GLOVERS ON MONDAY: What happened on this day in Yeovil Town’s history on January 8?

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 8.

January 8, 2011 – Yeovil Town 2, Brentford 0: Goals by Paul Huntington and Andrew Williams saw Yeovil Town record a 2-0 win over Brentford at Huish Park in the npower League One.

January 8, 2008 – Yeovil Town 0, Walsall 2: Yeovil Town fell to a 2-0 defeat at Huish Park to visiting Walsall in the Coca Cola League One.

January 8, 2005 – Rotherham United 0, Yeovil Town 3: Goals from Phil Jevons, Darren Way and Andrejs Stolcers saw Yeovil Town record a 3-0 giant-killing victory at Rotherham United in the FA Cup Third Round.

January 8, 2000 – Dover Athletic 3, Yeovil Town 0: Yeovil Town suffered a bad day at the office when they lost 3-0 at Dover Athletic in the Conference.

January 8, 1996 – Carshalton Athletic 2, Yeovil Town 1: Yeovil Town lost 2-1 at Carshalton Athletic in the Second Round of the Carlton Cup with Dean Birkby netting the Glovers’ only goal of the game.

PHOTO – TOP: Pictured (from left) are Dean Birkby, Paul Huntington and Andrejs Stolcers.

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