2018–19 Cheltenham Town F.C. season
2018–19 season | |
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Chairman | Andy Wilcox |
Manager |
Gary Johnson (Until 21 August 2018)[1] Michael Duff (From 10 September)[2] |
Stadium | Whaddon Road |
EFL Cup |
Second round (Vs. Brentford) |
The 2018–19 season is Cheltenham Town's 132nd season in existence and their third consecutive season in League Two.[3] Along with competing in League Two, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.
The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.
Players
First team squad
- As of 26 July 2018
No. | Name | Nat | Position | Since | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Games | Goals |
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Goalkeepers | ||||||||
1 | Scott Flinders | GK | 2017 | 12 June 1986 | 43 | 0 | ||
22 | Rhys Lovett | GK | 2015 | 15 June 1997 | 2 | 0 | ||
Defenders | ||||||||
2 | Sean Long | RB | 2018 | 2 May 1995 | 0 | 0 | ||
3 | Chris Hussey | LB | 2018 | 2 January 1989 | 0 | 0 | ||
5 | Johnny Mullins | CB | 2018 | 6 November 1985 | 0 | 0 | ||
15 | Will Boyle | CB | 2017 | 1 September 1995 | 63 | 7 | ||
17 | Joshua Debayo | LB | 2018 | 17 October 1996 | 0 | 0 | ||
18 | Matt Bower | CB | 2016 | 11 December 1998 | Academy | 7 | 0 | |
23 | Jordon Forster | CB | 2017 | 23 September 1993 | 6 | 0 | ||
Midfielders | ||||||||
4 | Ben Tozer | DM | 2018 | 1 March 1990 | 0 | 0 | ||
6 | Nigel Atangana | CM | 2017 | 9 September 1989 | 35 | 1 | ||
7 | Conor Thomas | DM | 2018 | 29 October 1993 | 0 | 0 | ||
8 | Kevin Dawson | RW | 2017 | 30 June 1990 | 37 | 6 | ||
11 | Ryan Broom | RW | 2018 | 4 September 1996 | 0 | 0 | ||
14 | Tom Smith | CM | 2018 | 25 February 1998 | 0 | 0 | ||
16 | Alex Addai | RW | 2018 | 20 December 1993 | 0 | 0 | ||
20 | Jacob Maddox | CM | 2018 | 3 November 1998 | 0 | 0 | ||
Forwards | ||||||||
9 | Manny Duku | CF | 2018 | 28 December 1992 | 0 | 0 | ||
19 | George Lloyd | CF | 2017 | 11 February 2000 | Academy | 8 | 2 | |
21 | Brian Graham | CF | 2017 | 23 November 1987 | 31 | 6 |
Competitions
Pre-season friendlies
The Robins revealed friendlies with Bristol City, Cirencester Town, Reading U23s, Evesham United, Birmingham City, Weston-super-Mare and Walsall.[4]
10 July 2018 Friendly | Bristol City | 4–2 | Cheltenham Town | Weston-super-Mare |
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19:30 BST | Taylor Eliasson Webster |
Report | Mullins Dawes |
Stadium: Woodspring Stadium Referee: Kevin Friend |
13 July 2018 Friendly | Cirencester Town | 0–4 | Cheltenham Town | Cirencester |
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19:45 BST | Report | Eisa Trialist |
Stadium: Corinium Stadium Referee: Derek Eaton |
17 July 2018 Friendly | Reading U23s | 4-1 | Cheltenham Town | Finchampstead |
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13:00 BST | Stadium: Hogwood Park |
19 July 2018 Friendly | Evesham United | 0-3 | Cheltenham Town | Evesham |
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19:45 BST | Stadium: Jubilee Stadium |
21 July 2018 Friendly | Cheltenham Town | 0–3 | Birmingham City | Cheltenham |
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15:00 BST | Report | Lakin Lubabla N'Doye |
Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium Attendance: 2,234 Referee: Kevin Johnson |
24 July 2018 Friendly | Weston-super-Mare | 4–1 | Cheltenham Town | Weston-super-Mare |
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19:45 BST | Lucas Hill Welch |
Report | Clift |
Stadium: Woodspring Stadium |
28 July 2018 Friendly | Cheltenham Town | 1–2 | Walsall | Cheltenham |
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15:00 BST | Graham |
Report | Devlin Cook |
Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium Attendance: 1,130 Referee: John Busby |
League Two
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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20 | Notts County | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 26 | −10 | 12 | |
21 | Grimsby Town | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 18 | −9 | 11 | |
22 | Cheltenham Town | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 18 | −9 | 9 | |
23 | Cambridge United | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 26 | −15 | 8 | Relegation to the National League |
24 | Macclesfield Town | 13 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 24 | −13 | 4 |
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 18 | −9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 |
Last updated: 6 October 2018.
