2024–25 Cheltenham Town F.C. season

The 2024–25 season is the 138th season in the history of Cheltenham Town Football Club and their first season back in League Two since the 2020–21 season following relegation from League One in the previous season. In addition to the domestic league, the club also participated in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the EFL Trophy.

Cheltenham Town

2024–25 season
Chairman	David Bloxham
Manager	Michael Flynn[1]
Stadium	Whaddon Road
League Two	15th
FA Cup	Second round
EFL Cup	First round
EFL Trophy	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: George Miller (9 goals) All: George Miller (11 goals)
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Transfers

In

Date	Pos.	Player	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2024[a]	DM	Scot Bennett (ENG)	Newport County (WAL)	Free	[2]
1 July 2024[b]	LB	Ryan Haynes (ENG)	Northampton Town (ENG)	Free	[3]
1 July 2024[c]	RB	Arkell Jude-Boyd (LCA)	Queens Park Rangers (ENG)	Free	[4]
1 July 2024[d]	CM	Harry Pell (ENG)	AFC Wimbledon (ENG)	Free	[5]
1 July 2024[e]	CM	Luke Young (ENG)	Wrexham (WAL)	Free	[6]
3 July 2024	GK	Joe Day (ENG)[f]	Newport County (WAL)	Free	[7]
3 July 2024	GK	Owen Evans (WAL)	Walsall (ENG)	Free	[8]
4 July 2024	CF	Liam Dulson (ENG)	Bedford Town (ENG)	Free	[9]
5 July 2024	AM	Ethon Archer (ENG)	Torquay United (ENG)	Free	[10]
18 July 2024	CM	Harrison Sohna (ENG)	Sunderland (ENG)	Free	[11]
26 July 2024	CF	Ryan Bowman (ENG)	Shrewsbury Town (ENG)	Free	[12]
5 August 2024	CB	Ibrahim Bakare (ENG)	Vancouver (CAN)	Free	[13]
9 August 2024	CF	George Miller (ENG)	Doncaster Rovers (ENG)	Undisclosed	[14]
1 January 2024[g]	RB	Darragh Power (IRL)	Waterford (IRL)	Free	[15]
3 February 2025	CM	Tommy Backwell (ENG)	Bristol City (ENG)	Free	[16]

1. The transfer was announced on 14 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Newport County contract expired
2. The transfer was announced on 15 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Northampton Town contract expired
3. The transfer was announced on 18 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Queens Park Rangers contract expired
4. The transfer was announced on 14 June, and would become official on July 1 once his AFC Wimbledon contract expired
5. The transfer was announced on 18 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Wrexham contract expired
6. Joined as a Player-Coach
7. The transfer was announced on 31 December, and would become official on January 1 once the transfer window reopened

Out

Date	Pos.	Player	To	Fee	Ref.
14 June 2024	CB	Lewis Freestone (ENG)	Stevenage (ENG)	Undisclosed	[17]
28 June 2024	CM	Elliot Bonds (GUY)	Fleetwood Town (ENG)	Undisclosed	[18]
2 July 2024	CF	Rob Street (ENG)	Lincoln City (ENG)	Undisclosed	[19]
28 July 2024	CF	Aidan Keena (IRL)	St Patrick's Athletic (IRL)	Free	[20]

Loaned in

Date	Pos.	Player	From	Date until	Ref.
19 July 2024	RB	Lewis Payne (ENG)	Southampton (ENG)	15 January 2025[a]	[22]
26 July 2024	CB	Levi Laing (ENG)	West Ham United (ENG)	3 January 2025[b]	[24]
2 August 2024	CM	Joel Colwill (WAL)	Cardiff City (WAL)	10 January 2025[c]	[26]
23 August 2024	CB	Sam Stubbs (ENG)	Bradford City (ENG)	End of Season	[27]
30 August 2024	CF	Manni Norkett (ENG)	Nottingham Forest (ENG)	2 January 2025	[28]
30 August 2024	CB	Lewis Shipley (ENG)	Norwich City (ENG)	2 January 2025	[29]
1 January 2025[d]	CF	Ashley Hay (ENG)	Brentford (ENG)	End of Season	[30]
8 January 2025	LB	Val Adedokun (IRL)	Brentford (ENG)	End of Season	[31]
16 January 2025	CM	Tommy Backwell (ENG)	Bristol City (ENG)	3 February 2025[e]	[32]
17 January 2025	LW	Ethan Williams (ENG)	Manchester United (ENG)	End of Season	[33]
3 February 2025	DM	Timothée Dieng (FRA)	Gillingham (ENG)	End of Season	[34]

