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2023–24 Cheltenham Town F.C. season

The 2023–24 season is the 137th season in the history of Cheltenham Town and their third consecutive season in League One. The club are participating in League One, the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the 2023–24 EFL Trophy.

Cheltenham Town
2023–24 season
ChairmanDavid Bloxham
Head CoachWade Elliott
(until 20 September)
Kevin Russell (caretaker)
Darrell Clarke
(from 29 September)[1]
StadiumWhaddon Road
League One21st
EFL CupFirst round
EFL TrophyGroup stage
← 2022–23
2024–25 →

Current squad edit

As of 16 March 2024
No. Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth (Age) Previous club Date signed Fee Contract end
Goalkeepers
1 Luke Southwood GK     Oxford (1997-12-06) 6 December 1997 (age 26) Reading 11 July 2023 Free 30 June 2024
21 Jamie Pardington GK   (2000-07-20) 20 July 2000 (age 23)   Larne 1 July 2023 Free 30 June 2024
31 Jude Franks GK   Academy 5 September 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024
Defenders
2 Sean Long RB   Dublin (1995-05-02) 2 May 1995 (age 29) Lincoln City 1 July 2018 Free 30 June 2024
3 Ben Williams LB     Preston (1999-03-31) 31 March 1999 (age 25) Barnsley 5 January 2022 Undisclosed 30 June 2024
4 Tom Bradbury CB   Aylesbury (1998-02-27) 27 February 1998 (age 26) FC Halifax Town 1 July 2022 Free 30 June 2024
5 Andy Smith CB   Banbury (2001-09-11) 11 September 2001 (age 22) Hull City 24 January 2024 Loan 31 May 2024
6 Lewis Freestone CB   King's Lynn (1999-10-26) 26 October 1999 (age 24) Brighton & Hove Albion 1 August 2020 Free 30 June 2025
14 Jack Shepherd CB   (2001-03-06) 6 March 2001 (age 23) Barnsley 1 February 2024 Loan 31 May 2024
24 Grant Horton CB   Colchester (2001-09-13) 13 September 2001 (age 22) Academy 5 August 2020 Trainee 30 June 2024
33 Curtis Davies CB   Leytonstone (1985-03-15) 15 March 1985 (age 39) Derby County 1 July 2023 Free 30 June 2024
40 Cameron Walters CB   (2006-10-09) 9 October 2006 (age 17) Academy 6 November 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024
Midfielders
7 Liam Kinsella DM     Colchester (1996-02-23) 23 February 1996 (age 28) Swindon Town 24 January 2024 Free 30 June 2025
8 Liam Sercombe CM   Exeter (1990-04-25) 25 April 1990 (age 34) Bristol Rovers 4 August 2020 Free 30 June 2024
15 Will Ferry LM     Bury (2000-12-07) 7 December 2000 (age 23) Southampton 9 August 2022 Undisclosed 30 June 2024
17 James Olayinka CM   Lambeth (2000-10-05) 5 October 2000 (age 23) Arsenal 1 September 2022 Undisclosed 30 June 2024
23 Elliot Bonds CM     Brent (2000-03-23) 23 March 2000 (age 24) Hull City 1 July 2021 Free 30 June 2025
25 Josh Harrop AM   Stockport (1995-12-15) 15 December 1995 (age 28) Northampton Town 22 January 2024 Free 30 June 2024
29 Tom King CM   (2006-09-20) 20 September 2006 (age 17) Academy 1 July 2023 Trainee 30 June 2026
30 Freddy Willcox CM   (2005-12-11) 11 December 2005 (age 18) Academy 5 September 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024
32 Greg Sloggett CM   Gormanston (1996-07-03) 3 July 1996 (age 27)   Dundalk 2 February 2024 Free 30 June 2024
34 Tom Pett CM   Potters Bar (1991-12-03) 3 December 1991 (age 32) Port Vale 2 November 2023 Free 30 June 2024
35 Brandon Liggett CM   (2006-06-06) 6 June 2006 (age 17) Academy 6 November 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024
Forwards
9 Matty Taylor CF   Kidlington (1990-03-30) 30 March 1990 (age 34) Forest Green Rovers 1 February 2024 Free 30 June 2026
10 Aidan Keena CF   Mullingar (1999-04-25) 25 April 1999 (age 25)   Sligo Rovers 29 January 2023 £80,000 30 June 2026
11 Rob Street CF   Oxford (2001-09-26) 26 September 2001 (age 22) Crystal Palace 1 July 2023 Free 30 June 2026
19 George Lloyd CF   Gloucester (2000-02-11) 11 February 2000 (age 24) Academy 1 July 2018 Trainee 30 June 2024
26 Joe Nuttall CF   Bury (1997-01-27) 27 January 1997 (age 27) Oldham Athletic 1 February 2024 Loan 31 May 2024
27 Jordan Thomas CF   (2001-05-02) 2 May 2001 (age 23) Bath City 1 February 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2026
39 Sopuruchukwu Obieri CF   Academy 6 November 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024
Out on Loan
16 Daniel Adshead CM   Manchester (2001-09-02) 2 September 2001 (age 22) Norwich City 1 July 2022 Undisclosed 30 June 2024
20 Max Harris GK   Gloucester (1999-09-14) 14 September 1999 (age 24) Oxford United 3 September 2020 Free 30 June 2024
22 Liam Smith RB   Dalgety Bay (1996-04-10) 10 April 1996 (age 28)   Dundee United 20 July 2023 Free 30 June 2024
28 Adulai Sambu RB     Lisbon (2004-06-28) 28 June 2004 (age 19) Academy 1 July 2022 Trainee 30 June 2024

