2018–19 Forest Green Rovers F.C. season
2018–19 season | ||||
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Chairman | Dale Vince | |||
Manager | Mark Cooper | |||
Stadium | The New Lawn | |||
EFL League Two | 5th | |||
FA Cup | First round | |||
EFL Cup | Second round (Vs. Wycombe Wanderers) | |||
EFL Trophy | Group stage | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Christian Doidge (14) All: Christian Doidge (14) | |||
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The 2018–19 season was Forest Green Rovers's 130th year in existence and their second consecutive season in League Two.[1] Along with competing in League Two, the club participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and the EFL Trophy.
The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.
Transfers
[edit]Transfers in
[edit]Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 July 2018 | CF | ![]() |
Tahvon Campbell | West Bromwich Albion | Free transfer | [2] |
1 July 2018 | LB | ![]() |
Joseph Mills | ![]() |
Free transfer | [3] |
1 July 2018 | GK | ![]() |
James Montgomery | Gateshead | Free transfer | [4] |
1 July 2018 | RW | ![]() |
Isaac Pearce | Fulham | Free transfer | [5] |
1 July 2018 | RB | ![]() |
Liam Shephard | Peterborough United | Undisclosed | [5] |
1 July 2018 | GK | ![]() |
Lewis Thomas | Swansea City | Free transfer | [6] |
1 July 2018 | AM | ![]() |
George Williams | Fulham | Free transfer | [7] |
1 July 2018 | RM | ![]() |
Carl Winchester | Cheltenham Town | Free transfer | [8] |
4 July 2018 | DM | ![]() |
Lloyd James | Exeter City | Undisclosed | [9] |
31 July 2018 | CB | ![]() |
Paul Digby | Mansfield Town | Undisclosed | [10] |
1 January 2019 | LB | ![]() |
Nathan McGinley | Middlesbrough | Undisclosed | [11] |
2 January 2019 | LW | ![]() |
Junior Mondal | Whitby Town | Undisclosed | [12] |
3 January 2019 | CF | ![]() |
Shawn McCoulsky | Bristol City | Undisclosed | [13] |
24 January 2019 | RB | ![]() |
Udoka Godwin-Malife | Oxford City | Undisclosed | [14] |
Transfers out
[edit]Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 July 2018 | CM | ![]() |
Tom Anderson | Free agent | Released | [15] |
1 July 2018 | GK | ![]() |
Cameron Belford | Chorley | Released | [15][16] |
1 July 2018 | RB | ![]() |
Dale Bennett | Sutton United | Mutual consent | [17] |
1 July 2018 | CF | ![]() |
Omar Bugiel | Bromley | Released | [15][18] |
1 July 2018 | DM | ![]() |
Callum Evans | Macclesfield Town | Released | [19] |
1 July 2018 | RW | ![]() |
Keanu Marsh-Brown | Newport County | Released | [15][20] |
1 July 2018 | CF | ![]() |
Olly Mehew | Free agent | Released | [15] |
1 July 2018 | CB | ![]() |
Manny Monthé | Tranmere Rovers | Undisclosed | [21] |
1 July 2018 | CB | ![]() |
Jon Moran | Chester | Released | [15][22] |
1 July 2018 | LM | ![]() |
Jordan Morris | Cirencester Town | Released | [15][23] |
1 July 2018 | DM | ![]() |
Isaiah Osbourne | Walsall | Rejected contract | [24][25] |
1 July 2018 | GK | ![]() |
Harry Pickering | Free agent | Released | [15] |
1 July 2018 | CB | ![]() |
Mark Roberts | Free agent | Released | [15] |
1 July 2018 | GK | ![]() |
Sam Russell | Grimsby Town | Released | [15][26] |
1 July 2018 | LB | ![]() |
Alex Whittle | Free agent | Released | [15] |
1 July 2018 | LB | ![]() |
Dan Wishart | Sutton United | Free transfer | [27] |
13 July 2018 | CF | ![]() |
Luke James | Hartlepool United | Free transfer | [28] |
Loans in
[edit]Start date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | End date | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 July 2018 | GK | ![]() |
Robert Sánchez | Brighton & Hove Albion | 31 May 2019 | [29] |
2 July 2018 | LW | ![]() |
Theo Archibald | Brentford | 7 January 2019 | [30][31] |
29 August 2018 | LB | ![]() |
Nathan McGinley | Middlesbrough | 1 January 2019 | [11] |
31 August 2018 | CF | ![]() |
Ben Morris | Ipswich Town | 31 May 2019 | [32] |
31 August 2018 | CM | ![]() |
Matt Worthington | Bournemouth | January 2019 | [33] |
