2016–17 Cheltenham Town F.C. season
| 2016–17 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Paul Baker | ||
| Manager | Gary Johnson | ||
| Stadium | Whaddon Road | ||
| League Two | 21st | ||
| FA Cup | Second round | ||
| League Cup | Second round | ||
| Football League Trophy | Third round | ||
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The 2016–17 season was Cheltenham Town's 130th season of existence and their first back in League Two after gaining promotion the previous season.[1] Along with competing in League Two, the club participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy.
The season covered the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.
Transfers
In
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2016 | LB | James Jennings | Forest Green Rovers | Free transfer | [2] | |
| 12 July 2016 | CB | Daniel O'Shaughnessy | Brentford | Free transfer | [3] | |
| 8 October 2016 | LM | Alex Cooper | St Mirren | Free transfer | [4] | |
| 9 January 2017 | CB | Will Boyle | Huddersfield Town | Free transfer | [5] | |
| 12 January 2017 | RM | Carl Winchester | Oldham Athletic | Free transfer | [6] | |
| 30 January 2017 | LB | Liam Davis | GAIS | Free transfer | [7] |
Out
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2016 | LB | James Bowen | Free agent | Released | [8] | |
| 1 July 2016 | CF | Bobbie Dale | Gloucester City [a] | Released | [8] | |
| 1 July 2016 | CM | Joe Hanks | Gloucester City [b] | Released | [8] | |
| 1 July 2016 | LM | Zack Kotwica | Gloucester City [c] | Released | [8] | |
| 1 July 2016 | LB | George McLennan | Free agent | Released | [8] | |
| 1 July 2016 | CF | Eliot Richards | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Undisclosed | [12] | |
| 1 July 2016 | CB | Niall Rowe | Free agent | Released | [8] | |
| 1 July 2016 | CM | Omari Sterling-James | Solihull Moors [d] | Released | [8] | |
| 1 July 2016 | DM | Jordan Wynter | Free agent | Released | [8] |
- ^ Following Bobbie Dale being released, he later signed for Gloucester City.[9]
- ^ Following Joe Hanks being released, he later signed for Gloucester City.[10]
- ^ Following Zack Kotwica being released, he later signed for Gloucester City.[11]
- ^ Following Omari Sterling-James being released, he later signed for Solihull Moors.[13]
Loans in
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 July 2016 | CM | Danny Whitehead | Wigan Athletic | 1 January 2017 [a] | [15] | |
| 4 August 2016 | CB | Easah Suliman | Aston Villa | 3 January 2017 | [16] | |
| 5 August 2016 | GK | Russell Griffiths | Everton | 2 January 2017 | [17] | |
| 19 August 2016 | AM | Koby Arthur | Birmingham City | 2 January 2017 | [18] | |
| 19 August 2016 | LW | Jonny Smith | Bristol City | 2 January 2017 | [19] | |
| 25 August 2016 | RB | Robert Dickie | Reading | 2 January 2017 | [20] | |
| 1 January 2017 | SS | Diego De Girolamo | Bristol City | End of season | [21] | |
| 1 January 2017 | CB | Manny Onariase | Brentford | End of season | [22] | |
| 9 January 2017 | GK | Scott Brown | Wycombe Wanderers | End of season | [23] | |
| 12 January 2017 | RB | Alex Pike | West Ham United | End of season | [24] | |
| 25 January 2017 | CF | Kyle Wootton | Scunthorpe United | End of Season | [25] | |
| 31 January 2017 | DM | Tin Plavotic | Bristol City | End of Season | [26] |
Loans out
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2016 | LB | James Jennings | Morecambe | 3 January 2017 | [27] | |
| 6 January 2017 | LB | James Jennings | Wrexham | End of Season | [28] | |
| 6 January 2017 | DF | Jordan Lymn | North Leigh | 3 February 2017 | [29] | |
| 12 January 2017 | CF | Amari Morgan-Smith | York City | End of Season | [30] | |
| 12 January 2017 | CB | Daniel Parslow | York City | End of Season | [31] |
Competitions
Pre-season friendlies
| 14 July 2016 Friendly | Cirencester Town | 0–3 | Cheltenham Town | Cirencester |
| 19:45 | Holman 1', 10' Thomas 85' |
Stadium: Corinium Stadium |
| 19 July 2016 Friendly | Cheltenham Town | 1–3 | Barnsley | Cheltenham |
