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Terry Skiverton
Skiverton coaching in a Yeovil Town training session in 2020
Personal information
Full name Terence John Skiverton [1]
Date of birth (1975-06-26) 26 June 1975 (age 48)
Place of birth Mile End, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1]
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
1991–1993 Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1996 Chelsea 0 (0)
1995 → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 10 (0)
1995 → Sandefjord BK (loan) 3 (0)
1996–1997 Wycombe Wanderers 10 (1)
1997–1999 Welling United 73 (4)
1999–2010 Yeovil Town 329 (38)
Total 425 (43)
International career
2002–2003 England National Game XI 4 (0)
Managerial career
2009–2012 Yeovil Town
2012–2015 Yeovil Town (assistant manager)
2015 Yeovil Town (acting)
2015–2018 Yeovil Town (assistant manager)
2019–2022 Yeovil Town (academy manager)
2019–2022 Yeovil Town (assistant manager)
2022 Charlton Athletic (first-team coach)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Terence John Skiverton (born 26 June 1975) is a retired English professional footballer.

Born in Mile End, East London, a centre back as a player he began his career as a trainee at Chelsea. Skiverton failed to make any first team appearances but did captain the reserve side on numerous occasions, he spent time on loan at Wycombe Wanderers and Norwegian side Sandefjord BK in 1995 before moving permanently to Wycombe in 1996. Having failed to establish himself in the first-team with the Chairboys Skiverton dropped out of the Football League moving to Conference side Welling United. After two seasons with Welling, Skiverton began his association with Somerset side Yeovil Town in 1999 being appointed the club's captain a year later. While playing for Yeovil in the Conference he was called up several times to the England Semi-Pro side making four appearances.

As captain, Skiverton led Yeovil into the Football League for the first time in their history. After a decade at the club as a player, in 2009, Skiverton was appointed as the club's new player-manager, retiring as a player just over a year later having made 383 appearances for the club, making him the tenth most capped player for Yeovil since the Second World War. He spent just under three years as manager before he was replaced by Gary Johnson in January 2012, being demoted to the role of assistant manager. As assistant manager Skiverton was involved in a third promotion with the club as Yeovil won the 2013 Football League One play-off Final and promotion to the Championship. After the sacking of Johnson in February 2015, Skiverton was briefly appointed acting manager once more but was replaced in April as he returned to his role as assistant manager. Which he maintained following the replacement of Paul Sturrock with Darren Way until December 2018 when he resigned the role ending his 19 year stint at Yeovil but returned a few weeks later to take a role in the club's academy. Following the appointment of Way's permanent successor Darren Sarll, Skiverton was once again appointed as assistant manager a role he held until he finally departed Yeovil after 23 years in January 2022.

Background[edit]

Skiverton was born in Mile End in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in June 1975. His father was a boxing trainer, and while Skiverton was a child, boxing was the sport that dominated his life with his cousins Harry Lawson and Paul Lawson, earning a silver medal at the 1986 Commonwealth Games and 1992 Olympics respectively.[2] After the death of his father at the age of ten, Skiverton never boxed again and only at that point did football become important to him when Gary Northover, who was inolved with the boxing gym, invited him to Globe Town.[2] By the time he was playing at under-14 level, Skiverton was playing for the youth sides of Arsenal, Chelsea, Leyton Orient, Norwich City and West Ham United amongst others. At the age of 14 while playing for Senrab, Skiverton chose to sign schoolboy terms with Chelsea along with team-mate Muzzy Izzet.[2]

Playing career[edit]

Chelsea[edit]

After signing for Chelsea, Skiverton's first day at the club involved him being "given a bag and a pair of rubber gloves and [he] had to weed the whole stadium – it took six hours".[2] At the age of 15, he was playing with the under-18 side with the likes of Frank Sinclair, Eddie Newton, David Lee and by the age of 16 he was regularly playing for the reserve team.[2]

  • Didn't make it at Chelsea went on loan to Wycombe initially under Martin O'Neill, then to Norway

Wycombe Wanderers[edit]

  • Two-year contract signed, in the second half of the 1995–96 season
  • Didn't work out once John Gregory took over

Welling United[edit]

  • Dropped out of the football league
  • Got a job selling photocopiers

[3]

Yeovil Town[edit]

A view inside a football stadium. The winning team are posing together for a photograph, and there are photographers and journalists on the pitch.
Yeovil Town celebrating their promotion to The Football League at Huish Park, 19 April 2003
  • Signed by Lipiatt in 1999, "was £200 a week cheaper than Jason Goodliffe so that's why they signed me"
  • Would commute from East London with Warren Patmore, Dean Chandler and Ben Smith[4]
  • Nearly left three times, handed in transfer requests in that were turned down
  • Dave Webb who Skivo worked with at Chelsea offered him a full time deal, appointed as captain
  • FA Trophy winning side
  • Promotion to the Football League, then to League One
  • League One play-off final, Team of the year
  • Appointment as player-manager, end of playing career - only played twice more - testimonial

Coaching career[edit]

Yeovil Town[edit]

Skiverton began his coaching career in 2007, while still playing for Yeovil, taking a role coaching the Glovers centre of excellence under-15 side.[2] On 18 February 2009, at the age of just 33, Skiverton was named as Yeovil's player-manager after the club had parted company with Russell Slade earlier in the week, with defender Nathan Jones appointed as his assistant.[5]

