Westland Sports Football Club is a football club based in Yeovil, Somerset, England founded in 1939. The second world war prevented regular competitive football, but by 1946, the club was fielding two sides, one Yeovil and District League team, and one youth side. [1]
In 1964/65 the club withdrew from the Yeovil and District League due to loss of players to Yeovil Town. The situation was short-lived, and the club reformed under the guidance of Dave Topping in the Yeovil League in the 1966/67 season with the intention of entering senior football as soon as possible. This happened the following year when the club was elected to the Somerset Senior League.[2]
In its second year since reformation the club, now fielding a reserve side, had an exceptional year. The Somerset Senior League was won with a record 70 points (2pts for a win), with only one defeat. The Somerset Charity cup was won, and also the Yeovil Hospital cup against Bristol City. The reserves also won the Yeovil and District League. Senior league runners up was to follow in the next two seasons, as did the Yeovil Division One cup.[3]
In 1974 the club, known at that time as Westland-Yeovil, realised their ambition by gaining admittance to the Western Football League[4] on a semi professional basis under the management of Roy Lambden. After several seasons in the Western league with little success, except for the notable win against Yeovil Town over two legs in the Somerset Professional Cup, mounting financial concerns forced the club to fold once again.[5]
In 1980 the club reformed again in the Yeovil and District League. They joined the Dorset Combination in 1981 and reached the First Round of the FA Vase six years later in 1987-88. They won the Dorset Premier Football League in 2006–07.[6] The club is affiliated to the Somerset County FA.
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