2007–08 Cheltenham Town F.C. season

This page shows the progress of Cheltenham Town F.C. in the 2007–08 football season. During the season, Cheltenham Town competed in League One in the English league system.

Cheltenham Town
2007–08 season
ManagerJohn Ward Until 2 October 2007
Keith Downing From 2 October 2007 [1]
StadiumWhaddon Road
League One19th
FA CupFirst round
Football League CupFirst round
Johnstones Paint TrophySouthern Quarter Final

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
17 Millwall 46 14 10 22 45 61 −16 52
18 Yeovil Town 46 14 10 22 38 59 −21 52
19 Cheltenham Town 46 13 12 21 42 64 −22 51
20 Crewe Alexandra 46 12 14 20 47 65 −18 50
21 AFC Bournemouth (R) 46 17 7 22 62 72 −10 48[lower-alpha 1] Relegation to Football League Two
Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2008. Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Luton and Bournemouth deducted 10 points each for entering administration.

Results

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Football League One
11 August 2007 1 Cheltenham Town 1–0 Gillingham Cheltenham
Gillespie 24' Red card 79' Cox Red card 57'
Lomas Red card 76'		 Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 4,008
18 August 2007 2 Millwall 1–0 Cheltenham Town London
Spiller 45' Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 8,671
25 August 2007 3 Cheltenham Town 1–1 Swindon Town Cheltenham
Vincent 72' Sturrock 35' Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 5,442
1 September 2007 4 Carlisle United 1–0 Cheltenham Town Carlisle
Livesey 90' Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 6,125
15 September 2007 5 Huddersfield Town 2–3 Cheltenham Town Huddersfield
Kamara 48'
Keogh 90'		 Spencer 62', 78'
Finnigan 83'		 Stadium: Galpharm Stadium
Attendance: 8,756
18 September 2007 6 Cheltenham Town 1–2 Swansea City Cheltenham
Vincent 4' Scotland 50'
Robinson 69'		 Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 4,323
22 September 2007 7 Cheltenham Town 1–1 Tranmere Rovers Cheltenham
Caines 50' Greenacre 34' Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 3,742
29 September 2007 8 Doncaster Rovers 2–0 Cheltenham Town Doncaster
Guy 19'
Mills 58'		 Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 6,150
2 October 2007 9 Port Vale 3–0 Cheltenham Town Stoke on Trent
McGoldrick 21'
Talbot Red card 24'
Rocastle 68'
Edwards 73'		 Lindegaard Red card 23' Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 3,102
6 October 2007 10 Cheltenham Town 1–1 Oldham Athletic Cheltenham
Townsend 45' (pen.)
Gill Red card 70'		 Liddell 46' Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 3,621
13 October 2007 11 Cheltenham Town 0–3 Nottingham Forest Cheltenham
Commons 11', 45', 66' Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 5,012
20 October 2007 12 Northampton Town 2–1 Cheltenham Town Northampton
Kirk 22'
Gilligan 80'		 Spencer 50' Stadium: Sixfields
Attendance: 5,012
27 October 2007 13 Cheltenham Town 2–2 Crewe Alexandra Cheltenham
Wright 85'
Bird 89'		 Church 74'
Lowe 78'		 Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 3,605
3 November 2007 14 Walsall 2–0 Cheltenham Town Walsall
Mooney 10' (pen.), 56' Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 4,810
6 November 2007 15 Cheltenham Town 1–1 Yeovil Town Cheltenham
Caines 89' Owusu 31' Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 3,169
17 November 2007 16 Southend United 2–2 Cheltenham Town Southend-on-Sea
Gower 50'
Hammell 56'		 Gillespie 14'
Sinclair 25'		 Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 7,158
25 November 2007 17 Cheltenham Town 1–0 Leeds United Cheltenham
Gillespie 86' Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 7,043
8 December 2007 18 Leyton Orient 2–0 Cheltenham Town London
Boyd 41'
Melligan 76'		 Stadium: Matchroom Stadium
Attendance: 4,156
14 December 2007 19 Cheltenham Town 1–0 Luton Town Cheltenham
Lindegaard 2' Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 3,702
22 December 2007 20 Cheltenham Town 0–2 Huddersfield Town Cheltenham
Booth 14', 66' Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 3,998
26 December 2007 21 Swansea City 4–1 Cheltenham Town Swansea
Robinson 18', 20'
Bodde 47'
Scotland 78'		 Gillespie 82' Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 14,049
29 December 2007 22 Tranmere Rovers 1–0 Cheltenham Town Birkenhead
Zola 59' Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 6,111
2 January 2008 23 Cheltenham Town 1–0 Port Vale Cheltenham
Connor 22' Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 3,221
12 January 2008 24 Cheltenham Town 1–0 Bournemouth Cheltenham
Bird 90' Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 3,959
18 January 2008 25 Hartlepool United 0–2 Cheltenham Town Hartlepool
Gillespie 11', 84' Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 4,120
25 January 2008 26 Cheltenham Town 1–0 Carlisle United Cheltenham
Gillespie 20' Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 4,221
29 January 2008 27 Cheltenham Town 0–1 Millwall Cheltenham
Alexander 55' Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 3,812
2 February 2008 28 Gillingham 0–0 Cheltenham Town Gillingham
Stadium: Priestfield
Attendance: 4,993
5 February 2008 29 Bristol Rovers 2–0 Cheltenham Town Bristol
Hinton 40'
Lambert 81'		 Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 6,780
9 February 2008 30 Cheltenham Town 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Cheltenham
Russell 89'
Gillespie 90'		 Robinson 55' Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 3,963
12 February 2008 31 Swindon Town 3–0 Cheltenham Town Swindon
Cox 20'
Paynter 41'
Roberts 80'		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 6,483
16 February 2008 32 Cheltenham Town 1–1 Hartlepool United Cheltenham
Lindegaard 40' Porter 53' Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 3,583
19 February 2008 33 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–1 Cheltenham Town Brighton
Murray 80'
Lynch 88'		 Brooker 3' Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 4,395
23 February 2008 34 Bournemouth 2–2 Cheltenham Town Bournemouth
Gradel 17' (pen.)
Bartley 39'		 Bird 45'
Brooker 89'
Brown Red card 90'		 Stadium: Fitness First Stadium
Attendance: 4,365
29 February 2008 35 Cheltenham Town 1–1 Southend United Cheltenham
Brooker 25' Bailey 74' Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 3,859
8 March 2008 36 Yeovil Town 2–1 Cheltenham Town Yeovil
Wright 9' (o.g.)
Kirk 73'		 Brooker 64' Stadium: Huish Park
Attendance: 4,588
11 March 2008 37 Leeds United 1–2 Cheltenham Town Leeds
Elding 85' Bird 38'
Russell 63'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 20,257
15 March 2008 38 Cheltenham Town 1–0 Bristol Rovers Cheltenham
Brooker 80' Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 5,187
22 March 2008 39 Luton Town 1–1 Cheltenham Town Luton
Parkin 24' Gillespie 81' Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 6,087
24 March 2008 40 Cheltenham Town 1–0 Leyton Orient Cheltenham
Connor 47' Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 3,988
29 March 2008 41 Cheltenham Town 1–1 Northampton Town Cheltenham
Gillespie 39' Coke 76' Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 4,024
5 April 2008 42 Nottingham Forest 3–1 Cheltenham Town Nottingham
Agogo 26', 47'
Chambers 45'		 Gillespie 20' Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 19,860
12 April 2008 43 Cheltenham Town 1–2 Walsall Cheltenham
Connor 74' Mooney 27' (pen.)
Gerrard 28'		 Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 4,861
19 April 2008 44 Crewe Alexandra 3–1 Cheltenham Town Crewe
Maynard 14', 68', 76' Gillespie 62' Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 5,279
26 April 2008 45 Oldham Athletic 2–1 Cheltenham Town Oldham
Smalley 16'
Alessandra 87'		 Gillespie 50' (pen.) Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 6,400
3 May 2008 46 Cheltenham Town 2–1 Doncaster Rovers Cheltenham
Gillespie 24'
Connor 85'		 Green 76' Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 6,787


