2025–26 Cheltenham Town F.C. season
| 2025–26 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | David Bloxham |
| Manager | Michael Flynn |
| Stadium | Whaddon Road |
The 2025–26 season is the 139th season in the history of Cheltenham Town Football Club and their second consecutive season in League Two. In addition to the domestic league, the club also will participate in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the EFL Trophy.
Transfers and contracts
In
| Date | Pos. | Player | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2025[a] | CF | Lee Angol | Morecambe | Bosman | [1] |
| 1 July 2025[b] | CB | Robbie Cundy | Notts County | [2] |
Out
| Date | Pos. | Player | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|
Loaned in
| Date | Pos. | Player | From | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 July 2025 | LB | Taine Anderson | Bristol City | 31 May 2026 | [3] |
Loaned out
| Date | Pos. | Player | To | Date until | Ref. |
|---|
Released / Out of Contract
| Date | Pos. | Player | Subsequent club | Join date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 | CB | Tom Bradbury | Harrogate Town | 1 July 2025 | [4][5] |
| GK | Owen Evans | Barnet | [6][7] | ||
| Max Harris | Weston-super-Mare | [6][8] | |||
| CM | Tom Pett | Oldham Athletic | [6][9] | ||
| CF | Ryan Bowman | [6] | |||
| CM | Brandon Liggett | [6] |
New Contract
| Date | Pos. | Player | Contract until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 June 2025 | DM | Liam Kinsella | 30 June 2026[a] | [10] |
| 2 July 2025 | GK | Joe Day | 30 June 2027 | [11] |
| 3 July 2025 | CM | Harry Tustin | Undisclosed | [12] |
| CB | Cameron Walters | [12] | ||
| 4 July 2025 | LB | Freddy Willcox | 30 June 2026 | [13] |
- ^ Option of a further year
Pre-season and friendlies
On 19 May, Cheltenham Town announced they would begin pre-season preparations with a trip to face Bishop's Cleeve.[14] A week later, a second fixture was added, against Worcester City.[15] A third fixture was later confirmed, against Evesham United.[16] On 3 June, two home friendlies were announced, against Wycombe Wanderers and Swansea City.[17] A week later, a sixth friendly was announced against Bristol City.[18]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 4 July 2025 Friendly | Bishop's Cleeve | 1–4 | Cheltenham Town | Bishop's Cleeve |
| 19:00 BST |
|
Report | Stadium: Kayte Lane Attendance: 798 |
| 5 July 2025 Friendly | Worcester City | 2–0 | Cheltenham Town | Worcester |
| 13:30 BST |
|
Report | Stadium: Sixways Stadium |
| 11 July 2025 Friendly | Evesham United | v | Cheltenham Town | Evesham |
| 19:00 BST | Stadium: The Spiers & Hartwell Stadium |
| 19 July 2025 Friendly | Cheltenham Town | v | Wycombe Wanderers | Cheltenham |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Whaddon Road |
| 23 July 2025 Friendly | Cheltenham Town | v | Swansea City | Cheltenham |
| 19:00 BST | Stadium: Whaddon Road |
| 25 July 2025 Friendly | Cheltenham Town | v | Bristol City | Cheltenham |
| 19:45 BST | Stadium: Whaddon Road |
Competitions
League Two
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Bromley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 6 | Cambridge United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Cheltenham Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Chesterfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Colchester United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Updated to match(es) played on 15 May 2025. 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[19]
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[19]
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 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: pre-season.
Source: Soccerway
Results by round
Matches
On 26 June, the League Two fixtures were released, with Cheltenham visiting Cambridge United on the opening day.[20]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 2 August 2025 1 | Cambridge United | v | Cheltenham Town | Cambridge |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Abbey Stadium |
| 9 August 2025 2 | Cheltenham Town | v | Chesterfield | Cheltenham |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Whaddon Road |
| 16 August 2025 3 | Milton Keynes Dons | v | Cheltenham Town | Denbigh |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Stadium MK |
| 19 August 2025 4 | Cheltenham Town | v | Bromley | Cheltenham |
| 19:45 BST | Stadium: Whaddon Road |
| 23 August 2025 5 | Cheltenham Town | v | Barnet | Cheltenham |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Whaddon Road |
| 29 August 2025 6 | Salford City | v | Cheltenham Town | Kersal |
| 19:45 BST | Stadium: Moor Lane | |||
| Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 30 August, but was moved on request from Salford.[21] | ||||
| 6 September 2025 7 | Cheltenham Town | v | Accrington Stanley | Cheltenham |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Whaddon Road |
| 13 September 2025 8 | Crawley Town | v | Cheltenham Town | Crawley |
| 12:30 BST | Stadium: Broadfield Stadium | |||
| Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[21] | ||||
| 20 September 2025 9 | Cheltenham Town | v | Oldham Athletic | Cheltenham |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Whaddon Road |
| 27 September 2025 10 | Grimsby Town | v | Cheltenham Town | Cleethorpes |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Blundell Park |
| 4 October 2025 11 | Cheltenham Town | v | Fleetwood Town | Cheltenham |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Whaddon Road |
| 11 October 2025 12 | Gillingham | v | Cheltenham Town | Gillingham |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Priestfield Stadium |
| 18 October 2025 13 | Newport County | v | Cheltenham Town | Newport |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Rodney Parade |
| 25 October 2025 14 | Cheltenham Town | v | Walsall | Cheltenham |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Whaddon Road |
| 8 November 2025 15 | Cheltenham Town | v | Notts County | Cheltenham |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Whaddon Road |
| 15 November 2025 16 | Tranmere Rovers | v | Cheltenham Town | Birkenhead |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Prenton Park |
| 22 November 2025 17 | Cheltenham Town | v | Bristol Rovers | Cheltenham |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Whaddon Road |
