2022–23 Cheltenham Town F.C. season

Cheltenham Town FC
2022–23 season
ChairmanDavid Bloxham
Head CoachWade Elliott[1]
StadiumWhaddon Road
League One16th
FA CupFirst round
EFL CupFirst round
EFL TrophySemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Alfie May (20)
All: Alfie May (22)

The 2022–23 season was the 136th season in the existence of Cheltenham Town Football Club and the club's second consecutive season in League One. In addition to the league, they also competed in the 2022–23 FA Cup, the 2022–23 EFL Cup and the 2022–23 EFL Trophy.

Transfers

In

Date Pos Player Transferred from Fee Ref
21 June 2022 CM England Daniel Adshead England Norwich City Undisclosed [2]
1 July 2022[a] CB England Tom Bradbury England FC Halifax Town Free Transfer [3]
8 July 2022 GK England Shaun MacDonald England Torquay United Free Transfer [4]
21 July 2022 RB England Ryan Jackson England Gillingham Free Transfer [5]
9 August 2022 LM Republic of Ireland Will Ferry England Southampton Undisclosed [6]
12 August 2022 CF Wales Christian Norton England Stoke City Free Transfer [7]
1 September 2022 RM Wales Ryan Broom England Peterborough United Undisclosed [8]
1 September 2022 CM England James Olayinka England Arsenal Undisclosed [9]
9 January 2023 CF England Will Goodwin England Stoke City Undisclosed [10]
29 January 2023 CF Republic of Ireland Aidan Keena Republic of Ireland Sligo Rovers Undisclosed [11]
  1. ^ The transfer was announced on 22 June, and would become official on July 1, once his FC Halifax Town contract expired

Out

Date Pos Player Transferred to Fee Ref
21 June 2022 GK Wales Owen Evans England Walsall Undisclosed [12]
30 June 2022 CM England Josh Aldridge England Evesham United Released [13][14]
30 June 2022 CB England Will Boyle England Huddersfield Town Rejected contract [13][15]
30 June 2022 CM England Charlie Colkett England Crewe Alexandra Released [13][16]
30 June 2022 MF England Charlie Dashfield Unattached Released [13]
30 June 2022 MF England Brennan Denness-Barrett Unattached Released [13]
30 June 2022 GK England Scott Flinders England Mansfield Town Released [13][17]
30 June 2022 RB England Joe Hunt Unattached Released [13]
30 June 2022 LB England Connor Jakeways Unattached Released [13]
30 June 2022 AM England Felix Miles England Stratford Town Released [13][18]
30 June 2022 GK England Jake Parsisson Unattached Released [13]
30 June 2022 DF England Will Ramsey Unattached Released [13]
30 June 2022 LB England Harvey Skurek England Slimbridge Released [13][19]
30 June 2022 DF England Will Taylor Unattached Released [13]
30 June 2022 DM England Conor Thomas England Crewe Alexandra Released [13][20]
30 June 2022 CF England Andy Williams England Walsall Released [13][21]
30 June 2022 CM England Archie Woodall United States Central Arkansas Bears Released [13][22]
1 July 2022 DF England George Clark England Gresley Rovers Free Transfer [23]
12 September 2022 RB England Matty Blair Retired [24]

Loans in

Date Pos Player Loaned from On loan until Ref
4 July 2022 CF England Dan Nlundulu England Southampton 1 January 2023 [25]
14 July 2022 CM England Taylor Perry England Wolverhampton Wanderers End of Season [26]
22 July 2022 GK Northern Ireland Luke Southwood England Reading End of Season [27]
22 July 2022 CB England Caleb Taylor England West Bromwich Albion End of Season [28]
22 July 2022 DF England James Taylor England Bristol City 3 January 2023[a] [29][30]
19 January 2023 CB Indonesia Elkan Baggott England Ipswich Town End of Season [31]
31 January 2023 DM Republic of Ireland Glen Rea England Luton Town End of Season [32]
  1. ^ On 3 January, Taylor's loan from Bristol City was cut short

