Terry Skiverton

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Terry Skiverton
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Skiverton at Yeovil Town training in 2020
Personal information
Full name Terence John Skiverton
Date of birth (1975-06-26) 26 June 1975 (age 48)
Place of birth Mile End, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) [1]
Position(s) Centre back [2]
Team information
Current team
AFC Wimbledon (assistant manager)
Youth career
1991–1993 Chelsea
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1993–1996 Chelsea 0 (0)
1995Sandefjord BK (loan) 3 (0)
1995–1996Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 10 (1)
1996–1997 Wycombe Wanderers 10 (1)
1997–1999 Welling United 73 (4)
1999–2010 Yeovil Town 328 (38)
Total424(44)
International career
2001–2003 England semi-pro 4 (0)
Managerial career
2009–2012 Yeovil Town
2015 Yeovil Town (caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Terence John Skiverton (born 26 June 1975) is an English former footballer who enjoyed a long playing career at Yeovil Town for 11 years, appearing 382 times in all competitions, before becoming their manager and subsequently, assistant manager, manager and then assistant manager again. He is currently assistant manager at EFL League Two club AFC Wimbledon.

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As a player, Skiverton played as a centre back. He started his career at Chelsea, failing to make a first-team appearance but made many reserve appearances, making Captain of the reserve team before moving to Wycombe Wanderers – initially on loan – and then dropping out of the football league by moving to Welling United. He finally retired with Yeovil in 2010. As captain, Skiverton took Yeovil into the Football League for the first time in their history. While playing for Yeovil in the Football Conference he was called up several times for the England national semi-pro team and made four appearances.

Early life and playing career

Terence John Skiverton was born on 26 June 1975 in Mile End, Greater London. [2] He began his career as a trainee at Chelsea, but never made the first team. After a loan spell he made the permanent move to Wycombe Wanderers in 1996, and a year later dropped out of league football to join Welling United. He also had a short spell in Norway in 1995, playing for Sandefjord BK in the Norwegian First Division.[ citation needed ]

He joined Yeovil from Welling in 1999, and was a key part of the club, playing at centre back as they gained promotions from the Football Conference to League One.[ citation needed ]

After joining Yeovil he gained cult status with the fans and is a hero at the club, playing over 300 league games before becoming player-manager of the club. Skiverton announced his retirement from playing on 9 May 2010 after appearing 382 times and scoring 42 goals in all competitions making him Yeovil's tenth most-capped post-war player. He even played in goal to cover for the injured Steve Mildenhall in a game against Leyton Orient in September 2007. He conceded no goals after coming on to the pitch. [3]

Skiverton made four appearances for the England national semi-pro team between 2001 and 2003. [4]

Coaching and managerial career

Yeovil Town

On 18 February 2009, Skiverton was named as Yeovil's player-manager after the club had parted company with Russell Slade earlier in the week. [5] He succeeded in keeping Yeovil in League One with a series of good home results finishing in 17th place with 51 points.[ citation needed ]

On 9 May 2010, after only appearing as a player twice since his appointment he relinquished his playing duties and became just a manager.[ citation needed ]

In January 2011, Skiverton was nominated for the Football League's Manager of the Month award but he subsequently lost out to Rochdale manager Keith Hill, and on 26 February 2011, Skiverton took charge of his 100th match as Yeovil manager in a 1 – 0 win away to Tranmere Rovers.[ citation needed ]

On 9 January 2012, Skiverton stood down as manager, with former Yeovil boss Gary Johnson returning for his second spell in charge. Skiverton took on the role of assistant manager.[ citation needed ]

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 Skiverton was demoted back to assistant manager with the club appointing Paul Sturrock as the club's new first team manager. [7]

On 15 January 2022, Skiverton left his position assistant manager at Yeovil Town. [8]

Charlton Athletic

On 18 January 2022, Skiverton was appointed as First-Team Coach at Charlton Athletic. [9] On 3 May, Skiverton left his role at Charlton following the departure of manager Johnnie Jackson on the same day. [10]

AFC Wimbledon

On 16 May 2022, Skiverton was appointed as assistant manager at AFC Wimbledon, joining his former Charlton manager Johnnie Jackson at the club. [11]

Personal life

While at Welling, and at Yeovil until the club turned professional, Skiverton appeared on Dream Team on the staff of Harchester United. [12]

Managerial statistics

As of 9 April 2015 [13]
TeamFromToRecord
GWDLWin % [A]
Yeovil Town 18 February 20099 January 2012144384165026.39
Yeovil Town4 February 20159 April 201513229015.38
Total157404374025.48

Honours

Yeovil Town

Individual

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