Cheltenham Town L.F.C.

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Football club

Cheltenham Town L.F.C
Full name	Cheltenham Town Ladies Football Club
Nickname(s)	'The Robinesses'
Founded	1989
Ground	Kayte Lane Stadium, Bishop's Cleeve
Manager	Tom Davies
League	FA Women's National League South
2022–23	FA Women's National League South, 8th of 12
Website	Club website

Cheltenham Town Ladies Football Club currently plays in the FA Women's National League South. Cheltenham completed the 2021/22 League and Cup double this season by winning FA Women's National League Division One South West and Gloucester Women's Trophy ^[1] earning promotion ^[2] to FA Women's National League Southern Division.^[3]

Manager Tom Davies also scooped The FA Women's National League Division One West "Manager of the Year 2022/21" after previously winning December's Tier 4 Manager of the Month.

For two seasons until the end of 2022/23, their football ground was The Corinium Stadium, in Cirencester.^[4] However they will be moving closer to Cheltenham for season 2023/24, when they will play at the Kayte Lane ground of Bishop's Cleeve FC.^[5]

History

The club was formed in 1989 as 'Cheltenham YMCA'.^[6] They started out in the South West Combination League, but their first team was eventually promoted to the FA Women's Premier League in the 2013/14 season.^[4]

During the 2016/17 season, Cheltenham won the GFA County Cup in a 5-4 penalty shootout against St Nicholas Ladies Football Club. They later won the GFA Cup again during the 2018/19 season, with a 10–0 victory over Frampton Rangers Football club. This was also the season in which they were nominated for FA WNL Club of the year.^[7]

Records

Best League Position: 1st in the FA Women's National League, Division One South West, 2021–22
FA Cup: Third Round, 2008-09 & 2020-21
FA WNL Plate: Semi-Final, 2021–22
Gloucester Women’s Trophy: Winners, 2016–17, 2018-19 & 2021-22 ^[1]
Highest Appearances: Rebecca Panniers (91)
Top Goalscorer: Annie Martin (46)

Club Officials

Chairman: Andy Liddle
Vice Chairperson: Vacant
Club Secretary: Sammy Hallsworth
Treasurer: Hannah Britton
Welfare Officer: Jackie Canning
Commercial Manager: Vacant
Head of Social Media: Kieran Neller

Players

As of 12 August 2023^[8]

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	Aimee Watson	Wales
2	DF	Courtney Jones	England
3	DF	Daisy Ackerman	England
4	DF	Holly Finch	England
6	MF	Megan Lewis	Wales
7	FW	Emily Allen	Wales
8	MF	Charlie Taylor	England
9	FW	Phoebie Poole	Wales
10	MF	Lily Billingham	Wales
11	DF	Charlotte Buxton	England
12	MF	Henna Butcher	England
13	DF	Ffion Llewellyn	Wales
15	DF	Emily Owen	England
17	MF	Annabel Davies	Wales
18	MF	Maisy Collis	England
19	MF	Jessie Taylor	Wales
—	GK	Shawna Hannam	England

Coaching staff:

Manager: Tom Davies
Assistant Manager: Megan Harding
Technical Director: Dan Liddiard
First Team Coach: Matt Bedford
Head of Goalkeeping: TBC

Support staff:

Individual Strength & Conditioning Coach: Matt Branton
Nutritionist: Jack Berry
Head of Medical: Peter McKernan
Media: Grace Gunn and Owen Mason

References

^ ^a ^b "Results - Womens Trophy". www.gloucestershirefa.com.
^ ""We're going to more than hold our own next season"". 20 April 2022.
^ "The FA Women's National League - Southern Premier Division Table - Football".
^ ^a ^b "FAWNL". Cheltenham Town Ladies Football Club. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
^ "New home for Cheltenham Town Ladies". www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
^ "Welcome to Cheltenham Town Ladies Football Club". www.ctlfc.com. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
^ "LADIES NOMINATED FOR FA WNL CLUB OF THE YEAR". Cheltenham Town Ladies Football Club. 2019. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
^ "First Team Squad". Cheltenham Town L.F.C. Retrieved 1 October 2023.