2008–09 Cheltenham Town F.C. season

Cheltenham Town F.C. 2008–09 football season
Cheltenham Town F.C.
2008–09 season
ManagerKeith Downing (until 13 September)
Martin Allen (from 15 September)
StadiumWhaddon Road
League One23rd (relegated)
FA CupThird round
League CupSecond round
Football League TrophySecond round
Home colours
Away colours

During the 2008–09 English football season, Cheltenham Town F.C. competed in Football League One.

Season summary

A 4–1 defeat at Hartlepool United saw manager Keith Downing depart by mutual consent in September.[1] His replacement was Martin Allen, the son of former Robins manager Dennis. Allen was unable to improve results enough for Cheltenham to escape the drop. [2]

Kit

Italian company Erreà continued as Cheltenham's kit manufacturers, while Cheltenham-based plumbing company Mira Showers began sponsoring the kits. For the first time in 15 years, Cheltenham wore kits with no stripes, with Erreà instead opting for a plain red design with asymmetric white trim. The away kit was yellow with red piping.[3]

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK England ENG Shane Higgs
3 DF England ENG Alan Wright
4 DF Northern Ireland NIR Shane Duff[5]
5 DF England ENG Gavin Caines
6 DF England ENG Michael Townsend
7 MF Wales WAL Josh Low[6]
8 MF England ENG John Finnigan
9 FW England ENG Paul Connor
10 FW England ENG Damian Spencer
12 GK England ENG Scott Brown
14 MF England ENG Dave Bird
16 MF England ENG Alex Russell
17 DF England ENG Andy Lindegaard
18 FW England ENG Ashley Vincent
19 DF England ENG Lee Ridley
20 DF England ENG Andy Gallinagh
21 GK England ENG Will Puddy
22 MF Hong Kong HKG Aaron Ledgister
No. Pos. Nation Player
28 MF England ENG Marley Watkins
29 DF Guinea GUI Drissa Diallo[7] (on loan from Milton Keynes Dons)
25 DF England ENG Kyle Haynes
26 DF England ENG Jake Lee
27 FW Ghana GHA Lloyd Owusu[8]
30 MF England ENG Josh Emery
32 MF England ENG Theo Lewis
33 MF England ENG Frankie Artus (on loan from Bristol City)
36 GK Wales WAL Joe Perry
37 MF England ENG Lewis Fathers
38 MF England ENG Ian Westlake
39 FW Ghana GHA Elvis Hammond
40 DF England ENG Jack Durrant
42 FW England ENG Dean Maynard
43 MF England ENG Michail Antonio (on loan from Reading)
45 DF Spain ESP Yuri Berchiche (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
46 MF Republic of Ireland IRL David Hutton[9]
47 MF Northern Ireland NIR Cathal Tosh

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK England ENG Shane Higgs (on loan to Wolverhampton Wanderers)
2 DF England ENG Jerry Gill (on loan to Forest Green Rovers)
7 MF Wales WAL Josh Low (on loan to Forest Green Rovers)
11 MF England ENG Scott Brown (on loan to Port Vale)
13 DF England ENG Craig Armstrong (on loan to Burton Albion)
15 DF England ENG Ben Gill (to Crawley Town)
23/24 FW Jamaica JAM Barry Hayles[10][11] (on loan from Leicester City)
23 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Jonny Hayes (on loan from Leicester City)
24 MF England ENG Jennison Myrie-Williams (on loan from Bristol City)
24 DF England ENG Lathaniel Rowe-Turner (on loan from Leicester City)
25 MF England ENG Dean Sinclair (on loan from Charlton Athletic)
No. Pos. Nation Player
25 FW Wales WAL Stuart Fleetwood[12] (on loan from Charlton Athletic)
25 DF England ENG Chris Westwood (on loan from Peterborough United)
26 MF Scotland SCO Scott Murray (on loan from Bristol City)
31 MF England ENG Josh Payne (on loan from West Ham United)
33 MF England ENG Lewis Montrose (on loan from Wigan Athletic)
34 MF Australia AUS James Wesolowski (on loan from Leicester City)
35 MF England ENG Darren Kenton (released)
35 FW England ENG Leon Constantine (on loan from Northampton Town)
41 FW England ENG Nicholas Bignall (on loan from Reading)
44 FW England ENG Ashley Hemmings (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers)

References

  1. ^ "Manager Downing leaves Cheltenham". 13 September 2008.
  2. ^ "Cheltenham Town Home Page for the 2008-2009 season - Statto.com". Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  3. ^ http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/English_Football_League/season/2008-2009/league-one.html Kits for 2008–09 League One clubs
  4. ^ http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2008-2009/flone/chelt.htm Cheltenham Town squad for 2008–09 season
  5. ^ Duff was born in Wroughton, England, but qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally, and represented them at U-21 level.
  6. ^ Duff was born in Bristol, England, but qualified to represent Wales internationally, and represented them at U-21 level.
  7. ^ Diallo was born in Nouadhibou, Mauritania, but qualified to represent Guinea internationally, and made his international debut for Guinea in 1996.
  8. ^ Owusu was born in Slough, England, but qualified to represent Ghana internationally, and made his international debut for Ghana in 2005.
  9. ^ Hutton was born in Enfield, England, but also qualifies to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally, and has represented them at U-15 and U-16 level.
  10. ^ Hayles was born in Lambeth, England, and represented the England C team, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally, and made his international debut for Jamaica in June 2001. He had previously represented the Cayman Islands internationally in 2000, but it was later discovered he was ineligible to represent them.
  11. ^ Hayles had two separate loan spells with Cheltenham Town. In the first, he wore shirt #23, and in the second he wore shirt #24.
  12. ^ Fleetwood was born in Gloucester, England, but also qualifies to represent Wales internationally through his father, and has represented them at U-17 and U-21 level.
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