# 2021–22 Cheltenham Town F.C. season

The 2021–22 season was Cheltenham Town's 135th year in their history and first season back in League One since the 2008–09 season following promotion last season. Along with the league, the club also competed in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup and the EFL Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.

## Pre-season friendlies

Cheltenham Town announced they would play friendlies against Cinderford Town, Evesham United, Birmingham City, Kidderminster Harriers, Coventry City, Hungerford Town, Hereford and Walsall as part of their pre-season preparations.

## Competitions
### League One
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 11 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 67 | 46 | +21 | 70 |
| 12 | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 61 | 80 | −19 | 61 |
| 13 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 55 | 59 | −4 | 59 |
| 14 | Cambridge United | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 56 | 74 | −18 | 58 |
| 15 | Cheltenham Town | 46 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 66 | 80 | −14 | 56 |
| 16 | Burton Albion | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 51 | 67 | −16 | 53 |
| 17 | Lincoln City | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 55 | 63 | −8 | 52 |
| 18 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 47 | 51 | −4 | 50 |
| 19 | Morecambe | 46 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 57 | 88 | −31 | 42 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 30 April 2022. Source:

#### Results by matchday

| Matchday | 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 | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | A | H | H | A | H | A |
| Result | D | L | W | L | D | D | W | W | L | L | L | W | W | L | D | D | W | W | D | L | D | L | L | D | D | D | L | D | D | W | W | D | D | L | W | L | W | W | L | L | D | W | D | L | L | D |
| Position | 12 | 20 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 |

#### Matches

Cheltenham Town's fixtures were announced on 24 June 2021.

### FA Cup

Cheltenham were drawn away to Gillingham in the first round and AFC Wimbledon in the second round.

### EFL Cup

Cheltenham Town were drawn away to Bristol Rovers in the first round, Gillingham in the second round and Preston North End in the third round.

### EFL Trophy

Cheltenham were drawn into Group E in the Southern section, alongside Bristol Rovers, Chelsea U21s and Exeter City.
| Pos | Div | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | L2 | Exeter City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 6 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | ACA | Chelsea U21 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 6 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 3 | L2 | Bristol Rovers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | L1 | Cheltenham Town | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 1 July 2021 | CM | Elliot Bonds | Hull City | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2021 | GK | Owen Evans | Wigan Athletic | Free transfer |
| 29 July 2021 | DM | Dylan Barkers | Alvechurch | Undisclosed |
| 9 August 2021 | CF | Kyle Vassell | Rotherham United | Free transfer |
| 2 October 2021 | AM | Daniel Crowley | Birmingham City | Free transfer |
| 5 January 2022 | LB | Ben Williams | Barnsley | Undisclosed |
| 6 January 2022 | CF | Charlie Brown | Milton Keynes Dons | Undisclosed |
| 11 January 2022 | LB | Reece Hutchinson | Burton Albion | Free transfer |
| 18 January 2022 | CM | Charlie Colkett | Östersunds | Free transfer |

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Date until |
| 5 August 2021 | CM | Taylor Perry | Wolverhampton Wanderers | End of season |
| 5 August 2021 | CM | Callum Wright | Leicester City | End of season |
| 30 August 2021 | CB | Mattie Pollock | Watford | End of season |
| 31 August 2021 | CF | Kyle Joseph | Swansea City | 5 January 2022 |
| 31 August 2021 | CF | Christian Norton | Stoke City | 31 December 2021 |
| 6 January 2022 | CF | Dan Nlundulu | Southampton | End of season |
| 11 January 2022 | CM | Aaron Ramsey | Aston Villa | End of season |
| 17 January 2022 | CF | Kion Etete | Tottenham Hotspur | End of season |
| 31 January 2022 | CF | Jamie Soule | West Bromwich Albion | End of season |
* ↑ On 5 January 2022, Kyle Joseph was recalled back to parent club Swansea City.

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Date until |
| 13 August 2021 | DM | Dylan Barkers | Alvechurch | 20 September 2021 |
| 13 August 2021 | DF | George Clark | Gresley Rovers | Work experience |
| 13 August 2021 | GK | Max Harris | Bishop's Cleeve | 20 August 2021 |
| 20 August 2021 | DF | Will Armitage | Evesham United | |
| 20 August 2021 | SS | Callum Ebanks | Evesham United | |
| 20 August 2021 | FW | Zac Guinan | Bishop's Cleeve | Work experience |
| 20 August 2021 | GK | Max Harris | Cinderford Town | September 2021 |
| 20 August 2021 | RB | Joe Hunt | Evesham United | |
| 20 August 2021 | MF | Felix Miles | Evesham United | |
| 30 August 2021 | CF | George Lloyd | Port Vale | 13 January 2022 |
| 13 September 2021 | GK | Max Harris | Redditch United | |
| 15 October 2021 | FW | Zac Guinan | Bromsgrove Sporting | |
| 15 October 2021 | LB | Connor Jakeways | Fairford Town | |
| 15 October 2021 | LB | Harvey Skurek | Fairford Town | |
| 20 October 2021 | CM | Elliot Bonds | Kidderminster Harriers | 4 December 2021 |
| 13 December 2021 | SS | Callum Ebanks | Bromsgrove Sporting | End of season |
| 28 December 2021 | LB | Connor Jakeways | Evesham United | |
| 28 December 2021 | DF | Will Taylor | Bishop's Cleeve | |
| 14 January 2022 | DM | Dylan Barkers | Leamington | February 2022 |
| 21 January 2022 | MF | Charlie Dashfield | Cribbs | |
| 21 January 2022 | MF | Brennan Denness-Barrett | Bishop's Cleeve | |
| 21 January 2022 | CB | Grant Horton | Bohemian | End of season |
| 11 February 2022 | DM | Dylan Barkers | Gloucester City | March 2022 |
* ↑ On 13 January, Lloyd was recalled back early from his loan spell at Port Vale.

### Transfers out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 30 June 2021 | CF | Alex Addai | Torquay United | Released |
| 30 June 2021 | CB | Daniel Bowry | King's Lynn Town | Released |
| 30 June 2021 | CF | Tahvon Campbell | Woking | Released |
| 30 June 2021 | CM | Tom Chamberlain | Evesham United | Released |
| 30 June 2021 | CM | Chris Clements | Nuneaton Borough | Released |
| 27 August 2021 | CB | Ben Tozer | Wrexham | £200'000 |
| 1 January 2022 | AM | Daniel Crowley | Willem II | End of contract |
| 6 January 2022 | CF | Kyle Vassell | San Diego Loyal | Mutual consent |
| 10 January 2022 | LB | Chris Hussey | Port Vale | Undisclosed |
| 2 February 2022 | CB | Will Armitage | Southampton | Undisclosed |