2007–08 Cheltenham Town F.C. season
| 2007–08 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | John Ward Until 2 October 2007 Keith Downing From 2 October 2007 [1] |
| Stadium | Whaddon Road |
| League One | 19th |
| FA Cup | First round |
| Football League Cup | First round |
| Johnstones Paint Trophy | Southern Quarter Final |
This page shows the progress of Cheltenham Town F.C. in the 2007–08 football season. During the season, Cheltenham Town competed in League One in the English league system.
League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Millwall | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 45 | 61 | −16 | 52 | |
| 18 | Yeovil Town | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 38 | 59 | −21 | 52 | |
| 19 | Cheltenham Town | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 42 | 64 | −22 | 51 | |
| 20 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 47 | 65 | −18 | 50 | |
| 21 | AFC Bournemouth (R) | 46 | 17 | 7 | 22 | 62 | 72 | −10 | 48[a] | Relegation to Football League Two |
Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2008. Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Luton and Bournemouth deducted 10 points each for entering administration.
Results
[edit]Football League One
[edit]| 11 August 2007 1 | Cheltenham Town | 1–0 | Gillingham | Cheltenham |
Gillespie  24'  79' |
Cox 57' Lomas 76' |
Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 4,008 |
| 18 August 2007 2 | Millwall | 1–0 | Cheltenham Town | London |
| Spiller 45' |
Stadium: The Den Attendance: 8,671 |
| 25 August 2007 3 | Cheltenham Town | 1–1 | Swindon Town | Cheltenham |
| Vincent 72' |
Sturrock 35' |
Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 5,442 |
| 1 September 2007 4 | Carlisle United | 1–0 | Cheltenham Town | Carlisle |
| Livesey 90' |
Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 6,125 |
| 15 September 2007 5 | Huddersfield Town | 2–3 | Cheltenham Town | Huddersfield |
| Kamara 48' Keogh 90' |
Spencer 62', 78' Finnigan 83' |
Stadium: Galpharm Stadium Attendance: 8,756 |
| 18 September 2007 6 | Cheltenham Town | 1–2 | Swansea City | Cheltenham |
| Vincent 4' |
Scotland 50' Robinson 69' |
Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 4,323 |
| 22 September 2007 7 | Cheltenham Town | 1–1 | Tranmere Rovers | Cheltenham |
| Caines 50' |
Greenacre 34' |
Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 3,742 |
| 29 September 2007 8 | Doncaster Rovers | 2–0 | Cheltenham Town | Doncaster |
| Guy 19' Mills 58' |
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 6,150 |
| 2 October 2007 9 | Port Vale | 3–0 | Cheltenham Town | Stoke on Trent |
| McGoldrick 21' Talbot 24'Rocastle 68'Edwards 73' |
Lindegaard 23' |
Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 3,102 |
| 6 October 2007 10 | Cheltenham Town | 1–1 | Oldham Athletic | Cheltenham |
| Townsend 45' (pen.) Gill 70' |
Liddell 46' |
Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 3,621 |
| 13 October 2007 11 | Cheltenham Town | 0–3 | Nottingham Forest | Cheltenham |
| Commons 11', 45', 66' |
Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 5,012 |
| 20 October 2007 12 | Northampton Town | 2–1 | Cheltenham Town | Northampton |
| Kirk 22' Gilligan 80' |
Spencer 50' |
Stadium: Sixfields Attendance: 5,012 |
| 27 October 2007 13 | Cheltenham Town | 2–2 | Crewe Alexandra | Cheltenham |
| Wright 85' Bird 89' |
Church 74' Lowe 78' |
Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 3,605 |
| 3 November 2007 14 | Walsall | 2–0 | Cheltenham Town | Walsall |
| Mooney 10' (pen.), 56' |
Stadium: Banks's Stadium Attendance: 4,810 |
| 6 November 2007 15 | Cheltenham Town | 1–1 | Yeovil Town | Cheltenham |
| Caines 89' |
Owusu 31' |
Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 3,169 |
| 17 November 2007 16 | Southend United | 2–2 | Cheltenham Town | Southend-on-Sea |
| Gower 50' Hammell 56' |
Gillespie 14' Sinclair 25' |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 7,158 |
| 25 November 2007 17 | Cheltenham Town | 1–0 | Leeds United | Cheltenham |
| Gillespie 86' |
Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 7,043 |
| 8 December 2007 18 | Leyton Orient | 2–0 | Cheltenham Town | London |
| Boyd 41' Melligan 76' |
Stadium: Matchroom Stadium Attendance: 4,156 |
| 14 December 2007 19 | Cheltenham Town | 1–0 | Luton Town | Cheltenham |
| Lindegaard 2' |
Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 3,702 |
| 22 December 2007 20 | Cheltenham Town | 0–2 | Huddersfield Town | Cheltenham |
| Booth 14', 66' |
Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 3,998 |
| 26 December 2007 21 | Swansea City | 4–1 | Cheltenham Town | Swansea |
| Robinson 18', 20' Bodde 47'Scotland 78' |
Gillespie 82' |
Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 14,049 |
| 29 December 2007 22 | Tranmere Rovers | 1–0 | Cheltenham Town | Birkenhead |
| Zola 59' |
Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 6,111 |
| 2 January 2008 23 | Cheltenham Town | 1–0 | Port Vale | Cheltenham |
| Connor 22' |
Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 3,221 |
| 12 January 2008 24 | Cheltenham Town | 1–0 | Bournemouth | Cheltenham |
