2020–21 Cheltenham Town F.C. season
The 2020–21 season is Cheltenham Town's 134th season in their history and the fifth consecutive season in EFL League Two, Along with League Two, the club will also participate in the FA Cup and EFL Trophy, and participated in the EFL Cup.
| 2020–21 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Andy Wilcox | ||
| Manager | Michael Duff | ||
| Stadium | Whaddon Road | ||
| League Two | 7th | ||
| FA Cup | Fourth round | ||
| EFL Cup | Second round | ||
| EFL Trophy | Group stage | ||
| Top goalscorer | Andy Williams (6) | ||
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The season covers the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.
Transfers
Transfers in
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 July 2020 | CF |  | Andy Williams | Northampton Town | Free transfer | [1] |
| 1 August 2020 | LB | | Lewis Freestone | Brighton & Hove Albion | Free transfer | [2] |
| 4 August 2020 | CM | | Liam Sercombe | Bristol Rovers | Free transfer | [3] |
| 3 September 2020 | GK | | Max Harris | Oxford United | Free transfer | [4] |
| 8 September 2020 | RM | | Matty Blair | Doncaster Rovers | Free transfer | [5] |
| 15 October 2020 | CM | | Ellis Chapman | Lincoln City | Free transfer | [6] |
Loans in
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 August 2020 | AM | | Finn Azaz | West Bromwich Albion | End of season | [7] |
| 13 August 2020 | GK | | Joshua Griffiths | West Bromwich Albion | End of season | [8] |
| 20 August 2020 | CM |  | Elliot Bonds | Hull City | End of season | [9] |
| 22 September 2020 | DM | | Tom Sang | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Cardiff City | 4 January 2021 | [10] |
| 29 January 2021 | CF | | Sam Smith | Reading | End of season | [11] |
| 29 January 2021 | LW |  | Indiana Vassilev | Aston Villa | End of season | [12] |
| 1 February 2021 | CM | | Callum Wright | Leicester City | End of season | [13] |
Loans out
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 October 2020 | MF | | Felix Miles | Tuffley Rovers | [14] | |
| 18 November 2020 | CB | | Grant Horton | Bath City | 9 January 2021 | [15] |
| 18 November 2020 | CF | | Alex Addai | Maidenhead United | December 2020 | [16] |
| 27 November 2020 | CF | | Tahvon Campbell | Gloucester City | January 2021 | [17] |
Transfers out
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2020 | RM | | Archie Brennan | Cirencester Town | Released | [18][19] |
| 1 July 2020 | LB |  | Josh Debayo |  Unattached | Rejected contract | [20] |
| 1 July 2020 | DM | | Rohan Ince | Maidenhead United | Released | [18][21] |
| 1 July 2020 | GK | | Rhys Lovett | Gloucester City | Released | [18][22] |
| 1 July 2020 | CF |  | Jonté Smith | Woking | Released | [18][23] |
| 1 July 2020 | LW | | Luke Varney | Burton Albion | Released | [18][24] |
| 23 July 2020 | CF | | Aaron Basford | Evesham United | Free transfer | [25] |
| 24 August 2020 | RM | | Ryan Broom | Peterborough United | Undisclosed | [26] |
| 5 January 2021 | CF | | Reuben Reid | Yeovil Town | Free transfer | [27] |
Pre-season
Cheltenham Town announced pre-season friendlies against Bristol City,[28] Evesham United[29] and Stratford Town.[30]
| 15 August 2020 Friendly | Evesham United | 1–3 | Cheltenham Town | Evesham |
| 15:00 BST | Ebanks | Report | Campbell x2 Williams |
Stadium: The Spiers & Hartwell Jubilee Stadium Attendance: 0 |
| 18 August 2020 Friendly | Stratford Town | 0–3 | Cheltenham Town | Tiddington |
| 16:00 BST | Report | Sercombe  9'Bowry 31'May 53' |
Stadium: Knights Lane Attendance: 0 |
| 21 August 2020 Friendly | Bristol City | 4–0 | Cheltenham Town | Ashton Gate |
| 12:00 BST | Wells 8', 44', 45' Weimann 87' |
