Welcome to slopingpitch.co.uk

The FA Cup is football’s greatest knockout competition, and Yeovil Town FC are it’s most successful ever ‘Giantkillers’. A record 20 Football League clubs were knocked out by the side from Somerset during their 108 years as a Non-League club. Led by player-manager Alec Stock, the victory over Sunderland in 1949 on the famous sloping pitch was arguably the clubs most famous exploit.

This year marks the 60th anniversary of that event and to mark the occasion, I've produced a commemorative magazine, entitled ‘Slope and Glory’, with contributions from a number of Yeovil Town supporters. ‘Slope and Glory’ is truly by the fans, for the fans.

This website has two aims, to promote 'Slope and Glory' but also to celebrate the many other periods and elements of the history of Yeovil Town FC. In the coming weeks I will start posting articles with no doubt the odd picture, that will be informative, irreverent if a little irregular. slopingpitch.co.uk will be taking a look at all things 'retro' be it a tribute to Derek Dawkins, tales of trips to Kingstonian, Leigh RMI or even Oberhausen or remembering a time when we actually had a supporters bar!

The website will also help to fill the void left by the end of the 'On To Victory' fanzine I've edited, along with the help of a few others, for 6 years. There will be one more issue, call it a 'Best Of' released before the end of the season, but that will most definitely be that.

I hope you enjoy slopingpitch.co.uk and if you haven't already bought a copy of 'Slope and Glory' - vist the Slope and Glory page to see why you should buy and the news page to see where it's on sale.

Cheers

Seb