Cheltenham Town F.C. 2012–13 football season
The 2012–13 season was 126th season of Cheltenham Town's existence, and their 13th in the Football League since promotion from the Conference National in 2000.
Cheltenham's first game of the 2012–13 season was at home to Milton Keynes Dons in the League Cup , before then hosting Dagenham and Redbridge in their first League Two match of the season on 18 August 2012.
Cheltenham were in contention for automatic promotion until the final day of the season, but ultimately finished 5th and had to settle for the playoffs, in which they lost 2–0 on aggregate to Northampton Town .
First team [ ]
As of 30 March 2013.
Transfers [ ]
In [ ]
Date
Player
Position
Transferred from
Fee
Ref
5 July 2012
Sam Deering
MF
Barnet
Free
11 July 2012
Billy Jones
DF
Exeter City
Free
[1]
2 August 2012
Chris Zebroski
FW
Bristol Rovers
Undisclosed
[2]
3 August 2012
Shaun Harrad
FW
Bury
Season-Long Loan
[3]
9 August 2012
Connor Roberts
GK
Everton
Free
23 August 2012
Darren Carter
MF
Preston North End
Free, six-month contract
25 October 2012
Lawson D'Ath
MF
Reading
One month loan
25 October 2012
Jake Taylor
MF
Reading
One month loan
25 January 2013
Luke McCullough
DF
Manchester United
Loan, recalled 6 March 2013
28 January 2013
Jason Taylor
MF
Rotherham United
Free
29 January 2013
Paul Benson
FW
Swindon Town
Loan until end of season
30 January 2013
Michael Hector
DF
Reading
Loan until end of season
31 January 2013
Byron Harrison
FW
Wimbledon
Undisclosed fee
28 March 2013
Jack Deaman
DF
Birmingham City
Loan until end of season
Out [ ]
Competitions [ ]
Overall [ ]
Updated to match played 19 June 2012 Source: Competitions
League Two [ ]
Standings [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Promotion, qualification or relegation
3
Port Vale (P)
46
21
15
10
87
52
+35
78
Promotion to Football League One
4
Burton Albion
46
22
10
14
71
65
+6
76
Qualification for League Two play-offs [a]
5
Cheltenham Town
46
20
15
11
58
51
+7
75
6
Northampton Town
46
21
10
15
64
55
+9
73
7
Bradford City (O, P)
46
18
15
13
63
52
+11
69
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2013. Source:
BBC Sport [needs update ] Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(O) Play-off winner;
(P) Promoted
Notes:
Results summary [ ]
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
46
20
15
11
58
51
+7
75
14
7
2
34
16
+18
6
8
9
24
35
−11
Last updated: 27 April 2013.
Source: [1]
Results by round [ ]
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 Ground H A A H A H H A H A H A A H H A H A A H A H A H A H A H H H A A H A A H H A H A A H A H A H Result W D W L D L W D W W D W L W W D W L L W W D L W L D D D W D L W D D D W W L W D L W L W W D Position 7 5 3 10 9 15 9 11 5 5 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 4 5 3 3 5 3 4 6 7 6 3 5 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 5
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2013. Source:[citation needed ] A = Away ; H = Home ; W = Win ; D = Draw ; L = Loss
Scores Overview [ ]
Cheltenham Town score given first.