1. On 15 January, Payne was recalled back to Southampton^[21]
2. On 3 January, Laing was recalled back to West Ham United^[23]
3. On 10 January, Colwill was recalled back to Cardiff^[25]
4. The loan was announced on 31 December, and would become official on January 1 once the transfer window reopened
5. On 3 February, Backwell's loan from Bristol City was made permanent^[16]

Loaned out

Date	Pos.	Player	To	Date until	Ref.
20 August 2024	CM	Brandon Liggett (ENG)	Salisbury (ENG)	17 September 2024	[35]
1 September 2024	GK	Max Harris (ENG)	Weston-super-Mare (ENG)	End of Season	[36]
2 January 2025	GK	Owen Evans (WAL)	Barnet (ENG)	End of Season	[37]
20 January 2025	CM	Tom Pett (ENG)	Oldham Athletic (ENG)	End of Season	[38]
23 January 2025	CM	Harrison Sohna (ENG)	Wealdstone (ENG)	End of Season	[39]

Released / Out of Contract

Date	Pos.	Player	Subsequent club	Join date	Ref.
30 June 2024	LM	Will Ferry (IRL)	Dundee United (SCO)	1 July 2024	[40]
30 June 2024	CF	George Lloyd (ENG)	Shrewsbury Town (ENG)	1 July 2024	[41]
30 June 2024	RB	Sean Long (IRL)	Forest Green Rovers (ENG)	1 July 2024	[42][43]
30 June 2024	GK	Jamie Pardington (ENG)	Lincoln City (ENG)	1 July 2024	[44][45]
30 June 2024	CM	Liam Sercombe (ENG)	Forest Green Rovers (ENG)	1 July 2024	[42][46]
30 June 2024	GK	Luke Southwood (ENG)	Bolton Wanderers (ENG)	1 July 2024	[42][47]
30 June 2024	RB	Liam Smith (SCO)	Bohemian (IRL)	12 July 2024	[44][48]
30 June 2024	CM	Greg Sloggett (IRL)	Hartlepool United (ENG)	15 July 2024	[44][49]
30 June 2024	LB	Ben Williams (WAL)	Carlisle United (ENG)	10 August 2024	[44][50]
30 June 2024	CM	Daniel Adshead (ENG)	Boston United (ENG)	12 December 2024	[44][51]
30 June 2024	AM	Josh Harrop (ENG)			[44]
30 June 2024	CM	James Olayinka (ENG)			[44]
30 June 2024	RB	Adulai Sambu (ENG)			[44]
30 June 2024	CB	Curtis Davies (SLE)	Retired		[44][52]

Pre-season and friendlies

On 31 May, Cheltenham Town announced their initial pre-season plans, with matches scheduled against Bishop's Cleeve, Bath City, Evesham United and Northampton Town.^[53] Five days later, a fifth fixture was added against Plymouth Argyle.^[54] On June 10, another two fixtures were added to Town's schedule, against Hungerford Town and Bristol City.^[55]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Bishop's Cleeve v Cheltenham Town

5 July 2024 Friendly	Bishop's Cleeve	1–7	Cheltenham Town	Bishop's Cleeve
19:30 BST	Langworthy 60'	Report	Dulson 1', 12' Trialist 10' Trialist 47' Trialist 74' Trialist 87' Trialist 89'	Stadium: Kayte Lane

Bath City v Cheltenham Town

9 July 2024 Friendly	Bath City	2–3	Cheltenham Town	Twerton
19:00 BST	Wanjau-Smith 44' Wilson 62'	Report	Taylor 20' (pen.) Trialist 61' King 70'	Stadium: Twerton Park

Evesham United v Cheltenham Town

12 July 2024 Friendly	Evesham United	0–3	Cheltenham Town	Evesham
19:30 BST		Report	Jude-Boyd 54' Taylor 64' (pen.) Keena 88'	Stadium: The Spiers & Hartwell Stadium

