Cheltenham Town currently play their football in League One and are nicknamed the Robins. They are managed by Keith Downing . They play their home games at Whaddon Road which has a capacity of 7,407. They first played in the Football League in 1999.

Cheltenham's progress started in 1996/97 when they hired Steve Cotteril as manager. They were promoted to the Conference in his first season. Then two years later they won promotion to the Football League for the first time. In 2005/06 they won promotion to League One via the playoffs.