14 January 2019 | GK | ![]() |
Lewis Ward | Reading | 31 May 2019 | [34] |
31 January 2019 | DM | ![]() |
Ben Liddle | Middlesbrough | 31 May 2019 | [35] |
Loans out
[edit]Start date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | End date | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 July 2018 | CM | ![]() |
Charlie Cooper | Newport County | 13 December 2018 | [20] |
10 August 2018 | GK | ![]() |
Lewis Thomas | Yate Town | 14 October 2018 | [36][37] |
23 August 2018 | CB | ![]() |
Haydn Hollis | Chesterfield | 31 May 2019 | [38] |
31 August 2018 | CF | ![]() |
Christian Doidge | Bolton Wanderers | 1 January 2019 | [39] |
6 September 2018 | CM | ![]() |
Jordan Simpson | Havant & Waterlooville | October 2018 | [40] |
20 September 2018 | LM | ![]() |
Fabien Robert | Gloucester City | November 2018 | [37][41] |
21 December 2018 | RW | ![]() |
Isaac Pearce | Gloucester City | January 2019 | [42] |
11 January 2019 | LM | ![]() |
Fabien Robert | Gloucester City | 31 May 2019 | [43] |
17 January 2019 | LB | ![]() |
Scott Laird | Walsall | 31 May 2019 | [44] |
22 January 2019 | GK | ![]() |
Lewis Thomas | Yate Town | 31 May 2019 | [45] |
31 January 2019 | CF | ![]() |
Tahvon Campbell | Gillingham | 31 May 2019 | [46] |
11 March 2019 | CM | ![]() |
Charlie Cooper | Boreham Wood | 31 May 2019 | [47] |
22 March 2019 | CM | ![]() |
Jordan Simpson | Hampton & Richmond Borough | 31 May 2019 | [48] |
Competitions
[edit]Pre-season friendlies
[edit]FGR will play Brimscombe & Thrupp, Torquay United, Weston-super-Mare, Leeds United, Swindon Supermarine, Bristol Rovers, Hereford, Shortwood United and Wrexham in pre-season.[49]
6 July 2018 Friendly | Brimscombe & Thrupp | 0–2 | Forest Green Rovers | Brimscombe and Thrupp |
19:30 BST | Report | Reid ![]() |
Stadium: The Meadow |
10 July 2018 Friendly | Torquay United | 1–4 | Forest Green Rovers | Torquay |
19:30 BST | Nabi ![]() |
Winchester ![]() Archibald ![]() Trialist ![]() Brown ![]() |
Stadium: Plainmoor |
13 July 2018 Friendly | Weston-super-Mare | 6–6 | Forest Green Rovers | Weston-super-Mare |
19:30 BST | Lucas ![]() Cane ![]() Swallow ![]() McGrory ![]() Trialist ![]() |
Report | Archibald ![]() Doidge ![]() Grubb ![]() |
Stadium: Woodspring Stadium |
17 July 2018 Friendly | Forest Green Rovers | 1–2 | Leeds United | Nailsworth |
19:00 BST | Grubb ![]() |
Report | Roofe ![]() Ayling ![]() |
Stadium: The New Lawn |
18 July 2018 Friendly | Swindon Supermarine | 2–2 | Forest Green Rovers | South Marston |
19:30 BST | McDonagh ![]() Parsons ![]() |
Report | Ogunleye ![]() Laird ![]() |
Stadium: Webbswood Stadium |
21 July 2018 Friendly | Forest Green Rovers | 1–0 | Bristol Rovers | Nailsworth |
15:00 BST | Doidge ![]() |
Report | Stadium: The New Lawn |
25 July 2018 Friendly | Hereford | 1–3 | Forest Green Rovers | Hereford |
19:45 BST | White ![]() |
Report | Rawson ![]() Reid ![]() |
Stadium: Edgar Street |
27 July 2018 Friendly | Shortwood United | v | Forest Green Rovers | Nailsworth |
19:30 BST | Stadium: Meadowbank Ground |
28 July 2018 Friendly | Wrexham | v | Forest Green Rovers | Wrexham |
15:00 BST | Stadium: Racecourse Ground |
League Two
[edit]League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | Milton Keynes Dons (P) | 46 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 71 | 49 | +22 | 79 | Promotion to EFL League One |
4 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 69 | 41 | +28 | 76 | Qualification for League Two play-offs[a] |
5 | Forest Green Rovers | 46 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 68 | 47 | +21 | 74 | |
6 | Tranmere Rovers (O, P) | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 63 | 50 | +13 | 73 | |
7 | Newport County | 46 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 71 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results [50]
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
- ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to EFL League One.
