List of Cheltenham Town F.C. seasons

All information from these tables can be found at the Football Club History Database for Cheltenham Town

• 1932–33: Joined Birmingham Combination

Southern League history

Season	∆[1]	Southern League Division	Pos	∆[2]	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	PtsPG	FA Cup	FA Trophy	Notes
1935–36	4	Southern League Western Section	6		16	6	2	8	32	28	+4	14	0.88			Played in two Southern League sections
1935–36	4	Southern League Central Section	9		20	5	5	10	32	45	−13	15	0.75	R1		Played in two Southern League sections
1936–37	4	Southern League	11		30	10	4	16	61	70	−9	24	0.80	QR4
1937–38	4	Southern League	11		34	13	5	16	72	68	+4	31	0.91	R1
1938–39	4	Southern League	13		44	16	9	19	76	105	−29	41	0.93	R1
1939–40	4	Southern League	7		13	3	2	8	21	38	−17	8	0.62			Season interrupted by outbreak of World War II
																World War II
1945–46	4	Southern League	4		18	9	8	1	35	54	−19	22	1.22	R1		Statistics for this season are incomplete
1946–47	4	Southern League	9	75	32	14	3	14	68	75	−7	32	1.00	R1
1947–48	4	Southern League	10	76	34	13	9	12	71	71	0	35	1.03	R2
1948–49	4	Southern League	9	75	42	19	14	9	71	64	+7	47	1.12	QR4
1949–50	4	Southern League	20	86	46	13	11	22	75	96	−21	37	0.80	QR4
1950–51	4	Southern League	6	72	44	21	8	15	91	61	+30	50	1.14	R1
1951–52	4	Southern League	18	84	42	15	4	23	59	65	−6	34	0.81	QR4
1952–53	4	Southern League	13	79	42	15	11	16	70	89	−19	41	0.98	QR2
1953–54	4	Southern League	21	87	42	11	12	19	56	83	−27	34	0.81	QR1
1954–55	4	Southern League	4	72	42	21	8	13	85	72	+13	50	1.19	QR1
1955–56	4	Southern League	2	70	42	25	6	11	82	53	+29	56	1.33	QR1
1956–57	4	Southern League	4	72	42	19	15	8	73	46	+27	53	1.26	R1
1957–58	4	Southern League	6	74	42	21	10	11	115	66	+49	52	1.24	QR1
1958–59	5	North West Section	4	96	34	20	4	10	65	47	+18	44	1.29	PR
1959–60	5	Premier Division	4	96	42	21	6	15	82	68	+14	48	1.14	R1		Southern League two division structure created
1960–61	5	Premier Division	17	113	42	15	7	20	81	82	−1	37	0.88	QR4
1961–62	5	Premier Division	22	118	42	9	7	26	48	86	−38	25	0.60	QR4		Finished last in table and relegated to First Division
1962–63	6	First Division	9	122	38	18	7	13	83	52	+31	43	1.13	R1
1963–64	6	First Division	3	117	42	25	10	7	91	49	+42	60	1.43	QR3
1964–65	5	Premier Division	12	104	42	15	11	16	72	78	−6	41	0.98	QR4
1965–66	5	Premier Division	18	110	42	13	9	20	69	99	−30	35	0.83	QR4
1966–67	5	Premier Division	13	105	42	16	11	15	60	71	−11	43	1.02	QR4
1967–68	5	Premier Division	4	96	42	23	7	12	97	67	+30	53	1.26	QR4		Received 3 votes for election to The Football League
1968–69	5	Premier Division	19	112	42	15	5	22	55	64	−9	35	0.83	R1		Relegated to the First Division by 0.019 of a goal
1969–70	6	First Division	10	125	42	20	5	17	78	81	−3	45	1.07	R1	R1	FA Trophy created
1970–71	6	First Division	15	130	38	8	15	15	44	58	−14	31	0.82	R1	QR3
1971–72	6	First Division North	3	117	34	20	4	10	72	51	+21	44	1.29	QR4	QR3
1972–73	6	First Division North	3	117	42	24	8	10	87	47	+40	56	1.33	QR3	R1
1973–74	6	First Division North	3	117	42	24	8	10	75	51	+24	56	1.33			Did not participate in FA Cup or FA Trophy rounds
1974–75	6	First Division North	6	120	42	21	9	12	72	53	+19	51	1.21	R1	R2	Dave Lewis scores a single-season club record 53 goals across all competitions
1975–76	6	First Division North	5	119	42	20	10	12	87	55	+32	50	1.19	QR4	R1
1976–77	6	First Division North	2	116	38	23	8	7	85	35	+50	54	1.42	QR4	R1
1977–78	5	Premier Division	14	106	42	12	14	16	43	52	−9	38	0.90	QR2	R1
1978–79	5	Premier Division	18	110	42	11	10	21	38	72	−34	32	0.76	QR4	R3	Not invited to join the Alliance Premier League

