2024–25 Cheltenham Town F.C. season
2024–25 season | |
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Chairman | David Bloxham |
Manager | Michael Flynn[1] |
Stadium | Whaddon Road |
The 2024–25 season is the 138th season in the history of Cheltenham Town Football Club and their first season back in League Two since the 2020–21 season following relegation from League One in the previous season. In addition to the domestic league, the club are also participating in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the 2024–25 EFL Trophy.
Transfers
In
Date | Pos. | Player | From | Fee | Ref. |
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1 July 2024[a] | DM | Scot Bennett | Newport County | Free | [2] |
1 July 2024[b] | LB | Ryan Haynes | Northampton Town | Free | [3] |
1 July 2024[c] | RB | Arkell Jude-Boyd | Queens Park Rangers | Free | [4] |
1 July 2024[d] | CM | Harry Pell | AFC Wimbledon | Free | [5] |
1 July 2024[e] | CM | Luke Young | Wrexham | Free | [6] |
3 July 2024 | GK | Joe Day[f] | Newport County | Free | [7] |
3 July 2024 | GK | Owen Evans | Walsall | Free | [8] |
4 July 2024 | CF | Liam Dulson | Bedford Town | Free | [9] |
5 July 2024 | AM | Ethon Archer | Torquay United | Free | [10] |
18 July 2024 | CM | Harrison Sohna | Sunderland | Free | [11] |
- ^ The transfer was announced on 14 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Newport County contract expired
- ^ The transfer was announced on 15 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Northampton Town contract expired
- ^ The transfer was announced on 18 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Queens Park Rangers contract expired
- ^ The transfer was announced on 14 June, and would become official on July 1 once his AFC Wimbledon contract expired
- ^ The transfer was announced on 18 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Wrexham contract expired
- ^ Joined as a Player-Coach
Out
Date | Pos. | Player | To | Fee | Ref. |
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14 June 2024 | CB | Lewis Freestone | Stevenage | Undisclosed | [12] |
28 June 2024 | CM | Elliot Bonds | Fleetwood Town | Undisclosed | [13] |
2 July 2024 | CF | Rob Street | Lincoln City | Undisclosed | [14] |
Loaned in
Date | Pos. | Player | From | Date until | Ref. |
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19 July 2024 | RB | Lewis Payne | Southampton | End of Season | [15] |
Loaned out
Date | Pos | Player | To | Date until | Ref |
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Released / Out of Contract
Date | Pos. | Player | Subsequent club | Join date | Ref. |
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30 June 2024 | LM | Will Ferry | Dundee United | 1 July 2024 | [16] |
30 June 2024 | CF | George Lloyd | Shrewsbury Town | 1 July 2024 | [17] |
30 June 2024 | RB | Sean Long | Forest Green Rovers | 1 July 2024 | [18][19] |
30 June 2024 | GK | Jamie Pardington | Lincoln City | 1 July 2024 | [20][21] |
30 June 2024 | CM | Liam Sercombe | Forest Green Rovers | 1 July 2024 | [18][22] |
30 June 2024 | GK | Luke Southwood | Bolton Wanderers | 1 July 2024 | [18][23] |
30 June 2024 | RB | Liam Smith | Bohemian | 12 July 2024 | [20][24] |
30 June 2024 | CM | Daniel Adshead | [20] | ||
30 June 2024 | CB | Curtis Davies | [20] | ||
30 June 2024 | AM | Josh Harrop | [20] | ||
30 June 2024 | CM | James Olayinka | [20] | ||
30 June 2024 | RB | Adulai Sambu | [20] | ||
30 June 2024 | CM | Greg Sloggett | [20] | ||
30 June 2024 | LB | Ben Williams | [20] |
Pre-season and friendlies
On 31 May, Cheltenham Town announced their initial pre-season plans, with matches scheduled against Bishop's Cleeve, Bath City, Evesham United and Northampton Town.[25] Five days later, a fifth fixture was added against Plymouth Argyle.[26] On June 10, another two fixtures were added to Town's schedule, against Hungerford Town and Bristol City.[27]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
5 July 2024 Friendly | Bishop's Cleeve | 1–7 | Cheltenham Town | Bishop's Cleeve |
19:30 BST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Kayte Lane |
9 July 2024 Friendly | Bath City | 2–3 | Cheltenham Town | Twerton |
19:00 BST |
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Report | Stadium: Twerton Park |
12 July 2024 Friendly | Evesham United | 0–3 | Cheltenham Town | Evesham |
19:30 BST | Report | Stadium: The Spiers & Hartwell Stadium |
20 July 2024 Friendly | Cheltenham Town | 1–5 | Plymouth Argyle | Cheltenham |
15:00 BST |
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Report | Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 2,339 Referee: Sam Allison |