Cheltenham Town v Plymouth Argyle

20 July 2024 Friendly	Cheltenham Town	1–5	Plymouth Argyle	Cheltenham
15:00 BST	Dulson 19'	Report	Cissoko 29' Whittaker 31' Tijani 35', 59' Hardie 65'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 2,339 Referee: Sam Allison

Hungerford Town v Cheltenham Town

23 July 2024 Friendly	Hungerford Town	3–0	Cheltenham Town	Hungerford
19:45 BST		Report		Stadium: Bulpit Lane

Cheltenham Town v Bristol City

26 July 2024 Friendly	Cheltenham Town	0–3	Bristol City	Cheltenham
19:45 BST		Report	Armstrong 1' Wells 4' (pen.) Sykes 84'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 2,233 Referee: Scott Tallis

Cheltenham Town v Northampton Town

3 August 2024 Friendly	Cheltenham Town	2–0	Northampton Town	Cheltenham
15:00 BST	Bowman 20', 22'	Report		Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 1,046 Referee: Scott Tallis

Competitions

League Two

Main article: 2024–25 EFL League Two

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
13	Crewe Alexandra	46	15	17	14	49	48	+1	62
14	Fleetwood Town	46	15	15	16	60	60	0	60
15	Cheltenham Town	46	16	12	18	60	70	−10	60
16	Barrow	46	15	14	17	52	50	+2	59
17	Gillingham	46	14	16	16	41	46	−5	58

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^[56]

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	16	12	18	60	70	−10	60	10	6	7	32	31	+1	6	6	11	28	39	−11

Last updated: 4 May 2025.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	251	34	35	36	262	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	L	L	L	W	L	D	L	W	L	L	W	D	W	D	L	W	D	D	W	D	W	L	D	L	W	L	W	D	W	W	D	D	L	L	W	D	L	L	L	L	W	D	W
Position	6	10	16	20	15	19	17	20	16	20	21	18	17	16	16	16	14	15	15	13	14	14	14	13	13	14	16	13	14	11	11	12	13	13	14	13	13	14	14	14	16	16	16	16
Points	3	3	3	3	6	6	7	7	10	10	10	13	14	17	18	18	21	22	23	26	27	30	30	31	31	34	34	37	38	41	44	45	46	46	46	49	50	50	50	50	50	53	54	57

Source: EFL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Notes:

• ¹ Matchday 25 (vs. Walsall) was postponed due to a frozen pitch.
• ² Matchday 26 (vs. AFC Wimbledon) was postponed due to a frozen pitch.

Matches

On 26 June, the League Two fixtures were announced.^[57]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Cheltenham Town v Newport County

10 August 2024 1	Cheltenham Town	3–2	Newport County	Cheltenham
15:00 BST	Colwill 22', 90+6' Dulson 27' Haynes  33'	Report	Brennan  14' Baker-Richardson 31' (pen.),  80' Greaves 43' Wildig  60'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 4,613 Referee: Ruebyn Ricardo

Grimsby Town v Cheltenham Town

17 August 2024 2	Grimsby Town	3–2	Cheltenham Town	Cleethorpes
15:00 BST	Davies 44', 90+3' Vernam 51'  71'	Report	Bakare  36' Payne  38' Pett  43' Young 61' Bowman  77' Taylor 82' Bennett  90'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 5,885 Referee: Elliot Bell

Cheltenham Town v AFC Wimbledon

24 August 2024 3	Cheltenham Town	0–1	AFC Wimbledon	Cheltenham
15:00 BST	Bennett  28'	Report	Pigott 67' Reeves  90+3'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 4,256 Referee: Stephen Parkinson

Walsall v Cheltenham Town

31 August 2024 4	Walsall	2–1	Cheltenham Town	Bescot
15:00 BST	Gordon  38' Lowe 48' Matt 66' Jellis  76' Lakin  86' Okagbue  89'	Report	Stubbs  12' Jude-Boyd  73' Miller 85'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 5,760 Referee: Paul Marsden