| 19:45 | Holman 83' | Report | Winnall 36', 45' Tuton 85' |
Stadium: Whaddon Road |
| 25 July 2016 Friendly | Cheltenham Town | 1–2 | Bristol City | Cheltenham |
| 19:45 | Wright 87' | Report | Kodjia 9' Tomlin 63' |
Stadium: Whaddon Road |
League Two
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Crawley Town | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 53 | 71 | −18 | 51 | |
| 20 | Yeovil Town | 46 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 49 | 64 | −15 | 50 | |
| 21 | Cheltenham Town | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 49 | 69 | −20 | 50 | |
| 22 | Newport County | 46 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 51 | 73 | −22 | 48 | |
| 23 | Hartlepool United (R) | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 54 | 75 | −21 | 46 | Relegation to the National League |
Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2017. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(R) Relegated
Matches
| 6 August 2016 1 | Cheltenham Town | 1–1 | Leyton Orient | Cheltenham |
| 15:00 BST | Suliman 36' Waters 76' |
Report | Massey 3' Atangana 55' Cornick 90+6' |
Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 3,912 Referee: Lee Probert |
| 13 August 2016 2 | Mansfield Town | 1–1 | Cheltenham Town | Mansfield |
| 15:00 BST | Rose 49' 63' Clements 89' |
O'Shaughnessy 79' | Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 2,884 |
| 16 August 2016 3 | Carlisle United | 1–1 | Cheltenham Town | Carlisle |
| 19:45 BST | Grainger 71' Kennedy 89' |
Report | Pell 57' 85' Suliman 64' Waters 72' |
Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 4,203 Referee: Michael Salisbury |
| 20 August 2016 4 | Cheltenham Town | 0–1 | Doncaster Rovers | Cheltenham |
| 15:00 BST | Suliman 18' Jennings 81' |
Report | Marquis 53' Maroši 57' Houghton 79' |
Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 2,923 (367 from Doncaster) Referee: Mark Heywood |
| 27 August 2016 5 | Cheltenham Town | 2–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Cheltenham |
| 15:00 BST | Dickie 16' Dayton 22' Cranston 90+3' |
Report | Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 2,623 Referee: Brett Huxtable |
| 3 September 2016 6 | Plymouth Argyle | 1–0 | Cheltenham Town | Plymouth |
| 15:00 BST | Garita 55' Bradley 90+2' |
Report | Hall 37' Wright 45+3' Rowe 72' |
Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 7,552 Referee: Nicholas Kinseley |
| 10 September 2016 7 | Newport County | 2–2 | Cheltenham Town | Newport |
| 15:00 BST | Parkin 18', 37' Bignot 34' |
Report | Hall 11' Wright 34' (pen.) |
Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 2,656 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
| 17 September 2016 8 | Cheltenham Town | 2–3 | Notts County | Cheltenham |
| 15:00 BST | Wright 14' 24' Pell 20' 55' |
Report | Forte 4' 67' Dickinson 16' Milsom 21' Stead 41', 56' |
Stadium: LCI Rail Stadium Attendance: 3,067 Referee: John Brooks |
| 24 September 2016 9 | Yeovil Town | 4–2 | Cheltenham Town | Yeovil |
| 15:00 BST | Khan 6' Ward 16' Dolan 45+1' 73' Butcher 78' Eaves 90' Shephard 90+3' |
Report | Downes 41' Waters 57' Wright 90+2' Pell 90+2' |
Stadium: Huish Park Stadium Attendance: 3,448 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
| 27 September 2016 10 | Cheltenham Town | 0–0 | Stevenage | Cheltenham |
| 19:45 BST | Dickie 34' Wright 36' Waters 90+2' |
Report | King 76' Gorman 78' |
Stadium: LCI Rail Stadium Attendance: 2,238 Referee: Robert Jones |
| 1 October 2016 11 | Cheltenham Town | 1–1 | Luton Town | Cheltenham |
| 15:00 BST | Waters 56' O'Shaughnessy 64' Downes 77' Pell 82' |
Report | Cuthbert 43' Hylton 52' |
Stadium: LCI Rail Stadium Attendance: 3,660 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
| 8 October 2016 12 | Accrington Stanley | 1–1 | Cheltenham Town | Accrington |
| 15:00 BST | Gornell 74' | Report | Pell 16' Dickie 16' 89' O'Shaughnessy 23' 66' |
Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 1,637 Referee: Nigel Miller |
