2019–20_Cheltenham_Town_F.C._season

2019–20 Cheltenham Town F.C. season

2019–20 Cheltenham Town F.C. season

Cheltenham Town 2019–20 football season


The 2019–20 season was Cheltenham Town's 133rd season in existence and their fourth consecutive season in League Two.[1] Along with competing in League Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.

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The season covered the period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020.

Pre-season

The Robins announced pre-season friendlies against Stratford Town,[2] Hereford,[3] Taunton Town,[2] Leicester City,[4] Shrewsbury Town,[5] and Bromsgrove Sporting.[2]

13 July 2019 (2019-07-13) Friendly Stratford Town 2–1 Cheltenham Town Tiddington
15:00 BST Shariff 18'
Morrison 75'
Report Varney 88' Stadium: Knights Lane
Attendance: 434
17 July 2019 (2019-07-17) Friendly Hereford 2–2 Cheltenham Town Hereford
19:45 BST Styche 41'
Cullinane-Liburd 53'
Report Boyle 19'
Lloyd 45'
Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 648
19 July 2019 (2019-07-19) Friendly Taunton Town 7–0 Cheltenham Town Taunton
19:45 BST Neal 11', 26', 64'
Price 57'
Short 80'
Sullivan 85'
Cohen 90'
Report Stadium: The Viridor Stadium
Attendance: 300
20 July 2019 (2019-07-20) Friendly Cheltenham Town 1–2 Leicester City Cheltenham
15:00 BST Varney 17' Report Vardy 69'
Albrighton 76'
Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium
Attendance: 3,707
Referee: John Busby
23 July 2019 (2019-07-23) Friendly Cheltenham Town 2–2 Shrewsbury Town Cheltenham
19:45 BST Campbell 43', 60' Report Whalley 24'
Eisa 80'
Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium
Attendance: 841
Referee: John Busby
27 July 2019 (2019-07-27) Friendly Cheltenham Town 2–3 Burnley U23 Cheltenham
15:00 BST Varney 9', 28' Report Trialist 4'
Trialist 11'
Thomas 51'
Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium
Referee: John Busby
30 July 2019 (2019-07-30) Friendly Bromsgrove Sporting Abandoned Cheltenham Town Bromsgrove
19:45 BST Report
Match abandoned before kick-off due to a waterlogged pitch.
Stadium: Victoria Ground

Competitions

League Two

League table

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Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points per game; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[6]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. Four teams play for one spot and promotion to EFL League One.

Results summary

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Last updated: 7 March 2020.
Source: BBC

Results by matchday

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Updated to match(es) played on 7 March 2020. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On Thursday, 20 June 2019, the EFL League Two fixtures were revealed.[7]

