 Skiverton made what was expected to be his final appearance ever as a player in Darren Way's Benefit match against Manchester United Reserves.On 18 February 2009 Skiverton was named as Yeovil's player-manager after the club had parted company with Russell Slade earlier in the week.He succeeded in keeping Yeovil in League One with a series of good home results finishing in 15th place with 53 points.