Loans out

Date Pos Player Loaned to On loan until Ref
25 July 2022 GK England Max Harris England Weston-super-Mare End of Season [33]
20 August 2022 CF England Callum Ebanks England Eastleigh 19 November 2022[a] [34][35]
20 September 2022 LB England Reece Hutchinson England Ilkeston Town 20 December 2022 [36]
30 September 2022 DM England Dylan Barkers England Maidstone United 30 October 2022 [37]
11 November 2022 MF England Adulai Sambu England Redditch United End of Season [38]
17 November 2022 CM England Ellis Chapman England Oldham Athletic 18 January 2023[b] [39][40][41]
19 November 2022 CF England Callum Ebanks England Bath City 1 January 2023 [35]
20 December 2022 CB England Grant Horton Republic of Ireland Bohemian End of Season [42]
26 December 2022 FW England Zac Guinan England Cirencester Town 26 January 2023 [43]
13 January 2023 CF England Callum Ebanks England Stratford Town End of Season[c] [44][45][46]
31 January 2023 CM England Daniel Adshead England Rochdale End of Season [47]
CF England George Lloyd England Grimsby Town [48]
1 February 2023 LB England Reece Hutchinson Republic of Ireland Sligo Rovers [49]
16 March 2023 CF England Zac Guinan England Swindon Supermarine [50]
RB England Adulai Sambu England Cirencester Town
  1. ^ On 19 November, Ebanks was recalled back and loaned to Bath City.
  2. ^ On 16 December, Chapman's loan at Oldham was extended, On 18 January it was extended again until the end of the season
  3. ^ On 13 February, Ebanks' loan at Stratford was extended until March. Then on March 3, it was extended until the end of the season

Pre-season and friendlies

On 16 May 2022, National League South side Bath City announced that a pre-season fixture at home to Cheltenham had been scheduled for 9 July.[51] Cheltenham Town then confirmed their first set of pre-season fixtures on June 3.[52] A second home friendly fixture, against Birmingham City was added.[53] On June 16, a home fixture against Northampton Town was added to the pre-season schedule.[54]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

2 July 2022 Friendly Evesham United 0–4 Cheltenham Town Evesham
15:00 BST Report Guinan 15'
Williams 41'
Lloyd 84'
Sercombe 88'		 Stadium: The Spiers & Hartwell Stadium
Attendance: 680
Referee: Ash Clarke
6 July 2022 Friendly Bristol City 2–0 Cheltenham Town Failand
TBA BST Tanner 70'
Conway 90'		 Report Stadium: Robins High Performance Centre
Attendance: 0 (behind-closed-doors)
9 July 2022 Friendly Bath City 0–0 Cheltenham Town Bath
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Twerton Park
12 July 2022 Friendly Stratford Town 1–2 Cheltenham Town Tiddington
19:30 BST Dawes ?' Report Barkers ?'
Nlundulu ?'		 Stadium: Arden Garages Stadium
Referee: Callum Fisk
16 July 2022 Friendly Cheltenham Town 1–2 Cardiff City Cheltenham
15:00 BST Sercombe 42' Report Harris 59' (pen.)
Watters 88'		 Stadium: The Completely-Suzuki Stadium
Attendance: 1,788
Referee: Simon Hooper
19 July 2022 Friendly Cheltenham Town 1–0 Birmingham City Cheltenham
19:45 BST May 85' Report Stadium: The Completely-Suzuki Stadium
Attendance: 1,429
Referee: John Brooks
23 July 2022 Friendly Cheltenham Town 2–0 Northampton Town Cheltenham
15:00 BST May 34'
Nlundulu ?'		 Report Stadium: The Completely-Suzuki Stadium
Attendance: 781
Referee: Andy Woolmer

