2022–23 Cheltenham Town F.C. season

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.

Cheltenham Town FC

2022–23 season
Chairman	David Bloxham
Head Coach	Wade Elliott[1]
Stadium	Whaddon Road
League One	16th
FA Cup	First round
EFL Cup	First round
EFL Trophy	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Alfie May (20) All: Alfie May (22)
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Transfers

In

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Ref
21 June 2022	CM	Daniel Adshead	Norwich City	Undisclosed	[2]
1 July 2022[a]	CB	Tom Bradbury	FC Halifax Town	Free Transfer	[3]
8 July 2022	GK	Shaun MacDonald	Torquay United	Free Transfer	[4]
21 July 2022	RB	Ryan Jackson	Gillingham	Free Transfer	[5]
9 August 2022	LM	Will Ferry	Southampton	Undisclosed	[6]
12 August 2022	CF	Christian Norton	Stoke City	Free Transfer	[7]
1 September 2022	RM	Ryan Broom	Peterborough United	Undisclosed	[8]
1 September 2022	CM	James Olayinka	Arsenal	Undisclosed	[9]
9 January 2023	CF	Will Goodwin	Stoke City	Undisclosed	[10]
29 January 2023	CF	Aidan Keena	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	Owen Evans	Walsall	Undisclosed	[12]
30 June 2022	CM	Josh Aldridge	Evesham United	Released	[13][14]
30 June 2022	CB	Will Boyle	Huddersfield Town	Rejected contract	[13][15]
30 June 2022	CM	Charlie Colkett	Crewe Alexandra	Released	[13][16]
30 June 2022	MF	Charlie Dashfield	Unattached	Released	[13]
30 June 2022	MF	Brennan Denness-Barrett	Unattached	Released	[13]
30 June 2022	GK	Scott Flinders	Mansfield Town	Released	[13][17]
30 June 2022	RB	Joe Hunt	Unattached	Released	[13]
30 June 2022	LB	Connor Jakeways	Unattached	Released	[13]
30 June 2022	AM	Felix Miles	Stratford Town	Released	[13][18]
30 June 2022	GK	Jake Parsisson	Unattached	Released	[13]
30 June 2022	DF	Will Ramsey	Unattached	Released	[13]
30 June 2022	LB	Harvey Skurek	Slimbridge	Released	[13][19]
30 June 2022	DF	Will Taylor	Unattached	Released	[13]
30 June 2022	DM	Conor Thomas	Crewe Alexandra	Released	[13][20]
30 June 2022	CF	Andy Williams	Walsall	Released	[13][21]
30 June 2022	CM	Archie Woodall	Central Arkansas Bears	Released	[13][22]
1 July 2022	DF	George Clark	Gresley Rovers	Free Transfer	[23]
12 September 2022	RB	Matty Blair	Retired		[24]

Loans in

Date	Pos	Player	Loaned from	On loan until	Ref
4 July 2022	CF	Dan Nlundulu	Southampton	1 January 2023	[25]
14 July 2022	CM	Taylor Perry	Wolverhampton Wanderers	End of Season	[26]
22 July 2022	GK	Luke Southwood	Reading	End of Season	[27]
22 July 2022	CB	Caleb Taylor	West Bromwich Albion	End of Season	[28]
22 July 2022	DF	James Taylor	Bristol City	3 January 2023[a]	[29][30]
19 January 2023	CB	Elkan Baggott	Ipswich Town	End of Season	[31]
31 January 2023	DM	Glen Rea	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	Max Harris	Weston-super-Mare	End of Season	[33]
20 August 2022	CF	Callum Ebanks	Eastleigh	19 November 2022[a]	[34][35]
20 September 2022	LB	Reece Hutchinson	Ilkeston Town	20 December 2022	[36]
30 September 2022	DM	Dylan Barkers	Maidstone United	30 October 2022	[37]
11 November 2022	MF	Adulai Sambu	Redditch United	End of Season	[38]
17 November 2022	CM	Ellis Chapman	Oldham Athletic	18 January 2023[b]	[39][40][41]
19 November 2022	CF	Callum Ebanks	Bath City	1 January 2023	[35]
20 December 2022	CB	Grant Horton	Bohemian	End of Season	[42]
26 December 2022	FW	Zac Guinan	Cirencester Town	26 January 2023	[43]
13 January 2023	CF	Callum Ebanks	Stratford Town	End of Season[c]	[44][45][46]
31 January 2023	CM	Daniel Adshead	Rochdale	End of Season	[47]
	CF	George Lloyd	Grimsby Town		[48]
1 February 2023	LB	Reece Hutchinson	Sligo Rovers		[49]
16 March 2023	CF	Zac Guinan	Swindon Supermarine		[50]
	RB	Adulai Sambu	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