| 15 October 2016 13 | Cheltenham Town | 2–1 | Crawley Town | Cheltenham |
| 15:00 BST | Waters 3' Cranston 45' Munns 62' Wright 79' Dayton 85' |
Report | McNerney 48' Young 73' Kaby Djaló 78' Tajbakhsh 81' Boldewijn 86' |
Stadium: LCI Rail Stadium Attendance: 2,678 Referee: Graham Horwood |
| 22 October 2016 14 | Grimsby Town | 0–1 | Cheltenham Town | Cleethorpes |
| 15:00 BST | Andrew 71' | Report | Waters 9' Pell 70' Munns 80' Dayton 85' |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 4,809 Referee: Darren Deadman |
| 29 October 2016 15 | Cheltenham Town | 2–2 | Blackpool | Cheltenham |
| 15:00 BST | Dickie 9' Dayton 18' Downes 34' Storer 43' Wright 45+3' Cranston 53' Pell 75' |
Report | Slocombe 16' Vassell 45', 47' Payne 45+3' Aldred 90+5' |
Stadium: LCI Rail Stadium Attendance: 3,162 Referee: Gavin Ward |
| 12 November 2016 16 | Hartlepool United | 2–0 | Cheltenham Town | Hartlepool |
| 15:00 GMT | Alessandra 45+6' Bates 79' |
Report | Cranston 71' Downes 79' |
Stadium: The Northern Gas and Power Stadium Attendance: 3,316 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
| 19 November 2016 17 | Cheltenham Town | 1–1 | Portsmouth | Cheltenham |
| 15:00 GMT | Pell 7' Downes 11' O'Shaughnessy 65' |
Report | Chaplin 52' Burgess 64' Baker 78' Smith 82' |
Stadium: LCI Rail Stadium Attendance: 4,702 Referee: John Brooks |
| 22 November 2016 18 | Cheltenham Town | 0–3 | Colchester United | Cheltenham |
| 19:45 GMT | Pell 42' 87' Cranston 81' |
Report | Elokobi 26' Slater 48' Dickenson 65' Eastman 68' |
Stadium: LCI Rail Stadium Attendance: 2,276 Referee: Mark Haywood |
| 26 November 2016 19 | Cambridge United | 3–1 | Cheltenham Town | Cambridge |
| 15:00 GMT | Ikpeazu 7' 62' Berry 56', 74' |
Report | Parslow 32' Wright 63' Dayton 64' Waters 85' |
Stadium: The R Costings Abbey Stadium Attendance: 4,606 Referee: Ross Joyce |
| 10 December 2016 20 | Cheltenham Town | 1–3 | Exeter City | Cheltenham |
| 15:00 GMT | Waters 70' Dickie 72' Storer 83' |
Report | Watkins 13' Holmes 55' Woodman 66' Wheeler 81', 85' 82' Ampdau 90+1' |
Stadium: LCI Rail Stadium Attendance: 3,113 Referee: Darren England |
| 17 December 2016 21 | Morecambe | 1–2 | Cheltenham Town | Morecambe |
| 15:00 GMT | Murphy 6' Kenyon 39' Mullin 53' |
Report | Cranston 53' Waters 70' Pell 71' |
Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,297 Referee: Michael Salisbury |
| 26 December 2016 22 | Cheltenham Town | 1–2 | Barnet | Cheltenham |
| 15:00 GMT | Wright 44' Downes 54' Cranston 67' Waters 74' Pell 90+1' |
Report | Weston 8' Johnson 50' Akinde 51' Campbell-Ryce 89' |
Stadium: LCI Rail Stadium Attendance: 3,441 Referee: John Busby |
| 30 December 2016 23 | Cheltenham Town | 0–1 | Wycombe Wanderers | Cheltenham |
| 19:45 GMT | Storer 17' | Report | Kashket 9' 38' Jacobson 90' |
Stadium: LCI Rail Stadium Attendance: 3,761 Referee: Kevin Johnson |
| 2 January 2017 24 | Colchester United | 2–0 | Cheltenham Town | Colchester |
| 15:00 GMT | Eastman 10' Lapslie 38' Dickenson 84' |
Report | Dickie 29' Pell 37' |
Stadium: Weston Homes Community Stadium Attendance: 3,840 Referee: Dean Whitestone |
| 14 January 2017 25 | Cheltenham Town | 3–0 | Accrington Stanley | Cheltenham |
| 15:00 GMT | Winchester 52' Wright 55' De Girolamo 74' Waters 78' |
Report | Brown 62' Donacien 90' Gornell 90+3' |
Stadium: LCI Rail Stadium Attendance: 2,854 Referee: Lee Swabey |
| 21 January 2017 26 | Cheltenham Town | 1–2 | Plymouth Argyle | Cheltenham |
| 15:00 GMT | Boyle 67' Holman 85' Rowe 88' |
Report | Bradley 26', 90+1' Threlkeld 83' Tanner 90+5' |
Stadium: LCI Rail Stadium Attendance: 4,729 Referee: Ross Joyce |
| 28 January 2017 27 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–0 | Cheltenham Town | Crewe |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Wright 45' | Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 3,373 Referee: Darren Handley |
| 31 January 2017 28 | Luton Town | 2–3 | Cheltenham Town | Luton |
| 19:45 GMT | Vassell 41' Davis 72' (o.g.) Justin 90+3' |
