2021–22 Cheltenham Town F.C. season

The 2021–22 season is Cheltenham Town's 135th year in their history and first season back in League One since the 2008–09 season following promotion last season. Along with the league, the club will also compete in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup and the EFL Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.

Cheltenham Town
2021–22 season
ChairmanAndy Wilcox
ManagerMichael Duff
StadiumWhaddon Road

Pre-season friendlies

Cheltenham Town announced they would play friendlies against Cinderford Town,[1] Evesham United,[1] Birmingham City,[2] Kidderminster Harriers,[3] Coventry City,[4] Hungerford Town,[5] Hereford[3] and Walsall[6] as part of their pre-season preparations.

10 July 2021 Friendly Cinderford Town 0–3 Cheltenham Town Cinderford
15:00 BST Report Williams  36', 49'
Miles  59'		 Stadium: Causeway Stadium
Referee: Alex Shepherd
13 July 2021 Friendly Evesham United 0–3 Cheltenham Town Evesham
19:30 BST Report Sercombe  2' (pen.)
Mace  21' (o.g.)
Miles  75'		 Stadium: The Spiers & Hartwell Jubilee Stadium
Referee: Neil Pratt
17 July 2021 Friendly Cheltenham Town 0–3 Birmingham City Cheltenham
15:00 BST Report Gardner  6'
Hogan  37'
Leko  82'		 Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium
20 July 2021 Friendly Kidderminster Harriers 1–2 Cheltenham Town Kidderminster
19:00 BST Tolley  29' Report Abraham  33', 89' Stadium: Aggborough Stadium
Attendance: 979
Referee: Tom Reeves
24 July 2021 Friendly Cheltenham Town 2–0 Coventry City Cheltenham
15:00 BST Williams  22', 86' Report Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium
Attendance: 1,174
27 July 2021 Friendly Hungerford Town Cancelled Cheltenham Town Hungerford
19:30 BST Stadium: Bulpit Lane
Note: Match was cancelled due to COVID-19 and injuries.[7]
27 July 2021 Friendly Hereford 1–8 Cheltenham Town Hereford
19:45 BST Haines  11'
Pollock  90'		 Report Williams  9', 14', 72'
May  17', 47', 52'
Sercombe  41'
Armitage  89'		 Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 894
31 July 2021 Friendly Cheltenham Town 2–0 Walsall Cheltenham
15:00 BST Blair  50'
Raglan  67'		 Report Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium
Attendance: 930
Referee: Kevin Johnson

Competitions

League One
Main article: 2021–22 EFL League One

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
10 Accrington Stanley 22 9 3 10 29 39 −10 30
11 Charlton Athletic 22 8 5 9 30 27 +3 29
12 Ipswich Town 22 7 7 8 37 33 +4 28
13 Burton Albion 22 8 4 10 24 28 −4 28
14 Cheltenham Town 21 7 7 7 28 37 −9 28
15 Bolton Wanderers 22 7 5 10 29 33 −4 26
16 Cambridge United 22 6 8 8 32 37 −5 26
17 AFC Wimbledon 20 6 7 7 30 32 −2 25
18 Lincoln City 21 5 7 9 22 28 −6 22
Updated to match(es) played on 11 December 2021. Source: EFL Official Website
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[8]

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
21 7 7 7 28 37  −9 28 5 3 3 15 18  −3 2 4 4 13 19  −6

Last updated: 11 December 2021.
Source:

Results by matchday
Matchday123456789101112131415161718192021
GroundAHHAAHAHAAHHHAHAHAAHH
ResultDLWLDDWWLLLWWLDDWWDLD
Position12201518171614914161714121316151110111214
Updated to match(es) played on 11 December 2021. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Cheltenham Town's fixtures were announced on 24 June 2021.[9]

