2017–18 Cheltenham Town F.C. season

Cheltenham Town

2017–18 season

Chairman

Paul Baker

Manager

Gary Johnson

Stadium

Whaddon Road

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The 2017–18 season is Cheltenham Town's 131st season in existence and their second consecutive season in League Two.^[1] Along with competing in League Two, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.

The season covers the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

Competitions

Friendlies

As of 13 June 2017, Cheltenham Town have announced seven pre-season friendlies against Oxford City, Peterborough United,^[2] Bishop's Cleeve, Evesham United, Bath City, Weston-super-Mare^[3] and Bristol City.^[4]

11 July 2017	Oxford City	2–1	Cheltenham Town	Marston
19:45 BST	Fleet 18', 44'	Report	Eisa ?'	Stadium: Marsh Lane

14 July 2017	Bishop's Cleeve	0–6	Cheltenham Town	Bishop's Cleeve
19:30 BST		Report	Eisa 3', 29', 41' Winchester 19' Pell 78' Trialist 79'	Stadium: Kayte Lane Attendance: 526

17 July 2017	Evesham United	0–3	Cheltenham Town	Evesham
19:45 BST		Report	Wright 18', 75' Eisa 86'	Stadium: Spiers and Hartwell Jubilee Stadium Attendance: 550

20 July 2017	Bath City	2–1	Cheltenham Town	Twerton
19:30 BST	Jarvis 59' (pen.), 66'	Report	Winchester 62'	Stadium: Twerton Park

22 July 2017	Weston-super-Mare	2–1	Cheltenham Town	Weston-super-Mare
15:00 BST	Grubb 18' Plummer 27'	Report	Winchester 62'	Stadium: Woodspring Stadium

25 July 2017 Johnson Cup	Cheltenham Town	0–3	Bristol City	Cheltenham
19:45 BST		Report	Engvall 48', 66' Reid 52'	Stadium: LCI Rail Stadium Attendance: 1,883

29 July 2017	Cheltenham Town	1–5	Peterborough United	Cheltenham
15:00 BST	Holman 12' (pen.)	Report	Marriott 42', 73', 83' Maddison 60' 89' (o.g.)	Stadium: LCI Rail Stadium Attendance: 1,017

League Two

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
11	Carlisle United	2	1	1	3	3	0	3
12	Grimsby Town	2	1	1	3	3	0	3
13	Cheltenham Town	2	1	1	2	2	0	3
14	Notts County	2	1	1	2	3	−1	3
15	Yeovil Town	2	1	1	5	10	−5	3

Updated to match(es) played on 12 August 2017. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Result summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	−1

Last updated: 5 August 2017.
Source:

Results by matchday

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
Ground	A
Result	L
Position	18

Last updated: 5 August 2017.
Source: Statto.com
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

On 21 June 2017, the league fixtures were announced.^[5]^[6]

5 August 2017 1	Morecambe	2–1	Cheltenham Town	Morecambe
15:00 BST	Thompson 55', 90+1' Wildig 85'	Report	Eisa 43' Atangana 52'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,450 Referee: Anthony Coggins

12 August 2017 2	Cheltenham Town	v	Crawley Town	Cheltenham
15:00 BST				Stadium: LCI Rail Stadium

19 August 2017 3	Carlisle United	v	Cheltenham Town	Carlisle
15:00 BST				Stadium: Brunton Park

26 August 2017 4	Cheltenham Town	v	Exeter City	Cheltenham
15:00 BST				Stadium: LCI Rail Stadium

EFL Cup

On 16 June 2017, Cheltenham Town were drawn away to Oxford United in the first round.^[7]

8 August 2017 First round	Oxford United	3–4 (a.e.t.)	Cheltenham Town	Oxford
19:45 BST	Johnson 21' (pen) Obika 31' Xemi 42'	Report	Eisa 9' 99' Wright 66' 90'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 3,179 Referee: Graham Horwood

TBD Second round	Cheltenham Town	v	West Ham United	Cheltenham
TBD BST				Stadium: Whaddon Road

EFL Trophy

On 12 July 2017, Cheltenham Town were drawn in Southern Group E against Forest Green Rovers, Newport County and Swansea City U23s.^[8]^[9]

Pos	Lge	Team	Qualification
1	ACA	Swansea City U23s	Round 2
2	L2	Cheltenham Town	Round 2
3	L2	Forest Green Rovers
4	L2	Newport County

First match(es) will be played on August – September 2017. Source: EFL.com

15 August 2017 Group Game 1	Cheltenham Town	v	Swansea City U23s	Cheltenham
19:45 BST				Stadium: LCI Rail Stadium

3 October 2017 Group Game 2	Cheltenham Town	v	Forest Green Rovers	Cheltenham
19:45 BST				Stadium: LCI Rail Stadium

7 November 2017 Group Game 3	Newport County	v	Cheltenham Town	Newport
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Rodney Parade