Evesham United v Cheltenham Town

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

Bristol City v Cheltenham Town

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)

Bath City v Cheltenham Town

9 July 2022 Friendly	Bath City	0–0	Cheltenham Town	Bath
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Twerton Park

Stratford Town v Cheltenham Town

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

Cheltenham Town v Cardiff City

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

Cheltenham Town v Birmingham City

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

Cheltenham Town v Northampton Town

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 v t e	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

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	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45
Ground	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A
Result	L	L	L	D	W	L	D	W	L	W	W	L	L	L	W	D	D	W	W	L	L	W	L	L	L	L	D	L	D	W	L	L	L	W	D	W	W	D	D	L	D	D	W	L	W
Position	18	22	23	23	21	21	21	19	20	17	14	17	20	20	18	19	19	18	16	17	18	16	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	18	19	19	19	18	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	17	16	17	17

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]

Cheltenham Town v Peterborough United

30 July 2022 1	Cheltenham Town	2–3	Peterborough United	Cheltenham
15:00 BST	Kent 30' (o.g.) May 39' Jackson  48' Freestone  89'	Report	Fuchs  45+1' Marriott 59' Kent  61' Clarke-Harris 66', 72'	Stadium: Completely-Suzuki Stadium Attendance: 4,425 Referee: Tom Nield

Barnsley v Cheltenham Town

6 August 2022 2	Barnsley	1–0	Cheltenham Town	Barnsley
15:00 BST	Thomas 66'	Report	Long  9' Sercombe  16' Bonds  44' Adshead  69'	Stadium: Oakwell Stadium Attendance: 10,289 Referee: Carl Brook

Cheltenham Town v Portsmouth

13 August 2022 3	Cheltenham Town	0–2	Portsmouth	Cheltenham
15:00 BST	Nlundulu  25' Bonds  59'	Report	Bishop 30', 56' (pen.) Dale  78'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Ground Referee: Alan Young

Fleetwood Town v Cheltenham Town

16 August 2022 4	Fleetwood Town	0–0	Cheltenham Town	Fleetwood
19:45 BST	Vela  35' Andrew  60' Rooney  68' Hayes  81' Earl  90+6' Garner  90+8'	Report	Nlundulu  36' Freestone  82' Adshead  90'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 2,510 Referee: Andrew Kitchen

Exeter City v Cheltenham Town

20 August 2022 5	Exeter City	0–1	Cheltenham Town	Exeter
15:00 BST		Report	Nlundulu 56' Long  77' Southwood  79' Williams  80' Freestone  90+3'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 5,927 Referee: Robert Lewis

Cheltenham Town v Oxford United

27 August 2022 (2022-08-27) 6	Cheltenham Town	1–2	Oxford United	Cheltenham
15:00 BST	Chapman  43'  90+3' Perry 63' Taylor  84' Ferry  90' Lloyd  90+3' Norton  90+4'	Report	Joseph  61' Brannagan 66', 86' (pen.),  90+4' Bodin  70'  74' Taylor  90'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Ground Attendance: 4,554 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Port Vale v Cheltenham Town

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

Cheltenham Town v Bolton Wanderers

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]

