GLOVERS ON MONDAY: What happened on this day in Yeovil Town’s history on January 1?

GLOVERS ON MONDAY: What happened on this day in Yeovil Town’s history on January 1?

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 out 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 January 1.

January 1, 2013: Yeovil Town 3, Leyton Orient 0: Goals by Paddy Madden (two) and James Hayter saw Yeovil Town chalk-up a 3-0 win over Leyton Orient at Huish Park in the npower League One.

January 1, 2011: Plymouth Argyle 0, Yeovil Town 0: Yeovil Town kicked-off 2011 with a goalless draw at Plymouth Argyle in the npower League One.

January 1, 2008: Luton Town 1, Yeovil Town 0: Yeovil Town fell to a 1-0 defeat at Luton Town in the Coca Cola League One on the opening game of 2008.

January 1, 2007: Yeovil Town 0, Northampton Town 0: Yeovil Town kicked-off 2007 with a  goalless draw with visiting Northampton Town at Huish Park in the Coca Cola League One.

January 1, 2005: Swansea City 0, Yeovil Town 2: Goals by Andrejs Stolcers and Phil Jevons saw Yeovil Town win 2-0 at Swansea City in the Coca Cola League Two.

January 1, 2003: Yeovil Town 1, Forest Green Rovers 0: A goal by Kirk Jackson was enough for Yeovil Town to beat Forest Green Rovers 1-0 in the Conference at Huish Park.

January 1, 2001: Yeovil Town 2, Forest Green Rovers 0: Warren Patmore scored both goals as Yeovil Town beat Forest Green Rovers 2-0 at Huish Park in the Conference.

January 1, 1998: Yeovil Town 3, Cheltenham Town 1: Goals from Steve Stott, Dean Chandler and Owen Pickard saw Yeovil Town beat Cheltenham Town 3-1 at Huish Park in the Conference.

January 1, 1996: Yeovil Town 4, Hendon 1: Goals from Guiliano Graziolii (two), Warren Patmore and Martin St Hilaire saw Yeovil Town romp to a 4-1 win over Hendon in the ICIS League at Huish Park.

January 1, 1994: Merthyr Tydfil 1, Yeovil Town 1: A goal from Paul Sanderson earned Yeovil Town a 1-1 draw at Merthyr Tydfil in the GM Vauxhall Conference.

January 1, 1992: Yeovil Town 1, Bath City 1: A Mickey Spencer goal earned Yeovil Town a 1-1 draw with local rivals Bath City at Huish Park in the GM Vauxhall Conference.

January 1, 1991: Yeovil Town 3, Bath City 2: Yeovil Town beat local rivals Bath City 3-2 in the GM Vauxhall Conference at Huish Park with goals from Nicky Dent, Robbie Carroll and Brian McDermott.

January 1, 1990: Farnborough Town 2, Yeovil Town 4: Yeovil Town won 4-2 at Farnborough in the GM Vauxhall Conference with goals from Robbie Carroll (two), Andy Wallace and Neil Cordice.

PHOTO – TOP: Pictured (from left) are former Yeovil Town strikers Mickey Spencer, Warren Patmore and James Hayter – who have all scored for the Glovers on this day in history down the years.

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