2020–21 Cheltenham Town F.C. season

Cheltenham Town
2020–21 season
ChairmanAndy Wilcox
ManagerMichael Duff
StadiumWhaddon Road
League Two1st (Promoted)
FA CupFourth round
EFL CupSecond round
EFL TrophySecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Alfie May (9)
All:
Alfie May (13)

The 2020–21 season was Cheltenham Town's 134th season in their history and the fifth consecutive season in EFL League Two, Along with League Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup, the EFL Trophy, and the EFL Cup.

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 England Andy Williams England Northampton Town Free transfer [1]
1 August 2020 LB England Lewis Freestone England Brighton & Hove Albion Free transfer [2]
4 August 2020 CM England Liam Sercombe England Bristol Rovers Free transfer [3]
3 September 2020 GK England Max Harris England Oxford United Free transfer [4]
8 September 2020 RM England Matty Blair England Doncaster Rovers Free transfer [5]
15 October 2020 CM England Ellis Chapman England Lincoln City Free transfer [6]

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
1 August 2020 AM England Finn Azaz England West Bromwich Albion End of season [7]
13 August 2020 GK England Joshua Griffiths England West Bromwich Albion End of season [8]
20 August 2020 CM Guyana Elliot Bonds England Hull City End of season [9]
22 September 2020 DM England Tom Sang Wales Cardiff City 4 January 2021 [10]
29 January 2021 CF England Sam Smith England Reading End of season [11]
29 January 2021 LW United States Indiana Vassilev England Aston Villa End of season [12]
1 February 2021 CM England Callum Wright England Leicester City End of season [13]

Loans out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
23 October 2020 MF England Felix Miles England Tuffley Rovers [14]
18 November 2020 CB England Grant Horton England Bath City 9 January 2021 [15]
18 November 2020 CF England Alex Addai England Maidenhead United December 2020 [16]
27 November 2020 CF England Tahvon Campbell England Gloucester City January 2021 [17]
8 April 2021 CF England Alex Addai England Solihull Moors End of season [18]

Transfers out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2020 RM England Archie Brennan England Cirencester Town Released [19][20]
1 July 2020 LB Nigeria Josh Debayo Unattached Rejected contract [21]
1 July 2020 DM England Rohan Ince England Maidenhead United Released [19][22]
1 July 2020 GK England Rhys Lovett England Gloucester City Released [19][23]
1 July 2020 CF Bermuda Jonté Smith England Woking Released [19][24]
1 July 2020 LW England Luke Varney England Burton Albion Released [19][25]
23 July 2020 CF England Aaron Basford England Evesham United Free transfer [26]
24 August 2020 RM Wales Ryan Broom England Peterborough United Undisclosed [27]
5 January 2021 CF England Reuben Reid England Yeovil Town Free transfer [28]

Pre-season

Cheltenham Town announced pre-season friendlies against Bristol City,[29] Evesham United[30] and Stratford Town.[31]

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

Main article: 2020–21 EFL League Two

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Cheltenham Town (C, P) 46 24 10 12 61 39 +22 82 Promotion to the EFL League One
2 Cambridge United (P) 46 24 8 14 73 49 +24 80
3 Bolton Wanderers (P) 46 23 10 13 59 50 +9 79
4 Morecambe (O, P) 46 23 9 14 69 58 +11 78 Qualification for League Two play-offs
5 Newport County 46 20 13 13 57 42 +15 73
6 Forest Green Rovers 46 20 13 13 59 51 +8 73
7 Tranmere Rovers 46 20 13 13 55 50 +5 73
8 Salford City 46 19 14 13 54 34 +20 71
Updated to match(es) played on 31 May 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[32]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

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
46 24 10 12 61 39  +22 82 13 5 5 37 21  +16 11 5 7 24 18  +6

Last updated: 8 May 2021.
Source: BBC

Results by matchday

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GroundHAAHHAHHAHAAHHAHAHAHAAHHAAAHAAHHAAHHAHAHAAHHAH
ResultLWWWLWWDLWLWWDWWDLLDDDDWDWWLWWWWLWLWLWDWLWWDLW
Position181184533353632222234446644333331111112221221111
Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2021. Source: 11v11 for league tables and fixtures
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.[33]