FA Cup
Main article: 2007–08 FA Cup
10 November 2007 Round 1 Cheltenham Town 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Cheltenham
Gillespie 78' Loft 90' Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 2,984
20 November 2007 Round 1 replay Brighton & Hove Albion 2–1 Cheltenham Town Brighton
El-Abd 18'
Hammond 67' (pen.)		 Gillespie 65' Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 3,711

League Cup
Main article: 2007–08 Football League Cup
14 August 2007 Round 1 Southend United 4–1 (a.e.t.) Cheltenham Town Southend-on-sea
Bradbury 11' (108), pen.' (117)
Barrett 104'		 Finnigan 70' Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 3,084

Football League Trophy
Main article: 2007–08 Football League Trophy
9 October 2007 Southern Section Round 2 Swindon Town 1–3 Cheltenham Town Swindon
Sturrock 56' Myrie-Williams 21'
Reid 24'
Tozer 68' (o.g.)		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,765
14 November 2007 Southern Section Quarter Final Brighton & Hove Albion 4–1 Cheltenham Town Brighton
Martot 13'
Forster 37', 87'
Savage 90'		 Connor 45' Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 2,490

Players

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First-team squad
Includes all players who were awarded squad numbers during the season.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK England ENG Shane Higgs
2 DF England ENG Jerry Gill
3 DF England ENG Lee Ridley
4 DF England ENG Shane Duff
5 DF England ENG Gavin Caines
6 DF England ENG Michael Townsend
7 FW England ENG Steven Gillespie
8 MF England ENG John Finnigan
9 FW England ENG Paul Connor
10 FW England ENG Damian Spencer
11 MF England ENG Scott Brown
12 GK England ENG Scott P. Brown
14 MF England ENG Dave Bird
15 MF England ENG Ben Gill
16 MF England ENG Adam Connolly
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF England ENG Andy Lindegaard
18 FW England ENG Ashley Vincent
19 DF England ENG Richard Keogh (on loan from Bristol City)
20 DF England ENG Andy Gallinagh
22 DF England ENG Alan Wright
23 FW England ENG Craig Reid
24 DF England ENG Craig Armstrong
25 MF England ENG Aaron Ledgister
26 DF England ENG Michael Wylde
27 MF Canada CAN Michael D'Agostino (on loan from Blackpool)
28 MF England ENG Sam Foley
31 GK England ENG Will Puddy
32 MF England ENG Alex Russell
33 MF England ENG Tommy Manship

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW England ENG Jennison Myrie-Williams (returned to parent club Bristol City following loan spell)
21 MF England ENG Dean Sinclair (returned to parent club Charlton Athletic following loan spell)
24 FW Cameroon CMR Guy Madjo (returned to parent club Crawley Town following loan spell)
29 FW England ENG Steve Brooker (returned to parent club Bristol City following loan spell)
30 MF Ivory Coast CIV Sosthene Yao

References
  1. "Cheltenham Manager History".
  2. "Cheltenham Town match record: 2008".
  3. "FootballSquads - Cheltenham Town - 2007/08".
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