Cheltenham Town v Harrogate Town

7 September 2024 5	Cheltenham Town	1–0	Harrogate Town	Cheltenham
15:00 BST	Haynes  71' Bradbury 90+2' Taylor  90+4'	Report	Folarin  64'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 3,594 Referee: Daniel Middleton

Salford City v Cheltenham Town

14 September 2024 6	Salford City	2–1	Cheltenham Town	Kersal
15:00 BST	Adelakun 60', 86' Chesters  90+2'	Report	Archer 48'	Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 2,347 Referee: Farai Hallam

Chesterfield v Cheltenham Town

21 September 2024 7	Chesterfield	1–1	Cheltenham Town	Chesterfield
12:30 BST	Naylor  21' Markanday 27' Tanton  53' Oldaker  84'	Report	Jude-Boyd 53' Stubbs  57'	Stadium: SMH Group Stadium Attendance: 7,652 Referee: Ross Joyce
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[58]

Cheltenham Town v Fleetwood Town

28 September 2024 8	Cheltenham Town	0–2	Fleetwood Town	Cheltenham
15:00 BST	Bennett  28' Payne  50'	Report	Virtue 5', 51',  58' Mayor  31' Bonds  36'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 3,928 Referee: Carl Brook

Cheltenham Town v Accrington Stanley

1 October 2024 9	Cheltenham Town	2–1	Accrington Stanley	Cheltenham
19:45 BST	Colwill  19' Norkett 69' Bowman 80' Shipley  88' Bradbury  90+2'	Report	Batty  30' Costelloe 39' Khumbeni  67'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 2,976 Referee: Oliver Mackey

Barrow v Cheltenham Town

5 October 2024 10	Barrow	2–1	Cheltenham Town	Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 BST	Acquah 47' Kouyaté  73' Dallas 86' Stanway  90+5'	Report	Bowman 41' Willcox  66'	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 3,518 Referee: Simon Mather

Cheltenham Town v Swindon Town

12 October 2024 11	Cheltenham Town	2–3	Swindon Town	Cheltenham
15:00 BST	Shipley  43' Miller  59', 63' Archer 78'	Report	Ofoborh  14' Cox 30',  45+2' Wright 34',  90+5' McGregor 47' Longelo  85' Barden  90'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 5,561 Referee: Dale Baines

Colchester United v Cheltenham Town

19 October 2024 12	Colchester United	1–2	Cheltenham Town	Colchester
15:00 BST	Taylor 27' Iandolo  71'	Report	Thomas 5', 45+2' Day  90'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 4,031 Referee: Ben Speedie

Cheltenham Town v Bradford City

22 October 2024 13	Cheltenham Town	1–1	Bradford City	Cheltenham
19:45 BST	Payne  5' Young 15' Colwill  26' Sohna  82'	Report	Byrne 8' Diabate  82'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 3,404 Referee: Jamie O'Connor

Carlisle United v Cheltenham Town

26 October 2024 14	Carlisle United	0–1	Cheltenham Town	Carlisle
15:00 BST	Robson  46' Neal  69' Mellish  82' Sadi  83'	Report	Archer 17' Stubbs  29' Young  55' Payne  90+1'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 6,064 Referee: Scott Jackson

Cheltenham Town v Bromley

9 November 2024 15	Cheltenham Town	1–1	Bromley	Cheltenham
15:00 GMT	Archer 51'	Report	Jenkinson  12'  24' Arthurs  71' Sowunmi 82'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 3,786 Referee: Scott Oldham

Milton Keynes Dons v Cheltenham Town

16 November 2024 16	Milton Keynes Dons	3–2	Cheltenham Town	Denbigh
15:00 GMT	Gilbey 22' Thompson-Sommers  34' Harrison 75' Maguire 86'	Report	Young 6' Miller 13'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 7,333 Referee: Jacob Miles

Cheltenham Town v Tranmere Rovers

22 November 2024 17	Cheltenham Town	1–0	Tranmere Rovers	Cheltenham
19:45 GMT	Payne  55' Colwill 89'	Report	O'Connor  48' Norris  68' Davies  69'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 3,939 Referee: Ruebyn Ricardo
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 23 November, but was moved for a day earlier.[59]