Cheltenham Town v Cambridge United

13 September 2022 8	Cheltenham Town	2–1	Cambridge United	Cheltenham
19:45 BST	Nlundulu 59'  88' Broom  77' May 83' Southwood  90+4'	Report	May 28' Knibbs  45+1' Brophy  90+3'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Ground Attendance: 3,004 Referee: Keith Stroud

Accrington Stanley v Cheltenham Town

17 September 2022 (2022-09-17) 9	Accrington Stanley	1–0	Cheltenham Town	Accrington
15:00 BST	McConville 1' Astley  76' Pritchard  81' Jensen  89'	Report	Jackson  53' Perry  81'	Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 1,996 Referee: Steve Martin

Derby County v Cheltenham Town

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]

Cheltenham Town v Shrewsbury Town

1 October 2022 (2022-10-01) 10	Cheltenham Town	2–0	Shrewsbury Town	Cheltenham
15:00 BST	Sercombe  24' Long 45' May 46'	Report	Flanagan  18'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Ground Attendance: 3,842 Referee: Carl Brook

Cheltenham Town v Bolton Wanderers

4 October 2022 (2022-10-04) 11	Cheltenham Town	1–0	Bolton Wanderers	Cheltenham
19:45 BST	Norton  70' Broom 87' Jackson  90+1'	Report	Williams  65' Thomason  70'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Ground Attendance: 3,988 Referee: Gavin Ward

Sheffield Wednesday v Cheltenham Town

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  58' Nlundulu  67' Perry  74' Long  88'	Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 22,375 Referee: Ben Speedie

Cheltenham Town v Bristol Rovers

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  71'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Ground Attendance: 5,145 Referee: Samuel Barrott

Burton Albion v Cheltenham Town

22 October 2022 (2022-10-22) 14	Burton Albion	1–0	Cheltenham Town	Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST	Keillor-Dunn 45' Adeboyejo 77' Taylor  90+5'	Report	Perry  68' Jackson  90+5'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 2,269 Referee: Peter Wright

Cheltenham Town v Morecambe

25 October 2022 (2022-10-25) 15	Cheltenham Town	1–0	Morecambe	Cheltenham
19:45 BST	Williams 35'	Report	Connolly  60' Rawson  62' Fané  77'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Ground Attendance: 3,515 Referee: Scott Oldham

Cheltenham Town v Milton Keynes Dons

29 October 2022 (2022-10-29) 16	Cheltenham Town	0–0	Milton Keynes Dons	Cheltenham
15:00 BST	Sercombe  70'	Report	Johnson  52' Harvie  55' Jules  73'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Ground Attendance: 3,655 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Ipswich Town v Cheltenham Town

12 November 2022 (2022-11-12) 17	Ipswich Town	1–1	Cheltenham Town	Ipswich
15:00 GMT	Woolfenden 8' Morsy  89'	Report	Broom 34' Southwood  39' Adshead  86' Freestone  88'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 25,400 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Cheltenham Town v Wycombe Wanderers

19 November 2022 (2022-11-19) 18	Cheltenham Town	1–0	Wycombe Wanderers	Cheltenham
15:00 GMT	May 26'	Report	Scowen  50'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Ground Attendance: 4,078 Referee: Marc Edwards

Charlton Athletic v Cheltenham Town

2 December 2022 (2022-12-02) 19	Charlton Athletic	0–1	Cheltenham Town	Charlton
19:45 GMT		Report	Bonds  38' May 84' Southwood  90+5'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 12,566 Referee: Alan Young

Forest Green Rovers v Cheltenham Town

10 December 2022 (2022-12-10) 20	Forest Green Rovers	1–0	Cheltenham Town	Nailsworth
14:00 GMT	Peart-Harris 75'	Report	Williams  16' Sercombe  45+1' Freestone  54'	Stadium: The Bolt New Lawn Attendance: 4,077 Referee: Tom Reeves

Cheltenham Town v Lincoln City

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]

