# 2022–23 Cheltenham Town F.C. season

The 2022–23 season was the 136th season in the existence of Cheltenham Town Football Club and the club's second consecutive season in League One. In addition to the league, they also competed in the 2022–23 FA Cup, the 2022–23 EFL Cup and the 2022–23 EFL Trophy.

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee |
| 21 June 2022 | CM | Daniel Adshead | Norwich City | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2022 | CB | Tom Bradbury | FC Halifax Town | Free Transfer |
| 8 July 2022 | GK | Shaun MacDonald | Torquay United | Free Transfer |
| 21 July 2022 | RB | Ryan Jackson | Gillingham | Free Transfer |
| 9 August 2022 | LM | Will Ferry | Southampton | Undisclosed |
| 12 August 2022 | CF | Christian Norton | Stoke City | Free Transfer |
| 1 September 2022 | RM | Ryan Broom | Peterborough United | Undisclosed |
| 1 September 2022 | CM | James Olayinka | Arsenal | Undisclosed |
| 9 January 2023 | CF | Will Goodwin | Stoke City | Undisclosed |
| 29 January 2023 | CF | Aidan Keena | Sligo Rovers | Undisclosed |
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 22 June, and would become official on July 1, once his FC Halifax Town contract expired

### Out

| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee |
| 21 June 2022 | GK | Owen Evans | Walsall | Undisclosed |
| 30 June 2022 | CM | Josh Aldridge | Evesham United | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CB | Will Boyle | Huddersfield Town | Rejected contract |
| 30 June 2022 | CM | Charlie Colkett | Crewe Alexandra | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | MF | Charlie Dashfield | Unattached | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | MF | Brennan Denness-Barrett | Unattached | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | GK | Scott Flinders | Mansfield Town | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | RB | Joe Hunt | Unattached | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | LB | Connor Jakeways | Unattached | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | AM | Felix Miles | Stratford Town | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | GK | Jake Parsisson | Unattached | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | DF | Will Ramsey | Unattached | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | LB | Harvey Skurek | Slimbridge | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | DF | Will Taylor | Unattached | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | DM | Conor Thomas | Crewe Alexandra | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CF | Andy Williams | Walsall | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CM | Archie Woodall | Central Arkansas Bears | Released |
| 1 July 2022 | DF | George Clark | Gresley Rovers | Free Transfer |
| 12 September 2022 | RB | Matty Blair | Retired | Retired |

### Loans in

| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned from | On loan until |
| 4 July 2022 | CF | Dan Nlundulu | Southampton | 1 January 2023 |
| 14 July 2022 | CM | Taylor Perry | Wolverhampton Wanderers | End of Season |
| 22 July 2022 | GK | Luke Southwood | Reading | End of Season |
| 22 July 2022 | CB | Caleb Taylor | West Bromwich Albion | End of Season |
| 22 July 2022 | DF | James Taylor | Bristol City | 3 January 2023 |
| 19 January 2023 | CB | Elkan Baggott | Ipswich Town | End of Season |
| 31 January 2023 | DM | Glen Rea | Luton Town | End of Season |
* ↑ On 3 January, Taylor's loan from Bristol City was cut short

### Loans out

| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned to | On loan until |
| 25 July 2022 | GK | Max Harris | Weston-super-Mare | End of Season |
| 20 August 2022 | CF | Callum Ebanks | Eastleigh | 19 November 2022 |
| 20 September 2022 | LB | Reece Hutchinson | Ilkeston Town | 20 December 2022 |
| 30 September 2022 | DM | Dylan Barkers | Maidstone United | 30 October 2022 |
| 11 November 2022 | MF | Adulai Sambu | Redditch United | End of Season |
| 17 November 2022 | CM | Ellis Chapman | Oldham Athletic | 18 January 2023 |
| 19 November 2022 | CF | Callum Ebanks | Bath City | 1 January 2023 |
| 20 December 2022 | CB | Grant Horton | Bohemian | End of Season |
| 26 December 2022 | FW | Zac Guinan | Cirencester Town | 26 January 2023 |
| 13 January 2023 | CF | Callum Ebanks | Stratford Town | End of Season |
| 31 January 2023 | CM | Daniel Adshead | Rochdale | End of Season |
| 31 January 2023 | CF | George Lloyd | Grimsby Town | End of Season |
| 1 February 2023 | LB | Reece Hutchinson | Sligo Rovers | End of Season |
| 16 March 2023 | CF | Zac Guinan | Swindon Supermarine | End of Season |
| 16 March 2023 | RB | Adulai Sambu | Cirencester Town | End of Season |
* ↑ On 19 November, Ebanks was recalled back and loaned to Bath City.
* ↑ On 16 December, Chapman's loan at Oldham was extended, On 18 January it was extended again until the end of the season
* ↑ On 13 February, Ebanks' loan at Stratford was extended until March. Then on March 3, it was extended until the end of the season

## Pre-season and friendlies

On 16 May 2022, National League South side Bath City announced that a pre-season fixture at home to Cheltenham had been scheduled for 9 July. Cheltenham Town then confirmed their first set of pre-season fixtures on June 3. A second home friendly fixture, against Birmingham City was added. On June 16, a home fixture against Northampton Town was added to the pre-season schedule.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Competitions
### Overall record

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| League One | 30 July 2022 | 6 May 2023 | Matchday 1 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 23 | 34 | −11 | 030.77 |
| FA Cup | 5 November 2022 | 5 November 2022 | First round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 000.00 |
| EFL Cup | 9 August 2022 | 9 August 2022 | First round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 000.00 |
| EFL Trophy | 30 August 2022 | Ongoing | Group stage | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 066.67 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 37 | 49 | −12 | 035.29 |
Last updated: 21 January 2023 Source: [ Soccerway]

### League One
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 13 | Fleetwood Town | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 53 | 51 | +2 | 58 |
| 14 | Exeter City | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 64 | 68 | −4 | 56 |
| 15 | Burton Albion | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 57 | 79 | −22 | 56 |
| 16 | Cheltenham Town | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 45 | 61 | −16 | 54 |
| 17 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 58 | 73 | −15 | 53 |
| 18 | Port Vale | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 48 | 71 | −23 | 49 |
| 19 | Oxford United | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 49 | 56 | −7 | 47 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 29 April 2023. Source: [ Soccerway]

#### Results by round

| 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 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A |
| Result | L | L | L | D | W | L | D | W | L | W | W | L | L | L | W | D | D | W | W | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | D | L | D | W | L | L | L | W | D | W | W | D | D | L | D | D | W | L | W |
| Position | 18 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 |

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures
On 23 June, the league fixtures were announced.

### FA Cup

The Robins were drawn at home to Alvechurch in the first round.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### EFL Cup

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### EFL Trophy

On 20 June, the initial Group stage draw was made, grouping Cheltenham Town with Milton Keynes Dons and Walsall.
| Pos | Div | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | L1 | Milton Keynes Dons | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | L1 | Cheltenham Town | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 3 | ACA | West Ham United U21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |
| 4 | L2 | Walsall | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 | |
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures