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Title-chasing Cheltenham Town Ladies are set to play Bristol-based Downend Flyers in the GFA County Women’s Trophy this Saturday. The Robins currently sit second in the FA Women’s National League, behind only Southampton Womens’, three points clear of Exeter behind them. Meanwhile, the Downend Flyers sit fifth in the South West Women’s Regional Football League, […]
Cheltenham Town manager Michael Duff has said the game coming up against Shrewsbury is “just three points,” despite the game being the first time he has locked horns with his former manager Steve Cotterill. “I’ve said it before, I respect Steve a lot and I have a lot to thank him for in terms of […]
Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy and his cousin, Real Madrid defender Ferland Mendy, have complained after being falsely mistaken for Benjamin Mendy amongst news articles surrounding the Manchester City defender’s rape charges. In August, Benjamin Mendy was accused of four counts of rape and one count of sexual assault, and on Wednesday the 27-year old appeared […]
Clubs across League One, League Two and the National League will be boosted by further funding from the Premier League as they continue their recovery from the Pandemic. The Premier League announced a further £20 million for teams in League One and Two for the 2021/22 season and £5 million to clubs from National League […]
First-team coach Chris Hicks predicts a ‘difficult’ game against Pucklechurch in FA Women’s trophy despite playing their games in two leagues above. Pucklechurch play their league games in Division One of the Gloucestershire County Women’s Football League, two leagues below Forest Green Rovers who play in the South West Regional Women’s Football League Premier. Currently […]
The next round of the FA Cup is around the corner and Cheltenham Town will be playing AFC Wimbledon at Plough Lane. Cheltenham have up until now had a 1-1 tie against Gillingham and a 1-0 replay win. Robins manager Michael Duff told Gloucestershire Live after the win against Gillingham that he thought “considering the […]
It’s very rare that a football team goes unbeaten in six straight games outside of the top end of the Premier League, making Cheltenham Town Ladies stunning start to the season even more impressive. The Robins have lost just two games since the season has started, including one on the opening day of the season […]
Cheltenham Town Under-18s continue their FA Youth Cup campaign with the visit of Portsmouth FC to Evesham United’s Spiers and Hartwell Jubilee Stadium on Thursday. The winners will progress through to the third round and face Rugby Town away at the stage in which the club took Arsenal to penalties in 2019. It’s a repeat […]
Barrow AFC have confirmed they are on the look out for a new head coach after Rob Kelly turned down the role for the 21/22 season. Kelly was temporarily in charge at The Progression Solicitors Stadium from February until the end of the season, with the club in discussions with the 56-year-old about taking the […]
Both Thomas Tuchel and Brendan Rodgers are looking to get their first silverware on Saturday with their respective clubs with a win at Wembley before the two clubs face off again in the league on Tuesday evening in a game which is decisive for the top four race. Since Tuchel’s appointment at the start of […]