Cheltenham Town v Plymouth Argyle

26 December 2022 (2022-12-26) 21	Cheltenham Town	0–1	Plymouth Argyle	Cheltenham
15:00 GMT	Long  38'	Report	Lonwijk  41' Whittaker 78'	Stadium: Completely-Suzuki Stadium Attendance: 5,975 Referee: Tom Nield

Shrewsbury Town v Cheltenham Town

29 December 2022 (2022-12-29) 22	Shrewsbury Town	0–1	Cheltenham Town	Shrewsbury
19:45 GMT	Shipley  58' Leahy  69'	Report	Nlundulu 38',  60' Raglan  69' Norton  87' Freestone  88' Bonds  90+6'	Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow Attendance: 6,149 Referee: Sam Purkiss

Bristol Rovers v Cheltenham Town

1 January 2023 (2023-01-01) 23	Bristol Rovers	2–1	Cheltenham Town	Horfield
15:00 GMT	Collins 25' Coburn 39' Loft  90+7'	Report	May 48' Ferry  79'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 9,649 Referee: Ollie Yates

Morecambe v Cheltenham Town

7 January 2023 (2023-01-07) 24	Morecambe	2–1	Cheltenham Town	Morecambe
15:00 GMT	Weir 20' Phillips 47' Cooney  87' Mayor  90+3'	Report	May 39' Taylor  80'	Stadium: The Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 4,677 Referee: Martin Woods

Cheltenham Town v Derby County

14 January 2023 (2023-01-14) 25	Cheltenham Town	2–3	Derby County	Cheltenham
15:00 GMT	Taylor 2' Ferry  57' Williams  68' May 77'	Report	Hourihane 8' Bird 11' Forsyth  19' Barkhuizen 55' Collins  84'	Stadium: The Completely Suzuki Stadium Attendance: 5,666 Referee: Neil Hair

Plymouth Argyle v Cheltenham Town

21 January 2023 (2023-01-21) 26	Plymouth Argyle	4–2	Cheltenham Town	Plymouth
15:00 GMT	Scarr 26' Hardie  28' Wright 64' Cosgrove 83'	Report	Perry 40' May 70'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 16,097

Cheltenham Town v Sheffield Wednesday

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]

Cheltenham Town v Port Vale

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

Bolton Wanderers v Cheltenham Town

4 February 2023 (2023-02-04) 28	Bolton Wanderers	1–0	Cheltenham Town	Horwich
15:00 GMT	Dempsey 80' Bradley  84'	Report	Broom  31' Williams  59' Keena  86'	Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 17,736 Referee: Sunny Gill

Cheltenham Town v Accrington Stanley

11 February 2023 (2023-02-11) 29	Cheltenham Town	0–0	Accrington Stanley	Cheltenham
15:00 GMT	Broom  25' Raglan  90+2' Taylor  90+8'	Report	Whalley  56' Coyle  90+6' Fernandes  90+8'	Stadium: The Completely Suzuki Stadium Attendance: 4,325 Referee: Will Finnie

Cambridge United v Cheltenham Town

14 February 2023 (2023-02-14) 30	Cambridge United	1–2	Cheltenham Town	Cambridge
19:45 GMT	Ironside 61' (pen.) Morrison  72'	Report	Perry  51' Bonds 57' Long  60' Olayinka 79' May  90+3'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 5,018 (126 away fans) Referee: Andy Woolmer

Cheltenham Town v Barnsley

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

Portsmouth v Cheltenham Town

25 February 2023 32	Portsmouth	4–0	Cheltenham Town	Milton
15:00 GMT	Tunnicliffe 5' Jacobs 20' Curtis 26' Ogilvie  60' Thompson 90+1'	Report	Bonds  14' Long  29' Raglan  33' Keena  41' Taylor  45+2'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 17,504 (366 away) Referee: Lee Swabey

Derby County v Cheltenham Town

28 February 2023 33	Derby County	2–0	Cheltenham Town	Derby
19:45 GMT	McGoldrick 43' White  59' Dobbin 67' Sibley  87'	Report	Jackson  26' Rea  55' Bonds  56'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 23,982 Referee: Rebecca Welch