Report | Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 0 |
| 29 August 2020 Friendly | Cheltenham Town | 2-1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers U23 | Lilleshall |
| 12:00 BST | Sercombe 20' Azaz 28' |
Report | Campbell 64' |
Attendance: 0 |
Competitions
EFL League Two
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Newport County | 25 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 36 | 27 | +9 | 43 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 5 | Exeter City | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 48 | 33 | +15 | 42 | |
| 6 | Carlisle United | 23 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 34 | 22 | +12 | 42 | |
| 7 | Morecambe | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 36 | −1 | 42 | |
| 8 | Cheltenham Town | 25 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 34 | 23 | +11 | 41 | |
| 9 | Salford City | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 32 | 21 | +11 | 38 | |
| 10 | Leyton Orient | 27 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 38 | |
| 11 | Crawley Town | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 36 | 34 | +2 | 35 | |
| 12 | Walsall | 25 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 32 | 33 | −1 | 35 |
Updated to match(es) played on 6 February 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[31]
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[31]
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 25 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 34 | 23 | +11 | 41 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 10 | +4 |
Last updated: 30 January 2021.
Source: BBC
Results by matchday
Updated to match(es) played on 30 January 2021. Source: 11v11 for league tables and fixtures
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
Win Draw Loss Postponed
The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.[32]
| 12 September 2020 1 | Cheltenham Town | 1–2 | Morecambe | Cheltenham |
| 15:00 BST | May 28' |
Report | Davis  40'Phillips 78' (pen.)Mendes Gomes 90+1' |
Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Carl Brook |
| 19 September 2020 2 | Tranmere Rovers | 0–3 | Cheltenham Town | Birkenhead |
| 15:00 BST | Vaughan 44' Lewis 90+1' |
Report | Raglan 6' Williams 20'Lewis 39' (o.g.)Sercombe 88'Blair 88' |
Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
| 3 October 2020 3 | Leyton Orient | 0–2 | Cheltenham Town | Leyton |
| 15:00 BST | Brophy 82' McAnuff 83'Cissé 85'Sotiriou 90+1'Coulson 90+2' |
Report | Ling 16' (o.g.) Azaz 29'Boyle 57'Bonds 82' |
Stadium: The Breyer Group Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Peter Wright |
| 10 October 2020 4 | Cheltenham Town | 2–0 | Crawley Town | Cheltenham |
| 15:00 BST | Craig 33' (o.g.) Thomas 37'Williams 48' |
Report | Nadesan 90+1' |
Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
| 13 October 2020 5 | Cheltenham Town | 1–3 | Grimsby Town | Cheltenham |
| 19:00 BST | Williams 28' Bonds 49' |
Report | Edwards 23' Tilley 39'Pollock 67'Hendrie 84'Windsor 90+4' |
Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Paul Howard |
| 17 October 2020 6 | Southend United | 0–2 | Cheltenham Town | Southend-on-Sea |
| 15:00 BST | Demetriou 67' |
Report | Sercombe 10' (pen.) Lloyd 52' |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 0 Referee: James Oldham |
| 20 October 2020 7 | Cheltenham Town | 1–0 | Scunthorpe United | Cheltenham |
| 18:00 BST | Reid 5' (pen.) Boyle 27'Raglan 60' |
Report | Spence 35' |
Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Sam Allison |
| 24 October 2020 8 | Cheltenham Town | 0–0 | Mansfield Town | Cheltenham |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Perch 16' McLaughlin 55'Menayese 62' |
Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Neil Hair |
| 27 October 2020 9 | Port Vale | 2–1 | Cheltenham Town | Burslem |
| 19:00 GMT | Legge 52' Worrall 68' |
Report | Williams 48' |
Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Dean Whitesone |
| 31 October 2020 10 | Cheltenham Town | 2–1 | Forest Green Rovers | Cheltenham |
| 15:00 GMT | Boyle 11' 14' May 26'Williams 57'Sercombe 58'Clements 73' |
Report | Collins 73' (pen.) Adams 76' |
Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
| 3 November 2020 11 | Oldham Athletic | 2–1 | Cheltenham Town | Oldham |
| 18:00 GMT | Blackwood 34' Bahamboula 82'Clarke 85' |
Report | Thomas 26' Reid 30'Clements 55'May 77' |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Will Finnie |
| 14 November 2020 12 | Carlisle United | 1–2 | Cheltenham Town | Carlisle |
| 15:00 GMT | Mellish 45+3' |
Report | Boyle 15' Thomas 36' (pen.) |
Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Haines |
| 21 November 2020 13 | Cheltenham Town | 3–0 | Walsall | Cheltenham |
| 15:00 GMT | Scarr 50' (o.g.) Blair 58'May 86'Tozer 88' |
Report | Kinsella 10' Holden 44'Lavery 81'Jules 86' |
Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Sam Purkiss |
| 24 November 2020 14 | Cheltenham Town | 1–1 | Cambridge United | Cheltenham |
| 19:00 GMT | Tozer 45+4' Chapman 58'Lloyd 90+3' |
Report | Digby 90+3' Mullin 90+5' |
Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Hicks |
| 1 December 2020 15 | Bradford City | 1–2 | Cheltenham Town | Bradford |
| 19:00 GMT | Donaldson 23' |
Report | May 45' Clements 76' |
Stadium: Utilita Energy Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Seb Stockbridge |
| 5 December 2020 16 | Cheltenham Town | 5–3 | Exeter City | Cheltenham |
| 15:00 GMT | Sercombe 7', 45+3' (pen.) May 13' 47'Blair 40'Williams 77'Boyle 90+1' |
Report | Collins 4' Sweeney 45+3'Jay 56'Law 88' |
Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 2000 Referee: Bobby Madley |
| 12 December 2020 17 | Salford City | 0–0 | Cheltenham Town | Salford |
| 15:00 GMT | Henderson 58' |
Report | Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Ben Toner |
| 15 December 2020 18 | Cheltenham Town | 0–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Cheltenham |
| 19:45 GMT | Sang 80' Raglan 90+5' |
Report | Delaney 90+1' |
Stadium: Whaddon Road Ground Attendance: 1,685 Referee: Antony Coggins |
| 19 December 2020 19 | Barrow | 3–0 | Cheltenham Town | Barrow-in-Furness |
| 15:00 GMT | Quigley 43' (pen.) James 52'Brown 73'Biggins 74' |
Report | Clements 19' Boyle 41'Hussey 76' |
Stadium: Furness Building Society Stadium Attendance: 1,363 Referee: Marc Edwards |
| 26 December 2020 20 | Cheltenham Town | 1–1 | Stevenage | Cheltenham |
| 15:00 GMT | Sercombe 28' |
Report | Vancooten 61' Aitchison 80' |
Stadium: Whaddon Road Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Chris Sarginson |
| 29 December 2020 21 | Colchester United | 0–0 | Cheltenham Town | Colchester |
| 19:45 GMT | Lapslie 89' |
Report | Clements 75' |
Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: David Rock |
| 16 January 2021 22 | Bolton Wanderers | 1–1 | Cheltenham Town | Horwich |
| 15:00 GMT | Isgrove 78' Doyle 86' |
Report | May 54' |
Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Haines |
| 19 January 2021 23 | Cheltenham Town | 1–1 | Newport County | Cheltenham |
| 19:00 GMT | Blair 45+5' Raglan 56'Tozer 64' |
Report | King 12' |
Stadium: Whaddon Road Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Peter Wright |
| 26 January 2021 24 | Cheltenham Town | 2–0 | Oldham Athletic | Cheltenham |
| 19:00 GMT | Williams 54' May 62', 83' |