Transfers edit

In edit

Date Pos Player Transferred from Fee Ref
1 July 2023 CB   Curtis Davies   Derby County Free Transfer [2]
1 July 2023 GK   Jamie Pardington   Larne Free Transfer [3]
1 July 2023 CF   Rob Street   Crystal Palace Free Transfer [4]
11 July 2023 GK   Luke Southwood   Reading Free Transfer [5]
20 July 2023 RB   Liam Smith   Dundee United Free Transfer [6]
3 August 2023 CM   Curtis Thompson   Wycombe Wanderers Free Transfer [7]
2 November 2023 CM   Tom Pett   Free agent — [8]
22 January 2024 AM   Josh Harrop   Free agent — [9]
24 January 2024 DM   Liam Kinsella   Swindon Town Free Transfer [10]
1 February 2024 CF   Matty Taylor   Forest Green Rovers Free Transfer [11]
1 February 2024 RW   Jordan Thomas   Bath City Undisclosed [12]
2 February 2024 CM   Gregory Sloggett   Dundalk Free Transfer [13]

Out edit

Date Pos Player Transferred to Fee Ref
16 May 2023 LB   Reece Hutchinson   Sligo Rovers Undisclosed [14]
30 June 2023 DM   Dylan Barkers   Hereford Released [15][16]
30 June 2023 RM   Ryan Broom   Fleetwood Town Free Transfer [17]
30 June 2023 CF   Charlie Brown   Morecambe Released [15][18]
30 June 2023 CF   Callum Ebanks   Free agent Released [15]
30 June 2023 CF   Zac Guinan   Free agent Released [15]
30 June 2023 RB   Ryan Jackson   Sutton United Rejected Contract [19][20]
30 June 2023 GK   Shaun MacDonald   Exeter City Released [15][21]
30 June 2023 CF   Christian Norton   Free agent Released [15]
30 June 2023 CB   Charlie Raglan   Oldham Athletic Mutual Consent [15][22]
7 July 2023 CF   Alfie May   Charlton Athletic Undisclosed [23]
19 January 2024 CF   Will Goodwin   Oxford United Undisclosed [24]
1 February 2024 CM   Curtis Thompson   Grimsby Town Free Transfer [25]
14 February 2024 CB   Grant Horton   Waterford Free Transfer [26]
15 February 2024 CM   Ellis Chapman   Sligo Rovers Free Transfer [27]

