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Cheltenham Town Football Club are a football team based in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. They play in Coca-Cola League One after winning the Coca-Cola League Two play-off final in 2005-06 season. They play their home games at Whaddon Road (capacity: 7,408). Their home kit features red and white striped shirts with white shorts and red socks, and there are currently 2 away kits of all yellow shirts with yellow shorts and socks and blue shirts with white shorts and socks. The club is currently sponsored by Bence Builders Merchants.
Cheltenham has a long history of football prior to 'The Robins'. In 1849, the first use of three official referees in a match, two in field and one in tribune was recorded in the town. However, the modern club was founded in 1887 by Albert Close White. Cheltenham joined the Southern League in 1935 and won promotion to the Alliance Premier League (now the Conference National) in 1985, but were relegated seven years later. The appointment of Steve Cotterill as manager during the 1996-97 was the start of a revolution at the club. They won promotion to the Conference in his first season as manager despite not actually winning the then Dr Martens league (commonly known as the Southern Football League and currently known as the British Gas Business Football League) and two years later gained promotion to the Football League. After two mid-table finishes in Division Three (now League Two) they won via the playoffs and were promoted to Division Two.
Cotterill then moved to Stoke City and his successor Graham Allner lasted just seven months at the helm before Cheltenham's dismal Division Two form cost him his job. His successor Bobby Gould was unable to stave off relegation and the following season was replaced by John Ward, who guided Cheltenham to glory in the 2005-06 League Two playoffs, beating Grimsby Town in the final at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.
Cheltenham Town F.C. also grabbed some spotlight when their matchday programme was voted best in League 1 and in the top 10 in England. It ranked above Chelsea, Manchester United, and Liverpool's! Number 1 of the list was Arsenal.
Cheltenham has a long history of football prior to 'The Robins'. In 1849, the first use of three official referees in a match, two in field and one in tribune was recorded in the town. However, the modern club was founded in 1887 by Albert Close White. Cheltenham joined the Southern League in 1935 and won promotion to the Alliance Premier League (now the Conference National) in 1985, but were relegated seven years later. The appointment of Steve Cotterill as manager during the 1996-97 was the start of a revolution at the club. They won promotion to the Conference in his first season as manager despite not actually winning the then Dr Martens league (commonly known as the Southern Football League and currently known as the British Gas Business Football League) and two years later gained promotion to the Football League. After two mid-table finishes in Division Three (now League Two) they won via the playoffs and were promoted to Division Two.
Cotterill then moved to Stoke City and his successor Graham Allner lasted just seven months at the helm before Cheltenham's dismal Division Two form cost him his job. His successor Bobby Gould was unable to stave off relegation and the following season was replaced by John Ward, who guided Cheltenham to glory in the 2005-06 League Two playoffs, beating Grimsby Town in the final at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.
Cheltenham Town F.C. also grabbed some spotlight when their matchday programme was voted best in League 1 and in the top 10 in England. It ranked above Chelsea, Manchester United, and Liverpool's! Number 1 of the list was Arsenal.
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