2023–24 Cheltenham Town F.C. season

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Cheltenham Town
2023–24 season
ChairmanDavid Bloxham
Head CoachWade Elliott
(until 20 September)
Kevin Russell (caretaker)
Darrell Clarke
(from 29 September)[1]
StadiumWhaddon Road
League One21st
EFL CupFirst round
EFL TrophyGroup stage
← 2022–23
2024–25 →

The 2023–24 season is the 137th season in the history of Cheltenham Town and their third consecutive season in League One. The club are participating in League One, the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the 2023–24 EFL Trophy.

Current squad[edit]

As of 16 March 2024
No. Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth (Age) Previous club Date signed Fee Contract end
Goalkeepers
1 Luke Southwood GK Northern Ireland England Oxford (1997-12-06) 6 December 1997 (age 26) Reading 11 July 2023 Free 30 June 2024
21 Jamie Pardington GK England (2000-07-20) 20 July 2000 (age 23) Northern Ireland Larne 1 July 2023 Free 30 June 2024
31 Jude Franks GK England Academy 5 September 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024
Defenders
2 Sean Long RB Republic of Ireland Dublin (1995-05-02) 2 May 1995 (age 29) Lincoln City 1 July 2018 Free 30 June 2024
3 Ben Williams LB Wales England Preston (1999-03-31) 31 March 1999 (age 25) Barnsley 5 January 2022 Undisclosed 30 June 2024
4 Tom Bradbury CB England Aylesbury (1998-02-27) 27 February 1998 (age 26) FC Halifax Town 1 July 2022 Free 30 June 2024
5 Andy Smith CB England Banbury (2001-09-11) 11 September 2001 (age 22) Hull City 24 January 2024 Loan 31 May 2024
6 Lewis Freestone CB England King's Lynn (1999-10-26) 26 October 1999 (age 24) Brighton & Hove Albion 1 August 2020 Free 30 June 2025
14 Jack Shepherd CB England (2001-03-06) 6 March 2001 (age 23) Barnsley 1 February 2024 Loan 31 May 2024
24 Grant Horton CB England Colchester (2001-09-13) 13 September 2001 (age 22) Academy 5 August 2020 Trainee 30 June 2024
33 Curtis Davies CB England Leytonstone (1985-03-15) 15 March 1985 (age 39) Derby County 1 July 2023 Free 30 June 2024
40 Cameron Walters CB England (2006-10-09) 9 October 2006 (age 17) Academy 6 November 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024
Midfielders
7 Liam Kinsella DM Republic of Ireland England Colchester (1996-02-23) 23 February 1996 (age 28) Swindon Town 24 January 2024 Free 30 June 2025
8 Liam Sercombe CM England Exeter (1990-04-25) 25 April 1990 (age 34) Bristol Rovers 4 August 2020 Free 30 June 2024
15 Will Ferry LM Republic of Ireland England Bury (2000-12-07) 7 December 2000 (age 23) Southampton 9 August 2022 Undisclosed 30 June 2024
17 James Olayinka CM England Lambeth (2000-10-05) 5 October 2000 (age 23) Arsenal 1 September 2022 Undisclosed 30 June 2024
23 Elliot Bonds CM Guyana England Brent (2000-03-23) 23 March 2000 (age 24) Hull City 1 July 2021 Free 30 June 2025
25 Josh Harrop AM England Stockport (1995-12-15) 15 December 1995 (age 28) Northampton Town 22 January 2024 Free 30 June 2024
29 Tom King CM England (2006-09-20) 20 September 2006 (age 17) Academy 1 July 2023 Trainee 30 June 2026
30 Freddy Willcox CM England (2005-12-11) 11 December 2005 (age 18) Academy 5 September 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024
32 Greg Sloggett CM Republic of Ireland Gormanston (1996-07-03) 3 July 1996 (age 27) Republic of Ireland Dundalk 2 February 2024 Free 30 June 2024
34 Tom Pett CM England Potters Bar (1991-12-03) 3 December 1991 (age 32) Port Vale 2 November 2023 Free 30 June 2024
35 Brandon Liggett CM England (2006-06-06) 6 June 2006 (age 17) Academy 6 November 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024
Forwards
9 Matty Taylor CF England Kidlington (1990-03-30) 30 March 1990 (age 34) Forest Green Rovers 1 February 2024 Free 30 June 2026
10 Aidan Keena CF Republic of Ireland Mullingar (1999-04-25) 25 April 1999 (age 25) Republic of Ireland Sligo Rovers 29 January 2023 £80,000 30 June 2026
11 Rob Street CF England Oxford (2001-09-26) 26 September 2001 (age 22) Crystal Palace 1 July 2023 Free 30 June 2026
19 George Lloyd CF England Gloucester (2000-02-11) 11 February 2000 (age 24) Academy 1 July 2018 Trainee 30 June 2024
26 Joe Nuttall CF England Bury (1997-01-27) 27 January 1997 (age 27) Oldham Athletic 1 February 2024 Loan 31 May 2024
27 Jordan Thomas CF England (2001-05-02) 2 May 2001 (age 23) Bath City 1 February 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2026
39 Sopuruchukwu Obieri CF England Academy 6 November 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024
Out on Loan
16 Daniel Adshead CM England Manchester (2001-09-02) 2 September 2001 (age 22) Norwich City 1 July 2022 Undisclosed 30 June 2024
20 Max Harris GK England Gloucester (1999-09-14) 14 September 1999 (age 24) Oxford United 3 September 2020 Free 30 June 2024
22 Liam Smith RB Scotland Dalgety Bay (1996-04-10) 10 April 1996 (age 28) Scotland Dundee United 20 July 2023 Free 30 June 2024
28 Adulai Sambu RB England Portugal Lisbon (2004-06-28) 28 June 2004 (age 19) Academy 1 July 2022 Trainee 30 June 2024