Loaned in edit

Date Pos Player Loaned from Until Ref
1 August 2023 CM   Oliver Hammond   Nottingham Forest 2 January 2024[a] [28][29]
18 August 2023 RB   Luciano D'Auria-Henry   Fulham 2 January 2024[b] [30][29]
25 August 2023 CB   Owen Bevan   Bournemouth 2 January 2024[c] [31][29]
29 August 2023 AM   Cameron Peupion   Brighton & Hove Albion 2 January 2024[d] [32][29]
1 September 2023 CF   Nathan Butler-Oyedeji   Arsenal 1 February 2024[e] [33][34]
1 September 2023 CF   Jovan Malcolm   West Bromwich Albion 2 January 2024[f] [35][29]
1 September 2023 RB   Josh Williams   Birmingham City 1 January 2024 [36]
24 January 2024 CB   Andy Smith   Hull City End of Season [37]
1 February 2024 CF   Joe Nuttall   Oldham Athletic End of Season [38]
1 February 2024 CB   Jack Shepherd   Barnsley End of Season [39]
  1. ^ On 2 January, Hammond returned back to Nottingham Forest early.
  2. ^ On 2 January, D'Auria-Henry returned back to Fulham early.
  3. ^ On 2 January, Bevan returned back to Bournemouth early due to injury.
  4. ^ On 2 January, Peupion returned back to Brighton early.
  5. ^ On 1 February, Butler-Oyedeji returned back to Arsenal early.
  6. ^ On 2 January, Malcolm returned back to West Bromwich Albion early.

Loaned out edit

Date Pos Player Loaned to Until Ref
18 August 2023 GK   Jamie Pardington   Truro City 15 September 2023 [40]
12 September 2023 RB   Adulai Sambu   Hungerford Town End of Season[a] [41][42]
1 December 2023 GK   Max Harris   Weston-super-Mare End of Season [43]
16 December 2023 CM   Daniel Adshead   AFC Fylde End of Season[b] [44][45]
1 January 2024 CM   Ellis Chapman   Sligo Rovers 15 February 2024[c] [46][27]
1 February 2024 RB   Liam Smith   Grimsby Town End of Season [47]
  1. ^ On 4 December, Sambu's loan at Hungerford was extended until the end of the season.
  2. ^ On 30 January, Adshead's loan at Fylde was extened until the end of season.
  3. ^ On 15 February, Chapman's loan at Sligo ended early and joined then permanently.

Pre-season and friendlies edit

On 19 May, Cheltenham Town announced their first batch of pre-season friendlies, against Evesham United, Swindon Supermarine, Weston-super-Mare and Bristol City.[48] A fifth friendly fixture was later added, against Birmingham City.[49] The club announced a sixth friendly on June 12, against West Bromwich Albion.[50]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

8 July 2023 Friendly Evesham United 2–4 Cheltenham Town Evesham
15:00 BST Steele   16'
Walters   45+1' (o.g.)		 Report Walters   21'
Sercombe   22', 34'
Freestone   66'		 Stadium: The Spiers & Hartwell Stadium
Attendance: 710
Referee: Neil Pratt
11 July 2023 Friendly Swindon Supermarine 0–6 Cheltenham Town South Marston
19:45 BST Report Willcox   15', 24'
Ferry   23'
Horton   40'
King   62'
Olayinka   67'		 Stadium: Hunts Copse
Attendance: 269
Referee: Mitchell Terry
15 July 2023 Friendly Weston-super-Mare 1–2 Cheltenham Town Weston-super-Mare
15:00 BST Grubb   90' (pen.) Report Davies   7'
Street   22' (pen.)		 Stadium: Woodspring Stadium
Attendance: 684
Referee: Savvas Yianni
18 July 2023 Friendly Cheltenham Town 1–0 West Bromwich Albion Cheltenham
19:45 BST Keena   60' Report Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 2,015
Referee: John Busby
22 July 2023 Friendly Cheltenham Town 2–3 Birmingham City Cheltenham
15:00 BST Chapman   15'
Lloyd   30'		 Report Anderson   25'
James   35'
Bacuna   41'		 Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 2,581 (1,276 from Birmingham)
Referee: Sam Allison
25 July 2023 Friendly Cheltenham Town 1–1 Bristol City Cheltenham
19:45 BST Keena   63' (pen.) Report Tanner   41' Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 2,305 (1,115 from Bristol City)
Referee: Sam Allison
28 July 2023 Friendly Newport County 1–1 Cheltenham Town Newport
14:00 BST Palmer-Houlden   60' Report Keena   86' Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 1,163 (76 Robins fans)
Referee: Jordan Harman

Competitions edit

Overall record edit

Competition Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
League One Matchday 1 21st 46 12 8 26 41 65 −24 026.09
FA Cup First round First round 1 0 0 1 1 5 −4 000.00
EFL Cup First round First round 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 000.00
EFL Trophy Group stage Group stage 3 0 0 3 1 10 −9 000.00
Total 51 12 8 31 43 82 −39 023.53

