Cheltenham Town F.C. 2009–10 football season
| 2009–10 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Martin Allen Until 20 October 2009, John Schofield (footballer) Caretaker until 22 December 2009 & Mark Yates From 22 December 2009 |
| Football League Two | 22nd |
| FA Cup | First Round |
| League Cup | First Round |
| Football League Trophy | First Round |
| ← 2008–092010–11 → | |
This article documents the 2009–10 season of Gloucestershire football club Cheltenham Town F.C.
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Lincoln City | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 42 | 65 | −23 | 50 | |
| 21 | Barnet | 46 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 47 | 63 | −16 | 48 | |
| 22 | Cheltenham Town | 46 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 54 | 71 | −17 | 48 | |
| 23 | Grimsby Town (R) | 46 | 9 | 17 | 20 | 45 | 71 | −26 | 44 | Relegation to Conference National |
| 24 | Darlington (R) | 46 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 33 | 87 | −54 | 30 |
(R) Relegated
Results
League Two
Cheltenham Town v Grimsby Town| 8 August 2009 1 | Cheltenham Town | 2–1 | Grimsby Town | Cheltenham |
Ridley  56'Hayles 68' |
Conlon 35' |
Stadium: Abbey Business Stadium Attendance: 3,654 |
| 15 August 2009 2 | Hereford United | 1–1 | Cheltenham Town | Hereford |
| Godsmark 76' |
Hammond 59' |
Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 3,280 |
| 18 August 2009 3 | Rochdale | 0–1 | Cheltenham Town | Rochdale |
| Alsop 90' |
Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 2,311 |
| 22 August 2009 4 | Cheltenham Town | 4–5 | Bradford City | Cheltenham |
| Hammond 4' Townsend 12'Richards 43', 89' |
O'Brien 2' Evans 7'Hanson 20'Williams 50'Townsend 71' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Abbey Business Stadium Attendance: 3,073 |
| 29 August 2009 5 | Darlington | 1–1 | Cheltenham Town | Darlington |
| Gall 71' |
Richards 32' |
Stadium: Darlington Arena Attendance: 1,840 |
| 5 September 2009 6 | Cheltenham Town | 1–1 | Dagenham & Redbridge | Cheltenham |
| Townsend 81' |
Benson 49' |
Stadium: Abbey Business Stadium Attendance: 2,969 |
| 12 September 2009 7 | Bury | 0–1 | Cheltenham Town | Bury |
| Hayles 90' |
Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,130 |
| 19 September 2009 8 | Cheltenham Town | 1–1 | Rotherham United | Cheltenham |
| Alsop 85' |
Le Fondre 45' |
Stadium: Abbey Business Stadium Attendance: 3,088 |
| 26 September 2009 9 | Aldershot Town | 4–1 | Cheltenham Town | Aldershot |
| Winfield 34' Charles 69'Morgan 73'Donnelly 90' |
Richards 65' (pen.) |
Stadium: EBB Stadium Attendance: 2,964 |
| 29 September 2009 10 | Cheltenham Town | 1–2 | Shrewsbury Town | Cheltenham |
| Hayles 60' |
Hibbert 72' Labadie 74' |
Stadium: Abbey Business Stadium Attendance: 2,928 |
| 3 October 2009 11 | Cheltenham Town | 1–1 | Notts County | Cheltenham |
| Hammond 75' |
Rodgers 26' |
Stadium: Abbey Business Stadium Attendance: 4,134 |
| 10 October 2009 12 | Accrington Stanley | 4–0 | Cheltenham Town | Accrington |
| Turner 54' Edwards 59' (pen.)Grant 62', 68' |
Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,843 |
| 16 October 2009 13 | Cheltenham Town | 1–2 | Macclesfield Town | Cheltenham |
| Hammond 69' |
Sappleton 27' Rooney 43' |
Stadium: Abbey Business Stadium Attendance: 2,930 |
