The earliest recorded match for Cheltenham Town F.C. was a friendly against Dean Close School on the 12th March 1892.
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Cheltenham Town played Wednesday afternoon friendlies at a local cricket ground until they entered the Mid Gloucester League. The club originally play in deep red shirts hence their early nickname "The Rubies". Nowadays the club is known as the Robins.
In 1932 Cheltenham moved to their current home at Whaddon Road. The club also turned professional and joined the Birmingham Combination League. In 1935 Cheltenham Town began a 50 year spell in the Southern League culminating in a championship win in 1984-85.
The club entered the Football Conference n 1997-98 and beat Southport 1-0 in the F. A. Trophy Final. The 1998-99 season saw the club crowned as champions and gained promotion to the Football League.
The club won promotion again in the 2001-02 season, with a victory over old rivals Rushden & Diamonds at the Millenium Stadium in the Play-Off Final.
Manager Steve Cotterill left the club during the summer of 2002, and Graham Allner was appointed as the man to take the Robins into the new season. But he was sacked after dissapointing league form, and Bobby Gould was appointed to replace him. Despite a brave battle, the Robins were relegated back to Division Three on the final day of the season, at Notts County.
Gould resigned during the 2003/04 season, and was replaced by current manager John Ward.
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