2021–22 Cheltenham Town F.C. season

The 2021–22 season was Cheltenham Town's 135th year in their history and first season back in League One since the 2008–09 season following promotion last season. Along with the league, the club also competed in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup and the EFL Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.

Cheltenham Town

2021–22 season
Chairman	David Bloxham
Manager	Michael Duff
Stadium	Whaddon Road
League One	15th
FA Cup	Second round
EFL Cup	Third round
EFL Trophy	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Alfie May (23) All: Alfie May (26)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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Pre-season friendlies

Cheltenham Town announced they would play friendlies against Cinderford Town,^[1] Evesham United,^[1] Birmingham City,^[2] Kidderminster Harriers,^[3] Coventry City,^[4] Hungerford Town,^[5] Hereford^[3] and Walsall^[6] as part of their pre-season preparations.

Cinderford Town v Cheltenham Town

10 July 2021 Friendly	Cinderford Town	0–3	Cheltenham Town	Cinderford
15:00 BST		Report	Williams 36', 49' Miles 59'	Stadium: Causeway Stadium

Evesham United v Cheltenham Town

13 July 2021 Friendly	Evesham United	0–3	Cheltenham Town	Evesham
19:30 BST		Report	Sercombe 2' (pen.) Mace 21' (o.g.) Miles 75'	Stadium: The Spiers & Hartwell Jubilee Stadium Referee: Neil Pratt

Cheltenham Town v Birmingham City

17 July 2021 Friendly	Cheltenham Town	0–3	Birmingham City	Cheltenham
15:00 BST		Report	Gardner 6' Hogan 37' Leko 82'	Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium

Kidderminster Harriers v Cheltenham Town

20 July 2021 Friendly	Kidderminster Harriers	1–2	Cheltenham Town	Kidderminster
19:00 BST	Tolley 29'	Report	Abraham 33', 89'	Stadium: Aggborough Stadium Attendance: 979 Referee: Tom Reeves

Cheltenham Town v Coventry City

24 July 2021 Friendly	Cheltenham Town	2–0	Coventry City	Cheltenham
15:00 BST	Williams 22', 86'	Report		Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium Attendance: 1,174

Hungerford Town v Cheltenham Town

27 July 2021 Friendly	Hungerford Town	Cancelled	Cheltenham Town	Hungerford
19:30 BST				Stadium: Bulpit Lane
Note: Match was cancelled due to COVID-19 and injuries.[7]

Hereford v Cheltenham Town

27 July 2021 Friendly	Hereford	1–8	Cheltenham Town	Hereford
19:45 BST	Haines  11' Pollock 90'	Report	Williams 9', 14', 72' May 17', 47', 52' Sercombe 41' Armitage 89'	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 894

Cheltenham Town v Walsall

31 July 2021 Friendly	Cheltenham Town	2–0	Walsall	Cheltenham
15:00 BST	Blair 50' Raglan 67'	Report		Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium Attendance: 930 Referee: Kevin Johnson

Competitions

League One

Main article: 2021–22 EFL League One

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
11	Ipswich Town	46	18	16	12	67	46	+21	70
12	Accrington Stanley	46	17	10	19	61	80	−19	61
13	Charlton Athletic	46	17	8	21	55	59	−4	59
14	Cambridge United	46	15	13	18	56	74	−18	58
15	Cheltenham Town	46	13	17	16	66	80	−14	56
16	Burton Albion	46	14	11	21	51	67	−16	53
17	Lincoln City	46	14	10	22	55	63	−8	52
18	Shrewsbury Town	46	12	14	20	47	51	−4	50
19	Morecambe	46	10	12	24	57	88	−31	42

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 based on yellow and red cards received excluding the last four games of the season (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences; 9) If the tie affects the automatic promotion or relegation places, a play-off game or games would be held between the two tied teams^[8]

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	13	17	16	66	80	−14	56	10	7	6	33	30	+3	3	10	10	33	50	−17

Last updated: 30 April 2022.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