Report | Boyle 5' 71' Barthram 28' Wootton 34' Waters 60' |
Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 6,708 Referee: John Busby |
| 4 February 2017 29 | Cheltenham Town | 1–1 | Newport County | Cheltenham |
| 15:00 GMT | Wootton 62' | Report | Gordon 90+3' | Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 3,763 Referee: Chris Sarginson |
| 11 February 2017 30 | Notts County | 2–1 | Cheltenham Town | Nottingham |
| 15:00 GMT | Yeates 15' Stead 24' Duffy 33' O'Connor 61' |
Report | Onariase 87' 90+5' | Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 7,910 Referee: Michael Salisbury |
| 14 February 2017 31 | Stevenage | 2–1 | Cheltenham Town | Stevenage |
| 19:45 GMT | Godden 18' (pen.) 27' Lee 44' 56' Wilkinson 50' Kennedy 63' Jones 82' |
Report | Cranston 19' Boyle 50' Pell 82' Wootton 82' |
Stadium: Lamex Stadium Attendance: 1,930 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
| 18 February 2017 32 | Cheltenham Town | 2–0 | Yeovil Town | Cheltenham |
| 15:00 GMT | Plavotic 48' Pell 56' Waters 58' 63' (pen.) Brown 89' |
Report | Eaves 41' Ward 57' Butcher 74' Zoko 88' |
Stadium: LCI Rail Stadium Attendance: 3,347 Referee: Darren England |
| 25 February 2017 33 | Leyton Orient | 0-1 | Cheltenham Town | Leyton |
| 15:00 GMT | Massey 90' | Report | Winchester 21' Rowe 40' |
Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 4,747 Referee: Nigel Miller |
| 28 February 2017 34 | Cheltenham Town | 1–0 | Carlisle United | Cheltenham |
| 19:45 GMT | Boyle 39' Wright 85' Onariase 87' |
Report | Proctor 90+1' | Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 2,433 Referee: Andy Haines |
| 4 March 2017 35 | Cheltenham Town | 0–0 | Mansfield Town | Cheltenham |
| 15:00 GMT | Storer 18' Barthram 54' Davis 60' |
Report | Hoban 45+1' Bennett 90+4' |
Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 2,941 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
| 11 March 2017 36 | Doncaster Rovers | 2–0 | Cheltenham Town | Doncaster |
| 15:00 GMT | Butler 23' Blair 53' Marquis 81' |
Report | Boyle 26' | Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 5,737 Referee: Kevin Johnson |
| 14 March 2017 37 | Exeter City | 3–0 | Cheltenham Town | Exeter |
| 19:45 GMT | Reid 43' (pen.), 51' Taylor 57' Woodman 79' Watkins 90' |
Report | Onariase 18' Winchester 38' Cranston 90' |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 3,539 Referee: Brett Huxtable |
| 18 March 2017 38 | Cheltenham Town | 0–1 | Cambridge United | Cheltenham |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Elito 2' Wharton 18' Berry 90' |
Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 2,905 Referee: Michael Salisbury |
| 25 March 2017 39 | Barnet | 3–1 | Cheltenham Town | Canons Park, London |
| 15:00 GMT | Tutonda 50' Weston 70' Akinde 77', 79' |
Report | Wright 16' Winchester 62' |
Stadium: The Hive Stadium Attendance: 1,861 Referee: Chris Sarginson |
| 1 April 2017 40 | Cheltenham Town | 3-1 | Morecambe | Cheltenham |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 2,751 Referee: Gavin Ward |
| 8 April 2017 41 | Wycombe Wanderers | 3–3 | Cheltenham Town | High Wycombe |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 3,596 |
| 14 April 2017 42 | Crawley Town | 0-0 | Cheltenham Town | Crawley |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,008 |
| 17 April 2017 43 | Cheltenham Town | 2–1 | Grimsby Town | Cheltenham |
| 13:00 BST | Boyle 34' Pell 39' |
Report | Berrett 73' | Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 3,550 Referee: Mark Heywood |
| 22 April 2017 44 | Blackpool | 3-0 | Cheltenham Town | Blackpool |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 3,775 |
| 29 April 2017 45 | Cheltenham Town | 1-0 | Hartlepool United | Cheltenham |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 5,606 |
| 6 May 2017 46 | Portsmouth | 6–1 | Cheltenham Town | Portsmouth |
| 17:30 BST | O'Shaughnessy 13' (o.g.) Stevens 52' Bennett 62' Naismith 66', 85' Lowe 72' Evans 75' (pen.) |
