CHELTENHAM TOWN

("The Robins")

Year formed1892
Turned professional1932
Limited company1937
Previous namesNone
Ground

EV Charger Points Stadium, Whaddon Road, Cheltenham,

Gloucestershire GL52 5NA

(for pictures of the ground click here)

Pitch measurements111 x 72 yards (102 x 66 metres)
Ground capacity7,066
Record attendance at present ground8,326 v Reading, FA Cup 1st round, 17th November 1956 (lost 1-2)

Record League Cup attendance at

present ground

6,259 v West Ham United, Carabao Cup 2nd round, 23 August 2017

(lost 0-2)

Lowest League Cup attendance at

present ground

1,179 v Colchester United, Carabao Cup 1st round, 14 August 2018

(2-2, won 6-5 on pens.)

League career

Southern League Western section: 1935 - 1936

Southern League Central section: 1935 - 1936

Southern League: 1936 - 1958

Southern League North West section: 1958 - 1959

Southern League Premier Division: 1959 - 1962

Southern League Division One: 1962 - 1964

Southern League Premier Division: 1964 - 1969

Southern League Division One: 1969 - 1971

Southern League Division One Northern section: 1971 - 1977

Southern League Premier Division: 1977 - 1979

Southern League Midland Division: 1979 - 1983

Southern League Premier Division: 1983 - 1985

Conference: 1985 - 1992

Southern (Premier) League: 1992 - 1997

Conference: 1997 - 1999

Division Three: 1999 - 2002

Division Two: 2002 - 2003

Division Three/League Two: 2003 - 2006

League One: 2006 - 2009

League Two: 2009 - 2015

Conference Premier: 2015 - 2016

League Two: 2016 - 2021

League One: 2021 - 2024

League Two: 2024 - .

First Football League match7th August 1999 v Rochdale, Division Three, lost 0-2
  
Honours 
EuropeanNone
Domestic - League

League Two champions: 2020-21

Conference champions: 1998-99, 2015-16

Conference runners-up: 1997-98

Southern League Premier Division champions: 1984-85

Southern League runners-up: 1955-56, 1992-93, 1993-94, 1994-95,

1996-97

Southern League (Midland Division) champions: 1982-83

Southern League Division One North runners-up: 1976-77

Domestic - CupFA Trophy winners: 1997-98
Best League position17th, League One, 2006-07
Lowest League position23rd, League Two, 2014-15
Furthest in FA Cup5th round, 2001-02
Furthest in League Cup

2nd round, 2002-03, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2013-14, 2016-17,

2017-18, 2018-19, 2020-21

  
Most League points 
2 for a winn/a
3 for a win82, League Two, 2020-21
Fewest League points 
2 for a winn/a
3 for a win39, League One, 2008-09
Most League goals scored67, League Two, 2017-18
Most League goals conceded91, League One, 2008-09

 

Fewest League goals scored40, League Two, 2014-15
Fewest League goals conceded27, League Two, 2019-20
Most wins in a League season24, League Two, 2020-21
Fewest wins in a League season

9, League One, 2008-09

9, League Two, 2014-15

Most draws in a League season

18, Division Two, 2002-03

18, League Two, 2009-10

Fewest draws in a League season

8, League One, 2023-24

8, League Two, 2011-12

Most losses in a League season26, League One, 2023-24
Fewest losses in a League season6, League Two, 2019-20
Record League win11-0 v Bourneville Athletic, Birmingham Combination, 29th April 1933
Record Cup win

12-0 v Chippenham Rovers, FA Cup 3rd qualifying round, 2nd November

1935

Record League Cup win5-0 v Brentford, Carling Cup 1st round, 23 August 2005
Record defeat1-8 v Crewe Alexandra, League Two, 2nd April 2011

N.B. 1-10 v Merthyr Town, Southern League, 8th March 1952

Record League Cup defeat

0-7 v Crystal Palace, Worthington Cup 2nd round, 2 October 2002

0-7 v Exeter City, Carabao Cup 1st round, 9 August 2022

  
Highest Number of League goals scored 
in a season20, Julian Alsop, Division Three, 2001-02
in total38, Martin Devaney, 1999-2005
Top League Cup goalscorer3, Grant McCann, 2002-07
Most League appearances258, Jamie Victory, 1999-2007
Most capped player7, Grant McCann, Northern Ireland, 2002-06
Highest Transfer Fee Received£400,000 for Steve Gillespie to Colchester United, June 2008
Highest Transfer Fee Paid£50,000 for Grant McCann from West Ham United, January 2003

£50,000 for Brian Wilson from Stoke City, March 2004