Cheltenham 2005/06

Cheltenham finished 5th of 24 in the 2005/06 League Two with 72 points (won 19, drawn 15, lost 12; scored 65, conceded 53) and were promoted. Highest position 2nd, after match 1; lowest 15th, after match 16. Longest runs: 3 wins in a row, 7 unbeaten and 5 without a win.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Cheltenham
Champions, middle half
Relegated, middle half

Bands: the middle half of champions’ and relegated clubs’ points after each match, from every complete 24-club League Two season on file.

Results

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Pts	Pos
1	Sat 6 Aug 2005	Bury (home)	2–1 W	Won	3	2nd
2	Tue 9 Aug 2005	Macclesfield (away)	2–2 D	Drew	4	3rd
3	Sat 13 Aug 2005	Rochdale (away)	1–1 D	Drew	5	4th
4	Sat 20 Aug 2005	Boston United (home)	3–0 W	Won	8	4th
5	Sat 27 Aug 2005	Leyton Orient (home)	1–1 D	Drew	9	6th
6	Mon 29 Aug 2005	Wycombe (away)	0–0 D	Drew	10	5th
7	Fri 2 Sep 2005	Barnet (home)	1–1 D	Drew	11	5th
8	Sat 10 Sep 2005	Wrexham (away)	0–2 L	Lost	11	10th
9	Sat 17 Sep 2005	Carlisle (home)	2–3 L	Lost	11	13th
10	Sat 24 Sep 2005	Northampton (away)	2–1 W	Won	14	10th
11	Tue 27 Sep 2005	Peterborough (home)	2–1 W	Won	17	7th
12	Sat 1 Oct 2005	Torquay (home)	0–1 L	Lost	17	10th
13	Fri 7 Oct 2005	Lincoln (away)	1–0 W	Won	20	7th
14	Fri 14 Oct 2005	Grimsby (home)	0–3 L	Lost	20	8th
15	Sat 22 Oct 2005	Darlington (away)	1–3 L	Lost	20	12th
16	Sat 29 Oct 2005	Mansfield (home)	0–2 L	Lost	20	15th
17	Sat 12 Nov 2005	Notts County (away)	3–2 W	Won	23	11th
18	Fri 18 Nov 2005	Lincoln (home)	4–1 W	Won	26	8th
19	Sat 26 Nov 2005	Bury (away)	1–0 W	Won	29	7th
20	Tue 6 Dec 2005	Oxford (home)	1–2 L	Lost	29	9th
21	Sat 10 Dec 2005	Macclesfield (home)	2–2 D	Drew	30	9th
22	Sat 17 Dec 2005	Boston United (away)	0–0 D	Drew	31	9th
23	Mon 26 Dec 2005	Chester City (home)	1–0 W	Won	34	7th
24	Wed 28 Dec 2005	Rushden & Diamonds (away)	1–0 W	Won	37	6th
25	Sat 31 Dec 2005	Shrewsbury (home)	1–0 W	Won	40	5th
26	Mon 2 Jan 2006	Stockport (away)	2–2 D	Drew	41	5th
27	Tue 10 Jan 2006	Barnet (away)	1–1 D	Drew	42	5th
28	Sat 14 Jan 2006	Bristol Rovers (home)	2–3 L	Lost	42	6th
29	Sat 21 Jan 2006	Carlisle (away)	1–1 D	Drew	43	6th
30	Sat 4 Feb 2006	Peterborough (away)	0–1 L	Lost	43	9th
31	Sat 11 Feb 2006	Northampton (home)	3–1 W	Won	46	8th
32	Tue 14 Feb 2006	Bristol Rovers (away)	1–0 W	Won	49	7th
33	Sat 18 Feb 2006	Oxford (away)	1–1 D	Drew	50	7th
34	Sat 25 Feb 2006	Rochdale (home)	1–1 D	Drew	51	8th
35	Sat 4 Mar 2006	Wycombe (home)	2–1 W	Won	54	7th
36	Sat 11 Mar 2006	Leyton Orient (away)	0–1 L	Lost	54	7th
37	Sat 18 Mar 2006	Chester City (away)	1–0 W	Won	57	6th
38	Tue 21 Mar 2006	Wrexham (home)	2–2 D	Drew	58	6th
39	Sat 25 Mar 2006	Rushden & Diamonds (home)	3–1 W	Won	61	6th
40	Sat 1 Apr 2006	Shrewsbury (away)	0–2 L	Lost	61	6th
41	Sat 8 Apr 2006	Stockport (home)	3–3 D	Drew	62	6th
42	Sat 15 Apr 2006	Torquay (away)	2–1 W	Won	65	6th
43	Mon 17 Apr 2006	Darlington (home)	1–1 D	Drew	66	5th
44	Fri 21 Apr 2006	Grimsby (away)	0–1 L	Lost	66	5th
45	Sat 29 Apr 2006	Notts County (home)	2–0 W	Won	69	5th
46	Sat 6 May 2006	Mansfield (away)	5–0 W	Won	72	5th

Score is this club’s goals first. Pos is the position in the table after that day’s matches; points include deductions from the date they applied.