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
League One 30 July 2022 6 May 2023 Matchday 1 26 8 4 14 23 34 −11 030.77
FA Cup 5 November 2022 5 November 2022 First round 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00
EFL Cup 9 August 2022 9 August 2022 First round 1 0 0 1 0 7 −7 000.00
EFL Trophy 30 August 2022 Ongoing Group stage 6 4 1 1 13 6 +7 066.67
Total 34 12 5 17 37 49 −12 035.29

Last updated: 21 January 2023
Source: [ Soccerway]

League One

Main article: 2022–23 EFL League One

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
13 Fleetwood Town 46 14 16 16 53 51 +2 58
14 Exeter City 46 15 11 20 64 68 −4 56
15 Burton Albion 46 15 11 20 57 79 −22 56
16 Cheltenham Town 46 14 12 20 45 61 −16 54
17 Bristol Rovers 46 14 11 21 58 73 −15 53
18 Port Vale 46 13 10 23 48 71 −23 49
19 Oxford United 46 11 14 21 49 56 −7 47
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[55]

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
45 14 11 20 43 59  −16 53 8 7 7 23 25  −2 6 4 13 20 34  −14

Last updated: 29 April 2023.
Source: [ Soccerway]

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445
GroundHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAAHAAAHAHAHAHAAHHAHHHAHAHAA
ResultLLLDWLDWLWWLLLWDDWWLLWLLLLDLDWLLLWDWWDDLDDWLW
Position182223232121211920171417202018191918161718161818181818181918191919181717171716161617161717
Updated to match(es) played on 29 April 2023. Source: [ Soccerway]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

On 23 June, the league fixtures were announced.[56]