7 August 2021 1 Crewe Alexandra 1–1 Cheltenham Town Crewe
15:00 BST Mandron  28'
Ramsay  65'		 Report Williams  40',  45+1' Stadium: Mornflake Stadium
Attendance: 5,301
Referee: Ben Toner
14 August 2021 2 Cheltenham Town 1–3 Wycombe Wanderers Cheltenham
15:00 BST Williams  45'
Chapman  61'
Hussey  90+5'		 Report Vokes  14'
Pendlebury  74', 79'		 Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium
Attendance: 3,860
Referee: Carl Boyeson
17 August 2021 3 Cheltenham Town 2–1 Ipswich Town Cheltenham
19:45 BST Raglan  15'
Wright  29',  62'
Thomas  64'
Boyle  81'		 Report Penney  9'
Evans  27'		 Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium
Attendance: 4,746
Referee: Peter Wright
21 August 2021 4 Fleetwood Town 3–2 Cheltenham Town Fleetwood
15:00 BST Clarke  33'
Johnson  81'
Morris  90'
Morton  90+3'		 Report Wright  8',  83'
Raglan  36'
Thomas  46'
Hussey  86'
May  87'		 Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Referee: Andy Haines
27 August 2021 5 Burton Albion 1–1 Cheltenham Town Burton upon Trent
19:45 BST Akins  67'
Hamer  82'
Brayford  90+2'		 Report Wright  28'
Lloyd  64'		 Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 2,909
Referee: Scott Oldham
4 September 2021 6 Cheltenham Town 1–1 Milton Keynes Dons Cheltenham
15:00 BST Joseph  14'
Blair  39'
Hussey  45'
Freestone  84'		 Report Darling  61'
Boateng  87',  87'		 Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium
Attendance: 3,704
Referee: Sam Allison
11 September 2021 7 Charlton Athletic 1–2 Cheltenham Town Charlton
15:00 BST Leko  59'
Famewo  87'
Stockley  90+3'		 Report Blair  6'
Perry  33'
Long  90+3'		 Stadium: The Valley
Referee: Andy Davies
18 September 2021 8 Cheltenham Town 1–0 Oxford United Cheltenham
15:00 BST Thomas  65'
May  68'
Blair  88'		 Report Long  90+4' Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium
Attendance: 5,004
Referee: Paul Howard
25 September 2021 9 Wigan Athletic 2–0 Cheltenham Town Wigan
15:00 BST Lang  8',  65'
Cousins  25'
Wyke  46'
Keane  68'		 Report Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 8,867
Referee: Josh Smith
28 September 2021 10 Sunderland 5–0 Cheltenham Town Sunderland
19:45 BST Wright  11'
Stewart  28', 38'
O'Nien  65'
Dajaku  66'		 Report Freestone  30'
May  52'
Thomas  81'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 28,313
Referee: Chris Sarginson
2 October 2021 11 Cheltenham Town 0–2 Rotherham United Cheltenham
15:00 BST Report Grigg  51'
Edmonds-Green  75'		 Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium
Attendance: 3,748
Referee: Darren Drysdale
16 October 2021 12 Cheltenham Town 1–0 Accrington Stanley Cheltenham
15:00 BST Vassell  79'
Boyle  85'
Blair  89'		 Report Amankwah  71' Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium
Attendance: 3,437
Referee: James Oldham
19 October 2021 13 Cheltenham Town 3–1 Morecambe Cheltenham
19:45 GMT Sercombe  26'
Joseph  65', 68'		 Report Phillips  38'
O'Connor  52'
Gnahoua  74'		 Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium
Attendance: 2,909
Referee: Ben Speedie
23 October 2021 (2021-10-23) 14 Doncaster Rovers 3–2 Cheltenham Town Doncaster
15:00 BST Dodoo  23'
Anderson  45+1'
Vilca  54'
Dahlberg  87'		 Report Sercombe 62'
May  68'
Williams  90+1'		 Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 6,101
Referee: Neil Hair
30 October 2021 (2021-10-30) 15 Cheltenham Town 2–2 Sheffield Wednesday Cheltenham
15:00 BST Vassell  14',  75'
Blair  90+1'
May  90+3'		 Report Bannan  32'
Dunkley  65'
Blair  82' (o.g.)
Johnson  90+3'		 Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium
Attendance: 5,582
Referee: Charles Breakspear
2 November 2021 (2021-11-02) 16 Portsmouth 1–1 Cheltenham Town Milton
19:45 GMT Hackett-Fairchild  32'
Williams  78'
Morrell  81'		 Report Freestone  6'
Hussey  49'
Crowley  90'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 14,322
Referee: Robert Lewis
20 November 2021 17 Cheltenham Town 2–1 Shrewsbury Town Cheltenham
15:00 GMT Thomas  24' (pen.)
Joseph  66'		 Report Pennington  1'
Udoh  4'
Bennett  23'
Bowman  54'
Leahy  78'		 Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium
Attendance: 3,914
Referee: Ollie Yates
23 November 2021 18 Gillingham 0–2 Cheltenham Town Gillingham
19:45 GMT Ehmer  53' Report Long  30'
May  60'
Flinders  69'		 Stadium: Priestfield
Attendance: 3,115
Referee: James Linington
27 November 2021 19 Bolton Wanderers 2–2 Cheltenham Town Horwich
15:00 GMT Amaechi  26'
Thomason  30'
Kachunga  58'		 Report May  14', 45+4'
Crowley  45+3'		 Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium
Attendance: 13,145
Referee: Ross Joyce
7 December 2021 20 Cheltenham Town 0–5 Cambridge United Cheltenham
19:45 GMT Freestone  28'
Wright  31'		 Report Smith  37',  43'
Pollock  52' (o.g.)
Ironside  63', 73', 88'		 Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium
Attendance: 2,762
Referee: Christopher Pollard
11 December 2021 21 Cheltenham Town 2–2 Lincoln City Cheltenham
15:00 GMT May  17',  71'
Long  59'
Raglan  69'
Williams  90+3'
Blair  90+5'
Pollock  90+6'		 Report Bridcutt  65'
Bishop  69', 90+1'
McGrandles  75'		 Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium
Attendance: 3,512
Referee: Tom Nield

