The Latest Sports News from the University of Gloucestershire
The Robins travel to County Ground to take on Ian Holloway’s Swindon Town in Sky Bet League Two action tomorrow afternoon. Swindon have lost just once in their last 10 league games and Cheltenham First Team Coach. Ashley Vincent, understands how tough the match will be. “We know they’re on a good run and it’ll […]
“I don’t think he’ll be the manager now that he was then”, says former Cheltenham Town midfielder Hugh McAuley, on Steve Cotterill. McAuley was signed by Cotterill from Leek Town in 1999, and the 60-year-old will take charge of his 1,000th game in professional football when Forest Green Rovers take on Southend this Saturday. “Cotts […]
Despite securing the Western Tier Three league title on Wednesday, University of Gloucestershire men’s football club captain Joe Littlewood is still fully focused on the club’s varsity match-up with rivals Worcester. “It’s very important. It’s the biggest game of the season for us.” Gloucester will face Worcester on Monday, April 7 at the Tiger Turf […]
Gloucester City AFC are looking for a response at home to Hanwell Town, after suffering two league defeats in a row, for the first time this season. The Southern League Premier South side currently sit fourth in the league, 13 points away from top of the tree Merthyr Town, with eight games to go. It […]
After back-to-back losses for the first time this season, Gloucester City coach John Brough knows how important it is to get back to winning ways as soon as possible. The Tigers were hoping to bounce back from the late collapse to Walton & Hersham with a better result away to Hungerford Town, but couldn’t stop […]
Cheltenham Town scholar Ibrahim Olateju has been called up to Nigeria U20’s squad as they get ready ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations that will take place next month. The 18-year-old Olateju who spent time on loan last season at Bishop’s Cleeve and this season spent a month loan at Malvern Town adds to […]
“The fans choosing not to refund their season tickets saved the club from serious financial trouble,” said ex-Cheltenham Town FC press officer Richard Joyce. Joyce was working at the club when football was brought to a halt, five years ago, and Joyce said, “It was an unprecedented time and for them to do that was […]
Eric Edge is an ex-footballer turned grassroots referee who is now sharing his journey as a referee on YouTube. Edge believes that by sharing his journey, he has helped players humanise himself as a referee. Edge stated: “I do think referees are not really seen as people, you don’t really know anything about them other […]
Cheltenham Town striker Matty Taylor said Tuesday’s 2-1 victory away against automatic promotion-chasing AFC Wimbledon was “certainly up there” as one of the performances of the season. The Robins earned one of the finest wins of their campaign with their performance at the Cherry Red Records Stadium, with Ashley Hay’s glancing header in the first […]
Aston Villa have made it into the last eight of the Champions League after seeing off Club Brugge 3-0 at Villa Park and 6-1 on aggregate, setting up a quarter final clash with Paris Saint Germain. A Marco Asensio brace as well as Ian Maatsen’s first goal in claret and blue was enough to see […]