# 2017–18 Cheltenham Town F.C. season

The 2017–18 season was Cheltenham Town's 131st season in existence and their second consecutive season in League Two. Along with competing in League Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.
The season covered the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

## Competitions
### Friendlies

Pre-season match details :
| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 11 July 2017 | Oxford City | A | L | 1–2 | Eisa | |
| 14 July 2017 | Bishop's Cleeve | A | W | 6–0 | Eisa (3), Winchester, Pell, Fondop-Talom | 526 |
| 17 July 2017 | Evesham United | A | W | 3–0 | Wright, Eisa | 550 |
| 20 July 2017 | Bath City | A | L | 1–2 | Winchester | 165 |
| 22 July 2017 | Weston-super-Mare | A | L | 1–2 | Winchester | |
| 25 July 2017 | Bristol City | H | L | 0–3 | | 1,883 |
| 29 July 2017 | Peterborough United | H | L | 1–5 | Holman (pen) | 1,017 |

### League Two

League Two match details :
| Date | League position | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 5 August 2017 | 18th | Morecambe | A | L | 1–2 | Eisa | 1,450 |
| 12 August 2017 | 13th | Crawley Town | H | W | 1–0 | Eisa | 2,834 |
| 19 August 2017 | 20th | Carlisle United | A | L | 0–3 | | 4,497 |
| 26 August 2017 | 23rd | Exeter City | H | L | 3–4 | Dawson (2), Holman | 3,168 |
| 2 September 2017 | 24th | Stevenage | H | L | 0–1 | | 2,694 |
| 9 September 2017 | 21st | Yeovil Town | A | D | 0–0 | | 2,732 |
| 12 September 2017 | 22nd | Newport County | A | L | 0–1 | | 2,916 |
| 16 September 2017 | 21st | Colchester United | H | W | 3–1 | Dawson, Eisa, Grimes | 2,718 |
| 23 September 2017 | 21st | Accrington Stanley | A | D | 1–1 | Eisa | 1,321 |
| 26 September 2017 | 16th | Mansfield Town | H | W | 3–0 | Graham, Morrell, Wright | 2,480 |
| 30 September 2017 | 13th | Chesterfield | A | W | 2–0 | Eisa (2) | 5,305 |
| 7 October 2017 | 12th | Swindon Town | H | W | 2–1 | Graham, Wright | 5,050 |
| 14 October 2017 | 13th | Port Vale | A | L | 1–3 | Dawson | 4,277 |
| 17 October 2017 | 16th | Grimsby Town | H | L | 2–3 | Pell, Winchester | 2,468 |
| 21 October 2017 | 12th | Lincoln City | H | W | 1–0 | Wright | 3,312 |
| 28 October 2017 | 15th | Wycombe Wanderers | A | D | 3–3 | Graham (2), Winchester | 4,165 |
| 11 November 2017 | 16th | Luton Town | H | D | 2–2 | Grimes, Boyle | 3,900 |
| 18 November 2017 | 16th | Notts County | A | L | 1–3 | Winchester | 5,809 |
| 21 November 2017 | 16th | Cambridge United | H | D | 0–0 | | 2,266 |
| 25 November 2017 | 16th | Forest Green Rovers | A | D | 1–1 | Eisa | 3,641 |
| 9 December 2017 | 15th | Crewe Alexandra | H | W | 1–0 | Grimes | 2,795 |
| 16 December 2017 | 15th | Coventry City | A | L | 1–2 | Eisa | 6,457 |
| 23 December 2017 | 14th | Barnet | A | W | 2–0 | Dawson, Winchester | 1,487 |
| 26 December 2017 | 15th | Yeovil Town | H | L | 0–2 | | 3,484 |
| 30 December 2017 | 15th | Newport County | A | D | 1–1 | Eisa | 3,637 |
| 1 January 2018 | 17th | Stevenage | A | L | 1–4 | Eisa | 1,989 |
| 6 January 2018 | 14th | Colchester United | A | W | 4–1 | Odelusi, Atangana, Sellars, Eisa | 1,487 |
| 13 January 2018 | 16th | Accrington Stanley | H | L | 0–2 | | 2,893 |
| 20 January 2018 | 17th | Mansfield Town | A | L | 2–3 | Pell (pen), Adebayo | 3,483 |
| 27 January 2018 | 16th | Barnet | H | D | 1–1 | Eisa | 2,609 |
| 3 February 2018 | 16th | Grimsby Town | A | D | 1–1 | Boyle | 3,352 |
| 10 February 2018 | 14th | Port Vale | H | W | 5–1 | Eisa (3), Adebayo, Boyle | 2,731 |
| 13 February 2018 | 15th | Lincoln City | A | L | 0–1 | | 7,891 |
| 17 February 2018 | 16th | Wycombe Wanderers | H | L | 0–2 | | 3,513 |
| 24 February 2018 | 16th | Luton Town | A | D | 2–2 | Morrell, Eisa | 8,453 |
| 6 March 2018 | 16th | Notts County | H | D | 1–1 | Morrell | 2,273 |
| 10 March 2018 | 15th | Swindon Town | A | W | 3–0 | Andrews, Eisa (2) | 6,658 |
| 17 March 2018 | 15th | Chesterfield | H | D | 1–1 | Graham | 2,822 |
| 24 March 2018 | 15th | Crawley Town | A | W | 5–3 | Pell (2), Eisa (2), Boyle | 2,172 |
| 30 March 2018 | 15th | Carlisle United | H | L | 0–1 | | 3,107 |
| 2 April 2018 | 15th | Exeter City | A | L | 1–2 | Winchester | 4,420 |
| 7 April 2018 | 15th | Morecambe | H | W | 3–0 | Sellars, Boyle, Pell | 2,420 |
| 14 April 2018 | 16th | Forest Green Rovers | H | L | 0–1 | | 4,744 |
| 21 April 2018 | 16th | Cambridge United | A | L | 3–4 | Lloyd, Eisa (2) | 3,853 |
| 28 April 2018 | 17th | Coventry City | H | L | 1–6 | Eisa | 5,027 |
| 5 May 2018 | 17th | Crewe Alexandra | A | L | 1–2 | Lloyd | 4,350 |

