Cheltenham Town 2019–20 football season
The 2019–20 season was Cheltenham Town 's 133rd season in existence and their fourth consecutive season in League Two .[1] Along with competing in League Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup , EFL Cup and EFL Trophy .
The season covered the period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020.
Pre-season [ ]
The Robins announced pre-season friendlies against Stratford Town ,[2] Hereford ,[3] Taunton Town ,[2] Leicester City ,[4] Shrewsbury Town ,[5] and Bromsgrove Sporting .[2]
Stratford Town v Cheltenham Town
13 July 2019 (2019-07-13 ) Friendly Stratford Town 2–1 Cheltenham Town show Tiddington 15:00 BST
18' 75'
Report
Varney 88'
Stadium: Knights Lane Attendance: 434
Hereford v Cheltenham Town
17 July 2019 (2019-07-17 ) Friendly Hereford 2–2 Cheltenham Town show Hereford 19:45 BST
Styche 41' 53'
Report
Boyle 19' Lloyd 45'
Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 648
Taunton Town v Cheltenham Town
19 July 2019 (2019-07-19 ) Friendly Taunton Town 7–0 Cheltenham Town show Taunton 19:45 BST
11' , 26' , 64' Price 57' 80' Sullivan 85' 90'
Report
Stadium: The Viridor Stadium Attendance: 300
Cheltenham Town v Leicester City
20 July 2019 (2019-07-20 ) Friendly Cheltenham Town 1–2 Leicester City show Cheltenham 15:00 BST
Varney 17'
Report
Vardy 69' Albrighton 76'
Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium Attendance: 3,707 Referee: John Busby
Cheltenham Town v Shrewsbury Town
Bromsgrove Sporting v Cheltenham Town
30 July 2019 (2019-07-30 ) Friendly Bromsgrove Sporting Abandoned Cheltenham Town show Bromsgrove 19:45 BST
Report Match abandoned before kick-off due to a waterlogged pitch.
Stadium: Victoria Ground
Competitions [ ]
League Two [ ]
League table [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
PPG
Promotion, qualification or relegation
1
Swindon Town (C, P)
36
21
6
9
62
39
+23
69
1.92
Promotion to EFL League One
2
Crewe Alexandra (P)
37
20
9
8
67
43
+24
69
1.86
3
Plymouth Argyle (P)
37
20
8
9
61
39
+22
68
1.84
4
Cheltenham Town
36
17
13
6
52
27
+25
64
1.78
Qualification for League Two play-offs [a]
5
Exeter City
37
18
11
8
53
43
+10
65
1.76
6
Colchester United
37
15
13
9
52
37
+15
58
1.57
7
Northampton Town (O, P)
37
17
7
13
54
40
+14
58
1.57
8
Port Vale
37
14
15
8
50
44
+6
57
1.54
Source:
EFL Official Website Rules for classification: 1) Points per game; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences
[6] (C) Champion;
(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
36
17
13
6
52
27
+25
64
11
5
2
35
17
+18
6
8
4
17
10
+7
Last updated: 7 March 2020.
