| 2020–21 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Andy Wilcox | ||
| Manager | Michael Duff | ||
| Stadium | Whaddon Road | ||
| League Two | 1st (Promoted) | ||
| FA Cup | Fourth round | ||
| EFL Cup | Second round | ||
| EFL Trophy | Second round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Alfie May (9) All: Alfie May (13) | ||
The2020–21 season was Cheltenham Town's 134th season in their history and the fifth consecutive season inEFL League Two, Along with League Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup, the EFL Trophy, and the EFL Cup.
The season covers the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 July 2020 | CF | Andy Williams | Free transfer | [1] | ||
| 1 August 2020 | LB | Lewis Freestone | Free transfer | [2] | ||
| 4 August 2020 | CM | Liam Sercombe | Free transfer | [3] | ||
| 3 September 2020 | GK | Max Harris | Free transfer | [4] | ||
| 8 September 2020 | RM | Matty Blair | Free transfer | [5] | ||
| 15 October 2020 | CM | Ellis Chapman | Free transfer | [6] |
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 August 2020 | AM | Finn Azaz | End of season | [7] | ||
| 13 August 2020 | GK | Joshua Griffiths | End of season | [8] | ||
| 20 August 2020 | CM | Elliot Bonds | End of season | [9] | ||
| 22 September 2020 | DM | Tom Sang | 4 January 2021 | [10] | ||
| 29 January 2021 | CF | Sam Smith | End of season | [11] | ||
| 29 January 2021 | LW | Indiana Vassilev | End of season | [12] | ||
| 1 February 2021 | CM | Callum Wright | End of season | [13] |
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 October 2020 | MF | Felix Miles | [14] | |||
| 18 November 2020 | CB | Grant Horton | 9 January 2021 | [15] | ||
| 18 November 2020 | CF | Alex Addai | December 2020 | [16] | ||
| 27 November 2020 | CF | Tahvon Campbell | January 2021 | [17] | ||
| 8 April 2021 | CF | Alex Addai | End of season | [18] |
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2020 | RM | Archie Brennan | Released | [19][20] | ||
| 1 July 2020 | LB | Josh Debayo | Rejected contract | [21] | ||
| 1 July 2020 | DM | Rohan Ince | Released | [19][22] | ||
| 1 July 2020 | GK | Rhys Lovett | Released | [19][23] | ||
| 1 July 2020 | CF | Jonté Smith | Released | [19][24] | ||
| 1 July 2020 | LW | Luke Varney | Released | [19][25] | ||
| 23 July 2020 | CF | Aaron Basford | Free transfer | [26] | ||
| 24 August 2020 | RM | Ryan Broom | Undisclosed | [27] | ||
| 5 January 2021 | CF | Reuben Reid | Free transfer | [28] |
Cheltenham Town announced pre-season friendlies againstBristol City,[29]Evesham United[30] andStratford Town.[31]
| 15 August 2020Friendly | Evesham United | 1–3 | Cheltenham Town | Evesham |
| 15:00BST | Ebanks | Report | Campbell x2 Williams | Stadium:The Spiers & Hartwell Jubilee Stadium Attendance: 0 |
| 18 August 2020Friendly | Stratford Town | 0–3 | Cheltenham Town | Tiddington |
| 16:00BST | Report | Sercombe Bowry May | Stadium:Knights Lane Attendance: 0 |
| 21 August 2020Friendly | Bristol City | 4–0 | Cheltenham Town | Ashton Gate |
| 12:00BST | Wells Weimann | Report | Stadium:Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 0 |
| 29 August 2020Friendly | Cheltenham Town | 2–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers U23 | Lilleshall |
| 12:00BST | Sercombe Azaz | Report | Campbell | Attendance: 0 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cheltenham Town(C, P) | 46 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 61 | 39 | +22 | 82 | Promotion to theEFL League One |
| 2 | Cambridge United(P) | 46 | 24 | 8 | 14 | 73 | 49 | +24 | 80 | |
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers(P) | 46 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 59 | 50 | +9 | 79 | |
| 4 | Morecambe(O, P) | 46 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 69 | 58 | +11 | 78 | Qualification forLeague Two play-offs |
| 5 | Newport County | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 57 | 42 | +15 | 73 | |
| 6 | Forest Green Rovers | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 59 | 51 | +8 | 73 | |
| 7 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 55 | 50 | +5 | 73 | |
| 8 | Salford City | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 54 | 34 | +20 | 71 |
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 46 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 61 | 39 | +22 | 82 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 21 | +16 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 18 | +6 |
Last updated: 8 May 2021.
