Match Preview
Hungerford Town v Yate Town
Southern League Premier Division South
Monday 25th August 2025 - Kick-off 3.00pm
Yate Town travel to Hungerford Town for the third time in under a year, but this time it is for a league game following the two Cup games - last August and then in October.
Yate Town manager, Darren Mullings, will have been pleased to keep another clean sheet in the 0-0 draw against Chertsey Town on Saturday but will be hoping that the team can also find the back of the net with just one league goal scored in their four matches so far.
Previous meetings
The clubs played each other in 4 consecutive seasons in the Southern League from 2009/10 to 20912/13 with Hungerford winning the first encounter 4-1 with Yate’s goal coming from Adie Adams and the last encounters, in season 2012/13, being a 1-1 draw at Hungerford with Scott Wilson scoring for the Bluebells and a 4-2 home win with Yate’s goals coming from Matt Groves (2), Ollie Barnes (pen) and Michael Meaker with an attendance of 167
Yate Town’s League record against Hungerford is as follows:
Won 2: Drawn 2: Lost 4: Goals scored 10: Goals conceded: 14
The clubs have met three times in the FA Trophy. Firstly, in season 2009/10, in a second qualifying round tie, when the teams dew 1-1 at Lodge Road with Jake Cox scoring a 47th minute equaliser just after half-time in front of a crowd of 135. In the replay Hungerford won 3-0 with 127 in attendance. The second meeting was in 2011/12, in a preliminary round tie, when Yate won 2-1 at Lodge Road with goals from David Stone after 10 minutes and a last-minute winner from Russ Church with 105 at the game.
And of course, there was the 3-2 win by the Bluebells at Bulpit Lane last October with goals from Ollie Dewsbury (2) and Ross Stearn. Dewsbury gave Yate the lead in the first minutes but goals just after half-time from a Louis Mc Gory penalty and Jacob Bancroft put the home side in front only for Dewsbury and Stearn to score in the final 10 minutes of the game to see the Bluebells through to the next round of the FA Trophy.
Ollie Dewsbury puts the Bluebells in front in the FA Trophy tie during Yate Town’s last visit to Bulpit Lane.
Eight weeks prior to that The Crusaders won 1-0 at Bullpit Lane knocking Yate Town out of the FA Cup at the First Qualifying Round stage with Jacob Bancroft scoring the only goal of the game after just three minutes.
Form Guide
Hungerford currently sit in 10th position in the Southern League Premier Division South table, having won 2 of their 4 league games and lost the other two.
Last Saturday they came from behind to win 2-1 at Havant & Waterlooville with a late winner from substitute Kyle Tooze, the former Yate Town player.
Prior to that they beat Tiverton 2-1 at home, lost by the same score at home to Gloucester City and on the opening day of the season lost 0-1 at Farnham Town.4
Getting there
Directions to Hungerford Town F.C.
Town Ground, Bulpit Lane, Hungerford, RG17 0AY
Telephone – (01488) 682939
By Road
· Leave the M4 at Junction 14 and take the turning on to the A338 sign-posted Hungerford.
· Continue for 3 miles, passing through the village of Hungerford Newtown, until you reach a mini roundabout at the junction with the A4 Bath Road.
· Turn right onto the A4 and take the left fork at the next mini roundabout with a petrol station on the left.
· Turn left at the next mini roundabout in front of the Bear Hotel and re-join the A338 sign-posted Town Centre.
· Proceed up the High Street, over the Kennet & Avon Canal Bridge, under the Great Western Railway Bridge and straight over two more mini roundabouts.
· At the next mini roundabout, turn left into Priory Road, signposted Football Club, and take the second left after the Catholic Church (on the right) into Bulpit Lane.
· At the next T-junction, with the floodlights visible to your left, go straight over the crossroads and the ground is on your left.
Admission Prices 2025/26
Adults (18-64) £13.00
Concessions (65+ / Disabled / Armed Forces / Emergency Services / Students) £10.00
Young persons (11-17) £5.00
Children (aged 10 & under and accompanied by paying adult) Free
Carers (accompanying a disabled spectator) Free
Match day programme £3.00
Next up
It’s on the road again next Saturday when the Bluebells play Westbury United in the First Qualifying Round of the FA Cup. If this game is drawn the replay will be at the South West Interiors Stadium on Tuesday 2nd September, with a 7.45pm kick-off. After that it’s two home games at the South West Interiors Stadium – against Gosport Borough on Saturday 6th September followed by the visit of Tiverton Town on Tuesday 9th September.