Yeovil Town has ended its long-standing partnership with Yeovil Town Community Sports Trust, with the club citing a disagreement over how education programmes should be delivered.

What happened?

The trust was informed by the club that their formal relationship was ending, with the club stating that its community work would be best delivered directly.

The trust accused the club of undermining its work with young people by negotiating a new education programme with Yeovil College. Yeovil Town FC responded by saying its new partnership with Yeovil College would bring "real strength and ambition" to the education on offer for young people.

Why it matters for Yeovil Town

The trust has been the club's charitable arm since 2008, partnering with schools to offer physical education, coaching, and other football activities, and runs a football education programme. The club's decision to end the partnership has been met with disappointment from the trust, which stated that the new education programme with Yeovil College was agreed without informing the trust and "directly competes with the programme the trust has been successfully running for the last two years".

What comes next?

Yeovil Town FC has announced its new Performance and Development Pathway for aspiring footballers to develop on the pitch and in the classroom, with students studying a Level 3 BTEC in Sport Coaching & Development alongside an intensive football training and fixtures programme at Huish Park. The club is currently 16th in National League, with 51 points from 46 games, and a recent form of LLDLW, having lost its last result 1-4 to Solihull Moors on 2026-04-25. With a goal difference of -20, having scored 48 goals and conceded 68, Yeovil Town will be looking to improve its league standing, currently 57 points behind leaders York.