Results summary
[edit]Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
46 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 68 | 47 | +21 | 74 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 28 | 20 | +8 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 27 | +13 |
Last updated: 4 May 2019.
Source: BBC
Results by matchday
[edit]A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
[edit]On 21 June 2018, the League Two fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[51][52]
4 August 2018 1 | Grimsby Town | 1–4 | Forest Green Rovers | Cleethorpes |
15:00 BST | Rose ![]() |
Report | Winchester ![]() Collins ![]() Doidge ![]() |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 5,879 Referee: Martin Coy |
11 August 2018 2 | Forest Green Rovers | 1–1 | Oldham Athletic | Nailsworth |
15:00 BST | Reid ![]() |
Report | Gardner ![]() |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 2,759 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
18 August 2018 3 | Bury | 1–1 | Forest Green Rovers | Bury |
15:00 BST | Aimson ![]() |
Report | Doidge ![]() Gunning ![]() |
Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,853 Referee: John Busby |
21 August 2018 4 | Forest Green Rovers | 0–0 | Stevenage | Nailsworth |
19:45 BST | Report | Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 1,834 Referee: Brett Huxtable |
25 August 2018 5 | Forest Green Rovers | 1–1 | Swindon Town | Nailsworth |
15:00 BST | Doidge ![]() |
Report | Doughty ![]() |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 3,458 Referee: Andy Davies |
1 September 2018 6 | Notts County | 1–3 | Forest Green Rovers | Nottingham |
15:00 BST | Jones ![]() Stead ![]() |
Report | Shephard ![]() Reid ![]() Grubb ![]() |
Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 6,049 Referee: Peter Wright |
8 September 2018 7 | Forest Green Rovers | 1–1 | Port Vale | Nailsworth |
15:00 BST | Winchester ![]() Rawson ![]() |
Report | Pope ![]() |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 2,263 Referee: Alan Young |
15 September 2018 8 | Milton Keynes Dons | 1–1 | Forest Green Rovers | Denbigh |
15:00 BST | Aneke ![]() |
Report | Reid ![]() |
Stadium: Stadium mk Attendance: 6,638 Referee: Ben Toner |
22 September 2018 9 | Forest Green Rovers | 1–0 | Crawley Town | Nailsworth |
15:00 BST | Reid ![]() |
Report | McNerney ![]() |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 2,089 Referee: Tom Nield |
29 September 2018 10 | Macclesfield Town | 1–1 | Forest Green Rovers | Macclesfield |
15:00 BST | Wilson ![]() |
Report | Grubb ![]() |
Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 1,503 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
2 October 2018 11 | Cambridge United | 1–3 | Forest Green Rovers | Cambridge |
19:45 BST | Brown ![]() Carroll ![]() |
Report | Digby ![]() Grubb ![]() Worthington ![]() |
Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 3,059 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
6 October 2018 12 | Forest Green Rovers | 1–1 | Newport County | Nailsworth |
15:00 BST (UTC+1) | Winchester ![]() Bennett ![]() Reid ![]() |
Report | Amond ![]() |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 3,081 Referee: Tim Robinson |
13 October 2018 13 | Northampton Town | 2–1 | Forest Green Rovers | Northampton |
14:00 BST | Pierre ![]() Williams ![]() |
Report | Reid ![]() |
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,073 (234) Referee: Ollie Yates |
20 October 2018 14 | Forest Green Rovers | 1–1 | Cheltenham Town | Nailsworth |
15:00 BST | Mills ![]() |
Report | Barnett ![]() |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 3,582 Referee: Kevin Johnson |
23 October 2018 15 | Forest Green Rovers | 3–1 | Tranmere Rovers | Nailsworth |
19:45 BST | Brown ![]() Shephard ![]() Campbell ![]() |
Report | Mullin ![]() |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 2,181 Referee: Antony Coggins |