3 August 2019 (2019-08-03) 1 Leyton Orient 1–0 Cheltenham Town Leyton
15:00 BST Wright 68' Report Varney Yellow card 7' Yellow-red card 70'
Ince Red card 72'
Stadium: The Breyer Group Stadium
Attendance: 6,534
Referee: Michael Salisbury
10 August 2019 (2019-08-10) 2 Cheltenham Town 4–1 Scunthorpe United Cheltenham
15:00 BST Broom 68'
Raglan 72'
Addai 74'
Thomas 90+4' (pen.)
Report Songo'o Yellow card 42'
Novak 55'
McGahey Yellow card 90+1'
Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 2,742
Referee: Leigh Doughty
17 August 2019 (2019-08-17) 3 Morecambe 0–0 Cheltenham Town Morecambe
15:00 BST Roche Yellow card 79' Report Long Yellow card 58' Stadium: Globe Arena
Attendance: 1,692
Referee: David Rock
20 August 2019 (2019-08-20) 4 Cheltenham Town 2–0 Carlisle United Cheltenham
19:45 BST Tozer Yellow card 7'
Reilly 15'
Varney 45'
Report Scougall Yellow card 35'
Iredale Yellow card 43'
Thomas Yellow card 56'
Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium
Attendance: 2,634
Referee: Will Finnie
24 August 2019 (2019-08-24) 5 Cheltenham Town 2–2 Swindon Town Cheltenham
15:00 BST Hussey 19'
Broom Yellow card 25'
Varney 41'
Report Doyle 6', 33'
Isgrove Yellow card 19'
Doughty Red card 71'
Lyden Yellow card 78'
Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium
Attendance: 4,401
Referee: Trevor Kettle
31 August 2019 (2019-08-31) 6 Crawley Town 1–0 Cheltenham Town Crawley
15:00 BST Doherty Yellow card 82'
Palmer Yellow card 90+1' 90+1'
Report Clements Yellow card 77' Stadium: The People's Pension Stadium
Referee: Ben Toner
7 September 2019 (2019-09-07) 7 Cheltenham Town 4–2 Stevenage Cheltenham
15:00 BST Reilly 22'
Long 57'
Broom 80'
Addai 90+1'
Report Newton 48', 72' Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium
Attendance: 2,708
Referee: James Oldham
14 September 2019 (2019-09-14) 8 Salford City 0–2 Cheltenham Town Salford
15:00 BST Burgess Yellow card 66' Report Broom 32', 82' Yellow card 83' Stadium: The Peninsula Stadium
Attendance: 2,389
Referee: Craig Hicks
17 September 2019 (2019-09-17) 9 Cheltenham Town 3–2 Bradford City Cheltenham
19:45 BST Reilly 59'
Doyle-Hayes 69'
Tozer 80'
Addai Yellow card 90+7'
Report Anderson Yellow card 19' 51'
Vaughan Yellow card 45+1'
Richards-Everton 76' Yellow card 85'
Mellor Yellow card 90+1'
Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium
Attendance: 2,702
Referee: Sam Purkiss
21 September 2019 (2019-09-21) 10 Plymouth Argyle 0–2 Cheltenham Town Plymouth
15:00 BST Report Doyle-Hayes Yellow card 18'
Varney 40' Yellow card 50'
Raglan Yellow card 88'
Aimson 90+1' (o.g.)
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 8,956
Referee: Scott Oldham
28 September 2019 (2019-09-28) 11 Cheltenham Town 1–1 Crewe Alexandra Cheltenham
15:00 BST Reilly 9'
Doyle-Hayes Yellow card 40'
Hussey Yellow card 54'
Varney Yellow card 66'
Report Hunt Yellow card 17'
Powell Yellow card 44'
Porter 45+1'
Ng Yellow card 49' Yellow-red card 70'
Jones Yellow card 58'
Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium
Attendance: 3,549
Referee: Lee Swabey
5 October 2019 (2019-10-05) 12 Oldham Athletic 1–1 Cheltenham Town Oldham
15:00 BST Morais 9'
Maouche Yellow card 24'
Hamer Yellow card 59'
Sylla Yellow card 82'
Report Hussey Yellow card 41'
Broom Yellow card 66' 71'
Addai Yellow card 86'
Greaves Yellow card 89'
Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 3,496
Referee: Alan Young
12 October 2019 (2019-10-12) Cheltenham Town v Newport County Cheltenham
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium
Note: On 5 October 2019, the match was postponed due to international call-ups.[8]
19 October 2019 (2019-10-19) 13 Walsall 1–2 Cheltenham Town Bescot
15:00 BST Gordon 52' (pen.)
Kinsella Yellow card 66'
Clarke Yellow card 77'
Report Broom Yellow card 30'
Tozer 35'
Varney 58'
Flinders Yellow card 81'
Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 4,494
Referee: Darren Drysdale
22 October 2019 (2019-10-22) 14 Cheltenham Town 3–0 Macclesfield Town Cheltenham
19:45 BST Varney 45'
Thomas 59'
Broom 76'
Report Archibald Yellow card 58' Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium
Attendance: 2,632
Referee: Brett Huxtable
