2012–13 Cheltenham Town F.C. season

The 2012-13 season was 126th season of Cheltenham Town's existence, and their 13th in the Football League since promotion from the Conference National in 2000.

Cheltenham Town F.C.
2012–13 season
ChairmanPaul Baker
ManagerMark Yates
StadiumWhaddon Road
FA CupRound 3 (lost 1-5 to Everton)
League CupRound 1 (lost 3-5 on penalties after a 1-1 draw with Milton Keynes Dons)
Football League TrophyRound 2 (lost 2-4 to Oxford United)

Cheltenham's first game of the 2012-13 season was at home to Milton Keynes Dons in the League Cup, before then hosting Dagenham and Redbridge in their first League Two match of the season on 18 August 2012.

Cheltenham were in contention for automatic promotion until the final day of the season, but ultimately finished 5th and had to settle for the playoffs, in which they lost 2-0 on aggregate to Northampton Town.

First team

As of 30 March 2013.

No. Name Nationality Age Club apps. Club goals Previous Club Notes
Goalkeepers
1 Scott Brown 35 158 0 Bristol City
12 Connor Roberts 27 0 0 Everton
Defenders
2 Keith Lowe 34 67 2 Hereford United
3 Billy Jones 37 0 0 Exeter City
5 Harry Hooman 29 2 0 Shrewsbury Town
6 Steve Elliott 41 79 3 Bristol Rovers
22 Sido Jombati 32 36 3 Bath City
27 Michael Hector 28 13 0 Reading
Jack Deaman 0 0 Birmingham City
Midfielders
4 Darren Carter 36 32 6 Preston North End
7 Marlon Pack 29 81 7 Portsmouth
8 Sam Deering 29 0 0 Barnet
11 Jermaine McGlashan 32 16 2 Aldershot Town
16 Russell Penn 34 43 1 Burton Albion
21 Bagasan Graham 27 7 0 Queens Park Rangers
25 Jason Taylor 33 12 0 Rotherham United
Forwards
9 Darryl Duffy 36 41 11 Bristol Rovers
14 Shaun Harrad 35 0 0 Bury
19 Paul Benson 40 13 4 Swindon Town
23 Kaid Mohamed 36 45 11 AFC Wimbledon
29 Byron Harrison 33 12 1 Wimbledon

Transfers

In
Date Player Position Transferred from Fee Ref
5 July 2012 Sam Deering MF Barnet Free
11 July 2012 Billy Jones DF Exeter City Free [1]
2 August 2012 Chris Zebroski FW Bristol Rovers Undisclosed [2]
3 August 2012 Shaun Harrad FW Bury Season-Long Loan [3]
9 August 2012 Connor Roberts GK Everton Free
23 August 2012 Darren Carter MF Preston North End Free, six-month contract
25 October 2012 Lawson D'Ath MF Reading One month loan
25 October 2012 Jake Taylor MF Reading One month loan
25 January 2013 Luke McCullough DF Manchester United Loan, recalled 6 March 2013
28 January 2013 Jason Taylor MF Rotherham United Free
29 January 2013 Paul Benson FW Swindon Town Loan until end of season
30 January 2013 Michael Hector DF Reading Loan until end of season
31 January 2013 Byron Harrison FW Wimbledon Undisclosed fee
28 March 2013 Jack Deaman DF Birmingham City Loan until end of season

Out
Date Player Position Transferred to Fee
3 July 2012 Luke Summerfield MF Shrewsbury Town Free
Brian Smikle MF Hereford United Free
13 September 2012 Danny Andrew DF Cambridge United One month loan
13 December 2012 Danny Andrew DF Gloucester City One month loan
13 December 2012 Bagasan Graham FW Gloucester City One month loan
4 January 2013 Chris Zebroski FW Eastleigh Free
18 January 2013 Danny Andrew DF Gloucester City Free
31 January 2013 Alan Bennett DF Wimbledon Free
31 January 2013 Jeff Goulding FW Aldershot Town Free


