The 2021/22 season was the 135th of the club's history and marked our return to League One for the first time since the 2008/09 season. Martin Allen was cleared of any wrongdoing but left the club by mutual consent in early December. Seven seasons in the top flight of non-league football followed, during which time the club made two appearances in the FA Cup First Round and two appearances in the FA Trophy Quarter Finals. After impressing in non-league with Bath City, the Lisbon-born defender was given his Football League breakthrough at Whaddon Road when Mark Yates signed him after being named as the Romans Player of the Season. The team was widely regarded as one of Cheltenham Town's all-time best until the transition to full-time professional status in the late 1990s and also contained such legendary players as Roger Thorndale, Gerald Horlick, Joe Gadston and Ronnie Radford. The kitchen sink was thrown at the Cobblers but they held on to book their place at Wembley. Cheltenham Town Manager history - worldfootball.net The play-offs paired Cheltenham against Wycombe Wanderers and a place in the final was secured after a 2-1 away win and a battling 0-0 draw at home. | ANGELL Darren | WEST David The campaign had brought several highlights over the course of its nine months including a 1-0 extra time defeat at the Stadium of Light against Premiership side Sunderland. Occasionally writing news articles, features and co-presenting a podcast for Gloucestershire Live, as well as producing engaging website content for Sportsbet.io. The 85-year-old died yesterday in Gloucestershire Royal Hospital in Gloucester, prompting a succession of tributes from many of the people, clubs and organisations that he was involved with in his life. A run of 7 straight wins in August/September provided the platform, along with a 14 match unbeaten run, and from the beginning of September Cheltenham were never out of the top two in the league. the site, please either make contact by e-mail. Again, we werent earning much money at the time, but you cant buy those memories we picked up along the way., Players now might be on 100,000 a week, but I dont think theyll get any more out of football as we did all those years ago.. Former Cheltenham Town captain Alec Carson has died at the age of 77. As the 2017/18 season comes to a close, its getting to that time where EFL clubs release their retained list and announce who is staying and going over the summer. Five out of contract former Cheltenham Town players that the club could In doing so they also ensured that the once mighty Leeds United would be appearing at Whaddon Road during 2007-08. 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Bristol Rovers finally ended that impressive form but the Robins had found themselves amongst the top dogs chasing promotion. He made his Football League debut in a 1-0 defeat at Macclesfield Town at the start of April and made six appearances in the closing weeks as Lincoln finished in thirdplace. Radford had a spell at Worcester City as player/boss, but he soon realised he was not cut out for management. | THORLEY Cliff, WEALE Bobby Former Bristol City midfielder returns to Cheltenham Town Ladies from 22 Jackson. A well respected man who loved to have a laugh and joke. He soon returned to football as manager of Cheltenham Town F.C. Corinium Stadium (Cirencester Town) Cheltenham Town Former Players Association on Twitter, Tickets: League leaders Lincoln City visit the Jonny-Rocks Stadium this weekend, Shane and John will be answering fans' questions in the main bar from 2pm onwards, and will be introduced to the crowd at the interval. That was the final action of the first half, and the score was 1-0 at the break. Another central midfielder, Accrington Stanleys Brown shares the same name as former Cheltenham and current Wycombe goalkeeper Scott Brown. Please feel free to get in contact via Twitter @LukeSaunders17 or email at Lukedas96@gmail.com. View 100010176699194s profile on Facebook, View @LukeSaunders17s profile on Twitter, The Imp-ressive rise of Lincoln City and why other clubs should follow suit, A closer look at Cheltenham Towns new signings and how the squad is shaping up ahead of the 2018/19 season, Three out of contract or free transfers that Cheltenham Town should consider signing this summer, Five out of contract former Cheltenham Town players that the club could re-sign this summer, Aston Villa 1-0 Leeds United: Three talking points from Villa Park. He was only at The Walkers Stadium for three months, most of which time was during the summer closed season. Son of former Cheltenham Town player to appear for Robins' reserves It was a source of disappointment that Cheltenham never fulfilled their potential during their first spell in the Conference. Cheltenham Town Historical squads - worldfootball.net On a proud night in March 1998 there were five Cheltenham Town players all representing England at the same time as Chris Banks, Jamie Victory, Dale Watkins, Neil Grayson and Lee Howells lined up for the England Semi-Professional team against Holland. The former Burnley and Northern Ireland defender met with the Tykes' chief executive officer Khaled El-Ahmad in. Although he managed to win his first game