# 2014–15 Cheltenham Town F.C. season

The 2014–15 season was the 75th season of competitive association football since joining Southern Football League in 1935 and the 16th season in the Football League played by Cheltenham Town Football Club, a professional football club based in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. Following relegation from League One in 2008–09 season it was the 6th consecutive season in League Two.
Mark Yates started his fifth full season as the club manager. The summer transfer window saw eight players join the club, while eight players including veteran striker Jamie Cureton and long-served first-choice goalkeeper Scott Brown left the club.
Cheltenham Town started the season brightly, going top of the league after a draw at Morecambe on 6 September. The Robins won five games of eight in all competitions, losing only League Cup tie to Championship side Brighton & Hove Albion.
However, during September club's form deteriorated as Cheltenham failed to win a match till 18 October. On 25 November, following fourth straight league defeat, club have parted company with Yates, with immediate effect. The next day ex-Luton Town manager Paul Buckle was appointed as his replacement on a one-year contract.
The managerial change did not affect the results as the Robins lost to Conference National side Dover Athletic in the FA Cup and continued to struggle in the league. On 13 February another losing streak saw Buckle leave Cheltenham on mutual consent after only one victory in 13 games. Head of Academy Coaching Russell Milton took charge as a caretaker manager.
On 30 March with the club bottom of the table Milton stepped down to an assistant role after ex-Yeovil Town manager Gary Johnson was appointed with seven games until the end of the season. As both of his predecessors, Johnson managed to win only one game and following the home defeat against Shrewsbury Town on a penultimate day of the season Cheltenham Town were relegated to the National League.
Despite poor performances, on 29 April it was announced that Gary Johnson signed two-year contract with Cheltenham Town aiming to an immediate return to the Football League.

## League Two
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 20 | Carlisle United | 46 | 14 | 8 | 24 | 56 | 74 | −18 | 50 | |
| 21 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 38 | 62 | −24 | 48 | |
| 22 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 12 | 9 | 25 | 39 | 70 | −31 | 45 | |
| 23 | Cheltenham Town (R) | 46 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 40 | 67 | −27 | 41 | Relegation to the National League |
| 24 | Tranmere Rovers (R) | 46 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 45 | 67 | −22 | 39 | Relegation to the National League |
| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 3 May 2015. Source: Football League Official Site

### Results by matchday

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
| Ground | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | W | D | W | W | D | L | L | D | L | D | L | W | W | L | L | L | L | D | D | D | L | L | W | L | D | D | L | L | L | L | D | W | L | D | D | D | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | D |
| Position | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |

### Matches

The fixtures for the 2014–15 season were announced on 18 June 2014 at 9am.

## FA Cup

The draw for the first round of the FA Cup was made on 27 October 2014.

## Players
### First team squad

Only players participated in official matches are listed. Players sorted by numbers, players joined during the season sorted by the time they joined the team.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | NIR | Trevor Carson |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Lee Vaughan |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Craig Braham-Barrett |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Matt Taylor |
| 5 | DF | WAL | Troy Brown |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Steve Elliott |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Matt Richards |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Byron Harrison |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Terry Gornell |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Andy Haworth |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Asa Hall |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Jack Deaman |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Joe Hanks |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Zack Kotwica |
| 18 | DF | ENG | Paul Black |
| 19 | MF | ENG | Omari Sterling-James |
| 21 | FW | ENG | Harry Williams |
| 22 | FW | ENG | Bobbie Dale |
| 23 | DF | ENG | James Bowen |
| 25 | MF | ENG | Jason Taylor |
| 27 | FW | ENG | Jamal Lawrence |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 20 | FW | GHA | Koby Arthur (On loan from Birmingham City) |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Jordan Wynter (On loan from Bristol City, later signed a contract) |
| 26 | FW | ENG | John Marquis (On loan from Millwall) |
| 28 | FW | ITA | Raffaele De Vita |
| 29 | MF | GNB | Eusébio Bancessi (On loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers) |
| 7 | MF | IRL | Kane Ferdinand (On loan from Peterborough United) |
| 26 | DF | ENG | Kevin Stewart (On loan from Liverpool) |
| 28 | MF | ENG | Jack Dunn (On loan from Liverpool) |
| 29 | DF | ENG | Lloyd Jones (On loan from Liverpool) |
| 24 | MF | ENG | Jake Gray (On loan from Crystal Palace) |
| 25 | DF | ENG | Durrell Berry |
| 9 | FW | SCO | Denny Johnstone (On loan from Birmingham City) |
| 18 | FW | WAL | Eliot Richards |
| 39 | FW | FRA | Mathieu Manset |
| 10 | FW | WAL | Wes Burns (On loan from Bristol City) |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Pablo Mills (On loan from Bury) |
| 24 | MF | ENG | Matt Sparrow (On loan from Scunthorpe United) |
| 29 | FW | ENG | Shaun Harrad (On loan from Notts County) |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Danny Haynes |
| 26 | DF | USA | Will Packwood (On loan from Birmingham City) |
| 28 | FW | ENG | Shaq McDonald (On loan from Derby County) |

