 CHELTENHAM
TOWN
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| Formed: 1887 Ground: Whaddon Road, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire |
League Record
| Season | Position Finished | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Points | League & Division |
| 1935/36 | 6th | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 32 | 28 | 14 | Southern League Western Section |
| 1935/36 | 9th | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 32 | 45 | 15 | Southern League Central Section |
| 1936/37 | 11th | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 61 | 70 | 24 | Southern League |
| 1937/38 | 11tg | 34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 72 | 68 | 31 | Southern League |
| 1938/39 | 13th | 44 | 16 | 9 | 19 | 76 | 105 | 41 | Southern League |
| 1939/40 | 7th | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 38 | 8 | Southern League Western Section |
| World War 2 Suspended Play | |||||||||
| 1945/46 | 4th | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 35 | 54 | 22 | Southern League |
| 1946/47 | 9th | 31 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 68 | 75 | 32 | Southern League |
| 1947/48 | 10th | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 71 | 71 | 35 | Southern League |
| 1948/49 | 9th | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 71 | 64 | 47 | Southern League |
| 1949/50 | 20th | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 75 | 96 | 38 | Southern League |
| 1950/51 | 6th | 44 | 21 | 8 | 15 | 91 | 61 | 50 | Southern League |
| 1951/52 | 18th | 42 | 15 | 4 | 23 | 59 | 85 | 34 | Southern League |
| 1952/53 | 13th | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 70 | 89 | 41 | Southern League |
| 1953/54 | 21st | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 56 | 83 | 34 | Southern League |
| 1954/55 | 4th | 42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 85 | 72 | 50 | Southern League |
| 1955/56 | 2nd | 42 | 25 | 6 | 11 | 82 | 53 | 56 | Southern League |
| 1956/57 | 4th | 42 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 73 | 46 | 53 | Southern League |
| 1957/58 | 6th | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 115 | 66 | 52 | Southern League |
| 1958/59 | 4th | 34 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 65 | 47 | 44 | Southern League North Western Section |
| 1959/60 | 4th | 42 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 82 | 68 | 48 | Southern League Premier Division |
| 1960/61 | 17th | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 81 | 81 | 37 | Southern League Premier Division |
| 1961/62 | ▼22nd | 42 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 49 | 86 | 25 | Southern League Premier Division |
| 1962/63 | 9th | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 83 | 52 | 43 | Southern League Division 1 |
| 1963/64 | ▼3rd | 42 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 92 | 49 | 60 | Southern League Division 1 |
| 1964/65 | 12th | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 72 | 78 | 41 | Southern League Premier Division |
| 1965/66 | 18th | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 69 | 99 | 35 | Southern League Premier Division |
| 1966/67 | 13th | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 60 | 71 | 43 | Southern League Premier Division |
| 1967/68 | 4th | 42 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 97 | 67 | 53 | Southern League Premier Division |
| 1968/69 | ▼19th | 42 | 15 | 5 | 22 | 55 | 64 | 35 | Southern League Premier Division |
| 1969/70 | 10th | 42 | 20 | 5 | 17 | 78 | 81 | 45 | Southern League Division 1 |
| 1970/71 | 15th | 38 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 44 | 58 | 31 | Southern League Division 1 |
| 1971/72 | 3rd | 34 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 72 | 51 | 44 | Southern League Division 1 North |
| 1972/73 | 3rd | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 87 | 47 | 56 | Southern League Division 1 North |
| 1973/74 | 3rd | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 75 | 51 | 56 | Southern League Division 1 North |
| 1974/75 | 6th | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 72 | 53 | 51 | Southern League Division 1 North |
| 1975/76 | 5th | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 87 | 55 | 50 | Southern League Division 1 North |
| 1976/77 | ▲2nd | 38 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 85 | 35 | 54 | Southern League Division 1 North |
| 1977/78 | 14th | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 43 | 52 | 38 | Southern League Premier Division |
| 1978/79 | 18th | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 38 | 72 | 32 | Southern League Premier Division |
| The Southern League was re-organised, the Premier Division was removed | |||||||||
| 1979/80 | 19th | 42 | 13 | 5 | 24 | 49 | 70 | 31 | Southern League Midland Division |
| 1980/81 | 8th | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 70 | 59 | 48 | Southern League Midland Division |