12 September 2020 1 Cheltenham Town 1–2 Morecambe Cheltenham
15:00 BST May 28' Report Davis Yellow card 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 Yellow card 44'
Lewis Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Raglan 6'
Williams 20'
Lewis 39' (o.g.)
Sercombe Yellow card 88'
Blair Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Carl Boyeson
3 October 2020 3 Leyton Orient 0–2 Cheltenham Town Leyton
15:00 BST Brophy Yellow card 82'
McAnuff Yellow card 83'
Cissé Yellow card 85'
Sotiriou Yellow card 90+1'
Coulson Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Ling 16' (o.g.)
Azaz 29'
Boyle Yellow card 57'
Bonds Yellow card 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 Yellow card 37'
Williams 48'		 Report Nadesan Yellow card 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 Yellow card 49'		 Report Edwards 23'
Tilley 39'
Pollock Yellow card 67'
Hendrie Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 27'
Raglan Yellow card 60'		 Report Spence Yellow card 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 Yellow card 16'
McLaughlin Yellow card 55'
Menayese Yellow card 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' Yellow card 14'
May Yellow card 26'
Williams 57'
Sercombe Yellow card 58'
Clements Yellow card 73'		 Report Collins 73' (pen.)
Adams Yellow card 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 Yellow card 82'
Clarke 85'		 Report Thomas Yellow card 26'
Reid 30'
Clements Yellow card 55'
May Yellow card 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 Yellow card 86'
Tozer 88'		 Report Kinsella Yellow card 10'
Holden Yellow card 44'
Lavery Yellow card 81'
Jules Yellow card 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 Yellow card 58'
Lloyd Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Digby Yellow card 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' Yellow card 47'
Blair Yellow card 40'

Williams 77'
Boyle 90+1'		 Report Collins 4'
Sweeney Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 80'
Raglan Yellow card 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 Yellow card 73'
Biggins 74'		 Report Clements Yellow card 19'
Boyle Yellow card 41'
Hussey Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 89' Report Clements Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 56'
Tozer Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 44' Yellow-red card 69' Report Clements Yellow card 32'
Boyle Yellow card 49'		 Stadium: The Innocent [Insert Name Here] Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ollie Yates
9 February 2021 26 Harrogate Town 0–1 Cheltenham Town Harrogate
18:00 GMT Report Boyle 43' Stadium: The EnviroVent Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Graham Salisbury
16 February 2021 27 Walsall 1–2 Cheltenham Town Bescot
19:00 GMT Lavery 3'
Norman Yellow card 75'
Bates Yellow card 79'		 Report Smith 35'
Wright 43'		 Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Webb
20 February 2021 28 Cheltenham Town 0–2 Bradford City Cheltenham
15:00 GMT Thomas Yellow card 2'
May Yellow card 85'		 Report Cook 12', 51'
Watt Yellow card 63'		 Stadium: Whaddon Road Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Matt Donohue
23 February 2021 29 Cambridge United 0–1 Cheltenham Town Cambridge
19:00 GMT Hannant Yellow card 66'
Boateng Yellow card 83'		 Report Long Yellow card 60', 63'
Azaz Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: The Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Oldham
27 February 2021 30 Scunthorpe United 0–2 Cheltenham Town Scunthorpe
15:00 GMT Report Smith 25'
Wright 41'
Thomas Yellow card 61'		 Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Christopher Pollard
2 March 2021 31 Cheltenham Town 1–0 Southend United Cheltenham
19:00 GMT Thomas 53' (pen.) Report Stadium: Whaddon Road Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Will Finnie
6 March 2021 32 Cheltenham Town 3–2 Port Vale Cheltenham
15:00 GMT May 14'
Brown 18' (o.g.)
Sercombe 75'		 Report Guthrie Yellow card 65'
Crookes Yellow card 74'
Swan 83'
Hurst 85'		 Stadium: Whaddon Road Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Robert Lewis
9 March 2021 33 Mansfield Town 3–1 Cheltenham Town Mansfield
19:00 GMT Bowery 55', 65'
Reid 63'		 Report Griffiths Yellow card 10'
Smith 51'		 Stadium: One Call Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Scott Oldham
13 March 2021 34 Exeter City 0–1 Cheltenham Town Exeter
15:00 GMT Taylor Yellow card 81' Report Williams 90+1' Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Josh Smith
16 March 2021 35 Cheltenham Town 0–2 Barrow Cheltenham
19:00 GMT Report Jones 2'
Kay Yellow card 28'
Davies Yellow card 61'
Long 66' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Whaddon Road Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Bell
20 March 2021 36 Cheltenham Town 2–0 Salford City Cheltenham
15:00 GMT Long 3'
Sercombe Yellow card 16', 41'
Thomas Yellow card 64'		 Report Stadium: Whaddon Road Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lee Swabey
27 March 2021 37 Morecambe 1–0 Cheltenham Town Morecambe
15:00 GMT McAlinden 20' Report Stadium: Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Marc Edwards
2 April 2021 38 Cheltenham Town 4–0 Tranmere Rovers Cheltenham
15:00 BST Thomas 4'
Boyle 14'
Sercombe Yellow card 35'
May 42'
Smith Yellow card 52'
Wright 57'		 Report O'Connor Yellow card 45+3' Stadium: Whaddon Road Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: John Busby
5 April 2021 39 Grimsby Town 1–1 Cheltenham Town Cleethorpes
15:00 BST John-Lewis 8' Report Boyle 34' Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andy Davies
10 April 2021 40 Cheltenham Town 1–0 Leyton Orient Cheltenham
15:00 BST Thomas Yellow card 17', 31' (pen.) Report Vigouroux Yellow card 30'
Turley Yellow card 60'		 Stadium: Whaddon Road Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Thomas Bramall
16 April 2021 41 Crawley Town 1–0 Cheltenham Town Crawley
18:30 BST Maguire-Drew 77'
Nichols Yellow card 87'		 Report Wright Yellow card 45+4' Stadium: The People's Pension Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sam Purkiss
20 April 2021 42 Stevenage 0–1 Cheltenham Town Stevenage
19:00 BST Report Lloyd 43' Stadium: Lamex Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Trevor Kettle
24 April 2021 43 Cheltenham Town 1–0 Colchester United Cheltenham
15:00 BST Long Yellow card 20'
Thomas 82'
Blair Yellow card 86'		 Report Pell Yellow card 40'
Smith Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Whaddon Road Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Paul Howard
27 April 2021 44 Cheltenham Town 1–1 Carlisle United Cheltenham
19:00 BST Hussey 56' Report Kayode 33'
Hayden Yellow card 72'
Mellish Yellow card 87'
Anderton Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Whaddon Road Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kevin Johnson
1 May 2021 45 Newport County 1–0 Cheltenham Town Newport
15:00 BST Labadie 4'
Bennett Yellow card 55'		 Report May Yellow card 56'
Tozer Yellow card 88'
Long Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 0
Referee: Scott Oldham
8 May 2021 46 Cheltenham Town 4–1 Harrogate Town Cheltenham
15:00 BST Sercombe 11'
Smith 22'
May 34'
Wright 56'		 Report Muldoon 7' Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ben Speedie

