Match Preview
Yate Town v Weymouth
Southern League Premier Division South
21st March 2026 – kick-off 3.00pm
Be there to support YOUR local club.
Yate Town, with 8 games left this season, have 3 crucial home games coming up, which could well determine their future in the Southern League Premier Division South, as they fight to stay in the division following their promotion last season. Firstly, they take on fellow strugglers Weymouth on Saturday in a game that has great importance for both teams.
Form Guide
Following their relegation from the National League South at the end of last season, Weymouth have struggled this season and currently sit in 18th position in the league table, having played 35 games, winning 10, drawing 7 and losing 18 times and in the process scoring 44 goals and conceding 62. With Yate Town just 2 points behind and with a game in hand this is a real “six pointer”.
Weymouth have won their last 2 games, both 4-0, firstly at Tiverton Town and last Saturday at home to Hungerford Town and these two results have taken them out of the bottom four.
Prior to this they had lost four games on the bounce, at home to Farnham (1-2), at Uxbridge (1-5), at home to Havant & Waterlooville (0-1) and at Gloucester City (1-3). This was proceeded by 3 wins on the bounce, showing that Weymouth can compete with the best in this division as they beat Poole Town 2-0 at home, won 2-1 at Basingstoke and beat runaway leaders, Walton & Hersham 3-1 at the Bob Lucas Stadium.
Previous meetings:
This will be the 9th time that the 2 clubs have met. They played each other in four consecutive seasons in the 1990’s; the first time in season 1994/95 when the teams drew 1-1 at Lodge Road, with Alan Theobald scoring for Yate and Senior for Weymouth whilst the Bluebells won 3-1 at Weymouth with Dave Clarke, Paul Hiron and Paul Dempsey getting the goals for Yate.
The following season Weymouth got the double over Yate, winning 1-0 on the south coast, with Housley scoring their goal, and 5-1 at Lodge Road with goals from Laws 2, Hutchinson, Housley and Powell, with O’Sullivan scoring for Yate.
1996/97 saw the Bluebells draw at Weymouth, with Ian Alexander scoring for the Bluebells and Bradford for the Terras whilst the Terras won 2-0 at Lodge Road, with a Laws penalty and another goal from Kelly.
The following season Weymouth gained promotion and won both games; 4-2 at Weymouth and exactly 28 years ago, on 21st March 1998, they won 3-1 at Lodge Road with Paul Tovey, now the club’s assistant manager, scoring the goal for the Bluebells.
The teams met again on 1st November 2025 with Weymouth going 2-0 in front with goals from Kieran Douglas and Brandon Goodship before Yate salvaged a point with two goals in the final 10 minutes of the game through substitutes Chris Zebroski and Lucas Tomlinson.
Lucas Tomlinson (far right) scores a late equaliser for Yate at Weymouth.
Match day information
Admission prices:
Adult: £12
Concessions: Over 66, Students, NHS, police and fire services – just show correct ID information: £8
Youth: (12-18) £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 12.15pm
Turnstiles open: 12.15pm
The match day programme front cover
Programmes: It’s a double programme covering both the Weymouth game and the Poole Town game on Tuesday – Costing £3.00 - and includes a 3-page article on Dan Ball’s Dream team – the best players that he has played with during his career – plus more articles and photographs with plenty to read to keep you up to date with all that is going on at the club.
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
Our mascots group are our second group of children from Tyndale Primary School.
Watch Premier League football – Brighton v Liverpool (12.30pm)
Food is available inside the ground.
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
It’s 2 home games as the Bluebells host Poole Town at the South West Interiors Stadium on Tuesday evening, 24th March with a 7.45pm kick off and Hanwell Town are the visitors on Saturday 28th March (3pm).