Carabao Cup
Second Round
Cardiff City Stadium
Tuesday, August 26th, 2025 - 7:45pm KO
TICKET INFORMATION
Tickets are available to purchase online!
Season Ticket Holders (advance of matchday) | General Sale (advance of matchday) | Matchday Pricing | |
| Adults | £12 | £14 | £17 |
| Seniors/ 16-21 years old | £10 | £12 | £14 |
| Juniors U16 | £5 | £7 | £9 |
| Personal Assistant | Free of charge (if required) | Free of charge (if required) | Free of charge (if required) |
General Areas open
Grandstand: Blocks 202, 203, 205, 206, 207
Canton Stand: Blocks 104, 105, 106
Wheelchair Accessible Areas: Blocks 320 & 102
Corporate Areas open
Diamond Suite (Grandstand Level 3)
Corporate Season Ticket Holders: please log in to your ticketing account and secure your ticket for the match, alternatively please contact the Corporate Sales Team on 033 33 11 1921.
Please note that all ticket prices are inclusive of a £2 booking fee.
KNOW YOUR OPPONENT | KEY STAFF
Chairman: David Bloxham
Honorary President: John Murphy
Manager: Michael Flynn
Director of Football: Gary Johnson
Assistant Manager: Aaron Downes
First Team Coach: Ashley Vincent
Goalkeeping Coach: Joe Day
Former Newport County manager Michael Flynn took over at the EV Charger Points Stadium (previously known as Whaddon Road) during the summer of May 2024. The Club finished 15th during Flynn's first season in charge. As well as County and the Robins, Flynn has also managed Walsall and Swindon Town.
Experienced manager Gary Johnson is the current director of football with the Robins, taking up the role with the club he used to manage just before Flynn took charge in May 2024.
Former Burnley chairman Mike Garlick completed his takeover of Cheltenham Town last week. Garlick, and his wife Alison, have joined the board of the Club.
KNOW YOUR OPPONENT | SEASON SO FAR
Town are still looking for their first points of the campaign in league action after five fixtures. They prop up League Two.
They defeated League One Exeter City, 2-0, in the first round of the Carabao Cup earlier this month though with Jordan Thomas and Jake Bickerstaff hitting the net.
Former Bluebirds Joe Day and Ibrahim Bakare could be involved for the Robins on Tuesday evening. Day does double duties for the Club, wearing the number one shirt while also completing the goalkeeper coach role.
Bakare was involved for the first time this season on Saturday, against Barnet, starting and playing 80 minutes.
2025/26 Squad
GK | Joe Day, Mamadou Diallo
DEF | Arkell Jude-Boyd, George Harmon, James Wilson, Robbie Cundy, Darragh Power, Scot Bennett, Ibrahim Bakare, Jokūbas Mažionis, Taine Anderson.
MID | Liam Kinsella, Harry Pell, Luke Young, Jordan Thomas, Ryan Broom, Ethon Archer, Harrison Sohna, Tommy Backwell, Freddy Willcox, Harry Tustin.
FOR | Lee Angol, George Miller, Josh Martin, Jake Bickerstaff, Tom King.
IN DAYS GONE BY
18/01/03 | Cardiff City 2-1 Cheltenham Town
City have played Cheltenham Town in a number of pre-season games in the past decade, but the Bluebirds and the Robins have only ever faced off seven times in competitive action. The most recent fixture was in January 2003, in Division Two.
11,605 fans were in attendance at Ninian Park as three goals were shared. Peter Thorne gave the Bluebirds an early advantage before John Finnigan levelled the encounter 19 minutes in. Rob Earnshaw gave City the lead again, with what would turn out to be the winner after 36 minutes.
That campaign turned out to be a successful one for City, with Andy Campbell, who started in attack with Earnshaw and Thorne against Cheltenham Town on that day, making himself a Club hero at the Millennium. Keep an eye out as we also honour that campaign with Tuesday evening's programme cover.