# 2019–20 Cheltenham Town F.C. season

The 2019–20 season was Cheltenham Town's 133rd season in existence and their fourth 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 2019 to 30 June 2020.

## Pre-season

The Robins announced pre-season friendlies against Stratford Town, Hereford, Taunton Town, Leicester City, Shrewsbury Town, and Bromsgrove Sporting.

## Competitions
### League Two
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Swindon Town (C, P) | 36 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 62 | 39 | +23 | 69 | 1.92 | Promotion to EFL League One |
| 2 | Crewe Alexandra (P) | 37 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 67 | 43 | +24 | 69 | 1.86 | Promotion to EFL League One |
| 3 | Plymouth Argyle (P) | 37 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 61 | 39 | +22 | 68 | 1.84 | Promotion to EFL League One |
| 4 | Cheltenham Town | 36 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 52 | 27 | +25 | 64 | 1.78 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 5 | Exeter City | 37 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 53 | 43 | +10 | 65 | 1.76 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 6 | Colchester United | 37 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 52 | 37 | +15 | 58 | 1.57 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 7 | Northampton Town (O, P) | 37 | 17 | 7 | 13 | 54 | 40 | +14 | 58 | 1.57 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 8 | Port Vale | 37 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 50 | 44 | +6 | 57 | 1.54 | |
* ↑ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to EFL League One.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 7 March 2020. Source: BBC

#### 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 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | H |
| Result | L | W | D | W | D | L | W | W | W | W | D | D | W | W | L | D | D | D | W | D | D | L | D | D | W | W | L | D | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | D |
| Position | 17 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 |

#### Matches

On Thursday, 20 June 2019, the EFL League Two fixtures were revealed.

#### Play-offs
### FA Cup

The first round draw was made on 21 October 2019. The second round draw was made live on 11 November from Chichester City's stadium, Oaklands Park.

### EFL Cup

The first round draw was made on 20 June.

### EFL Trophy

On 9 July 2019, the pre-determined group stage draw was announced with Invited clubs to be drawn on 12 July 2019.
| Pos | Div | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | L2 | Exeter City | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 9 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | L2 | Newport County | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 3 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 3 | ACA | West Ham United U21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | L2 | Cheltenham Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 3 | |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 1 July 2019 | CF | Tahvon Campbell | Forest Green Rovers | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2019 | CB | Charlie Raglan | Oxford United | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2019 | CF | Reuben Reid | Forest Green Rovers | Free transfer |
| 2 July 2019 | DM | Rohan Ince | Free agent | Free transfer |
| 4 July 2019 | CB | Daniel Bowry | Charlton Athletic | Free transfer |
| 3 September 2019 | CF | Jonte Smith | Oxford United | Free transfer |
| 3 January 2020 | FW | Alfie May | Doncaster Rovers | Undisclosed |

### Loans in

| Date | Position | Name | From | Date until |
| 29 July 2019 | CM | Max Sheaf | Hull City | 30 June 2020 |
| 1 August 2019 | CM | Jake Doyle-Hayes | Aston Villa | 30 June 2020 |
| 1 August 2019 | CF | Gavin Reilly | Bristol Rovers | January 2020 |
| 8 August 2019 | DF | Jacob Greaves | Hull City | 30 June 2020 |
| 9 January 2020 | GK | Owen Evans | Wigan Athletic | 30 June 2020 |
| 31 January 2020 | CF | Tom Nichols | Bristol Rovers | 30 June 2020 |

### Loans out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Date until |
| 16 August 2019 | DF | Grant Horton | Bromsgrove Sporting | Work experience |
| 6 September 2019 | DF | Isaac Lawrence | Tuffley Rovers | |
| 13 September 2019 | DF | Grant Horton | Yate Town | |
| 10 October 2019 | RM | Archie Brennan | Alvechurch | November 2019 |
| 18 October 2019 | CB | Daniel Bowry | Bath City | November 2019 |
| 25 October 2019 | FW | Charlie Stanton | Sutton Coldfield Town | |
| 22 November 2019 | GK | Freddie Lapworth | North Leigh | December 2019 |
| 29 November 2019 | CF | Aaron Basford | Evesham United | January 2020 |
| 29 November 2019 | MF | Tom Chamberlain | Evesham United | January 2020 |
| 17 December 2019 | DF | Grant Horton | Chippenham Town | January 2020 |
| 28 December 2019 | FW | Callum Ebanks | Worcester City | January 2020 |
| 4 January 2020 | CF | Aaron Basford | Cinderford Town | February 2020 |
| 28 February 2020 | RM | Archie Brennan | Slimbridge | 30 June 2020 |

### Transfers out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 1 July 2019 | DM | Nigel Atangana | Exeter City | Rejected contract |
| 1 July 2019 | CF | Tyrone Barnett | Eastleigh | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | CF | Rakish Bingham | Doncaster Rovers | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | CB | Matt Bower | Bath City | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | MF | Will Dawes | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | RM | Kevin Dawson | Forest Green Rovers | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2019 | CF | Manny Duku | Torquay United | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2019 | FW | Camden Duncan | Merthyr Town | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | CB | Jordon Forster | Dundee | Rejected contract |
| 1 July 2019 | MF | Tom Handley | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | CF | Liam McAlinden | FC Halifax Town | Mutual consent |
| 1 July 2019 | CB | Johnny Mullins | Retired | Retired |
| 2 July 2019 | CM | Tom Smith | Bath City | Free transfer |