Match Preview
Yate Town v Basingstoke Town
Southern League Premier Division South
Tuesday 25th November 2025 – kick-off 7.45pm
Be there to support YOUR local club.
The Bluebells are at home again this Tuesday when they play the return fixture against Basingstoke, where they lost 2-4 on 23rd September. This will be the first evening game when the club’s new floodlights will be in operation for the entire match.
After the Bluebells excellent 4-1 win at home against Bracknell Town on Saturday, and climbing to 13th place in the table, they will be looking to carry on their much-improved form of late, against a side one place and one point above them in the league table.
Form Guide
This is Basingstoke’s third season back at Step 3 having gained promotion from Step 4 as champions of the Isthmian League South Central Division at the end of season 2022-23. The club have previously spent many seasons in the National League South before being relegated in 2018.
After finishing in 15th position last season, in the Southern League Premier Division South, Basingstoke Town currently sit in 12th position with 21 points, having won 6 of their 18 league games played whilst drawing 3 and losing 9 and, in the process, scoring 26 goals and conceding 31 times. Their away form sees them winning two of their nine games away from the Winkelbury Sports Complex, whilst drawing two and losing five.
After a poor start to the season their form has improved with away wins at Gosport (4-3) and Weymouth (2-1) plus home wins against Yate Town, Chertsey (2-1) and Berkhamsted (2-1).
However, they lost at home to Farnham (1-4) and Gloucester City have beaten them both away and last week, at home. On Saturday they lost by the only goal of the game at Poole Town.
The club have lost the services of Charlie Austin, who having signed in the summer has moved to Hungerford Town, whilst Bradley Wilson, scorer of over 100 goals for the club, has also departed, but Basingstoke have been busy making a number of signings recently.
Previous meetings
The two teams met for the first time back in September, at Basingstoke, and two first half goals from Bradley Wilson put the hosts in front before an own goal from Jack Ball on the stoke of half time gave the Bluebells some hope. But two second half penalties, by Liam Ferdinand and the Wilson to complete his hattrick made the score 4-1, before Aaron Evans-Harriott, coming on as a late substitute for Yate, and making his debut, scored with only moments of the game left.
Match day information
Admission prices:
Adult: £12
Concessions: Over 66, Students, NHS, police and fire services – just show correct ID information: £8
Youth: (11-18) £5
Under 12: £1 (accompanied by adult)
Bristol City, Bristol Rovers and other EFL season ticket holders – show your season ticket at the turnstiles to gain entry for £10
All U-12’s entering the ground must be accompanied by an adult. If the adult has a “School Ticket” they can enter at half price along with their child free.
All fans with season tickets that have a QR code please go to the gate to the right of the turnstiles to gain entry.
The left-hand turnstile is for CARD payments and programmes can also be purchased at this turnstile
The right-hand turnstile is for CASH payments.
Please arrive early to ease congestion.
The bar is open from 6.15pm
Turnstiles open: 6.15pm
The match day programme front cover
Programmes: It’s a double programme for the Bracknell game and also for Tuesday evening’s game against Basingstoke – 4 extra pages and costing £3.00
This programme contains action photos from the last 3 away games plus articles to interest you, including a look at where some of the players are who played for the Bluebells last season, are now.
Programmes can be purchased outside the ground, at the left-hand turnstile and at the club shop.
Club Shop: The club shop will be open before the game, at half time and after the game.
Other information
· Food and drinks are available inside the ground
· He has played for both clubs - Joe O’Loughlin – who signed for Yate Town in August 2023 from Frome Town but after 6 weeks went off to Australia to celebrate his degree before returning to England where he played for Tavistock for a while. Joe scored 2 goals in his short time at the club.
Visit the club shop
The club shop is open on match days, where you can buy a whole host of new club merchandise, including shirts, tops, Yate Town championship mugs, key rings, badges, coasters, umbrellas and much, much more including the new Christmas cards.
Tracey, who will also be selling match day programmes and 50/50 tickets.
And, don’t forget to visit the clubhouse for that pre-match and post-match drink and chat.
PARKING
There is plenty of space available but if you are parking on the roadside, or once the car park is full, PLEASE CAN YOU PARK WITH CONSIDERATION TO THE CLUB’S NEIGHBOURS.
· Please do NOT park in Addlings (a new road near the end of Lodge Road) as the estate roads are tight and there is limited parking for residents
· The Fox pub car park is for patrons only
· If you park over on the trading estate, please make sure that you are aware of any parking restrictions that may be in place.
Please note that the South West Interiors Stadium is a NO dogs ground (apart from guide dogs). Yate Town FC website: yatetownfc.co.uk
Next up
The Bluebells travel to Farnham Town on Saturday 29th November, then travel to Gloucester City on Friday 5th December and are back at the South West Interiors Stadium on Saturday 13th December when Havant & Waterlooville are the visitors.