A late surge in April confirmed the club's involvement in the play-offs however with Torquay United providing the opposition in the semi-finals. This was never going to be an easy job, given the financial constraints, the position in the league and that we were between transfer windows. The 2013/14 campaign failed to live up to the heights of the previous two as the Robins finished in 18th. He made 318 appearances for Cheltenham, scoring 18 goals. The doubters were not wrong and just six games into the season Cheltenham were rooted to the bottom of League One and already hot favourites for relegation. Until very recently it was thought that Cheltenham Town Football Club was founded in 1892. May 1, 2018 / Luke Saunders / Leave a comment. It doesnt matter how much footballers earn, you cant replace the memories and we still get together now and talk about those times as if they were yesterday.. Follow the. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. Midfielder Steve Brooks was the first player to score for Cheltenham in the higher division and also the first player to gain international recognition for the England semi-professional team when he appeared against Wales in 1988. However, if you offer a relevant product or service that may interest our readership, we are open to bribery and corruption well, the odd advert or two to help cover the costs! | BENNETT Alan In the Third Round, which had been reached for only the second time in the club's history, First Division Reading were given more than one scare before finally winning 2-1 in a replay - only after Cheltenham had taken the lead at Whaddon Road and hit the post in the final minute at Elm Park. Nevertheless, Allen utilised the loan market with some gusto and by the end of the season the Robins had used a total of 54 players when naming a full matchday squad. 3 Williams. A Steve Abbley Billy Adams (footballer, born 1919) Alex Addai Elijah Adebayo Daniel Adshead Peter Aitken Steve Aizlewood Toby Ajala Craig Alcock Arthur Aldred Frank Allcock Dennis Allen (footballer) Graham Allner Louis Almond Julian Alsop Kevin Amankwaah Alex Anderson (footballer) Danny Andrew Jake Andrews (footballer) Brett Angell Darren Angell He was a good manager and it was very much a collective thing. A tall, strong central defender who could also play at left-back, Duff spent the next two and a half seasons as a regular for the reserves and put in some impressive performances duringhis first taste of first team football on loan to Evesham United in 2001.Duff was considered ready for first team football mid-way through the 2002-03 season in Division Two and manager Graham Allner sent him on for two substitute appearances in late December. In total he made 207 first team appearances for the Robins and scored 20 goals. After two seasons at this level the team narrowly failed to qualify for the inaugural season of the Alliance Premier League (now Football Conference). Bristol Rovers finally ended that impressive form but the Robins had found themselves amongst the top dogs chasing promotion. However, the season rapidly began to take shape with a run of 17 matches unbeaten, lifting the team into the top five and ultimately the runners-up position. Will be greatly remembered in Cheltenham for his footballing commitments. The ex-Aston Villa and League Cup winner earned two caps. He had opened up his Cheltenham home to players who needed somewhere to live while playing for the Whaddon Road-based club. Former Cheltenham Town captain John Finnigan: Jon Palmer's best friend spills all - SportsByJames A man not known to many, but to the ones that knew him, John Finnigan was a robust midfielder who spent most of his career in the lower ends of the Football League. The move was made permanent with a free transfer over the summer of 1998 and Finnigan went on to spend a further three and a half seasons with the Red Imps.Lincoln were relegated back to Division Three in season 1998-99 but Finnigan established himself as a leading performer in the centre of midfield making over 40 appearances. To do this click on the cookie settings button below. In 1932 the club (which had now switched from ruby shirts to red and white shirts, gaining the nickname "the Robins") moved to their current home at Whaddon Road. and/or if you have any photos that we could use on Hopefully, you have realised that this is not an attempt to get rich. In order to use the live chat functionality you need to opt into live chat cookies. They first came close when they crossed a corner into the back post and Jake Lee headed over from close range. Despite missing four months of the 2005-06 campaign through injury, he still made tellingcontributions as Cheltenham won promotion to League One via the play-offs. Ward brought in ex-Hereford United and Wolves coach Keith Downing as his assistant manager and together they looked to build a successful team around a strong group of young players. Former Bayern Munich head coach Julian Nagelsmann was ruled out of the running after holding talks with the club. Goals from Justin Richards and Medy Elito in the first ten minutes