmy|2002|8|8}}

|{{sortname|Steve|Collis}}

|Tiverton Town

|{{dts|format=dmy|2002|9|20}}

|

scope=row|{{dts|format=dmy|2002|8|22}}

|{{sortname|Chris|Giles}}

|Weymouth

|{{dts|format=dmy|2002|9|20}}

|

scope=row|{{dts|format=dmy|2002|12|11}}

|{{sortname|Chris|Giles}}

|Gravesend & Northfleet

|{{dts|format=dmy|2003|3|11}}

|

scope=row|{{dts|format=dmy|2003|2|3}}

|{{sortname|Tom|White|dab=footballer, born 1976}}

|Woking

|{{dts|format=dmy|2003|2|19}}

|

Match results

=Conference=

{{Main article|2002–03 Football Conference}}

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Conference match details

scope="col"|Date

!scope="col"|League
position

!scope="col"|Opponents

!scope="col"|Venue

!scope="col"|Result

!scope="col"|Score
F–A

!scope="col" class="unsortable"|Scorers

!scope="col"|Attendance

!scope="col" class="unsortable"|Ref

scope="row"|{{dts|format=dmy|2002|8|17}}

|{{sort|07|7th}}||align="left"|Gravesend and Northfleet||H{{ref label|Home Dorchester|A

}

|style="background-color:#FFFFCC"|D||2–2||align="left"|Crittenden, Skiverton

|2,948

|

|-

!scope="row"|{{dts|format=dmy|2002|8|20}}

|{{sort|15|15th}}||align="left"|Barnet||A

|style="background-color:#FFCCCC"|L||1–2||align="left"|Johnson

|1,668

|

|-

!scope="row"|{{dts|format=dmy|2002|8|24}}

|{{sort|11|11th}}||align="left"|Morecambe||A

|style="background-color:#CCFFCC"|W||2–1||align="left"|Alford, Forinton

|1,343

|

|-

!scope="row"|{{dts|format=dmy|2002|8|26}}

|{{sort|08|8th}}||align="left"|Nuneaton Borough||H{{ref label|Home Dorchester|A|}}

|style="background-color:#CCFFCC"|W||3–2||align="left"|McIndoe, Williams, Lockwood

|2,504

|

|-

!scope="row"|{{dts|format=dmy|2002|8|31}}

|{{sort|07|7th}}||align="left"|Kettering Town||A

|style="background-color:#CCFFCC"|W||1–0||align="left"|Skiverton

|1,670

|

|-

!scope="row"|{{dts|format=dmy|2002|9|3}}

|{{sort|04|4th}}||align="left"|Farnborough Town||H{{ref label|Home Dorchester|A|}}

|style="background-color:#CCFFCC"|W||2–0||align="left"|Crittenden, Johnson

|2,231

|

|-

!scope="row"|{{dts|format=dmy|2002|9|7}}

|{{sort|03|3rd}}||align="left"|Northwich Victoria||H{{ref label|Home Dorchester|A|}}

|style="background-color:#CCFFCC"|W||2–1||align="left"|Skiverton, Grant

|2,154

|

|-

!scope="row"|{{dts|format=dmy|2002|9|14}}

|{{sort|03|3rd}}||align="left"|Stevenage Borough||A

|style="background-color:#FFFFCC"|D||2–2||align="left"|Skiverton, Demba

|1,879

|

|-

!scope="row"|{{dts|format=dmy|2002|9|17}}

|{{sort|03|3rd}}||align="left"|Hereford United||A

|style="background-color:#FFFFCC"|D||0–0||align="left"|

|2,282

|

|-

!scope="row"|{{dts|format=dmy|2002|9|21}}

|{{sort|02|2nd}}||align="left"|Halifax Town||H{{ref label|Home Dorchester|A|}}

|style="background-color:#CCFFCC"|W||3–0||align="left"|Crittenden (2 pen), Williams

|2,126

|

|-

!scope="row"|{{dts|format=dmy|2002|9|24}}

|{{sort|02|2nd}}||align="left"|Woking||H

|style="background-color:#CCFFCC"|W||4–0||align="left"|Demba, McIndoe, Skiverton, Forinton