Report | Storer 29' Dayton 78' |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 17,956 Referee: Chris Sarginson |
FA Cup
| 5 November 2016 First round | Cheltenham Town | 1–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Cheltenham |
| 15:00 GMT | Storer 37' Waters 58' Cranston 86' |
Report | Davis 6' Jones 73' |
Stadium: LCI Rail Stadium Attendance: 2,880 Referee: Michael Salisbury |
| 15 November 2016 First round replay | Crewe Alexandra | 1–4 | Cheltenham Town | Crewe |
| 19:45 GMT | Lowe 64' | Report | Pell 19' Bartham 36' Dickie 47' Waters 52' Holman 61' |
Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 1,711 Referee: Seb Stockbridge |
| 3 December 2016 Second round | Sutton United | 2–1 | Cheltenham Town | Sutton |
| 15:00 GMT | Tubbs 46' Deacon 59' 90+6' Downer 78' Bailey 89' Spence 90+4' |
Report | Wright 35' Cranston 44' Shaughnessy 60' |
Stadium: The Borough Sports Ground Attendance: 2,224 Referee: Rob Jones |
EFL Cup
| 9 August 2016 First round | Cheltenham Town | 1–0 | Charlton Athletic | Cheltenham |
| 19:45 BST | Pell 17' Holman 61' Jennings 90+1' |
Report | Fox 76' Crofts 90+4' Jackson 90+5' |
Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 2,106 Referee: Brendan Malone |
| 23 August 2016 Second round | Newcastle United | 2–0 | Cheltenham Town | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 19:45 BST | Pérez 45+2', 47' | Report | Rowe 51' | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 21,972 Referee: Stephen Martin |
EFL Trophy
| Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L2 | Cheltenham Town | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | L2 | Blackpool | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | |
| 3 | ACA | Everton U21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | |
| 4 | L1 | Bolton Wanderers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 3 |
Source: Sky Sports
| 30 August 2016 Group stage 1 | Blackpool | 2–1 | Cheltenham Town | Blackpool |
| 19:45 BST | Higham 38' Vassell 56', 58' |
Smith 11' Jennings 20' Arthur 81' |
Stadium: Bloomfield Road |
| 4 October 2016 Group stage 2 | Cheltenham Town | 2–1 | Everton U23 | Cheltenham |
| 19:30 BST | Waters 82' Wright 83' (pen.) |
Report | Kitscha 5' (o.g.) | Stadium: LCI Rail Stadium Attendance: 1,023 Referee: Lee Probert |
| 8 November 2016 Group stage 3 | Cheltenham Town | 1–0 | Bolton Wanderers | Cheltenham |
| 19:45 GMT | Pell 65' Morgan-Smith 90+1' (pen.) |
Report | Alnwick 90+1' | Stadium: LCI Rail Stadium Attendance: 1,038 Referee: Kevin Friend |
| 10 January 2017 Second round | Cheltenham Town | 6–1 | Leicester City U23 | Cheltenham |
| 19:45 GMT | De Girolamo 8', 36', 87' O'Shaughnessy 31' Pell 65' Morgan-Smith 80' |
Report | Kapustka 12' Johnson 67' |
Stadium: LCI Rail Stadium Attendance: 1,028 Referee: Brett Huxtable |
| 17 January 2017 Third round | Cheltenham Town | 0–1 | Bradford City | Cheltenham |
| 19:45 GMT | Rowe 90+2' | Report | Hiwula-Mayifuila 64' McMahon 80' |
Stadium: LCI Rail Stadium Attendance: 1,081 Referee: Brendan Malone |
Squad statistics
- Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
- Players with squad numbers struck through and marked † left the club during the playing season.
- Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Cheltenham.
- Players listed with no appearances have been in the matchday squad but only as unused substitutes.
- Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | Total | Discipline | ||||||||||
| GK | ENG | Russell Griffiths * | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Scott Brown * | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Jack Barthram | 22 (7) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 (1) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 28 (8) | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | James Jennings | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 (2) | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Kyle Storer | 18 (5) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 (5) | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | DF | AUS | Aaron Downes | 15 (5) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 (5) | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Daniel Parslow | 19 (2) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Harry Pell | 42 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 (1) | 0 | 51 (1) | 9 | 16 | 1 |
