2 – 8 3 ▁season , ▁of ▁which ▁ 2 6 ▁were ▁in ▁the ▁Third ▁Division . ▁ ▁Lin ney ▁joined ▁Ye ov il ▁Town , ▁then ▁playing ▁in ▁the ▁Alliance ▁Premier ▁League , ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 3 – 8 4 ▁season , ▁Ye ov il ' s ▁supp or ters ' ▁club ▁voted ▁him ▁their ▁Player ▁of ▁the ▁Year . ▁Ye ov il ▁were ▁re leg ated ▁the ▁next ▁season ▁to ▁the ▁Ist hm ian ▁League ▁Premier ▁Division , ▁after ▁which ▁Lin ney ▁contributed ▁to ▁two ▁consecutive ▁run ners - up ▁sp ots ▁before ▁they ▁finally ▁won ▁the ▁Ist hm ian ▁League ▁title ▁and ▁promotion ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁top ▁level ▁of ▁non - le ague ▁football ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 – 8 8 . ▁Lin ney ▁left ▁the ▁following ▁season ▁to ▁join ▁Bas ing st oke ▁Town , ▁and ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁play ▁for ▁We ym outh ▁and ▁Ch ard ▁Town . ▁In ▁recognition ▁of ▁his ▁five ▁years ' ▁service , ▁Ye ov il ▁awarded ▁him ▁a ▁test imon ial ▁match , ▁against ▁Br istol ▁City ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 8 – 8 9 ▁season . ▁ ▁He ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁commercial ▁department ▁at ▁Ye ov il ▁Town ▁F . C ., ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁succeeded ▁Alan ▁Sk ir ton ▁as ▁the ▁club ' s ▁commercial ▁manager , ▁a ▁post ▁he ▁held ▁along ▁with ▁the