2009–10 Cheltenham Town F.C. season

Cheltenham Town F.C. 2009–10 football season
Cheltenham Town F.C.
2009–10 season
ManagerMartin Allen Until 20 October 2009, John Schofield (footballer) Caretaker until 22 December 2009 & Mark Yates[1] From 22 December 2009
Football League Two22nd
FA CupFirst Round
League CupFirst Round
Football League TrophyFirst Round
← 2008–09
2010–11 →

This article documents the 2009–10 season of Gloucestershire football club Cheltenham Town F.C.

League table

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Pos Team
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 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
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: football-league.co.uk
(R) Relegated

Results

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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
Hereford United v Cheltenham Town
15 August 2009 2 Hereford United 1–1 Cheltenham Town Hereford
Godsmark 76' Hammond 59' Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 3,280
Rochdale v Cheltenham Town
18 August 2009 3 Rochdale 0–1 Cheltenham Town Rochdale
Alsop 90' Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 2,311
Cheltenham Town v Bradford City
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
Darlington v Cheltenham Town
29 August 2009 5 Darlington 1–1 Cheltenham Town Darlington
Gall 71' Richards 32' Stadium: Darlington Arena
Attendance: 1,840
Bury v Cheltenham Town
12 September 2009 7 Bury 0–1 Cheltenham Town Bury
Hayles 90' Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 2,130
Aldershot Town v Cheltenham Town
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
Cheltenham Town v Notts County
3 October 2009 11 Cheltenham Town 1–1 Notts County Cheltenham
Hammond 75' Rodgers 26' Stadium: Abbey Business Stadium
Attendance: 4,134
Accrington Stanley v Cheltenham Town
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
Cheltenham Town v Macclesfield Town
16 October 2009 13 Cheltenham Town 1–2 Macclesfield Town Cheltenham
Hammond 69' Sappleton 27'
Rooney 43'		 Stadium: Abbey Business Stadium
Attendance: 2,930
Port Vale v Cheltenham Town
24 October 2009 14 Port Vale 1–1 Cheltenham Town Stoke on Trent
Richards 9' Pook 66' Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 4,979
Cheltenham Town v Crewe Alexandra
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
Lincoln City v Cheltenham Town
14 November 2009 16 Lincoln City 1–1 Cheltenham Town Lincoln
Clarke 48' Richards 12' Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 3,008
Morecambe v Cheltenham Town
21 November 2009 17 Morecambe 1–0 Cheltenham Town Morecambe
Wilson 24' Stadium: Christie Park
Attendance: 1,567
Cheltenham Town v Barnet
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
Torquay United v Cheltenham Town
1 December 2009 19 Torquay United 3–0 Cheltenham Town Torquay
Zebroski 8'
Scott Rendell 38'
Thomson 48'		 Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 2,122
Cheltenham Town v Northampton Town
5 December 2009 20 Cheltenham Town 2–2 Northampton Town Cheltenham
Hayles 22', 30' Akinfenwa 23', 47' Stadium: Abbey Business Stadium
Attendance: 2,824
Chesterfield v Cheltenham Town
12 December 2009 21 Chesterfield 1–0 Cheltenham Town Chesterfield
Lester 42' Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 3,145
Cheltenham Town v Bournemouth
26 December 2009 22 Cheltenham Town 0–1 Bournemouth Cheltenham
Feeney 57' Stadium: Abbey Business Stadium
Attendance: 4,114
Dagenham & Redbridge v Cheltenham Town
28 December 2009 23 Dagenham & Redbridge 0–2 Cheltenham Town London
Richards 45'
Low 66'		 Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 2,028
Bradford City v Cheltenham Town
2 January 2010 24 Bradford City 1–1 Cheltenham Town Bradford
O'Brien 35' Richards 54' (pen.) Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 10,831
Grimsby Town v Cheltenham Town
16 January 2010 25 Grimsby Town 0–0 Cheltenham Town Grimsby
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 3,334
Cheltenham Town v Rochdale
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
Bournemouth v Cheltenham Town
6 February 2010 27 Bournemouth 0–0 Cheltenham Town Bournemouth
Stadium: Fitness First Stadium
Attendance: 5,259
Barnet v Cheltenham Town
13 February 2010 29 Barnet 1–1 Cheltenham Town London
Adomah 35' Thornhill 20' Stadium: Underhill
Attendance: 1,667
Cheltenham Town v Morecambe
20 February 2010 30 Cheltenham Town 2–0 Morecambe Cheltenham
Alsop 33'
Thornhill 59'		 Stadium: Abbey Business Stadium
Attendance: 2,806
Cheltenham Town v Torquay United
23 February 2010 31 Cheltenham Town 1–1 Torquay United Cheltenham
Hayles 34' Carayol 89' Stadium: Abbey Business Stadium
Attendance: 2,607
Northampton Town v Cheltenham Town
27 February 2010 32 Northampton Town 2–1 Cheltenham Town Northampton
Akinfenwa 52'
Harris 85'		 Watkins 78' Stadium: Sixfields
Attendance: 4,428
Cheltenham Town v Chesterfield
6 March 2010 34 Cheltenham Town 0–1 Chesterfield Cheltenham
Conlon 41' (pen.) Stadium: Abbey Business Stadium
Attendance: 3,006
Burton Albion v Cheltenham Town
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
Cheltenham Town v Port Vale
20 March 2010 36 Cheltenham Town 1–1 Port Vale Cheltenham
Elito 40' McCombe 8' Stadium: Abbey Business Stadium
Attendance: 3,503
Macclesfield Town v Cheltenham Town
27 March 2010 37 Macclesfield Town 1–0 Cheltenham Town Macclesfield
Wright 89' Stadium: Moss Rose
Attendance: 1,572
Crewe Alexandra v Cheltenham Town
5 April 2010 39 Crewe Alexandra 1–2 Cheltenham Town Crewe
Martin 90' Richards 25', 71' (pen.) Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 3,488
Cheltenham Town v Bury
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
Cheltenham Town v Darlington
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
Cheltenham Town v Aldershot Town
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
Rotherham United v Cheltenham Town
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
Cheltenham Town v Accrington Stanley
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

