Category: Match Reports

Match Report Connor Deeks takes the spot kick to put Yarmouth level at 1-1(photo courtesy of George Purvis) BRAVE BLOATERS BOW OUT OF FA CUP! Great Yarmouth Town v Cheshunt FC.   Sunday 1st September 2024.   Report by Martin Baxter.  On a very warm and bright late summer Sunday afternoon at the famous old Wellesley ground the Bloaters…

Match Report A Duffield effort from a very tight angle brushes against the cross bar in injury time Great Yarmouth Town v Kirkley & Pakefield.  Wednesday 28th August 2024.   Report by Martin Baxter. On a mild late summers evening Yarmouth entertained local rivals Kirkley & Pakefield for the 2nd time this month after beating them in…

Match Report Couzens steps up to take a spot kick to put the Bloaters 1-0 up Great Yarmouth Town v Soham Town Rangers.  Friday 23rd August 2024.  FA Vase.  Report by Martin Baxter. On a glorious summers evening Yarmouth hosted Soham Town Rangers for the 2nd time in less than 2 weeks in this FA Vase…

Match Report Yarmouth once again on the attack against the Lillywhites Great Yarmouth Town v Cambridge City. FA cup preliminary round, Saturday 17th August 2024.  Report by Martin Baxter. On a very warm and muggy Saturday afternoon FA cup fever returned to the Wellesley where the Bloaters faced higher league opposition in Cambridge City.  On paper this looked…

Match Report Match Report By Martyn Sinclair Great Yarmouth Town FC VS Soham Town Rangers On a breezy but warm and dry Saturday afternoon at The Wellesley the Bloaters returned to league action (after their recent cup heroics) hosting Soham Town Rangers who arrived having just beaten Step 4 side Mildenhall Town 4-1 in the…

Match Report FA cup fever attracted an excellent crowd of 362 to the Wellesley to watch the action Great Yarmouth Town v Kirkley & Pakefield. Friday 2nd August 2024.    Report by Martin Baxter.  On a glorious summers evening the Bloaters staged their first FA cup tie in 5 years with a home game against local rivals…

Match Report The Yarmouth players celebrate after going 1-0 up Thetford Town v Great Yarmouth Town.   Tuesday 30th July 2024.   Report by Martin Baxter. On a very warm summers evening Yarmouth made the trip to the Brecklands to face league title favourites Thetford Town for their first away fixture of the new season.  The Brecklanders have reached…

Match Report Fenn goes close with a header for Yarmouth from a Belmar corner Great Yarmouth Town v Long Melford.    Saturday 27th July 2024.   Report by Martin Baxter. Newly promoted Great Yarmouth Town began their new season back in the Thurlow Nunn Premier league with a home match against Long Melford.    After struggling in the…

Match Report Belmar celebrates after putting Yarmouth 1-0 up Parson Drove v Great Yarmouth Town FC. Saturday 6th April 2024.    Report by Martin Baxter. On a exceptionally windy spring Saturday the Bloaters made the long trip for the 2nd time in 8 days to the Cambridgeshire fens to face Parson Drove, who sat in comfortable mid-table…

Match Report Duffield heads home at the back post to put Yarmouth 1-0 up Great Yarmouth Town v Norwich CBS.   Monday 1st April 2024.  Report by Martin Baxter. On a breezy and sunny Easter Monday the Bloaters entertained Norwich CBS in a bank holiday local derby and the visitors came into this game on the back…