About Us

About Us

Charlton Rovers AFC was founded in 1976 by the parents of young children attending Glenfall Primary School in the Charlton Kings area of Cheltenham. The club continues to be run by enthusiastic parents, friends of the club and players, and is a not-for-profit organisation.

Our mission is to provide football to all, regardless of ability or background.

Famous old boys include former Cheltenham Town players Martin Devaney, Michael Jackson and Stuart Fraser.

Charlton Rovers is an FA Charter Standard club, and in the process of applying for Charter Standard Development Status.

Junior Section

For the 2007-08 season, the club has twelve teams providing football for boys and girls aged between 8 & 15. We have four teams playing league mini-soccer, at U9 and U10, and eight teams in the Cheltenham Youth League from U11 to U15. See Teams.

Our Saturday Club attracts boys and girls from aged 6 to 8 (Years 2 & 3) who want to learn basic football skills and progress into the league teams from U9 onwards. We train each Saturday morning from September to Easter (0930 to 1030) on the all-weather surface at Balcarras Sports Centre. For more information please click on the following link - Saturday Club.

Senior Section

We are very pleased to have 3 senior teams competing in the Cheltenham Association Football League this season.

To ensure the boys could continue playing football and training beyond aged 16, in 2003 the club entered a team into the Cheltenham Saturday league. The senior section has thrived and in addition to providing continued football for the Charlton Rovers boys, attracts players from the Cheltenham area. See Teams.

The teams train on an Astroturf pitch, and the first team plays on a county standard pitch at Balcarras Sports Centre. The reserves and thirds home ground is at the Beeches. If you like to play and train with Charlton Rovers, please get in touch.

Unfortunately, when boys reach 16 the youth teams break up because there is no provision locally for the teams to continue at U17 / U18. The club will continue to put pressure on the Cheltenham Youth League to provide an U18 league in Cheltenham.