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	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	A	H	H	A	H	A
Result	D	L	W	L	D	D	W	W	L	L	L	W	W	L	D	D	W	W	D	L	D	L	L	D	D	D	L	D	D	W	W	D	D	L	W	L	W	W	L	L	D	W	D	L	L	D
Position	12	20	15	18	17	16	14	9	14	16	17	14	12	13	16	15	11	10	11	12	14	14	14	14	13	13	17	17	16	16	15	15	15	15	14	14	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	14	15	15

Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2022. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Cheltenham Town's fixtures were announced on 24 June 2021.^[9]

Crewe Alexandra v Cheltenham Town

7 August 2021 1	Crewe Alexandra	1–1	Cheltenham Town	Crewe
15:00 BST	Mandron 28' Ramsay  65'	Report	Williams 40',  45+1'	Stadium: Mornflake Stadium Attendance: 5,301 Referee: Ben Toner

Cheltenham Town v Wycombe Wanderers

14 August 2021 2	Cheltenham Town	1–3	Wycombe Wanderers	Cheltenham
15:00 BST	Williams 45' Chapman  61' Hussey  90+5'	Report	Vokes 14' Pendlebury 74', 79'	Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium Attendance: 3,860 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Cheltenham Town v Ipswich Town

17 August 2021 3	Cheltenham Town	2–1	Ipswich Town	Cheltenham
19:45 BST	Raglan  15' Wright  29', 62' Thomas  64' Boyle 81'	Report	Penney 9' Evans  27'	Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium Attendance: 4,746 Referee: Peter Wright

Fleetwood Town v Cheltenham Town

21 August 2021 4	Fleetwood Town	3–2	Cheltenham Town	Fleetwood
15:00 BST	Clarke 33' Johnson 81' Morris 90' Morton  90+3'	Report	Wright 8',  83' Raglan  36' Thomas  46' Hussey  86' May 87'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Referee: Andy Haines

Burton Albion v Cheltenham Town

27 August 2021 5	Burton Albion	1–1	Cheltenham Town	Burton upon Trent
19:45 BST	Akins 67' Hamer  82' Brayford  90+2'	Report	Wright 28' Lloyd  64'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 2,909 Referee: Scott Oldham

Cheltenham Town v Milton Keynes Dons

4 September 2021 6	Cheltenham Town	1–1	Milton Keynes Dons	Cheltenham
15:00 BST	Joseph 14' Blair  39' Hussey  45' Freestone  84'	Report	Darling  61' Boateng 87',  87'	Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium Attendance: 3,704 Referee: Sam Allison

Charlton Athletic v Cheltenham Town

11 September 2021 7	Charlton Athletic	1–2	Cheltenham Town	Charlton
15:00 BST	Leko 59' Famewo  87' Stockley  90+3'	Report	Blair 6' Perry 33' Long  90+3'	Stadium: The Valley Referee: Andy Davies

Cheltenham Town v Oxford United

18 September 2021 8	Cheltenham Town	1–0	Oxford United	Cheltenham
15:00 BST	Thomas  65' May 68' Blair  88'	Report	Long  90+4'	Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium Attendance: 5,004 Referee: Paul Howard

Wigan Athletic v Cheltenham Town

25 September 2021 9	Wigan Athletic	2–0	Cheltenham Town	Wigan
15:00 BST	Lang 8',  65' Cousins  25' Wyke 46' Keane  68'	Report		Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 8,867 Referee: Josh Smith

Sunderland v Cheltenham Town

28 September 2021 10	Sunderland	5–0	Cheltenham Town	Sunderland
19:45 BST	Wright 11' Stewart 28', 38' O'Nien 65' Dajaku 66'	Report	Freestone  30' May  52' Thomas  81'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 28,313 Referee: Chris Sarginson

Cheltenham Town v Rotherham United

2 October 2021 11	Cheltenham Town	0–2	Rotherham United	Cheltenham
15:00 BST		Report	Grigg 51' Edmonds-Green 75'	Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium Attendance: 3,748 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Cheltenham Town v Accrington Stanley

16 October 2021 12	Cheltenham Town	1–0	Accrington Stanley	Cheltenham
15:00 BST	Vassell 79' Boyle  85' Blair  89'	Report	Amankwah  71'	Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium Attendance: 3,437 Referee: James Oldham