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2017	CM	Nigel Atangana	Leyton Orient	Free	^[10]
1 July 2017	CM	Kevin Dawson	Yeovil Town	Free	^[11]
1 July 2017	CB	Jordon Forster	Hibernian	Undisclosed	^[12]
1 July 2017	CB	Jamie Grimes	Dover Athletic	Free	^[13]
7 July 2017	FW	Mohamed Eisa	Greenwich Borough	Free	^[14]
7 July 2017	SS	Jerell Sellars	Aston Villa	Free	^[15]
10 August 2017	CF	Brian Graham	Hibernian	Free	^[16]

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2017	RB	Jack Barthram	Free agent	Released	^[17]
1 July 2017	LB	Liam Davis	Torquay United	Released	^[17]^{[lower-alpha 1]}
1 July 2017	LM	James Dayton	Free agent	Released	^[17]
1 July 2017	CM	Asa Hall	Barrow	Released	^[17]^{[lower-alpha 2]}
1 July 2017	LB	James Jennings	Wrexham	Released	^[17]^{[lower-alpha 3]}
1 July 2017	GK	Calum Kitscha	Free agent	Released	^[17]
1 July 2017	DF	Jordan Lymn	Evesham United	Released	^[17]^{[lower-alpha 4]}
1 July 2017	CF	Amari Morgan-Smith	York City	Released	^[17]^{[lower-alpha 5]}
1 July 2017	CM	Jack Munns	Hartlepool United	Released	^[17]^{[lower-alpha 6]}
1 July 2017	CB	Danny Parslow	Free agent	Released	^[17]
1 July 2017	CM	James Rowe	Free agent	Released	^[17]
1 July 2017	CF	Billy Waters	Northampton Town	Undisclosed	^[24]

↑ Liam Davis joined Torquay United following his release.^[18]
↑ Asa Hall joined Barrow following his release.^[19]
↑ James Jennings joined Wrexham following his release.^[20]
↑ Jordan Lymn joined Evesham United following his release.^[21]
↑ Amari Morgan-Smith joined York City following his release.^[22]
↑ Jack Munns joined Hartlepool United following his release.^[23]

Loans in

Start date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	End date	Ref.
1 July 2017	GK		Jon Flatt	Wolverhampton Wanderers	30 June 2018	^[25]

References

↑ "History". Statto.
↑ "First pre-season fixtures announced". Cheltenham Town Official Site. 24 May 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
↑ "Second batch of pre-season friendlies announced". Cheltenham Town Official Site. 25 May 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
↑ "Bristol City friendly confirmed". Cheltenham Town Official Site. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
↑ "The 2017/18 fixture list has now been revealed". Cheltenham Town Official Site. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
↑ "Fixture List". Cheltenham Town Official Site. June 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
↑ "Robins to face Oxford in the Carabao Cup". Cheltenham Town Official Site. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
↑ "Checkatrade Trophy fixtures confirmed". Cheltenham Town Official Site. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
↑ "Checkatrade Trophy dates confirmed". Cheltenham Town Official Site. 24 July 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
↑ "DONE DEAL: Nigel Atangana signs for the Robins". Cheltenham Town Official Site. 28 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
↑ "Kevin Dawson set to sign for the Robins". Cheltenham Town Official Site. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
↑ "Jordon Forster signs for the Robins". Cheltenham Town Official Site. 1 July 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
↑ "Jamie Grimes set to sign for the Robins". Cheltenham Town Official Site. 18 May 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
↑ "New Signing: Mohamed Eisa". Cheltenham Town Official Site. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
↑ "New Signing: Jerell Sellars". Cheltenham Town Official Site. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
↑ "Brian Graham signs for the Robins". Cheltenham Town Official Site. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "11 Players Released by the Club". Cheltenham Town Official Site. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
↑ "Liam Davis: Torquay United sign Cheltenham Town left-back on free transfer". BBC. 27 June 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
↑ "Barrow sign midfielders Asa Hall and Bedsente Gomis". BBC. 23 June 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
↑ "Wrexham sign forward Chris Holroyd and defender James Jennings". BBC. 23 May 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
↑ "Former Cheltenham Town defender joins Evesham United". Gloucestershire Live. 12 June 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
↑ "Parslow and Morgan-Smith agree permanent deals with York City". York Press. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
↑ "Jack Munns signs for Hartlepool". Cheltenham Town Official Site. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
↑ "Billy Waters joins Northampton Town". Cheltenham Town Official Site. 8 June 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
↑ "Jon Flatt rejoins the Robins on loan". Cheltenham Town Official Site. 27 June 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2017.

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League competitions

Level 1	Premier League
Levels 2–4	English Football League (Championship, League One, League Two)
Levels 5–6	National League (National, North, South)
Levels 7–8	Isthmian League (Premier, North, South) Northern Premier League (Premier, North, South) Southern League (Premier, Central, South & West)
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Cup competitions

FA cups	FA Cup (Qualifying Rounds, Final) FA Community Shield FA Trophy (Final) FA Vase (Final)
EFL cups	EFL Cup (Final) EFL Trophy (Final)

Youth competitions

Under-23	Professional U23 Development League Premier League Cup
Under-18	Professional U18 Development League FA Youth Cup

Club seasons
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Summer 2017 transfers
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Summer 2018 transfers

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