Source: BBC
Results by matchday
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
On 21 June 2018, the League Two fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[6][7]
4 August 2018 1 | Cheltenham Town | 0–1 | Crawley Town | Cheltenham |
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15:00 BST | Report | Palmer |
Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 2,719 Referee: Thomas Bramall |
11 August 2018 2 | Tranmere Rovers | 1–0 | Cheltenham Town | Birkenhead |
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15:00 BST | Norwood |
Report | Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 6,736 Referee: Ben Toner |
18 August 2018 3 | Cheltenham Town | 0–1 | Carlisle United | Cheltenham |
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15:00 BST | Report | Bennett |
Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 2,455 Referee: Peter Wright |
21 August 2018 4 | Macclesfield Town | 1–1 | Cheltenham Town | Macclesfield |
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19:45 BST | Whitaker |
Report | Duku |
Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 1,496 Referee: Paul Marsden |
25 August 2018 5 | Cambridge United | 0–1 | Cheltenham Town | Cambridge |
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15:00 BST | Report | Jones |
Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 3,660 Referee: Matt Donohue |
1 September 2018 6 | Cheltenham Town | 1–3 | Colchester United | Cheltenham |
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15:00 BST | Dawson |
Report | Norris Pell |
Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 2,789 Referee: Ollie Yates |
8 September 2018 7 | Northampton Town | 1–3 | Cheltenham Town | Northampton |
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15:00 BST | van Veen |
Report | Boyle Thomas Mooney |
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,608 Referee: Lee Collins |
15 September 2018 8 | Cheltenham Town | 0–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Cheltenham |
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15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 2,921 Referee: Brett Huxtable |
22 September 2018 9 | Exeter City | 3–1 | Cheltenham Town | Exeter |
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15:00 BST | Sweeney Stockley Forte |
Report | Broom |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 3,723 Referee: Michael Salisbury |
29 September 2018 10 | Cheltenham Town | 0–2 | Lincoln City | Cheltenham |
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15:00 BST | Report | Alcock McCartan |
Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 3,202 Referee: Dean Whitestone |
2 October 2018 11 | Cheltenham Town | 2–2 | Morecambe | Cheltenham |
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19:45 BST | Varney |
Report | Cranston Oates |
Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 2,095 Referee: Neil Hair |
6 October 2018 12 | MK Dons | 3–0 | Cheltenham Town | Milton Keynes |
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15:00 BST | Aneke Healey Simpson |
Report | Maddox |
Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 6,503 Referee: Tom Nield |
13 October 2018 | Cheltenham Town | v | Yeovil Town | Cheltenham | ||
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15:00 BST | Stadium: Whaddon Road |
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Note: Postponed due to Yeovil's international call-ups [8] |
EFL Cup
On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made in Vietnam.[9] The second round draw was made from the Stadium of Light on 16 August.[10]
14 August 2018 First round | Cheltenham Town | 2–2 (6–5 p) |
Colchester United | Cheltenham |
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19:45 BST | Broom Thomas |
Report | Szmodics Norris |
Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 1,179 Referee: Chris Sarginson |
Penalties | ||||
Thomas Tozer Smith Broom Kalala Mullins Forster |
Norris Pell Szmodics Nouble Kent Dickenson Senior |
28 August 2018 Second round | Brentford | 1–0 | Cheltenham Town | Brentford |
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19:45 BST | Jeanvier |
Report | Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 4,384 Referee: Ross Joyce |
EFL Trophy
On 13 July 2018, the initial group stage draw bar the U21 invited clubs was announced.[11]
Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | L2 | Forest Green Rovers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 4 | Advance to Round 2 |
2 | ACA | Arsenal U21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 3 | |
3 | L1 | Coventry City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 2 | |
4 | L2 | Cheltenham Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0 |
4 September 2018 Group stages | Forest Green Rovers | 4–0 | Cheltenham Town | Nailsworth |
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19:30 BST | Grubb Campbell Williams Pearce |
Report | Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 1,074 Referee: Lee Swabey |
Transfers
Transfers in
Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
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1 July 2018 | RW | Alex Addai | Merstham | Undisclosed | [12] | |
1 July 2018 | RM | Ryan Broom | Bristol Rovers | Free transfer | [13] | |
1 July 2018 | LB | Chris Hussey | Sheffield United | Free transfer | [14] | |
1 July 2018 | RB | Sean Long | Lincoln City | Free transfer | [15] | |
1 July 2018 | CB | Johnny Mullins | Luton Town | Free transfer | [16] | |
1 July 2018 | CM | Tom Smith | Swindon Town | Free transfer | [17] | |
1 July 2018 | DM | Conor Thomas | Free transfer | [18] | ||
1 July 2018 | DM | Ben Tozer | Newport County | Free transfer | [19] | |
10 July 2018 | LB | Josh Debayo | Leicester City | Free transfer | [20] | |
26 July 2018 | ST | Immanuelson Duku | Hayes & Yeading United | Undisclosed | [21] | |
28 July 2018 | CF | Liam McAlinden | Exeter City | Free transfer | [22] | |
3 August 2018 | CM | Kalvin Lumbombo Kalala | Free transfer | [23] | ||
27 August 2018 | CM | Chris Clements | Grimsby Town | Free transfer | [24] | |
7 September 2018 | RB | Craig Alcock | Doncaster Rovers | Free transfer | [25] | |
28 September 2018 | LW | Luke Varney | Burton Albion | Free transfer | [26] |
Transfers out
Loans in
Start date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | End date | Ref. |
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26 July 2018 | CM | Jacob Maddox | Chelsea | 31 May 2019 | [45] | |
3 August 2018 | CB | Aden Baldwin | Bristol City | January 2019 | [46] | |
24 August 2018 | AM | Sam Jones | Shrewsbury Town | January 2019 | [47] | |
30 August 2018 | CF | Tyrone Barnett | Port Vale | January 2019 | [48] | |
31 August 2018 | LB | Tom Field | Brentford | January 2019 | [49] | |
31 August 2018 | CF | Kelsey Mooney | Aston Villa | January 2019 | [50] |
Loans out
Start date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | End date | Ref. |
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24 August 2018 | CB | Matt Bower | Weston-super-Mare | September 2018 | [51] | |
20 September 2018 | CM | Tom Smith | Bath City | January 2019 | [52] | |
5 October 2018 | CF | Manny Duku | Barnet | 31 December 2018 | [53] | |
9 October 2018 | CF | George Lloyd | Hereford | November 2018 | [54] | |
11 October 2018 | LB | Josh Debayo | Dover Athletic | January 2019 | [55] |
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