Opposition
Home Score
Away Score
Accrington Stanley
0–3
2–2
Wimbledon
2–1
2–1
Aldershot Town
1–1
1–0
Barnet
1–0
0–0
Bradford City
0–0
1–3
Bristol Rovers
1–1
1–0
Burton Albion
1–0
1–3
Chesterfield
1–0
1–4
Dagenham & Redbridge
2–0
0–1
Exeter City
3–0
1–0
Fleetwood Town
2–2
1–1
Gillingham
1–0
1–1
Morecambe
2–0
0–0
Northampton Town
1–0
3–2
Oxford United
2–1
0–1
Plymouth Argyle
2–1
0–2
Port Vale
1–1
2–3
Rochdale
0–0
1–4
Rotherham United
3–0
2–4
Southend United
1–3
2–1
Torquay United
2–1
2–2
Wycombe Wanderers
4–0
1–1
York City
1–1
0–0
Matches [ ]
Won
Drawn
Lost
Postponed
Pre-season friendlies [ ]
Evesham United v Cheltenham Town
21 July 2012 Evesham United 1–1 Cheltenham Town show Spiers & Hartwell Jubilee Stadium 15:00
Hamilton (og) 57'
Plummer 80'
Attendance: 657
Cheltenham Town v Birmingham City
Cheltenham Town v Burnley
4 August 2012 Cheltenham Town 0–4 Burnley show Whaddon Road 15:00
Austin 32' (49) Mills 66' Wallace 70'
Attendance: 1,082
League Two [ ]
Cheltenham Town v Dagenham and Redbridge
18 August 2012 Cheltenham Town 2–0 Dagenham and Redbridge show Whaddon Road 15:00
Harrad 45' McGlashan 49'
Attendance: 2,655
Aldershot Town v Cheltenham Town
Wycombe Wanderers v Cheltenham Town
8 September 2012 Wycombe Wanderers 1–1 Cheltenham Town show Adams Park 15:00
Lowe 3' (o.g. )
Harrad 38' (pen. )
Attendance: 3,667
Cheltenham Town v Southend United
15 September 2012 Cheltenham Town 1–3 Southend United show Whaddon Road 15:00
McGlashan 15'
Clohessy 44' Assombalonga 49' Phillips 52'
Attendance: 2,751
Cheltenham Town v Oxford United
18 September 2012 Cheltenham Town 2–1 Oxford United show Whaddon Road 19:45
Carter 29' Harrad 60'
Leven 80' (pen)
Attendance: 3,037
York City v Cheltenham Town
Cheltenham Town v Morecambe
28 September 2012 Cheltenham Town 2–0 Morecambe show Whaddon Road 19:45
Carter 2' , 90+1'
Ellison 57'
Attendance: 2,563
Bristol Rovers v Cheltenham Town
Cheltenham Town v Fleetwood Town
6 October 2012 Cheltenham Town 2–2 Fleetwood Town show Whaddon Road 15:00
Goulding 64' Jombati 74' Bennett 90+3'
Ball 32' Brown 90+2'
Attendance: 2,702
AFC Wimbledon v Cheltenham Town
13 October 2012 AFC Wimbledon 1–2 Cheltenham Town show Kingsmeadow 15:00
Harrison 90+1'
Pack 25' Mohamed 56'
Attendance: 4,409
Bradford City v Cheltenham Town
20 October 2012 Bradford City 3–1 Cheltenham Town show Valley Parade 15:00
Wells 45+4' (pen) , 68' Meredith 83'
Pack 30' (pen)
Attendance: 9,648
Cheltenham Town v Plymouth Argyle
23 October 2012 Cheltenham Town 2–1 Plymouth Argyle show Whaddon Road 19:45
Elliott 37' Mohamed 78'
Hourihane 30'
Attendance: 3,058
Gillingham v Cheltenham Town
6 November 2012 Gillingham 0–0 Cheltenham Town show Priestfield 19:45
Attendance: 6,096
Cheltenham Town v Burton Albion
10 November 2012 Cheltenham Town 1–0 Burton Albion show Whaddon Road 15:00
Zebroski 86'
Attendance: 2,804
Rotherham United v Cheltenham Town
Chesterfield v Cheltenham Town
20 November 2012 Chesterfield 4–1 Cheltenham Town show Proact Stadium 19:45
Atkinson 16' Togwell 45' Richards 59' Lester 75'
Mohamed 57'
Attendance: 4,333
Cheltenham Town v Barnet
24 November 2012 Cheltenham Town 1–0 Barnet show Whaddon Road 15:00
Goulding 80'
Attendance: 2,591
Northampton Town v Cheltenham Town
8 December 2012 Northampton Town 2–3 Cheltenham Town show Sixfields 15:00
Akinfenwa 2' Jones 14' (o.g. )
Carter 25' Zebroski 28' Duffy 80'
Attendance: 4,625
Cheltenham Town v Port Vale
15 December 2012 Cheltenham Town 1–1 Port Vale show Whaddon Road 15:00
Carter 61'
Dodds 67'
Attendance: 3,670
Rochdale v Cheltenham
21 December 2012 Rochdale 4–1 Cheltenham show Spotland 19:45
Grant 38' Ashley Grimes 45+2' , 67' Adebola 69'
Edwards 48' (o.g. )
Attendance: 1,605
Cheltenham Town v Wycombe Wanderers
26 December 2012 Cheltenham Town 4–0 Wycombe Wanderers show Whaddon Road 15:00
Jake Taylor 29' Goulding 32' Duffy 54' McGlashan 69'
Attendance: 3,501
Cheltenham Town v Bristol Rovers
