2021–22 Cheltenham Town F.C. season

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Cheltenham Town
2021–22 season
ChairmanAndy Wilcox
ManagerMichael Duff
StadiumWhaddon Road
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The 2021–22 season is Cheltenham Town's 135th year in their history and first season back in League One since the 2008–09 season following promotion last season. Along with the league, the club will also compete in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup and the EFL Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.

Pre-season friendlies[]

Cheltenham Town announced they would play friendlies against Cinderford Town,[1] Evesham United,[1] Birmingham City,[2] Kidderminster Harriers,[3] Coventry City,[4] Hungerford Town,[5] Hereford[3] and Walsall[6] as part of their pre-season preparations.

10 July 2021 Friendly Cinderford Town 0–3 Cheltenham Town Cinderford
15:00 BST Report Williams Goal 36', 49'
Miles Goal 59'		 Stadium: Causeway Stadium
Referee: Alex Shepherd
13 July 2021 Friendly Evesham United 0–3 Cheltenham Town Evesham
19:30 BST Report Sercombe Goal 2' (pen.)
Mace Goal 21' (o.g.)
Miles Goal 75'		 Stadium: The Spiers & Hartwell Jubilee Stadium
Referee: Neil Pratt
17 July 2021 Friendly Cheltenham Town 0–3 Birmingham City Cheltenham
15:00 BST Report Gardner Goal 6'
Hogan Goal 37'
Leko Goal 82'		 Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium
20 July 2021 Friendly Kidderminster Harriers 1–2 Cheltenham Town Kidderminster
19:00 BST Tolley Goal 29' Report Abraham Goal 33', 89' Stadium: Aggborough Stadium
Attendance: 979
Referee: Tom Reeves
24 July 2021 Friendly Cheltenham Town 2–0 Coventry City Cheltenham
15:00 BST Williams Goal 22', 86' Report Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium
Attendance: 1,174
27 July 2021 Friendly Hungerford Town Cancelled Cheltenham Town Hungerford
19:30 BST Stadium: Bulpit Lane
Note: Match was cancelled due to COVID-19 and injuries.[7]
27 July 2021 Friendly Hereford 1–8 Cheltenham Town Hereford
19:45 BST Haines Red card 11'
Pollock Goal 90'		 Report Williams Goal 9', 14', 72'
May Goal 17', 47', 52'
Sercombe Goal 41'
Armitage Goal 89'		 Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 894
31 July 2021 Friendly Cheltenham Town 2–0 Walsall Cheltenham
15:00 BST Blair Goal 50'
Raglan Goal 67'		 Report Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium
Attendance: 930
Referee: Kevin Johnson

Competitions[]

League One[]

Main article: 2021–22 EFL League One

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
5 Wycombe Wanderers 7 4 2 1 10 7 +3 14 Qualification for League One play-offs
6 Rotherham United 8 4 1 3 10 8 +2 13
7 AFC Wimbledon 8 3 3 2 15 13 +2 12
8 Bolton Wanderers 8 3 3 2 14 12 +2 12
9 Cheltenham Town 8 3 3 2 11 11 0 12
10 Burton Albion 8 3 3 2 6 8 −2 12
11 Accrington Stanley 8 4 0 4 8 11 −3 12
12 Sheffield Wednesday 7 3 2 2 6 5 +1 11
13 Cambridge United 7 3 2 2 10 10 0 11
Updated to match(es) played on 18 September 2021. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 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[8]

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
8 3 3 2 11 11  0 12 2 1 1 5 5  0 1 2 1 6 6  0

Last updated: 18 September 2021.
Source:[citation needed]

Results by matchday[]

Matchday12345678
GroundAHHAAHAH
ResultDLWLDDWW
Position122015181716149
Updated to match(es) played on 18 September 2021. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

Cheltenham Town's fixtures were announced on 24 June 2021.[9]

7 August 2021 1 Crewe Alexandra 1–1 Cheltenham Town Crewe
15:00 BST Mandron Goal 28'
Ramsay Yellow card 65'		 Report Williams Goal 40', Yellow card 45+1' Stadium: Mornflake Stadium
Attendance: 5,301
Referee: Ben Toner
14 August 2021 2 Cheltenham Town 1–3 Wycombe Wanderers Cheltenham
15:00 BST Williams Goal 45'
Chapman Yellow card 61'
Hussey Yellow card 90+5'		 Report Vokes Goal 14'
Pendlebury Goal 74', 79'		 Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium
Attendance: 3,860
Referee: Carl Boyeson
17 August 2021 3 Cheltenham Town 2–1 Ipswich Town Cheltenham
19:45 BST Raglan Yellow card 15'
Wright Yellow card 29', Goal 62'
Thomas Yellow card 64'
Boyle Goal 81'		 Report Penney Goal 9'
Evans Yellow card 27'		 Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium
Attendance: 4,746
Referee: Peter Wright
21 August 2021 4 Fleetwood Town 3–2 Cheltenham Town Fleetwood
15:00 BST Clarke Goal 33'
Johnson Goal 81'
Morris Goal 90'
Morton Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Wright Goal 8', Yellow card 83'
Raglan Yellow card 36'
Thomas Yellow card 46'
Hussey Yellow card 86'
May Goal 87'		 Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Referee: Andy Haines
27 August 2021 5 Burton Albion 1–1 Cheltenham Town Burton upon Trent
19:45 BST Akins Goal 67'
Hamer Yellow card 82'
Brayford Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Wright Goal 28'
Lloyd Yellow card 64'		 Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 2,909
Referee: Scott Oldham
4 September 2021 6 Cheltenham Town 1–1 Milton Keynes Dons Cheltenham
15:00 BST Joseph Goal 14'
Blair Yellow card 39'
Hussey Yellow card 45'
Freestone Yellow card 84'		 Report Darling Yellow card 61'
Boateng Goal 87', Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium
Attendance: 3,704
Referee: Sam Allison
11 September 2021 7 Charlton Athletic 1–2 Cheltenham Town Charlton
15:00 BST Leko Goal 59'
Famewo Yellow card 87'
Stockley Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Blair Goal 6'
Perry Goal 33'
Long Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: The Valley
Referee: Andy Davies
18 September 2021 8 Cheltenham Town 1–0 Oxford United Cheltenham
15:00 BST Thomas Yellow card 65'
May Goal 68'
Blair Yellow card 88'		 Report Long Yellow card 90+4' Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium
Attendance: 5,004
Referee: Paul Howard