26 October 2019 (2019-10-26) Grimsby Town v Cheltenham Town Cleethorpes
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Blundell Park
Note: Fixture was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.[9]
2 November 2019 (2019-11-02) 15 Cheltenham Town 1–2 Forest Green Rovers Cheltenham
15:00 GMT Raglan Yellow card 23'
Varney 67'
Clements Yellow card 86'
Ince Yellow card 90'
Tozer Yellow card 90+3'
Report Aitchison 15'
Frear 40'
Collins Yellow card 89'
Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium
Attendance: 5,788
Referee: Kevin Johnson
16 November 2019 (2019-11-16) 16 Exeter City 0–0 Cheltenham Town Exeter
15:00 GMT Jay Yellow card 87'
Martin Yellow card 90+3'
Report Varney Yellow card 72'
Thomas Yellow card 81'
Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 4,956
Referee: Alan Young
23 November 2019 (2019-11-23) 17 Cheltenham Town 1–1 Colchester United Cheltenham
15:00 GMT Hussey Yellow card 62'
Greaves Yellow card 66'
Thomas 70' (pen.)
Report Nouble Yellow card 21'
Norris 28'
Gerken Yellow card 70'
Eastman Yellow card 79'
Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium
Attendance: 3,045
Referee: Ben Toner
26 November 2019 (2019-11-26) 18 Grimsby Town 0–0 Cheltenham Town Cleethorpes
19:45 GMT Whitehouse Yellow card 37'
Davis Yellow card 72'
Report Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 2,508
Referee: Christopher Pollard
7 December 2019 (2019-12-07) 19 Mansfield Town 0–3 Cheltenham Town Mansfield
15:00 GMT MacDonald Yellow card 25'
Maynard Yellow card 65'
Report Doyle-Hayes Yellow card 23'
Smith 32'
Greaves Yellow card 38'
Boyle 52' Yellow card 65'
Addai 86'
Stadium: One Call Stadium
Attendance: 3,715
Referee: Sam Purkiss
14 December 2019 (2019-12-14) 20 Cheltenham Town 1–1 Cambridge United Cheltenham
15:00 GMT Boyle 53' Report Ward Yellow card 25'
Lewis 27'
Lambe Yellow card 51'
Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium
Attendance: 2,813
Referee: Robert Lewis
21 December 2019 (2019-12-21) 21 Port Vale 1–1 Cheltenham Town Burslem
15:00 GMT Tozer 39' (o.g.)
Montaño Yellow card 89'
Report Addai 24'
Greaves Yellow card 33'
Tozer Yellow card 88'
Clements Yellow card 90+4'
Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 4,404
Referee: Leigh Doughty
26 December 2019 (2019-12-26) 22 Cheltenham Town 0–1 Plymouth Argyle Cheltenham
15:00 GMT Report Rudden 33'
Sawyer Yellow card 45+2'
Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium
Attendance: 5,192
Referee: Charles Breakspear
29 December 2019 (2019-12-29) 23 Northampton Town 1–1 Cheltenham Town Northampton
15:00 GMT Turnbull Yellow card 2' 38'
Hoskins Yellow card 14'
Report Thomas 3' (pen.)
Greaves Yellow card 55'
Sheaf Yellow card 58'
Addai Yellow card 90+5' Yellow-red card 90+6'
Stadium: PTS Academy Stadium
Attendance: 5,090
Referee: Martin Coy
1 January 2020 (2020-01-01) 24 Newport County 1–1 Cheltenham Town Newport
15:00 GMT Inniss Yellow card 45+4'
Abrahams 47' Yellow card 70'
Dolan Yellow card 74'
Report Campbell Yellow card 6'
Tozer 86'
Raglan Yellow card 90+2'
Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 3,913
Referee: Peter Wright
4 January 2020 (2020-01-04) 25 Cheltenham Town 3–0 Oldham Athletic Cheltenham
15:00 GMT Sheaf 32'
May 76'
Broom 90+5'
Report Mills Yellow card 53' Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium
Attendance: 3,029
Referee: Brett Huxtable
11 January 2020 (2020-01-11) 26 Cheltenham Town 3–1 Walsall Cheltenham
15:00 GMT Sheaf 18' Yellow card 52'
Thomas 48'
May 72' Yellow card 72'
Report Clarke Yellow card 57'
Adebayo 78'
Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium
Attendance: 3,868
Referee: Paul Marsden
18 January 2020 (2020-01-18) 27 Crewe Alexandra 1–0 Cheltenham Town Crewe
15:00 GMT Ng 69' Report Long Yellow card 78'
Greaves Yellow card 84'
May Yellow card 90+3'
Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 4,478
Referee: Scott Oldham
25 January 2020 (2020-01-25) Cheltenham Town v Northampton Town Cheltenham
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium
Note: Fixture was postponed due to Northampton's involvement in the FA Cup.[10]
28 January 2020 (2020-01-28) 28 Bradford City 1–1 Cheltenham Town Bradford
19:45 GMT Donaldson 11' (pen.)
