Cheltenham make the trip to Port Vale on Tuesday, with their eyes fixed firmly on improving in front of goal from Saturday’s goalless draw against Mansfield Town. The Robins are third in the league but could be a place higher, if not for a goalless draw against the struggling Stags at Whaddon Road. Manager Michael […]
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Cheltenham Town vs Port Vale: Michael Duff believes this could have been a League One fixture if not for COVID-19
Cheltenham Town manager Michael Duff believes his side would have been promoted, and upcoming opponents Port Vale would have got in the playoffs, if the League Two season wasn’t curtailed in June. The Robins travel to Vale Park on Tuesday evening (7pm kickoff) and Duff was full of praise for the Staffordshire side. “They’ve definitely […]
Gloucester-fear’s most haunted Halloween combined 5-a-side
Halloween is much more celebrated in the States but the UK have somewhat grown to love the haunted holiday season. With that in mind and bitter rivals Cheltenham Town and Forest Green Rovers going head-to-head in League Two on Saturday, there is no better way to join in on the bloodcurdling banter than a combined […]
The greatest Gloucestershire Halloween football fixtures
Halloween weekend is nearly upon us – but for some it’ll go down as just a normal week of footballing action. For the first time in five years, the haunted holiday falls on a Saturday – meaning a full schedule of fixtures awaits keen supporters across the country. Locally, Gloucestershire rivals Cheltenham Town and Forest […]
Cheltenham Town joins the #LetFansIn campaign
Cheltenham Town FC are the one of the latest in a string of professional football clubs to publicly support the #LetFansIn movement. The online campaign to get fans back into sporting grounds around the country has amassed over 195,000 signatures already, meaning it will be considered in Parliament for debate. The likes of Manchester United, […]
Michael Duff: “It’s not just football that’s suffering at the minute, the whole world is suffering.”
Cheltenham Town manager Michael Duff has said he recognises the difficulties his side are facing as Covid 19 cases continue to rise around the country and admitted the frustration is getting to him and his colleagues. He said: “Hopefully the fans will be let in soon, but it just seems to keep going on and […]
Cheltenham Town v Grimsby Town Preview
Cheltenham Town have the opportunity to go top of the League Two table on Tuesday night as they take on Grimsby Town. Embed from Getty Images Michael Duff’s side will face Ian Holloway’s team who are without a win so far this season and who currently sit only above Oldham Athletic at the bottom of […]
An iconic moment as Cheltenham Town Ladies under-17s match is held up by galloping horse
Saturday’s match in Dudley, Kingswinford between Cheltenham Town Ladies under-17s and Kewford Eagles was unexpectedly disrupted as a horse invaded the pitch during the first half. The uninvited guest galloped the pitch’s full-length, covering around half one eighth of a mile in the process before stewards’ inquiry were needed at the scene. The Robinesses’ coach, […]
Forest Green Rovers vs Cheltenham Town: Combined XI ahead of this weekend’s postponed fixture
This weekend was meant to be the second and final meeting of the season between League Two’s two Gloucestershire sides: Forest Green Rovers and Cheltenham Town. However, due to the coronavirus outbreak taking its toll on European football, the game has been called off, with the EFL aiming to get the season back underway on […]
Cheltenham Town Club offices to be closed
Club offices at Cheltenham Town have been closed until Monday 23rd March. The news comes following the postponements of games in the Premier League and EFL due to coronavirus. All games have been cancelled until at least April 3rd with many expecting the delay in the season to be extended past that date. Cheltenham do […]