page_title: 2005–06 Yeovil Town F.C. season
section_title: Summary and aftermath
hierarchical_section_title: 2005–06 Yeovil Town F.C. season / Summary and aftermath
caption_attribution_description: English: Arron Davies. Image cropped from original at flickr
context_page_description: The 2005–06 season was the third season in the Football League and the first season at the third tier of English football played by Yeovil Town Football Club, an English football club based in Yeovil, Somerset.
  Yeovil began their first campaign in League One with a run of six games without a win. After an upturn in form, manager Gary Johnson left the club for West Country rivals Bristol City. His assistant Steve Thompson oversaw the rest of the campaign, inconsistent form plighted the season but even after the loss of Darren Way and Lee Johnson in January, the club's League One status was confirmed with a game to spare.
  The team reached the second round of the FA Cup before losing 2–0 away at fellow League One side Walsall. The team also reached the second round of the Football League Cup knocking out Championship side Ipswich Town before losing to Millwall, while in the Football League Trophy the club were knocked by Leyton Orient in the first round. Forward Phil Jevons was the club's top goalscorer for the second consecutive season scoring 16 goals, with 15 in the league and one in the FA Cup.
context_section_description: After a sluggish start to the season, Yeovil's form recovered even after the departure of manager Gary Johnson in September, and confirmed their League One safety with one match to spare. In the league the team won 8 matches, drew 8 and lost 7 at home, compared to winning 7, drawing 3 and losing 13 away from home. Matt Harrold and Nathan Jones recorded the highest number of appearances during the season, appearing in 48 of Yeovil's 51 matches. Phil Jevons was Yeovil's top scorer for the second season in succession with 16 goals each, with 15 those coming in the league.
  The end of the season saw a major turnover of players with Steve Thompson initially releasing four players Richard Cullingford, Kevin Gall, Stephen Reed and Michael Rose. Despite Thompson wanting to offer him a contract young winger Dale Williams was allowed to leave by Chairman John Fry. Having not appeared for the club since his signing in January, Jamie Vincent was also released. Goalkeeper Steve Collis was also allowed to leave the club having not been offered a contract, while both Chris Weale and top-scorer Phil Jevons were reunited with former manager Gary Johnson at Bristol City after rejecting new contracts. Defender Adam Lockwood and Colin Miles also both rejected new contract offers and left the club. Captain Terry Skiverton agreed a one-year contract extension until the summer of 2008,  and defender Scott Guyett and midfielders Andy Lindegaard and Paul Terry all agreed new one-year contracts. The club also handed professional deals to three members of their under-18 title winning side Craig Alcock, Thomas Clarke and Jake Smeeton.
  Despite successfully avoiding relegation, manager Steve Thompson was demoted by chairman John Fry back to his previous post of assistant, as the club hired former Grimsby Town manager Russell Slade as their new manager, on a three-year contract, with Kevin Hodges leaving the club. Slade's arrival also saw the appointment of John Milton as the club's new football general manager. Physio Glen Schmidt also left the club to join Johnson at Bristol City. The summer also saw Chairman John Fry purchase David Webb's 92% share in the club for a significant, although undisclosed sum, to become majority shareholder at the club as well as chairman and chief executive.
  The off-season also saw Arron Davies make his full international debut for Wales in a friendly against Trinidad and Tobago, after receiving his first cap Davies agreed a new two-year contract with Yeovil.
caption: Arron Davies made his Welsh international debut at the end of the season.
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