Forest Green Rovers Football Club is an English football club based in Nailsworth, Gloucestershire. The club is affiliated to the Gloucestershire County FA.

Early history

Forest Green Rovers was founded in October 1889 by the local Nonconformist church minister.^[1] In 1894 Forest Green Rovers became founder members of the "Mid Gloucestershire League", the first association football league in the county outside Bristol. After MGL folding in 1902, Forest Green become members of the newly formed Stroud League and also members of the Dursley and District League which they won in 1903, the club's first silverware. The Rovers first team competed in two leagues almost every season from 1900 until 1922 and again from 1928 until 1937. (This was quite common with leagues generally not having as many teams as those today).

After a break for the Great War, Rovers enjoyed a period of great success winning two football leagues and three cups in both 1921 and 1922. They then joined the newly formed Gloucestershire Northern Senior League with Cheltenham Town among others in 1922.

Rovers joined the newly formed County League in 1968 and played under manager Peter Goring, (the ex-Arsenal number 6), for the next 11 years moving up again to the Hellenic League in 1975 under Peter's stewardship.

Key

Key to league record

Level = Level of the league in the current league system
Pld = Games played
W = Games won
D = Games drawn
L = Games lost
GF = Goals for
GA = Goals against
GD = Goals difference
Pts = Points
Position = Position in the final league table
Top scorer and number of goals scored shown in bold when he was also top scorer for the division. Number of goals includes goals scored in play-offs.

Key to cup records

Res = Final reached round
Rec = Final club record in the form of wins-draws-losses
PR = Preliminary round
QR1 (2, etc.) = Qualifying Cup rounds
G = Group stage
R1 (2, etc.) = Proper Cup rounds
QF = Quarter-finalists
SF = Semi-finalists
F = Finalists
A (QF, SF, F) = Area quarter-, semi-, finalists
W = Winners

Seasons

List of Forest Green Rovers seasons starting since their moving to Hellenic League in 1975.