Source: BBC
Results by matchday [ ]
Matchday 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 Ground A H A H H A H A H A H A A H H A H A A H A H A A H H A A H A A H H H A H Result L W D W D L W W W W D D W W L D D D W D D L D D W W L D W L W W W W W D Position 17 7 11 5 8 11 6 6 3 3 3 5 5 2 6 6 6 5 4 3 4 7 8 8 5 3 7 8 7 7 7 5 5 5 4 5
Updated to match(es) played on 7 March 2020. Source:
Statto.com A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Matches [ ]
On Thursday, 20 June 2019, the EFL League Two fixtures were revealed.[7]
Leyton Orient v Cheltenham Town
3 August 2019 (2019-08-03 ) 1 Leyton Orient 1–0 Cheltenham Town show Leyton 15:00 BST
Wright 68'
Report
Varney 7' 70' Ince 72'
Stadium: The Breyer Group Stadium Attendance: 6,534 Referee: Michael Salisbury
Cheltenham Town v Scunthorpe United
Morecambe v Cheltenham Town
17 August 2019 (2019-08-17 ) 3 Morecambe 0–0 Cheltenham Town show Morecambe 15:00 BST
Roche 79'
Report
Long 58'
Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,692 Referee: David Rock
Cheltenham Town v Swindon Town
Crawley Town v Cheltenham Town
31 August 2019 (2019-08-31 ) 6 Crawley Town 1–0 Cheltenham Town show Crawley 15:00 BST
Doherty 82' Palmer 90+1' 90+1'
Report
Clements 77'
Stadium: The People's Pension Stadium Referee: Ben Toner
Salford City v Cheltenham Town
14 September 2019 (2019-09-14 ) 8 Salford City 0–2 Cheltenham Town show Salford 15:00 BST
Burgess 66'
Report
Broom 32' , 82' 83'
Stadium: The Peninsula Stadium Attendance: 2,389 Referee: Craig Hicks
Cheltenham Town v Bradford City
Plymouth Argyle v Cheltenham Town
21 September 2019 (2019-09-21 ) 10 Plymouth Argyle 0–2 Cheltenham Town show Plymouth 15:00 BST
Report
Doyle-Hayes 18' Varney 40' 50' Raglan 88' Aimson 90+1' (o.g. )
Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 8,956 Referee: Scott Oldham
Cheltenham Town v Crewe Alexandra
Oldham Athletic v Cheltenham Town
5 October 2019 (2019-10-05 ) 12 Oldham Athletic 1–1 Cheltenham Town show Oldham 15:00 BST
Morais 9' Maouche 24' Hamer 59' Sylla 82'
Report
Hussey 41' Broom 66' 71' Addai 86' Greaves 89'
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 3,496 Referee: Alan Young
Cheltenham Town v Macclesfield Town
Grimsby Town v Cheltenham Town
26 October 2019 (2019-10-26 ) Grimsby Town v Cheltenham Town show Cleethorpes 15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Blundell Park Note: Fixture was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.[9]
Cheltenham Town v Forest Green Rovers
Exeter City v Cheltenham Town
16 November 2019 (2019-11-16 ) 16 Exeter City 0–0 Cheltenham Town show Exeter 15:00 GMT
Jay 87' Martin 90+3'
Report
Varney 72' Thomas 81'
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 4,956 Referee: Alan Young
Grimsby Town v Cheltenham Town
26 November 2019 (2019-11-26 ) 18 Grimsby Town 0–0 Cheltenham Town show Cleethorpes 19:45 GMT
Whitehouse 37' Davis 72'
Report
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 2,508 Referee: Christopher Pollard
Mansfield Town v Cheltenham Town
Cheltenham Town v Cambridge United
14 December 2019 (2019-12-14 ) 20 Cheltenham Town 1–1 Cambridge United show Cheltenham 15:00 GMT
Boyle 53'
Report
Ward 25' Lewis 27' Lambe 51'
Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium Attendance: 2,813 Referee: Robert Lewis
Port Vale v Cheltenham Town
Cheltenham Town v Plymouth Argyle
Northampton Town v Cheltenham Town
29 December 2019 (2019-12-29 ) 23 Northampton Town 1–1 Cheltenham Town show Northampton 15:00 GMT
Turnbull 2' 38' Hoskins 14'
Report
Thomas 3' (pen. ) Greaves 55' Sheaf 58' Addai 90+5' 90+6'
Stadium: PTS Academy Stadium Attendance: 5,090 Referee: Martin Coy
Cheltenham Town v Oldham Athletic
Crewe Alexandra v Cheltenham Town
Cheltenham Town v Northampton Town
25 January 2020 (2020-01-25 ) Cheltenham Town v Northampton Town show Cheltenham 15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium Note: Fixture was postponed due to Northampton's involvement in the FA Cup .[10]
Bradford City v Cheltenham Town
Cheltenham Town v Morecambe
Scunthorpe United v Cheltenham Town
8 February 2020 (2020-02-08 ) 30 Scunthorpe United 1–0 Cheltenham Town show Scunthorpe 15:00 GMT
McAtee 17' 53' Perch 61'
Report
Long 82'
Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 3,159 Referee: Christopher Pollard
Cheltenham Town v Leyton Orient
Cheltenham Town v Mansfield Town
Cheltenham Town v Northampton Town
Cheltenham Town v Port Vale
Cambridge United v Cheltenham Town
14 March 2020 (2020-03-14 ) Cambridge United v Cheltenham Town show Cambridge 15:00 GMT
Stadium: Abbey Stadium Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[11]
Macclesfield Town v Cheltenham Town
17 March 2020 (2020-03-17 ) Macclesfield Town v Cheltenham Town show Macclesfield 19:45 GMT
Stadium: Moss Rose Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[11]
Cheltenham Town v Grimsby Town
21 March 2020 (2020-03-21 ) Cheltenham Town v Grimsby Town show Cheltenham 15:00 GMT
Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[11]
Forest Green Rovers v Cheltenham Town
28 March 2020 (2020-03-28 ) Forest Green Rovers v Cheltenham Town show Nailsworth 15:00 GMT
Stadium: The New Lawn Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[11]
Cheltenham Town v Exeter City
4 April 2020 (2020-04-04 ) Cheltenham Town v Exeter City show Cheltenham 15:00 BST
Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[12]
Swindon Town v Cheltenham Town
10 April 2020 (2020-04-10 ) Swindon Town v Cheltenham Town show Swindon 15:00 BST
Stadium: County Ground Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[12]
Cheltenham Town v Crawley Town
13 April 2020 (2020-04-13 ) Cheltenham Town v Crawley Town show Cheltenham 13:00 BST
Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[12]
Stevenage v Cheltenham Town
18 April 2020 (2020-04-18 ) Stevenage v Cheltenham Town show Stevenage 15:00 BST
Stadium: The Lamex Stadium Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[12]
Cheltenham Town v Salford City
25 April 2020 (2020-04-25 ) Cheltenham Town v Salford City show Cheltenham 15:00 BST
Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[12]
Play-offs [ ]
Northampton Town v Cheltenham Town
18 June 2020 (2020-06-18 ) Semi-final first leg Northampton Town 0–2 Cheltenham Town show Northampton 19:45 BST
Goode 20'
Report
Raglan 26' Hussey 45+5' Thomas 86'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Marc Edwards
Cheltenham Town v Northampton Town
22 June 2020 (2020-06-22 ) Semi-final second leg Cheltenham Town 0–3 (2–3 agg. ) Northampton Town show Cheltenham 20:00 BST
Report
Oliver 9' Morton 57' , 77' , 90+4' Olayinka 79'
Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Leigh Doughty
FA Cup [ ]
The first round draw was made on 21 October 2019.[13] The second round draw was made live on 11 November from Chichester City's stadium, Oaklands Park.[14]
Cheltenham Town v Swindon Town
Swindon Town v Cheltenham Town
Cheltenham Town v Port Vale
EFL Cup [ ]
The first round draw was made on 20 June.[15]
Bristol Rovers v Cheltenham Town
13 August 2019 (2019-08-13 ) First round Bristol Rovers 3–0 Cheltenham Town show Horfield 19:45 BST
Smith 38' , 49' Clarke-Harris 67'
Report
Thomas 45+2'
Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 2,909 Referee: Graham Salisbury
EFL Trophy [ ]
On 9 July 2019, the pre-determined group stage draw was announced with Invited clubs to be drawn on 12 July 2019.[16]
Pos
Div
Team
Pld
W
PW
PL
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
L2
Exeter City
3
3
0
0
0
6
1
+5
9
Advance to Round 2
2
L2
Newport County
3
1
0
0
2
11
11
0
3
3
ACA
West Ham United U21
3
1
0
0
2
9
11
−2
3
4
L2
Cheltenham Town
3
1
0
0
2
8
11
−3
3
Exeter City v Cheltenham Town
3 September 2019 (2019-09-03 ) Group stage Exeter City 1–0 Cheltenham Town show Exeter 19:45 BST
Ajose 5' Warren 32'
Report
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 786 Referee: Darren Drysdale
Transfers [ ]
Transfers in [ ]
Loans in [ ]
Date
Position
Nationality
Name
From
Date until
Ref.
29 July 2019
CM
Max Sheaf
Hull City
30 June 2020
[24] [25]
1 August 2019
CM
Jake Doyle-Hayes
Aston Villa
30 June 2020
[26]
1 August 2019
CF
Gavin Reilly
Bristol Rovers
January 2020
[27]
8 August 2019
DF
Jacob Greaves
Hull City
30 June 2020
[28] [25]
9 January 2020
GK
Owen Evans
Wigan Athletic
30 June 2020
[29]
31 January 2020
CF
Tom Nichols
Bristol Rovers
30 June 2020
[30]
Loans out [ ]
Transfers out [ ]
References [ ]
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