FA Cup

Main article: 2020–21 FA Cup

The draw for the first round was made on Monday 26, October.[34] The second round draw was revealed on Monday, 9 November by Danny Cowley.[35] The third round draw was made on 30 November, with Premier League and EFL Championship clubs all entering the competition.[36] The draw for the fourth and fifth round were made on 11 January, conducted by Peter Crouch.[37]

  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 Yellow card 30'
May Yellow card 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 Yellow card 69'
Sweeney Yellow card 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 Yellow card 24'
Raglan Yellow card 48'
May 59'
Tozer Yellow card 85'		 Report Laporte Yellow card 60'
Foden 81'
Gabriel Jesus 84'
Torres 90+4'		 Stadium: Whaddon Road Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Stuart Attwell

EFL Cup

Main article: 2020–21 EFL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson.[38] The draw for both the second and third round were confirmed on September 6, live on Sky Sports by Phil Babb.[39]

5 September 2020 First round Peterborough United 0–1 Cheltenham Town Peterborough
15:00 BST Thompson Yellow card 38' Report Thomas Yellow card 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 Yellow card 17'
Azaz 69'		 Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 0
Referee: John Busby

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2020–21 EFL Trophy

  Win   Draw   Loss

The regional group stage draw was confirmed on 18 August.[40] The second round draw was made by Matt Murray on 20 November, at St Andrew's.[41]

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 Yellow card 56' Report Reid 70'
Chamberlain Yellow card 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 Yellow card 81'		 Report Cooper Yellow card 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 Yellow card 68'
Freestone Yellow card 82'
Ebanks Yellow card 87'		 Report Omotoye Yellow card 73' Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ollie Yates
8 December 2020 Second round Cheltenham Town 0–3 Portsmouth Cheltenham
19:00 GMT Tozer Yellow card 43' Report Mnoga 15' Yellow card 26'
Hiwula 29', 50'		 Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Neil Hair

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