| 24 October 2009 14 | Port Vale | 1–1 | Cheltenham Town | Stoke on Trent |
| Richards 9' |
Pook 66' |
Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 4,979 |
| 31 October 2009 15 | Cheltenham Town | 0–4 | Crewe Alexandra | Cheltenham |
| Zola 29', 73' Schumacher 37'Shelley 69' |
Stadium: Abbey Business Stadium Attendance: 3,124 |
| 14 November 2009 16 | Lincoln City | 1–1 | Cheltenham Town | Lincoln |
| Clarke 48' |
Richards 12' |
Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 3,008 |
| 21 November 2009 17 | Morecambe | 1–0 | Cheltenham Town | Morecambe |
| Wilson 24' |
Stadium: Christie Park Attendance: 1,567 |
| 24 November 2009 18 | Cheltenham Town | 5–1 | Barnet | Cheltenham |
| Gallinagh 21' Marshall 37', 86'Richards 55'Yakubu 88' (o.g.) |
O'Flynn 13' |
Stadium: Abbey Business Stadium Attendance: 2,331 |
| 1 December 2009 19 | Torquay United | 3–0 | Cheltenham Town | Torquay |
| Zebroski 8' Scott Rendell 38'Thomson 48' |
Stadium: Plainmoor Attendance: 2,122 |
| 5 December 2009 20 | Cheltenham Town | 2–2 | Northampton Town | Cheltenham |
| Hayles 22', 30' |
Akinfenwa 23', 47' |
Stadium: Abbey Business Stadium Attendance: 2,824 |
| 12 December 2009 21 | Chesterfield | 1–0 | Cheltenham Town | Chesterfield |
| Lester 42' |
Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 3,145 |
| 26 December 2009 22 | Cheltenham Town | 0–1 | Bournemouth | Cheltenham |
| Feeney 57' |
Stadium: Abbey Business Stadium Attendance: 4,114 |
| 28 December 2009 23 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 0–2 | Cheltenham Town | London |
| Richards 45' Low 66' |
Stadium: Victoria Road Attendance: 2,028 |
| 2 January 2010 24 | Bradford City | 1–1 | Cheltenham Town | Bradford |
| O'Brien 35' |
Richards 54' (pen.) |
Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 10,831 |
| 16 January 2010 25 | Grimsby Town | 0–0 | Cheltenham Town | Grimsby |
| Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 3,334 |
| 23 January 2010 26 | Cheltenham Town | 1–4 | Rochdale | Cheltenham |
| Townsend 90' |
O'Grady 18', 49', 90' Dawson 56' |
Stadium: Abbey Business Stadium Attendance: 4,114 |
| 6 February 2010 27 | Bournemouth | 0–0 | Cheltenham Town | Bournemouth |
| Stadium: Fitness First Stadium Attendance: 5,259 |
| 9 February 2010 28 | Cheltenham Town | 0–1 | Burton Albion | Cheltenham |
| Harrad 7' |
Stadium: Abbey Business Stadium Attendance: 2,593 |
| 13 February 2010 29 | Barnet | 1–1 | Cheltenham Town | London |
| Adomah 35' |
Thornhill 20' |
Stadium: Underhill Attendance: 1,667 |
| 20 February 2010 30 | Cheltenham Town | 2–0 | Morecambe | Cheltenham |
| Alsop 33' Thornhill 59' |
Stadium: Abbey Business Stadium Attendance: 2,806 |
| 23 February 2010 31 | Cheltenham Town | 1–1 | Torquay United | Cheltenham |
| Hayles 34' |
Carayol 89' |
Stadium: Abbey Business Stadium Attendance: 2,607 |
| 27 February 2010 32 | Northampton Town | 2–1 | Cheltenham Town | Northampton |
| Akinfenwa 52' Harris 85' |
Watkins 78' |
Stadium: Sixfields Attendance: 4,428 |
| 2 March 2010 33 | Cheltenham Town | 0–1 | Hereford United | Cheltenham |
| Green 25' |
Stadium: Abbey Business Stadium Attendance: 3,273 |
| 6 March 2010 34 | Cheltenham Town | 0–1 | Chesterfield | Cheltenham |
| Conlon 41' (pen.) |
Stadium: Abbey Business Stadium Attendance: 3,006 |
