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Yate Town v Poole Town
Southern League Premier Division South
Saturday 8th November 2025 – kick-off 3.00pm
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Following on from their last two away games, which saw a win at Tiverton and a draw at Weymouth, the Bluebells return to the South West Interiors Stadium with Poole Town making their second trip to South Gloucestershire, having beaten the Bluebells 2-1 last month, in the FA Trophy, in a very close game.
The Bluebells upturn in form coincides with the Dolphins slight dip in form but it’s 18th at home to 3rd and with Yate Town having run league leaders, Walton & Hersham, very close in their last home game it should be another interesting encounter.
Form Guide
After finishing in 14th position last season, in the Southern League Premier Division South, Poole Town currently sit in 3rd position with 27 points having won 8 of their 14 league games played whilst drawing three and losing three and, in the process, scoring 27 goals and conceding 16 times.
Since beating the Bluebells 2-1 in the FA Trophy back on October 4th, the Dolphins won their next three league games, 2-1 at Tiverton, then 6-0 at home to Weymouth followed by a 2-0 at home to Dorchester. Their next game saw them lose 2-3 at Gloucester City and this was followed by going out of the FA Trophy on penalties at Plymouth Parkway. Last Saturday local rivals Gosport Borough inflicted their first home league defeat of the season as the away side won 1-0.
Previous meetings
Prior to last month’s meeting in the FA Trophy, the last times that the teams played each other in a League game was when the Bluebells were last in the Southern League Premier Division South, in the early 2020s for a couple of seasons. In season 2021/22 Yate Town won 2-1 at home with two goals from Luke Hopper and they got the double by winning 2-0 away with goals from Ricardo Rees and Olly Mehew. The tables were turned the following season (2022/23) when the Dolphins did the double, winning their home game 5-0 and 3-2 at the South West Interiors Stadium with Ross Staley and Rex Mannings scoring for Yate Town in front of a crowd of 261.
The Dolphins and the Bluebells have played each other 16 times before (14 in the league, once in the FA Cup and once in the FA Trophy) and these 16 games have seen Yate Town win 8 times, Poole Town winning 7 times and there being just one drawn game. Yate Town have scored 46 goals to the 28 by Poole.
Action from the FA Trophy tie last month.
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
Please note that children under 12 MUST be accompanied by an adult
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 12.15pm
Turnstiles open: 12.15pm
The match day programme front cover
Programmes: £3.00 This programme contains lots of action photos from the last 2 away games plus articles to interest you.
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
· Watch Premier League football in the clubhouse with the game between SPURS and MANCHESTER UNITED on the TV screens with the game kicking off at 12.30pm.
· Our mascots group will be St Nick’s Under 13s
· Our match sponsors are Earthstone Construction
· THE LAST POST will be played in the centre circle prior to kick-off.
· There will be a bucket collection for the Royal British Legion at half-time.
· Food and drinks are available inside the ground.
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.
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: www.yatetownfc.co.uk
Next up
Next Saturday Yate Town travel down the M4 to play Uxbridge and this is followed by two home game: firstly, against Bracknell Town on Saturday 22nd November and then the following Tuesday, 25th November, Basingstoke Town are the visitors to the South West Interiors Stadium.