# List of Cheltenham Town F.C. seasons

Cheltenham Town are an English football club, formed in 1887. After several decades in local football, they joined the Birmingham Combination in 1932–33, moving to the Southern League Western Section in 1935–36.

## Birmingham Combination history

| Season | Birmingham Combination | Pos | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | PtsPG | FA Cup |
| 1932–33 | Birmingham Combination | 3 | 36 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 93 | 61 | +32 | 47 | 1.47 | |
| 1933–34 | Birmingham Combination | 5 | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 81 | 53 | +28 | 42 | 1.42 | R3 |
| 1934–35 | Birmingham Combination | 10 | 32 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 70 | 61 | +9 | 32 | 1.00 | QR4 |

## Southern League history

| Season | ∆ | Southern League Division | Pos | ∆ | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | PtsPG | FA Cup | FA Trophy | Notes |
| 1935–36 | 4 | Southern League Western Section | 6 | | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 32 | 28 | +4 | 14 | 0.88 | | | Played in two Southern League sections |
| 1935–36 | 4 | Southern League Central Section | 9 | | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 32 | 45 | −13 | 15 | 0.75 | R1 | | Played in two Southern League sections |
| 1936–37 | 4 | Southern League | 11 | | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 61 | 70 | −9 | 24 | 0.80 | QR4 | | |
| 1937–38 | 4 | Southern League | 11 | | 34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 72 | 68 | +4 | 31 | 0.91 | R1 | | |
| 1938–39 | 4 | Southern League | 13 | | 44 | 16 | 9 | 19 | 76 | 105 | −29 | 41 | 0.93 | R1 | | |
| 1939–40 | 4 | Southern League | 2 | | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 5 | 1.67 | | | Season interrupted by outbreak of World War II |
| 1939–40 | 4 | Southern League Western Section | 7 | | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 38 | −17 | 8 | 0.62 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | World War II |
| 1945–46 | 4 | Southern League | 4 | | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 35 | 54 | −19 | 22 | 1.22 | R1 | | Statistics for this season are incomplete |
| 1946–47 | 4 | Southern League | 9 | 75 | 32 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 68 | 75 | −7 | 32 | 1.00 | R1 | | |
| 1947–48 | 4 | Southern League | 10 | 76 | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 71 | 71 | 0 | 35 | 1.03 | R2 | | |
| 1948–49 | 4 | Southern League | 9 | 75 | 42 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 71 | 64 | +7 | 47 | 1.12 | QR4 | | |
| 1949–50 | 4 | Southern League | 20 | 86 | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 75 | 96 | −21 | 37 | 0.80 | QR4 | | |
| 1950–51 | 4 | Southern League | 6 | 72 | 44 | 21 | 8 | 15 | 91 | 61 | +30 | 50 | 1.14 | R1 | | |
| 1951–52 | 4 | Southern League | 18 | 84 | 42 | 15 | 4 | 23 | 59 | 65 | −6 | 34 | 0.81 | QR4 | | |
| 1952–53 | 4 | Southern League | 13 | 79 | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 70 | 89 | −19 | 41 | 0.98 | QR2 | | |
| 1953–54 | 4 | Southern League | 21 | 87 | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 56 | 83 | −27 | 34 | 0.81 | QR1 | | |
| 1954–55 | 4 | Southern League | 4 | 72 | 42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 85 | 72 | +13 | 50 | 1.19 | QR1 | | |
| 1955–56 | 4 | Southern League | 2 | 70 | 42 | 25 | 6 | 11 | 82 | 53 | +29 | 56 | 1.33 | QR1 | | |
