Yeovil Town L.F.C.
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| Full name | Yeovil Town Ladies Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | The Glovers |
| Founded | 1990 (as Yetminster Ladies) |
| Ground | Huish Park, Yeovil |
| Capacity | 9,565 |
| Chairman | Stephen Allinson |
| Manager | Jamie Sherwood |
| League | FA WSL 1 |
| 2016 | FA WSL 2, 1st (promoted) |
| Website | Club home page |
Yeovil Town Ladies Football Club are an English women's association football club based in Yeovil, Somerset. They are affiliated with Yeovil Town F.C. and play in the first division of the FA WSL, the top level on the Women's pyramid. The club are managed by Jamie Sherwood.
Prior to moving to the FA WSL, the club played in the FA Women's Premier League Southern Division after gaining promotion from the South West Combination Women's Football League for a second time in 2012. The team currently plays their home matches at the home of Yeovil Town, Huish Park with some matches held at Sherborne Town, Raleigh Grove.
The team was formed by Tony Baverstock as Yetminster Ladies, and originally competed in South West League Division Two, the club's first game was against Weymouth Vikings on 16 September 1990. The club was renamed Sherborne Ladies in 1993, and in 1997 the team reached the 4th Round of the Women's FA Cup, finally going out to Everton Ladies in front of a crowd of over 500 at Huish Park. The team was renamed Yeovil Town Ladies in 1999, and progressed well under the management of John Flatters. After Mr Flatters departed the club, first team coach Steve Phelps took over.
The 2004–05 season saw Yeovil Town Ladies win the Somerset County Cup Final against Keynsham Town Ladies, the end of this season also saw the departure of young talent Helen Bleazard, who had been playing for Yeovil since the age of nine. Bleazard left to play for Bristol City Ladies, who at the time were playing in the Women's Premier League. The following season saw the team missing out on league promotion to Frome Town by one point, leaving them in the League runner's up position, and losing League Cup finalists. The 2006–07 season saw the Glovers at last seal promotion to the South West Combination League.
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