|4,003

|

|-

!scope="row"|{{dts|format=dmy|2002|9|28}}

|{{sort|01|1st}}||align="left"|Leigh RMI||A

|style="background-color:#CCFFCC"|W||4–2||align="left"|Skiverton, McIndoe, Crittenden, Alford

|415

|

|-

!scope="row"|{{dts|format=dmy|2002|10|5}}

|{{sort|01|1st}}||align="left"|Southport||H

|style="background-color:#CCFFCC"|W||6–0||align="left"|Demba (3), Williams, Crittenden, El Kholti

|4,727

|

|-

!scope="row"|{{dts|format=dmy|2002|10|8}}

|{{sort|01|1st}}||align="left"|Burton Albion||A

|style="background-color:#FFFFCC"|D||1–1||align="left"|Demba

|2,282

|

|-

!scope="row"|{{dts|format=dmy|2002|10|13}}

|{{sort|01|1st}}||align="left"|Telford United||A

|style="background-color:#CCFFCC"|W||5–0||align="left"|Crittenden (pen), Lockwood, Lindegaard, Forinton, Williams

|1,509

|

|-

!scope="row"|{{dts|format=dmy|2002|10|19}}

|{{sort|01|1st}}||align="left"|Doncaster Rovers||H

|style="background-color:#FFFFCC"|D||1–1||align="left"|Williams

|6,674

|

|-

!scope="row"|{{dts|format=dmy|2002|11|2}}

|{{sort|01|1st}}||align="left"|Chester City||A

|style="background-color:#FFFFCC"|D||2–2||align="left"|Crittenden, Forinton

|3,821

|

|-

!scope="row"|{{dts|format=dmy|2002|11|9}}

|{{sort|01|1st}}||align="left"|Dagenham & Redbridge||H

|style="background-color:#FFFFCC"|D||2–2||align="left"|McIndoe, Smith (og)

|4,289

|

|-

!scope="row"|{{dts|format=dmy|2002|11|23}}

|{{sort|01|1st}}||align="left"|Southport||A

|style="background-color:#CCFFCC"|W||1–0||align="left"|McIndoe

|1,602

|

|-

!scope="row"|{{dts|format=dmy|2002|11|30}}

|{{sort|01|1st}}||align="left"|Margate||H

|style="background-color:#CCFFCC"|W||2–1||align="left"|El-Kholti, Crittenden (pen)

|4,147

|

|-

!scope="row"|{{dts|format=dmy|2002|12|7}}

|{{sort|01|1st}}||align="left"|Scarborough||A

|style="background-color:#FFCCCC"|L||1–2||align="left"|El-Kholti

|1,470

|

|-

!scope="row"|{{dts|format=dmy|2002|12|14}}

|{{sort|01|1st}}||align="left"|Northwich Victoria||A

|style="background-color:#CCFFCC"|W||2–1||align="left"|McIndoe, Jackson

|691

|

|-

!scope="row"|{{dts|format=dmy|2002|12|21}}

|{{sort|01|1st}}||align="left"|Stevenage Borough||H

|style="background-color:#CCFFCC"|W||2–1||align="left"|Jackson, Pluck

|4,940

|

|-

!scope="row"|{{dts|format=dmy|2002|12|26}}

|{{sort|01|1st}}||align="left"|Forest Green Rovers||A

|style="background-color:#FFCCCC"|L||1–2||align="left"|Skiverton

|1,836

|

|-

!scope="row"|{{dts|format=dmy|2002|12|28}}

|{{sort|01|1st}}||align="left"|Barnet||H

|style="background-color:#FFFFCC"|D||0–0||align="left"|

|4,850

|

|-

!scope="row"|{{dts|format=dmy|2003|1|1}}

|{{sort|01|1st}}||align="left"|Forest Green Rovers||H

|style="background-color:#CCFFCC"|W||1–0||align="left"|Jackson

|4,694

|

|-

!scope="row"|{{dts|format=dmy|2003|1|4}}

|{{sort|01|1st}}||align="left"|Gravesend and Northfleet||A

|style="background-color:#CCFFCC"|W||4–2||align="left"|Jackson, Lindegaard (3)