| 1981/82 | 16th | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 65 | 68 | 36 | Southern League Midland Division |
| 1982/83 | ▲1st | 32 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 65 | 29 | 71 | Southern League Midland Division |
| 1983/84 | 8th | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 63 | 56 | 55 | Southern League Premier Division |
| 1984/85 | ▲1st | 38 | 24 | 5 | 9 | 83 | 41 | 77 | Southern League Premier Division |
| 1985/86 | 11th | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 69 | 69 | 46 | Alliance Premier League |
| The Alliance Premier League was renamed and became the Football Conference | |||||||||
| 1986/87 | 11th | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 64 | 50 | 61 | Football Conference |
| 1987/88 | 13th | 42 | 11 | 20 | 11 | 64 | 67 | 53 | Football Conference |
| 1988/89 | 15th | 40 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 55 | 58 | 48 | Football Conference |
| 1989/90 | 11th | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 58 | 60 | 59 | Football Conference |
| 1990/91 | 16th | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 54 | 72 | 48 | Football Conference |
| 1991/92 | ▼21st | 42 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 56 | 82 | 43 | Football Conference |
| 1992/93 | 2nd | 40 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 76 | 40 | 73 | Southern League Premier Division |
| 1993/94 | 2nd | 42 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 67 | 38 | 75 | Southern League Premier Division |
| 1994/95 | 2nd | 42 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 87 | 39 | 86 | Southern League Premier Division |
| 1995/96 | 3rd | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 76 | 57 | 74 | Southern League Premier Division |
| 1996/97 | ▲2nd | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 76 | 44 | 74 | Southern League Premier Division |
| 1997/98 | 2nd | 42 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 63 | 43 | 78 | Football Conference |
| 1998/99 | ▲1st | 42 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 71 | 36 | 80 | Football Conference |
| 1999/00 | 8th | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 50 | 42 | 70 | Football League Division 3 |
| 2000/01 | 9th | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 59 | 52 | 68 | Football League Division 3 |
| 2001/02 | ♦▲4th | 46 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 66 | 49 | 78 | Football League Division 3 |
| 2002/03 | ▼21st | 46 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 53 | 68 | 48 | Football League Division 2 |
| 2003/04 | 14th | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 57 | 71 | 56 | Football League Division 3 |
| The Football League renamed its Divisions, Division 3 became League 2 | |||||||||
| 2004/05 | 14th | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 51 | 54 | 60 | Football League 2 |
| 2005/06 | ♦▲5th | 46 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 65 | 53 | 72 | Football League 2 |
| 2006/07 | 17th | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 49 | 61 | 54 | Football League 1 |
| 2007/08 | 19th | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 42 | 64 | 51 | Football League 1 |
| 2008/09 | ▼23rd | 46 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 51 | 91 | 39 | Football League 1 |
| 2009/10 | 22nd | 46 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 54 | 71 | 48 | Football League 2 |
| 2010/11 | 17th | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 56 | 77 | 52 | Football League 2 |
| 2011/12 | ♦►6th | 46 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 66 | 50 | 77 | Football League 2 |
| 2012/13 | ♦►5th | 46 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 58 | 51 | 75 | Football League 2 |
| 2013/14 | 17th | 46 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 53 | 63 | 55 | Football League 2 |
| 2014/15 | ▼23rd | 46 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 40 | 67 | 41 | Football League 2 |
| 2015/16 | ▲1st | 46 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 87 | 30 | 101 | National League |
| 2016/17 | 21st | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 49 | 69 | 50 | English Football League 2 |
| 2017/18 | 17th | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 67 | 73 | 51 | English Football League 2 |
| 2018/19 | 16th | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 57 | 68 | 57 | English Football League 2 |
| 2019/20 | ♦►4th | 36 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 52 | 27 | 64 | English Football League 2 |
| 2020/21 | ▲1st | 46 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 61 | 39 | 82 | English Football League 2 |
| 2021/22 | 15th | 46 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 66 | 80 | 56 | English Football League 1 |
| 2022/23 | 16th | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 45 | 61 | 54 | English Football League 1 |
| 2023/24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | English Football League 1 |