27 October 2018 16 | Exeter City | 1–2 | Forest Green Rovers | Exeter |
15:00 BST | Tillson ![]() Martin ![]() |
Report | Campbell ![]() James ![]() Brown ![]() Shephard ![]() Archibald ![]() |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 4,983 Referee: Dean Whitestone |
3 November 2018 17 | Lincoln City | 2–1 | Forest Green Rovers | Lincoln |
15:00 GMT | Akinde ![]() Anderson ![]() Gordon ![]() Andrade ![]() |
Report | Brown ![]() ![]() Gunning ![]() |
Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 8,542 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
17 November 2018 18 | Forest Green Rovers | 0–1 | Morecambe | Nailsworth |
15:00 GMT | Report | Wildig ![]() |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 3,085 Referee: Ben Toner |
24 November 2018 19 | Carlisle United | 1–2 | Forest Green Rovers | Carlisle |
15:00 GMT | Devitt ![]() |
Report | Morris ![]() Winchester ![]() |
Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 4,166 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
27 November 2018 20 | Forest Green Rovers | 0–1 | Colchester United | Nailsworth |
19:45 GMT | Report | Szmodics ![]() |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 1,600 Referee: Kevin Johnson |
8 December 2018 21 | Yeovil Town | 1–2 | Forest Green Rovers | Yeovil |
15:00 GMT | Browne ![]() |
Report | Digby ![]() Reid ![]() Williams ![]() |
Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 2,529 Referee: Michael Salisbury |
15 December 2018 A | Forest Green Rovers | A–A | Mansfield Town | Nailsworth |
15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: The New Lawn Referee: James Linington | ||
Note: Fixture was abandoned at half-time due to a waterlogged pitch.[53] |
22 December 2018 22 | Forest Green Rovers | 1–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Nailsworth |
15:00 GMT | Mills ![]() Montgomery ![]() Rawson ![]() Campbell ![]() |
Report | Jones ![]() |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 2,388 Referee: Matt Donohue |
26 December 2018 23 | Newport County | 1–4 | Forest Green Rovers | Newport |
15:00 GMT | Bennett ![]() Pipe ![]() Amond ![]() Butler ![]() |
Report | Williams ![]() Campbell ![]() |
Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,203 Referee: John Busby |
29 December 2018 24 | Cheltenham Town | 2–2 | Forest Green Rovers | Cheltenham |
15:00 GMT | Varney ![]() Thomas ![]() Maddox ![]() |
Report | McGinley ![]() Campbell ![]() Williams ![]() |
Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 5,125 Referee: Robert Lewis |
1 January 2019 25 | Forest Green Rovers | 2–1 | Northampton Town | Nailsworth |
15:00 GMT | Williams ![]() Gunning ![]() Shephard ![]() Archibald ![]() |
Report | Cornell ![]() Foley ![]() Williams ![]() |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 2,909 Referee: Kevin Johnson |
12 January 2019 26 | Oldham Athletic | 0–0 | Forest Green Rovers | Oldham |
15:00 GMT | Edmundson ![]() Lang ![]() Branger ![]() |
Report | Mills ![]() |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,194 Referee: Dean Whitestone |
19 January 2019 27 | Forest Green Rovers | 1–2 | Bury | Nailsworth |
15:00 GMT | Brown ![]() James ![]() Winchester ![]() |
Report | O'Shea ![]() Maynard ![]() |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 2,940 Referee: Lee Swabey |
22 January 2019 28 | Forest Green Rovers | 3–0 | Grimsby Town | Nailsworth |
19:45 GMT | Doidge ![]() Brown ![]() |
Report | Öhman ![]() Rose ![]() |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 1,810 Referee: Antony Coggins |
26 January 2019 29 | Stevenage | 0–2 | Forest Green Rovers | Stevenage |
15:00 GMT | Nugent ![]() |
Report | Shephard ![]() Montgomery ![]() Doidge ![]() |
Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 2,494 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
29 January 2019 30 | Forest Green Rovers | 1–1 | Mansfield Town | Nailsworth |