Cheltenham Town v Fleetwood Town

4 March 2023 34	Cheltenham Town	1–0	Fleetwood Town	Cheltenham
15:00 GMT	May 56' Southwood  90+2'	Report	Warrington  45' Nsiala  70' Vela  78'	Stadium: Completely-Suzuki Stadium Attendance: 3,323 (114 away) Referee: Sam Allison

Cheltenham Town v Lincoln City

7 March 2023 35	Cheltenham Town	0–0	Lincoln City	Cheltenham
19:45 GMT	Long  17' Rea  69'	Report	Diamond  22'	Stadium: Completely-Suzuki Stadium Attendance: 3,385 (255 away) Referee: Darren Handley

Peterborough United v Cheltenham Town

11 March 2023 36	Peterborough United	0–3	Cheltenham Town	Peterborough
15:00 GMT	Kent  72' Taylor  82' Poku  86'	Report	Bradbury 15' May 21', 74' Bonds  53' Broom  67'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 8,947 (203 away) Referee: Alan Young

Cheltenham Town v Exeter City

18 March 2023 37	Cheltenham Town	3–1	Exeter City	Cheltenham
15:00 GMT	Keena 17' Taylor  35', 74' Bonds  41' Southwood  61' Ferry  65' May 79' Broom  90+3'	Report	Nombe 12',  90+2' Key 69' Aimson  90+3'	Stadium: The Completely Suzuki Stadium Attendance: 5,102 (1,330 away) Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Oxford United v Cheltenham Town

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]

Cheltenham Town v Sheffield Wednesday

29 March 2023 38	Cheltenham Town	2–2	Sheffield Wednesday	Cheltenham
19:45 GMT	Taylor  45' Broom  52' Keena 62' May 69'	Report	Palmer  39' Flint 76' Gregory 87'	Stadium: The Completely Suzuki Stadium Attendance: 5,433, (1,487 away) Referee: Paul Howard

Cheltenham Town v Burton Albion

1 April 2023 39	Cheltenham Town	0–0	Burton Albion	Cheltenham
15:00 BST	Ferry  2' Rea  69' Bradbury  80'	Report		Stadium: The Completely Suzuki Stadium Attendance: 3,864 (322 away) Referee: Ollie Yates

Lincoln City v Cheltenham Town

7 April 2023 40	Lincoln City	2–0	Cheltenham Town	Lincoln
15:00 BST	House 42', 79'	Report	Long  90+5'	Stadium: LNER Stadium Attendance: 8,178 (213 away) Referee: Andrew Kitchen

Cheltenham Town v Ipswich Town

10 April 2023 41	Cheltenham Town	1–1	Ipswich Town	Cheltenham
15:00 BST	Bradbury  7' May 84' Elliott  off pitch'	Report	Morsy  36' Chaplin 64'	Stadium: The Completely Suzuki Stadium Attendance: 5,445 (1,509 away) Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Milton Keynes Dons v Cheltenham Town

15 April 2023 42	Milton Keynes Dons	2–2	Cheltenham Town	Denbigh
15:00 BST	Eisa 45+2', 59' (pen.) Lewington  90+2'	Report	Bonds 12' Long  32' May 70', 90+7',  90+8'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 6,974 Referee: Ben Toner

Cheltenham Town v Forest Green Rovers

22 April 2023 43	Cheltenham Town	3–1	Forest Green Rovers	Cheltenham
15:00 BST	May 14', 38',  74' Keena 32' Long  50' Bonds  71' Freestone  76'	Report	Cooper  26' Garrick 48' McGeouch  55'	Stadium: The Completely Suzuki Stadium Attendance: 5,901 (700 away) Referee: Neil Hair