pulled Cheltenham level before Burton scored again to make it 3-2. The following season he drove the midfield forward towardsLeague One survival and the club management were delighted to secure him on a new three year contract in the summer of 2007.However, 2007-2008 was a frustrating season as Finnigan managed to rack up only 11 first team starts and a persistent heel injury forced him to watch from the side lines. He helped his new team to reach the FA Trophy semi-finals in 2010 but began to suffer with further injuries later that year and departed Kidderminster in October.Finnigan went to work at the newly created Winchcombe Sports Hub while playing in the Southern League for Bishop's Cleeve, later joining Hellenic League side Shortwood United in October 2011. Yorkshireman spent six seasons with the Robins in two separate spells, Never miss the latest local news again by signing up to our Daily Newsletter. Despite a plucky start from the Robins at the start of the season their form dropped and things soon turned sour off the field with allegations being made about Martin Allen. Whether its the National League or Champions League, the beautiful game is my bread and butter, but I do like to spread across other sports too. The celebrations were wild and Mark Yates hoped the win would fuel a relegation survival campaign. Something went wrong, please try again later. This time Northampton were the opponents and despite battling hard, Mark Yates' side lost the first leg 1-0 away from home. Cheltenham Town. He led the team into the play-offs that season,scoring in the semi-final first leg at Wycombe Wanderers and putting in a characteristically hard-working performance at the final in order to lift the trophy. After a slow start to the season, the team went on a 16-match unbeaten run in the League with the 'Little and Large' striking partnership of Tony Naylor and Julian Alsop providing the goals. Unfortunately injuries were to become a recurring theme for Duff over the next four years, although he managed to appear in nearly two thirds of the matches during both 2006-07 and 2007-08 as Cheltenham retained theirstatus in League One during the latter part of each season.The 2008-09 campaign was one to forget for both Duff and the club. At the end of the shortened 2019/20 season, due to the impact of the covid-19 pandemic, the club earned a 4th place finish in League Two and qualified for the play-offs, going out to miss at the semi-final stage after a 3-2 aggregate defeat to Northampton Town. Former Cheltenham Town player Bob Bloomer, who worked with Brian as the club's Under-18s coach for a number of years and is now a regional youth development officer for the EFL, added: "I was obviously devastated to hear the sad news of Brian passing away. On a proud night in March 1998 there were five Cheltenham Town players all representing England at the same time as Chris Banks, Jamie Victory, Dale Watkins, Neil Grayson and Lee Howells lined up for the England Semi-Professional team against Holland. Something went wrong, please try again later. Local rival Forest Green Rovers made a fast start, winning their opening nine matches but by November, Johnson's men had caught them and would not relinquish the lead in the title race for the rest of the season. We are keen to include as many Cheltenham Town footballers as possible. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Freelance sports journalist who specialises in all things football and has a soft spot for the lower leagues. Like Scott Brown, he could be another player that links up with the Cheltenham boss once more this summer. Newport County captain Labadie is exactly the tough-tackling, box to box midfielder that Cheltenham Town could do with. While away on his studies Mr White discovered the game of association football and he is now credited with being the first person to introduce the sport to the town of Cheltenham. He arrived at Cheltenham as a left half, but was used predominantly as a full-back by Etheridge. A persistentback injury prevented Duff from playing in semi-professional football and he embarked upon a degree course while offering soccer schools to children in the Cheltenham area. Hemade a welcome return to Cheltenham Town in July 2016 in the role of commercial manager. . The first half proved to be one of the more dismal points of the season with Burton finding themselves 2-0 up and firmly in control but the second half produced a spectacle worth of Cheltenham Town folklore. 25 Apr 2023 16:12:07 The second leg was another tense affair as Cheltenham dominated the match. Although their place in the play-offs was not confirmed until the penultimate game of the season, there was a growing sense of what might be possible as the team embarked upon a tremendous run in the second half of the season. Allen was placed on gardening leave in October whilst the club staged their own investigation into the allegations. Graham Allner gave way to Bobby Gould in January and although there was an upturn in results, the team failed to avoid relegation back to Division Three by a margin of two points on the final day of the season. 