Yeovil Town Football Club, founded in 1890, initially shared its ground with a local rugby club before reforming as Yeovil Casuals in 1895, playing at the Pen Mill Athletic Ground. The club adopted the name Yeovil Town in 1907, and after a merger with Petters United, became Yeovil and Petters United, before reverting to Yeovil Town before the 1946–47 season.

The club gained national recognition as ‘giant-killers’ during the 1948–49 FA Cup, defeating Sunderland 2–1 in the fourth round in front of a record 17,000 home fans, before being defeated 8–0 by Manchester United in the next round. Between 1955 and 1973, Yeovil Town won the Southern Football League three times and were runners-up twice. Despite numerous applications for election to the Football League, they came closest in 1976, missing out by a few votes.

In 1979, Yeovil became founder members of the Alliance Premier League, the new national non-league division. However, in 1985, they were relegated to the Isthmian League, only to win the championship in 1988 and return to the Conference. Success followed in the Bob Lord Challenge Trophy in 1990, and in 1997, Yeovil returned to the Conference after winning the Isthmian League with a record 101 points.

Colin Lippiatt managed the team for the 1998–99 season, bringing in Terry Skiverton as a player. Gary Johnson took over as manager in June 2001 and led Yeovil to their first major trophy, the FA Trophy, with a 2–0 victory over Stevenage Borough. The following season, Yeovil won the Football Conference by a record 17-point margin, earning promotion to the Football League with 95 points and 100 goals, remaining unbeaten at Huish Park. This era saw notable players like Gavin Williams, Lee Johnson, Chris Weale, Darren Way, and Adam Lockwood.

Yeovil’s first game in the Football League was a 3–1 away win over Rochdale. They finished their inaugural season in eighth place and reached the third round of the FA Cup, losing 2–0 to Liverpool. The following season, Yeovil won League Two with 83 points, earning promotion to League One. During this period, the club ownership changed from Jon Goddard-Watts to David Webb.

Manager Gary Johnson left for Bristol City at the start of the 2005–06 season, with Steve Thompson taking over. By season’s end, Russell Slade replaced Thompson as manager. Under Slade, Yeovil reached the fourth round of the FA Cup, narrowly losing 3–2 to Premier League side Charlton Athletic. In the 2006–07 season, Yeovil finished fifth in League One, qualifying for the play-offs, where they beat Nottingham Forest 5–4 on aggregate but lost 2–0 to Blackpool at Wembley in the final.

The 2007–08 season saw Yeovil finish 18th in League One. Russell Slade remained as manager until February 2009, when Terry Skiverton took over, assisted by Nathan Jones. They kept Yeovil in League One. Skiverton and Jones continued to help Yeovil avoid relegation over the next two seasons, but a poor start to the 2011–12 season led to Gary Johnson’s reappointment as manager, with Skiverton as his assistant. Johnson guided Yeovil to safety once again.

The 2012–13 season was Yeovil’s best start, finishing fourth and reaching the League One play-offs. They defeated Sheffield United and Brentford to reach the Championship for the first time in their history. Despite memorable victories in the Championship, Yeovil were relegated back to League One after one season. They continued to struggle, facing another relegation to League Two, despite a lucrative FA Cup tie against Manchester United.

Darren Way took over as manager in 2015, leading Yeovil to safety in League Two. His tenure included highs and lows, such as an 8–2 defeat to Luton Town and a 6–0 victory over Newport County. Another FA Cup tie against Manchester United in January 2018 ended in a 4–0 defeat. Yeovil’s 16-year stay in the EFL ended in the 2018–19 season, leading to the appointment of Darren Sarll as manager in June 2019.

The 2019–20 National League season was cut short due to the coronavirus outbreak, with Yeovil in fourth place. In May 2022, South Somerset District Council purchased Huish Park, with the club becoming tenants. In February 2023, SU Glovers Limited attempted to take over the club, but the deal fell through.

In April 2023, Yeovil were relegated to the National League South, and in May, the Hellier Group took over. Yeovil secured an immediate return to the National League by winning the National League South title at the end of the 2023–24 season.

Following an 18th place finish in the first season back in the National League, the Glovers underwent another change of ownership on 29th May 2025 when Prabhu Srinivasan and Inflection Holdings took control of the majority shareholding.