In football some managers and players spring to mind when you think of one particular club.
For example, the late Graham Taylor will forever be associated with Watford for his two spells in charge of the Hornet which saw him win five promotion and players such as Bobby Moore and Sir Bobby Charlton will invariably be linked with West Ham United and Manchester United respectively.
Terry Skiverton and Yeovil Town are no exception to this rule.
Over 19 years, from 1999 to 2018, 'Skivo' served the Glovers as a player, coach and manager(twice) after arriving at Huish Park from Welling United.
After being part of the Glovers' side that narrowly missed out on promotion to the Football League in the 2000-01 season to Rushden & Diamonds, in the days when it was still one-up and one-down between the Conference and the Third Division. He then remained with Yeovil and went onto become a key figure in their subsequent successes following the appointment of Gary Johnson in the summer of 2002.
In the next four seasons, 'Skivo' lifted the FA Trophy in 2002, the Conference title in 2003 and the newly rebranded League Two title in 2005, as the Glovers made up for their 108-wait for League football by reaching the third tier of the English game at the earliest opportunity.
Although many of the side who helped Yeovil reach their new found status departed for pastures new, Lee Johnson joined Bristol City - along with the likes of Chris Weale, Liam Fontaine and Phil Jevons - where his father Gary was now manager, Darren Way headed across the Bristol Channel to sign for Swansea City (but would later return) and Gavin Williams moved to Ipswich Town, 'Skivo' remained a Glover.
And it was under one of Gary Johnson's predecessors, Russell Slade, that he would prove to be an influential figure again, as the Glovers reached the League One play-off final in the 2006-07 season, following a dramatic, if not unlikely, victory over red hot favourites Nottingham Forest in the semi-finals. Yeovil won 5-2 at the City Ground after losing the first leg 2-0 at Huish Park.
However, the Glovers were beaten 2-0 in the final by Blackpool - thus denying them a chance to reach the Championship six years before they eventually would do. Nevertheless 'Skivo' could at least console himself with the personal honour of being named in the PFA League One team of the season.
Towards the end of the 2008-09 season his role with the Glovers would change again as, at the age of 33, he was appointed as player-manager after the dismissal of Slade. Despite being thrust into the role earlier than he probably he still managed to galvanise the side he inherited to avoid relegation to League Two.
Budget constraints meant that he was often forced to dip into the loan market - which he often did with great success. At different times he was able to bring in Jon Obika, Andros Townsend, Steven Caulker and Ryan Mason on loan from Tottenham Hotspur. The latter three all went onto win international recognition, as he did goalkeeper Alex McCarthy loaned from Reading - but now of Southampton, who recently won his first cap for England in Wayne Rooney's Three Lions farewell against the USA.
In addition to his loan signings, several of his permanent signings also served the club well such as Dean Bowditch, Paul Huntingdon, Luke Ayling and Ed Upson.
With 15th and 14th place league finishes in the 2009-10 and 2010-11 seasons, relegation was successfully avoided both times - particularly in the former when demotion back to League Two was never a serious proposition, not a bad return from somebody who had learned his trade 'on the job.'
During the 2011-12 season, he then found himself in yet another new role as Gary Johnson returned for a second spell at Huish Park, and 'Skivo' continued to serve the Glovers - this time as Johnson's second in command off the pitch.
Johnson's return breathed new life into the Glovers, as he created the magic of his first spell in charge which saw Yeovil reach the Championship for the first time as they beat Brentford 2-1 in the 2013 League One play-off final.
Unfortunately, as a small fish in a much bigger pond, the Glovers' stay in the second tier only lasted for one season. On their return to League One, they once again found themselves struggling which led to the dismissal of Johnson.
'Skivo' was once handed the managerial reins again, as he looked to stop the rot, but he was unable to and Paul Sturrock was brought in to work above and he reverted to being assistant to the former Dundee United and Plymouth Argyle boss.
A second successive relegation followed in the 2014-15 season and a third, which would also see a return to non-league football, appeared to be on the cards in the 2015-16 campaign as Sturrock was dismissed. However, instead of being handed a third spell in charge at Huish Park, 'Skivo' continued to serve as an assistant - this time to his former team-mate Darren Way, as the Glovers avoided relegation to the newly renamed National League in the 2015-16 seasons and retained their League Two status again in the 2016-17 and 2017-18 campaigns.
Whatever patch he takes in the future - whether it be as a manager in non-league football in his own right, where he can built a reputation for himself away from Huish Park, or possibly as a Under-23 coach, after gaining a good record of helping to give a number of development players their first taste of first team football, he will surely always will be remembered for his lengthy service to Yeovil Town, and rightfully as a club legend.
