A company, Collier & Madge, who specialised in buying and selling supermarket sites was engaged to advise the club and to ensure the best possible price was obtained.
The directors agreed in principle to the deal and Tesco were insisting that contracts should be exchanged by the end of March 1987 with the building contractors having vacant possession by July 1988.
Further discussions took place with South Somerset District Council regarding developing the new site for recreational use, and they set aside money to purchase the land.
On 15 September 1987, the Public Inquiry began which was to delay the proposed move for a long time; two days later the final agreement was signed.
The new Huish Park Stadium was opened with a friendly against Newcastle United on 4 August 1990, ending in a 2–1 defeat in front of a crowd of 5,093.
[5] The ground is made up of four stands: The five highest attendances at Huish Park are: Source:[6] The stadium has been used for the following international games: In March 2011, Yeovil Town announced plans for a 3,500 seat stand to replace the current Away Terrace,[7] in conjunction with the training pitches being redeveloped into retail land creating over 300 jobs in partnership with Chris Dawson, owner of the Range Home and Leisure.