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

Date Pos Player Transferred from Fee Ref
1 July 2023 CB England Curtis Davies England Derby County Free Transfer [2]
1 July 2023 GK England Jamie Pardington Northern Ireland Larne Free Transfer [3]
1 July 2023 CF England Rob Street England Crystal Palace Free Transfer [4]
11 July 2023 GK Northern Ireland Luke Southwood England Reading Free Transfer [5]
20 July 2023 RB Scotland Liam Smith Scotland Dundee United Free Transfer [6]
3 August 2023 CM England Curtis Thompson England Wycombe Wanderers Free Transfer [7]
2 November 2023 CM England Tom Pett Free agent — [8]
22 January 2024 AM England Josh Harrop Free agent — [9]
24 January 2024 DM Republic of Ireland Liam Kinsella England Swindon Town Free Transfer [10]
1 February 2024 CF England Matty Taylor England Forest Green Rovers Free Transfer [11]
1 February 2024 RW England Jordan Thomas England Bath City Undisclosed [12]
2 February 2024 CM Republic of Ireland Gregory Sloggett Republic of Ireland Dundalk Free Transfer [13]

Out[edit]

Date Pos Player Transferred to Fee Ref
16 May 2023 LB England Reece Hutchinson Republic of Ireland Sligo Rovers Undisclosed [14]
30 June 2023 DM England Dylan Barkers England Hereford Released [15][16]
30 June 2023 RM Wales Ryan Broom England Fleetwood Town Free Transfer [17]
30 June 2023 CF England Charlie Brown England Morecambe Released [15][18]
30 June 2023 CF England Callum Ebanks Free agent Released [15]
30 June 2023 CF England Zac Guinan Free agent Released [15]
30 June 2023 RB England Ryan Jackson England Sutton United Rejected Contract [19][20]
30 June 2023 GK England Shaun MacDonald England Exeter City Released [15][21]
30 June 2023 CF England Christian Norton Free agent Released [15]
30 June 2023 CB England Charlie Raglan England Oldham Athletic Mutual Consent [15][22]
7 July 2023 CF England Alfie May England Charlton Athletic Undisclosed [23]
19 January 2024 CF England Will Goodwin England Oxford United Undisclosed [24]
1 February 2024 CM England Curtis Thompson England Grimsby Town Free Transfer [25]
14 February 2024 CB England Grant Horton Republic of Ireland Waterford Free Transfer [26]
15 February 2024 CM England Ellis Chapman Republic of Ireland Sligo Rovers Free Transfer [27]

Loaned in[edit]