#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 15 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 17 | 5 | 24 | 62 | 75 | −13 | 56 |
| 16 | Stevenage | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 60 | 65 | −5 | 55 |
| 17 | Cheltenham Town | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 67 | 73 | −6 | 51 |
| 18 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 42 | 66 | −24 | 51 |
| 19 | Yeovil Town | 46 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 59 | 75 | −16 | 48 |

### FA Cup

EFL Cup match details :
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Ref |
| First round | 4 November 2017 | Maidstone United | H | L | 2–4 | Dawson, Finney (og) | 2,799 | |

### EFL Cup

EFL Cup match details :
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Ref |
| First round | 8 August 2017 | Oxford United | A | W | 4–3 | Eisa (2), Wright (2) | 3,179 | |
| Second round | 23 August 2017 | West Ham United | H | L | 0–2 | | 6,259 | |

### EFL Trophy

EFL Trophy match details :
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| Southern Group E | 15 August 2017 | Swansea City U23s | H | L | 1–2 | Storer | 801 |
| Southern Group E | 3 October 2017 | Forest Green Rovers | H | L | 1–2 | Hinds | 1,576 |
| Southern Group E | 7 November 2017 | Newport County | A | W | 2–1 | Graham, Pell | 540 |

#### Group table

| Pos | Lge | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | ACA | Swansea City U21 (Q) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 9 | Round 2 |
| 2 | L2 | Forest Green Rovers (Q) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | Round 2 |
| 3 | L2 | Cheltenham Town (E) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | L2 | Newport County (E) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0 | |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Name | From | Fee |
| 1 July 2017 | Nigel Atangana | Leyton Orient | Free (released) |
| 1 July 2017 | Kevin Dawson | Yeovil Town | Free |
| 1 July 2017 | Jordon Forster | Hibernian | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2017 | Jamie Grimes | Dover Athletic | Free |
| 7 July 2017 | Mohamed Eisa | Greenwich Borough | Free (released) |
| 7 July 2017 | Jerell Sellars | Aston Villa | Free (released) |
| 10 August 2017 | Brian Graham | Hibernian | Free |
| 31 August 2017 | Scott Flinders | Macclesfield Town | Free (released) |
| 1 September 2017 | Jaanai Gordon | West Ham United | Free (released) |
| 21 September 2017 | Alex Davey | Chelsea | Free (released) |
| 5 January 2018 | Sanmi Odelusi | Colchester United | Free (released) |