Competitions

Overall
Competition Started roundCurrent
position / round		 Final
position / round		 First match Last match
League Two — 5th 18 August 201227 April 2013
League Cup 1st round 1st round 1st round 11 August 201211 August 2012
Football League Trophy 2nd round —
FA Cup 1st round —

Updated to match played 19 June 2012
Source: Competitions

League Two

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
3 Port Vale (P) 46 21 15 10 87 52 +35 78 Promotion to Football League One
4 Burton Albion 46 22 10 14 71 65 +6 76 Qualification for League Two play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
5 Cheltenham Town 46 20 15 11 58 51 +7 75
6 Northampton Town 46 21 10 15 64 55 +9 73
7 Bradford City (O, P) 46 18 15 13 63 52 +11 69
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2013. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted.
Notes:
  1. Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League One.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46 20 15 11 58 51  +7 75 14 7 2 34 16  +18 6 8 9 24 35  −11

Last updated: 27 April 2013.
Source:

Results by round
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GroundHAAHAHHAHAHAAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHHHAAHAAHHAHAAHAHAH
ResultWDWLDLWDWWDWLWWDWLLWWDLWLDDDWDLWDDDWWLWDLWLWWD
Position753109159115534433333333334545335346763545544445
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2013. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Scores Overview

Cheltenham Town score given first.

Opposition Home Score Away Score
Accrington Stanley 0-3 2-2
Wimbledon 2-1 2-1
Aldershot Town 1-1 1-0
Barnet 1-0 0-0
Bradford City 0-0 1-3
Bristol Rovers 1-1 1-0
Burton Albion 1-0 1-3
Chesterfield 1-0 1-4
Dagenham & Redbridge 2-0 0-1
Exeter City 3-0 1-0
Fleetwood Town 2-2 1-1
Gillingham 1-0 1-1
Morecambe 2-0 0-0
Northampton Town 1-0 3-2
Oxford United 2-1 0-1
Plymouth Argyle 2-1 0-2
Port Vale 1-1 2-3
Rochdale 0-0 1-4
Rotherham United 3-0 2-4
Southend United 1-3 2-1
Torquay United 2-1 2-2
Wycombe Wanderers 4-0 1-1
York City 1-1 0-0

Matches

  Won   Drawn   Lost   Postponed

Pre-season friendlies
21 July 2012 Evesham United1-1Cheltenham TownSpiers & Hartwell Jubilee Stadium
15:00 Hamilton (og) 57' Plummer 80' Attendance: 657
24 July 2012 Port Talbot Town1-1Cheltenham TownGenQuip Stadium
19:45 John 15' Duffy 47' Attendance: 160
28 July 2012 Cheltenham Town1-0Birmingham CityWhaddon Road
15:00 Hooman 12' Attendance: 2,636
31 July 2012 Cheltenham Town0-4Cardiff CityWhaddon Road
19:45 Taylor  27'
Earnshaw  32'
Conway  45'
Whittingham  53'		 Attendance: 1,615
4 August 2012 Cheltenham Town0-4BurnleyWhaddon Road
15:00 Austin  32' (49)
Mills  66'
Wallace  70'		 Attendance: 1,082
7 August 2012 Solihull Moors1-2Cheltenham TownDamson Park
19:45

