GLOVERS ON MONDAY: What happened on this day in Yeovil Town’s history on April 17?

WELCOME to the Glovers on Monday feature where on each Monday of the week during the football season we will be delving into the recent archives of Yeovil Town FC to find what happened on the corresponding day in years gone by.

Our search goes from the 1987-1988 season , the year Yeovil won the Vauxhall-Opel Premier League, up to the present day and we will look back at the games featured on this particular day in history.

Today we are looking back at what happened down the years on April 17.

PHOTO – TOP: Dani Rodrigues (centre) with Warren Patmore (left) and Phil Jevons (right). Pictures courtesy of Ciderspace www.ciderspace.co.uk .

April 17, 2010: Yeovil Town 0, Southampton 1: Yeovil Town went down by 1-0 at home to Southampton in League One. A crowd of 7,484 was at Huish Park for the match.

April 17, 2006: Nottingham Forest 2, Yeovil Town 1: A goal from Phil Jevons on nine minutes was not enough as Yeovil Town suffered a 2-1 defeat at Nottingham Forest in League One. A crowd of 28,193 was at the match.

April 17, 2004: Yeovil Town 2, Bury 1: Two goals by Dani Rodrigues – including a superb bicycle kick – saw Yeovil Town win 2-1 over Bury in the old Division Three at Huish Park. A crowd of 5,172 was at Huish Park for the match.

April 17, 2000: Stevenage Borough 0, Yeovil Town 0: A crowd of 1,452 watched Yeovil Town draw 0-0 at Stevenage Borough in the Conference.

April 17, 1999: Yeovil Town 2, Leek Town 0: Warren Patmore scored his 100th goal for Yeovil Town in their 2-0 success over Leek Town in the Conference at Huish Park. Yeovil’s other goal was scored by Ben Smith. A crowd of 2,442 was at the match.

April 17, 1995: Bath City 3, Yeovil Town 0: Yeovil Town suffered a 3-0 defeat at Bath City in the GM Vauxhall Conference. A crowd of 1,184 was at the match.

April 17, 1993: Yeovil Town 5, Slough Town 1: Goals by Mickey Spencer (two), Richard Cooper and Paul Batty (two) helped Yeovil Town to a 5-1 success over Slough at Huish Park in the GM Vauxhall Conference. A crowd of 2,451 was at the match.

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