The 2023–24 season was the 137th season in the history of

Cheltenham Town Cheltenham Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. The team competes in EFL League Two, the fourth level of the English football league system. Founded in 1887, ...

and their third consecutive season in League One. The club participated in League One, the

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, the

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, and the

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Current squad

Transfers

In

Out

Loaned in

Loaned out

Pre-season and friendlies

On 19 May, Cheltenham Town announced their first batch of pre-season friendlies, against Evesham United,

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and

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. A fifth friendly fixture was later added, against

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. The club announced a sixth friendly on June 12, against

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Competitions

Overall record

League One

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

On 22 June, the EFL League One fixtures were released.

Postponed matches

Abandoned match with Bolton Wanderers

On 13 January 2024, during the away at home against Bolton Wanderers, Iain Purslow, a spectator supporting Bolton suffered a cardiac arrest. The match was suspended in the 29th minute resulting in the players leaving the pitch. The match was abandoned 30 minutes later. It was subsequently confirmed that Purslow died later in hospital. On 15 January 2024, it was announced the match would be replayed in full on 23 January 2024. This necessitated rearranging the Burton Albion v Cheltenham fixture, originally scheduled for 23 January 2024.

FA Cup

Town were drawn away to

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in the first round.

EFL Cup

Cheltenham were drawn at home to

in the first round.

EFL Trophy

In the group stage, Cheltenham Town were drawn into Southern Group H alongside Newport County,

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and West Ham United U21.

References

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