League Two
See also: 2012–13 Football League Two
18 August 2012 Cheltenham Town2-0Dagenham and RedbridgeWhaddon Road
15:00 Harrad  45'
McGlashan  49'		 Attendance: 2,655
21 August 2012 Torquay United2-2Cheltenham TownPlainmoor
19:45 Downes  22'
Howe  23'		 Harrad  15'
Zebroski  80'		 Attendance: 2,517
25 August 2012 Aldershot Town0-1Cheltenham TownThe Recreation Ground
15:00 Harrad  73' Attendance: 2,166
1 September 2012 Cheltenham Town0-3Accrington StanleyWhaddon Road
15:00 Amond  3'
Miller  33'
Boco  47'		 Attendance: 2,708
8 September 2012 Wycombe Wanderers1-1Cheltenham TownAdams Park
15:00 Lowe  3' (o.g.) Harrad  38' (pen.) Attendance: 3,667
15 September 2012 Cheltenham Town1-3Southend UnitedWhaddon Road
15:00 McGlashan  15' Clohessy  44'
Assombalonga  49'
Phillips  52'		 Attendance: 2,751
18 September 2012 Cheltenham Town2-1Oxford UnitedWhaddon Road
19:45 Carter  29'
Harrad  60'		 Leven  80' (pen) Attendance: 3,037
22 September 2012 York City0-0Cheltenham TownBootham Crescent
15:00 Attendance: 3,477
28 September 2012 Cheltenham Town2-0MorecambeWhaddon Road
19:45 Carter  2', 90+1' Ellison  57' Attendance: 2,563
3 October 2012 Bristol Rovers0-1Cheltenham TownThe Memorial Stadium
19:45 Zebroski  39' Attendance: 5,747
6 October 2012 Cheltenham Town2-2Fleetwood TownWhaddon Road
15:00 Goulding  64'
Jombati  74'
Bennett  90+3'		 Ball  32'
Brown  90+2'		 Attendance: 2,702
13 October 2012 AFC Wimbledon1-2Cheltenham TownKingsmeadow
15:00 Harrison  90+1' Pack  25'
Mohamed  56'		 Attendance: 4,409
20 October 2012 Bradford City3-1Cheltenham TownValley Parade
15:00 Wells  45+4' (pen), 68'
Meredith  83'		 Pack  30' (pen) Attendance: 9,648
23 October 2012 Cheltenham Town2-1Plymouth ArgyleWhaddon Road
19:45 Elliott  37'
Mohamed  78'		 Hourihane  30' Attendance: 3,058
27 October 2012 Cheltenham Town3-0Exeter CityWhaddon Road
15:00 D'Ath  55'
Lowe  62', 87'		 Attendance: 3,545
6 November 2012 Gillingham0-0Cheltenham TownPriestfield
19:45 Attendance: 6,096
10 November 2012 Cheltenham Town1-0Burton AlbionWhaddon Road
15:00 Zebroski  86' Attendance: 2,804
17 November 2012 Rotherham United4-2Cheltenham TownNew York Stadium
15:00 Nardiello  4', 29'
Pringle  20'
Frecklington  90+2'		 Lowe  1'
Zebroski  31'		 Attendance: 6,705
20 November 2012 Chesterfield4-1Cheltenham TownProact Stadium
19:45 Atkinson  16'
Togwell  45'
Richards  59'
Lester  75'		 Mohamed 57' Attendance: 4,333
24 November 2012 Cheltenham Town1-0BarnetWhaddon Road
15:00 Goulding  80' Attendance: 2,591
8 December 2012 Northampton Town2-3Cheltenham TownSixfields
15:00 Akinfenwa  2'
Jones  14' (o.g.)		 Carter  25'
Zebroski  28'
Duffy  80'		 Attendance: 4,625
15 December 2012 Cheltenham Town1-1Port ValeWhaddon Road
15:00 Carter  61' Dodds  67' Attendance: 3,670
21 December 2012 Rochdale4-1CheltenhamSpotland
19:45 Grant  38'
Ashley Grimes  45+2', 67'
Adebola  69'		 Edwards  48' (o.g.) Attendance: 1,605
26 December 2012 Cheltenham Town4-0Wycombe WanderersWhaddon Road
15:00 Jake Taylor  29'
Goulding  32'
Duffy  54'
McGlashan  69'		 Attendance: 3,501
29 December 2012 Cheltenham TownP-PBristol RoversWhaddon Road