Source:BBC
| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
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| Ground | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H |
| Result | L | W | W | W | L | W | W | D | L | W | L | W | W | D | W | W | D | L | L | D | D | D | D | W | D | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | L | W | L | W | L | W | D | W | L | W | W | D | L | W |
| Position | 18 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Win Draw Loss Postponed
The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.[33]
| 12 September 20201 | Cheltenham Town | 1–2 | Morecambe | Cheltenham |
| 15:00BST | May | Report | Davis Phillips Mendes Gomes | Stadium:Jonny-Rocks Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Carl Brook |
| 19 September 20202 | Tranmere Rovers | 0–3 | Cheltenham Town | Birkenhead |
| 15:00BST | Vaughan Lewis | Report | Raglan Williams Lewis Sercombe Blair | Stadium:Prenton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
| 3 October 20203 | Leyton Orient | 0–2 | Cheltenham Town | Leyton |
| 15:00BST | Brophy McAnuff Cissé Sotiriou Coulson | Report | Ling Azaz Boyle Bonds | Stadium:The Breyer Group Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Peter Wright |
| 10 October 20204 | Cheltenham Town | 2–0 | Crawley Town | Cheltenham |
| 15:00BST | Craig Thomas Williams | Report | Nadesan | Stadium:Whaddon Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
| 13 October 20205 | Cheltenham Town | 1–3 | Grimsby Town | Cheltenham |
| 19:00BST | Williams Bonds | Report | Edwards Tilley Pollock Hendrie Windsor | Stadium:Whaddon Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Paul Howard |
| 17 October 20206 | Southend United | 0–2 | Cheltenham Town | Southend-on-Sea |
| 15:00BST | Demetriou | Report | Sercombe Lloyd | Stadium:Roots Hall Attendance: 0 Referee: James Oldham |
| 20 October 20207 | Cheltenham Town | 1–0 | Scunthorpe United | Cheltenham |
| 18:00BST | Reid Boyle Raglan | Report | Spence | Stadium:Whaddon Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Sam Allison |
| 24 October 20208 | Cheltenham Town | 0–0 | Mansfield Town | Cheltenham |
| 15:00BST | Report | Perch McLaughlin Menayese | Stadium:Whaddon Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Neil Hair |
| 27 October 20209 | Port Vale | 2–1 | Cheltenham Town | Burslem |
| 19:00GMT | Legge Worrall | Report | Williams | Stadium:Vale Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Dean Whitesone |
| 31 October 202010 | Cheltenham Town | 2–1 | Forest Green Rovers | Cheltenham |
| 15:00GMT | Boyle May Williams Sercombe Clements | Report | Collins Adams | Stadium:Whaddon Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
| 3 November 202011 | Oldham Athletic | 2–1 | Cheltenham Town | Oldham |
| 18:00GMT | Blackwood Bahamboula Clarke | Report | Thomas Reid Clements May | Stadium:Boundary Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Will Finnie |
| 14 November 202012 | Carlisle United | 1–2 | Cheltenham Town | Carlisle |
| 15:00GMT | Mellish | Report | Boyle Thomas | Stadium:Brunton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Haines |
| 21 November 202013 | Cheltenham Town | 3–0 | Walsall | Cheltenham |
| 15:00GMT | Scarr Blair May Tozer | Report | Kinsella Holden Lavery Jules | Stadium:Whaddon Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Sam Purkiss |
| 24 November 202014 | Cheltenham Town | 1–1 | Cambridge United | Cheltenham |
| 19:00GMT | Tozer Chapman Lloyd | Report | Digby Mullin | Stadium:Whaddon Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Hicks |
| 1 December 202015 | Bradford City | 1–2 | Cheltenham Town | Bradford |
| 19:00GMT | Donaldson | Report | May Clements | Stadium:Utilita Energy Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Seb Stockbridge |
| 5 December 202016 | Cheltenham Town | 5–3 | Exeter City | Cheltenham |
| 15:00GMT | Sercombe May Blair Williams Boyle | Report | Collins Sweeney Jay Law | Stadium:Whaddon Road Attendance: 2000 Referee:Bobby Madley |
| 12 December 202017 | Salford City | 0–0 | Cheltenham Town | Salford |
| 15:00GMT | Henderson | Report | Stadium:Moor Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Ben Toner |
| 15 December 202018 | Cheltenham Town | 0–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Cheltenham |
| 19:45GMT | Sang Raglan | Report | Delaney | Stadium:Whaddon Road Ground Attendance: 1,685 Referee: Antony Coggins |
| 19 December 202019 | Barrow | 3–0 | Cheltenham Town | Barrow-in-Furness |