  • Kept Yeovil up
  • Caulker, Mason, Townsend
  • January 2011, Manager of the Month nomination
  • Demoted to assistant upon return of Johnson in 2012
  • On 4 February 2015, after Johnson was relieved of his role as manager Skiverton was once again promoted back to acting first team manager.[6]
  • After only winning two of his thirteen matches in charge, and the club's relegation to League Two all but confirmed, Skiverton was demoted back to assistant manager with the club appointing Paul Sturrock as the club's new first team manager.[7]
  • With appointment of Way remained as assistant

On 13 December 2018, Skiverton stepped down from his role as assistant manager to spend more time with his family ending his 19 year association with the club.[8]

Rejoined a few weeks later taking Academy role[9]

With relegation to the NL, became acting assistant manager for new boss Darren Sarll remained in both role for the whole of the 2019-20 season [10]

Personal life[edit]

  • Job on Dream team[11]

Football choreographer, where I set up scenes, sat in script meetings and told anecdotes to help story lines.

  • Taken part in numerous Yeovil half marathons[12]
  • Father of three - Finlay, Aidan Yeovil youth team

Career statistics[edit]

Player[edit]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[a]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 1994–95 Second Division 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Wycombe Wanderers 1995–96 Second Division 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
1996–97 Second Division 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Total 20 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 21 1
Yeovil Town 1999–2000 Conference 34 6 0 0 — 7[b] 1 41 7
2000–01 Conference 39 3 4 1 — 4[c] 0 47 4
2001–02 Conference 24 1 1 0 — 8[d] 1 33 2
2002–03 Conference 37 7 3 0 — 4[e] 2 44 9
2003–04 Third Division 26 2 3 0 0 0 2[f] 0 31 2
2004–05 League Two 38 4 3 0 2 0 0 0 43 4
2005–06 League One 36 6 3 0 2 0 1[f] 0 42 6
2006–07 League One 39 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 40 2
2007–08 League One 31 5 1 0 0 0 1[f] 0 33 5
2008–09 League One 25 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 29 3
Total 329 38 20 2 7 0 27 4 383 44
Career total 349 39 21 2 7 0 27 4 404 45
  1. ^ Statistics not available for spells at Sandefjord BK and Welling United.
  2. ^ Five appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance in Conference League Cup, one appearance and one goal in Somerset Premier Cup
  3. ^ Three appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance in Conference League Cup
  4. ^ Seven appearances and one goal in FA Trophy, one appearance in Football League Trophy
  5. ^ Three appearances and one goal in FA Trophy, one appearance and one goal in Football League Trophy
  6. ^ a b c Appearances in Football League Trophy

Manager[edit]

As of 9 April 2015.
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref
P W D L Win %
Yeovil Town 18 February 2009 9 January 2012 144 38 41 65 026.39 [13]
Yeovil Town (acting) 4 February 2015 9 April 2015 13 2 2 9 015.38 [13]
Total 157 40 43 74 025.48 —

Honours[edit]

Player[edit]

Welling United
Yeovil Town
England National Game XI
Individual

Coach[edit]

Yeovil Town

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Big Interview: Yeovil Town assistant manager Terry Skiverton on finding somewhere to 'belong'". Western Gazette. 20 June 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2016.[dead link]
  3. ^ http://www2.newsquest.co.uk/the_west_country/yeovil_express/sport/XML105.html. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ^ Ben Smith book
  5. ^ "Skiverton named Yeovil boss". BBC Sport. 18 February 2009. Retrieved 18 February 2009.
  6. ^ "Gary Johnson: Yeovil manager sacked by League One club". BBC Sport. 4 February 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  7. ^ "Paul Sturrock: Yeovil Town confirm manager appointment". BBC Sport. 9 April 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  8. ^ "Terry Skiverton: Yeovil Town assistant manager leaves Huish Park". BBC Sport. 13 December 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  9. ^ "News | Skiverton named Academy Head of Coaching". Yeovil Town F.C. 4 January 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  10. ^ "Darren Sarll loving football again after 'baptism of fire' at Stevenage". The Comet. Archant. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  11. ^ "Terry Skiverton Interview - 30th January 2000". Yeovil Town F.C. 30 January 2000. Archived from the original on 9 July 2001. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  12. ^ "Yeovil Town legend Terry Skiverton to tackle this year's Yeovil Half Marathon". Western Gazette. 10 March 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  13. ^ a b "Terry Skiverton's managerial career". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  14. ^ "Honours – Welling United". Welling United F.C. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  15. ^ "Yeovil 3–0 Lincoln". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 12 April 2003. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  16. ^ "Doncaster 0–4 Yeovil". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 12 April 2003. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  17. ^ "Yeovil lift FA Trophy". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 12 May 2002. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  18. ^ "England Win Four Nations Tournament". Ciderspace (the independent Yeovil Town FC website). 25 May 2003. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  19. ^ "2000–2001 Conference Awards". Ciderspace (the independent Yeovil Town FC website). 4 June 2001. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  20. ^ "Yeovil Trio Make Team of the Year". Ciderspace (the independent Yeovil Town FC website). 2 June 2002. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  21. ^ "Glovers take the plaudits in Conference awards". Ciderspace (the independent Yeovil Town FC website). 13 June 2003. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  22. ^ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2007). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2007–08. Mainstream Publishing. p. 480. ISBN 978-1-84596-246-3.
  23. ^ Chapman, Caroline (19 May 2013). "Yeovil Town 'heroes' praised by Gary Johnson". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2 May 2016.

External links[edit]


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