GLOVERS NEWS: Yeovil Town on verge of setting new club “draw” record

ONE more draw from Yeovil Town from their remaining eight League Two games of the season will set a new “high” for the Glovers.

They have currently drawn 15 of their 38 games played in the 2016-17 season in League Two – equalling the amount of draws they achieved in the entire of the 2015-16 campaign.

Fifteen draws already represents the highest number gained in a season ever since the Glovers joined the Football League in 2003-04.

The only other time Yeovil got 15 draws was back in 2008-09 in League One when they finished in 17th spot.

The lowest number of draws in a season for Yeovil was on their debut campaign in 2003-04 in the Nationwide League Division Three (now League Two) when they achieved just five as they missed out on the play-offs on goal difference.

The only two other occasions Yeovil produced less than ten draws in a season was in 2004-05 when they were champions of League Two with eight and then again with eight in 2012-13 when the Glovers finished fourth and later won promotion to the Championship via the play-offs.

Yeovil’s 1-1 draw with Accrington Stanley on Saturday (March 17, 2017) was the Glovers’ 157th draw in the Football League which equates to an average of 11.21 drawn matches per campaign in their 14-season FL history.

PHOTO - TOP: Yeovil Town manager Darren Way.

Five of Yeovil’s 15 draws so far this season have ended in 0-0 stalemates; seven games have finished 1-1; and the other three have closed at 2-2.

Of Yeovil’s eight remaining games they have already drawn this season with four of their forthcoming opponents - Exeter City (March 25, 2017 - away); Portsmouth (April 8, 2017 – away); Grimsby (April 22, 2017 – away); Stevenage Borough (April 29, 2017 – home).

Yeovil’s 15 draws so far in 2016-17:

August 13, 2016: Luton Town 1, Yeovil Town 1.

October 29, 2016: Grimsby Town 0, Yeovil Town 0.

November 11, 2016: Stevenage Borough 2, Yeovil Town 2.

November 26, 2016: Accrington Stanley 1, Yeovil Town 1.

December 26, 2016: Yeovil Town 0, Exeter City 0.

December 30, 2016: Yeovil Town 0, Portsmouth 0.

January 14, 2017: Wycombe Wanderers 1, Yeovil Town 1.

January 21, 2017: Blackpool 2, Yeovil Town 2.

February 4, 2017: Hartlepool United 1, Yeovil Town 1.

February 11, 2017: Yeovil Town 1, Leyton Orient 1.

February 14, 2017: Yeovil Town 1, Cambridge United 1.

February 25, 2017: Notts County 0, Yeovil Town 0.

February 28, 2017: Mansfield Town 0, Yeovil Town 0.

March 15, 2017: Barnet 2, Yeovil Town 2.

March 18, 2017: Yeovil Town 1, Accrington Stanley 1.

How many draws in a season achieved by Yeovil Town at a glance:

2003-04 Nationwide League Division Three: 5 draws from 46 games. Final position 8th.

2004-05 League Two: 8 draws from 46 games. Final position 1st.

2005-06 League One: 11 draws from 46 games. Final position 15th.

2006-07 League One: 10 draws from 46 games. Final position 5th.

2007-08 League One: 10 draws from 46 games. Final position 18th.

2008-09 League One: 15 draws from 46 games. Final position 17th.

2009-10 League One: 14 draws from 46 games. Final position 15th.

2010-11 League One: 11 draws from 46 games. Final position 14th.

2011-12 League One: 12 draws from 46 games. Final position 17th.

2012-13 League One: 8 draws from 46 games. Final position 4th.

2013-14 Championship: 13 draws from 46 games. Final position 24th.

2014-15 League One: 10 draws from 46 games. Final position 24th.

2015-16 League Two: 15 draws from 46 games. Final position 19th.

2016-17 League Two: 15 draws from 38 games. Current position 17th.

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