Last updated: 29 April 2024
Source: Soccerway

League One edit

Main article: 2023–24 EFL League One

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
18 Cambridge United 46 12 12 22 39 61 −22 48
19 Shrewsbury Town 46 13 9 24 35 67 −32 48
20 Burton Albion 46 12 10 24 39 67 −28 46
21 Cheltenham Town (R) 46 12 8 26 41 65 −24 44 Relegated to EFL League Two
22 Fleetwood Town (R) 46 10 13 23 49 72 −23 43
23 Port Vale (R) 46 10 11 25 41 74 −33 41
24 Carlisle United (R) 46 7 9 30 41 81 −40 30
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[51]
(R) Relegated


Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 12 8 26 41 65  −24 44 7 4 12 24 34  −10 5 4 14 17 31  −14

Last updated: 29 April 2024.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round edit

Round12345687191011121415161719202120232425262728430313233343513236373839414243295441834540646
GroundAHAAHHAAHAHHHAAHHAAHAHHAHAAHAHHAAHHAAAHAHHAHHA
ResultLLLDLLLLLLLDWLWDWLDLWWDLWLLLWWWDLDLLDWLLLLWLW
Position152021222424232324242424242423232324242424222223222222222222212121212121212222222222212121
Updated to match(es) played on 23 April 2024. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Notes:
  • 1 Matchday 7 (vs Peterborough United) was postponed due to the international call-ups.
  • 2 Matchday 13 (vs Wycombe Wanderers) was postponed due to the international call-ups.
  • 3 Matchday 18 (vs Burton Albion) was postponed due to the international call-ups.
  • 4 Matchday 28 (vs Bolton Wanderers) was abandonded due to a medical emergency in the crowd.
  • 5 Matchday 29 (vs Carlisle United) was postponed due to a frozen pitch.
  • 6 Matchday 40 (vs Peterborough United) was postponed due to the international call-ups.

Matches edit

On 22 June, the EFL League One fixtures were released.[52]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

