The 18-year-old is the son of ex-Robins trainee Liam O'Neill, who was on . During that remarkable run of form there had been FA Cup wins over both Tranmere and Luton which set up a first ever clash with Tottenham Hotspur in the third round of the FA Cup. Nevertheless,League Two rivals Bradford City were all too aware of his abilities and he moved to Valley Parade for the 2010-11 season before taking a break from football to concentrate on developing a career after the game. He scored the fourth penalty of the semi-final second leg shoot-out againstHartlepool United and hit the third goal in the final against Rushden & Diamonds to seal promotion. That season the clubreached the fourth round of the FA Cup and Finnigan put in a particularly impressive performance against Newcastle United in the live televised match at Whaddon Road. [79] Duff guided the Robins to 16th. But even with the money from potential outgoing transfers, its likely that most of the upcoming signings will be free agents. I still see my old team-mates Dave Hudd, Roger Thorndale and Willie Ferns regularly and we never fail to have a laugh about those times because they mean so much to us all. Former Crawley Town Midfielder Secures First Managerial Role. . However, if you offer a relevant product or service that may interest our readership, we are open to bribery and corruption well, the odd advert or two to help cover the costs! | WILLIAMS Lee. The Southern League Cup was won with a 4-1 aggregate victory over Gravesend & Northfleet in 1957-58 but four years later the team was relegated to the Southern League First Division for the first time. He is a former Cheltenham Town scholar having spent time at Stratford Town during pre-season. The 44-year-old. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. Wins over chief rivals Kettering Town and Rushden & Diamonds put the Robins in the driving seat and they sealed the title with a dramatic 3-2 win over Yeovil Town. Mark Yates started to rebuild the club and grabbed his first win as manager over Dagenham & Redbridge away from home on Monday 28 December. After a slow start to the season, the team went on a 16-match unbeaten run in the League with the 'Little and Large' striking partnership of Tony Naylor and Julian Alsop providing the goals. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. Despite missing four months of the 2005-06 campaign through injury, he still made tellingcontributions as Cheltenham won promotion to League One via the play-offs. Newport County captain Labadie is exactly the tough-tackling, box to box midfielder that Cheltenham Town could do with. Unfortunately injuries were to become a recurring theme for Duff over the next four years, although he managed to appear in nearly two thirds of the matches during both 2006-07 and 2007-08 as Cheltenham retained theirstatus in League One during the latter part of each season.The 2008-09 campaign was one to forget for both Duff and the club. A number of quality players were signed in this period including Brett Angell (later of Everton and Sunderland), Peter Shearer (later of Birmingham City) and Andy Gray (now Sky Sports!). Pep Guardiola believes his Manchester City players are capable of winning the Premier League title by themselves and will not require Churchillian inspiration to keep Arsenal at bay. Previous lineup from Cheltenham Town vs Oxford United on Tuesday 25th April 2023. Then manager Michael Duff led his side to the club's highest English Football League finish, after ending the campaign in 15th with 56 points. The former Burnley and Northern Ireland defender met with the Tykes' chief executive officer Khaled El-Ahmad in. A former Cheltenham Town player is closing in a move to French giants Paris Saint-Germain. Created by former Cheltenham player Norman Rees and Pat Todd 43 years ago, the Colts achieved huge representation at National Boys Club level (76 players), Gloucestershire Boys Clubs (119 players), Gloucestershire Colts (100 players) and Gloucestershire Under 18s. It shows all personal information about the players, including age, nationality, contract duration and market value. Cheltenham's first season in the Football League began inauspiciously but a tremendous run in the middle of the season brought the Robins to the verge of the play-off picture, only a 2-1 defeat at Southend on the last day of the season preventing them from qualifying at the first attempt. In 1935 Cheltenham Town began a 50 year spell in the Southern League and lining up for them was Tim Ward, later of Derby County and the only other Cheltenham player to progress to the full England team. I remember Bob put me at left-back for a match against Yeovil and he thought it was my best position, Radford said. Following the arrival of Both Etheridge as manager in 1966 Alec was made captain and spent the next three years operating mostly in the right-half position as the team finished fourth in the Southern League Premier Division during season 1967-68 and reached the Southern League Cup final the following year. The following day many more lined the streets of Cheltenham for the open top bus tour around the town. 26 Players/Coaches. Gary Johnson has said that his side needs experience and thats exactly what Brown would bring if he should become available with his contract set to expire in June. Graham Allner gave way to Bobby Gould in January and although there was an upturn in results, the team failed to avoid relegation back to Division Three by a margin of two points on the final day of the season. Local rival Forest Green Rovers made a fast start, winning their opening nine matches but by November, Johnson's men had caught them and would not relinquish the lead in the title race for the rest of the season. Steve Guinan's solitary goal at the Millennium Stadium was enough to defeat opponents Grimsby Town in the final and once again the Robins were up into League One. Wade Elliott spoke to the media after his side's 3-0 victory away at Wycombe Wanderers as Aidan Keena and Alfie May sealed the win. Whether you are a researcher, football fan or Trials were held at the East Glos Cricket Ground in 1887 and the club was born. Alternatively, please email ifollow@efl.com - note that live chat is recommended for the quickest response on a matchday. The second leg was another tense affair as Cheltenham dominated the match. Martin Allen was cleared of any wrongdoing but left the club by mutual consent in early December. His place was taken by local man and former Cheltenham player Steve Cotterill, back in England after a spell in charge of Irish club Sligo Rovers. Cheltenham Town became Southern League champions, Southern League Cup runners-up (losing to Fisher Athletic 6-2 on aggregate) and Southern League Merit Cup winners. 