Football League system history

Season	∆	Division	Pos	∆	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	PtsPG	FA Cup	FA Trophy	Notes	Manager
1979–80	6	Southern League Midland Division	19	131	42	13	5	24	49	70	−21	31	0.74	QR2	R2		Terry Paine/Alan Grundy
1980–81	6	Southern League Division 1 Midland	8	120	42	18	12	12	70	59	+11	48	1.14	QR2	R1		Alan Grundy
1981–82	6	Southern League Division 1 Midland	16	130	42	11	14	17	65	68	−3	36	0.86	QR4	R1	Relegated after reorganisation of Southern League	Alan Grundy/Alan Wood
1982–83	7	Southern League Midland Division	1	135	32	22	5	5	65	29	+36	71	2.22	QR4	R1	Promoted to Southern Football League Premier Division	Alan Wood
1983–84	6	Southern League Premier Division	8	122	38	16	7	15	63	56	+7	55	1.45	QR4	QR3		Alan Wood/John Murphy
1984–85	6	Southern League Premier Division	1	115	38	24	5	9	83	41	+42	77	2.03	QR3	R2	Promoted to Alliance Premier League	John Murphy
1985–86	5	Alliance Premier League	11	103	42	16	11	15	69	69	0	46	1.10	QR1	QF		John Murphy
1986–87	5	Conference National	11	103	42	16	13	13	64	50	+14	61	1.45	QR1	R3		John Murphy
1987–88	5	Conference National	13	105	42	11	20	11	64	67	−3	53	1.26	R1	QF		John Murphy
1988–89	5	Conference National	15	107	40	12	12	16	55	58	−3	48	1.20	QR2	R2		John Murphy/Jim Barron
1989–90	5	Conference National	11	103	42	16	11	15	58	60	−2	59	1.40	QR3	R3		Jim Barron
1990–91	5	Conference National	16	106	42	12	12	18	54	72	−18	48	1.14	R1	R3		Jim Barron/John Murphy/Dave Lewis (Caretaker)
1991–92	5	Conference National	21	113	42	10	13	19	56	82	−26	43	1.02	QR3	R2		Ally Robertson/Lindsay Parsons
1992–93	6	Southern League Premier Division	2	116	40	21	10	9	76	40	+36	73	1.83	R2	R1		Lindsay Parsons
1993–94	6	Southern League Premier Division	2	116	42	21	12	9	67	38	+29	75	1.79	QR4	R3		Lindsay Parsons
1994–95	6	Southern League Premier Division	2	116	42	25	11	6	87	39	+48	86	2.05	QR4	R2		Lindsay Parsons
1995–96	6	Southern League Premier Division	3	117	42	21	11	10	76	57	+19	74	1.76	QR2	R1		Chris Robinson
1996–97	6	Southern League Premier Division	2	116	42	21	11	10	76	44	+32	74	1.76	R1	R1	Promoted to Conference after Gresley F.C. ground failed Conference requirements	Chris Robinson/Steve Cotterill
1997–98	5	Conference National	2	94	42	23	9	10	63	43	+20	78	1.86	R3	Winners	1997–98 FA Trophy winners (def. Southport 1–0)	Steve Cotterill
1998–99	5	Conference National	1	93	42	22	14	6	71	36	+35	80	1.90	R1	SF	Promoted to The Football League for the first time	Steve Cotterill
Season	∆	Division	Pos	∆	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	PtsPG	League Cup	FA Cup	Notes	Manager(s)
1999–00	4	Third Division	8	76	46	20	10	16	50	42	+8	70	1.52	R1	R1		Steve Cotterill
2000–01	4	Third Division	9	77	46	18	14	14	59	52	+7	68	1.48	R1	R2		Steve Cotterill
2001–02	4	Third Division	4	72	46	21	15	10	66	49	+17	78	1.70	R1	R5	Promoted to Division Two via the play-offs. Highest position achieved in FA Cup	Steve Cotterill
2002–03	3	Second Division	21	65	46	10	18	18	53	68	−15	48	1.04	R2	R3		Graham Allner/Bobby Gould
2003–04	4	Third Division	14	82	46	14	14	18	57	71	−14	56	1.22	R1	R3		Bobby Gould/John Ward
2004–05	4	League Two	14	82	46	16	12	18	51	54	−3	60	1.30	R1	R1		John Ward
2005–06	4	League Two	5	73	46	19	15	12	65	53	+12	72	1.57	R2	R4	Promoted to League One via the play-offs	John Ward
2006–07	3	League One	17	61	46	15	9	22	49	61	−12	54	1.17	R2	R1	Highest position achieved in English football system	John Ward
2007–08	3	League One	19	63	46	13	12	21	42	64	−22	51	1.11	R1	R1		John Ward/Keith Downing
2008–09	3	League One	23	67	46	9	12	25	51	91	−40	39	0.85	R2	R3	Worst goal difference and joint worst win percentage (19.6%) in club history	Keith Downing/Martin Allen
2009–10	4	League Two	22	90	46	10	18	18	54	71	−17	48	1.04	R1	R1		Martin Allen/John Schofield (Caretaker)/Mark Yates
2010–11	4	League Two	17	85	46	13	13	20	56	77	−21	52	1.13	R1	R2		Mark Yates
2011–12	4	League Two	6	74	46	23	8	15	66	50	+16	77	1.67	R1	R3	Losing play-off finalists	Mark Yates
2012–13	4	League Two	5	73	46	20	15	11	58	51	+7	75	1.63	R1	R3	Losing play-off semi-finalists	Mark Yates
2013–14	4	League Two	17	85	46	13	16	17	53	63	−10	55	1.20	R2	R1		Mark Yates
2014–15	4	League Two	23	91	46	9	14	23	40	67	−27	41	0.89	R1	R2	Joint worst win percentage in club history (19.6%). Only 5 clean sheets.	Mark Yates/Paul Buckle/Russell Milton/Gary Johnson
2015–16	5	Conference National	1	93	46	30	11	5	87	30	+57	101	2.20	R2[3]	R1	Best Goal Difference in club history	Gary Johnson

References

1. This underlined "∆" denotes the overall level in the English football league system (1 being the highest).
2. This second "∆" denotes place compared to other clubs in entire English football league system (1 being the 1st place in the highest division).
3. FA Trophy