Cheltenham Town v Morecambe

19 October 2021 13	Cheltenham Town	3–1	Morecambe	Cheltenham
19:45 GMT	Sercombe 26' Joseph 65', 68'	Report	Phillips 38' O'Connor  52' Gnahoua  74'	Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium Attendance: 2,909 Referee: Ben Speedie

Doncaster Rovers v Cheltenham Town

23 October 2021 (2021-10-23) 14	Doncaster Rovers	3–2	Cheltenham Town	Doncaster
15:00 BST	Dodoo 23' Anderson 45+1' Vilca 54' Dahlberg  87'	Report	Sercombe 62' May 68' Williams 90+1'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 6,101 Referee: Neil Hair

Cheltenham Town v Sheffield Wednesday

30 October 2021 (2021-10-30) 15	Cheltenham Town	2–2	Sheffield Wednesday	Cheltenham
15:00 BST	Vassell 14',  75' Blair 90+1' May  90+3'	Report	Bannan  32' Dunkley 65' Blair 82' (o.g.) Johnson  90+3'	Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium Attendance: 5,582 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Portsmouth v Cheltenham Town

2 November 2021 (2021-11-02) 16	Portsmouth	1–1	Cheltenham Town	Milton
19:45 GMT	Hackett-Fairchild 32' Williams  78' Morrell  81'	Report	Freestone 6' Hussey  49' Crowley  90'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 14,322 Referee: Robert Lewis

Cheltenham Town v Shrewsbury Town

20 November 2021 17	Cheltenham Town	2–1	Shrewsbury Town	Cheltenham
15:00 GMT	Thomas 24' (pen.) Joseph 66'	Report	Pennington  1' Udoh 4' Bennett  23' Bowman  54' Leahy  78'	Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium Attendance: 3,914 Referee: Ollie Yates

Gillingham v Cheltenham Town

23 November 2021 18	Gillingham	0–2	Cheltenham Town	Gillingham
19:45 GMT	Ehmer  53'	Report	Long 30' May 60' Flinders  69'	Stadium: Priestfield Attendance: 3,115 Referee: James Linington

Bolton Wanderers v Cheltenham Town

27 November 2021 19	Bolton Wanderers	2–2	Cheltenham Town	Horwich
15:00 GMT	Amaechi 26' Thomason  30' Kachunga 58'	Report	May 14', 45+4' Crowley  45+3'	Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 13,145 Referee: Ross Joyce

Cheltenham Town v Cambridge United

7 December 2021 20	Cheltenham Town	0–5	Cambridge United	Cheltenham
19:45 GMT	Freestone  28' Wright  31'	Report	Smith 37',  43' Pollock 52' (o.g.) Ironside 63', 73', 88'	Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium Attendance: 2,762 Referee: Christopher Pollard

Cheltenham Town v Lincoln City

11 December 2021 21	Cheltenham Town	2–2	Lincoln City	Cheltenham
15:00 GMT	May 17',  71' Long  59' Raglan  69' Williams  90+3' Blair 90+5' Pollock  90+6'	Report	Bridcutt  65' Bishop 69', 90+1' McGrandles  75'	Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium Attendance: 3,512 Referee: Tom Nield

Shrewsbury Town v Cheltenham Town

18 December 2021 22	Shrewsbury Town	3–1	Cheltenham Town	Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT	Udoh 10', 48' Bloxham  40' Davis 78'	Report	Williams 16' May  25' Hussey  40' Chapman  45'	Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow Attendance: 5,741 Referee: Andrew Kitchen

Cheltenham Town v Plymouth Argyle

26 December 2021 23	Cheltenham Town	0–2	Plymouth Argyle	Cheltenham
15:00 GMT	Crowley  82'	Report	Camará 42' Garrick 75'	Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium Attendance: 5,703 Referee: Tom Reeves

Oxford United v Cheltenham Town

1 January 2022 24	Oxford United	1–1	Cheltenham Town	Littlemore
15:00 GMT	Taylor 29' Sykes  32', 82'	Report	Thomas  45' Wright 48' Blair  58' Freestone  71' Evans  72' Raglan  77'	Stadium: The Kassam Stadium Attendance: 8,351 Referee: Carl Brook

