This article needs additional citations for. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. July 2018 Cheltenham Town Full name Cheltenham Town Football Club Nickname s The Robins Founded 1887 ; 132 years ago 1887 Ground Capacity 7,066 Chairman Andy Wilcox Manager League17th of 24 Website Cheltenham Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town ofGloucestershire, England. The team compete inthe fourth tier of English football. Founded in 1887, the team has played at three grounds: Agg-Gardner's Recreation Ground, Carter's Field, and nowwhich is known for commercial reasons as The Jonny-Rocks Stadium. Their nickname is The Robins, and the club is affiliated to the. Promoted to as champions in 1999, Cheltenham have played as high asthe third tier of English football, spending four seasons there. Their best run saw them reach the last 16 fifth round in. The last piece of silverware won by the club was the title in 2015—2016. Its league status was lost with relegation in 2015, only for the team to return, as champions, a year later. For a season-by-season statistical breakdown, see. In 1849, the first use of three official in a match, two in field and one in tribune, was recorded in the town. However, the modern club was founded in 1887 by Albert Close White, a local teacher. Notable players from those days include cricketers and brothers and. In 1998—99 Cheltenham secured the Conference title and entry to the Football League. Shortly after winning promotion, Cotterill left Cheltenham to join as their manager. Allner and assistant manager Mike Davis, who was originally assistant to Cotterill, were sacked in January 2003, after six months cheltenham town fc the job, with Cheltenham near the foot of Division Two. The match at the on 28 May 2006 was attended by 29,196 people, making cheltenham town fc the club's largest ever stadium audience. Following Cheltenham's 3—0 defeat toannounced he had agreed a four-year contract with side and would begin his tenure the following day on 3 October 2007. Cheltenham's results after Downing took charge were mixed. In January 2008, Cheltenham won four games in a row, the first time the club had achieved this since joining the in 1999. Allen's team started poorly with a club-record seven defeats in a row, part of a 15-game run without a victory. The club narrowly avoidedand the 10-point penalty that would go with it, cheltenham town fc Allen revealed that all the players at the club were up for sale. The season finished with Cheltenham's relegation back to on the penultimate day of the season after three seasons in League One as they had conceded over 100 goals in all competitions, although they had used 51 players. Cheltenham won their first match of the season against 2—1, but fell dramatically down the table soon after. On 20 October, was put on gardening leave amid allegations he racially abused a nightclub bouncer, and assistant manager took temporary charge. Neil Howarth, Yates' assistant at Kidderminster who had also played for the Robins in the past, joined the League Two side as first-team coach. The Robins ended the season in 6th and defeated Torquay United 2—0 at home and then 1—2 away to secure a 4—1 aggregate victory in the League 2 Play-off Semi-finals. The Play-off Final was contested at Wembley Stadium on Sunday, 27 May 2012. Crewe Alexandra defeated Cheltenham Town 2—0 with goals from and in front of a crowd of 24,029. Striker was also signed on a season-long loan fromand left back joined the club from. On 6 November 2012, manager Mark Yates oversaw his 150th game in charge of the team in a 1—0 win against league leaders Gillingham under the management of former Robin's boss Martin Allen Beyond December Cheltenham were still in an automatic promotion spot. Cheltenham town fc play-offs saw Cheltenham face Northampton Town cheltenham town fc Cheltenham losing both home and away games by 1—0. A lack of form and consistency, along with only 5 home wins all season, made it difficult. The signings of, and former Robins winger gave the club a boost. However the loss of to seemed to a big loss. Two seasons of competition for the Robins had been outstanding for the club's coffers but when the Robins rocked up at on Saturday 9 November, there was certainly anxiety in the air. November also saw the departure of first team coach who only joined the club back in September but the role of assistant manager at turned his head and Kevan promptly left Whaddon Road. A 'self destruct' style 4—1 loss at home to was followed by two hard working draws at and sandwiched between solid wins at home to and in March. The Robins had been leading 2—0 comfortably away at the before a six-minute period saw Wimbledon take a 3—2 lead. Jason Taylor's deflected effort made it 3—3, but a late winner from condemned the Robins to an unsettling defeat. In the end Cheltenham finished 17th with 55 points. Cheltenham subsequently appointed as team manager, but he was dismissed after just 79 days. In March 2015 was appointed manager. In April 2015, after Bryan Jacob, a lifelong supporter, gave cheltenham town fc club's supporters trust £222,000 in his will, members voted to use the money to accept a long-standing offer from the club for a permanent seat on its board of directors. Football fan Clive Gowing was subsequently elected. The club said it would also name a stand and supporters' player-of-the-season award in Jacob's memory. On 25 April 2015, Cheltenham Town lost at Whaddon Road towhich meant that Cheltenham was cheltenham town fc from the Football League after sixteen seasons. The team amassed 101 points, scored the most and conceded the fewest goals, and won the most and lost the fewest games, on their way to becoming Champions, finishing 12 points clear of second-placed local rivals Forest Green Rovers. He was replaced bysigned from local rivals. The Whaddon Road pitch also came in for criticism, from both supporters and visiting managers, as it struggled to cope with its high levels of use were in the final season of a ground-share at Cheltenham during 2016—17. He oversaw a major clearout of the squad with eleven players cheltenham town fc. By far the biggest success of an otherwise low-key year was Sudanese striker Mohamed Eisa. Signed as a low-key free transfer from non-league football, Eisa scored 23 league goals for Cheltenham during the season and ultimately moved to Bristol City, for a transfer fee reportedly in excess of £1m a club record salein July 2018. At the end of the season, long-serving club chairman Paul Baker stood down from the role after 20 years, handing over the chairmanship to Andy Wilcox. Position Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 15 16 18 19 20 on loan from No. Due to Cheltenham's rise up the leagues the last competitive meeting between the two was 1997, but is still keenly discussed by both sets of fans. Between the years of 2010 and 2017, both teams shared the Whaddon Road stadium, however, Gloucester City have since relocated to Jubilee Stadium. In more recent years, Cheltenham's main rivals have been of. They played each other twice in the 2015—16 season, both games ending in draws. The rivalry is due to both the close proximity between the clubs and the fight for the Cheltenham and Forest Green finishing 1st and 2nd respectively. Unsourced material may be challenged and. Archived from on 17 May 2014. Archived from on 29 March 2014. Archived from on 11 March 2009.