14:52, 15 APR 2020. He made his Football League debut in a 1-0 defeat at Macclesfield Town at the start of April and made six appearances in the closing weeks as Lincoln finished in thirdplace. Back row (l-r): Roger Thorndale, Dave Hudd, Willie Ferns, Graham Green. Newly promoted to the Football Conference the following season, Cheltenham began the campaign with the modest ambition of retaining their status within the top tier of English non-league football. The Robins are looking for leaders this summer, especially having lost former stalwart Kyle Storer in January and Labadie fits the bill. I remember Bob put me at left-back for a match against Yeovil and he thought it was my best position, Radford said. Required fields are marked *. This was the club's third play-off campaign since promotion to the Football League back in 1999 and they drew first blood in the first leg with a solid 2-0 win at Whaddon Road. Alec was a member of the Cheltenham team of the . Following the arrival of Both Etheridge as manager in 1966 Alec was made captain and spent the next three years operating mostly in the right-half position as the team finished fourth in the Southern League Premier Division during season 1967-68 and reached the Southern League Cup final the following year. Despite this, Northampton doubled their aggregate lead with a stunning strike from 30 yards, before Marlon Pack missed a penalty for the home side. On April 16 2016, two goals from striker Dan Holman lead the Robins to a 2-0 home win against Halifax, triggering a pitch invasion as Cheltenham officially won the league. A brief period at Bath City followed before an Achilles tendon injury told him it was time to hang up his boots and after 16 years of living in Cheltenham, he returned to the north with his wife Annie and sons Gary and David. It took another inspired piece of wheeling and dealing on Downing's part, and, on the back of the success Championship side Bristol City were enjoying, he was able to secure the loan signings of Steve Brooker, recovering from injury and an out of favour Alex Russell. The match was shown live on the BBC's Match of the Day as the Robins took on a Newcastle United team including former England striker Alan Shearer. The well-travelled forward rejected a new contract to move closer to London and joined Crawley Town after one season but has played for eight clubs since 2011. Former Cheltenham Town player Ronnie Radford has died at the age of 79. Long-serving Stroud-born midfielder Terry Paterson was with the club for eight years in total and 30 years later Daniel Parslow played for Cheltenham between 2015-2017. What happened next was beyond belief with Cheltenham rallying and scoring three goals in the dying minutes of the game (Michael Pook (2) & Justin Richards) to win 6-5. Former Cheltenham Town player Ronnie Radford has died at the age of 79. As the 2017/18 season comes to a close, its getting to that time where EFL clubs release their retained list and announce who is staying and going over the summer. A former fan-favourite, Portuguese right-back Jombati spent three years with Cheltenham Town between 2011 and 2014, scoring five goals. In doing so they also ensured that the once mighty Leeds United would be appearing at Whaddon Road during 2007-08. He was brought to Whaddon Road by Scottish manager Arch Anderson in 1962 and then re-signed by Bob Etheridge in 1966 after a year with Rugby Town. Scorer of one of the most famous FA Cup goals in history for Hereford United against Newcastle United in 1972, the Yorkshireman spent six seasons with the Robins in two separate spells. | GREEN Eddie, HAINES Jack Mansfield Town midfielder Joe O'Neill is to play for Cheltenham Town Reserves away to Exeter City on Thursday afternoon. Jason Eaton scored the only goal to win the match and a crowd of more than 10,000 greeted the team as they made an open top bus journey around the town the following day. The semi-final brought a breathtaking penalty shoot-out win over Hartlepool and the final a memorable 3-1 victory over Rushden & Diamonds at the Millennium Stadium. Please do get in touch if you would like to add your site here (completely free of charge!). That season the clubreached the fourth round of the FA Cup and Finnigan put in a particularly impressive performance against Newcastle United in the live televised match at Whaddon Road. It had been the first vist to the new Wembley Stadium for Cheltenham Town but it was a disappointing day with Crewe Alexandra running out 2-0 victors. Finnigan began his career as a Schoolboy at Nottingham Forest, first signing for them at the age of 15 in 1991.He went on to spend nearly seven years at the City ground as a schoolboy, trainee and professional and among his contemporaries at the club were Steve Guinan and Craig Armstrong, both of whom played alongside Finniganfor Cheltenham Town. | GORING Harry Former Crawley Town Midfielder Secures First Managerial Role. RIP Jasp.. The following day many more lined the streets of Cheltenham for the open top bus tour around the town. If you like this site then we would recommend that you have a look at Amazon's latest collection of Cheltenham Town items for sale (often at a discounted price!). The scoreline could have been so different with a little more luck but Cheltenham ended 2011-12 with their heads held high knowing they had come a long way over the last few seasons. [79] Duff guided the Robins to 16th. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Boss John Ward had left the club to take up the managers job at Carlisle United and Cheltenham were well rooted in the bottom four. Whilst at Whaddon Road, he had loan spells at Bishops Cleeve, Shortwood United and North Leigh. Finnigan began his career as a Schoolboy at Nottingham Forest, first signing for them at the age of 15 in 1991. 29 Players/Coaches. He was always one of lads in my eyes and still sent me a Christmas card every year. Jordan Lymn - Midfielder Jordan started his career with League One side Cheltenham Town. The only player to appear for Cheltenham Town in the play-off finals of both 2002 and 2006, John Finnigan was a fixture in the heart of the Robins' midfield for seven years. The result was a 3-0 defeat but a good performance built more confidence ahead of the second half of the season. The 2021/22 season was the 135th of the club's history and marked our return to League One for the first time since the 2008/09 season. A spokesman for the club said: Everyone at Cheltenam Town was deeply saddened this morning to receive news that long-serving and popular former captain Alec Carson had passed away aged 77. | ANGELL Brett It was something to build on the following season, but a few things happened and I had to make decisions I was not prepared to make so I decided it was no for me. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. He tweeted: RIP Jasper, a genuine good man. They included Cheltenham Town Football Club, where Jasper used to be its commercial manager and had also been manager of its youth and reserve teams in past years. | WESTLAKE Ian The hosts made it 4-2 through Steve Kabba on 72 minutes and the game was thought to be over but a Michael Pook freekick gave Cheltenham hope on 84 minutes but, once again, the Robins were pegged back by Steve Kabba five minutes from time and made the score 5-3. Finally, as a supporter, whatever might have occured over the previous nine months the summer break would always bring you some hope. Cheltenham Town head coach Wade Elliott looked ahead to his sides away match tomorrow against Wycombe Wanderers in League One. I still see my old team-mates Dave Hudd, Roger Thorndale and Willie Ferns regularly and we never fail to have a laugh about those times because they mean so much to us all. The result was promotion to the Football Conference. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. Hereford came in for me and John Charles was the manager and a pal of mine Mike McLaughlin was the captain. Cheltenham's first season in the Football League began inauspiciously but a tremendous run in the middle of the season brought the Robins to the verge of the play-off picture, only a 2-1 defeat at Southend on the last day of the season preventing them from qualifying at the first attempt. Career [ edit] Ipswich Town [ edit] Matt is a graduate of the Ipswich Town academy, and made his debut in the UEFA Cup against Avenir Beggen aged just 17. John Schofield, who had acted as manager throughout Allen's gardening leave, continued his role as Caretaker manager whilst applications for the managers job were invited. a player yourself, we would love to hear from you. Cheltenham Townmanager Steve Cotterill, having just lost Lee Howells to a broken leg suffered in a match at Bristol Rovers, moved quickly to sign Finnigan as his replacement and he scored on his debut for the Robins against York City.He was ever-present for the rest of the season as Cheltenham narrowly missed out on automatic promotion and went into the Division Three play-offs. With one game to go in the regular season, Cheltenham Town travel to Crewe Alexandra this coming weekend with nothing to play for but pride. Finnigan was loaned to Division Three Lincoln City on transfer deadline day in March 1998 and arrived in time to help them win promotion to Division Two that season. | BLACKBURN George The squad and management team will all be present for the day, which begins at 11am and runs till 1pm at the Energy Check Training Ground on Quat Goose Lane in Swindon Village. Mikel Arteta has urged leaders Arsenal to carry on from where they left off by winning their first Premier League title since 2004 when English football's top-flight resumes after the World Cup break.. Both players have won promotion to League One with low-budget teams this season against all odds, with the 32-year-old central midfielder helping John Colemans Accrington secure the League Two title. In the second half, it was a domination from Cirencester Town. Howarth is a former Burnley, Macclesfield Town and cheltenham town player, [1] who as captain led Macclesfield Town to two Conference National titles, in 1995 and 1997, to FA Trophy winners in 1996, and to the runner-up spot in Division