19:45 GMT | Reid ![]() |
Report | Grant ![]() Sweeney ![]() |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 2,428 Referee: Christopher Sarginson |
2 February 2019 P | Swindon Town | P–P | Forest Green Rovers | Swindon |
15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: County Ground | ||
Note: Fixture was postponed due to heavy snowfall in the area.[54] |
9 February 2019 31 | Forest Green Rovers | 1–2 | Notts County | Nailsworth |
15:00 GMT | Doidge ![]() Mills ![]() |
Report | O'Brien ![]() ![]() Schofield ![]() Boldewijn ![]() Barclay ![]() Hemmings ![]() Milsom ![]() |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 2,871 Referee: Neil Hair |
12 February 2019 32 | Swindon Town | 2–0 | Forest Green Rovers | Swindon |
19:45 GMT | Woolery ![]() Robinson ![]() Koiki ![]() Carroll ![]() |
Report | Brown ![]() Gunning ![]() Liddle ![]() |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,261 Referee: David Coote |
16 February 2019 33 | Forest Green Rovers | 3–0 | Yeovil Town | Nailsworth |
15:00 GMT | Collins ![]() ![]() Mondal ![]() Doidge ![]() Digby ![]() |
Report | Gafaiti ![]() Dickinson ![]() Alcock ![]() |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 2,449 Referee: Ben Toner |
23 February 2019 34 | Mansfield Town | 1–0 | Forest Green Rovers | Mansfield |
15:00 GMT | Preston ![]() Benning ![]() Walker ![]() ![]() Tomlinson ![]() |
Report | Digby ![]() Winchester ![]() Gunning ![]() Doidge ![]() |
Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 5,256 Referee: Matt Donohue |
2 March 2019 35 | Forest Green Rovers | 1–2 | Lincoln City | Nailsworth |
15:00 GMT | Brown ![]() Collins ![]() |
Report | Akinde ![]() |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 3,165 Referee: Andy Davies |
9 March 2019 36 | Morecambe | 3–0 | Forest Green Rovers | Morecambe |
15:00 GMT | Oates ![]() Collins ![]() Kenyon ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,528 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
12 March 2019 37 | Colchester United | 0–3 | Forest Green Rovers | Colchester |
19:45 GMT | Nouble ![]() ![]() |
Report | Shephard ![]() Brown ![]() Ward ![]() Doidge ![]() |
Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 2,871 Referee: Alan Young |
16 March 2019 38 | Forest Green Rovers | 1–1 | Carlisle United | Nailsworth |
15:00 GMT | Brown ![]() |
Report | Thomas ![]() Parkes ![]() |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 2,381 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
23 March 2019 39 | Port Vale | 0–2 | Forest Green Rovers | Burslem |
15:00 GMT | Clark ![]() |
Report | Brown ![]() |
Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 4,429 Referee: Paul Marsden |
30 March 2019 40 | Forest Green Rovers | 1–2 | Milton Keynes Dons | Nailsworth |
15:00 GMT | Rawson ![]() Williams ![]() |
Report | Agard ![]() Martin ![]() ![]() McGrandles ![]() |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 3,220 Referee: Christopher Sarginson |
6 April 2019 41 | Crawley Town | 1–2 | Forest Green Rovers | Crawley |
15:00 BST | Bulman ![]() Morais ![]() McNerney ![]() |
Report | Doidge ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,088 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
13 April 2019 42 | Forest Green Rovers | 2–0 | Macclesfield Town | Nailsworth |
15:00 BST | Doidge ![]() Mills ![]() |
Report | Whitaker ![]() Kelleher ![]() |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 2,386 Referee: Craig Hicks |
19 April 2019 43 | Tranmere Rovers | 0–1 | Forest Green Rovers | Birkenhead |
15:00 BST | Norwood ![]() |
Report | Mondal ![]() McGinley ![]() |
Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 9,468 Referee: Dean Whitestone |
22 April 2019 44 | Forest Green Rovers | 2–1 | Cambridge United | Nailsworth |
15:00 BST | Gunning ![]() Doidge ![]() |