### Transfers

Transfers are listed from the last day of the previous season till the final day of this season
In :
| Date | Player | Age | Signed from | Ends | Fee |
| 19 May 2014 | Lee Vaughan | 27 | Kidderminster Harriers | 1 July 2016 | Free |
| 28 May 2014 | Asa Hall | 27 | Shrewsbury Town | 1 July 2016 | Free |
| 24 June 2014 | Paul Black | 24 | Mansfield Town | 1 July 2015 | Free |
| 24 June 2014 | Andy Haworth | 25 | Tamworth | 1 July 2015 | Free |
| 30 June 2014 | Trevor Carson | 26 | Bury | 1 July 2016 | Free |
| 21 July 2014 | Jack Deaman | 21 | Eastbourne Borough | 1 July 2015 | Free |
| 21 July 2014 | Omari Sterling-James | 20 | Redditch United | 21 January 2015 | Free |
| 25 July 2014 | Matt Taylor | 32 | Bradford City | 1 July 2016 | Free |
| 5 September 2014 | Matthew Gould | 20 | Hawke's Bay United | 1 July 2015 | Free |
| 24 September 2014 | Raffaele De Vita | 27 | Bradford City | 24 December 2014 | Free |
| 28 January 2015 | Durrell Berry | 22 | Torquay United | 1 July 2015 | Free |
| 2 February 2015 | Eliot Richards | 23 | Tranmere Rovers | 1 July 2016 | Free |
| 2 February 2015 | Jordan Wynter | 21 | Bristol City | 1 July 2016 | Free |
| 2 February 2015 | Mathieu Manset | 25 | Walsall | 1 July 2015 | Free |
| 6 March 2015 | Danny Haynes | 27 | Notts County | 6 May 2015 | Free |
Out :
| Date | Player | Age | Status | Signed to | Fee |
| 6 May 2014 | Sido Jombati | 26 | Released | Wycombe Wanderers | Free |
| 6 May 2014 | Ashley Vincent | 28 | Released | Shrewsbury Town | Free |
| 6 May 2014 | Ed Williams | 18 | Released | | Free |
| 6 May 2014 | Sam Deering | 23 | Released | Whitehawk | Free |
| 7 May 2014 | Jamie Cureton | 38 | Released | Dagenham & Redbridge | Free |
| 13 May 2014 | Connor Roberts | 21 | Released | Chester | Free |
| 16 May 2014 | Jermaine McGlashan | 26 | Transfer | Gillingham | Free |
| 28 May 2014 | Scott Brown | 29 | Transfer | Aberdeen | Free |
| 27 December 2014 | Raffaele De Vita | 27 | Released | Ross County | Free |
| 7 January 2015 | Jason Taylor | 27 | Released | Northampton Town | Free |
| 9 January 2015 | Adam Powell | 19 | Released | | Free |
| 19 January 2015 | Paul Black | 25 | Released | Atlanta Silverbacks | Free |
| 27 January 2015 | Byron Harrison | 27 | Transfer | Chesterfield | Undisclosed |
| 2 February 2015 | Terry Gornell | 25 | Released | Accrington Stanley | Free |
| 3 February 2015 | Steve Elliott | 36 | Released | Bath City | Free |

### Contract extensions

| Date | Player | Age | Ends |
| 28 May 2014 | Harry Williams | 18 | 1 July 2015 |
| 28 May 2014 | Bobbie Dale | 18 | 1 July 2015 |
| 29 May 2014 | Joe Hanks | 19 | 1 July 2015 |
| 29 May 2014 | Adam Powell | 18 | 1 July 2015 |
| 1 July 2014 | James Bowen | 18 | 1 July 2015 |
| 16 December 2014 | Omari Sterling-James | 21 | 1 July 2016 |
| 19 December 2014 | Zack Kotwica | 19 | 1 July 2016 |
| 21 December 2014 | Joe Hanks | 19 | 1 July 2016 |
| 25 December 2014 | Bobbie Dale | 19 | 1 July 2016 |
| 31 December 2014 | Harry Williams | 18 | 1 July 2016 |
| 8 January 2015 | Jack Deaman | 21 | 1 July 2016 |
| 29 January 2015 | Jamal Lawrence | 18 | 1 July 2017 |
| ? | James Bowen | 19 | 1 July 2016 |