|1,404

|

|-

!scope="row"|{{dts|format=dmy|2003|1|18}}

|{{sort|01|1st}}||align="left"|Morecambe||H

|style="background-color:#CCFFCC"|W||2–0||align="left"|Lindegaard, Jackson

|4,353

|

|-

!scope="row"|{{dts|format=dmy|2003|1|25}}

|{{sort|01|1st}}||align="left"|Nuneaton Borough||A

|style="background-color:#FFFFCC"|D||1–1||align="left"|Lindegaard

|1,717

|

|-

!scope="row"|{{dts|format=dmy|2003|2|8}}

|{{sort|01|1st}}||align="left"|Kettering Town||H

|style="background-color:#CCFFCC"|W||4–0||align="left"|Pluck, Gall, Jackson, McIndoe

|4,738

|

|-

!scope="row"|{{dts|format=dmy|2003|2|15}}

|{{sort|01|1st}}||align="left"|Farnborough Town||A

|style="background-color:#CCFFCC"|W||4–2||align="left"|Johnson, McIndoe (pen), Jackson (2)

|2,114

|

|-

!scope="row"|{{dts|format=dmy|2003|3|1}}

|{{sort|01|1st}}||align="left"|Hereford United||H

|style="background-color:#CCFFCC"|W||4–0||align="left"|Lockwood, Gall, Jackson, McIndoe (pen)

|6,487

|

|-

!scope="row"|{{dts|format=dmy|2003|3|4}}

|{{sort|01|1st}}||align="left"|Halifax Town||A

|style="background-color:#CCFFCC"|W||3–2||align="left"|Gall (3)

|2,222

|

|-

!scope="row"|{{dts|format=dmy|2003|3|8}}

|{{sort|01|1st}}||align="left"|Woking||A

|style="background-color:#FFFFCC"|D||1–1||align="left"|Jackson

|3,332

|

|-

!scope="row"|{{dts|format=dmy|2003|3|11}}

|{{sort|01|1st}}||align="left"|Leigh RMI||H

|style="background-color:#CCFFCC"|W||3–1||align="left"|Jackson (2), Gall

|5,330

|

|-

!scope="row"|{{dts|format=dmy|2003|3|22}}

|{{sort|01|1st}}||align="left"|Margate||A

|style="background-color:#CCFFCC"|W||2–1||align="left"|Jackson (2)

|1,083

|

|-

!scope="row"|{{dts|format=dmy|2003|3|28}}

|{{sort|01|1st}}||align="left"|Scarborough||H

|style="background-color:#CCFFCC"|W||1–0||align="left"|Jackson

|7,008

|

|-

!scope="row"|{{dts|format=dmy|2003|4|5}}

|{{sort|01|1st}}||align="left"|Telford United||H

|style="background-color:#CCFFCC"|W||3–0||align="left"|McIndoe (2), Jackson

|7,558

|

|-

!scope="row"|{{dts|format=dmy|2003|4|12}}

|{{sort|01|1st}}||align="left"|Doncaster Rovers||A

|style="background-color:#CCFFCC"|W||4–0||align="left"|Way, McIndoe (pen), Johnson, Gall

|5,344

|

|-

!scope="row"|{{dts|format=dmy|2003|4|19}}

|{{sort|01|1st}}||align="left"|Burton Albion||H

|style="background-color:#CCFFCC"|W||6–1||align="left"|Gall (4), Williams, Giles

|5,691

|

|-

!scope="row"|{{dts|format=dmy|2003|4|21}}

|{{sort|01|1st}}||align="left"|Dagenham & Redbridge||A

|style="background-color:#CCFFCC"|W||4–0||align="left"|Gall, Jackson (3)

|2,588

|

|-

!scope="row"|{{dts|format=dmy|2003|4|26}}

|{{sort|01|1st}}||align="left"|Chester City||H

|style="background-color:#FFFFCC"|D||1–1||align="left"|Gall

|8,111

|

|}

==League table==

{{:2002–03 Football Conference|only_totals=y|showteam=YEO}}

=FA Cup=

{{Main article|2002–03 FA Cup}}

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center"