Three in 1998. Following a ninth place finish in season 2000-01, the next campaign provided even more amazing success. Another central midfielder, Accrington Stanleys Brown shares the same name as former Cheltenham and current Wycombe goalkeeper Scott Brown. Gary Johnson has said that his side needs experience and thats exactly what Brown would bring if he should become available with his contract set to expire in June. Squad Cheltenham Town This page displays a detailed overview of the club's current squad. A 2-1 win in the second leg (and a heroic goalkeeping performance from Scott Brown) booked a Wembley final for the Cheltenham's 125th year of existence. Off the field Cheltenham Town had stabilised under Mark Yates and financial profit was music to the ears of the Cheltenham faithful. During the 1970s two locally based players made an indelible mark on the club. Several ex-Cheltenham Town players have spoken of their sadness at the death of Gloucestershire football stalwart Gordon Jasper Cook. This turnaround enabled Mark Yates to build a much stronger team in the summer of 2011 with the likes of Marlon Pack, Alan Bennett, Sido Jombati, Luke Summerfield and Darryl Duffy all joining the club. A one season wonder with the Robins in 2010/11, Thomas has recently been made available after Oxford United released the striker this week. It shows all personal information about the players, including age, nationality, contract duration and market value. ALLEN Martin 2. Whether you are a researcher, football fan or Then manager Michael Duff led his side to the club's highest English Football League finish, after ending the campaign in 15th with 56 points. The 85-year-old died yesterday in Gloucestershire Royal Hospital in Gloucester, prompting a succession of tributes from many of the people, clubs and organisations that he was involved with in his life. The following 2020/21 season was able to be fully completed despite a bizarre season without crowds due to the continued impact of covid-19. The Croydon-born enforcer has excelled since joining Newport in 2016 from then relegated Dagenham and Redbridge, but contract talks have stalled since he suffered an ACL injury a few weeks ago. The summer of 2015 was a dramatic one with Gary Johnson signing a new two year deal, every player at the club (apart from the injured Asa Hall) leaving and 18 new players arriving. | BURNS Chris, GOODRIDGE Gregory This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. Ronnie made his first debut for Cheltenham Town on 18 August 1962 at home to Margate in the Southern League Division One and his final appearance was a County Cup final away to Gloucester City on 8 May 1969. Annabel Davies has rejoined Cheltenham Town Ladies Annabel Davies has returned to Cheltenham Town Ladies after two seasons away. A consortium involving American billionaire Joshua Friedman has submitted a new and improved 10.5m offer to buy Charlton, after the impending collapse of a rival US-led takeover. The pair worked together at Bristol City when Johnson was in charge, and should Brown not be offered a new deal with the Reds, he could be a shrewd signing for Cheltenham. Best known for his iconic FA Cup goal for Hereford United against Newcatle United in 1972, Radford also spent six. He began the 2009-10 campaign in the team but again missed the middle part of the season through injury and was released at theend of the season by manager Mark Yates following his testimonial game between Cheltenham Town and an All Star XI of former Robins players.A tall, commanding centre-back with leadership qualities, it can only be speculated as to how well Cheltenham Town might have done if Duff had been able to play as consistently as his brother or Jamie Victory. Managers during this period included former England winger Terry Paine MBE but it was Alan Wood who started the club back on the road to the top of non-league football when his team won the Southern League Midland Division title in 1982-83. | MURRAY Scott, NOBLE David Duff scored his first goal for the club in the final match of the 2003-04 season to earn a 1-1 draw with Huddersfield Town, thereby denying the Terriers promotion and sending Torquay United up instead.Duffs performances during season 2004-05 earned him the club's Player of the Year award and established him as a first choice player. He joined Accrington in 2016 after an injury hit career, helping the overachievers storm the division this season. Cheltenham Town. Former Cheltenham Town captain Alec Carson has died at the age of 77. | THORLEY Cliff, WEALE Bobby With his rehabilitation set to continue in the off-season, Labadie could still leave Rodney Parade for pastures new and with uncertainty over the futures of Harry Pell, Carl Winchester and Bristol City loanee Joe Morrell, a central midfielder could be on Gary Johnsons wish list. Here we take a closer look at their careers ahead of their return to the ground where they made more than 400 appearances with three promotions between them. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible.
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