Cheltenham Town v Burton Albion

8 January 2022 25	Cheltenham Town	1–1	Burton Albion	Cheltenham
15:00 GMT	Blair  16' Wright 21'	Report	Jebbison 51' Oshilaja  64' Hamer  78'	Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium Referee: David Rock

Cheltenham Town v Charlton Athletic

15 January 2022 26	Cheltenham Town	1–1	Charlton Athletic	Cheltenham
15:00 GMT	Nlundulu 43',  68' Wright  62' Thomas  67'	Report	Aneke  45', 90+4' Inniss  68'	Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium Attendance: 4,709 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Rotherham United v Cheltenham Town

22 January 2022 27	Rotherham United	1–0	Cheltenham Town	Rotherham
15:00 GMT	Smith 24'	Report	Boyle  31' Nlundulu  38' Sercombe  86' Thomas  90+9'	Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 9,187 Referee: Oliver Langford

Cheltenham Town v Wigan Athletic

29 January 2022 28	Cheltenham Town	0–0	Wigan Athletic	Cheltenham
15:00 GMT	Williams  38'  90+2'	Report	Shinnie  45+2' McClean  89'	Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium Attendance: 4,405 Referee: Paul Howard

AFC Wimbledon v Cheltenham Town

1 February 2022 29	AFC Wimbledon	2–2	Cheltenham Town	Wimbledon
19:45 GMT	Assal 8' Brown  45+2' Marsh  61' Cosgrave 80',  90+6'	Report	Sercombe  16' Raglan  26' May 31', 34' (pen.) Hutchinson  66'	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 6,138 Referee: Sam Purkiss

Cheltenham Town v Sunderland

8 February 2022 30	Cheltenham Town	2–1	Sunderland	Cheltenham
19:45 GMT	Boyle  38' Bonds 64' May 78'	Report	Pritchard 32' Batth  50' Roberts  88' Matete  90'	Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium Attendance: 5,744 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Cheltenham Town v Fleetwood Town

12 February 2022 31	Cheltenham Town	2–0	Fleetwood Town	Cheltenham
15:00 GMT	May 41' Raglan 45' Williams  57'	Report	Nsiala  48' Hayes  87'	Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium Attendance: 3,517 Referee: Bobby Madley

Wycombe Wanderers v Cheltenham Town

19 February 2022 32	Wycombe Wanderers	5–5	Cheltenham Town	High Wycombe
15:00 GMT	Obita 26', 31' Hanlan 33' Vokes 68', 69' Jacobson  73' Grimmer  89' Wheeler  90+6'	Report	May 3', 52', 71', 81' Etete  22', 66'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 5,574 Referee: Neil Hair

Ipswich Town v Cheltenham Town

22 February 2022 33	Ipswich Town	0–0	Cheltenham Town	Ipswich
19:45 GMT	Woolfenden  90+4'	Report	Colkett  64' Freestone  73' Williams  84' Raglan  90+4'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 21,318 Referee: Andy Davies

Cheltenham Town v Crewe Alexandra

26 February 2022 34	Cheltenham Town	1–2	Crewe Alexandra	Cheltenham
15:00 GMT	Boyle  31' Etete 48' Wright  61'	Report	Long 18' Griffiths  26' Johnson  64' Porter 83'	Stadium: The Jonny Rocks Stadium Attendance: 4,227 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Cheltenham Town v Doncaster Rovers

5 March 2022 35	Cheltenham Town	4–0	Doncaster Rovers	Cheltenham
15:00 GMT	May 16', 75' Boyle  31' Raglan  33' Williams 38' Bonds  69' Pollock 84'	Report	Olowu  12' Clayton  34'  48'	Stadium: The Jonny Rocks Stadium Attendance: 4,212 Referee: Peter Wright

Milton Keynes Dons v Cheltenham Town

8 March 2022 36	Milton Keynes Dons	3–1	Cheltenham Town	Denbigh
19:45 GMT	Parrott 26', 85' Eisa 28'	Report	May  72' Boyle 89'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 6,894 Referee: Craig Hicks