| 1956–57 | 4 | Southern League | 4 | 72 | 42 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 73 | 46 | +27 | 53 | 1.26 | R1 | | |
| 1957–58 | 4 | Southern League | 6 | 74 | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 115 | 66 | +49 | 52 | 1.24 | QR1 | | |
| 1958–59 | 5 | North West Section | 4 | 96 | 34 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 65 | 47 | +18 | 44 | 1.29 | PR | | |
| 1959–60 | 5 | Premier Division | 4 | 96 | 42 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 82 | 68 | +14 | 48 | 1.14 | R1 | | Southern League two division structure created |
| 1960–61 | 5 | Premier Division | 17 | 113 | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 81 | 82 | −1 | 37 | 0.88 | QR4 | | |
| 1961–62 | 5 | Premier Division | 22 | 118 | 42 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 48 | 86 | −38 | 25 | 0.60 | QR4 | | Finished last in table and relegated to First Division |
| 1962–63 | 6 | First Division | 9 | 122 | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 83 | 52 | +31 | 43 | 1.13 | R1 | | |
| 1963–64 | 6 | First Division | 3 | 117 | 42 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 91 | 49 | +42 | 60 | 1.43 | QR3 | | |
| 1964–65 | 5 | Premier Division | 12 | 104 | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 72 | 78 | −6 | 41 | 0.98 | QR4 | | |
| 1965–66 | 5 | Premier Division | 18 | 110 | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 69 | 99 | −30 | 35 | 0.83 | QR4 | | |
| 1966–67 | 5 | Premier Division | 13 | 105 | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 60 | 71 | −11 | 43 | 1.02 | QR4 | | |
| 1967–68 | 5 | Premier Division | 4 | 96 | 42 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 97 | 67 | +30 | 53 | 1.26 | QR4 | | Received 3 votes for election to The Football League |
| 1968–69 | 5 | Premier Division | 19 | 112 | 42 | 15 | 5 | 22 | 55 | 64 | −9 | 35 | 0.83 | R1 | | Relegated to the First Division by 0.019 of a goal |
| 1969–70 | 6 | First Division | 10 | 125 | 42 | 20 | 5 | 17 | 78 | 81 | −3 | 45 | 1.07 | R1 | R1 | FA Trophy created |
| 1970–71 | 6 | First Division | 15 | 130 | 38 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 44 | 58 | −14 | 31 | 0.82 | R1 | QR3 | |
| 1971–72 | 6 | First Division North | 3 | 117 | 34 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 72 | 51 | +21 | 44 | 1.29 | QR4 | QR3 | |
| 1972–73 | 6 | First Division North | 3 | 117 | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 87 | 47 | +40 | 56 | 1.33 | QR3 | R1 | |
| 1973–74 | 6 | First Division North | 3 | 117 | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 75 | 51 | +24 | 56 | 1.33 | | | Did not participate in FA Cup or FA Trophy rounds |
| 1974–75 | 6 | First Division North | 6 | 120 | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 72 | 53 | +19 | 51 | 1.21 | R1 | R2 | Dave Lewis scores a single-season club record 53 goals across all competitions |
| 1975–76 | 6 | First Division North | 5 | 119 | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 87 | 55 | +32 | 50 | 1.19 | QR4 | R1 | |
| 1976–77 | 6 | First Division North | 2 | 116 | 38 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 85 | 35 | +50 | 54 | 1.42 | QR4 | R1 | |
| 1977–78 | 5 | Premier Division | 14 | 106 | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 43 | 52 | −9 | 38 | 0.90 | QR2 | R1 | |
| 1978–79 | 5 | Premier Division | 18 | 110 | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 38 | 72 | −34 | 32 | 0.76 | QR4 | R3 | Not invited to join the Alliance Premier League |