### Loans

In :
| Player | Age | Signed from | Date | Date |
| Player | Age | Signed from | Started | Ended |
| Koby Arthur | 18 | Birmingham City | 25 July | 14 September |
| Jordan Wynter | 20 | Bristol City | 21 August | 22 September |
| John Marquis | 22 | Millwall | 28 August | 26 November |
| Eusébio Bancessi | 19 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 9 October | 5 November |
| Kane Ferdinand | 22 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 20 November | 20 April |
| Kevin Stewart | 21 | Liverpool | 1 January | 2 February |
| Jack Dunn | 20 | Liverpool | 1 January | 2 February |
| Lloyd Jones | 19 | Liverpool | 1 January | 15 February |
| Jake Gray | 19 | Crystal Palace | 16 January | 12 February |
| Denny Johnstone | 20 | Birmingham City | 2 February | 9 March |
| Wes Burns | 20 | Bristol City | 2 February | |
| Pablo Mills | 30 | Bury | 26 February | 20 April |
| Matt Sparrow | 33 | Scunthorpe United | 26 February | |
| Shaun Harrad | 30 | Notts County | 26 February | |
| Will Packwood | 21 | Birmingham City | 11 March | |
| Shaq McDonald | 19 | Derby County | 26 March | 20 April |
Out :
| Player | Age | Signed to | Date | Date |
| Player | Age | Signed to | Started | Ended |
| Bobbie Dale | 19 | Bath City | 5 September | 13 October |
| Harry Williams | 18 | Evesham United | 5 September | 17 November |
| Adam Powell | 18 | Cinderford Town | 22 September | 20 November |
| Bobbie Dale | 19 | Cirencester Town | 10 October | 10 November |
| Harry Reynolds | 18 | Cambridge City | 10 October | 10 November |
| Jason Taylor | 27 | Northampton Town | 1 January | 7 January |
| Matthew Gould | 21 | Bishop's Cleeve | 13 January | 13 February |
| Andy Haworth | 26 | Barrow | 23 January | |
| Bobbie Dale | 19 | Cinderford Town | 5 February | |
| James Bowen | 19 | Cinderford Town | 5 February | 5 March |
| Jamal Lawrence | 18 | Bishop's Cleeve | 6 March | |
| Harry Reynolds | 18 | Bishop's Cleeve | 6 March | 6 April |
| Harry Williams | 18 | Gloucester City | 12 March | 18 April |
| James Bowen | 18 | Gloucester City | 12 March | 18 April |

## Squad statistics

    Source:
    Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
    Players with squad numbers struck through and marked † left the club during the playing season.
    Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Cheltenham.
    Players listed with no appearances have been in the matchday squad but only as unused substitutes.
    Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | | |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | FL Trophy | FL Trophy | Total | Total | Discipline | Discipline |
| 1 | GK | NIR | Trevor Carson | 46 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Lee Vaughan | 31 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 (1) | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Craig Braham-Barrett | 45 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Matt Taylor | 31 (2) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 (2) | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | WAL | Troy Brown | 42 (1) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 47 (1) | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| 6 † | DF | ENG | Steve Elliott | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 † | DF | ENG | Pablo Mills * | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 † 20 | MF | ENG | Jordan Wynter | 12 (4) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 (4) | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 † | MF | IRL | Kane Ferdinand * | 15 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Matt Richards | 44 (1) | 2 | 1 (1) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 47 (3) | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 † | FW | ENG | Byron Harrison | 17 (6) | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 (6) | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 † | FW | SCO | Denny Johnstone * | 4 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Danny Haynes | 5 (3) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 (3) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 † | FW | ENG | Terry Gornell | 18 (7) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 (2) | 1 | 21 (9) | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | WAL | Wes Burns * | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 † | MF | ENG | Andy Haworth | 0 (5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 1 (7) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | ENG | Matthew Gould | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Asa Hall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Jack Deaman | 13 (5) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 (5) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Joe Hanks | 16 (17) | 2 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 (18) | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Zack Kotwica | 8 (9) | 2 | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 (11) | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 † | DF | ENG | Paul Black | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 4 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | WAL | Eliot Richards | 6 (3) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 (3) | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | ENG | Omari Sterling-James | 9 (13) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 (14) | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 † | FW | GHA | Koby Arthur * | 1 (6) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 (6) | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | ENG | Harry Williams | 3 (5) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (6) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | ENG | Bobbie Dale | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | ENG | James Bowen | 1 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 † | MF | ENG | Jake Gray * | 3 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | ENG | Matt Sparrow * | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 † | MF | ENG | Jason Taylor | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 25 | DF | ENG | Durrell Berry | 8 (4) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 (4) | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 26 † | FW | ENG | John Marquis * | 8 (5) | 1 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 1 | 9 (7) | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 26 † | MF | ENG | Kevin Stewart * | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | USA | Will Packwood * | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | ENG | Jamal Lawrence | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 † | MF | ITA | Raffaele De Vita * | 7 (3) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 † | FW | ENG | Jack Dunn * | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 † | FW | ENG | Shaq McDonald * | 3 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 † | MF | GNB | Eusébio Bancessi * | 2 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 † | DF | ENG | Lloyd Jones * | 5 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | ENG | Shaun Harrad * | 10 (2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 (2) | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | ENG | Harry Reynolds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | ENG | Danny Reynolds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | FW | FRA | Mathieu Manset | 8 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 (4) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Players not included in matchday squads :
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name |
| 24 † | MF | ENG | Adam Powell |
| 34 | MF | ENG | Reece Daly |