29 December 2012 Cheltenham Town P-P Bristol Rovers Whaddon Road
Oxford United v Cheltenham Town
Cheltenham Town v York City
12 January 2013 Cheltenham Town 1–1 York City show Whaddon Road 15:00
Harrad 67' (pen)
Walker 84'
Attendance: 2,881
Morecambe v Cheltenham Town
18 January 2013 Morecambe 0–0 Cheltenham Town show Globe Arena 19:45
Attendance: 1,586
Cheltenham Town v Rochdale
25 January 2013 Cheltenham Town 0–0 Rochdale show Whaddon Road 19:45
Attendance: 2,348
Cheltenham Town v Bristol Rovers
5 February 2013 Cheltenham Town 1–1 Bristol Rovers show Whaddon Road 19:45
Harrad 45+3'
Norburn 90+5'
Attendance: 4,436
Southend United v Cheltenham Town
12 February 2013 Southend United 1–2 Cheltenham Town show Roots Hall 19:45
Reeves 90+2'
Pack 13' (pen) Benson 38'
Attendance: 3,908
Cheltenham Town v Aldershot Town
16 February 2013 Cheltenham Town 1–1 Aldershot Town show Whaddon Road 15:00
Benson 67'
Rose 23'
Attendance: 3,119
Fleetwood Town v Cheltenham Town
26 February 2013 Fleetwood Town 1–1 Cheltenham Town show Highbury 19:45
Brown 69'
Pack 24'
Attendance: 2,031
Cheltenham Town v Wimbledon
2 March 2013 Cheltenham Town 2–1 Wimbledon show Whaddon Road 15:00
Elliott 10' Carter 56'
Dickenson 63'
Attendance: 3,177
Cheltenham Town v Chesterfield
5 March 2013 Cheltenham Town 1–0 Chesterfield show Whaddon Road 19:45
Benson 90+2'
Attendance: 2,195
Burton Albion v Cheltenham Town
9 March 2013 Burton Albion 3–1 Cheltenham Town show Pirelli Stadium 15:00
MacDonald 22' Weir 26' , 48'
Harrison 90+2'
Attendance: 2,680
Cheltenham Town v Rotherham United
16 March 2013 Cheltenham Town 3–0 Rotherham United show Whaddon Road 15:00
McGlashan 32' Pack 41' Elliott 84'
Attendance: 3,241
Barnet v Cheltenham Town
23 March 2013 Barnet 0–0 Cheltenham Town show Underhill 15:00
Attendance: 2,400
Port Vale v Cheltenham Town
29 March 2013 Port Vale 3–2 Cheltenham Town show Vale Park 15:00
Pope 19' , 58' , 74'
Mohamed 47' Benson 54'
Attendance: 5,867
Cheltenham Town v Northampton Town
1 April 2013 Cheltenham Town 1–0 Northampton Town show Whaddon Road 15:00
Elliott 44'
Attendance: 4,042
Plymouth Argyle v Cheltenham Town
6 April 2013 Plymouth Argyle 2–0 Cheltenham Town show Home Park 15:00
Reid 40' Hector 54' (o.g. )
Cheltenham Town v Gillingham
13 April 2013 Cheltenham Town 1–0 Gillingham show Whaddon Road 15:00
Hector 67'
Cheltenham Town v Bradford City
27 April 2013 Cheltenham Town 0–0 Bradford City show Whaddon Road 15:00
League Cup [ ]
Cheltenham Town v Milton Keynes Dons
[ ]
Cheltenham Town v Oxford United
9 October 2012 Cheltenham Town 2–4 Oxford United show Whaddon Road 19:45
Duffy 31' Lowe 45'
Craddock 35' Worley 67' Constable 71' Peter Leven 81' (pen. )
Attendance: 1,236
See also [ ]
References [ ]
show Club Seasons Matches
1998 FA Trophy Final
2002 Football League Third Division play-off Final
2006 Football League Two play-off Final
2012 Football League Two play-off Final
show National teams
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (Group H )
League competitions
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Levels 5–6 Levels 7–8 Levels 9–10
Combined Counties League (Premier , One )
East Midlands Counties League (level 10 only )
Eastern Counties League (Premier , One )
Essex Senior League (level 9 only )
Hellenic League (Premier , One East , One West )
Kent League (level 9 only )
Kent Invicta League (level 10 only )
Midland Alliance (level 9 only )
Midland Combination (level 10 only )
North West Counties League (Premier , One )
Northern Counties East League (Premier , One )
Northern League (One , Two )
South West Peninsula League (level 10 only )
Spartan South Midlands League (Premier , One )
Sussex County League (One , Two )
United Counties League (Premier , One )
Wessex League (Premier , One )
West Midlands (Regional) League (level 10 only )
Western League (Premier , One )
Cup competitions
FA cups Football League cups
Youth competitions
Women's competitions