2008–09 Cheltenham Town F.C. season

Cheltenham Town F.C.
2008–09 season
Manager Keith Downing (until 13 September)
Martin Allen (from 15 September)
Stadium Whaddon Road
League One 23rd (relegated)
FA Cup Third round
League Cup Second round
Football League Trophy Second round

During the 2008–09 English football season, Cheltenham Town F.C. competed in Football League One.

Season summary

A 4-1 defeat at Hartlepool United saw manager Keith Downing depart by mutual consent in September.[1] His replacement was Martin Allen, the son of former Robins manager Dennis. Allen was unable to improve results enough for Cheltenham to escape the drop. [2]

Kit

Italian company Erreà continued as Cheltenham's kit manufacturers, while Cheltenham-based plumbing company Mira Showers began sponsoring the kits. For the first time in 15 years, Cheltenham wore kits with no stripes, with Erreà instead opting for a plain red design with asymmetric white trim. The away kit was yellow with red piping.[3]

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[4]

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

No. Position Player
1 England GK Shane Higgs
3 England DF Alan Wright
4 Northern Ireland DF Shane Duff[5]
5 England DF Gavin Caines
6 England DF Michael Townsend
7 Wales MF Josh Low[6]
8 England MF John Finnigan
9 England FW Paul Connor
10 England FW Damian Spencer
12 England GK Scott Brown
14 England MF Dave Bird
16 England MF Alex Russell
17 England DF Andy Lindegaard
18 England FW Ashley Vincent
19 England DF Lee Ridley
20 England DF Andy Gallinagh
21 England GK Will Puddy
22 Hong Kong MF Aaron Ledgister
No. Position Player
28 England MF Marley Watkins
29 Guinea DF Drissa Diallo[7] (on loan from Milton Keynes Dons)
25 England DF Kyle Haynes
26 England DF Jake Lee
27 Ghana FW Lloyd Owusu[8]
30 England MF Josh Emery
32 England MF Theo Lewis
33 England MF Frankie Artus (on loan from Bristol City)
36 Wales GK Joe Perry
37 England MF Lewis Fathers
38 England MF Ian Westlake
39 Ghana FW Elvis Hammond
40 England DF Jack Durrant
42 England FW Dean Maynard
43 England MF Michail Antonio (on loan from Reading)
45 Spain DF Yuri Berchiche (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
46 Republic of Ireland MF David Hutton[9]
47 Northern Ireland MF Cathal Tosh

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. Position Player
1 England GK Shane Higgs (on loan to Wolverhampton Wanderers)
2 England DF Jerry Gill (on loan to Forest Green Rovers)
7 Wales MF Josh Low (on loan to Forest Green Rovers)
11 England MF Scott Brown (on loan to Port Vale)
13 England DF Craig Armstrong (on loan to Burton Albion)
15 England DF Ben Gill (to Crawley Town)
23/24 Jamaica FW Barry Hayles[10][11] (on loan from Leicester City)
23 Republic of Ireland MF Jonny Hayes (on loan from Leicester City)
24 England MF Jennison Myrie-Williams (on loan from Bristol City)
24 England DF Lathaniel Rowe-Turner (on loan from Leicester City)
25 England MF Dean Sinclair (on loan from Charlton Athletic)
No. Position Player
25 Wales FW Stuart Fleetwood[12] (on loan from Charlton Athletic)
25 England DF Chris Westwood (on loan from Peterborough United)
26 Scotland MF Scott Murray (on loan from Bristol City)
31 England MF Josh Payne (on loan from West Ham United)
33 England MF Lewis Montrose (on loan from Wigan Athletic)
34 Australia MF James Wesolowski (on loan from Leicester City)
35 England MF Darren Kenton (released)
35 England FW Leon Constantine (on loan from Northampton Town)
41 England FW Nicholas Bignall (on loan from Reading)
44 England FW Ashley Hemmings (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers)

References

  1. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/cheltenham_town/7614259.stm
  2. http://www.statto.com/football/teams/cheltenham-town/2008-2009
  3. http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/English_Football_League/season/2008-2009/league-one.html Kits for 2008–09 League One clubs
  4. http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2008-2009/flone/chelt.htm Cheltenham Town squad for 2008–09 season
  5. Duff was born in Wroughton, England, but qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally, and represented them at U-21 level.
  6. Duff was born in Bristol, England, but qualified to represent Wales internationally, and represented them at U-21 level.
  7. Diallo was born in Nouadhibou, Mauritania, but qualified to represent Guinea internationally, and made his international debut for Guinea in 1996.
  8. Owusu was born in Slough, England, but qualified to represent Ghana internationally, and made his international debut for Ghana in 2005.
  9. Hutton was born in Enfield, England, but also qualifies to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally, and has represented them at U-15 and U-16 level.
  10. Hayles was born in Lambeth, England, and represented the England C team, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally, and made his international debut for Jamaica in June 2001. He had previously represented the Cayman Islands internationally in 2000, but it was later discovered he was ineligible to represent them.
  11. Hayles had two separate loan spells with Cheltenham Town. In the first, he wore shirt #23, and in the second he wore shirt #24.
  12. Fleetwood was born in Gloucester, England, but also qualifies to represent Wales internationally, and has represented them at U-17 and U-21 level.
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