Report | Stadium: Whaddon Road Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Carl Brook |
| 30 January 2021 25 | Forest Green Rovers | 0–0 | Cheltenham Town | Nailsworth |
| 15:00 GMT | Adams 44'  69' |
Report | Clements 32' Boyle 49' |
Stadium: The Innocent [Insert Name Here] Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ollie Yates |
FA Cup
The draw for the first round was made on Monday 26, October.[33] The second round draw was revealed on Monday, 9 November by Danny Cowley.[34] The third round draw was made on 30th November, with Premier League and EFL Championship clubs all entering the competition.[35] The draw for the fourth and fifth round were made on 11 January, conducted by Peter Crouch.[36]
Win Draw Loss
| 7 November 2020 First round | Cheltenham Town | 3–1 | South Shields | Cheltenham |
| 15:00 GMT | May 12', 53' Sercombe 62' |
Report | Osei 18' |
Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Martin Woods |
| 28 November 2020 Second round | Cheltenham Town | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Crewe Alexandra | Cheltenham |
| 15:00 GMT | Azaz 2' Freestone 30'May 80'Lloyd 94' |
Report | Porter 63' |
Stadium: Whaddon Road Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: James Adcock |
| 10 January 2021 Third round | Cheltenham Town | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Mansfield Town | Cheltenham |
| 13:30 GMT | May 73' Boyle 110' |
Report | McLaughlin 3' O'Keeffe 69'Sweeney 101' |
Stadium: Whaddon Road Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Tom Nield |
| 23 January 2021 Fourth round | Cheltenham Town | 1–3 | Manchester City | Cheltenham |
| 17:30 GMT | Boyle 24' Raglan 48'May 59'Tozer 85' |
Report | Laporte 60' Foden 81'Gabriel Jesus 84'Torres 90+4' |
Stadium: Whaddon Road Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Stuart Attwell |
EFL Cup
Win Draw Loss
The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson.[37] The draw for both the second and third round were confirmed on September 6, live on Sky Sports by Phil Babb.[38]
| 5 September 2020 First round | Peterborough United | 0–1 | Cheltenham Town | Peterborough |
| 15:00 BST | Thompson 38' |
Report | Thomas 26' Sercombe 59' |
Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Alan Young |
| 15 September 2020 Second round | Millwall | 3–1 | Cheltenham Town | Bermondsey |
| 18:00 BST | Leonard 19' Mahoney 49'Smith 62' |
Report | Boyle 17' Azaz 69' |
Stadium: The Den Attendance: 0 Referee: John Busby |
EFL Trophy
Win Draw Loss
The regional group stage draw was confirmed on 18 August.[39] The second round draw was made by Matt Murray on 20 November, at St Andrew’s.[40]
| 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 to Round 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 |
Source: EFL.com
| 8 September 2020 Group stage | Newport County | 0–1 | Cheltenham Town | Newport |
| 19:00 BST | Willmott 56' |
Report | Reid 70' Chamberlain 90' |
Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 0 Referee: James Adcock |
| 6 October 2020 Group stage | Cheltenham Town | 2–0 | Plymouth Argyle | Cheltenham |
| 19:45 BST | Reid 56', 77' May 81' |
Report | Cooper 87' |
Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Chris Sarginson |
| 10 November 2020 Group stage | Cheltenham Town | 1–0 | Norwich City U21 | Cheltenham |
| 18:00 GMT | Lloyd 67' Addai 68'Freestone 82'Ebanks 87' |
Report | Omotoye 73' |
Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Ollie Yates |
| 8 December 2020 Second round | Cheltenham Town | 0–3 | Portsmouth | Cheltenham |
| 19:00 GMT | Tozer 43' |
Report | Mnoga 15' 26' Hiwula 29', 50' |
Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Neil Hair |
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