| 29 November 2025 18 | Colchester United | v | Cheltenham Town | Colchester |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium |
| 9 December 2025 19 | Swindon Town | v | Cheltenham Town | Swindon |
| 19:45 GMT | Stadium: County Ground |
| 13 December 2025 20 | Cheltenham Town | v | Harrogate Town | Cheltenham |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Whaddon Road |
| 19 December 2025 21 | Barrow | v | Cheltenham Town | Barrow-in-Furness |
| 19:45 GMT | Stadium: Holker Street | |||
| Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 20 December, but was moved following an agreement from both sides.[21] | ||||
| 26 December 2025 22 | Cheltenham Town | v | Shrewsbury Town | Cheltenham |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Whaddon Road |
| 29 December 2025 23 | Cheltenham Town | v | Swindon Town | Cheltenham |
| 19:45 GMT | Stadium: Whaddon Road |
| 1 January 2026 24 | Crewe Alexandra | v | Cheltenham Town | Crewe |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Gresty Road |
| 4 January 2026 25 | Cheltenham Town | v | Crawley Town | Cheltenham |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Whaddon Road |
| 10 January 2026 26 | Fleetwood Town | v | Cheltenham Town | Fleetwood |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Highbury Stadium |
| 17 January 2026 27 | Oldham Athletic | v | Cheltenham Town | Oldham |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Boundary Park |
| 24 January 2026 28 | Cheltenham Town | v | Grimsby Town | Cheltenham |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Whaddon Road |
| 27 January 2026 29 | Cheltenham Town | v | Gillingham | Cheltenham |
| 19:45 GMT | Stadium: Whaddon Road |
| 31 January 2026 30 | Accrington Stanley | v | Cheltenham Town | Accrington |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Crown Ground |
| 7 February 2026 31 | Cheltenham Town | v | Milton Keynes Dons | Cheltenham |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Whaddon Road |
| 14 February 2026 32 | Barnet | v | Cheltenham Town | Edgware |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: The Hive Stadium |
| 17 February 2026 33 | Bromley | v | Cheltenham Town | Bromley |
| 19:45 GMT | Stadium: Hayes Lane |
| 21 February 2026 34 | Cheltenham Town | v | Salford City | Cheltenham |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Whaddon Road |
| 27 February 2026 35 | Harrogate Town | v | Cheltenham Town | Harrogate |
| 19:45 GMT | Stadium: Wetherby Road | |||
| Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 28 February, but was moved following an agreement from both sides.[21] | ||||
| 6 March 2025 36 | Cheltenham Town | v | Barrow | Cheltenham |
| 19:45 GMT | Stadium: Whaddon Road | |||
| Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 28 February, but was moved following an agreement from both sides.[21] | ||||
FA Cup
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
EFL Cup
Cheltenham were drawn at home to Exeter City in the first round.[22][23]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 13 August 2025 First round | Cheltenham Town | v | Exeter City | Cheltenham |
| 19:45 BST | Stadium: Whaddon Road |
EFL Trophy
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
Statistics
Appearances and goals
- As of pre-season
Players with no appearances are not included on the list
Italics indicate a loaned in player
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | League Two | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
References
- ^ "Town secure Lee Angol signature". Cheltenham Town FC. 30 June 2025. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
- ^ "Robbie Cundy is a Robin". Cheltenham Town FC. 30 June 2025. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
- ^ "Taine Anderson arrives on loan". Cheltenham Town FC. 7 July 2025. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
- ^ "Thank You Tom Bradbury". Cheltenham Town FC. 12 June 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ^ "Tom Bradbury becomes our fifth signing of the Summer". Harrogate Town AFC. 12 June 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ^ a b c d e "2024/25 retained and released list confirmed". Cheltenham Town FC. 7 May 2025. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ "Owen Evans Returns!". Barnet FC. 26 June 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
- ^ "Max Harris returns to the club". Weston-super-Mare AFC. 20 May 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
- ^ "Pett Pens Permanent Deal". Oldham Athletic AFC. 17 June 2025. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
- ^ "Liam Kinsella signs new contract with Town". Cheltenham Town FC. 2 June 2025. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
- ^ "Joe Day signs new Robins deal". Cheltenham Town FC. 2 July 2025. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
- ^ a b "First professional contracts for Tustin and Walters". Cheltenham Town FC. 3 July 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
- ^ "Freddy Willcox pens new deal with Town". Cheltenham Town FC. 4 July 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
- ^ "Town to begin 25/26 pre-season preparations at Bishop's Cleeve". Cheltenham Town FC. 19 May 2025. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
- ^ "Worcester City clash added to pre-season schedule". Cheltenham Town FC. 28 May 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
- ^ "Evesham United pre-season friendly confirmed". Cheltenham Town FC. 30 May 2025. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
- ^ "Town to welcome Wycombe and Swansea in pre-season". Cheltenham Town FC. 3 June 2025. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
- ^ "Bristol City home clash completes pre-season schedule". Cheltenham Town FC. 10 June 2025. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
- ^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ "League Two 2025/26 fixtures, dates, schedule & how to watch: Barnet host Fleetwood in opening day clash live on Sky". Sky Sports. 26 June 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
- ^ a b c d e "Confirmed fixture changes for 2025/26 season". Cheltenham Town FC. 4 July 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
- ^ "Carabao Cup Round One confirmed". English Football League. 26 June 2025. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ^ "Date confirmed for Exeter Carabao Cup tie". Cheltenham Town FC. 4 July 2025. Retrieved 5 July 2025.