Yate Town Football Club is a

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club based in Yate,

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. They are currently members of the and play at Lodge Road.

History

The club was established in 1906 under the name Yate Rovers. They won the Gloucestershire Junior Cup in 1913–14, but disbanded in the early 1930s.History
Yate Town F.C. After reforming under the name Yate YMCA in 1933, they joined the

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. The club were Division Five champions in 1947–48 and were promoted to Division Three. In 1954–55 they were Division Two runners-up, earning promotion to Division One. In the mid-1960s the club moved up to the

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. In 1968 Yate were founder members of the

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, and the following year they were renamed Yate Town. In 1983 the club transferred to Division One of the Hellenic League. They were Division One runners-up in 1984–85, earning promotion to the Premier Division. The club went on to win back-to-back Premier Division titles in 1987–88 and 1988–89, also winning the Gloucestershire Challenge Trophy in the latter season. Following their second league title, they moved up to the Southern Division of the Southern League. After two seasons in the Southern Division, Yate were transferred to the Midland Division, where the club played until returning to the Southern Division in 1994. In 1997–98 they finished bottom of the division, but were not relegated due to league restructuring. The division was renamed the Western Division in 1999, and the club finished bottom of the division in 1999–2000, resulting in relegation and a return to the Premier Division of the Hellenic League. In 2002–03 they were Premier Division runners-up, earning promotion back to the Southern League's Western Division. In 2004–05 Yate were Western Division runners-up and were promoted to the Premier Division. They also won the

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, an went on to retain the trophy the following season. The club remained in the Premier Division for four seasons, until being relegated to the renamed Division One South & West at the end of the 2008–09 season. They won the Senior Cup again in 2010–11. In

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the club reached the first round of the

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for the first time, losing 3–0 at

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3–1 in the final to secure promotion to the Premier Division South. The 2021–22 season saw Yate reach the first round of the FA Cup again, losing 5–0 at home to

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. They also won the Gloucestershire Senior Cup, defeating

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5–1 in the final.

Ground

The club played at Yate Aerodrome between 1954 and 1960, and then Sunnyside Lane from 1960 until 1984.Yate Town
Pyramid Passion They then moved to Lodge Road, where a 236-seat stand was built in 1987 and floodlights installed the following year.

Coaching staff

*First Team Manager: John Rendell *Assistant Manager: Paul Tovey *First Team Coach: Dan Gillespie *Goalkeeping Coach: Rhys Evans *Kit Manager: Gary Webb, James Hicks *Sports Therapist: Jonny Evans

Honours

*Hellenic League **Premier Division champions 1987–88, 1988–89 *Bristol & District League **Division Five champions 1947–48 *Gloucestershire Senior Cup **Winners 2004–05, 2005–06, 2010–11, 2021–22 *Gloucestershire Challenge Trophy **Winners 1988–89 *Gloucestershire Junior Cup **Winners 1913–14

Records

*Best

performance: First round,

, 2021–22 *Best

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performance: Third round, 2004–05 *Best

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performance: Fifth round, 1991–92 *Biggest win: 13–3 vs Clevedon, Bristol Premier Combination, 1967–68 *Most appearances: Gary Hewlett *Most goals: Kevin Thaws *Record attendance: 2,000 vs Bristol Rovers XI, testimonial match, 1990 *Record transfer fee received: £15,000 from Bristol Rovers for Mike Davis *Record transfer fee paid: £2,000 to

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for Matt Rawlings, 2003

References

External links

Official website
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