Match Preview
Yate Town v Poole Town
Southern League Premier Division South
Tuesday 6th January – kick-off 7.45pm
Be there to support YOUR local club.
Yate Town kick off 2026 at the South West Interiors Stadium against Poole Town on Tuesday evening following the postponement of Saturday’s home game against Hungerford Town.
The Bluebells ended 2025 on a positive note with an excellent win at Evesham United and will be looking to build on this.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE WILL BE A LUNCHTIME PITCH INSPECTION ON TUESDAY, DUE TO THE FROST.
Form Guide
Poole Town finished in 14th position last season, in the Southern League Premier Division South but are now in second place on goal difference, above Gloucester City, following their 7-0 win on Saturday against Plymouth Parkway, with the division’s leading goalscorer, Shaquille Gwengwe, scoring four times.
Their last 10 games have seen Poole Town win six times (including Saturday’s result), also beating Basingstoke (1-0), Berkhamsted (2-1), Havant & Waterlooville (3-0), Uxbridge (3-1) and Wimborne (2-0), drawing twice, a 2-2 draw at home to leaders Walton & Hersham and an amazing 5-5 draw at home to bottom club Tiverton.
The Dolphins have lost just twice over this period, at Farnham (1-2) on November 18th and at home to Sholing (0-1) on December 20th.
Their league record this season is; played 24, won 14, drawn 5 and with 5 defeats, whilst scoring 53 goals and conceding 28 times.
Previous meetings
Prior to the meeting in the FA Trophy last October, the last time that the teams played each other in a League game was when the Bluebells were previously 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 Ollie 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.
James Taylor scores the opening goal in the FA Trophy game at the South West Interiors stadium in October, after 72 minutes, but two late goals from Poole’s Harvey Slade and Antonio Diaz saw the Dolphins through to the next round.
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: Cost £3.00 – and include a special article about the season so far plus lots more to read plus action photographs. Don’t forget to buy YOUR copy.
Other information
· 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).
Next up
The Bluebells travel to Sholing FC on Saturday 10th January before Bristol Manor Farm visit the South West Interiors Stadium on Tuesday 13th January for a Gloucestershire Senior Challenge Cup tie, with a 7.45pm kick off.