Date Pos Player Loaned from Until Ref
1 August 2023 CM Wales Oliver Hammond England Nottingham Forest 2 January 2024[a] [28][29]
18 August 2023 RB England Luciano D'Auria-Henry England Fulham 2 January 2024[b] [30][29]
25 August 2023 CB Wales Owen Bevan England Bournemouth 2 January 2024[c] [31][29]
29 August 2023 AM Australia Cameron Peupion England Brighton & Hove Albion 2 January 2024[d] [32][29]
1 September 2023 CF England Nathan Butler-Oyedeji England Arsenal 1 February 2024[e] [33][34]
1 September 2023 CF England Jovan Malcolm England West Bromwich Albion 2 January 2024[f] [35][29]
1 September 2023 RB England Josh Williams England Birmingham City 1 January 2024 [36]
24 January 2024 CB England Andy Smith England Hull City End of Season [37]
1 February 2024 CF England Joe Nuttall England Oldham Athletic End of Season [38]
1 February 2024 CB England Jack Shepherd England Barnsley End of Season [39]
  1. ^ On 2 January, Hammond returned back to Nottingham Forest early.
  2. ^ On 2 January, D'Auria-Henry returned back to Fulham early.
  3. ^ On 2 January, Bevan returned back to Bournemouth early due to injury.
  4. ^ On 2 January, Peupion returned back to Brighton early.
  5. ^ On 1 February, Butler-Oyedeji returned back to Arsenal early.
  6. ^ On 2 January, Malcolm returned back to West Bromwich Albion early.

Loaned out[edit]

Date Pos Player Loaned to Until Ref
18 August 2023 GK England Jamie Pardington England Truro City 15 September 2023 [40]
12 September 2023 RB England Adulai Sambu England Hungerford Town End of Season[a] [41][42]
1 December 2023 GK England Max Harris England Weston-super-Mare End of Season [43]
16 December 2023 CM England Daniel Adshead England AFC Fylde End of Season[b] [44][45]
1 January 2024 CM England Ellis Chapman Republic of Ireland Sligo Rovers 15 February 2024[c] [46][27]
1 February 2024 RB Scotland Liam Smith England Grimsby Town End of Season [47]
  1. ^ On 4 December, Sambu's loan at Hungerford was extended until the end of the season.
  2. ^ On 30 January, Adshead's loan at Fylde was extened until the end of season.
  3. ^ On 15 February, Chapman's loan at Sligo ended early and joined then permanently.

Pre-season and friendlies[edit]

On 19 May, Cheltenham Town announced their first batch of pre-season friendlies, against Evesham United, Swindon Supermarine, Weston-super-Mare and Bristol City.[48] A fifth friendly fixture was later added, against Birmingham City.[49] The club announced a sixth friendly on June 12, against West Bromwich Albion.[50]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

8 July 2023 Friendly Evesham United 2–4 Cheltenham Town Evesham
15:00 BST Steele 16'
Walters 45+1' (o.g.)		 Report Walters 21'
Sercombe 22', 34'
Freestone 66'		 Stadium: The Spiers & Hartwell Stadium
Attendance: 710
Referee: Neil Pratt
11 July 2023 Friendly Swindon Supermarine 0–6 Cheltenham Town South Marston
19:45 BST Report Willcox 15', 24'
Ferry 23'
Horton 40'
King 62'
Olayinka 67'		 Stadium: Hunts Copse
Attendance: 269
Referee: Mitchell Terry
15 July 2023 Friendly Weston-super-Mare 1–2 Cheltenham Town Weston-super-Mare
15:00 BST Grubb 90' (pen.) Report Davies 7'
Street 22' (pen.)		 Stadium: Woodspring Stadium
Attendance: 684
Referee: Savvas Yianni
18 July 2023 Friendly Cheltenham Town 1–0 West Bromwich Albion Cheltenham
19:45 BST Keena 60' Report Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 2,015
Referee: John Busby
22 July 2023 Friendly Cheltenham Town 2–3 Birmingham City Cheltenham
15:00 BST Chapman 15'
Lloyd 30'		 Report Anderson 25'
James 35'
Bacuna 41'		 Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 2,581 (1,276 from Birmingham)
Referee: Sam Allison
25 July 2023 Friendly Cheltenham Town 1–1 Bristol City Cheltenham
19:45 BST Keena 63' (pen.) Report Tanner 41' Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 2,305 (1,115 from Bristol City)
Referee: Sam Allison
28 July 2023 Friendly Newport County 1–1 Cheltenham Town Newport
14:00 BST Palmer-Houlden 60' Report Keena 86' Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 1,163 (76 Robins fans)
Referee: Jordan Harman

Competitions[edit]

Overall record[edit]

Competition Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
League One Matchday 1 21st 46 12 8 26 41 65 −24 026.09
FA Cup First round First round 1 0 0 1 1 5 −4 000.00
EFL Cup First round First round 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 000.00
EFL Trophy Group stage Group stage 3 0 0 3 1 10 −9 000.00
Total 51 12 8 31 43 82 −39 023.53