5 August 2023 1 Shrewsbury Town 1–0 Cheltenham Town Shrewsbury
15:00 BST Bowman   3'   50'
Anderson   13'
Kenneh   65'		 Report Thompson   45+3'
Hammond   87'		 Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 6,599
Referee: Christopher Pollard
12 August 2023 2 Cheltenham Town 0–3 Bolton Wanderers Cheltenham
15:00 BST Davies   29'
Smith   39'		 Report Charles   15', 33'
Smith   30' (o.g.)
Adeboyejo   57'		 Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 4,898
Referee: David Rock
15 August 2023 3 Reading 1–0 Cheltenham Town Reading
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: Ben Speedie
19 August 2023 4 Portsmouth 0–0 Cheltenham Town Portsmouth
15:00 BST Report
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 17,454
Referee: Ben Toner
26 August 2023 5 Cheltenham Town 0–1 Northampton Town Cheltenham
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 3,907
Referee: Tom Nield
2 September 2023 6 Cheltenham Town 0–2 Barnsley Cheltenham
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 3,923
Referee: Sunny Gill
16 September 2023 8 Exeter City 1–0 Cheltenham Town Exeter
15:00 BST Wildschut   38'
Watts   68'
Scott   75'
Carroll   87'		 Report B. Williams   18'
J. Williams   61'		 Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 6,312 (332 away)
Referee: Martin Woods
19 September 2023 7 Peterborough United 3–0 Cheltenham Town Peterborough
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 5,083
Referee: Scott Oldham
Note: Fixture was previous postponed due to international call-ups.[53][54]
23 September 2023 9 Cheltenham Town 0–3 Stevenage Cheltenham
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 3,947
Referee: Leigh Doughty
30 September 2023 10 Lincoln City 2–0 Cheltenham Town Lincoln
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 7,220
Referee: Ben Atkinson
3 October 2023 11 Cheltenham Town 0–2 Fleetwood Town Cheltenham
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 3,104
Referee: Sam Purkiss
7 October 2023 12 Cheltenham Town 1–1 Derby County Cheltenham
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 5,292
Referee: Peter Wright
21 October 2023 14 Cheltenham Town 1–0 Cambridge United Cheltenham
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 3,900
Referee: Edward Duckworth
24 October 2023 15 Blackpool 3–2 Cheltenham Town Blackpool
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 9,288
Referee: Adam Herczeg
28 October 2023 16 Port Vale 1–2 Cheltenham Town Burslem
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 6,471
Referee: Matthew Corlett
11 November 2023 17 Cheltenham Town 1–1 Wigan Athletic Cheltenham
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Whaddon Road
Referee: Carl Brook
25 November 2023 19 Cheltenham Town 2–0 Oxford United Cheltenham
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Whaddon Road
Referee: Scott Simpson
28 November 2023 20 Charlton Athletic 2–1 Cheltenham Town Charlton
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 10,623
Referee: Gavin Ward
9 December 2023 21 Bristol Rovers 1–1 Cheltenham Town Horfield
15:00 GMT
  • Hunt   45+4'   50'
 Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 8,346
Referee: Craig Hicks
16 December 2023 22 Cheltenham Town 1–2 Leyton Orient Cheltenham
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 3,887
Referee: Tom Reeves
23 December 2023 23 Carlisle United 0–1 Cheltenham Town Carlisle
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 7,814
Referee: Declan Bourne
26 December 2023 24 Cheltenham Town 2–0 Shrewsbury Town Cheltenham
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 5,146
Referee: Paul Howard
29 December 2023 25 Cheltenham Town 2–2 Reading Cheltenham
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 5,941
Referee: Scott Tallis
1 January 2024 26 Northampton Town 1–0 Cheltenham Town Northampton
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,467
Referee: Neil Hair
6 January 2024 27 Cheltenham Town 2–1 Portsmouth Cheltenham
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 5,561
Referee: Simon Mather
23 January 2024 28 Bolton Wanderers 1–0 Cheltenham Town Horwich
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium
Referee: Ben Speedie
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 13 January, but was abandonded due to a medical emergency in the crowd.[55]
27 January 2024 30 Derby County 2–1 Cheltenham Town Derby
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 27,040 (712 from Cheltenham)
Referee: Leigh Doughty
3 February 2024 31 Cheltenham Town 1–3 Wycombe Wanderers Cheltenham
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 4,181
Referee: Martin Coy
10 February 2024 32 Cambridge United 0–1 Cheltenham Town Cambridge
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 7,047
Referee: Ben Atkinson
13 February 2024 33 Cheltenham Town 2–0 Blackpool Cheltenham
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 3,865
Referee: Matthew Corlett
17 February 2024 34 Cheltenham Town 3–2 Port Vale Cheltenham
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 5,600
Referee: Sam Purkiss
23 February 2024 35 Wigan Athletic 1–1 Cheltenham Town Wigan
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 9,326
Referee: David Rock
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 24 February, but was moved due to the Rugby League World Club Challenge taking priority.[56]
27 February 2024 13 Wycombe Wanderers 2–0 Cheltenham Town High Wycombe
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 3,477
Referee: Peter Wright
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 14 October, but was postponed due to international call-ups within the Wycombe squad.[57][58]
2 March 2024 36 Cheltenham Town 0–0 Burton Albion Cheltenham
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 4,133
Referee: Thomas Parsons
5 March 2024 37 Cheltenham Town 1–3 Charlton Athletic Cheltenham
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 4,392
Referee: Scott Jackson
9 March 2024 38 Oxford United 2–1 Cheltenham Town Littlemore
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 8,738
Referee: Marc Edwards
16 March 2024 39 Barnsley 0–0 Cheltenham Town Barnsley
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 12,056
Referee: Daniel Middleton
29 March 2024 41 Fleetwood Town 1–2 Cheltenham Town Fleetwood
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 3,642
Referee: Ollie Yates
1 April 2024 42 Cheltenham Town 1–2 Exeter City Cheltenham
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 5,657
Referee: Stephen Martin
6 April 2024 43 Leyton Orient 3–1 Cheltenham Town Leyton
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 7,804
Referee: Simon Mather
9 April 2024 29 Cheltenham Town 0–1 Carlisle United Cheltenham
19:45 BST Report
Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 4,682
Referee: David Rock
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 20 January, but was postponed due to a frozen pitch.[59][60]
13 April 2024 44 Cheltenham Town 1–3 Bristol Rovers Cheltenham
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 5,501
Referee: Paul Howard
16 April 2024 18 Burton Albion 1–2 Cheltenham Town Burton upon Trent
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 3,020
Referee: Ben Speedie
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 18 November and 5 February, but was postponed due to international call-ups[61] and a waterlogged pitch respectively.[62] ref>"Burton away clash rearranged for late January". Cheltenham Town FC. 18 December 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.</ref>[63][64]
20 April 2024 45 Cheltenham Town 1–2 Lincoln City Cheltenham
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 5,323
Referee: Thomas Kirk
23 April 2024 40 Cheltenham Town 2–0 Peterborough United Cheltenham
19:45 BST
Report Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 3,873
Referee: Edward Duckworth
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 23 March, but was postponed due to international call-ups.[65]
27 April 2024 46 Stevenage v Cheltenham Town Stevenage
15:00 BST Stadium: Broadhall Way