Year	League	Lvl	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Position	Leading league scorer(s)^[2]		FA Cup		EFL Cup		EFL Trophy		FA Trophy		Average home attendance^[3]^[a]
Year	League	Lvl	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Position	Name(s)	Goals	Res	Rec	Res	Rec	Res	Rec	Res	Rec	Average home attendance^[3]^[a]
1975–76	Hellenic Football League Premier Division	8	30	14	10	6	82	53	+29	52*	4th of 16
1976–77			30	8	9	13	44	50	−6	33*	11th of 16
1977–78			30	6	12	12	49	59	−10	24*	12th of 16			QR2	1–0–1
1978–79			26	15	4	7	52	35	+17	34*	3rd of 14			QR1	1–0–1
1979–80			30	11	10	9	56	45	+11	32*	6th of 16			QR2	1–0–1
1980–81			30	14	6	10	57	53	+4	34*	7th of 16			QR1	1–2–1
1981–82			30	23	1	6	71	20	+51	47*	1st of 16 Promoted			QR1	0–0–1
1982–83	Southern Football League Midland Division	7	32	21	3	8	68	32	+36	66	3rd of 17			QR1	0–0–1
1983–84			38	15	12	11	67	51	+16	57	11th of 20			QR2	1–1–1					PR	0–1–1
1984–85			34	9	10	15	49	65	−16	37	14th of 18			QR1	1–0–1					QR3	2–1–1
1985–86			40	14	9	17	52	56	−4	51	14th of 21			QR1	1–0–1					QR1	0–0–1
1986–87			38	16	9	13	65	53	+12	57	9th of 20			QR3	2–0–1					QR1	0–0–1
1987–88			42	14	16	12	67	54	+13	58	9th of 22			QR3	2–0–1					QR3	2–0–1
1988–89			42	12	16	14	64	67	−3	52	12th of 22			QR3	2–0–1					QR1	0–0–1
1989–90			42	16	13	13	75	62	+13	61	10th of 22			QR2	1–1–1					QR3	2–0–1
1990–91			42	11	14	17	51	64	−13	47	18th of 22			QR2	2–1–1					R3	5–1–1
1991–92			42	14	4	24	66	88	−22	46	19th of 22			QR1	0–0–1					QR3	0–0–1
1992–93			42	12	6	24	61	97	−36	42	19th of 22			QR1	1–0–1
1993–94			42	12	12	18	61	84	−23	48	15th of 22			QR1	0–1–1
1994–95			42	11	13	18	56	76	−20	46	18th of 22			PR	0–1–1					QR2	1–1–1
1994–95			Club transferred.											PR	0–1–1					QR2	1–1–1
1995–96	Southern Football League Southern Division		42	22	8	12	85	55	+30	74	8th of 22			QR3	3–2–1					QR1	0–0–1
1996–97	Southern Football League Southern Division		42	27	10	5	87	40	+47	91	1st of 22 Promoted			QR1	0–0–1					QR2	1–0–1
1997–98	Southern Football League Premier Division	6	42	27	8	7	93	55	+38	89	1st of 22 Promoted			QR2	1–0–1					QR2	0–0–1
1998–99	Conference National	5	42	15	13	14	55	50	+5	58	12th of 22	Marc McGregor	12	QR3	0–0–1					RU	6–1–1	854
1999–2000			42	13	8	21	54	63	−9	47	19th of 22	Marc McGregor	12	R2	2–0–1					R4	2–0–1	975
2000–01			42	11	15	16	43	54	−11	48	16th of 22	Alex Meechan	13	R1	1–0–1					RU	5–2–1	862
2001–02			42	12	15	15	54	76	−22	51	18th of 22	Mark Cooper	17	R1	1–2–0					R5	2–1–1	841
2002–03			42	17	8	17	61	62	−1	59	9th of 22	Neil Grayson	15	R1	1–1–1					QF	3–0–1	858
2003–04			42	12	12	18	58	80	−22	48	18th of 22	Scott Rogers Neil Grayson	9	QR4	0–0–1					R4	1–1–1	902
2004–05			42	6	15	21	41	81	−40	33	20th of 22	Charlie Griffin	17	R1	1–1–1					R3	0–0–1	743
2004–05			Reprieved from relegation due to Northwich Victoria demotion.											R1	1–1–1					R3	0–0–1	743
2005–06			42	8	14	20	49	62	−13	38	19th of 22	Paul Wanless	10	QR4	0–0–1					R3	2–0–1	977
2006–07			46	13	18	15	59	64	−5	57	14th of 24	Simon Clist Danny Carey-Bertram	7	QR4	0–0–1					R1	0–0–1	1,185
2007–08			46	19	14	13	76	59	+17	71	8th of 24	Stuart Fleetwood	27	R2	2–2–1					R2	1–0–1	1,178
2008–09			46	12	16	18	70	76	−6	52	18th of 24	Andy Mangan	26	R3	3–1–1					QF	3–0–1	955
2009–10			44	12	9	23	50	76	−26	45	21st of 23	Jonathan Smith	8	R3	3–1–1					R1	0–0–1	1,012
2009–10			Reprieved from relegation due to Salisbury City demotion.											R3	3–1–1					R1	0–0–1	1,012
2010–11			46	10	16	20	53	72	−19	46	20th of 24	Reece Styche	15	R1	1–0–1					R1	0–0–1	949
2011–12			46	19	13	14	66	45	+21	70	10th of 24	Yan Klukowski	18	QR4	0–0–1					R1	0–1–1	1,034
2012–13			46	18	11	17	63	49	+14	65	10th of 24	James Norwood	15	R1	1–1–1					R2	1–0–1	1,202
2013–14			46	19	10	17	80	66	+14	67	10th of 24	James Norwood	18	QR41	0–0–1					R2	1–3–0	1,194
2014–15			46	22	16	8	80	54	+26	79	5th of 24	Jon Parkin	25	QR1	1–1–1					R2	1–3–0	1,502
2014–15			Lost in the play-off semifinal.											QR1	1–1–1					R2	1–3–0	1,502
Fifth and sixth tier divisions renamed.
2015–16	National League	5	46	26	11	9	69	42	+27	89	2nd of 24	Jon Parkin	13	R2	2–0–1					R1	0–0–1	1,758
2015–16			Lost in the play-off final.											R2	2–0–1					R1	0–0–1	1,758
2016–17			46	25	11	10	88	56	+32	86	3rd of 24	Christian Doidge	25	QR4	0–0–1					R3	2–1–1	1,753
2016–17			Promoted after winning the play-offs.											QR4	0–0–1					R3	2–1–1	1,753
2017–18	EFL League Two	4	46	13	8	25	54	77	-23	47	21st of 24	Christian Doidge	20	R2	1–1–1	R1	0–0–1	R3	3–0–2			2,772
2018–19			46	20	14	12	68	47	+21	74	5th of 24	Christian Doidge	14	R1	0–1–1	R2	1–1–0	G	1–1–1			2,701
2018–19			Lost in the play-off semi-final.											R1	0–1–1	R2	1–1–0	G	1–1–1			2,701
2019–20			36	13	10	13	43	40	+3	49	10th of 24	Joseph Mills	7	R2	1–1–1	R2	0–2–0	G	1–1–1
2020–21			46	20	13	13	59	51	+8	73	6th of 24	Jamille Matt	17	R1	0–0–1	R1	0–0–1	R2	1–1–2
2020–21			Lost in the play-off semi-final.											R1	0–0–1	R1	0–0–1	R2	1–1–2
2021–22			46	23	15	8	75	44	+31	84	1st of 24	Mathew Stevens	23	R1	0–0–1	R2	0–1–1	R2	1-2-1			2,715
2021–22			Promoted as EFL League Two Champions											R1	0–0–1	R2	0–1–1	R2	1-2-1			2,715
2022–23	EFL League One	3	46	6	9	31	31	89	-58	27	24th of 24	Connor Wickham	6	R3	2–2–1	R2	1–1–1	R2	1–1–1			3,148
2022–23	EFL League One	3	Relegated to EFL League Two											R3	2–2–1	R2	1–1–1	R2	1–1–1			3,148
2023–24	EFL League Two	4

^* – two points for win.