Last updated: 29 April 2024
Source: Soccerway

League One[edit]

Main article: 2023–24 EFL League One

League table[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
18 Cambridge United 46 12 12 22 39 61 −22 48
19 Shrewsbury Town 46 13 9 24 35 67 −32 48
20 Burton Albion 46 12 10 24 39 67 −28 46
21 Cheltenham Town (R) 46 12 8 26 41 65 −24 44 Relegated to EFL League Two
22 Fleetwood Town (R) 46 10 13 23 49 72 −23 43
23 Port Vale (R) 46 10 11 25 41 74 −33 41
24 Carlisle United (R) 46 7 9 30 41 81 −40 30
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[51]
(R) Relegated


Results summary[edit]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 12 8 26 41 65  −24 44 7 4 12 24 34  −10 5 4 14 17 31  −14

Last updated: 29 April 2024.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round[edit]

Round12345687191011121415161719202120232425262728430313233343513236373839414243295441834540646
GroundAHAAHHAAHAHHHAAHHAAHAHHAHAAHAHHAAHHAAAHAHHAHHA
ResultLLLDLLLLLLLDWLWDWLDLWWDLWLLLWWWDLDLLDWLLLLWLW
Position152021222424232324242424242423232324242424222223222222222222212121212121212222222222212121
Updated to match(es) played on 23 April 2024. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Notes:
  • 1 Matchday 7 (vs Peterborough United) was postponed due to the international call-ups.
  • 2 Matchday 13 (vs Wycombe Wanderers) was postponed due to the international call-ups.
  • 3 Matchday 18 (vs Burton Albion) was postponed due to the international call-ups.
  • 4 Matchday 28 (vs Bolton Wanderers) was abandonded due to a medical emergency in the crowd.
  • 5 Matchday 29 (vs Carlisle United) was postponed due to a frozen pitch.
  • 6 Matchday 40 (vs Peterborough United) was postponed due to the international call-ups.

Matches[edit]

On 22 June, the EFL League One fixtures were released.[52]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