FA Cup
Main article: 2021–22 FA Cup

Cheltenham were drawn away to Gillingham in the first round[10] and AFC Wimbledon in the second round.[11]

6 November 2021 First round Gillingham 1–1 Cheltenham Town Gillingham
14:00 GMT Jackson  36'
Sithole  59'
Tucker  90'		 Report Pollock  34'
Chapman  54'
Long  84'		 Stadium: Priestfield
Referee: Ollie Yates
16 November 2021 First round replay Cheltenham Town 1–0 Gillingham Cheltenham
19:45 GMT Pollock  11'
Joseph  87'		 Report Tucker  54'
O'Keefe  80'
Ehmer  81'		 Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium
Attendance: 2,651
Referee: Lee Swabey
4 December 2021 Second round AFC Wimbledon 4–3 Cheltenham Town Wimbledon
15:00 GMT Assal  36', 55'
Palmer  41', 65'
McCormick  80'
Woodyard  87'		 Report May  2'
Williams  73'
Hussey  80'
Heneghan  81' (o.g.)
Norton  89'
Horton  90+6'		 Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: 4,322
Referee: Alan Young

EFL Cup
Main article: 2021–22 EFL Cup

Cheltenham Town were drawn away to Bristol Rovers in the first round,[12][13] Gillingham in the second round[14][15] and Preston North End in the third round.[16][17]

10 August 2021 First round Bristol Rovers 0–2 Cheltenham Town Horfield
19:45 BST Baldwin  88' Report May  58'
Vassell  71'		 Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Referee: Lee Swabey
24 August 2021 Second round Gillingham 1–1
(4–5 p)		 Cheltenham Town Gillingham
19:45 BST Oliver  20' Report May  24' Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Referee: David Rock
Penalties
Lee
O'Keefe
Lloyd
Carayol
Adshead 		Thomas
Wright
Lloyd
Tozer
Chapman
21 September 2021 Third round Preston North End 4–1 Cheltenham Town Preston
19:45 BST Hughes  25'
Rafferty  37'
Maguire  82'
Rudd  85'
Riis  90+3'		 Report Barkers  28'
Thomas  32'
Vassell  56',  90+2'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 6,561
Referee: Dean Whitestone

