Barrow vs Cheltenham

League Two 19 Dec 2025, 19:45
Barrow
Barrow
1–2
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Cheltenham
Cheltenham
🏟 Holker Street Round 21

Match report

Cheltenham edged past Barrow 2-1 in the League Two on 19 December 2025.

Barrow dominated possession with 64% of the ball and had 18 shots to Cheltenham's 16.

The match was played at Holker Street.

Half-time 0-1 Possession 64% - 36% Shots 18 - 16 On target 5 - 4 Corners 11 - 4 Fouls 0 - 3
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Player of the match
Ben Whitfield
Barrow · 1 goal
8 Hakeeb Adelakun 1 goal
8 Ethon Archer 1 goal
8 Tom Barkhuizen 1 assist
7 Wyll Stanway captained the side
First half vs second half
Cheltenham came out stronger after half-time, with 10 second-half shots against 6 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 12–6 6–10
Shots On Goal 3–1 2–3
Ball Possession 57–43 —
Corners 10–0 1–4
Attacks 58–55 62–39
Match statistics
11 Corners 4
5 Substitution 4
120 Attacks 94
58 Dangerous Attacks 50
6 On Target 4
12 Off Target 12
64% Ball Possession 36%
18 Shots Total 16
5 Shots On Goal 4
7 Shots Off Goal 6
6 Shots Blocked 6
11 Shots Inside Box 9
7 Shots Outside Box 7
0 Fouls 3
11 Corners 4
0 Offsides 1
60% Ball Possession 40%
2 Saves 4
444 Passes Total 312
334 Passes Accurate 219
Line-ups 3-5-2  vs  4-3-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Barrow · 3-5-2
1 W. Stanway
4 J. Williams 5 C. Raglan 3 L. Shipley
34 B. Whitfield 8 S. Smith 14 C. McCann 21 J. Earing 29 T. Barkhuizen
25 J. Gordon 15 K. Hemmings
Cheltenham · 4-3-3
1 J. Day
2 A. Jude-Boyd 6 R. Cundy 5 J. Wilson 27 J. Tomkinson
8 L. Young 26 B. Stevenson 21 I. Hutchinson
11 J. Thomas 20 J. Bickerstaff 31 H. Adelakun
Barrow
Coach
Andrew Whing
Substitutes
  • 11 Elliot Newby
  • 23 Connor Mahoney
  • 18 Innes Cameron
  • 7 Ben Jackson
  • 20 Isaac Fletcher
  • 31 Benjamin Winterbottom
Cheltenham
Coach
Michael John Flynn
Substitutes
  • 22 Ethon Archer
  • 15 Tom Taylor
  • 12 Darragh Power
  • 4 Liam Kinsella
  • 41 Mamadou Diallo
  • 3 George Harmon
  • 16 Josh Martin
Substitutions
  • 73' ↑ E. Newby ↓ B. Whitfield Barrow
  • 74' ↑ C. Mahoney ↓ J. Earing Barrow
  • 75' ↑ E. Archer ↓ J. Thomas Cheltenham
  • 82' ↑ I. Cameron ↓ K. Hemmings Barrow
  • 87' ↑ B. Jackson ↓ T. Barkhuizen Barrow
  • 87' ↑ I. Fletcher ↓ S. Smith Barrow
  • 88' ↑ T. Taylor ↓ J. Bickerstaff Cheltenham
  • 90+2' ↑ D. Power ↓ H. Adelakun Cheltenham
  • 90+2' ↑ L. Kinsella ↓ I. Hutchinson Cheltenham
Head-to-head
Barrow 3 1 draws 2 Cheltenham
2026-03-06 Cheltenham vs Barrow 2 - 2
2025-12-19 Barrow vs Cheltenham 1 - 2
2025-02-15 Cheltenham Town vs Barrow 3 - 2
2024-10-05 Barrow vs Cheltenham Town 2 - 1
2021-03-16 Cheltenham Town vs Barrow 0 - 2
2020-12-19 Barrow vs Cheltenham Town 3 - 0
Recent form
Barrow D D D L W
Cheltenham D D W L L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Barrow vs Cheltenham?
Barrow lost 1-2 against Cheltenham on 19 December 2025.
Who won Barrow vs Cheltenham?
Cheltenham won the match 2-1.
Where was Barrow vs Cheltenham played?
The match was played at Holker Street.
Who had more possession in Barrow vs Cheltenham?
Barrow had 64% of possession, compared to 36% for the other side.