| 15:00GMT | Quigley James Brown Biggins | Report | Clements Boyle Hussey | Stadium:Furness Building Society Stadium Attendance: 1,363 Referee: Marc Edwards |
| 26 December 202020 | Cheltenham Town | 1–1 | Stevenage | Cheltenham |
| 15:00GMT | Sercombe | Report | Vancooten Aitchison | Stadium:Whaddon Road Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Chris Sarginson |
| 29 December 202021 | Colchester United | 0–0 | Cheltenham Town | Colchester |
| 19:45GMT | Lapslie | Report | Clements | Stadium:JobServe Community Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: David Rock |
| 16 January 202122 | Bolton Wanderers | 1–1 | Cheltenham Town | Horwich |
| 15:00GMT | Isgrove Doyle | Report | May | Stadium:University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Haines |
| 19 January 202123 | Cheltenham Town | 1–1 | Newport County | Cheltenham |
| 19:00GMT | Blair Raglan Tozer | Report | King | Stadium:Whaddon Road Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Peter Wright |
| 26 January 202124 | Cheltenham Town | 2–0 | Oldham Athletic | Cheltenham |
| 19:00GMT | Williams May | Report | Stadium:Whaddon Road Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Carl Brook |
| 30 January 202125 | Forest Green Rovers | 0–0 | Cheltenham Town | Nailsworth |
| 15:00GMT | Adams | Report | Clements Boyle | Stadium:The Innocent [Insert Name Here] Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ollie Yates |
| 9 February 202126 | Harrogate Town | 0–1 | Cheltenham Town | Harrogate |
| 18:00GMT | Report | Boyle | Stadium:The EnviroVent Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
| 16 February 202127 | Walsall | 1–2 | Cheltenham Town | Bescot |
| 19:00GMT | Lavery Norman Bates | Report | Smith Wright | Stadium:Banks's Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: David Webb |
| 20 February 202128 | Cheltenham Town | 0–2 | Bradford City | Cheltenham |
| 15:00GMT | Thomas May | Report | Cook Watt | Stadium:Whaddon Road Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Matt Donohue |
| 23 February 202129 | Cambridge United | 0–1 | Cheltenham Town | Cambridge |
| 19:00GMT | Hannant Boateng | Report | Long Azaz | Stadium:The Abbey Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: James Oldham |
| 27 February 202130 | Scunthorpe United | 0–2 | Cheltenham Town | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00GMT | Report | Smith Wright Thomas | Stadium:Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Christopher Pollard |
| 2 March 202131 | Cheltenham Town | 1–0 | Southend United | Cheltenham |
| 19:00GMT | Thomas | Report | Stadium:Whaddon Road Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Will Finnie |
| 6 March 202132 | Cheltenham Town | 3–2 | Port Vale | Cheltenham |
| 15:00GMT | May Brown Sercombe | Report | Guthrie Crookes Swan Hurst | Stadium:Whaddon Road Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Robert Lewis |
| 9 March 202133 | Mansfield Town | 3–1 | Cheltenham Town | Mansfield |
| 19:00GMT | Bowery Reid | Report | Griffiths Smith | Stadium:One Call Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Scott Oldham |
| 13 March 202134 | Exeter City | 0–1 | Cheltenham Town | Exeter |
| 15:00GMT | Taylor | Report | Williams | Stadium:St James Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Josh Smith |
| 16 March 202135 | Cheltenham Town | 0–2 | Barrow | Cheltenham |
| 19:00GMT | Report | Jones Kay Davies Long | Stadium:Whaddon Road Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: James Bell |
| 20 March 202136 | Cheltenham Town | 2–0 | Salford City | Cheltenham |
| 15:00GMT | Long Sercombe Thomas | Report | Stadium:Whaddon Road Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Lee Swabey |
| 27 March 202137 | Morecambe | 1–0 | Cheltenham Town | Morecambe |
| 15:00GMT | McAlinden | Report | Stadium:Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Marc Edwards |
| 2 April 202138 | Cheltenham Town | 4–0 | Tranmere Rovers | Cheltenham |
| 15:00BST | Thomas Boyle Sercombe May Smith Wright | Report | O'Connor | Stadium:Whaddon Road Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: John Busby |
| 5 April 202139 | Grimsby Town | 1–1 | Cheltenham Town | Cleethorpes |
| 15:00BST | John-Lewis | Report | Boyle | Stadium:Blundell Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Davies |
| 10 April 202140 | Cheltenham Town | 1–0 | Leyton Orient | Cheltenham |
| 15:00BST | Thomas | Report | Vigouroux Turley | Stadium:Whaddon Road Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Thomas Bramall |
| 16 April 202141 | Crawley Town | 1–0 | Cheltenham Town | Crawley |
