Yeovil Town captain Terry Skiverton would rather not have his side on the brink of a relegation battle.

But then mid-table mediocrity has never been the defender's style.

Since Skiverton arrived from Welling in the summer of 1999, each of his 10 seasons has featured either a promotion push or a relegation battle.

The FA Trophy, the Conference pennant, the Division Two title and no demotions is not a bad CV to reflect on.

The former Chelsea trainee said: "I have had some fantastic highs at this club and some near scrapes staying in the leagues as well.

"I don't think anyone can say we have any dull seasons.

"We never have a season in the mid-table not going for anything.

"As long as I have been here we have always been pushing for promotion or looking to avoid relegation."

Yeovil are fourth from bottom in League One and just about the only positive you could take from Tuesday's 5-0 FA Cup defeat at Stockport is that is wasn't a league game.

But Skiverton has seen it all before. His debut for Yeovil was a 5-0 hammering at Scarborough in August 1999.

"If you get too up on your wins and too down on your losses I feel it can really affect you as a team and personally," he said. "The majority of the supporters know we are punching above our weight and we have to work harder than everyone else.

"We are playing against teams like Leicester and Leeds and we are trying to keep it a level playing field when clearly it is not budgetary-wise.

"Everything is stacked against us but that has got to make us stronger as a team and a club.

"We have come off the back of a hard week but all teams have that.

"If you look around the country there are a lot of teams with more fans than we have got in worse situations.

"We are still in there fighting and we are confident we can still do well this season.

"We have all got to stick together. It is not just about the (starting) XI but the squad. Even those who don't play are working hard and coming in on their day off so they are ready when they are called on like Aaron Brown, who was outstanding at Oldham the other week."

Unfortunately Brown and midfielder Lee Peltier are suspended today while Darren Way is injured.

"Since I have come into the Football League I don't think we have turned one of Ronnie Moore's teams over very often – maybe once in the FA Cup when he was at Rotherham.

"He has been one of the bogey managers we have come up against.

"Last year the ref played six minutes added time and gave a free kick that shouldn't have been given and that allowed them to get an equaliser.

"I am not usually one who has a go at referees but that was very disappointing."

Meanwhile, the club have confirmed their plans to celebrate the 60th anniversary of their FA Cup win against Sunderland.

The one survivor from the 1949 game, goalkeeper Dickie Dyke, has been tracked down.

However, he has yet to confirm he will attend a Legends' Dinner which will be held in the Alec Stock Lounge at Huish Park on January 28.

Sunderland's 1973 cup winners Jim Montgomery and Bobby Kerr will be guest speakers and tickets, which include a three-course meal, are available from the club for £40. The following day – exactly 60 years on from the giantkilling – a Yeovil Legends side will face their Sunderland counterparts in an 8pm kick-off. Tickets will be £5 for adults and £1 for children.

Yeovil Town (from): Wagenaar, Alcock, Forbes, Skiverton, Smith, Roberts, Murtagh, Downes, Schofield, Welsh, Noel-Williams, Warne, Jones, Tomlin, Street, Fitzgerald, Thompson.