Cheltenham Town v Port Vale

3 December 2024 18	Cheltenham Town	1–1	Port Vale	Cheltenham
19:45 GMT	Miller 53' Bakare  69' Day  90+5'	Report	Heneghan  11' Croasdale  85' Curtis 90+4'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 3,245 Referee: Scott Tallis

Doncaster Rovers v Cheltenham Town

7 December 2024 19	Doncaster Rovers	2–2	Cheltenham Town	Doncaster
15:00 GMT	McGrath  26' Hurst  34' Broadbent 55' Molyneux 75'	Report	Bailey 15' (o.g.) Archer 56' Kinsella  65'	Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium Attendance: 6,259 Referee: Scott Simpson

Cheltenham Town v Morecambe

14 December 2024 20	Cheltenham Town	2–0	Morecambe	Cheltenham
15:00 GMT	Thomas  26' Jude-Boyd 33' Bakare  64' Miller 74'	Report	Macadam  64' Williams  83'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 3,371 Referee: Sunny Singh Gill

Gillingham v Cheltenham Town

20 December 2024 21	Gillingham	2–2	Cheltenham Town	Gillingham
19:45 GMT	Clarke 24' Lapslie 68'	Report	Jude-Boyd  32' Young 36' Miller 60' Bakare  90+1'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 5,938 Referee: Carl Brook
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 21 December, but was moved to allow an extra days recovery between matches.[59]

Cheltenham Town v Crewe Alexandra

26 December 2024 22	Cheltenham Town	2–1	Crewe Alexandra	Cheltenham
15:00 GMT	Colwill 70', 83' Bowman  90+3'	Report	Holíček  34' Connolly  51' Lankester 56' Tracey  68' Williams  74' Cooney  75'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 5,261 Referee: Alan Young

Cheltenham Town v Notts County

29 December 2024 23	Cheltenham Town	3–5	Notts County	Cheltenham
15:00 GMT	Stubbs 4' Bowman 47' Colwill 60' Payne  78'	Report	Jatta 26', 90+3' Palmer  28' Martin 39' Abbott 58' Austin 62' Hinchy  73'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 5,430 Referee: Andrew Humphries

Port Vale v Cheltenham Town

1 January 2025 24	Port Vale	0–0	Cheltenham Town	Burslem
15:00 GMT	Hall  12' Croasdale  90+4'	Report	Bennett  57'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 5,873 Referee: James Bell

Harrogate Town v Cheltenham Town

17 January 2025 27	Harrogate Town	2–0	Cheltenham Town	Harrogate
19:45 GMT	Young 34' (o.g.) Bennett 56' (o.g.)	Report	Kinsella  20'	Stadium: Wetherby Road Attendance: 2,522 Referee: Ross Joyce
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 18 January, but was brought forward.[60]

Cheltenham Town v Salford City

25 January 2025 28	Cheltenham Town	2–1	Salford City	Cheltenham
15:00 GMT	Backwell 31' Day  41' Thomas 80'	Report	Shephard  48' Stockton  90' Tilt 90+5'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 4,187 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Accrington Stanley v Cheltenham Town

28 January 2024 29	Accrington Stanley	0–0	Cheltenham Town	Accrington
19:45 GMT		Report		Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,605 Referee: Paul Marsden

Cheltenham Town v Chesterfield

1 February 2025 30	Cheltenham Town	1–0	Chesterfield	Cheltenham
12:30 GMT	Kinsella  61' Thomas  69' Jude-Boyd 90+2'	Report	Duffy  8' Olakigbe  45' Grimes  66'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 3,869 Referee: Jacob Miles
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[61]

Fleetwood Town v Cheltenham Town

8 February 2025 31	Fleetwood Town	2–0	Cheltenham Town	Fleetwood
15:00 GMT	Virtue 44' Cover  74' Rooney  89' Helm 90+2' Bennett  90+4'	Report	Stubbs  62'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 2,257 Referee: Aaron Bannister

Cheltenham Town v Barrow

15 February 2025 32	Cheltenham Town	3–2	Barrow	Cheltenham
15:00 GMT	Bennett  41' Taylor 60', 70' Hay 76'	Report	Foley 32' Whitfield 46' Farman  62'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 4,404 Referee: Greg Rollason

Newport County v Cheltenham Town

22 February 2025 33	Newport County	0–3	Cheltenham Town	Newport
15:00 GMT			Taylor 30' Williams 53' Archer 82'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,257 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Cheltenham Town v Walsall