### Out

| Date | Name | To | Fee |
| 8 June 2017 | Billy Waters | Northampton Town | Undisclosed |
| 30 June 2017 | Jack Barthram | Barrow | Released |
| 30 June 2017 | Liam Davis | Torquay United | Released |
| 30 June 2017 | James Dayton | Leyton Orient | Released |
| 30 June 2017 | Asa Hall | Barrow | Released |
| 30 June 2017 | James Jennings | Wrexham | Released |
| 30 June 2017 | Calum Kitscha | Welling United | Released |
| 30 June 2017 | Jordan Lymn | Evesham United | Released |
| 30 June 2017 | Amari Morgan-Smith | York City | Released |
| 30 June 2017 | Jack Munns | Hartlepool United | Released |
| 30 June 2017 | Daniel Parslow | York City | Released |
| 30 June 2017 | James Rowe | Aldershot Town | Released |
| 2 January 2018 | Daniel O'Shaughnessy | HJK | Released |
| 4 January 2018 | Alex Davey | Boreham Wood | Released |
| 9 January 2018 | Kyle Storer | Solihull Moors | Released |

### Loan in

| Date | Name | From | End date |
| 1 July 2017 | Jonathan Flatt | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 January 2018 |
| 30 August 2017 | Freddie Hinds | Bristol City | 1 January 2018 |
| 30 August 2017 | Taylor Moore | Bristol City | 30 June 2018 |
| 30 August 2017 | Joe Morrell | Bristol City | 30 June 2018 |
| 1 January 2018 | Manny Onariase | Rotherham United | 30 June 2018 |
| 9 January 2018 | Elijah Adebayo | Fulham | 30 June 2018 |
| 19 January 2018 | Ilias Chatzitheodoridis | Brentford | 30 June 2018 |
| 30 January 2018 | Joe Rodon | Swansea City | 30 June 2018 |
| 31 January 2018 | Jake Andrews | Bristol City | 30 June 2018 |

### Loan out

| Date | Name | To | End date |
| 18 August 2017 | Adam Page | Gloucester City | 15 September 2017 |
| 1 September 2017 | Josh Thomas | North Leigh | 1 January 2018 |
| 15 September 2017 | Adam Page | Hereford | 16 December 2017 |
| 22 September 2017 | Dan Holman | Boreham Wood | 26 December 2017 |
| 21 November 2017 | Alex Davey | Torquay United | 1 January 2018 |
| 1 January 2018 | Adam Page | Redditch United | 1 February 2018 |
| 3 January 2018 | Dan Holman | Leyton Orient | 30 June 2018 |

## 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 | EFL Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | EFL Trophy | Total | Total | Discipline | Discipline |
| 1 † | GK | ENG | Jonathan Flatt * | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Jamie Grimes | 41 (2) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 46 (3) | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | WAL | Jordan Cranston | 17 (5) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 21 (6) | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 † | MF | ENG | Kyle Storer | 17 (4) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 (2) | 1 | 21 (6) | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | FRA | Nigel Atangana | 23 (9) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 (9) | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Harry Pell | 32 (5) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 36 (6) | 6 | 12 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | IRL | Kevin Dawson | 32 (2) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 (3) | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Daniel Wright | 16 (17) | 3 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 (1) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18 (19) | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Dan Holman | 0 (2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 (3) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | NIR | Carl Winchester | 44 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 49 (1) | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 † | DF | FIN | Daniel O'Shaughnessy | 5 (5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 (6) | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | ENG | Elijah Adebayo * | 2 (5) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (5) | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Will Boyle | 33 (1) | 5 | 0 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 37 (3) | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Adam Page | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | ENG | Jerell Sellars | 21 (10) | 2 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 (11) | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | ENG | Matt Bower | 0 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 (3) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | ENG | Josh Thomas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | SDN | Mohamed Eisa | 45 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 (2) | 0 | 48 (2) | 25 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | SCO | Brian Graham | 15 (12) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 18 (13) | 6 | 7 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | ENG | Rhys Lovett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | SCO | Jordon Forster | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | GK | ENG | Scott Flinders | 41 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | WAL | Joe Morrell * | 38 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | ENG | Jaanai Gordon | 0 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 † | FW | ENG | Freddie Hinds | 1 (11) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 (11) | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | WAL | Joe Rodon * | 7 (5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 (5) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | ENG | Taylor Moore * | 35 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38 (1) | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 29 † | DF | SCO | Alex Davey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | ENG | Sanmi Odelusi | 3 (6) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (6) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | ENG | Manny Onariase * | 4 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | ENG | Will Dawes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | GRE | Ilias Chatzitheodoridis * | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | GK | ENG | Ross Grimshaw | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | MF | ENG | Jake Andrews * | 4 (3) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (3) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | MF | ENG | Lee Llewelyn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | MF | ENG | George Lloyd | 3 (4) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 (4) | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Players not included in matchday squads :
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name |
| 5 | DF | AUS | Aaron Downes |
| 31 | GK | ENG | Lewis Clayton |

## Footnotes

    A. ^ After extra time.