EFL Trophy
Main article: 2021–22 EFL Trophy

Cheltenham were drawn into Group E in the Southern section, alongside Bristol Rovers, Chelsea U21s and Exeter City.[18][19]

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Exeter City (A) 3 1 1 1 0 8 6 +2 6 Advance to Round 2
2 ACA Chelsea U21 (A) 3 1 1 1 0 3 2 +1 6
3 L2 Bristol Rovers (E) 3 1 0 0 2 6 7 −1 3
4 L1 Cheltenham Town (E) 3 0 1 1 1 2 4 −2 3
Updated to match(es) played on 10 November 2021. Source: EFL.com
(A) Advances to a further round; (E) Eliminated
31 August 2021 Group game 1 Bristol Rovers 2–0 Cheltenham Town Horfield
19:00 BST Nicholson  61'
Saunders  70'		 Report Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 889
Referee: Will Finnie
5 October 2021 Group game 2 Cheltenham Town 2–2
(2–3 p)		 Exeter City Cheltenham
19:00 BST Chapman  37'
Miles  70'		 Report Daniel  8'
Collins  38'		 Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium
Attendance: 987
Referee: Craig Hicks
Penalties
Norton
Hussey
Freestone
Bonds
Vassell 		Amond
Sweeney
Cox
Caprice
Kite
26 October 2021 (2021-10-26) Group game 3 Cheltenham Town 0–0
(5–4 p)		 Chelsea U21 Cheltenham
19:00 BST Freestone  19'
Barkers  61'
May  89'		 Report Simons  71'
McEachran  74'		 Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium
Referee: Alan Young
Penalties
Chapman
Miles
May
Guinan
Norton 		Nunn
Wareham
Baker
Mbuyamba
Haigh

Transfers

Transfers in
Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2021CMElliot Bonds Hull CityFree transfer[20]
1 July 2021GKOwen Evans Wigan AthleticFree transfer[21]
29 July 2021DMDylan Barkers AlvechurchUndisclosed[22]
9 August 2021CFKyle Vassell Rotherham UnitedFree transfer[23]
2 October 2021AMDaniel Crowley Birmingham CityFree transfer[24]

Loans in
Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
5 August 2021CMTaylor Perry Wolverhampton WanderersEnd of season[25]
5 August 2021CMCallum Wright Leicester CityEnd of season[26]
30 August 2021CBMattie Pollock WatfordEnd of season[27]
31 August 2021CFKyle Joseph Swansea CityEnd of season[28]
31 August 2021CFChristian Norton Stoke CityJanuary 2022[29]

Loans out
Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
13 August 2021DMDylan Barkers Alvechurch2 October 2021[30]
13 August 2021DFGeorge Clark Gresley RoversWork experience[30]
13 August 2021GKMax Harris Bishop's Cleeve20 August 2021[30][31]
20 August 2021DFWill Armitage Evesham United[31]
20 August 2021SSCallum Ebanks Evesham United[31]
20 August 2021FWZac Guinan Bishop's CleeveWork experience[31]
20 August 2021GKMax Harris Cinderford TownSeptember 2021[31]
20 August 2021RBJoe Hunt Evesham United[31]
20 August 2021MFFelix Miles Evesham United[31]
30 August 2021CFGeorge Lloyd Port ValeEnd of season[32]
13 September 2021GKMax Harris Redditch United[33]
15 October 2021FWZac Guinan Bromsgrove Sporting[34]
15 October 2021LBConnor Jakeways Fairford Town[34]
15 October 2021LBHarvey Skurek Fairford Town[34]
20 October 2021CMElliot Bonds Kidderminster Harriers4 December 2021[35]
13 December 2021SSCallum Ebanks Bromsgrove SportingEnd of season[36]

Transfers out
Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
30 June 2021CFAlex Addai Torquay UnitedReleased[37][38]
30 June 2021CBDaniel Bowry King's Lynn TownReleased[37][39]
30 June 2021CFTahvon Campbell WokingReleased[37][40]
30 June 2021CMTom Chamberlain Evesham UnitedReleased[37][41]
30 June 2021CMChris ClementsReleased[37]
27 August 2021CBBen Tozer Wrexham£200'000[42]

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