Sport
The town's football team, Yeovil Town F.C., play in green and white livery at Huish Park. Known as the "Glovers" (a reference to the town's glove-making past), they won promotion to Division Three as Football Conference champions. They had achieved numerous FA Cup victories over Football League sides in the past 50 years, and since joining the elite they have won promotion again – as League Two champions in 2005. They came close to yet another promotion in 2007, when they reached the League One playoff final bringing 35,000 fans to the game, but lost to Blackpool at the newly reopened Wembley Stadium.
Other football teams within the town include Westland's Sports Football Club who play at Alvington Lane and Pen Mill Football Club
Yeovil Olympiads Athletics Club was founded in 1969, and has produced many international athletes since its creation. The first was Eric Berry who came 6th in the 1973 European Juniors in the hammer event. Olympians who started with the club include Max Robertson and Gary Jennings, both 400 metres hurdlers.
Yeovil is home to Ivel Barbarians Rugby Club. Ivel was formed in 1995 by the merger of Yeovil Rugby Club and Westlands Rugby Club.
Johnson Park is a multi-purpose sports ground on the northern outskirts of the town and is now home to the Yeovil Sports and Social Club. Between 1951 and 1967, Somerset County Cricket Club played 12 first-class cricket matches on the ground, and Somerset also played two List A matches there, one each in 1969 and 1970.
The Goldenstones Pool and Leisure Centre provides a 25 metres (82 ft) swimming pool, separate teaching pool, refurbished and expanded Springs gym, sauna, steam room, spectator area and work out studio.
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