Postponed matches edit

9 September 2023 7 Peterborough United P–P Cheltenham Town Peterborough
15:00 BST Stadium: London Road Stadium
Note: Fixture was previous postponed due to international call-ups.[53][54]
14 October 2023 13 Wycombe Wanderers P-P Cheltenham Town High Wycombe
15:00 BST Stadium: Adams Park
Referee: Peter Wright
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 14 October, but was postponed due to international call-ups within the Wycombe squad.[57][58]
18 November 2023 18 Burton Albion P-P Cheltenham Town Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Note: Fixture postponed due to international call-ups[61]
23 January 2024 18 Burton Albion P-P Cheltenham Town Burton upon Trent
19:45 GMT Report Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Note: Fixture postponed due to fixture congestion.[66][67]
5 February 2024 18 Burton Albion P-P Cheltenham Town Burton upon Trent
19:45 GMT Report Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Note: Fixture postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.[62][68][63][64]
20 January 2024 29 Cheltenham Town P-P Carlisle United Cheltenham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Whaddon Road
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 20 January, but was postponed due to a frozen pitch.[59][60]
23 March 2024 40 Cheltenham Town P-P Peterborough United Cheltenham
19:45 GMT Report Stadium: Whaddon Road
Note: Fixture postponed due to international call-ups.[65]

Abandoned match with Bolton Wanderers edit

On 13 January 2024, during the away at home against Bolton Wanderers, Iain Purslow, a spectator supporting Bolton suffered a cardiac arrest. The match was suspended in the 29th minute resulting in the players leaving the pitch. The match was abandoned 30 minutes later. It was subsequently confirmed that Purslow died later in hospital.[69][70] On 15 January 2024, it was announced the match would be replayed in full on 23 January 2024. This necessitated rearranging the Burton Albion v Cheltenham fixture, originally scheduled for 23 January 2024.[66][67]

13 January 2024 28 Bolton Wanderers 0–0
Abandoned		 Cheltenham Town Horwich
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium
Referee: Sunny Singh Gill
Note: Match abandoned due to a medical emergency in the crowd.[55]

FA Cup edit

Main article: 2023–24 FA Cup

Town were drawn away to AFC Wimbledon in the first round.[71]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

4 November 2023 First Round AFC Wimbledon 5–1 Cheltenham Town Wimbledon
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: 4,975
Referee: Ross Joyce

EFL Cup edit

Main article: 2023–24 EFL Cup

Cheltenham were drawn at home to Birmingham City in the first round.[72]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

8 August 2023 First round Cheltenham Town 0–2 Birmingham City Cheltenham
19:45 BST Davies   31'
Southwood   63'
Chapman   71'
Freestone   75'		 Report Bacuna   24', 32'   43'
James   63'		 Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 4,026
Referee: Craig Hicks

EFL Trophy edit

Main article: 2023–24 EFL Trophy

In the group stage, Cheltenham Town were drawn into Southern Group H alongside Newport County, Bristol Rovers and West Ham United U21.[73]

Pos Div Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 ACA West Ham United U21 3 3 0 0 0 8 1 +7 9 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Bristol Rovers 3 2 0 0 1 6 4 +2 6
3 L2 Newport County 3 1 0 0 2 2 2 0 3
4 L1 Cheltenham Town 3 0 0 0 3 1 10 −9 0
Updated to match(es) played on 14 November 2023. Source: EFL.com

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

5 September 2023 Group stage Bristol Rovers 4–1 Cheltenham Town Horfield
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 1,184
Referee: Daniel Middleton
10 October 2023 Group stage Cheltenham Town 0–2 Newport County Cheltenham
19:30 BST Report
Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 1,175
Referee: Matthew Russell
7 November 2023 Group stage Cheltenham Town 0–4 West Ham United U21 Cheltenham
19:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Whaddon Road
Referee: Tom Reeves

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