Player Profiles - Evesham United Football Club Managers during this period included former England winger Terry Paine MBE but it was Alan Wood who started the club back on the road to the top of non-league football when his team won the Southern League Midland Division title in 1982-83. FPA: A closer look at the careers of John Finnigan - Cheltenham Town FC Alternatively, please email ifollow@efl.com - note that live chat is recommended for the quickest response on a matchday. He had opened up his Cheltenham home to players who needed somewhere to live while playing for the Whaddon Road-based club. | HAYLES Barry He signed professional for Forest in 1995 and played under Brian Clough, Stuart Pearce, Frank Clark and Dave Bassett without making any appearances for the first team. Cheltenham Town's Alec Carson (Image: Cheltenham Town FC) Former Cheltenham Town captain Alec Carson has died at the age of 77. He too left the club with Russell Milton, then Academy boss, asked to take charge of the first team. The club have paid tribute to their former skipper, Never miss a breaking story in Cheltenham by signing up to our daily newsletter. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. He soon returned to football as manager of Cheltenham Town F.C. If you know what happened to any former Cheltenham Town player(s) and/or if you have any photos that we could use on the site, please either make contact by e-mail or complete and submit this form (as many times as you like!). Something went wrong, please try again later. Former Cheltenham Town captain John Finnigan: Jon Palmer's best friend spills all - SportsByJames A man not known to many, but to the ones that knew him, John Finnigan was a robust midfielder who spent most of his career in the lower ends of the Football League. This weekend the Former Players Association has invited back fan favourites John Finnigan and Shane Duff to the Jonny-Rocks Stadium. Yorkshireman spent six seasons with the Robins in two separate spells, Never miss the latest local news again by signing up to our Daily Newsletter. 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. This came initially in the form of one, Alan Wright and the arrival of the ex-Villa and Blackburn full-back was certainly a bit of a coup for Downing. Wales head coach Warren Gatland has selected 54-players in his preliminary training squad for Rugby World Cup 2023. A second crack at level three was awaiting the Robins for season 2006-07, so too were the likes of twice European Cup winners Nottingham Forest and recent FA Cup finalists Millwall. With Cheltenham without an out and out right-back in the squad, Jombati could be a candidate to return to Gloucestershire over the next few months. | BRISSETT Jason, CALLAND Ted Ron Radford (front row, second from right) at a reunion with former Cheltenham Town teammates. The club went on to spend its first three decades in local football, where a number of championships and cup wins were celebrated. The kitchen sink was thrown at the Cobblers but they held on to book their place at Wembley. Impressive wins over both Bradford and Crewe during the first half of the campaign had built up much enthusiasm about the Robins and their possible promotion hopes but a run of bad form throughout February and March saw Cheltenham tumble down the league and into the relegation mire. The following season was also a promising one for the Robins with a sell-out home tie with Everton in the third round of the FA Cup and another play-off appearance. I always loved my job outside of football so I thank God for every day because Im a very lucky man.. A former Cheltenham Town player and assistant manager has spoken of his devastation after losing both parents to coronavirus - while he was recovering from the disease. More > Charlton Rovers AFC - Various Locations, Gloucestershire Cheltenham Saracens FC The rest is history and its funny how life turns out. The most notable players during this time included Gloucestershire cricketers Charles Barnett and Gilbert Jessop; and Mr Phil Bach, who later played for Sunderland and became one of only two players to graduate from Cheltenham Town before going on to play for the full England team. From row (l-r): Alec Carson, Dave Hurford, Ron Radford and Bob McCool. Caleb Taylor reflected on his time at Cheltenham Town this season and gave his thoughts on Wycombe Wanderers ahead of the game tomorrow. 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. 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. In September 2018 former player Michael Duff returned to the club in his first managerial appointment. 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The hosts made it 4-2 through Steve Kabba on 72 minutes and the game was thought to be over but a Michael Pook freekick gave Cheltenham hope on 84 minutes but, once again, the Robins were pegged back by Steve Kabba five minutes from time and made the score 5-3. 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. When Im not writing about sport in some shape or form, Ill be talking about it co-hosting the D3D4 weekly podcast specialising in all things League One and Two. The club reverted back to it's traditional colour of Ruby and started work on what would prove to be a memorable season. BACH Philip The result was promotion to the Football Conference. [79] Duff guided the Robins to 16th. Hemade a welcome return to Cheltenham Town in July 2016 in the role of commercial manager. 32 Broom. Jombati made over 100 appearances for the Robins under Yates, playing a pivotal role in the side that reached the League Two play-off final in 2011/12 and semi-finals in 2012/13. | WEST David Oxford striker WesThomas, released yesterday, is thought to be attracting lots of League 2 interest, not least from Cheltenham Town #ctfc. If you know what has happened to any former players not listed here, please do let us know - thanks. The 2021/22 season was the 135th of the club's history and marked our return to League One for the first time since the 2008/09 season. Previously volunteering as an academy reporter with both the Robins and Aston Villa. He was brought to Whaddon Road by Scottish manager Arch Anderson in 1962 and then re-signed by Bob Etheridge in 1966 after a year with Rugby Town. This turnaround enabled Mark Yates to build a much stronger team in the summer of 2011 with the likes of Marlon Pack, Alan Bennett, Sido Jombati, Luke Summerfield and Darryl Duffy all joining the club.