30 July 2022 1 Cheltenham Town 2–3 Peterborough United Cheltenham
15:00 BST Kent 30' (o.g.)
May 39'
Jackson Yellow card 48'
Freestone Yellow card 89'		 Report Fuchs Yellow card 45+1'
Marriott 59'
Kent Yellow card 61'
Clarke-Harris 66', 72'		 Stadium: Completely-Suzuki Stadium
Attendance: 4,425
Referee: Tom Nield
6 August 2022 2 Barnsley 1–0 Cheltenham Town Barnsley
15:00 BST Thomas 66' Report Long Yellow card 9'
Sercombe Yellow card 16'
Bonds Yellow card 44'
Adshead Yellow card 69'		 Stadium: Oakwell Stadium
Attendance: 10,289
Referee: Carl Brook
13 August 2022 3 Cheltenham Town 0–2 Portsmouth Cheltenham
15:00 BST Nlundulu Yellow card 25'
Bonds Yellow card 59'		 Report Bishop 30', 56' (pen.)
Dale Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: Whaddon Road Ground
Referee: Alan Young
16 August 2022 4 Fleetwood Town 0–0 Cheltenham Town Fleetwood
19:45 BST Vela Yellow card 35'
Andrew Yellow card 60'
Rooney Yellow card 68'
Hayes Yellow card 81'
Earl Yellow card 90+6'
Garner Yellow card 90+8'		 Report Nlundulu Yellow card 36'
Freestone Yellow card 82'
Adshead Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 2,510
Referee: Andrew Kitchen
20 August 2022 5 Exeter City 0–1 Cheltenham Town Exeter
15:00 BST Report Nlundulu 56'
Long Yellow card 77'
Southwood Yellow card 79'
Williams Yellow card 80'
Freestone Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 5,927
Referee: Robert Lewis
27 August 2022 (2022-08-27) 6 Cheltenham Town 1–2 Oxford United Cheltenham
15:00 BST Chapman Yellow card 43' Yellow-red card 90+3'
Perry 63'
Taylor Yellow card 84'
Ferry Yellow card 90'
Lloyd Yellow card 90+3'
Norton Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Joseph Yellow card 61'
Brannagan 66', 86' (pen.), Yellow card 90+4'
Bodin Yellow card 70' Yellow-red card 74'
Taylor Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Whaddon Road Ground
Attendance: 4,554
Referee: Charles Breakspear
3 September 2022 7 Port Vale 2–2 Cheltenham Town Burslem
15:00 BST Odubeko 37'
Perry 40' (o.g.)		 Report Nlundulu 24'
Brown 90+2'		 Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 6,949
Referee: Rebecca Welch
10 September 2022 (2022-09-10) Cheltenham Town Postponed Bolton Wanderers Cheltenham
15:00 BST Stadium: Whaddon Road Ground
Note: Fixture was postponed as a mark of respect following the passing of Queen Elizabeth II.[57]
13 September 2022 8 Cheltenham Town 2–1 Cambridge United Cheltenham
19:45 BST Nlundulu 59' Yellow card 88'
Broom Yellow card 77'
May 83'
Southwood Yellow card 90+4'		 Report May 28'
Knibbs Yellow card 45+1'
Brophy Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Whaddon Road Ground
Attendance: 3,004
Referee: Keith Stroud
17 September 2022 (2022-09-17) 9 Accrington Stanley 1–0 Cheltenham Town Accrington
15:00 BST McConville 1'
Astley Yellow card 76'
Pritchard Yellow card 81'
Jensen Yellow card 89'		 Report Jackson Yellow card 53'
Perry Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 1,996
Referee: Steve Martin
24 September 2022 (2022-09-24) Derby County Postponed Cheltenham Town Derby
15:00 BST Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Note: Fixture was postponed due to international call-ups within the Derby County squad.[58]
1 October 2022 (2022-10-01) 10 Cheltenham Town 2–0 Shrewsbury Town Cheltenham
15:00 BST Sercombe Yellow card 24'
Long 45'
May 46'		 Report Flanagan Yellow card 18' Stadium: Whaddon Road Ground
Attendance: 3,842
Referee: Carl Brook
4 October 2022 (2022-10-04) 11 Cheltenham Town 1–0 Bolton Wanderers Cheltenham
19:45 BST Norton Yellow card 70'
