2008–09 Cheltenham Town F.C. season
During the 2008–09 English football season, Cheltenham Town F.C. competed in Football League One.
| 2008–09 season | |||
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| Manager | Keith Downing (until 13 September) Martin Allen (from 15 September) | ||
| Stadium | Whaddon Road | ||
| League One | 23rd (relegated) | ||
| FA Cup | Third round | ||
| League Cup | Second round | ||
| Football League Trophy | Second round | ||
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Season summary
A 4-1 defeat at Hartlepool United saw manager Keith Downing depart by mutual consent in September.[1] His replacement was Martin Allen, the son of former Robins manager Dennis. Allen was unable to improve results enough for Cheltenham to escape the drop. [2]
Kit
Italian company Erreà continued as Cheltenham's kit manufacturers, while Cheltenham-based plumbing company Mira Showers began sponsoring the kits. For the first time in 15 years, Cheltenham wore kits with no stripes, with Erreà instead opting for a plain red design with asymmetric white trim. The away kit was yellow with red piping.[3]
First-team squad
- Squad at end of season[4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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References
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/cheltenham_town/7614259.stm
- http://www.statto.com/football/teams/cheltenham-town/2008-2009
- http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/English_Football_League/season/2008-2009/league-one.html Kits for 2008–09 League One clubs
- http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2008-2009/flone/chelt.htm Cheltenham Town squad for 2008–09 season
- Duff was born in Wroughton, England, but qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally, and represented them at U-21 level.
- Duff was born in Bristol, England, but qualified to represent Wales internationally, and represented them at U-21 level.
- Diallo was born in Nouadhibou, Mauritania, but qualified to represent Guinea internationally, and made his international debut for Guinea in 1996.
- Owusu was born in Slough, England, but qualified to represent Ghana internationally, and made his international debut for Ghana in 2005.
- Hutton was born in Enfield, England, but also qualifies to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally, and has represented them at U-15 and U-16 level.
- Hayles was born in Lambeth, England, and represented the England C team, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally, and made his international debut for Jamaica in June 2001. He had previously represented the Cayman Islands internationally in 2000, but it was later discovered he was ineligible to represent them.
- Hayles had two separate loan spells with Cheltenham Town. In the first, he wore shirt #23, and in the second he wore shirt #24.
- Fleetwood was born in Gloucester, England, but also qualifies to represent Wales internationally through his father, and has represented them at U-17 and U-21 level.