10 Facts About Cheltenham Town

1.

Cheltenham Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England.

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2.

Cheltenham Town replaced Cotterill with first-team coach Graham Allner who had won the Conference championship with Kidderminster Harriers in 1994.

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3.

Cheltenham Town turned to Bobby Gould, one of the most experienced managers in English football whose exploits include an FA Cup victory with Wimbledon in 1988.

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4.

Cheltenham Town continued to struggle, and defeat in their final game of the season condemned the club to relegation back to Division Three after just one season.

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5.

Cheltenham Town continued to struggle through the rest of the season, only managing to avoid relegation on the final day of the season, although they finished four points ahead of the relegated sides.

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6.

Yates, ahead of his first full season with Cheltenham Town, revamped the squad, releasing eight players, including defender Shane Duff, who had just completed his tenth year with the club.

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7.

Cheltenham Town finished 5th, qualifying for the end of season play-offs after being pipped to the third promotion spot on the last day of the season by Rotherham United.

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8.

Cheltenham Town subsequently appointed Paul Buckle as team manager, but he was dismissed after just 79 days.

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9.

On 25 April 2015, Cheltenham Town lost at Whaddon Road to Shrewsbury Town, which meant that Cheltenham were relegated from the Football League after sixteen seasons.

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10.

Cheltenham Town oversaw a major clearout of the squad with eleven players released.

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