## Football League system history

| Season | ∆ | Division | Pos | ∆ | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | PtsPG | FA Cup | FA Trophy | Notes | Manager |
| 1979–80 | 6 | Southern League Midland Division | 19 | 131 | 42 | 13 | 5 | 24 | 49 | 70 | −21 | 31 | 0.74 | QR2 | R2 | | Terry Paine/Alan Grundy |
| 1980–81 | 6 | Southern League Division 1 Midland | 8 | 120 | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 70 | 59 | +11 | 48 | 1.14 | QR2 | R1 | | Alan Grundy |
| 1981–82 | 6 | Southern League Division 1 Midland | 16 | 130 | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 65 | 68 | −3 | 36 | 0.86 | QR4 | R1 | Relegated after reorganisation of Southern League | Alan Grundy/Alan Wood |
| 1982–83 | 7 | Southern League Midland Division | 1 | 135 | 32 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 65 | 29 | +36 | 71 | 2.22 | QR4 | R1 | Promoted to Southern Football League Premier Division | Alan Wood |
| 1983–84 | 6 | Southern League Premier Division | 8 | 122 | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 63 | 56 | +7 | 55 | 1.45 | QR4 | QR3 | | Alan Wood/John Murphy |
| 1984–85 | 6 | Southern League Premier Division | 1 | 115 | 38 | 24 | 5 | 9 | 83 | 41 | +42 | 77 | 2.03 | QR3 | R2 | Promoted to Alliance Premier League | John Murphy |
| 1985–86 | 5 | Alliance Premier League | 11 | 103 | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 69 | 69 | 0 | 46 | 1.10 | QR1 | QF | | John Murphy |
| 1986–87 | 5 | Conference National | 11 | 103 | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 64 | 50 | +14 | 61 | 1.45 | QR1 | R3 | | John Murphy |
| 1987–88 | 5 | Conference National | 13 | 105 | 42 | 11 | 20 | 11 | 64 | 67 | −3 | 53 | 1.26 | R1 | QF | | John Murphy |
| 1988–89 | 5 | Conference National | 15 | 107 | 40 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 55 | 58 | −3 | 48 | 1.20 | QR2 | R2 | | John Murphy/Jim Barron |
| 1989–90 | 5 | Conference National | 11 | 103 | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 58 | 60 | −2 | 59 | 1.40 | QR3 | R3 | | Jim Barron |
| 1990–91 | 5 | Conference National | 16 | 106 | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 54 | 72 | −18 | 48 | 1.14 | R1 | R3 | | Jim Barron/John Murphy/Dave Lewis (Caretaker) |
| 1991–92 | 5 | Conference National | 21 | 113 | 42 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 56 | 82 | −26 | 43 | 1.02 | QR3 | R2 | | Ally Robertson/Lindsay Parsons |
| 1992–93 | 6 | Southern League Premier Division | 2 | 116 | 40 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 76 | 40 | +36 | 73 | 1.83 | R2 | R1 | | Lindsay Parsons |
| 1993–94 | 6 | Southern League Premier Division | 2 | 116 | 42 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 67 | 38 | +29 | 75 | 1.79 | QR4 | R3 | | Lindsay Parsons |
| 1994–95 | 6 | Southern League Premier Division | 2 | 116 | 42 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 87 | 39 | +48 | 86 | 2.05 | QR4 | R2 | | Lindsay Parsons |
| 1995–96 | 6 | Southern League Premier Division | 3 | 117 | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 76 | 57 | +19 | 74 | 1.76 | QR2 | R1 | | Chris Robinson |
| 1996–97 | 6 | Southern League Premier Division | 2 | 116 | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 76 | 44 | +32 | 74 | 1.76 | R1 | R1 | Promoted to Conference after Gresley F.C. ground failed Conference requirements | Chris Robinson/Steve Cotterill |
| 1997–98 | 5 | Conference National | 2 | 94 | 42 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 63 | 43 | +20 | 78 | 1.86 | R3 | Winners | 1997–98 FA Trophy winners (def. Southport 1–0) | Steve Cotterill |
| 1998–99 | 5 | Conference National | 1 | 93 | 42 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 71 | 36 | +35 | 80 | 1.90 | R1 | SF | Promoted to The Football League for the first time | Steve Cotterill |
| Season | ∆ | Division | Pos | ∆ | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | PtsPG | League Cup | FA Cup | Notes | Manager(s) |
| 1999–00 | 4 | Third Division | 8 | 76 | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 50 | 42 | +8 | 70 | 1.52 | R1 | R1 | | Steve Cotterill |
| 2000–01 | 4 | Third Division | 9 | 77 | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 59 | 52 | +7 | 68 | 1.48 | R1 | R2 | | Steve Cotterill |