Oxford United v Cheltenham Town

25 April 2023 44	Oxford United	4–0	Cheltenham Town	Littlemore
19:45 BST	Goodrham 38' Joseph 52' Browne 60', 65'	Report	Broom  45+3' Ferry  75' Rea  86'	Stadium: The Kassam Stadium Attendance: 7,757 (426 away) Referee: Will Finnie

Wycombe Wanderers v Cheltenham Town

29 April 2023 45	Wycombe Wanderers	0–3	Cheltenham Town	High Wycombe
15:00 BST	Forino-Joseph  78'	Report	Keena 37' (pen.),  78', 88' Rea  61' May 68' Ferry  86'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 5,188 (391 away) Referee: Ross Joyce

Cheltenham Town v Charlton Athletic

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

Cheltenham Town v Alvechurch

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

EFL Cup

Main article: 2022–23 EFL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Cheltenham Town v Exeter City

9 August 2022 First round	Cheltenham Town	0–7	Exeter City	Cheltenham
19:45 BST	Lloyd  38' Horton  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 v t e	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

Milton Keynes Dons v Cheltenham Town

30 August 2022 Group stage	Milton Keynes Dons	1–2	Cheltenham Town	Denbigh
19:00 BST	Oyegoke  7' Gyamfi  17' Jules 43'	Report	May 8' (pen.) Raglan  12' Horton  33' Barkers  42' Brown 54'	Stadium: Stadium:mk Attendance: 1,626 Referee: Lee Swabey

Cheltenham Town v Walsall

20 September 2022 (2022-09-20) Group stage	Cheltenham Town	2–1	Walsall	Cheltenham
19:00 BST	Perry  9' Nlundulu 38',  46' Sercombe 43' May  89'	Report	White  46' Johnson 86'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Ground Attendance: 1,275 Referee: Tom Reeves

Cheltenham Town v West Ham United U21

18 October 2022 (2022-10-18) Group stage	Cheltenham Town	1–2	West Ham United U21	Cheltenham
19:00 BST	Brown 16' Chapman  83' Bonds  90+2'	Report	Greenidge 34' Casey  45+1' Potts 49'  65' Forson  90+4'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Ground Attendance: 1,526 Referee: Thomas Kirk

Forest Green Rovers v Cheltenham Town

22 November 2022 Second round	Forest Green Rovers	1–1 (3–4 p)	Cheltenham Town	Nailsworth
19:00 GMT	Peart-Harris  17' March 24'  32'	Report	Taylor  32' Broom 69'	Stadium: The innocent New Lawn Stadium Attendance: 1,425 Referee: Sunny Gill
	Penalties
	Peart-Harris Wickham O'Keeffe Bunker March		Sercombe Bonds Brown Broom

Cheltenham Town v Chelsea U21

13 December 2022 (2022-12-13) Third round	Cheltenham Town	4–0	Chelsea U21	Cheltenham
19:00 GMT	Brown 4',  80', 90' Raglan  9' Broom  59', 90+4' Sercombe 87'	Report	Flower  29' Brooking  90+2'	Stadium: The Completely Suzuki Stadium Attendance: 1,058 Referee: Simon Mather

Cheltenham Town v Salford City

10 January 2023 (2023-01-10) Quarter-final	Cheltenham Town	3–1	Salford City	Cheltenham
19:45 GMT	Southwood  36' Broom 45' Bradbury  45+3' Taylor  55' Sercombe 65' Goodwin 66'	Report	Hendry 13' Vassell  45+3'	Stadium: The Completely Suzuki Stadium Attendance: 1,874 Referee: Carl Brook

Plymouth Argyle v Cheltenham Town

22 February 2023 Semi-final	Plymouth Argyle	1–1 (3–2 p)	Cheltenham Town	Plymouth
20:00 GMT	Galloway  24' Hardie 63' Bolton  90+2'	Report	May 49',  53' Keena  64' Jackson  75' Long  80'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 12,047 (236 away) Referee: Robert Lewis
	Penalties
	Hardie Cosgrove Azaz Gillesphey Houghton		Sercombe Brown Broom Bonds May

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