25 February 2025 25[62]	Cheltenham Town	2–2	Walsall	Cheltenham
19:45 GMT	Miller 90' Thomas 90+3'		Harrison 1' Adomah 79'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 4,454 Referee: Michael Barlow
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[59] The match was then postponed on January 4, due to a frozen pitch.[63]

Cheltenham Town v Grimsby Town

1 March 2025 34	Cheltenham Town	1–1	Grimsby Town	Cheltenham
15:00 GMT	Miller 24' Williams 26' Jude-Boyd  82'	Report	Green  13' Hume  22' Rodgers 53' SvanÞórsson  85'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 4,473 Referee: Rob Massey-Ellis

Bradford City v Cheltenham Town

4 March 2025 35	Bradford City	3–0	Cheltenham Town	Bradford
19:45 GMT	Lapslie 31', 53' Mellon 60' Kavanagh  84' Shepherd  88' Huntington  90+4'	Report	Taylor  27' Thomas  80' Dulson  88'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 15,229 Referee: Zac Kennard-Kettle

Cheltenham Town v Colchester United

8 March 2025 36	Cheltenham Town	0–1	Colchester United	Cheltenham
15:00 GMT	Dieng  71'	Report	Tucker  52' Anderson 69' McDonnell  80' Macey  90+5'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 3,954 Referee: Simon Mather

AFC Wimbledon v Cheltenham Town

11 March 2025 26[64]	AFC Wimbledon	1–2	Cheltenham Town	Wimbledon
19:45 GMT	Lewis  22' Browne 37'	Report	Hay 24' Taylor 79'	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 8,114 Referee: Scott Jackson
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 11 January, but was postponed due to a frozen pitch.[65]

Swindon Town v Cheltenham Town

15 March 2024 37	Swindon Town	3–3	Cheltenham Town	Swindon
12:30 GMT	Wright 45+3' Tshimanga 67' (pen.),  79' Clarke  71', 88'	Report	Thomas 8' Stubbs  34' Dieng 48',  79' Wright 54' (o.g.) Adedokun  58' Bradbury  63'  66'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 8,556 Referee: Oliver Yates
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[66]

Cheltenham Town v Milton Keynes Dons

22 March 2024 38	Cheltenham Town	0–1	Milton Keynes Dons	Cheltenham
15:00 GMT	Jude-Boyd  87'	Report	Sanders 9'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 4,283 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Tranmere Rovers v Cheltenham Town

28 March 2024 39	Tranmere Rovers	2–0	Cheltenham Town	Birkenhead
19:45 GMT	Dennis 25' Turnbull  30' Norman 90+3'	Report	Thomas  23' Williams  36' Dieng  67'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 6,650 Referee: Ross Joyce
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 23 November, but was moved for a day earlier.[59]

Morecambe v Cheltenham Town

1 April 2025 40	Morecambe	2–0	Cheltenham Town	Morecambe
19:45 BST	Garner 66' Angol 74'	Report	Jude-Boyd  57' Bakare  72'	Stadium: Mazuma Mobile Stadium Attendance: 2,502 Referee: Richard Eley

Cheltenham Town v Doncaster Rovers

5 April 2025 41	Cheltenham Town	0–2	Doncaster Rovers	Cheltenham
12:30 BST	Dieng  30'  56' Backwell  33'	Report	Wood  45+1' Sbarra  88' Sterry 89' Street 90+5'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 3,897 Referee: Carl Brook
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[67]

Crewe Alexandra v Cheltenham Town

10 April 2025 42	Crewe Alexandra	2–3	Cheltenham Town	Crewe
20:00 BST	Williams  34' Hemmings 45' (pen.) Agius 90+5'	Report	Miller 22' Haynes 33' Bennett  73' Thomas 78' Dulson 86'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 4,939 Referee: Declan Bourne
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 12 April, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[68]

Cheltenham Town v Gillingham

18 April 2025 43	Cheltenham Town	1–1	Gillingham	Cheltenham
15:00 BST	Stubbs 22' Taylor  66'	Report	Morgan 2' Hutton  57' Nevitt  76'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 4,702 Referee: Graham Scott

