Unreliable History
| Cheltenham Town were founded by Albert Close White (or Albert Cream as he came to be known) in 1887.
Playing local football with local Gloucestershire cricketers joining the team, the Robins moved through the Birmingham Combination (a.k.a. the Safe Cracker’s League) and into the Southern League, before progressing through the pyramid system to the Football League in 1999, when they won the Conference Premier League. When the club started off they originally wore rugby shirts but they kicked these into touch when they changed to red and white stripes in 1932 and were named the Robins for this reason. Bobbing around the lower divisions, Cheltenham have won promotion to the third tier on two occasions through the play-offs and failed to do so in 2011-12, losing the final to Crewe Alexandra. Their movement up in class has seen Whaddon Road been transmogrified into the Abbey Business Stadium and fans will be hoping that the team do the business on the pitch to see them move up to League Two again soon.
Famous Players : – Frank “Twister” Hazard, Gilbert Jessop, Bob Taylor, Barry “Scrabble” Addict, Andy Gray, Jim Black, Neil Grayson. Famous Fans : – . |
Club Records
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| Formed | 1887 |
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| Turned Professional | 1932 |
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| Became a Limited Company | 1937 |
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| Previous names | – |
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| Previous grounds | Agg-Gardner’s Recreation Ground, Prestbury = Whaddon Lane = Carter’s Field = – 1932 |
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| Nickname | “THE ROBINS” |
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| Motto | “ERUDITO & SALUBRITAS” = “EDUCATION & HEALTH” |
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| Club Colours [Images courtesy of the wonderful Colours of Football website] |
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| Record Football League Win | – |
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| Record Football League Defeat | 1-8 v Crewe Alexandra (League Two) 02.04.2011 |
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| Record Cup Win | 12-0 v Chippenham Rovers (FA Cup Third Qualifying Round) 02.11.1935 |
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| Record Fee Paid | £50,000 to Aldershot Town for Jermaine McGLASHAN (January 2012) |
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| Record Fee Received | £1.5 million from Bristol City for Mo EISA (July 2018) |
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| Record Appearances (includes non-league appearances) | 702 – Roger THORNDALE (1958-1976) |
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| Record League Appearances | 258 – Jamie VICTORY (1999-2007) |
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| Record League goal-scorer | 38 – Martin DEVANEY (1999-2005) |
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| Record all-time goal-scorer | 290 – Dave LEWIS (19??-19??) |
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| Record goal-scorer in a League season | 20 – Julian ALSOP Division 3 (2001-2002) |
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| Record goal-scorer in a season | 53 – Dave LEWIS – Southern League First Division North (1974-1975) |
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| Most goals scored in a League match | ?? – ?? v ?? .. |
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| Record Home Attendance | 8,236 v Reading (FA Cup First Round) 17.11.1956 |
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| Record total of goals in a League season | 67 – League Two (2017-2018) |
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| Record League points total | 3 points for a win : 82 – League Two (2020-2021) (46 games) |
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| Most Capped Player while at club | 7 – Grant McCANN (Northern Ireland) |
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| Youngest Player | Simon GOODWIN – 16 years and 245 days v Burton Albion (Conference) 09.03.1996 |
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| Oldest Player | Derek BRAGG – 42 years and 83 days v Farnborough Town (Conference) 07.04.1999 |
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Stadium details
Address : Jonny-Rocks Stadium, Whaddon Road, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL52 5NA
Telephone : 01242 573558
Ticket Office : 01242 573558 (Option 1)
Capacity : 7,200
Away Allocation : 1,100
Pitch size : m x m ( yards x yards)
Official website : ctfc.com
Directions
There are good directions to the Jonny-Rocks Stadium on the Cheltenham Town website and more information on the Away Days website.
Honours
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| League Two Champions (Fourth Tier) | 2020-2021 |
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| Conference Champions (Fifth Tier) | 1998-1999, 2015-2016 |
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| Conference Runners-up (Fifth Tier) | 1997-1998 |
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| FA Trophy Winners | 1997-1998 |
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Managers
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| Jimmy BRAIN | 1937-1948 |
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| Cyril DEAN | 1948-1950 |
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| George SUMMERBEE | 1950-1952 |
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| William RAESIDE | 1952-1953 |
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| Arch ANDERSON | 1953-1958 |
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| Ron LEWIN | 1958-1960 |
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| Peter DONNELLY | 1960-1961 |
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| Tommy CAVANAGH | 1961 |
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| Arch ANDERSON | 1961-1965 |
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| Harold FLETCHER | 1965-1966 |
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| Bob ETHERIDGE | 1966-1973 |
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| Willie PENMAN | 1973-1974 |
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| Dennis ALLEN | 1974-1979 |
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| Terry PAINE | 1979 |
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| Alan GRUNDY | 1979-1982 |
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| Alan WOOD | 1982-1983 |
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| Dave LEWIS (Interim) | 1983 |
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| John MURPHY | 1983-1988 |
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| Jim BARRON | 1988-1990 |
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| John MURPHY | 1990 |
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| Ally ROBERTSON | 1990-1992 |
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| Lindsay PARSONS | 1992-1995 |
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| Chris ROBINSON | 1995-1997 |
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| Steve COTTERILL | 1997-2002 |
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| Graham ALLNER | 2002 |
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| Bobby GOULD | 2002-2003 |
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| John WARD | 2003-2007 |
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| Keith DOWNING | 2007-2008 |
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| Martin ALLEN | 2008-2009 |
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| John SCHOFIELD (Interim) | 2009 |
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| Mark YATES | 2009-2014 |
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| Paul BUCKLE | 2014-2015 |
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| Russell MILTON (Interim) | 2015 |
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| Gary JOHNSON | 2015-2018 |
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| Michael DUFF | 2018- |
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League Record
The Football League structure has historically been as follows …
| 1888-1892 | 1892-1920 | 1920-1921 | 1921-1958 | 1958-1992 | 1992-2004 | 2004 to date | |
| First tier | Football League | Division One | Division One | Division One | Division One | Premiership | Premier League |
| Second tier | Division Two | Division Two | Division Two | Division Two | Division One | Championship | |
| Third tier | Division Three | Division Three (North) and (South) |
Division Three | Division Two | League One | ||
| Fourth tier | Division Four | Division Three | League Two | ||||
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| Promoted to Division Three (Fourth Tier) | 1999 |
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| Division Three (Fourth Tier) | 1999-2002 |
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| Division Two (Third Tier) | 2002-2003 |
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| Division Three (Fourth Tier) | 2003-2004 |
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| League Two (Fourth Tier) | 2004-2006 |
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| League One (Third Tier) | 2006-2009 |
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| League Two (Fourth Tier) | 2009-2015 |
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| Conference (Fifth Tier) | 2015-2016 |
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| League Two (Fourth Tier) | 2016-2021 |
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| League One (Third Tier) | 2021- |
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