GLOVERS ON MONDAY: What happened on this day in Yeovil Town’s history on July 24?

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 July 24.

PHOTO – TOP: JP Kalala (centre) with Ben Smith (left) and Kirk Jackson (right). Pictures courtesy of Ciderspace www.ciderspace.co.uk .

July 24, 2012: Dorchester Town 0, Yeovil Town 3: Goals from Ugwu (two) and Nathan Young gave Yeovil Town a 3-0 pre-season friendly success at Dorchester Town.

July 24, 2010: Yeovil Town 3, Manchester United 2: A crowd of 6,664 watched Yeovil Town beat a youthful Manchester United team 3-2 at Huish Park with goals by JP Kalala, Sam Williams and Adam Virgo.

July 24, 2008: Chertsey Town 1, Yeovil Town 4: Yeovil Town beat Chertsey 4-1 in a mini-football tournament pre-season friendly in Cornwall.

July 24, 2007: Worcester City 0, Yeovil Town 1: A goal on 62 minutes by Sturridge gave Yeovil Town a 1-0 pre-season friendly win at Worcester. A crowd of 265 was at the match.

July 24, 2004: Yeovil Town 0, Bristol City 3: Yeovil Town lost 3-0 at Huish Park to Bristol City in a pre-season friendly. A crowd of 3,749 was at the match.

July 24, 2003: Dorchester Town 2, Yeovil Town 5: Goals from Andy Lindegaard (two), Kirk Jackson (two) and Abdelhalim El Kholti gave Yeovil Town a 5-2 pre-season friendly success at Dorchester Town.

July 24, 1999: Yeovil Town 1, Dorchester Town 1: Yeovil Town drew 1-1 with Dorchester at Huish Park in a pre-season friendly. Ben Smith scored Yeovil’s goal in front of a crowd of 574.

July 24, 1997: Yeovil Town 2, Bury 1: Yeovil Town beat Bury 2-1 in a pre-season friendly at Huish Park. A crowd of 507 was at the match.

July 24, 1993: Trowbridge Town 1, Yeovil Town 5: Yeovil Town won 5-1 at Trowbridge Town in a pre-season friendly.

July 24, 1992: Yeovil Town 0, Wimbledon 4: Yeovil Town lost 4-0 at Huish Park to Wimbledon in a pre-season friendly. A crowd of 1,017 was at the match.

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