Welcome to the website for Great Yarmouth Town FC

Affectionately known as The Bloaters

Great Yarmouth Town play their football at The Wellesley Recreation Ground in Great Yarmouth, with the first team part of the Eastern Counties League and the Reserves In the Anglian Combination League.

Great Yarmouth Town Football Club

Great Yarmouth Town Football Club was formed in 1897 with most of the players being drawn from two very successful local clubs, Yarmouth Fearnoughts and Yarmouth Royal Artillery, who between them had won the Norfolk Senior Cup for the previous four years.

The Team moved to its Current home at The Wellesley Recreation Ground at the start of the 1901-02 season from previous original base at the Beaconsfield Recreation ground.

Read more about the History of the club HERE.

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Great Yarmouth Town FC are a proactive club and are proud of the work we do in our community and are proud to have great Community partners/Sponsors. If you are interested in getting involved with supporting the club we have several Opportunities ranging from MatchBall/Match/Player sponsorship all through to Team Sponsorship packages.

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News

Bloaters Sign Norwich United Duo On Loan

Bloaters boss Rob McCombe has added to his squad ahead of the weeks games vs Diss and Wisbech St Marys, with the addition of 2 players on Loan from Norwich United. Adam is a young but experienced Full Back who can also add something across the midfield, and has over...

2020 AGM SEES NEW FACES ADDED TO THE TEAM

Following a lengthy delay due to Covid19, the club finally held its AGM on Friday 2 October. The support of a strong AGM is vital to any clubs success and despite the current climate a very healthy turnout saw the club complete its AGM and add some quality new people...

#NorfolkFootballThanksNHS Raises £4.5k for local Hospitals

In these unprecedented times where nobody knows what to expect, the one thing you can expect and rely on is that GYTFC will stand up and be counted and set the tone for others. 1st Team manager Rob McCombe wanted to use the power of local football and set up a Norfolk...

Match Reports

Bloaters Beaten At Home

by Kevin Forbes | October 27, 2020 | First Team, Match Report | 0 Comments

Friday Night Football returned to the Wellesley as the home side welcomed Leiston Reserves ahead of their first teams’ big Cup match with Barnet on the following day. Again the home side were without the services of influential goalkeeper Putnins so young Fenn...

Shannock’s Rule of Six

by Kevin Forbes | October 27, 2020 | First Team, Match Report | 0 Comments

The Bloaters arrived at the much-improved Weybourne Road ground to find an immaculate-looking playing surface after the deluge of rain over the past few days. The Bloaters’ injury jinx continued with talismanic goalkeeper Evijs Putnins out injured after a bizarre...

Reserves Lose At Home

by Rob McCombe | October 19, 2020 | Match Report, Reserve Team | 0 Comments

Saturday 17th October 2020. Report by Martin Baxter.On a sunny and bright October afternoon top of the table Yarmouth reserves entertain Dussindale and Hellesdon hoping to bounce back after their first taste of defeat this season away at Long Stratton in their...

GYTFC COVID-19 RISK ASSESSMENT STATEMENT

To make sure all players and visitors to the club remain safe during these difficult times we have issued the following guideline. If you are visiting the club please take a few minutes to read this first.

Statement of Intent

Risk Assesment

Grandstand & Changing Rooms

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Teams

The First Team currently play in the Eastern Counties League Thurlow Nunn Division 1 North, with the Reserves in Division 3 of the Anglian Combination League. The club also has an U18 Side in the Thurlow Nunn Eastern U18s League as well as links to Great Yarmouth Town FC Youth Sections.

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Find Us

The Wellesley Recreation ground is located on Wellesley Road, Great Yarmouth, NR30 1EF.

At the Ground there is a Club Bar (Smudgers) and The Tea Hut as well as covered seating.

Groundhoppers are most welcome to attend the club – let us know you are coming and we will look after you!

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Contact the Club

Please send all enquiries to the club secretary in the first instance, or use the form on out contact page.

Club Secretary e-mail: gytfcsecretary@gmail.com

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