Morecambe v Cheltenham Town

12 March 2022 37	Morecambe	1–3	Cheltenham Town	Morecambe
15:00 GMT	Leigh 52'	Report	Bonds  9' Sercombe 44' Wright 46' May 80'	Stadium: The Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 3,733 Referee: Andrew Kitchen

Cheltenham Town v AFC Wimbledon

19 March 2022 38	Cheltenham Town	3–1	AFC Wimbledon	Cheltenham
15:00 GMT	Raglan  17' Williams  63' Wright 81' Lloyd 83' May 90+2'	Report	Rudoni 26' Hartigan  86'	Stadium: The Jonny Rocks Stadium Attendance: 3,836 Referee: Scott Oldham

Plymouth Argyle v Cheltenham Town

22 March 2022 39	Plymouth Argyle	2–0	Cheltenham Town	Plymouth
19:45 GMT	Ennis 14' Mayor 42'	Report	Colkett  90'	Stadium: Home Park Referee: Christopher Pollard

Sheffield Wednesday v Cheltenham Town

26 March 2022 40	Sheffield Wednesday	4–1	Cheltenham Town	Owlerton
15:00 GMT	Luongo 7' Gregory 58',  82' Hunt 83' Byers 87'	Report	May 4' Boyle  34' Wright  57' Raglan  64'	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 21,925 Referee: Tim Robinson

Accrington Stanley v Cheltenham Town

2 April 2022 41	Accrington Stanley	4–4	Cheltenham Town	Accrington
15:00 BST	Leigh 45+1', 48' McConville 45+5' Sykes  75'  90+1' Coyle  79' Chapman 87' (o.g.)	Report	May 33' Boyle 66', 90+6',  90+7' Wright 90'	Stadium: The Wham Stadium Attendance: 2,181 Referee: Robert Lewis

Cheltenham Town v Portsmouth

9 April 2022 42	Cheltenham Town	1–0	Portsmouth	Cheltenham
15:00 BST	Sercombe 76' Lloyd  82'	Report		Stadium: The Jonny Rocks Stadium Attendance: 5,117 Referee: Ollie Yates

Cheltenham Town v Gillingham

15 April 2022 43	Cheltenham Town	2–2	Gillingham	Cheltenham
15:00 BST	Wright 40' Hutchinson  57' Etete 78' Long  85'	Report	Oliver 14',  88' Reeves 59'	Stadium: The Jonny Rocks Stadium Attendance: 4,415 Referee: David Rock

Lincoln City v Cheltenham Town

18 April 2022 44	Lincoln City	3–0	Cheltenham Town	Lincoln
15:00 BST	Whittaker 4', 19' Scully 17'	Report	Ramsey  8' Freestone  57' May  81'	Stadium: LNER Stadium Attendance: 8,672 Referee: Simon Mather

Cheltenham Town v Bolton Wanderers

23 April 2022 45	Cheltenham Town	1–2	Bolton Wanderers	Cheltenham
15:00 BST	Lloyd  52' Bonds  72' Ramsey 89'	Report	Sadlier 57' Bakayoko 76' (pen.)	Stadium: The Jonny Rocks Stadium Attendance: 5,228 Referee: Neil Hair

Cambridge United v Cheltenham Town

30 April 2022 46	Cambridge United	2–2	Cheltenham Town	Cambridge
12:30 BST	Smith 22', 50' Simper  40' O'Neil  45+1'	Report	May 23',  72', 90+1' Long  45+1' Boyle  53'  82' Raglan  64'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 5,880 Referee: Tom Reeves

FA Cup

Main article: 2021–22 FA Cup

Cheltenham were drawn away to Gillingham in the first round^[10] and AFC Wimbledon in the second round.^[11]

Gillingham v Cheltenham Town

6 November 2021 First round	Gillingham	1–1	Cheltenham Town	Gillingham
14:00 GMT	Jackson  36' Sithole 59' Tucker  90'	Report	Pollock 34' Chapman  54' Long  84'	Stadium: Priestfield Referee: Ollie Yates