1 January 2013 Oxford United1-0Cheltenham TownKassam Stadium
15:00 Leven  16' (pen) Attendance: 6,951
12 January 2013 Cheltenham Town1-1York CityWhaddon Road
15:00 Harrad  67' (pen) Walker  84' Attendance: 2,881
18 January 2013 Morecambe0-0Cheltenham TownGlobe Arena
19:45 Attendance: 1,586
25 January 2013 Cheltenham Town0-0RochdaleWhaddon Road
19:45 Attendance: 2,348
2 February 2013 Cheltenham Town2-1Torquay UnitedWhaddon Road
15:00 Lowe  33'
Harrad  51'		 Howe  88' Attendance: 2,961
5 February 2013 Cheltenham Town1-1Bristol RoversWhaddon Road
19:45 Harrad  45+3' Norburn  90+5' Attendance: 4,436
9 February 2013 Dagenham & Redbridge1-0Cheltenham TownVictoria Road
15:00 Howell  58' Attendance: 1,526
12 February 2013 Southend United1-2Cheltenham TownRoots Hall
19:45 Reeves  90+2' Pack  13' (pen)
Benson  38'		 Attendance: 3,908
16 February 2013 Cheltenham Town1-1Aldershot TownWhaddon Road
15:00 Benson  67' Rose  23' Attendance: 3,119
23 February 2013 Accrington Stanley2-2Cheltenham TownCrown Ground
15:00 Beattie  40', 64' Pack  32' (pen), 70' Attendance: 1,216
26 February 2013 Fleetwood Town1-1Cheltenham TownHighbury
19:45 Brown  69' Pack  24' Attendance: 2,031
2 March 2013 Cheltenham Town2-1WimbledonWhaddon Road
15:00 Elliott  10'
Carter  56'		 Dickenson  63' Attendance: 3,177
5 March 2013 Cheltenham Town1-0ChesterfieldWhaddon Road
19:45 Benson  90+2' Attendance: 2,195
9 March 2013 Burton Albion3-1Cheltenham TownPirelli Stadium
15:00 MacDonald  22'
Weir  26', 48'		 Harrison  90+2' Attendance: 2,680
16 March 2013 Cheltenham Town3-0Rotherham UnitedWhaddon Road
15:00 McGlashan  32'
Pack  41'
Elliott 84'		 Attendance: 3,241
23 March 2013 Barnet0-0Cheltenham TownUnderhill
15:00 Attendance: 2,400
29 March 2013 Port Vale3-2Cheltenham TownVale Park
15:00 Pope  19', 58', 74' Mohamed 47'
Benson  54'		 Attendance: 5,867
1 April 2013 Cheltenham Town1-0Northampton TownWhaddon Road
15:00 Elliott  44' Attendance: 4,042
6 April 2013 Plymouth Argyle2-0Cheltenham TownHome Park
15:00 Reid  40'
Hector  54' (o.g.)
13 April 2013 Cheltenham Town1-0GillinghamWhaddon Road
15:00 Hector  67'
20 April 2013 Exeter City1-0Cheltenham TownSt James Park
15:00 Penn  5' Attendance: 4,042
27 April 2013 Cheltenham Town0-0Bradford CityWhaddon Road
15:00

League Cup
See also: 2012–13 Football League Cup
11 August 2012 First RoundCheltenham Town1-1 (a.e.t.)
(3-5 p)		Milton Keynes DonsWhaddon Road
15:00 Mohamed  58' Bowditch  45' Attendance: 1,660
Penalties
Jones
Duffy
Harrad
Mohamed 		Bowditch
MacDonald
MacKenzie
Kay
Lowe

Football League Trophy
See also: 2012–13 Football League Trophy
9 October 2012 Cheltenham Town2 – 4Oxford UnitedWhaddon Road
19:45 Duffy  31'
Lowe  45'		 Craddock  35'
Worley  67'
Constable  71'
Peter Leven 81' (pen.)		 Attendance: 1,236
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See also

References
  1. "Jones Wants Success". Cheltenham Town FC. 11 July 2012.
  2. "Zebroski Signs". Cheltenham Town FC. 2 August 2012.
  3. "Harrad Joins Robins". Cheltenham Town FC. 3 August 2012.
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