Report | Lewis ![]() Knowles ![]() |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 2,699 Referee: Thomas Bramall |
27 April 2019 45 | Crewe Alexandra | 4–3 | Forest Green Rovers | Crewe |
15:00 BST | Porter ![]() Mills ![]() Hunt ![]() Kirk ![]() ![]() |
Report | Brown ![]() ![]() Mondal ![]() Gunning ![]() Doidge ![]() Mills ![]() Reid ![]() |
Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 3,906 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
4 May 2019 46 | Forest Green Rovers | 0–0 | Exeter City | Nailsworth |
12:30 BST | Gunning ![]() |
Report | Martin ![]() Collins ![]() Woodman ![]() Sweeney ![]() |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 4,537 Referee: Ben Toner |
Play-offs
[edit]10 May 2019 Semi-final first leg | Tranmere Rovers | 1–0 | Forest Green Rovers | Birkenhead |
19:45 BST | Banks ![]() |
Report | Gunning ![]() |
Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 9,579 Referee: John Busby |
13 May 2019 Semi-final second leg | Forest Green Rovers | 1–1 (1–2 agg.) | Tranmere Rovers | Nailsworth |
19:45 BST | Mills ![]() Winchester ![]() ![]() |
Report | Banks ![]() Norwood ![]() |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 4,492 Referee: Eddie Ilderton |
FA Cup
[edit]The first round draw was made live on BBC by Dennis Wise and Dion Dublin on 22 October.[55]
10 November 2018 First round | Oxford United | 0–0 | Forest Green Rovers | Oxford |
15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 3,933 Referee: Nicholas Kinseley |
20 November 2018 First round replay | Forest Green Rovers | 0–3 | Oxford United | Nailsworth |
19:45 GMT | Report | Henry ![]() Mackie ![]() Browne ![]() |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 1,614 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
EFL Cup
[edit]On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made in Vietnam.[56] The second round draw was made from the Stadium of Light on 16 August.[57]
14 August 2018 First round | Swindon Town | 0–1 | Forest Green Rovers | Swindon |
19:45 BST | Report | Campbell ![]() |
Stadium: County Ground Referee: David Webb |
28 August 2018 Second round | Wycombe Wanderers | 2–2 (4–3 p) | Forest Green Rovers | High Wycombe |
19:45 BST | Kashket ![]() Stewart ![]() |
Report | Grubb ![]() Winchester ![]() |
Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 1,934 Referee: Antony Coggins |
Penalties | ||||
Jacobson ![]() Freeman ![]() McCarthy ![]() Stewart ![]() Saunders ![]() |
Doidge ![]() Gunning ![]() Grubb ![]() Brown ![]() Digby ![]() |
EFL Trophy
[edit]On 13 July 2018, the initial group stage draw bar the U21 invited clubs was announced.[58]
Pos | Lge | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | L2 | Cheltenham Town | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 6 | Round 2 |
2 | ACA | Arsenal U21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 6 | |
3 | L2 | Forest Green Rovers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 | |
4 | L1 | Coventry City | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 2 |
4 September 2018 Group stages | Forest Green Rovers | 4–0 | Cheltenham Town | Nailsworth |
19:30 BST | Grubb ![]() Campbell ![]() Williams ![]() Pearce ![]() |
Report | Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 1,074 Referee: Lee Swabey |
9 October 2018 Group stages | Coventry City | 1–1 (4–2 p) | Forest Green Rovers | Coventry |
19:45 BST | Hiwula ![]() |
Report | Pearce ![]() |
Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 1,341 |
Penalties | ||||
Hiwula ![]() Bakayoko ![]() Camwell ![]() Kelly ![]() Hyam ![]() |
Worthington ![]() Williams ![]() Grubb ![]() Archibald ![]() |
7 November 2018 Group stages | Forest Green Rovers | 1–3 | Arsenal U21 | Nailsworth |
19:00 GMT | Grubb ![]() |
Report | Willock ![]() John-Jules ![]() |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 1,602 Referee: Christopher Sarginson |
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