23 July 2024 Friendly | Hungerford Town | v | Cheltenham Town | Hungerford |
TBC BST | Stadium: Bulpit Lane |
26 July 2024 Friendly | Cheltenham Town | v | Bristol City | Cheltenham |
TBC BST | Stadium: Whaddon Road |
3 August 2024 Friendly | Cheltenham Town | v | Northampton Town | Cheltenham |
TBC BST | Stadium: Whaddon Road |
Competitions
League Two
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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4 | Bradford City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
5 | Bromley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
6 | Carlisle 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 | |
10 | Crewe Alexandra | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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[28]
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 |
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
Matches
On 26 June, the League Two fixtures were announced.[29]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
10 August 2024 1 | Cheltenham Town | v | Newport County | Cheltenham |
15:00 BST | Stadium: Whaddon Road |
17 August 2024 2 | Grimsby Town | v | Cheltenham Town | Cleethorpes |
15:00 BST | Stadium: Blundell Park |
24 August 2024 3 | Cheltenham Town | v | AFC Wimbledon | Cheltenham |
15:00 BST | Stadium: Whaddon Road |
31 August 2024 4 | Walsall | v | Cheltenham Town | Bescot |
15:00 BST | Stadium: Bescot Stadium |
7 September 2024 5 | Cheltenham Town | v | Harrogate Town | Cheltenham |
15:00 BST | Stadium: Whaddon Road |
14 September 2024 6 | Salford City | v | Cheltenham Town | Kersal |
15:00 BST | Stadium: Moor Lane |
21 September 2024 7 | Chesterfield | v | Cheltenham Town | Chesterfield |
12:30 BST | Stadium: SMH Group Stadium | |||
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[30] |
FA Cup
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
EFL Cup
On 27 June, the draw for the first round was made, with Cheltenham being drawn away against Plymouth Argyle.[31]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
14 August 2024 First round | Plymouth Argyle | v | Cheltenham Town | Plymouth |
19:45 BST | Stadium: Home Park |
EFL Trophy
In the group stage, Cheltenham were drawn into Southern Group H alongside Newport County, Reading and West Ham United.[32][33]
Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | L2 | Cheltenham Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to Round 2 |
2 | L2 | Newport County | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | L1 | Reading | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | ACA | West Ham United U21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
Statistics
Appearances and goals
- As of pre-season
List includes all first team players and any other matchday squad players
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | League Two | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
— | GK | ENG | Joe Day | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
— | GK | WAL | Owen Evans | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
— | GK | ENG | Max Harris | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
Defenders | |||||||||||||
— | DF | ENG | Tom Bradbury | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
— | DF | ENG | Ryan Haynes | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
— | DF | ENG | Arkell Jude-Boyd | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
— | DF | ENG | Lewis Payne (on loan from Southampton) | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
Midfielders | |||||||||||||
— | MF | ENG | Ethon Archer | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
— | MF | ENG | Scot Bennett | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
— | MF | IRL | Liam Kinsella | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
— | MF | ENG | Harry Pell | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
— | MF | ENG | Tom Pett | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
— | MF | ENG | Harrison Sohna | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
— | MF | ENG | Luke Young | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
Forwards | |||||||||||||
— | FW | ENG | Liam Dulson | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
— | FW | IRL | Aidan Keena | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
— | FW | ENG | Tom King | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
— | FW | ENG | Matty Taylor | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
— | FW | ENG | Jordan Thomas | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
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