Broom 87'
Jackson Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Williams Yellow card 65'
Thomason Yellow card 70'		 Stadium: Whaddon Road Ground
Attendance: 3,988
Referee: Gavin Ward
8 October 2022 (2022-10-08) 12 Sheffield Wednesday 3–0 Cheltenham Town Owlerton
15:00 BST Windass 3'
Bannan 83'
Dele-Bashiru 85'		 Report Freestone Yellow card 58'
Nlundulu Yellow card 67'
Perry Yellow card 74'
Long Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 22,375
Referee: Ben Speedie
15 October 2022 (2022-10-15) 13 Cheltenham Town 1–4 Bristol Rovers Cheltenham
15:00 BST Sercombe 54' (pen.) Report Collins 15' 45+2'
Evans 23'
Thomas 42'
Gibson Yellow card 71'		 Stadium: Whaddon Road Ground
Attendance: 5,145
Referee: Samuel Barrott
22 October 2022 (2022-10-22) 14 Burton Albion 1–0 Cheltenham Town Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST Keillor-Dunn soccer ball with red X 45'
Adeboyejo 77'
Taylor Yellow card 90+5'		 Report Perry Yellow card 68'
Jackson Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 2,269
Referee: Peter Wright
25 October 2022 (2022-10-25) 15 Cheltenham Town 1–0 Morecambe Cheltenham
19:45 BST Williams 35' Report Connolly Yellow card 60'
Rawson Yellow card 62'
Fané Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: Whaddon Road Ground
Attendance: 3,515
Referee: Scott Oldham
29 October 2022 (2022-10-29) 16 Cheltenham Town 0–0 Milton Keynes Dons Cheltenham
15:00 BST Sercombe Yellow card 70' Report Johnson Yellow card 52'
Harvie Yellow card 55'
Jules Yellow card 73'		 Stadium: Whaddon Road Ground
Attendance: 3,655
Referee: Darren Drysdale
12 November 2022 (2022-11-12) 17 Ipswich Town 1–1 Cheltenham Town Ipswich
15:00 GMT Woolfenden 8'
Morsy Yellow card 89'		 Report Broom 34'
Southwood Yellow card 39'
Adshead Yellow card 86'
Freestone Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 25,400
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
19 November 2022 (2022-11-19) 18 Cheltenham Town 1–0 Wycombe Wanderers Cheltenham
15:00 GMT May 26' Report Scowen Yellow card 50' Stadium: Whaddon Road Ground
Attendance: 4,078
Referee: Marc Edwards
2 December 2022 (2022-12-02) 19 Charlton Athletic 0–1 Cheltenham Town Charlton
19:45 GMT Report Bonds Yellow card 38'
May 84'
Southwood Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 12,566
Referee: Alan Young
10 December 2022 (2022-12-10) 20 Forest Green Rovers 1–0 Cheltenham Town Nailsworth
14:00 GMT Peart-Harris 75' Report Williams Yellow card 16'
Sercombe Yellow card 45+1'
Freestone Yellow card 54'		 Stadium: The Bolt New Lawn
Attendance: 4,077
Referee: Tom Reeves
17 December 2022 (2022-12-17) Cheltenham Town Postponed Lincoln City Cheltenham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Completely-Suzuki Stadium
Note: Fixture was postponed due to a frozen pitch.[59]
26 December 2022 (2022-12-26) 21 Cheltenham Town 0–1 Plymouth Argyle Cheltenham
15:00 GMT Long Yellow card 38' Report Lonwijk Yellow card 41'
Whittaker 78'		 Stadium: Completely-Suzuki Stadium
Attendance: 5,975
Referee: Tom Nield
29 December 2022 (2022-12-29) 22 Shrewsbury Town 0–1 Cheltenham Town Shrewsbury
19:45 GMT Shipley Yellow card 58'
Leahy Red card 69'		 Report Nlundulu 38', Yellow card 60'
Raglan Red card 69'
Norton Yellow card 87'
Freestone Yellow card 88'
Bonds Yellow card 90+6'		 Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow
Attendance: 6,149
Referee: Sam Purkiss
1 January 2023 (2023-01-01) 23 Bristol Rovers 2–1 Cheltenham Town Horfield
15:00 GMT Collins 25'
Coburn 39'
Loft Yellow card 90+7'		 Report May 48'