| 18:30BST | Maguire-Drew Nichols | Report | Wright | Stadium:The People's Pension Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Sam Purkiss |
| 20 April 202142 | Stevenage | 0–1 | Cheltenham Town | Stevenage |
| 19:00BST | Report | Lloyd | Stadium:Lamex Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
| 24 April 202143 | Cheltenham Town | 1–0 | Colchester United | Cheltenham |
| 15:00BST | Long Thomas Blair | Report | Pell Smith | Stadium:Whaddon Road Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Paul Howard |
| 27 April 202144 | Cheltenham Town | 1–1 | Carlisle United | Cheltenham |
| 19:00BST | Hussey | Report | Kayode Hayden Mellish Anderton | Stadium:Whaddon Road Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Johnson |
| 1 May 202145 | Newport County | 1–0 | Cheltenham Town | Newport |
| 15:00BST | Labadie Bennett | Report | May Tozer Long | Stadium:Rodney Parade Attendance: 0 Referee: Scott Oldham |
| 8 May 202146 | Cheltenham Town | 4–1 | Harrogate Town | Cheltenham |
| 15:00BST | Sercombe Smith May Wright | Report | Muldoon | Stadium:Whaddon Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Ben Speedie |
The draw for the first round was made on Monday 26, October.[34] The second round draw was revealed on Monday, 9 November byDanny Cowley.[35] The third round draw was made on 30 November, withPremier League andEFL Championship clubs all entering the competition.[36] The draw for the fourth and fifth round were made on 11 January, conducted byPeter Crouch.[37]
Win Draw Loss
| 7 November 2020First round | Cheltenham Town | 3–1 | South Shields | Cheltenham |
| 15:00GMT | May Sercombe | Report | Osei | Stadium:Whaddon Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Martin Woods |
| 28 November 2020Second round | Cheltenham Town | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Crewe Alexandra | Cheltenham |
| 15:00GMT | Azaz Freestone May Lloyd | Report | Porter | Stadium:Whaddon Road Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: James Adcock |
| 10 January 2021Third round | Cheltenham Town | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Mansfield Town | Cheltenham |
| 13:30GMT | May Boyle | Report | McLaughlin O'Keeffe Sweeney | Stadium:Whaddon Road Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Tom Nield |
| 23 January 2021Fourth round | Cheltenham Town | 1–3 | Manchester City | Cheltenham |
| 17:30GMT | Boyle Raglan May Tozer | Report | Laporte Foden Gabriel Jesus Torres | Stadium:Whaddon Road Ground Attendance: 0 Referee:Stuart Attwell |
Win Draw Loss
The first round draw was made on 18 August, live onSky Sports, byPaul Merson.[38] The draw for both the second and third round were confirmed on September 6, live onSky Sports byPhil Babb.[39]
| 5 September 2020First round | Peterborough United | 0–1 | Cheltenham Town | Peterborough |
| 15:00BST | Thompson | Report | Thomas Sercombe | Stadium:Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Alan Young |
| 15 September 2020Second round | Millwall | 3–1 | Cheltenham Town | Bermondsey |
| 18:00BST | Leonard Mahoney Smith | Report | Boyle Azaz | Stadium:The Den Attendance: 0 Referee: John Busby |
Win Draw Loss
The regional group stage draw was confirmed on 18 August.[40] The second round draw was made byMatt Murray on 20 November, atSt Andrew's.[41]
| Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L2 | Cheltenham Town | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 9 | Advance toRound 2 |
| 2 | ACA | Norwich City U21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 6 | |
| 3 | L1 | Plymouth Argyle | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | L2 | Newport County | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 |
| 8 September 2020Group stage | Newport County | 0–1 | Cheltenham Town | Newport |
| 19:00BST | Willmott | Report | Reid Chamberlain | Stadium:Rodney Parade Attendance: 0 Referee: James Adcock |
| 6 October 2020Group stage | Cheltenham Town | 2–0 | Plymouth Argyle | Cheltenham |
| 19:45BST | Reid May | Report | Cooper | Stadium:Whaddon Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Chris Sarginson |
| 10 November 2020Group stage | Cheltenham Town | 1–0 | Norwich City U21 | Cheltenham |
| 18:00GMT | Lloyd Addai Freestone Ebanks | Report | Omotoye | Stadium:Whaddon Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Ollie Yates |
| 8 December 2020Second round | Cheltenham Town | 0–3 | Portsmouth | Cheltenham |
| 19:00GMT | Tozer | Report | Mnoga Hiwula | Stadium:Whaddon Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Neil Hair |