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Cheltenham Saracens
Full nameCheltenham Saracens Football Club
Nickname(s)Saracens or Sarries
Founded1964
GroundPetersfield Park
Cheltenham
ChairmanBrian Dix
ManagerNick Locke
LeagueHellenic Football League
Division One West
2014–15Hellenic Football League
Premier Division, 20th
(relegated)

Cheltenham Saracens F.C. are a football club based in Cheltenham, England. They joined the Hellenic League Division One in 1986. Currently they are members of the Hellenic Football League Premier Division. The club is affiliated to the Gloucestershire County FA.

History

Cheltenham Saracens were formed in 1964 as part of a larger multi-sport organisation which also fields teams in other sports including rugby and cricket. The football team initially joined the Cheltenham League, originally in Division Five, and progressed through the divisions until they joined the Hellenic League in 1986. In 1999–2000 they were champions of Division One but were only able to manage two seasons in the Premier Division before being relegated back to Division One West, where they remained until they won promotion back to the Premier Division in 2011.

Management team

Job title Name
Manager Nick Locke England
Assistant Manager Kristian Churchley England
Physiotherapist James Russell England
Reserves Manager Tim Protheroe England
Reserves Assistant Manager Nathan Gill England

Current squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK England ENG Tim Griffiths
GK England ENG Elliot Roberts
DF England ENG Jamie Barnes
DF England ENG Christopher Pates
DF England ENG Thomas Hoskins
DF England ENG Daniel Keating
DF England ENG Ryan Smith
DF England ENG Sam Hill
DF England ENG Josh Ellin
DF England ENG TeeJay Bick (captain)
MF England ENG Cameron Smith
MF Scotland SCO Mitch Counsel
MF England ENG Connor Hart
MF England ENG Joshua Goodhall
MF Germany GER John Evans
MF England ENG Stuart Midwinter
MF England ENG Jordan Barry
MF England ENG Archie Haskayne
FW England ENG Jack James
FW England ENG Jack Sklenar
FW England ENG Paul Holmes

Former players

1. Players that have played/managed in the football league or any foreign equivalent to this level (i.e. fully professional league).
2. Players with full international caps.
3. Players that hold a club record or have captained the club.

Club honours

  • GFA Primary Challenge Cup
    • Winners 1971-1972
  • Minor Charity Cup
    • Winners 1990-1991
  • Gloucestershire Senior Amateur Cup:[1]
    • Winners: 1991-92
    • Runners-up: 2009-10
  • Hellenic League Division One:[2]
    • Winners: 1999-00
  • Hellenic League Reserve Section:[2]
    • Winners: 1999-00
  • Cheltenham League Division 5
    • Winners 1990-1991
  • Cheltenham League Division 6
    • Winners 2008-2009
  • Cheltenham Minor Charities Cup
    • Winners 2009-2010

Club records

  • Best league performance: 11th in Hellenic League Premier Division, 2012–13
  • Best FA Cup performance: First qualifying round, 2015–16
  • Best FA Vase performance:[2] Second qualifying round, 2009–10

References

  1. ^ [1] Cheltenham Saracens FC Website
  2. ^ a b c [2] Football Club History Database