| 8 | FW | ENG | Billy Waters | 41 (5) | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 50 (5) | 16 | 5 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Daniel Wright | 34 (7) | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 (2) | 1 | 42 (9) | 11 | 10 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Amari Morgan-Smith | 4 (13) | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 2 (2) | 2 | 7 (18) | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Jack Munns | 8 (10) | 1 | 1 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (2) | 0 | 11 (14) | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | ENG | Calum Kitscha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Asa Hall | 8 (2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 10 (3) | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| MF | GHA | Koby Arthur * | 1 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 (5) | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Will Boyle | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| 17 | DF | WAL | Jordan Cranston | 30 (8) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 38 (8) | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| 18 | MF | ENG | James Rowe | 26 (6) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 29 (9) | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| MF | SCO | Alex Cooper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Kyle Wootton * | 10 (6) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 (6) | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | ENG | Jordan Lymn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | ENG | James Dayton | 10 (18) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 (2) | 0 | 16 (20) | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | ENG | Rhys Lovett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | ENG | Danny Whitehead * | 5 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 7 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 23 | DF | ENG | Manny Onariase * | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | FIN | Daniel O'Shaughnessy | 26 (1) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 (1) | 1 | 34 (2) | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 25 | DF | ENG | Matt Bower | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DF | ENG | Easah Suliman * | 5 (4) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 (5) | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 26 | DF | ENG | Alex Pike * | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | ENG | Jonny Smith * | 2 (3) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 (5) | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 27 | MF | NIR | Carl Winchester | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| DF | ENG | Robert Dickie * | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
| 29 | MF | ENG | Josh Thomas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | FW | ENG | Dan Holman | 16 (8) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 18 (10) | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | ENG | Lewis Clayton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | CRO | Tin Plavotic * | 10 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | ENG | Liam Davis | 13 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 (3) | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| GK | ENG | Rob Lainton * | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 36 | FW | ITA | Diego De Girolamo * | 4 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 (1) | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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