5 August 2023 1 Shrewsbury Town 1–0 Cheltenham Town Shrewsbury
15:00 BST Bowman Yellow card 3' 50'
Anderson Yellow card 13'
Kenneh Yellow card 65'		 Report Thompson Yellow card 45+3'
Hammond Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 6,599
Referee: Christopher Pollard
12 August 2023 2 Cheltenham Town 0–3 Bolton Wanderers Cheltenham
15:00 BST Davies Yellow card 29'
Smith Yellow card 39'		 Report Charles 15', 33'
Smith 30' (o.g.)
Adeboyejo Yellow card 57'		 Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 4,898
Referee: David Rock
15 August 2023 3 Reading 1–0 Cheltenham Town Reading
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: Ben Speedie
19 August 2023 4 Portsmouth 0–0 Cheltenham Town Portsmouth
15:00 BST Report
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 17,454
Referee: Ben Toner
26 August 2023 5 Cheltenham Town 0–1 Northampton Town Cheltenham
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 3,907
Referee: Tom Nield
2 September 2023 6 Cheltenham Town 0–2 Barnsley Cheltenham
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 3,923
Referee: Sunny Gill
16 September 2023 8 Exeter City 1–0 Cheltenham Town Exeter
15:00 BST Wildschut Yellow card 38'
Watts 68'
Scott Yellow card 75'
Carroll Yellow card 87'		 Report B. Williams Yellow card 18'
J. Williams Yellow card 61'		 Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 6,312 (332 away)
Referee: Martin Woods
19 September 2023 7 Peterborough United 3–0 Cheltenham Town Peterborough
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 5,083
Referee: Scott Oldham
Note: Fixture was previous postponed due to international call-ups.[53][54]
23 September 2023 9 Cheltenham Town 0–3 Stevenage Cheltenham
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 3,947
Referee: Leigh Doughty
30 September 2023 10 Lincoln City 2–0 Cheltenham Town Lincoln
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 7,220
Referee: Ben Atkinson
3 October 2023 11 Cheltenham Town 0–2 Fleetwood Town Cheltenham
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 3,104
Referee: Sam Purkiss
7 October 2023 12 Cheltenham Town 1–1 Derby County Cheltenham
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 5,292
Referee: Peter Wright
21 October 2023 14 Cheltenham Town 1–0 Cambridge United Cheltenham
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 3,900
Referee: Edward Duckworth
24 October 2023 15 Blackpool 3–2 Cheltenham Town Blackpool
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 9,288
Referee: Adam Herczeg
28 October 2023 16 Port Vale 1–2 Cheltenham Town Burslem
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 6,471
Referee: Matthew Corlett
11 November 2023 17 Cheltenham Town 1–1 Wigan Athletic Cheltenham
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Whaddon Road
Referee: Carl Brook
25 November 2023 19 Cheltenham Town 2–0 Oxford United Cheltenham
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Whaddon Road
Referee: Scott Simpson
28 November 2023 20 Charlton Athletic 2–1 Cheltenham Town Charlton
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 10,623
Referee: Gavin Ward
9 December 2023 21 Bristol Rovers 1–1 Cheltenham Town Horfield
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 8,346
Referee: Craig Hicks
16 December 2023 22 Cheltenham Town 1–2 Leyton Orient Cheltenham
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 3,887
Referee: Tom Reeves
23 December 2023 23 Carlisle United 0–1 Cheltenham Town Carlisle
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 7,814
Referee: Declan Bourne
26 December 2023 24 Cheltenham Town 2–0 Shrewsbury Town Cheltenham
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 5,146
Referee: Paul Howard
29 December 2023 25 Cheltenham Town 2–2 Reading Cheltenham
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 5,941
Referee: Scott Tallis
1 January 2024 26 Northampton Town 1–0 Cheltenham Town Northampton
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,467
Referee: Neil Hair
6 January 2024 27 Cheltenham Town 2–1 Portsmouth Cheltenham
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 5,561
Referee: Simon Mather
23 January 2024 28 Bolton Wanderers 1–0 Cheltenham Town Horwich
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium
Referee: Ben Speedie
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 13 January, but was abandonded due to a medical emergency in the crowd.[55]
27 January 2024 30 Derby County 2–1 Cheltenham Town Derby
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 27,040 (712 from Cheltenham)
Referee: Leigh Doughty
3 February 2024 31 Cheltenham Town 1–3 Wycombe Wanderers Cheltenham
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 4,181
Referee: Martin Coy
10 February 2024 32 Cambridge United 0–1 Cheltenham Town Cambridge
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 7,047
Referee: Ben Atkinson
13 February 2024 33 Cheltenham Town 2–0 Blackpool Cheltenham
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 3,865
Referee: Matthew Corlett
17 February 2024 34 Cheltenham Town 3–2 Port Vale Cheltenham
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 5,600
Referee: Sam Purkiss
23 February 2024 35 Wigan Athletic 1–1 Cheltenham Town Wigan
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 9,326
Referee: David Rock
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 24 February, but was moved due to the Rugby League World Club Challenge taking priority.[56]
27 February 2024 13 Wycombe Wanderers 2–0 Cheltenham Town High Wycombe
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 3,477
Referee: Peter Wright
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 14 October, but was postponed due to international call-ups within the Wycombe squad.[57][58]
2 March 2024 36 Cheltenham Town 0–0 Burton Albion Cheltenham
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 4,133
Referee: Thomas Parsons
5 March 2024 37 Cheltenham Town 1–3 Charlton Athletic Cheltenham
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 4,392
Referee: Scott Jackson
9 March 2024 38 Oxford United 2–1 Cheltenham Town Littlemore
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 8,738
Referee: Marc Edwards
16 March 2024 39 Barnsley 0–0 Cheltenham Town Barnsley
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 12,056
Referee: Daniel Middleton
29 March 2024 41 Fleetwood Town 1–2 Cheltenham Town Fleetwood
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 3,642
Referee: Ollie Yates
1 April 2024 42 Cheltenham Town 1–2 Exeter City Cheltenham
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 5,657
Referee: Stephen Martin
6 April 2024 43 Leyton Orient 3–1 Cheltenham Town Leyton
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 7,804
Referee: Simon Mather
9 April 2024 29 Cheltenham Town 0–1 Carlisle United Cheltenham
19:45 BST Report
Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 4,682
Referee: David Rock
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 20 January, but was postponed due to a frozen pitch.[59][60]
13 April 2024 44 Cheltenham Town 1–3 Bristol Rovers Cheltenham
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 5,501
Referee: Paul Howard
16 April 2024 18 Burton Albion 1–2 Cheltenham Town Burton upon Trent
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 3,020
Referee: Ben Speedie
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 18 November and 5 February, but was postponed due to international call-ups[61] and a waterlogged pitch respectively.[62] ref>"Burton away clash rearranged for late January". Cheltenham Town FC. 18 December 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.</ref>[63][64]
20 April 2024 45 Cheltenham Town 1–2 Lincoln City Cheltenham
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 5,323
Referee: Thomas Kirk
23 April 2024 40 Cheltenham Town 2–0 Peterborough United Cheltenham
19:45 BST
Report Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 3,873
Referee: Edward Duckworth
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 23 March, but was postponed due to international call-ups.[65]
27 April 2024 46 Stevenage v Cheltenham Town Stevenage
15:00 BST Stadium: Broadhall Way