Notts County v Cheltenham Town

21 April 2025 44	Notts County	1–2	Cheltenham Town	Nottingham
13:00 BST	Abbott  42' Jatta 45+1',  45+2'	Report	Haynes  39' Thomas 75' Archer 89' Jude-Boyd  90+2'	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 10,642 Referee: James Durkin

Cheltenham Town v Carlisle United

26 April 2025 45	Cheltenham Town	3–2	Carlisle United	Cheltenham
15:00 BST	Thomas 33' (pen.) Hay 45' Jude-Boyd  81' Miller 90+3'		Dennis  6' 29' Breeze  32' Hayden  33' Kelly 73'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 4,963 Referee: Tom Nield

Bromley v Cheltenham Town

3 May 2025 46	Bromley	3–0	Cheltenham Town	Bromley
15:00 BST	Cheek 26' (pen.), 53' Kabamba 45+3' Kader  89'	Report	Backwell  24' Thomas  59' Archer  90+5'	Stadium: Hayes Lane Attendance: 2,818 Referee: Stephen Parkinson

FA Cup

Main article: 2024–25 FA Cup

Cheltenham Town were drawn away to Rotherham United in the first round.^[69][70] In the second round they were drawn away again, this time against Salford City.^[71][72]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Rotherham United v Cheltenham Town

2 November 2024 First round	Rotherham United	1–3	Cheltenham Town	Rotherham
15:00 GMT	Wilks 37' Powell  46' Odoffin  71'	Report	Kinsella  21' Colwill 36', 45' Archer 58' Young  60'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 2,770 Referee: Adam Herczeg

Salford City v Cheltenham Town

30 November 2024 Second round	Salford City	2–0	Cheltenham Town	Kersal
15:00 GMT	Okoronkwo 20' Stockton 22' (pen.) Taylor  24' Lund  52' Austerfield  56' N'Mai  74'	Report	Taylor 70' Stubbs  86' Jude-Boyd  90+10'	Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 1,968 Referee: Martin Coy

EFL Cup

Main article: 2024–25 EFL Cup

On 27 June, the draw for the first round was made, with Cheltenham being drawn away against Plymouth Argyle.^[73]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Plymouth Argyle v Cheltenham Town

14 August 2024 First round	Plymouth Argyle	3–0	Cheltenham Town	Plymouth
19:45 BST	Waine 62' Hardie 81' Bundu 84' Szűcs  86'	Report	Pett  19' Payne  61'	Stadium: Home Park

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2024–25 EFL Trophy

In the group stage, Cheltenham were drawn into Southern Group H alongside Newport County, Reading and West Ham United.^[74][75] Cheltenham were then drawn at home to Cambridge United in the round of 32,^[76][77] Colchester United in the round of 16^[78] and away to Peterborough United in the quarter-finals.^[79]

Group stage

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L2	Cheltenham Town	3	3	0	0	0	6	2	+4	9	Advance to Round 2
2	L1	Reading	3	2	0	0	1	6	2	+4	6
3	L2	Newport County	3	1	0	0	2	2	5	−3	3
4	ACA	West Ham United U21	3	0	0	0	3	2	7	−5	0

Source: EFL

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Newport County v Cheltenham Town

3 September 2024 Group stage	Newport County	1–2	Cheltenham Town	Newport
19:00 BST	Jameson  21' Evans 33' Carney  43'	Report	Taylor  29' Sohna 67' Colwill 75' Kinsella  76'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 1,051 Referee: Matthew Russell

Cheltenham Town v West Ham United U21

29 October 2024 Group stage	Cheltenham Town	3–1	West Ham United U21	Cheltenham
19:00 GMT	Sohna  9' Dulson 28' Colwill  50' Taylor 57' (pen.) King 70' Bowman  90+6'	Report	Robinson  55' Simon-Swyer 60'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Referee: Steven Copeland

Cheltenham Town v Reading

5 November 2024 Group stage	Cheltenham Town	1–0	Reading	Cheltenham
19:00 GMT	Colwill  70' Pett 78' Liggett  90' Shipley  90+4'	Report	Akande  46'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 1,598 Referee: James Durkin
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 8 October, but was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch[80][81]