in charge, he could not complete the great escape and relegation back to the National League was confirmed with a home loss to Shrewsbury, ending our 16 year stay in the EFL. The 44-year-old. | MURRAY Scott, NOBLE David A second crack at level three was awaiting the Robins for season 2006-07, so too were the likes of twice European Cup winners Nottingham Forest and recent FA Cup finalists Millwall. The rest is history and its funny how life turns out. | MCCANN Grant Finally, as a supporter, whatever might have occured over the previous nine months the summer break would always bring you some hope. Charlton takeover: Consortium involving American billionaire Joshua It also contains a table with average age, cumulative market value and average market value for each player position and overall. 'Where Are They Now' is compiled by enthusiastic football fans and we hope that you enjoy the trip down memory lane. Wilson stands as one of Cheltenhams biggest sales, after a successful spell including 118 appearances and 14 goals in the Cotswolds between 2004 and 2007 earned him a move to Johnsons Bristol City. I think Id played against them in the Cup before and had a decent game so maybe I caught their eye and it was a huge club in non-League football at the time. Courtesy of his life-changing goal against Newcastle, Radford is invited to Wembley each year to present a Giantkiller award at the FA Cup final. Long-serving Stroud-born midfielder Terry Paterson was with the club for eight years in total and 30 years later Daniel Parslow played for Cheltenham between 2015-2017. Newport County captain Labadie is exactly the tough-tackling, box to box midfielder that Cheltenham Town could do with. Happy 33rd birthday to Cheltenham Town's most experienced player @SercombeLiam, who faces one of his former clubs this evening #ctfc #oufc. . Following the arrival of Both Etheridge as manager in 1966 Alec was made captain and spent the next three years operating mostly in the right-half position as the team finished fourth in the Southern League Premier Division during season 1967-68 and reached the Southern League Cup final the following year. | HAWKINS Bert He tweeted: RIP Jasper, a genuine good man. Three senior teams competing in the Cheltenham Association Football League. With one game to go in the regular . Mansfield Town midfielder Joe O'Neill is to play for Cheltenham Town Reserves away to Exeter City on Thursday afternoon. | TAYLOR Matt The transition from League Two to League One is a sizeable one but the Robins made a promising start in the first month. Ron Radford (front row, second from right) at a reunion with former Cheltenham Town teammates. He took the pressure off players with a laugh and a joke, but he also knew when to be serious and there was a great atmosphere around the club. But even with the money from potential outgoing transfers, its likely that most of the upcoming signings will be free agents. The move was made permanent with a free transfer over the summer of 1998 and Finnigan went on to spend a further three and a half seasons with the Red Imps.Lincoln were relegated back to Division Three in season 1998-99 but Finnigan established himself as a leading performer in the centre of midfield making over 40 appearances. Unfortunately injuries were to become a recurring theme for Duff over the next four years, although he managed to appear in nearly two thirds of the matches during both 2006-07 and 2007-08 as Cheltenham retained theirstatus in League One during the latter part of each season.The 2008-09 campaign was one to forget for both Duff and the club. A slow but decent start to the season saw Cheltenham hovering around a predicted mid-table position but a superb run of form from the start of October to 21st January saw the Robins defeated just once in league competition. He was always one of lads in my eyes and still sent me a Christmas card every year. Neil Howarth was named as first team coach in what the Robins faithful hoped would be a fresh start for Cheltenham Town Football Club. He wasgiven the captaincy on a permanent basis by John Ward in 2003 and he went on to become a highly influential and consistent performer as Ward built a young team for a tilt at promotion in 2005-06. His place was taken by local man and former Cheltenham player Steve Cotterill, back in England after a spell in charge of Irish club Sligo Rovers. There were some memorable cup results with a 3-0 Worthington Cup success at Norwich City and a run to the third round of the FA Cup, but league form remained decidedly mixed. Howarth is a former Burnley, Macclesfield Town and cheltenham town player, [1] who as captain led Macclesfield Town to two Conference National titles, in 1995 and 1997, to FA Trophy winners in 1996, and to the runner-up spot in Division Three in 1998. Cheltenham Town. Upon returning to the Southern League Cheltenham finished runners-up three years running and third in 1995-96. FPA: A closer look at the careers of John Finnigan - Cheltenham Town FC Mikel Arteta has urged leaders Arsenal to carry on from where they left off by winning their first Premier League title since 2004 when English football's top-flight resumes after the World Cup break.. | BAILEY Dennis | ANGELL Brett A one season wonder with the Robins in 2010/11, Thomas has recently been made available after Oxford United released the striker this week. The powerful defender picked up three caps for the under-21s when Peter Taylor was in charge of the set-up. The playing arm of the operation turned professional and joined the Birmingham Combination. Jombati made over 100 appearances for the Robins under Yates, playing a pivotal role in the side that reached the League Two play-off final in 2011/12 and semi-finals in 2012/13. Cheltenham Town head coach Wade Elliott looked ahead to his sides away match tomorrow against Wycombe Wanderers in League One. and/or if you have any photos that we could use on According to Le Parisien, left-back Yuri Berchiche, now playing for La Liga side Real Sociedad is close . Season 2004/2005. Despite there being little money available the side clearly needed an injection of both experience and quality. The article below is from an interview with Gloucestershire Live in 2013 No amount of money or success can ever replace the special memories Ronnie Radford gained from his time at Cheltenham Town. This turnaround enabled Mark Yates to build a much stronger team in the summer of 2011 with the likes of Marlon Pack, Alan Bennett, Sido Jombati, Luke Summerfield and Darryl Duffy all joining the club. Steve Guinan's solitary goal at the Millennium Stadium was enough to defeat opponents Grimsby Town in the final and once again the Robins were up into League One. They finished only four points behind champions Chelmsford City and the team included Ron Radford, scorer of one of the most famous FA Cup goals for Hereford against Newcastle United in 1970. Midfielder Steve Brooks was the first player to score for Cheltenham in the higher division and also the first player to gain international recognition for the England semi-professional team when he appeared against Wales in 1988. He was a good manager and it was very much a collective thing. Also a talented cricketer, Duff appeared as a wicketkeeper-batsman for Shipton-under-Wychwood in the 2002National Village Knockout final at Lord's. Like with Jombati, Cheltenham could be in the hunt for a new right sided full-back and swooping for Wilson would not be a surprise after he was linked with a return to the club in January 2017. Season 2005/2006. Although their place in the play-offs was not confirmed until the penultimate game of the season, there was a growing sense of what might be possible as the team embarked upon a tremendous run in the second half of the season. While away on his studies Mr White discovered the game of association football and he is now credited with being the first person to introduce the sport to the town of Cheltenham. I couldnt wait to take my grandson along and it was unbelievable at this years final between Manchester City and Wigan, when we had another giantkilling act, which of course is what the FA Cup is all about. Current third year BA Sports Journalism student set to graduate from the University of Gloucestershire this summer. The only player to appear for Cheltenham Town in the play-off finals of both 2002 and 2006, John Finnigan was a fixture in the heart of the Robins' midfield for seven years. Something went wrong, please try again later. In September 2018 former player Michael Duff returned to the club in his first managerial appointment. Yorkshireman spent six seasons with the Robins in two separate spells, Never miss the latest local news again by signing up to our Daily Newsletter. On a proud night in March 1998 there were five Cheltenham Town players all representing England at the same time as Chris Banks, Jamie Victory, Dale Watkins, Neil Grayson and Lee Howells lined up for the England Semi-Professional team against Holland. Wadey's Handsome Bastards (@CTFC_Fans) / Twitter Despite this the club went onto win a league title for the first time in the Football League by being crowned League Two champions and returning to the third tier of English football for just the third time in the club's history. Hopefully, you have realised that this is not an attempt to get rich. Some strong performances against many of the higher placed teams in the division, particularly away from home, secured the Robins their place in League One for a second consecutive season. A number of quality players were signed in this period including Brett Angell (later of Everton and Sunderland), Peter Shearer (later of Birmingham City) and Andy Gray (now Sky Sports!). In season 1998-99 Cheltenham Town enjoyed even more success. Their impact was immediate and during both January and March 2008, team results were such that, Keith Downing was runner up in the League One 'manager of the month' competitions. However, recent evidence points to the origins being five years earlier when Mr Albert Close White returned to his native Cheltenham from college in London to take up a teaching post. He arrived at Cheltenham as a left half, but was used predominantly as a full-back by Etheridge. It had been the first vist to the new Wembley Stadium for Cheltenham Town but it was a disappointing day with Crewe Alexandra running out 2-0 victors. Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says his players don't need a leader We are keen to include as many Cheltenham Town footballers as possible. | GRAY Andy, MARKER Nicky This was never going to be an easy job, given the financial constraints, the position in the league and that we were between transfer windows. Squad Cheltenham Town This page displays a detailed overview of the club's current squad. Career [ edit] Ipswich Town [ edit] Matt is a graduate of the Ipswich Town academy, and made his debut in the UEFA Cup against Avenir Beggen aged just 17. When Im not writing about sport in some shape or form, Ill be talking about it co-hosting the D3D4 weekly podcast specialising in all things League One and Two. Several ex-Cheltenham Town players have spoken of their sadness at the death of Gloucestershire football stalwart Gordon Jasper Cook. He scored the fourth penalty of the semi-final second leg shoot-out againstHartlepool United and hit the third goal in the final against Rushden & Diamonds to seal promotion. He signed professional for the Cobblers in November 1959 and made his Football League debut in a 1-1 draw against Stockport County in April 1961. The team also enjoyed a record cup run to the fifth round, which included home wins over second division Oldham Athletic and first division Burnley. 27 Keena. | BRAIN Jimmy At the end of the shortened 2019/20 season, due to the impact of the covid-19 pandemic, the club earned a 4th place finish in League Two and qualified for the play-offs, going out to miss at the semi-final stage after a 3-2 aggregate defeat to Northampton Town. | GALLACHER Patrick Former Cheltenham Town Player To Sign For Paris Saint - SPORTbible Brown has played for 11 clubs since leaving Everton as a youngster, including three spells with Cheltenham, two of which were on loan, making 25 appearances for the club between 2007 and 2010. Your email address will not be published. FORMER Cheltenham Town player Lewis Montrose struck to deny his old team an opening day point at Priestfield Stadium. Former Cheltenham Town captain John Finnigan: Jon Palmer's best friend He underwent further corrective surgery at the endof the season and made a goal-scoring return to the first team in December 2008 after 14 months out of action.Finnigan continued to toil away in the midfield battleground for the remainder of that season as Cheltenham were relegated to League Two and at the end of the season, with manager Martin Allen wanting to make another set of wholesale changes to his squad, he reached a settlement with the club over the remaining year of his contract.Upon leaving Cheltenham Town Finnigan signed for Kidderminster Harriers in the Conference, playing for his former Cheltenham midfield partner Mark Yates, and was appointed caretaker then assistant manager whenYates departed for Cheltenham Town in December 2009. Chairman Paul Baker and his Board acted swiftly to remove Keith Downing from his post and appointed the experienced Martin Allen to the Cheltenham Town managers hot seat. Jake Lee, a former Cheltenham Town player, stepped up and slotted into the bottom left corner. Daniel Parslow and Terry Paterson back as guests this weekend EXCLUSIVE: Cheltenham Town boss and Blackpool target Michael Duff to It paid tribute to him, saying in a tweet: From all at The Cheltenham Saracens FC, we would like to say we are all very sad to hear of the passing of Jasper Cook today. The Southern League Cup was won with a 4-1 aggregate victory over Gravesend & Northfleet in 1957-58 but four years later the team was relegated to the Southern League First Division for the first time. Nevertheless, at this level there is always a certain amount of risk when taking on a new manager. It took another inspired piece of wheeling and dealing on Downing's part, and, on the back of the success Championship side Bristol City were enjoying, he was able to secure the loan signings of Steve Brooker, recovering from injury and an out of favour Alex Russell. Alternatively, please email ifollow@efl.com - note that live chat is recommended for the quickest response on a matchday. And, moreover, despite the challenge that the basement division was clearly going to pose to the club, after three seasons of being the clear underdogs in the third tier of the Football League, the very prospect of being one of the top teams in the league was an exciting one. . The 85-year-old died yesterday in Gloucestershire Royal . Created by former Cheltenham player Norman Rees and Pat Todd 43 years ago, the Colts achieved huge representation at National Boys Club level (76 players), Gloucestershire Boys Clubs (119 players), Gloucestershire Colts (100 players) and Gloucestershire Under 18s. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. | WILLIAMS Lee. 8 Sercombe. 2. He will be sadly missed but never forgotten. The 18-year-old is the son of ex-Robins trainee Liam O'Neill, who was on . The opening match of the National League 2015/16 season saw 11 debutants named in the starting 11 for Cheltenham. In 1935 Cheltenham Town began a 50 year spell in the Southern League and lining up for them was Tim Ward, later of Derby County and the only other Cheltenham player to progress to the full England team.

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