The 2016–17 season was Cheltenham Town's 130th season of existence and their first back in League Two after gaining promotion the previous season. Along with competing in League Two, the club participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy.
The season covered the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.
Transfers In Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref. 1 July 2016 LB James Jennings Forest Green Rovers Free transfer 12 July 2016 CB Daniel O'Shaughnessy Brentford Free transfer 8 October 2016 LM Alex Cooper St Mirren Free transfer 9 January 2017 CB Will Boyle Huddersfield Town Free transfer 12 January 2017 RM Carl Winchester Oldham Athletic Free transfer 30 January 2017 LB Liam Davis GAIS Free transfer
Out Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref. 1 July 2016 LB James Bowen Free agent Released 1 July 2016 CF Bobbie Dale Gloucester City Released 1 July 2016 CM Joe Hanks Gloucester City Released 1 July 2016 LM Zack Kotwica Gloucester City Released 1 July 2016 LB George McLennan Free agent Released 1 July 2016 CF Eliot Richards Tampa Bay Rowdies Undisclosed 1 July 2016 CB Niall Rowe Free agent Released 1 July 2016 CM Omari Sterling-James Solihull Moors Released 1 July 2016 DM Jordan Wynter Free agent Released
Loans in Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref. 22 July 2016 CM Danny Whitehead Wigan Athletic 1 January 2017 4 August 2016 CB Easah Suliman Aston Villa 3 January 2017 5 August 2016 GK Russell Griffiths Everton 2 January 2017 19 August 2016 AM Koby Arthur Birmingham City 2 January 2017 19 August 2016 LW Jonny Smith Bristol City 2 January 2017 25 August 2016 RB Robert Dickie Reading 2 January 2017 1 January 2017 SS Diego De Girolamo Bristol City End of season 1 January 2017 CB Manny Onariase Brentford End of season 9 January 2017 GK Scott Brown Wycombe Wanderers End of season 12 January 2017 RB Alex Pike West Ham United End of season 25 January 2017 CF Kyle Wootton Scunthorpe United End of season 31 January 2017 DM Tin Plavotic Bristol City End of season
Loans out Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref. 31 August 2016 LB James Jennings Morecambe 3 January 2017 6 January 2017 LB James Jennings Wrexham End of season 6 January 2017 DF Jordan Lymn North Leigh 3 February 2017 12 January 2017 CF Amari Morgan-Smith York City End of season 12 January 2017 CB Daniel Parslow York City End of season
Competitions Pre-season friendlies
League Two
League table
Matches
FA Cup
EFL Cup
EFL Trophy
Squad statistics Source:
Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute. Players with squad numbers struck through and marked left the club during the playing season. Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Cheltenham. Players listed with no appearances have been in the matchday squad but only as unused substitutes. Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward
+No.Pos.Nat.NameAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsLeagueFA CupEFL CupEFL TrophyTotalDiscipline1 GK *240302000290001GK *210000000210202DF1210402103DF0000110204MF02000000425DF12000101606DF03020300107MF4273121091618FW1232204216509FW9312011110010FW000221011MF1000012012GK0000005000014MF10010011015 MF *00001001015DF2120000202327117DF0202040013118MF000005019 MF000000000019FW *200000021020DF00000000000021MF33010034022GK00000000000023 MF *0010000023DF *2210000202413024DF32020143125DF00000000000026 DF *00200003026DF *000000000027 MF *0002001027MF2010000002013028 DF *2023000302624029MF00000000000030FW11110023031GK00000000000032DF *100000010033DF000000002034 GK *000000000036FW *1000023400
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