Postponed matches[edit]

9 September 2023 7 Peterborough United P–P Cheltenham Town Peterborough
15:00 BST Stadium: London Road Stadium
Note: Fixture was previous postponed due to international call-ups.[53][54]
14 October 2023 13 Wycombe Wanderers P-P Cheltenham Town High Wycombe
15:00 BST Stadium: Adams Park
Referee: Peter Wright
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 14 October, but was postponed due to international call-ups within the Wycombe squad.[57][58]
18 November 2023 18 Burton Albion P-P Cheltenham Town Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Note: Fixture postponed due to international call-ups[61]
23 January 2024 18 Burton Albion P-P Cheltenham Town Burton upon Trent
19:45 GMT Report Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Note: Fixture postponed due to fixture congestion.[66][67]
5 February 2024 18 Burton Albion P-P Cheltenham Town Burton upon Trent
19:45 GMT Report Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Note: Fixture postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.[62][68][63][64]
20 January 2024 29 Cheltenham Town P-P Carlisle United Cheltenham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Whaddon Road
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 20 January, but was postponed due to a frozen pitch.[59][60]
23 March 2024 40 Cheltenham Town P-P Peterborough United Cheltenham
19:45 GMT Report Stadium: Whaddon Road
Note: Fixture postponed due to international call-ups.[65]

Abandoned match with Bolton Wanderers[edit]

On 13 January 2024, during the away at home against Bolton Wanderers, Iain Purslow, a spectator supporting Bolton suffered a cardiac arrest. The match was suspended in the 29th minute resulting in the players leaving the pitch. The match was abandoned 30 minutes later. It was subsequently confirmed that Purslow died later in hospital.[69][70] On 15 January 2024, it was announced the match would be replayed in full on 23 January 2024. This necessitated rearranging the Burton Albion v Cheltenham fixture, originally scheduled for 23 January 2024.[66][67]

13 January 2024 28 Bolton Wanderers 0–0
Abandoned		 Cheltenham Town Horwich
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium
Referee: Sunny Singh Gill
Note: Match abandoned due to a medical emergency in the crowd.[55]

FA Cup[edit]

Main article: 2023–24 FA Cup

Town were drawn away to AFC Wimbledon in the first round.[71]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

4 November 2023 First Round AFC Wimbledon 5–1 Cheltenham Town Wimbledon
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: 4,975
Referee: Ross Joyce

EFL Cup[edit]

Main article: 2023–24 EFL Cup

Cheltenham were drawn at home to Birmingham City in the first round.[72]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

8 August 2023 First round Cheltenham Town 0–2 Birmingham City Cheltenham
19:45 BST Davies Yellow card 31'
Southwood Yellow card 63'
Chapman Yellow card 71'
Freestone Yellow card 75'		 Report Bacuna 24', 32' Yellow card 43'
James Yellow card 63'		 Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 4,026
Referee: Craig Hicks

EFL Trophy[edit]

Main article: 2023–24 EFL Trophy

In the group stage, Cheltenham Town were drawn into Southern Group H alongside Newport County, Bristol Rovers and West Ham United U21.[73]

Pos Div Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 ACA West Ham United U21 3 3 0 0 0 8 1 +7 9 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Bristol Rovers 3 2 0 0 1 6 4 +2 6
3 L2 Newport County 3 1 0 0 2 2 2 0 3
4 L1 Cheltenham Town 3 0 0 0 3 1 10 −9 0
Updated to match(es) played on 14 November 2023. Source: EFL.com

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

5 September 2023 Group stage Bristol Rovers 4–1 Cheltenham Town Horfield
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 1,184
Referee: Daniel Middleton
10 October 2023 Group stage Cheltenham Town 0–2 Newport County Cheltenham
19:30 BST Report
Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 1,175
Referee: Matthew Russell
7 November 2023 Group stage Cheltenham Town 0–4 West Ham United U21 Cheltenham
19:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Whaddon Road
Referee: Tom Reeves

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