| Bird 90' |
Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 3,959 |
| 18 January 2008 25 | Hartlepool United | 0–2 | Cheltenham Town | Hartlepool |
| Gillespie 11', 84' |
Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 4,120 |
| 25 January 2008 26 | Cheltenham Town | 1–0 | Carlisle United | Cheltenham |
| Gillespie 20' |
Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 4,221 |
| 29 January 2008 27 | Cheltenham Town | 0–1 | Millwall | Cheltenham |
| Alexander 55' |
Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 3,812 |
| 2 February 2008 28 | Gillingham | 0–0 | Cheltenham Town | Gillingham |
| Stadium: Priestfield Attendance: 4,993 |
| 5 February 2008 29 | Bristol Rovers | 2–0 | Cheltenham Town | Bristol |
| Hinton 40' Lambert 81' |
Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 6,780 |
| 9 February 2008 30 | Cheltenham Town | 2–1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Cheltenham |
| Russell 89' Gillespie 90' |
Robinson 55' |
Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 3,963 |
| 12 February 2008 31 | Swindon Town | 3–0 | Cheltenham Town | Swindon |
| Cox 20' Paynter 41'Roberts 80' |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,483 |
| 16 February 2008 32 | Cheltenham Town | 1–1 | Hartlepool United | Cheltenham |
| Lindegaard 40' |
Porter 53' |
Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 3,583 |
| 19 February 2008 33 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2–1 | Cheltenham Town | Brighton |
| Murray 80' Lynch 88' |
Brooker 3' |
Stadium: Withdean Stadium Attendance: 4,395 |
| 23 February 2008 34 | Bournemouth | 2–2 | Cheltenham Town | Bournemouth |
| Gradel 17' (pen.) Bartley 39' |
Bird 45' Brooker 89'Brown 90' |
Stadium: Fitness First Stadium Attendance: 4,365 |
| 29 February 2008 35 | Cheltenham Town | 1–1 | Southend United | Cheltenham |
| Brooker 25' |
Bailey 74' |
Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 3,859 |
| 8 March 2008 36 | Yeovil Town | 2–1 | Cheltenham Town | Yeovil |
| Wright 9' (o.g.) Kirk 73' |
Brooker 64' |
Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 4,588 |
| 11 March 2008 37 | Leeds United | 1–2 | Cheltenham Town | Leeds |
| Elding 85' |
Bird 38' Russell 63' |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 20,257 |
| 15 March 2008 38 | Cheltenham Town | 1–0 | Bristol Rovers | Cheltenham |
| Brooker 80' |
Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 5,187 |
| 22 March 2008 39 | Luton Town | 1–1 | Cheltenham Town | Luton |
| Parkin 24' |
Gillespie 81' |
Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 6,087 |
| 24 March 2008 40 | Cheltenham Town | 1–0 | Leyton Orient | Cheltenham |
| Connor 47' |
Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 3,988 |
| 29 March 2008 41 | Cheltenham Town | 1–1 | Northampton Town | Cheltenham |
| Gillespie 39' |
Coke 76' |
Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 4,024 |
| 5 April 2008 42 | Nottingham Forest | 3–1 | Cheltenham Town | Nottingham |
| Agogo 26', 47' Chambers 45' |
Gillespie 20' |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 19,860 |
| 12 April 2008 43 | Cheltenham Town | 1–2 | Walsall | Cheltenham |
| Connor 74' |
Mooney 27' (pen.) Gerrard 28' |
Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 4,861 |
| 19 April 2008 44 | Crewe Alexandra | 3–1 | Cheltenham Town | Crewe |
| Maynard 14', 68', 76' |
Gillespie 62' |
Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 5,279 |
| 26 April 2008 45 | Oldham Athletic | 2–1 | Cheltenham Town | Oldham |
| Smalley 16' Alessandra 87' |
Gillespie 50' (pen.) |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 6,400 |
| 3 May 2008 46 | Cheltenham Town | 2–1 | Doncaster Rovers | Cheltenham |
| Gillespie 24' Connor 85' |
Green 76' |
Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 6,787 |
FA Cup
[edit]| 10 November 2007 Round 1 | Cheltenham Town | 1–1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Cheltenham |
| Gillespie 78' |
Loft 90' |
Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 2,984 |
| 20 November 2007 Round 1 replay | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2–1 | Cheltenham Town | Brighton |
| El-Abd 18' Hammond 67' (pen.) |
Gillespie 65' |
Stadium: Withdean Stadium Attendance: 3,711 |
League Cup
[edit]| 14 August 2007 Round 1 | Southend United | 4–1 (a.e.t.) | Cheltenham Town | Southend-on-sea |
| Bradbury 11' (108), pen.' (117) Barrett 104' |
Finnigan 70' |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 3,084 |
Football League Trophy
[edit]| 9 October 2007 Southern Section Round 2 | Swindon Town | 1–3 | Cheltenham Town | Swindon |
| Sturrock 56' |
Myrie-Williams 21' Reid 24'Tozer 68' (o.g.) |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 3,765 |
| 14 November 2007 Southern Section Quarter Final | Brighton & Hove Albion | 4–1 | Cheltenham Town | Brighton |
| Martot 13' Forster 37', 87'Savage 90' |
Connor 45' |
Stadium: Withdean Stadium Attendance: 2,490 |
Players
[edit]First-team squad
[edit]- 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
[edit]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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