Terence John Skiverton (born 26 June 1975) is an English former

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who enjoyed a long playing career at Yeovil Town for 11 years that led him to appear 382 times in all competitions. He then became their manager and subsequently, assistant manager, manager and then assistant manager again. He is currently assistant manager at club

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. As a player, Skiverton played as a

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. He started his career at Chelsea, failing to make a first-team appearance but made many reserve appearances, making Captain of the reserve team before moving to

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– initially on loan – and then dropping out of the football league by moving to

Welling United Welling United Football Club is a semi-professional association football club, based in Welling in the London Borough of Bexley, England. The most prominent aspect of the club is its men's first team, who play in the , the seventh level of the E ...

. He finally retired with Yeovil in 2010. As

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, Skiverton took Yeovil into the Football League for the first time in their history. While playing for Yeovil in the

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, he was called up several times for the England national semi-pro team and made four appearances.

Early life and playing career

Terence John Skiverton was born on 26 June 1975 in

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, Greater London. He began his career as a trainee at Chelsea, but never made the first team. After a loan spell, he made the permanent move to

in 1996, and a year later dropped out of league football to join

. He also had a short spell in Norway in 1995, playing for

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in the

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. He joined Yeovil from Welling in 1999, and was a key part of the club, playing at

as they gained promotions from the

to League One. After joining, Yeovil he gained cult status with the fans and is a hero at the club, playing over 300 league games before becoming player-manager of the club. Skiverton announced his retirement from playing on 9 May 2010 after appearing 382 times and scoring 42 goals in all competitions making him Yeovil's tenth most-capped post-war player. He even played in goal to cover for the injured Steve Mildenhall in a game against

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in September 2007. He conceded no goals after coming on to the pitch. Skiverton made four appearances for the England national semi-pro team between 2001 and 2003.

Coaching and managerial career

Yeovil Town

On 18 February 2009, Skiverton was named as Yeovil's

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after the club had parted company with

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earlier in the week. He succeeded in keeping Yeovil in League One with a series of good home results finishing in 17th place with 51 points. On 9 May 2010, after only appearing as a player twice since his appointment he relinquished his playing duties and became just a manager. In January 2011, Skiverton was nominated for the Football League's Manager of the Month award but he subsequently lost out to

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manager Keith Hill, and on 26 February 2011, Skiverton took charge of his 100th match as Yeovil manager in a 1 – 0 win away to Tranmere Rovers. On 9 January 2012, Skiverton stood down as manager, with former Yeovil boss

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returning for his second spell in charge. Skiverton took on the role of assistant manager. On 4 February 2015, after Johnson was relieved of his role as manager Skiverton was once again promoted back to acting first team manager. After only winning two of his thirteen matches in charge Skiverton was demoted back to assistant manager with the club appointing

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as the club's new first team manager. On 15 January 2022, Skiverton left his position assistant manager at Yeovil Town.

Charlton Athletic

On 18 January 2022, Skiverton was appointed as First-Team Coach at

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. On 3 May, Skiverton left his role at Charlton following the departure of manager Johnnie Jackson on the same day.

AFC Wimbledon

On 16 May 2022, Skiverton was appointed as assistant manager at

, joining his former Charlton manager Johnnie Jackson at the club.

Personal life

While at Welling, and at Yeovil until the club turned professional, Skiverton appeared on '' Dream Team'' on the staff of Harchester United.

Managerial statistics

Honours

Yeovil Town *

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: 2001–02 *

: 2002–03 *

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: 2004–05 Individual *Football Conference Team of the Year: 2002–03 *

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: 2006–07 League One

References

External links

Profile on Official YTFC Site
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at the League Managers Association {{DEFAULTSORT:Skiverton, Terry 1975 births Living people Footballers from the London Borough of Tower Hamlets People from Mile End English men's footballers Men's association football defenders Chelsea F.C. players Sandefjord BK players Wycombe Wanderers F.C. players Welling United F.C. players Yeovil Town F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players England men's semi-pro international footballers English expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Norway English expatriate sportspeople in Norway English football managers Yeovil Town F.C. managers English Football League managers Yeovil Town F.C. non-playing staff Charlton Athletic F.C. non-playing staff AFC Wimbledon non-playing staff