| 2001–02 | 4 | Third Division | 4 | 72 | 46 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 66 | 49 | +17 | 78 | 1.70 | R1 | R5 | Promoted to Division Two via the play-offs. Highest position achieved in FA Cup | Steve Cotterill |
| 2002–03 | 3 | Second Division | 21 | 65 | 46 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 53 | 68 | −15 | 48 | 1.04 | R2 | R3 | | Graham Allner/Bobby Gould |
| 2003–04 | 4 | Third Division | 14 | 82 | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 57 | 71 | −14 | 56 | 1.22 | R1 | R3 | | Bobby Gould/John Ward |
| 2004–05 | 4 | League Two | 14 | 82 | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 51 | 54 | −3 | 60 | 1.30 | R1 | R1 | | John Ward |
| 2005–06 | 4 | League Two | 5 | 73 | 46 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 65 | 53 | +12 | 72 | 1.57 | R2 | R4 | Promoted to League One via the play-offs | John Ward |
| 2006–07 | 3 | League One | 17 | 61 | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 49 | 61 | −12 | 54 | 1.17 | R2 | R1 | | John Ward |
| 2007–08 | 3 | League One | 19 | 63 | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 42 | 64 | −22 | 51 | 1.11 | R1 | R1 | | John Ward/Keith Downing |
| 2008–09 | 3 | League One | 23 | 67 | 46 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 51 | 91 | −40 | 39 | 0.85 | R2 | R3 | Worst goal difference and joint worst win percentage (19.6%) in club history | Keith Downing/Martin Allen |
| 2009–10 | 4 | League Two | 22 | 90 | 46 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 54 | 71 | −17 | 48 | 1.04 | R1 | R1 | | Martin Allen/John Schofield (Caretaker)/Mark Yates |
| 2010–11 | 4 | League Two | 17 | 85 | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 56 | 77 | −21 | 52 | 1.13 | R1 | R2 | | Mark Yates |
| 2011–12 | 4 | League Two | 6 | 74 | 46 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 66 | 50 | +16 | 77 | 1.67 | R1 | R3 | Losing play-off finalists | Mark Yates |
| 2012–13 | 4 | League Two | 5 | 73 | 46 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 58 | 51 | +7 | 75 | 1.63 | R1 | R3 | Losing play-off semi-finalists | Mark Yates |
| 2013–14 | 4 | League Two | 17 | 85 | 46 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 53 | 63 | −10 | 55 | 1.20 | R2 | R1 | | Mark Yates |
| 2014–15 | 4 | League Two | 23 | 91 | 46 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 40 | 67 | −27 | 41 | 0.89 | R1 | R2 | Joint worst win percentage in club history (19.6%). Only 5 clean sheets. | Mark Yates/Paul Buckle/Russell Milton (Caretaker)/Gary Johnson |
| 2015–16 | 5 | Conference National | 1 | 93 | 46 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 87 | 30 | +57 | 101 | 2.20 | R2 | R1 | Best Goal Difference in club history | Gary Johnson |
| 2016–17 | 4 | League Two | 21 | 89 | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 49 | 69 | –20 | 50 | 1.08 | R2 | R2 | | Gary Johnson |
| 2017–18 | 4 | League Two | 17 | 85 | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 67 | 73 | –6 | 51 | 1.11 | R2 | R1 | | Gary Johnson |
| 2018–19 | 4 | League Two | 16 | 84 | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 57 | 68 | –11 | 57 | 1.24 | R2 | R2 | | Gary Johnson/Michael Duff |
| 2019–20 | 4 | League Two | 4 | 72 | 36 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 52 | 27 | +25 | 64 | 1.78 | R1 | R2 | End of regular season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic. Final standing based on points per game. Losing play-off semi-finalists. | Michael Duff |
| 2020–21 | 4 | League Two | 1 | 69 | 46 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 61 | 39 | +22 | 82 | 1.78 | R2 | R4 | Promoted as champions. Nearly all games played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | Michael Duff |
| 2021–22 | 3 | League One | 15 | 59 | 46 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 68 | 78 | -10 | 56 | 1.22 | R3 | R2 | Highest position achieved in English football system. | Michael Duff |
| 2022–23 | 3 | League One | 16 | 60 | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 45 | 61 | -16 | 54 | 1.17 | R1 | R1 | | Wade Elliott |
| 2023-24 | 3 | League One | 21 | 65 | 46 | 12 | 8 | 26 | 41 | 65 | -24 | 44 | 0.96 | R1 | R1 | | Wade Elliott/Kevin Russell(Caretaker)/Darrell Clarke |