|+ FA Cup match details

scope="col"|Round

!scope="col"|Date

!scope="col"|Opponents

!scope="col"|Venue

!scope="col"|Result

!scope="col"|Score
F–A

!scope="col" class="unsortable"|Scorers

!scope="col"|Attendance

!scope="col" class="unsortable"|Ref

scope="row"|Fourth round qualifying

|align="left"|{{dts|format=dmy|2002|10|27}}

|align="left"|Bath City||A

|style="background-color:#FFFFCC"|D||1–1||align="left"|Lockwood

|3,470

|

scope="row"|Fourth round qualifying replay

|align="left"|{{dts|format=dmy|2002|10|29}}

|align="left"|Bath City||H

|style="background-color:#CCFFCC"|W||3–1||align="left"|Demba (2), McIndoe

|4,393

|

scope="row"|First round proper

|align="left"|{{dts|format=dmy|2002|11|16}}

|align="left"|Cheltenham Town||H

|style="background-color:#FFCCCC"|L||0–2||align="left"|

|6,455

|

=FA Trophy=

{{Main article|2002–03 FA Trophy}}

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center"

|+ FA Trophy match details

scope="col"|Round

!scope="col"|Date

!scope="col"|Opponents

!scope="col"|Venue

!scope="col"|Result

!scope="col"|Score
F–A

!scope="col" class="unsortable"|Scorers

!scope="col"|Attendance

!scope="col" class="unsortable"|Ref

scope="row"|Third round

|align="left"|{{dts|format=dmy|2003|1|14}}

|align="left"|Hereford United||A

|style="background-color:#CCFFCC"|W||2–1||align="left"|Pluck, Lockwood

|2,425

|

scope="row"|Fourth round

|align="left"|{{dts|format=dmy|2003|2|1}}

|align="left"|Morecambe||H

|style="background-color:#CCFFCC"|W||2–1||align="left"|Jackson, Skiverton

|3,984

|

scope="row"|Fifth round

|align="left"|{{dts|format=dmy|2003|2|22}}

|align="left"|Northwich Victoria||H

|style="background-color:#CCFFCC"|W||2–1||align="left"|Lockwood, Gall

|4,469

|

scope="row"|Sixth round

|align="left"|{{dts|format=dmy|2003|3|15}}

|align="left"|Burscough||H

|style="background-color:#FFCCCC"|L||0–2||align="left"|

|4,934

|

=Football League Trophy=

{{main article|2002–03 Football League Trophy}}

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Football League Trophy match details

scope="col"|Round

!scope="col"|Date

!scope="col"|Opponents

!scope="col"|Venue

!scope="col"|Result

!scope="col"|Score
F–A

!scope="col" class="unsortable"|Scorers

!scope="col"|Attendance

!scope="col" class="unsortable"|Ref

scope="row"|First round

|align="left"|{{dts|format=dmy|2002|10|23}}

|align="left"|Boston United||A

|style="background-color:#FFCCCC"|L||2–4||align="left"|Skiverton, Alford

|1,323

|

=Somerset Premier Cup=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Somerset Premier Cup match details

scope="col"|Round

!scope="col"|Date

!scope="col"|Opponents

!scope="col"|Venue

!scope="col"|Result

!scope="col"|Score
F–A

!scope="col" class="unsortable"|Scorers

!scope="col"|Attendance

!scope="col" class="unsortable"|Ref

scope="row"|Second round

|align="left"|{{dts|format=dmy|2002|11|19}}

|align="left"|Mangotsfield United||H

|style="background-color:#CCFFCC"|W||2–1{{ref label|Mangotsfield SPC|B

}||align="left"|Demba (2)

|525

|

|-

!scope="row"|Third round

|align="left"|{{dts|format=dmy|2003|2|18}}

|align="left"|Odd Down||H

|style="background-color:#CCFFCC"|W||2–1||align="left"|Grant (2)

|341

|

|-

!scope="row"|Semi-final

|align="left"|{{dts|format=dmy|2003|4|8}}

|align="left"|Clevedon Town||A

|style="background-color:#CCFFCC"|W||4–0||align="left"|Crittenden (2), Giles, Grant

|283

|

|-

!scope="row"|Final

|align="left"|{{dts|format=dmy|2003|4|29}}

|align="left"|Taunton Town||N{{ref label|SPC Final|C|}}

|style="background-color:#FFCCCC"|L||1–2||align="left"|Aggrey

|914

|

|}

Squad statistics

:Source:{{cite web

| title = Squad stats

| url = http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=2905&teamTabs=stats&season_id=145

| work = Soccerbase

| publisher = Centurycomm

| access-date = 16 May 2016 }}{{cite web

| url = http://www.ciderspace.co.uk/asp/statistics/season_appearances.asp?SeasonStr=2002-03&MatchType=First%20Team

| title = Season 2002–03 Appearances

| work = Ciderspace (the independent Yeovil Town FC website)