Ferry Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 9,649
Referee: Ollie Yates
7 January 2023 (2023-01-07) 24 Morecambe 2–1 Cheltenham Town Morecambe
15:00 GMT Weir 20'
Phillips 47'
Cooney Yellow card 87'
Mayor Yellow card 90+3'		 Report May 39'
Taylor Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: The Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 4,677
Referee: Martin Woods
14 January 2023 (2023-01-14) 25 Cheltenham Town 2–3 Derby County Cheltenham
15:00 GMT Taylor 2'
Ferry Yellow card 57'
Williams Yellow card 68'
May 77'		 Report Hourihane 8'
Bird 11'
Forsyth Yellow card 19'
Barkhuizen 55'
Collins Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: The Completely Suzuki Stadium
Attendance: 5,666
Referee: Neil Hair
21 January 2023 (2023-01-21) 26 Plymouth Argyle 4–2 Cheltenham Town Plymouth
15:00 GMT Scarr 26'
Hardie Yellow card 28'
Wright 64'
Cosgrove 83'		 Report Perry 40'
May 70'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 16,097
24 January 2023 (2023-01-24) Cheltenham Town Postponed Sheffield Wednesday Cheltenham
19:45 GMT Stadium: Completely-Suzuki Stadium
Note: Fixture was postponed due to a frozen pitch.[60]
28 January 2023 (2023-01-28) 27 Cheltenham Town 0–0 Port Vale Cheltenham
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Completely-Suzuki Stadium
Attendance: 3,929
Referee: Martin Coy
4 February 2023 (2023-02-04) 28 Bolton Wanderers 1–0 Cheltenham Town Horwich
15:00 GMT Dempsey 80'
Bradley Yellow card 84'		 Report Broom Yellow card 31'
Williams Yellow card 59'
Keena Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium
Attendance: 17,736
Referee: Sunny Gill
11 February 2023 (2023-02-11) 29 Cheltenham Town 0–0 Accrington Stanley Cheltenham
15:00 GMT Broom Yellow card 25'
Raglan Yellow card 90+2'
Taylor Yellow card 90+8'		 Report Whalley Yellow card 56'
Coyle Yellow card 90+6'
Fernandes Yellow card 90+8'		 Stadium: The Completely Suzuki Stadium
Attendance: 4,325
Referee: Will Finnie
14 February 2023 (2023-02-14) 30 Cambridge United 1–2 Cheltenham Town Cambridge
19:45 GMT Ironside 61' (pen.)
Morrison Yellow card 72'		 Report Perry Yellow card 51'
Bonds 57'
Long Yellow card 60'
Olayinka 79'
May Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 5,018 (126 away fans)
Referee: Andy Woolmer
18 February 2023 (2023-02-18) 31 Cheltenham Town 0–4 Barnsley Cheltenham
15:00 GMT Report Norwood 8'
Kane 15'
Phillips 36'
Williams 74'		 Stadium: The Completely Suzuki Stadium
Attendance: 4,626 (1,021 away)
Referee: Declan Bourne
25 February 2023 32 Portsmouth 4–0 Cheltenham Town Milton
15:00 GMT Tunnicliffe 5'
Jacobs 20'
Curtis 26'
Ogilvie Yellow card 60'
Thompson 90+1'		 Report Bonds Yellow card 14'
Long Yellow card 29'
Raglan Yellow card 33'
Keena Yellow card 41'
Taylor Yellow card 45+2'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 17,504 (366 away)
Referee: Lee Swabey
28 February 2023 33 Derby County 2–0 Cheltenham Town Derby
19:45 GMT McGoldrick 43'
White Yellow card 59'
Dobbin 67'
Sibley Yellow card 87'		 Report Jackson Yellow card 26'
Rea Yellow card 55'
Bonds Yellow card 56'		 Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 23,982
Referee: Rebecca Welch
4 March 2023 34 Cheltenham Town 1–0 Fleetwood Town Cheltenham
15:00 GMT May 56'
Southwood Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Warrington Yellow card 45'
Nsiala Yellow card 70'
Vela Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: Completely-Suzuki Stadium
Attendance: 3,323 (114 away)
Referee: Sam Allison
7 March 2023 35 Cheltenham Town 0–0 Lincoln City Cheltenham