Devitt Yellow card 25' Yellow-red card 45'
Wood Yellow card 40'
Connolly Yellow card 82'
Report May 84' Stadium: Northern Commercials Stadium
Attendance: 12,731
Referee: Sebastian Stockbridge
1 February 2020 (2020-02-01) 29 Cheltenham Town 2–1 Morecambe Cheltenham
15:00 GMT Thomas 32' (pen.)
May 35'
Raglan Yellow card 44'
Varney Yellow card 64'
Broom Yellow card 90+1'
Doyle-Hayes Yellow card 90+5'
Report Kenyon Yellow card 71'
Leitch-Smith 84'
Wildig Yellow card 87'
Stockton Yellow card 90+7'
Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium
Attendance: 3,044
Referee: David Rock
8 February 2020 (2020-02-08) 30 Scunthorpe United 1–0 Cheltenham Town Scunthorpe
15:00 GMT McAtee 17' Yellow card 53'
Perch Yellow card 61'
Report Long Yellow card 82' Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium
Attendance: 3,159
Referee: Christopher Pollard
11 February 2020 (2020-02-11) 31 Carlisle United 0–1 Cheltenham Town Carlisle
19:45 GMT Jones Yellow card 46' Report Reid 26'
Broom Yellow card 30'
Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 3,088
Referee: Andy Haines
15 February 2020 (2020-02-15) 32 Cheltenham Town 2–1 Leyton Orient Cheltenham
15:00 GMT May 18'
Broom Yellow card 32'
Reid Yellow card 80' 88'
Report Wilkinson 17' Yellow card 67' Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium
Attendance: 3,527
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
22 February 2020 (2020-02-22) 33 Cheltenham Town 1–0 Mansfield Town Cheltenham
15:00 GMT Nichols Yellow card 32'
Reid 65'
May Yellow card 90'
Doyle-Hayes Yellow card 90+1'
Report Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium
Attendance: 3,274
Referee: John Busby
25 February 2020 (2020-02-25) 34 Cheltenham Town 2–1 Northampton Town Cheltenham
19:45 GMT Broom 19'
Boyle Yellow card 31'
Varney 85' Yellow card 87'
Report Watson 3'
Harriman Yellow card 33'
Lines Yellow card 64'
Wharton Yellow card 77'
Morton Yellow card 84'
Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium
Attendance: 2,934
Referee: Craig Hicks
29 February 2020 (2020-02-29) 35 Colchester United 0–2 Cheltenham Town Colchester
15:00 GMT Pell Yellow card 19'
Harriott Yellow card 45'
Prosser Yellow card 51'
Sowunmi Yellow card 76' Yellow-red card 90+9'
Report May Yellow card 20' 39'
Hussey 79'
Smith Yellow card 90+5'
Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,698
Referee: Sam Purkiss
7 March 2020 (2020-03-07) 36 Cheltenham Town 0–0 Port Vale Cheltenham
15:00 GMT Raglan Yellow card 69' Report Legge Yellow card 29' Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium
Attendance: 3,741
Referee: Scott Duncan
14 March 2020 (2020-03-14) Cambridge United v Cheltenham Town Cambridge
15:00 GMT Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[11]
17 March 2020 (2020-03-17) Macclesfield Town v Cheltenham Town Macclesfield
19:45 GMT Stadium: Moss Rose
Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[11]
21 March 2020 (2020-03-21) Cheltenham Town v Grimsby Town Cheltenham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium
Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[11]
24 March 2020 (2020-03-24) Cheltenham Town v Newport County Cheltenham
19:45 GMT Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium
Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[11]
28 March 2020 (2020-03-28) Forest Green Rovers v Cheltenham Town Nailsworth
15:00 GMT Stadium: The New Lawn
Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[11]
4 April 2020 (2020-04-04) Cheltenham Town v Exeter City Cheltenham
15:00 BST Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[12]
10 April 2020 (2020-04-10) Swindon Town v Cheltenham Town Swindon
15:00 BST Stadium: County Ground
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[12]
13 April 2020 (2020-04-13) Cheltenham Town v Crawley Town Cheltenham
13:00 BST Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[12]
18 April 2020 (2020-04-18) Stevenage v Cheltenham Town Stevenage
15:00 BST Stadium: The Lamex Stadium
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[12]
25 April 2020 (2020-04-25) Cheltenham Town v Salford City Cheltenham
15:00 BST Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[12]

