History
The stadium on the site of what was The Berkeley Hunt kennels was built by the Cheltenham Original Brewery in 1927 and has been the home of Cheltenham Town since 1932 but did not host senior football for 67 years. Cheltenham marked their 70th anniversary at the stadium by winning promotion to the Football League Second Division, the third tier of English football, for the first time.
The record attendance is 8,326 for a game versus Reading, FA Cup 1st Round, 17 November 1956. Whaddon Road was the smallest League One stadium to be used in the 2007-08 and 2008-09 season.
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