Yate Town v Helston Athletic
Southern League Division One South
Saturday 21st December 2024 – kick-off 3.00pm
Be there to support YOUR local club.
Yate Town entertain Helston Athletic for the first time ever at the South West Interiors Stadium and will be looking to return to winning ways after a dip in form this month but still sit 7 points clear at the top of the Southern League Division One South table. Helston are one of three teams from West Cornwall now in this division with Mousehole and Falmouth completing this Cornish trio.
Yate Town manager, Darren Mullings, played most of his squad in the County Cup tie at Cinderford and with a busy holiday period coming up, with three games in a week, he will most likely be utilising the whole squad.
Form Guide:
Helston, who gained promotion from the Western League at the end of last season are competing at Step 4 for the first time in their history. They started the season in fine form and were in the play-off places up until recently. They currently sit in 7th position in the league table but their last 6 games have only seen just one win, that being a 2-1 home win against Bishops Cleeve on 9th November. Prior to that they lost 2-3 at Bemerton at the start of November and have subsequently lost at Evesham (2-3) and Mousehole (0-1) and drawn at home with both Bashley (1-1) and Thatcham (2-2) last Saturday.
Their 18 league games have seen them secure 8 wins, 6 draws and just 4 defeats with 40 goals scored and 33 conceded and only Malvern Town have scored more goals this season (41).
Previous meetings:
This is the first meeting between the two clubs
Our home game against Helston Athletic on 21st December
There will be a few special things going on –
so don’t miss out – BE THERE
1) Anyone coming in a full Santa costume will get in for free
2) Tesco’s have kindly donated 100 mince pies to the club and the first 100 people through the turnstiles will be offered a free mince pie (please be aware of any food allergies you might have before taking one).
3) TNT Sports will be showing, IN THE CLUBHOUSE, the Premier League game Aston Villa v Manchester City which kicks off at 12.30pm and beer prices will be reduced to £3.90 from 12.15pm to 2pm.
4) Joe Guest will be presented his Player of the Month for November award, sponsored by The Boundary, after the match.
5) A mascot group from Yate United Under 15s will be in attendance.
More match day information
Admission prices: -
Adult: £12
Concessions: Over 65, Students, NHS, armed forces and fire services – just show correct ID information: £8
Children: (11-17) £5 Under 11: Free
Bristol City, Bristol Rovers and Forest Green fans - show your season ticket at the turnstiles to gain entry for £8
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 only.
Please arrive early to ease congestion.
All U-11’s entering the ground must be accompanied by an adult.
The match day programme front cover
Programmes: £3 – with loads of information that is only available via the matchday programme – so BUY YOUR COPY AT THE GAME
This is a DOUBLE programme covering both the Helston Athletic game and the Bristol Manor Farm game and with added pages is a 48-page programme.
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.
The bar is open from 12.15pm
Turnstiles open: 12.15pm
Parking – plenty of space is available but if you are parking on the roadside, PLEASE CAN YOU PARK WITH CONSIDERATION TO THE CLUB’S NEIGHBOURS.
PLEASE ALSO NOTE THAT DUE TO THE CHISTMAS TREE SALES STORE IN THE CAR PARK THERE WILL BE LESS PARKING SPACE THAN USUAL.
Food and drinks are available inside the ground.
Please note that the South West Interiors Stadium is a NO dogs ground (apart from guide dogs).
Yate Town FC website: www.yatetownfc.co.uk
Visit our new club shop – get that Christmas present for the Yate Town fan
The club shop is open on match days, where you can buy a whole host of new club merchandise, including shirts, tops, Yate Town fixture mugs, key rings, mouse mats, badges, coasters and much, much more. The new Christmas mug is now available too, priced £9 and stocks are limited so get in quick to get yours and you can also order your Yate Town umbrella.
The Yate Town umbrellas that have been ordered are ready for collection and you can also place orders as well.
So, make sure you take a look. Tracey, who will also be selling match day programmes and 50/50 tickets plus Flexi 10 match season tickets, FESTIVE FIVE SEASON TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE.
And, don’t forget to visit the clubhouse for that pre-match and post-match drink and chat.
Next up:
The Bluebells are at HOME to BRISTOL MANOR FARM on Boxing Day (3pm) and then travel to Bishops Cleeve on Saturday 28th December for their last game in 2024.