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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. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK England ENG Scott Brown
2 DF England ENG Dave Bird
3 DF England ENG Lee Ridley
4 DF Northern Ireland NIR Shane Duff
5 DF England ENG Michael Townsend
6 MF England ENG Scott Brown
7 MF England ENG Michael Pook
8 DF England ENG Andy Gallinagh
9 FW England ENG Justin Richards
10 MF England ENG David Hutton
11 FW England ENG Louis Almond (on loan from Blackpool)
12 DF England ENG Kyle Haynes
14 FW Wales WAL Marley Watkins
16 DF England ENG Ashley Eastham
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF England ENG Josh Low
18 DF England ENG Jack Durrant
19 FW Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Medy Elito (on loan from Colchester United)
21 GK England ENG Will Puddy
22 FW England ENG Theo Lewis
26 MF England ENG Josh Emery
28 FW England ENG Matt Thornhill (on loan from Nottingham Forest)
30 FW England ENG Jake Lee
31 GK Wales WAL Joe Perry
34 FW England ENG Kiernan Hughes-Mason (on loan from Millwall)
35 DF England ENG Josh Quaynor
36 DF England ENG Aaron Lescott (on loan from Bristol Rovers)
38 FW England ENG Barry Hayles
39 FW England ENG Julian Alsop

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
15 DF England ENG Jordan Tabor
21 DF England ENG Sam Cox (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
24 DF England ENG Ajet Shehu
28 FW England ENG Romone Rose (on loan from Queens Park Rangers)
27 DF Iceland ISL Hólmar Örn Eyjólfsson (on loan from West Ham United)
19 FW England ENG Tom Denton (footballer) (on loan from Huddersfield Town)
16 MF Australia AUS Oliver Bozanic (on loan from Reading)
23 MF England ENG Frankie Artus (on loan from Bristol City)
No. Pos. Nation Player
29 MF England ENG Ben Marshall (on loan from Stoke City)
40 GK England ENG Barry Richardson
6 DF Guinea GUI Drissa Diallo
19 MF Wales WAL David Pipe (on loan from Bristol Rovers)
34 MF England ENG Joss Labadie (on loan from West Bromwich Albion)
11 FW Ghana GHA Elvis Hammond
27 DF England ENG Danny Andrew (on loan from Peterborough United)

References

  1. ^ "Cheltenham Manager History | Past & Present | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com.
  2. ^ "League Two Betting | 2009/10 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com.
  3. ^ "Cheltenham Town match record: 2010". www.11v11.com.
  4. ^ "FootballSquads - Cheltenham Town - 2009/10". www.footballsquads.co.uk.
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