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160616175318/http://www.ciderspace.co.uk/asp/statistics/season_appearances.asp?SeasonStr=2002-03&MatchType=First%20Team

| archive-date = 16 June 2016

| access-date = 21 April 2020 }}{{cite web

| url = http://www.ciderspace.co.uk/asp/statistics/season_goals.asp?SeasonStr=2002-03&MatchType=First%20Team

| title = Season 2002–03 Goals

| work = Ciderspace (the independent Yeovil Town FC website)

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160616173812/http://www.ciderspace.co.uk/asp/statistics/season_goals.asp?SeasonStr=2002-03&MatchType=First%20Team

| archive-date = 16 June 2016

| access-date = 21 April 2020 }}

:Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.

:Players with squad numbers struck through and marked {{dagger|alt=Left club during playing season}} left the club during the playing season.

:Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Yeovil.

:Players listed with no appearances have been in the matchday squad but only as unused substitutes.

:Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+

scope="col" rowspan="2"|No.

!scope="col" rowspan="2"|Pos.

!scope="col" rowspan="2"|Nat.

!scope="col" rowspan="2"|Name

!scope="col"|Apps

!scope="col"|Goals

!scope="col"|Apps

!scope="col"|Goals

!scope="col"|Apps

!scope="col"|Goals

!scope="col"|Apps

!scope="col"|Goals

!scope="col"|Apps

!scope="col"|Goals

!scope="col"|13px

!scope="col"|13px

class="unsortable"

!colspan="2" width="85"|League

!colspan="2" width="85"|FA Cup

!colspan="2" width="85"|FA Trophy

!colspan="2" width="85"|FL Trophy

!colspan="2" width="85"|Total

!colspan="2" width="85"|Discipline

1GK{{Flag|ENG}}

!scope="row"|{{sortname|Chris|Weale}}

|34

030400041011
2DF{{Flag|ENG}}

!scope="row"|{{sortname|Adam|Lockwood}}

|{{sort|41|37 (4)}}

3214210{{sort|48|44 (4)}}691
3 {{dagger|alt=Left club during playing season}}DF{{flag|ENG}}

!scope="row"|{{sortname|Anthony|Tonkin}}

|{{sort|07|7}}

0000000{{sort|07|7}}000
3 {{dagger|alt=Left club during playing season}}MF{{flag|ENG}}