Cheltenham Town v Gillingham

16 November 2021 First round replay	Cheltenham Town	1–0	Gillingham	Cheltenham
19:45 GMT	Pollock 11' Joseph  87'	Report	Tucker  54' O'Keefe  80' Ehmer  81'	Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium Attendance: 2,651 Referee: Lee Swabey

AFC Wimbledon v Cheltenham Town

4 December 2021 Second round	AFC Wimbledon	4–3	Cheltenham Town	Wimbledon
15:00 GMT	Assal 36', 55' Palmer 41', 65' McCormick  80' Woodyard  87'	Report	May 2' Williams 73' Hussey  80' Heneghan 81' (o.g.) Norton  89' Horton  90+6'	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 4,322 Referee: Alan Young

EFL Cup

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Cup

Cheltenham Town were drawn away to Bristol Rovers in the first round,^[12][13] Gillingham in the second round^[14][15] and Preston North End in the third round.^[16][17]

Bristol Rovers v Cheltenham Town

10 August 2021 First round	Bristol Rovers	0–2	Cheltenham Town	Horfield
19:45 BST	Baldwin  88'	Report	May 58' Vassell 71'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Referee: Lee Swabey

Gillingham v Cheltenham Town

24 August 2021 Second round	Gillingham	1–1 (4–5 p)	Cheltenham Town	Gillingham
19:45 BST	Oliver 20'	Report	May 24'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Referee: David Rock
	Penalties
	Lee O'Keefe Lloyd Carayol Adshead		Thomas Wright Lloyd Tozer Chapman

Preston North End v Cheltenham Town

21 September 2021 Third round	Preston North End	4–1	Cheltenham Town	Preston
19:45 BST	Hughes 25' Rafferty 37' Maguire 82' Rudd  85' Riis 90+3'	Report	Barkers  28' Thomas  32' Vassell 56',  90+2'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 6,561 Referee: Dean Whitestone

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Trophy

Cheltenham were drawn into Group E in the Southern section, alongside Bristol Rovers, Chelsea U21s and Exeter City.^[18][19]

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L2	Exeter City	3	1	1	1	0	8	6	+2	6	Advance to Round 2
2	ACA	Chelsea U21	3	1	1	1	0	3	2	+1	6
3	L2	Bristol Rovers	3	1	0	0	2	6	7	−1	3
4	L1	Cheltenham Town	3	0	1	1	1	2	4	−2	3

Source: EFL.com

Bristol Rovers v Cheltenham Town

31 August 2021 Group game 1	Bristol Rovers	2–0	Cheltenham Town	Horfield
19:00 BST	Nicholson 61' Saunders 70'	Report		Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 889 Referee: Will Finnie

Cheltenham Town v Exeter City

5 October 2021 Group game 2	Cheltenham Town	2–2 (2–3 p)	Exeter City	Cheltenham
19:00 BST	Chapman 37' Miles 70'	Report	Daniel 8' Collins 38'	Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium Attendance: 987 Referee: Craig Hicks
	Penalties
	Norton Hussey Freestone Bonds Vassell		Amond Sweeney Cox Caprice Kite

Cheltenham Town v Chelsea U21

26 October 2021 (2021-10-26) Group game 3	Cheltenham Town	0–0 (5–4 p)	Chelsea U21	Cheltenham
19:00 BST	Freestone  19' Barkers  61' May  89'	Report	Simons  71' McEachran  74'	Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium Referee: Alan Young
	Penalties
	Chapman Miles May Guinan Norton		Nunn Wareham Baker Mbuyamba Haigh