19:45 GMT Long Yellow card 17'
Rea Yellow card 69'		 Report Diamond Yellow card 22' Stadium: Completely-Suzuki Stadium
Attendance: 3,385 (255 away)
Referee: Darren Handley
11 March 2023 36 Peterborough United 0–3 Cheltenham Town Peterborough
15:00 GMT Kent Yellow card 72'
Taylor Yellow card 82'
Poku Yellow card 86'		 Report Bradbury 15'
May 21', 74'
Bonds Yellow card 53'
Broom Yellow card 67'		 Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 8,947 (203 away)
Referee: Alan Young
18 March 2023 37 Cheltenham Town 3–1 Exeter City Cheltenham
15:00 GMT Keena 17'
Taylor Yellow card 35', 74'
Bonds Yellow card 41'
Southwood Yellow card 61'
Ferry Yellow card 65'
May 79'
Broom Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Nombe soccer ball with red X 12', Yellow card 90+2'
Key 69'
Aimson Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: The Completely Suzuki Stadium
Attendance: 5,102 (1,330 away)
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
25 March 2023 Oxford United Postponed Cheltenham Town Littlemore
15:00 GMT Stadium: The Kassam Stadium
Note: Fixture was postponed due to international call-ups in the squad.[61]
29 March 2023 38 Cheltenham Town 2–2 Sheffield Wednesday Cheltenham
19:45 GMT Taylor Yellow card 45'
Broom Yellow card 52'
Keena 62'
May 69'		 Report Palmer Yellow card 39'
Flint 76'
Gregory 87'		 Stadium: The Completely Suzuki Stadium
Attendance: 5,433, (1,487 away)
Referee: Paul Howard
1 April 2023 39 Cheltenham Town 0–0 Burton Albion Cheltenham
15:00 BST Ferry Yellow card 2'
Rea Yellow card 69'
Bradbury Yellow card 80'		 Report Stadium: The Completely Suzuki Stadium
Attendance: 3,864 (322 away)
Referee: Ollie Yates
7 April 2023 40 Lincoln City 2–0 Cheltenham Town Lincoln
15:00 BST House 42', 79' Report Long Yellow card 90+5' Stadium: LNER Stadium
Attendance: 8,178 (213 away)
Referee: Andrew Kitchen
10 April 2023 41 Cheltenham Town 1–1 Ipswich Town Cheltenham
15:00 BST Bradbury Yellow card 7'
May 84'
Elliott Yellow card off pitch'		 Report Morsy Yellow card 36'
Chaplin 64'		 Stadium: The Completely Suzuki Stadium
Attendance: 5,445 (1,509 away)
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
15 April 2023 42 Milton Keynes Dons 2–2 Cheltenham Town Denbigh
15:00 BST Eisa 45+2', 59' (pen.)
Lewington Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Bonds 12'
Long Yellow card 32'
May soccer ball with red X 70', 90+7', Yellow card 90+8'		 Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: 6,974
Referee: Ben Toner
22 April 2023 43 Cheltenham Town 3–1 Forest Green Rovers Cheltenham
15:00 BST May 14', 38', Yellow card 74'
Keena 32'
Long Yellow card 50'
Bonds Yellow card 71'
Freestone Yellow card 76'		 Report Cooper Yellow card 26'
Garrick 48'
McGeouch Yellow card 55'		 Stadium: The Completely Suzuki Stadium
Attendance: 5,901 (700 away)
Referee: Neil Hair
25 April 2023 44 Oxford United 4–0 Cheltenham Town Littlemore
19:45 BST Goodrham 38'
Joseph 52'
Browne 60', 65'		 Report Broom Yellow card 45+3'
Ferry Yellow card 75'
Rea Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: The Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 7,757 (426 away)
Referee: Will Finnie
29 April 2023 45 Wycombe Wanderers 0–3 Cheltenham Town High Wycombe
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 5,188 (391 away)
Referee: Ross Joyce
7 May 2023 (2023-05-07) 46 Cheltenham Town 2–2 Charlton Athletic Cheltenham
12:00 BST Keena 50'
May 88'		 Report Fraser 34'
Payne 83'		 Stadium: Completely-Suzuki Stadium
Attendance: 5,336
Referee: Tom Nield