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The only player to appear for Cheltenham Town in the play-off finals of both 2002 and 2006, John Finnigan was a fixture in the heart of the Robins' midfield for seven years. A brief period at Bath City followed before an Achilles tendon injury told him it was time to hang up his boots and after 16 years of living in Cheltenham, he returned to the north with his wife Annie and sons Gary and David. Finnigan began his career as a Schoolboy at Nottingham Forest, first signing for them at the age of 15 in 1991.He went on to spend nearly seven years at the City ground as a schoolboy, trainee and professional and among his contemporaries at the club were Steve Guinan and Craig Armstrong, both of whom played alongside Finniganfor Cheltenham Town. The following season he drove the midfield forward towardsLeague One survival and the club management were delighted to secure him on a new three year contract in the summer of 2007.However, 2007-2008 was a frustrating season as Finnigan managed to rack up only 11 first team starts and a persistent heel injury forced him to watch from the side lines. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Freelance sports journalist who specialises in all things football and has a soft spot for the lower leagues. BACH Philip He helped his new team to reach the FA Trophy semi-finals in 2010 but began to suffer with further injuries later that year and departed Kidderminster in October.Finnigan went to work at the newly created Winchcombe Sports Hub while playing in the Southern League for Bishop's Cleeve, later joining Hellenic League side Shortwood United in October 2011. The early 1930's were a time of immense importance in the club's history. Have had experience working in PR and communications as a match-day media intern at Cheltenham Town FC during the 2017/18 season, helping produce social media and website content. The 35-year-old, who was sacked by Bayern last month, was never regarded as the . Although best known for selling books, they now have expanded their range to include all sorts of goodies - you never know what you might find! Luke Saunders | Luke Saunders He tweeted that he was saddened to hear the news of Jaspers death, adding: A true gentleman and good friend of mine who did an awful lot for me and my time at Cheltenham Town. Defender Shane Duff was almost a one-club man during his professional career having spent 10 years at Cheltenham Town.The younger brother of manager Michael Duff, Shane joined Cheltenham Town straight from school and spent a year in the youth team playing in the Gloucestershire County Youth League before being offered a professional contract in 2000. Dave Bird's cross was met by the bullet header of Low to make it 1-0 and the win was sealed when Danny Andrew whipped a superb freekick into the back of the net for 2-0. Mansfield Town midfielder Joe O'Neill is to play for Cheltenham Town Reserves away to Exeter City on Thursday afternoon. I called it a day at 33 after playing for Bath under Bert Head and it was the right time to finish. View 100010176699194s profile on Facebook, View @LukeSaunders17s profile on Twitter, The Imp-ressive rise of Lincoln City and why other clubs should follow suit, A closer look at Cheltenham Towns new signings and how the squad is shaping up ahead of the 2018/19 season, Three out of contract or free transfers that Cheltenham Town should consider signing this summer, Five out of contract former Cheltenham Town players that the club could re-sign this summer, Aston Villa 1-0 Leeds United: Three talking points from Villa Park. Two former Cheltenham Town players from different eras return to the Jonny-Rocks Stadium on Saturday as the club's guests against Port Vale. The Robins needed only two points from their final two games to clinch automatic promotion but it was not to be and an appearance in the play-offs resulted. Previously volunteering as an academy reporter with both the Robins and Aston Villa. Other former Cheltenham players out of contract this summer: Luke Summerfield, Jake Taylor, David Pipe, Lawson DAth, Ashley Eastham, Jermaine McGlashan would you like to see any of them return? He too left the club with Russell Milton, then Academy boss, asked to take charge of the first team. On Monday 25 April, Cheltenham Town and Lincoln City went head to head at Sincil Bank knowing the loser would be facing possible relegation. Something went wrong, please try again later. Duff scored his first goal for the club in the final match of the 2003-04 season to earn a 1-1 draw with Huddersfield Town, thereby denying the Terriers promotion and sending Torquay United up instead.Duffs performances during season 2004-05 earned him the club's Player of the Year award and established him as a first choice player. Back row (l-r): Roger Thorndale, Dave Hudd, Willie Ferns, Graham Green. In September 2018 former player Michael Duff returned to the club in his first managerial appointment. The club reverted back to it's traditional colour of Ruby and started work on what would prove to be a memorable season. In total he made 207 first team appearances for the Robins and scored 20 goals. Agoallessfirst half saw nerves double across the whole stadium but it was left to the cool and composed Josh Low to lift spirits and give Cheltenham the shot in the arm they desperately needed. Howarth is a former Burnley, Macclesfield Town and cheltenham town player, [1] who as captain led Macclesfield Town to two Conference National titles, in 1995 and 1997, to FA Trophy winners in 1996, and to the runner-up spot in Division Three in 1998. Despite a plucky start from the Robins at the start of the season their form dropped and things soon turned sour off the field with allegations being made about Martin Allen. Unfortunately Cheltenham's form did drop off in February and Mark Yates saw his side drop out of the automatic promotion race without a single win in March. Fans favourite Steve Elliott (pictured) is another to play at that level for his country. The result was promotion to the Football Conference. He soon returned to football as manager of Cheltenham Town F.C. Ward brought in ex-Hereford United and Wolves coach Keith Downing as his assistant manager and together they looked to build a successful team around a strong group of young players. He led the team into the play-offs that season,scoring in the semi-final first leg at Wycombe Wanderers and putting in a characteristically hard-working performance at the final in order to lift the trophy. Radford was ever-present during the 1963/64 promotion season and he helped the Robins finished fourth in a strong Southern League in 1967/68, reaching the Southern League Cup final a year later.