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2021	CM		Elliot Bonds	Hull City	Free transfer	[20]
1 July 2021	GK		Owen Evans	Wigan Athletic	Free transfer	[21]
29 July 2021	DM		Dylan Barkers	Alvechurch	Undisclosed	[22]
9 August 2021	CF		Kyle Vassell	Rotherham United	Free transfer	[23]
2 October 2021	AM		Daniel Crowley	Birmingham City	Free transfer	[24]
5 January 2022	LB		Ben Williams	Barnsley	Undisclosed	[25]
6 January 2022	CF		Charlie Brown	Milton Keynes Dons	Undisclosed	[26]
11 January 2022	LB		Reece Hutchinson	Burton Albion	Free transfer	[27]
18 January 2022	CM		Charlie Colkett	Östersunds	Free transfer	[28]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
5 August 2021	CM		Taylor Perry	Wolverhampton Wanderers	End of season	[29]
5 August 2021	CM		Callum Wright	Leicester City	End of season	[30]
30 August 2021	CB		Mattie Pollock	Watford	End of season	[31]
31 August 2021	CF		Kyle Joseph	Swansea City	5 January 2022	[32][a]
31 August 2021	CF		Christian Norton	Stoke City	31 December 2021	[34]
6 January 2022	CF		Dan Nlundulu	Southampton	End of season	[35]
11 January 2022	CM		Aaron Ramsey	Aston Villa	End of season	[36]
17 January 2022	CF		Kion Etete	Tottenham Hotspur	End of season	[37]
31 January 2022	CF		Jamie Soule	West Bromwich Albion	End of season	[38]

1. On 5 January 2022, Kyle Joseph was recalled back to parent club Swansea City.^[33]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
13 August 2021	DM		Dylan Barkers	Alvechurch	20 September 2021	[39]
13 August 2021	DF		George Clark	Gresley Rovers	Work experience	[39]
13 August 2021	GK		Max Harris	Bishop's Cleeve	20 August 2021	[39][40]
20 August 2021	DF		Will Armitage	Evesham United		[40]
20 August 2021	SS		Callum Ebanks	Evesham United		[40]
20 August 2021	FW		Zac Guinan	Bishop's Cleeve	Work experience	[40]
20 August 2021	GK		Max Harris	Cinderford Town	September 2021	[40]
20 August 2021	RB		Joe Hunt	Evesham United		[40]
20 August 2021	MF		Felix Miles	Evesham United		[40]
30 August 2021	CF		George Lloyd	Port Vale	13 January 2022[a]	[42]
13 September 2021	GK		Max Harris	Redditch United		[43]
15 October 2021	FW		Zac Guinan	Bromsgrove Sporting		[44]
15 October 2021	LB		Connor Jakeways	Fairford Town		[44]
15 October 2021	LB		Harvey Skurek	Fairford Town		[44]
20 October 2021	CM		Elliot Bonds	Kidderminster Harriers	4 December 2021	[45]
13 December 2021	SS		Callum Ebanks	Bromsgrove Sporting	End of season	[46]
28 December 2021	LB		Connor Jakeways	Evesham United		[47]
28 December 2021	DF		Will Taylor	Bishop's Cleeve		[47]
14 January 2022	DM		Dylan Barkers	Leamington	February 2022	[48]
21 January 2022	MF		Charlie Dashfield	Cribbs		[49]
21 January 2022	MF		Brennan Denness-Barrett	Bishop's Cleeve		[49]
21 January 2022	CB		Grant Horton	Bohemian	End of season	[50]
11 February 2022	DM		Dylan Barkers	Gloucester City	March 2022	[51]

1. On 13 January, Lloyd was recalled back early from his loan spell at Port Vale.^[41]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
30 June 2021	CF		Alex Addai	Torquay United	Released	[52][53]
30 June 2021	CB		Daniel Bowry	King's Lynn Town	Released	[52][54]
30 June 2021	CF		Tahvon Campbell	Woking	Released	[52][55]
30 June 2021	CM		Tom Chamberlain	Evesham United	Released	[52][56]
30 June 2021	CM		Chris Clements	Nuneaton Borough	Released	[52][57]
27 August 2021	CB		Ben Tozer	Wrexham	£200'000	[58]
1 January 2022	AM		Daniel Crowley	Willem II	End of contract	[59][60]
6 January 2022	CF		Kyle Vassell	San Diego Loyal	Mutual consent	[61][62]
10 January 2022	LB		Chris Hussey	Port Vale	Undisclosed	[63]
2 February 2022	CB		Will Armitage	Southampton	Undisclosed	[64]