▁place ▁ ▁The ▁club ▁were ▁knock ed ▁out ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁FA ▁Cup , ▁losing ▁to ▁non - le ague ▁side ▁Sol ih ull ▁Mo ors ▁in ▁a ▁re play , ▁while ▁the ▁Glo vers ▁progress ed ▁to ▁the ▁second ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁E FL ▁Cup ▁losing ▁to ▁Premier ▁League ▁side ▁Ever ton . ▁The ▁club ▁also ▁reached ▁the ▁quarter - final s ▁of ▁the ▁rev amp ed ▁E FL ▁Tro phy , ▁losing ▁to ▁L ut on ▁Town . ▁I vor ian ▁stri ker ▁François ▁Z oko ▁finished ▁as ▁the ▁club ' s ▁top ▁goals cor er ▁with ▁th ir teen ▁goals , ▁with ▁eight ▁of ▁them ▁coming ▁in ▁the ▁league . ▁ ▁Background ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 5 – 1 6 ▁season ▁saw ▁Ye ov il ▁comp ete ▁in ▁the ▁fourth ▁tier ▁of ▁English ▁football ▁following ▁their ▁success ive ▁re leg ations ▁from ▁the ▁Championship ▁and ▁then ▁League ▁One . ▁The ▁season ▁started ▁poor ly ▁with ▁the ▁club ▁suffering ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁injury ▁cr ises ▁and ▁only ▁winning ▁two ▁league ▁matches ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁November . ▁With ▁a ▁third ▁consecutive ▁re leg ation ▁a ▁real ▁possibility ▁the ▁club ▁s ack ed ▁manager ▁Paul ▁St ur rock , ▁and ▁replaced ▁him ▁with ▁first - team ▁coach ▁Dar ren ▁Way . ▁After ▁his ▁appointment , ▁Ye ov il ' s ▁form ▁improved ▁including ▁a ▁run ▁of ▁four ▁consecutive ▁ 1 – 0 ▁wins ▁in ▁March ▁and ▁eight ▁clean - sheets ▁in ▁nine ▁matches ▁and ▁safety ▁was ▁confirmed