FA Cup[]

Main article: 2021–22 FA Cup

EFL Cup[]

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Cup

Cheltenham Town were drawn away to Bristol Rovers in the first round,[10][11] Gillingham in the second round[12][13] and Preston North End in the third round.[14][15]

10 August 2021 First round Bristol Rovers 0–2 Cheltenham Town Horfield
19:45 BST Baldwin Yellow card 88' Report May Goal 58'
Vassell Goal 71'		 Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Referee: Lee Swabey
24 August 2021 Second round Gillingham 1–1
(4–5 p)		 Cheltenham Town Gillingham
19:45 BST Oliver Goal 20' Report May Goal 24' Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Referee: David Rock
Penalties
Lee Penalty scored
O'Keefe Penalty missed
Lloyd Penalty scored
Carayol Penalty scored
Adshead Penalty scored		 Thomas Penalty scored
Wright Penalty scored
Lloyd Penalty scored
Tozer Penalty scored
Chapman Penalty scored
21 September 2021 Third round Preston North End v Cheltenham Town Preston
19:45 BST Stadium: Deepdale

EFL Trophy[]

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Trophy

Cheltenham were drawn into Group E in the Southern section, alongside Bristol Rovers, Chelsea U21s and Exeter City.[16][17]

Pos Div Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Bristol Rovers 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 +2 3 Advance to Round 2
2 ACA Chelsea U21 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2
3 L2 Exeter City 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
4 L1 Cheltenham Town 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 −2 0
Updated to match(es) played on 31 August 2021. Source: EFL.com
31 August 2021 Group game 1 Bristol Rovers 2–0 Cheltenham Town Horfield
19:00 BST Nicholson Goal 61'
Saunders Goal 70'		 Report Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 889
Referee: Will Finnie

Transfers[]

Transfers in[]

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2021 CM Guyana Elliot Bonds England Hull City Free transfer [18]
1 July 2021 GK Wales Owen Evans England Wigan Athletic Free transfer [19]
29 July 2021 DM England Dylan Barkers England Alvechurch Undisclosed [20]
9 August 2021 CF Northern Ireland Kyle Vassell England Rotherham United Free transfer [21]

Loans in[]

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
5 August 2021 CM England Taylor Perry England Wolverhampton Wanderers End of season [22]
5 August 2021 CM England Callum Wright England Leicester City End of season [23]
30 August 2021 CB England Mattie Pollock England Watford End of season [24]
31 August 2021 CF Scotland Kyle Joseph Wales Swansea City End of season [25]
31 August 2021 CF Wales Christian Norton England Stoke City January 2022 [26]

Loans out[]

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
13 August 2021 DM England Dylan Barkers England Alvechurch 2 October 2021 [27]
13 August 2021 DF England George Clark England Gresley Rovers Work experience [27]
13 August 2021 GK England Max Harris England Bishop's Cleeve 20 August 2021 [27][28]
20 August 2021 DF England Will Armitage England Evesham United [28]
20 August 2021 SS England Callum Ebanks England Evesham United [28]
20 August 2021 FW England Zac Guinan England Bishop's Cleeve Work experience [28]
20 August 2021 GK England Max Harris England Cinderford Town September 2021 [28]
20 August 2021 RB England Joe Hunt England Evesham United [28]
20 August 2021 MF England Felix Miles England Evesham United [28]
30 August 2021 CF England George Lloyd England Port Vale End of season [29]
13 September 2021 GK England Max Harris England Redditch United [30]

Transfers out[]

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
30 June 2021 CF England Alex Addai England Torquay United Released [31][32]
30 June 2021 CB Antigua and Barbuda Daniel Bowry England King's Lynn Town Released [31][33]
30 June 2021 CF England Tahvon Campbell England Woking Released [31][34]
30 June 2021 CM England Tom Chamberlain England Evesham United Released [31][35]
30 June 2021 CM England Chris Clements Released [31]
27 August 2021 CB England Ben Tozer Wales Wrexham £200'000 [36]

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