2016–17 Cheltenham Town F.C. season

Cheltenham Town
2016–17 season
Chairman Paul Baker
Manager Gary Johnson
Stadium Whaddon Road

The 2016–17 season is Cheltenham Town's 130th season of existence and their first back in League Two after gaining promotion the previous season.[1] Along with competing in League Two, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy.

The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.

Transfers

In

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2016 LB England James Jennings Forest Green Rovers Free transfer [2]
12 July 2016 CB Finland Daniel O'Shaughnessy Brentford Free transfer [3]
8 October 2016 LM Scotland Alex Cooper St Mirren Free transfer [4]

Out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2016 LB England James Bowen Free agent Released [5]
1 July 2016 CF England Bobbie Dale Gloucester City [lower-alpha 1] Released [5]
1 July 2016 CM England Joe Hanks Gloucester City [lower-alpha 2] Released [5]
1 July 2016 LM England Zack Kotwica Gloucester City [lower-alpha 3] Released [5]
1 July 2016 LB Scotland George McLennan Free agent Released [5]
1 July 2016 CF Wales Eliot Richards Tampa Bay Rowdies Undisclosed [9]
1 July 2016 CB England Niall Rowe Free agent Released [5]
1 July 2016 CM England Omari Sterling-James Solihull Moors [lower-alpha 4] Released [5]
1 July 2016 DM England Jordan Wynter Free agent Released [5]
  1. Following Bobbie Dale being released, he later signed for Gloucester City.[6]
  2. Following Joe Hanks being released, he later signed for Gloucester City.[7]
  3. Following Zack Kotwica being released, he later signed for Gloucester City.[8]
  4. Following Omari Sterling-James being released, he later signed for Solihull Moors.[10]

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
22 July 2016 CM England Danny Whitehead Wigan Athletic End of season [11]
4 August 2016 CB England Easah Suliman Aston Villa 2 January 2017 [12]
5 August 2016 GK England Russell Griffiths Everton 2 January 2017 [13]
19 August 2016 AM Ghana Koby Arthur Birmingham City 2 January 2017 [14]
19 August 2016 LW Wales Jonny Smith Bristol City 2 January 2017 [15]
25 August 2016 RB England Robert Dickie Reading 2 January 2017 [16]

Loans out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
31 August 2016 LB England James Jennings Morecambe 3 January 2017 [17]

Competitions

Pre-season friendlies

League Two

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
20 Accrington Stanley 19 5 6 8 20 25 5 21
21 Exeter City 19 6 2 11 20 25 5 20
22 Leyton Orient 19 5 3 11 21 26 5 18
23 Cheltenham Town 19 3 9 7 20 28 8 18 Relegation to the National League
24 Newport County 18 4 5 9 22 27 5 17
Updated to match(es) played on 3 December 2016. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Matches

FA Cup

Main article: 2016–17 FA Cup

EFL Cup

Main article: 2016–17 EFL Cup

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2016–17 EFL Trophy
Pos Lge Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Cheltenham Town 3 2 0 0 1 4 3 +1 6 Advance to Round 2
2 L2 Blackpool 3 1 1 0 1 3 3 0 5
3 ACA Everton Academy 3 1 0 1 1 4 3 +1 4
4 L1 Bolton Wanderers 3 1 0 0 2 1 3 2 3
Source: EFL.com

References

  1. "History". Statto.
  2. "James Jennings signs for the Robins!". Cheltenham Town Official Site. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  3. "Daniel O'Shaughnessy signs for the Robins". Cheltenham Town Official Site. 12 July 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  4. "Alex Cooper signs for the Robins". Cheltenham Town Official Site. 8 October 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Seven to be released at end of the season". BBC. 9 December 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  6. "Striker to stay with Gloucester City after signing is confirmed". Gloucestershire Live. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  7. "Joe Hanks signs for Gloucester City". Gloucester City Official Site. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  8. "Gloucester City sign winger on non contract terms". Gloucestershire Live. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  9. "Tampa Bay Rowdies Add Forward Eliot Richards". Tampa Bay Rowdies Official Site. 4 April 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  10. "Omari Sterling-James". SkySports. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  11. "Danny Whitehead arrives from Wigan". Cheltenham Town Official Site. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  12. "Easah Suliman signs on loan". Cheltenham Town Official Site. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  13. "Goalkeeper Russell Griffiths signs on loan". Cheltenham Town Official Site. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  14. "Koby Arthur signs on loan". Cheltenham Town Official Site. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  15. "Jonny Smith signs on loan from Bristol City". Cheltenham Town Official Site. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  16. "Rob Dickie re-joins the Robins on loan". Cheltenham Town Official Site. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  17. "James Jennings joins Morecambe on loan". Cheltenham Town Official Site. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
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