CHELTENHAM TOWN - Home (Amex), Falmer Years: = 0
no C'ship meetings from 2011 . . . '14 EFL Cup . . . 17/18 onwards - Prem, no meetings.

Cheltenham formed: 1892 . ground: Whaddon Road 7k . . . nickname: Robins . . . shirt: red.
nostalgia: in 2027 it was 30 years since BHA survived as a Football League club. 2026 had been our 125th anniversary and coincided with 25 years since first promotion within the EFL at Withdean from 1999. Cheltenham were equivalent of a League Two club at turn of the century. There were 10 EFL meetings thru the Withdean era to 2011. We first met for fixtures in 1999. And last in 2009. Cup ties played in '07 & '14.

C'ham NL/EFL record from 11/12: 6 5 17 23 L2, 1 NL, 21 17 16 5 1 L2, 15 16 21 L1, 15 18 L2 @ 4/5/26.
recent promo - '21 L2, '16 NL . . rel - '24 L1, '15 L2.
STATUS; falling back into non-league was a shock for a club routinely used to L1 or L2 year on year this century.

Falmer Years season7 (H) onwards - C'ham not Premier League.

Championship to 2017
C'ham NL/EFL record from 11/12: 6 5 17 23 L2, 1 NL, 21 L2

FY - BHA v C'ham EFL record H&A: P0 W0 D0 L0 . W = 0%
Falmer Years Season4 (H) onwards - C'ham not C'ship
note: since Y2k Cheltenham Town were not a C'ship club during the noughties onwards - see Cheltenham in Clubs via Archive scroll.

Season4 (H) 12/8/14 League Cup r1 - 2-0 ~ Dunk, Mackail-Smith.
This Capital One affair immediately followed Albion's abortive home league start to the season. On that Saturday before the following Tuesday evening, a single goal defeat showed frailties in the new plan of attack devised by Sami Hyypia in his first match as manager at the Amex. Meanwhile Town had won away on opening day up north and were already fifth in League2 - alphabetically anyway. Hyppia made four changes to his staring eleven, letting a couple of youngsters have a chance to stake claims for match-day team inclusion. A very poor turn out of less than 7k support left reverberating echos around the Amex after k-o.
*** match report: It was goalless at halftime and as anticipated, travellers had come to frustrate - back off to their area, then try to break when in possession again. Albion were patient and did create openings but failed to turn dominance into goals. Hypia set BHA up with 4312 shape with wingbacks getting well forward to provide width. In the second period it was more of same stalemate until LuaLua arrived (68min). Ten mins later he slid a corner to Calderon who crossed and Dunk headed home at the far post (79min). At the death LuaLua pushed CMS thru to slip it under the keeper and make the score reflect Albion superiority. The job was done, although Brighton fans were worried by lack of real class getting from A to B. It was workmanlike but Seagulls needed to step it up against better opposition in future.
Stockdale, Calderon, Greer, Dunk, Chicksen, Bruno, Ince, Agustien (LuaLua), Forster-Caskey, Mackail-Smith, O'Grady.

Falmer Years seasons 1-3 (H) - C'ham not C'ship.
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Cheltenham Withdean era (H): Seasons 1-2 99/00-00/01 - League Two . . Seasons 8-10 06/7-08/9 - League One.
Season9 - FA Cup R1 10/11/07 (A), replay 20/11/07 (H) . . EFL Trophy q-f 14/11/07.

Withdean era (H&A): P10 . W4 D4 L2 . W = 40%
EFL (H): Albion V Robins 1-0, 3-0, 2-1, 2-1, 3-3 . . . Y10 P5 . W = 4 D = 1 L = 0 . W = 80%
4-1 EFL Trophy . 2-1 FA Cup.
memorable match: Season2 (H) - a new century and hopefully a brighter future.
results: best = 3-0 season2 . . worst = 3-3 season10

see: Seasons 1-2 for Albion background.
Seasons 8-10 for McGhee, Wilkins & Adams.

C'HAM NL/EFL from 99/00: 8 9 4 L2, 21 L1, 14 14 5 L2, 17 19 23 L1 / 22 17 L2

CHELTENHAM TOWN - away, Falmer Years:
no visits from 2011.

Falmer Years season1 (A) onwards - C'ham not C'ship or Premier League.
Whaddon Road
note: since Y2k Cheltenham were not a C'ship club during the noughties onwards - see Clubs in Archive scroll.
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Cheltenham Withdean Era (A) from 1999 to 2011 - see Clubs scroll in Archive:
Seasons 1-2 99/00-00/01 - League Two . . Seasons 8-10 06/7-08/9 - League One.
Season9 - FA Cup R1 10/11/07 (A), replay 20/11/07 (H).

Whaddon Road
Withdean era (A): Robins V Albion 0-0, 3-1, 1-1, 2-1, 2-2 . . . Y10 P5 . W = 0 D = 3 L = 2 . W = 0%
1-1 FA Cup.
memorable match: Season8 (A) - last game of the season that both clubs didn't want to lose.
results: best = 2-2 season10 . . worst = 3-1 season2

Noughties last there -
24/1/09 (A) L1. Our final trip of five to Whaddon Road, across two divisions during that decade.
10/11/07 (A) FA Cup R1. Parity at the final whistle and back to the theatre of trees for a decider in ten days time.

see: Season1 for clubs & stadium background.
Seasons 8-10 for Wilkins & Adams.