| 13 March 2010 35 | Burton Albion | 5–6 | Cheltenham Town | Burton on Trent |
| Harrad 2', 32' Townsend 58' (o.g.)Kabba 72', 85' |
Richards 54', 90' Elito 56'Pook 84', 87', 90' |
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 2,500 |
| 20 March 2010 36 | Cheltenham Town | 1–1 | Port Vale | Cheltenham |
| Elito 40' |
McCombe 8' |
Stadium: Abbey Business Stadium Attendance: 3,503 |
| 27 March 2010 37 | Macclesfield Town | 1–0 | Cheltenham Town | Macclesfield |
| Wright 89' |
Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 1,572 |
| 3 April 2010 38 | Cheltenham Town | 1–0 | Lincoln City | Cheltenham |
| Alsop 50' |
Stadium: Abbey Business Stadium Attendance: 3,708 |
| 5 April 2010 39 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–2 | Cheltenham Town | Crewe |
| Martin 90' |
Richards 25', 71' (pen.) |
Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 3,488 |
| 10 April 2010 40 | Cheltenham Town | 5–2 | Bury | Cheltenham |
| Richards 37' (pen.) Thornhill 46'Low 52', 85'Hayles 86' |
Lowe 80' (pen.), 82' |
Stadium: Abbey Business Stadium Attendance: 3,071 |
| 13 April 2010 41 | Shrewsbury Town | 0–0 | Cheltenham Town | Shrewsbury |
| Stadium: Prostar Stadium Attendance: 4,967 |
| 17 April 2010 42 | Rotherham United | 0–0 | Cheltenham Town | Sheffield |
| Stadium: Don Valley Stadium Attendance: 3,478 |
| 17 April 2010 43 | Cheltenham Town | 3–3 | Darlington | Cheltenham |
| Pook 29' Richards 46'Elito 64' |
Purcell 2' Eastham 5' (o.g.)Diop 27' |
Stadium: Abbey Business Stadium Attendance: 2,836 |
| 24 April 2010 44 | Cheltenham Town | 1–2 | Aldershot Town | Cheltenham |
| Richards 14' (pen.) |
Donnelly 48' (pen.) Morgan 90' |
Stadium: Abbey Business Stadium Attendance: 3,386 |
| 1 May 2010 45 | Rotherham United | 5–0 | Cheltenham Town | Nottingham |
| Lee 21' Hughes 22', 31'Davies 25'Rodgers 81' |
Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 11,331 |
| 8 May 2010 46 | Cheltenham Town | 1–1 | Accrington Stanley | Cheltenham |
| Low 9' |
Turner 24' |
Stadium: Abbey Business Stadium Attendance: 3,856 |
FA Cup
Torquay United v Cheltenham Town| 7 November 2009 Round 1 | Torquay United | 3–1 | Cheltenham Town | Torquay |
| Wroe 10' (pen.), 19' (pen.), 70' |
Lewis 8' |
Stadium: Plainmoor Attendance: 2,370 |
League Cup
Cheltenham Town v Southend United| 11 August 2009 Round 1 | Cheltenham Town | 1–2 | Southend United | Cheltenham |
| Hammond 45' |
Barnard 77', 88' |
Stadium: Abbey Business Stadium Attendance: 1,918 |
Football League Trophy
Cheltenham Town v Torquay United| 1 September 2009 Round 1 | Cheltenham Town | 1–3 | Torquay United | Cheltenham |
| Low 55' |
Stevens 6', 45' Benyon 31' |
Stadium: Abbey Business Stadium Attendance: 1,397 |
Players
First-team squad
- Includes all players who were awarded squad numbers during the season.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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References
- "Cheltenham Manager History | Past & Present | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com.
- "League Two Betting | 2009/10 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com.
- "Cheltenham Town match record: 2010". www.11v11.com.
- "FootballSquads - Cheltenham Town - 2009/10". www.footballsquads.co.uk.
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