Knockout stages

Cheltenham Town v Cambridge United

10 December 2024 Round of 32	Cheltenham Town	2–1	Cambridge United	Cheltenham
19:00 GMT	Taylor 54' Jude-Boyd 57'	Report	Stokes 45' (pen.) Watts  60' Rossi  67' O'Riordan  78'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 847 Referee: Dale Baines

Cheltenham Town v Colchester United

14 January 2025 Round of 16	Cheltenham Town	2–1	Colchester United	Cheltenham
19:00 GMT	Pett 3' Jude-Boyd  34' Archer  76' Thomas  79' Miller 90+1'	Report	Kelleher  28' Taylor 45+3' Payne  61'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Referee: David Rock

Peterborough United v Cheltenham Town

5 February 2025 Quarter-finals	Peterborough United	3–2	Cheltenham Town	Peterborough
19:00 GMT	Kyprianou 24' Odoh 52' Jones 69'	Report	Thomas 34' Miller 45+3' Bradbury  48' Adedokun  66' Stubbs  71' Jude-Boyd  73'	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 2,587 Referee: Scott Oldham

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of match played 21 April 2025

Players with no appearances are not included on the list
Italics indicate a loaned in player

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League Two		FA Cup		EFL Cup		EFL Trophy
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	WAL	Owen Evans	11	0	11+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
2	DF	LCA	Arkell Jude-Boyd	39	4	27+5	3	0+2	0	0+1	0	3+1	1
3	DF	ENG	Ryan Haynes	13	0	9+2	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
4	MF	IRL	Liam Kinsella	42	0	32+4	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	4+0	0
5	MF	FRA	Timothée Dieng	14	1	8+5	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
6	DF	ENG	Tom Bradbury	44	1	37+1	1	2+0	0	0+0	0	4+0	0
8	MF	ENG	Luke Young	39	4	33+1	4	2+0	0	0+1	0	2+0	0
9	FW	ENG	Matty Taylor	43	7	10+25	5	0+2	0	1+0	0	4+1	2
10	FW	ENG	George Miller	44	10	26+12	8	2+0	0	0+1	0	2+1	2
11	FW	ENG	Ashley Hay	21	2	8+11	2	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
12	FW	ENG	Ryan Bowman	22	3	8+10	3	0+1	0	0+0	0	1+2	0
14	FW	ENG	Liam Dulson	33	3	6+21	2	0+1	0	1+0	0	3+1	1
15	FW	ENG	Jordan Thomas	46	8	30+8	7	2+0	0	1+0	0	2+3	1
16	FW	ENG	Ethan Williams	16	2	8+8	2	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
17	MF	ENG	Scot Bennett	29	0	25+1	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
18	DF	ENG	Ibrahim Bakare	33	0	17+11	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	3+1	0
19	MF	ENG	Harrison Sohna	12	1	6+2	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	3+0	1
21	GK	ENG	Joe Day	42	0	33+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0	6+0	0
22	MF	ENG	Ethon Archer	51	7	40+4	7	2+0	0	1+0	0	3+1	0
23	DF	IRL	Val Adedokun	17	0	11+4	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
24	DF	IRL	Darragh Power	12	0	5+5	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+2	0
25	DF	ENG	Sam Stubbs	44	2	39+0	2	2+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	0
26	MF	ENG	Tommy Backwell	12	1	8+3	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
29	FW	ENG	Tom King	4	1	0+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	1
30	MF	ENG	Freddy Willcox	5	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	2+0	0
34	MF	ENG	Tom Pett	27	2	5+15	0	0+1	0	1+0	0	5+0	2
35	MF	ENG	Brandon Liggett	2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
38	MF	ENG	Harry Tustin	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
Player(s) who featured whilst on loan but returned to parent club during the season:
5	DF	ENG	Levi Laing	8	0	3+3	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
11	FW	ENG	Manni Norkett	9	1	2+3	1	0+1	0	0+0	0	3+0	0
16	MF	WAL	Joel Colwill	28	9	20+2	6	2+0	2	0+1	0	2+1	1
23	DF	ENG	Lewis Shipley	10	0	5+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
27	DF	ENG	Lewis Payne	21	0	12+4	0	2+0	0	1+0	0	1+1	0