!scope="row"|{{sortname|Jason|Blunt}} *

|{{sort|01|0 (1)}}

0000000{{sort|01|0 (1)}}000
4DF{{Flag|ENG}}

!scope="row"|{{sortname|Terry|Skiverton}}

|{{sort|37|34 (3)}}

7303111{{sort|44|41 (3)}}981
5DF{{Flag|ENG}}

!scope="row"|{{sortname|Colin|Pluck|Colin Miles}}

|{{sort|36|31 (5)}}

2104110{{sort|41|36 (5)}}3141
6MF{{Flag|ENG}}

!scope="row"|{{sortname|Darren|Way}}

|40

130401048160
7FW{{Flag|ENG}}

!scope="row"|{{sortname|Adam|Stansfield}}

|{{sort|01|1}}

0000000{{sort|01|1}}000
8MF{{Flag|ENG}}

!scope="row"|{{sortname|Lee|Johnson|dab=footballer}}

|41

420401048421
9 {{dagger|alt=Left club during playing season}}FW{{flag|ENG}}

!scope="row"|{{sortname|Carl|Alford}}

|{{sort|14|3 (11)}}

0{{sort|3|0 (3)}}000{{sort|1|0 (1)}}1{{sort|18|3 (15)}}100
9FW{{Flag|WAL}}

!scope="row"|{{sortname|Kevin|Gall}}

|{{sort|13|11 (2)}}

13002100{{sort|15|13 (2)}}1401
10MF{{Flag|ENG}}

!scope="row"|{{sortname|Nick|Crittenden}}

|{{sort|35|30 (5)}}

930{{sort|2|1 (1)}}010{{sort|41|35 (6)}}930
11MF{{Flag|SCO}}

!scope="row"|{{sortname|Michael|McIndoe}}

|41

12314010491351
12FW{{Flag|WAL}}

!scope="row"|{{sortname|Chris|Giles}}

|{{sort|07|0 (7)}}

1{{sort|2|1 (1)}}00000{{sort|09|1 (8)}}110
13GK{{Flag|ENG}}

!scope="row"|{{sortname|Jon|Sheffield}}

|{{sort|08|7 (1)}}

0000010{{sort|09|8 (1)}}000
14DF{{Flag|IRL}}

!scope="row"|{{sortname|Roy|O'Brien}}

|{{sort|33|20 (13)}}

030{{sort|2|1 (1)}}010{{sort|39|25 (14)}}000
15DF{{Flag|ENG}}

!scope="row"|{{sortname|Stephen|Reed|dab=footballer}}

|{{sort|01|0 (1)}}

0000000{{sort|01|0 (1)}}000
16MF{{Flag|ENG}}

!scope="row"|{{sortname|Andy|Lindegaard}}

|{{sort|27|13 (14)}}

6{{sort|2|1 (1)}}0{{sort|3|2 (1)}}010{{sort|33|17 (16)}}610
17DF{{Flag|ENG}}

!scope="row"|{{sortname|Tom|White|dab=footballer, born 1976}}

|{{sort|02|2}}

0000000{{sort|02|2}}000
18FW{{Flag|GHA}}

!scope="row"|{{sortname|Kim|Grant|dab=footballer}}

|{{sort|13|6 (7)}}

1{{sort|2|1 (1)}}0{{sort|3|0 (3)}}0{{sort|1|0 (1)}}0{{sort|19|7 (12)}}120
19 {{dagger|alt=Left club during playing season}}FW{{flag|MLI}}

!scope="row"|{{sortname|Abdoulaye|Demba}}

|{{sort|17|11 (6)}}

6{{sort|3|2 (1)}}20010{{sort|21|14 (7)}}821
20MF{{Flag|WAL}}

!scope="row"|{{sortname|Gavin|Williams|dab=footballer}}

|38

6204010456100
21MF{{Flag|ENG}}

!scope="row"|{{sortname|Steve|Thompson|dab=footballer, born 1963}}

|0

00000000000
22GK{{Flag|ENG}}

!scope="row"|{{sortname|Steve|Collis}}

|{{sort|01|1}}

0000000{{sort|01|1}}000
23 {{dagger|alt=Left club during playing season}}FW{{flag|ENG}}

!scope="row"|{{sortname|Howard|Forinton}}

|{{sort|14|11 (3)}}

4{{sort|3|2 (1)}}00000{{sort|17|13 (4)}}410
23MF{{Flag|ENG}}

!scope="row"|{{sortname|Neil|Mustoe}}

|{{sort|03|2 (1)}}

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24GK{{Flag|ENG}}

!scope="row"|{{sortname|Luke|Buckingham|nolink=y}}

|0

00000000000
24DF{{Flag|MAR}}

!scope="row"|{{sortname|Abdou|El-Kholti}}

|{{sort|27|15 (12)}}

310{{sort|4|3 (1)}}0{{sort|1|0 (1)}}0{{sort|33|19 (14)}}320
25FW{{Flag|ENG}}

!scope="row"|{{sortname|Kirk|Jackson}}

|23

19004100272000
26DF{{Flag|ENG}}

!scope="row"|{{sortname|Jimmy|Aggrey}}

|{{sort|08|2 (6)}}

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|+ Players not included in matchday squads

!scope="col"|No.

!scope="col"|Pos.

!scope="col"|Nat.

!width="150" scope="col"|Name

—MF{{Flag|KEN}}

!scope="row"|{{sortname|Faisal|Mali|nolink=y}}

Footnotes

:A. {{note|Home Dorchester}} Until the 24 September 2012, Yeovil played all of their home matches at Dorchester Town's The Avenue Stadium due to the relaying of the Huish Park pitch.

:B. {{note|Mangotsfield SPC}} After extra time.

:C. {{note|SPC Final}} Final played at The Hand Stadium home of Clevedon Town.

See also

References

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{{Yeovil Town F.C. seasons}}

{{2002–03 in English football}}

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Category:English football clubs 2002–03 season

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