FA Cup

Main article: 2022–23 FA Cup

The Robins were drawn at home to Alvechurch in the first round.[62]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

5 November 2022 (2022-11-05) First round Cheltenham Town 1–2 Alvechurch Cheltenham
15:00 GMT Jackson 54'
Sercombe Yellow card 62'
Long Yellow card 75'
Nlundulu Yellow card 82'
May Yellow card 87'		 Report Waldron 19', 50' Yellow card 21'
Willets Yellow card 69'
Sephton Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Whaddon Road Ground
Attendance: 4,406
Referee: Robert Lewis

EFL Cup

Main article: 2022–23 EFL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

9 August 2022 First round Cheltenham Town 0–7 Exeter City Cheltenham
19:45 BST Lloyd Yellow card 38'
Horton Yellow card 63'		 Report Nombe 23', 35'
Collins 26'
Jay 28'
Sparkes 45+1'
Kite 50'
Coley 84'		 Stadium: Whaddon Road Ground
Attendance: 2,552
Referee: Will Finnie

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2022–23 EFL Trophy

On 20 June, the initial Group stage draw was made, grouping Cheltenham Town with Milton Keynes Dons and Walsall.[63]

Pos Div Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Milton Keynes Dons 3 2 0 0 1 5 2 +3 6 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Cheltenham Town 3 2 0 0 1 5 4 +1 6
3 ACA West Ham United U21 3 2 0 0 1 3 3 0 6
4 L2 Walsall 3 0 0 0 3 1 5 −4 0
Source: EFL.com

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

30 August 2022 Group stage Milton Keynes Dons 1–2 Cheltenham Town Denbigh
19:00 BST Oyegoke Yellow card 7'
Gyamfi Yellow card 17'
Jules 43'		 Report May 8' (pen.)
Raglan Yellow card 12'
Horton Yellow card 33'
Barkers Yellow card 42'
Brown 54'		 Stadium: Stadium:mk
Attendance: 1,626
Referee: Lee Swabey
20 September 2022 (2022-09-20) Group stage Cheltenham Town 2–1 Walsall Cheltenham
19:00 BST Perry Yellow card 9'
Nlundulu 38', Yellow card 46'
Sercombe 43'
May Yellow card 89'		 Report White Yellow card 46'
Johnson 86'		 Stadium: Whaddon Road Ground
Attendance: 1,275
Referee: Tom Reeves
18 October 2022 (2022-10-18) Group stage Cheltenham Town 1–2 West Ham United U21 Cheltenham
19:00 BST Brown 16'
Chapman Yellow card 83'
Bonds Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Greenidge 34'
Casey Yellow card 45+1'
Potts 49' Yellow card 65'
Forson Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Whaddon Road Ground
Attendance: 1,526
Referee: Thomas Kirk
22 November 2022 Second round Forest Green Rovers 1–1
(3–4 p)		 Cheltenham Town Nailsworth
19:00 GMT Peart-Harris Yellow card 17'
March 24' Yellow card 32'		 Report Taylor Yellow card 32'
Broom 69'		 Stadium: The innocent New Lawn Stadium
Attendance: 1,425
Referee: Sunny Gill
Penalties
Peart-Harris soccer ball with check mark
Wickham soccer ball with red X
O'Keeffe soccer ball with check mark
Bunker soccer ball with check mark
March soccer ball with red X		 Sercombe soccer ball with check mark
Bonds soccer ball with check mark
Brown soccer ball with check mark
Broom soccer ball with check mark
13 December 2022 (2022-12-13) Third round Cheltenham Town 4–0 Chelsea U21 Cheltenham
19:00 GMT Brown 4', Yellow card 80', 90'
Raglan Yellow card 9'
Broom Yellow card 59', 90+4'
Sercombe 87'		 Report Flower Yellow card 29'
Brooking Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: The Completely Suzuki Stadium
Attendance: 1,058
Referee: Simon Mather
10 January 2023 (2023-01-10) Quarter-final Cheltenham Town 3–1 Salford City Cheltenham
19:45 GMT Southwood Yellow card 36'
Broom 45'
Bradbury Yellow card 45+3'
Taylor Yellow card 55'
Sercombe 65'
Goodwin 66'		 Report Hendry 13'
Vassell Yellow card 45+3'		 Stadium: The Completely Suzuki Stadium
Attendance: 1,874
Referee: Carl Brook
22 February 2023 Semi-final Plymouth Argyle 1–1
(3–2 p)		 Cheltenham Town Plymouth
20:00 GMT Galloway Yellow card 24'
Hardie 63'
Bolton Yellow card 90+2'		 Report May 49', Yellow card 53'
Keena Yellow card 64'
Jackson Yellow card 75'
Long Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 12,047 (236 away)
Referee: Robert Lewis
Penalties
Hardie soccer ball with check mark
Cosgrove soccer ball with check mark
Azaz soccer ball with red X
Gillesphey soccer ball with check mark
Houghton soccer ball with red X		 Sercombe soccer ball with check mark
Brown soccer ball with check mark
Broom soccer ball with red X
Bonds soccer ball with red X
May soccer ball with red X

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