Play-offs

18 June 2020 (2020-06-18) Semi-final first leg Northampton Town 0–2 Cheltenham Town Northampton
19:45 BST Goode Yellow card 20' Report Raglan 26'
Hussey Yellow card 45+5'
Thomas 86'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Marc Edwards
22 June 2020 (2020-06-22) Semi-final second leg Cheltenham Town 0–3
(2–3 agg.)
Northampton Town Cheltenham
20:00 BST Report Oliver 9'
Morton 57', 77', Yellow card 90+4'
Olayinka Yellow card 79'
Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Leigh Doughty

FA Cup

The first round draw was made on 21 October 2019.[13] The second round draw was made live on 11 November from Chichester City's stadium, Oaklands Park.[14]

9 November 2019 (2019-11-09) First round Cheltenham Town 1–1 Swindon Town Cheltenham
15:00 GMT Thomas Yellow card 57'
Boyle Yellow card 76'
Addai 90+3'
Long Yellow card 90+5'
Report Hunt Yellow card 80'
Yates 90+1'
Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium
Attendance: 3,456
Referee: Scott Oldham
 19 November 2019 (2019-11-19) First round replay Swindon Town 0–1 Cheltenham Town Swindon
19:45 GMT Doughty soccer ball with red X 3'
Jaiyesimi Yellow card 71'
Report Raglan Yellow card 38'
Addai 50'
Doyle-Hayes Yellow card 71'
Lloyd Yellow card 84'
Stadium: County Ground
Referee: Darren Drysdale
 30 November 2019 (2019-11-30) Second round Cheltenham Town 1–3 Port Vale Cheltenham
15:00 GMT Reid 3' (pen.)
Long Yellow card 66'
Ince Yellow card 81'
Report Pope 60', 63', 68' Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium
Attendance: 2,725
Referee: Ross Joyce

EFL Cup

The first round draw was made on 20 June.[15]

13 August 2019 (2019-08-13) First round Bristol Rovers 3–0 Cheltenham Town Horfield
19:45 BST Smith 38', 49'
Clarke-Harris 67'
Report Thomas Yellow card 45+2' Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 2,909
Referee: Graham Salisbury

EFL Trophy

On 9 July 2019, the pre-determined group stage draw was announced with Invited clubs to be drawn on 12 July 2019.[16]

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3 September 2019 (2019-09-03) Group stage Exeter City 1–0 Cheltenham Town Exeter
19:45 BST Ajose 5'
Warren Yellow card 32'
Report Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 786
Referee: Darren Drysdale
8 October 2019 (2019-10-08) Group stage Cheltenham Town 4–3 West Ham United U21 Cheltenham
19:45 BST Smith 25', 55', 64'
Lloyd 67'
Evans-Harriot Yellow card 90+3'
Report Kemp 11', 31'
Da Rosa 34' Yellow card 47'
Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium
Attendance: 1,020
Referee: Chris Sarginson
12 November 2019 (2019-11-12) Group stage Cheltenham Town 4–7 Newport County Cheltenham
19:45 GMT Sheaf 17'
Lovett Yellow card 26'
Addai soccer ball with red X 34' 34'
Long 37'
Clements Yellow card 50'
Tozer 84'
Report Maloney 8', 45+2', 53'
Dolan 27' (pen.)
Abrahams 30', 43', 68'
Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium
Attendance: 774
Referee: Andy Woolmer

Transfers

Transfers in

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Loans in

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Loans out

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References

  1. "History". Statto. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  2. "FA Cup first-round draw". BBC. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  3. "Carabao Cup first-round draw". BBC. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  4. "Reid joins Cheltenham on free transfer". Forest Green Rovers F.C. Archived from the original on 24 June 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  5. "Alvechurch secure loan player". Southern Football League. Archived from the original on 11 October 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  6. "Dawson moves across county to FGR". Forest Green Rovers F.C. Archived from the original on 1 July 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  7. "Camden Duncan Signs For The Martyrs". Merhyr Town F.C. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  8. "Jordon signs". Dundee F.C. Retrieved 29 June 2019.

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