Match Preview
Taunton Town v Yate Town
Southern League Premier Division South
Wednesday 13th August 2025 - Kick-off 7.45pm
Yate Town make one of their shorter journeys of the season with their away opener at Taunton Town following on from the first league fixture of the season, at home to Sholing FC, when the Bluebells, with six players making their debut, shared the points, with a disciplined performance.
Both Lloyd James and Dan Ball have played for Taunton Town, as has the injured Dave Sims-Burgess.
Taunton are managed by former Cribbs manager Richard Luffman who took charge in the summer of 2024.
Form Guide
On Saturday the Peacocks were at Havant & Waterlooville for their opening League fixture where they won 3-2, scoring via an own goal and one from Ben Seymour, with another from Kane Simpson the former Frome Town and Merthyr Town striker.
Last season they finished in 9th position in the Southern League Premier Division South, following their relegation from the National League South at the end of season 20223/24, after spending two seasons at Step 2.
Previous meetings
The clubs have played each other many times but the last time Yate Town played at Taunton was back in April 2022 when the Peacocks won 2-1 with Joe Guest and Ross Staley scoring their goals and James Harding pulling a goal back for Yate Town. The attendance that evening was 1068. Taunton ended the season as Southern League Premier Division South champions.
Getting there
Ground: Wordsworth Drive, Taunton, Somerset TA1 2HG
Travel directions: M5 – leave the motorway at Junction 25. Take the exit off roundabout signposted Taunton (A38). Go straight over first roundabout, keeping in left hand or middle lane. Continue along the Toneway and keep straight on at the four-way traffic light junction until reaching a roundabout where the left-hand lane should be taken onto Chritchard Way. Stay left and take exit at traffic lights, then go straight ahead at traffic lights immediately after. Continue around the corner into Wordsworth Drive and the ground is on the left.
Parking at the Cygnet Health Care Stadium Matchday parking at the Stadium is £5 per vehicle. The 57-mile journey from Yate should take about one hour ten minutes.
All vehicles will park in the car park at the front of the stadium. Stewards will direct your vehicles to appropriate spaces. There is no parking allowed within the stadium. Disabled parking spaces are located close to the turnstiles. Overflow parking is available further down the road on the same side as the stadium, opposite the YMCA building.
Admission prices:
Adults: (17+) £14
Concessions: (State pensioners and students with ID) £11
Junior: (6 to 16) £5
Children Under 6 years are free with an accompanying adult
Payments by cash or card at the turnstiles Advance ticketing is available on https://tinyurl.com/3ju3n6h8
Next up
Yate Town’s travel to London on Saturday to play Hanwell Town and then CHERTSEY TOWN are the visitors to the South West Interiors Stadium on Saturday 23rd August (3pm)