^ Average home attendance = for league games only

Overall stats

Years	Competition	Level	S	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1975–76 - 1981–82	Hellenic Football League Premier Division	8	7	206	91	52	63	411	315	+96	256*
1982–83 - 1996–97	Southern Football League Midland/Southern Division	7	15	602	226	155	221	974	944	+30	833
1997–98	Southern Football League Premier Division	6	1	42	27	8	7	93	55	+38	89
1998–99 - 2016–17	Conference National/National League	5	19	840	289	245	306	1169	1187	−18	1112
2017–18 - 2021–22	EFL League Two	4	5	220	89	60	71	299	259	+40	327
2022–23 - present	EFL League One	3	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1977–78 - 2017–18	FA Cup	–	41	101	41	20	40				–
1983–84 - 2016–17	FA Trophy	–	32	90	43	17	30				–

^* – two points for win.

First squad players

Eleven players who have the greatest number of league appearances in first team squad.^[4]

Year	Goalkeepers	Defenders	Midfielders	Strikers
1998/99	Justin Shuttlewood	Mike Kilgour Jason Drysdale Ian Hedges Chris Honor	Rob Cook Don Forbes Nathan Wigg Danny Bailey	Marc McGregor Alex Sykes
1999/2000	Steve Perrin	Billy Clark Jason Drysdale Ian Hedges Wayne Hatswell	Chris Burns Don Forbes Tony Daley Danny Bailey	Marc McGregor Alex Sykes
2000/01	Steve Perrin	Billy Clark Jason Drysdale Dave Norton Wayne Hatswell	Chris Burns Robin Cousins Tony Daley Stuart Slater	Adrian Foster Alex Meechan
2001/02	Steve Perrin	Simon Travis Kevin Langan Stephen Jenkins Jamie Impey	Mark Shaw Robin Cousins Martin Foster Mark Cooper	Carl Heggs Alex Meechan
2002/03	Steve Perrin	Matthew Russell Kevin Langan Stephen Jenkins	Gary Owers Alex Sykes Martin Foster John Richardson	Neil Grayson Kayode Odejayi Alex Meechan
2003/04	Steve Perrin	Denny Ingram Lee Phillips Gareth Stoker	Scott Rogers Damon Searle Martin Foster John Richardson	Neil Grayson Steve Cowe Alex Meechan
2004/05	Dean Williams / Steve Perrin	Des Lyttle Adam Garner Matt Gadsby Stuart Roberts	Scott Rogers Damon Searle Chris Davies John Richardson	Charlie Griffin Mark Beesley
2005/06	Ryan Clarke	Abdul Sall Sekani Simpson Matt Gadsby Luke Graham	Paul Wanless Damon Searle John Richardson	Alex Meechan Julian Alsop Guy Madjo
2006/07	Ryan Robinson	Darren Jones Kevin Nicholson John Hardiker	Michael Brough Les Afful Alex Lawless Simon Clist	Alex Meechan Mark Beesley Saul Williams
2007/08	Ryan Robinson	Darren Jones Paul Stonehouse Anthony Tonkin John Hardiker	Michael Brough Jamie Pitman Alex Lawless Simon Clist	Stuart Fleetwood Chris Giles
2008/09	Terry Burton	Darren Jones Paul Stonehouse Jerry Gill Mark Preece	Jonathan Smith Lee Fowler Alex Lawless Simon Clist	Conal Platt Andy Mangan
2009/10	Terry Burton	Jared Hodgkiss Paul Stonehouse Ollie Thorne Mark Preece	Jonathan Smith Daniel Powell Isaiah Rankin	Conal Platt David Brown Tomi Ameobi
2010/11	James Bittner	Jared Hodgkiss Luke Jones Gavin Caines Craig Armstrong	Yan Klukowski Kieron Forbes Wayne Turk Curtis McDonald	Ross Dyer Reece Styche
2011/12	James Bittner / Sam Russell	Jared Hodgkiss Eddie Oshodi Jamie Turley Chris Stokes	Yan Klukowski Kieron Forbes James Rowe Luke Graham	James Norwood Matty Taylor
2012/13	Sam Russell	Jared Hodgkiss Eddie Oshodi Jamie Turley Chris Stokes	Yan Klukowski Kieron Forbes Al Bangura Aarran Racine	James Norwood Matthew Taylor
2013/14	Sam Russell	Jared Hodgkiss Eddie Oshodi Dale Bennett Paul Green	Yan Klukowski Marcus Kelly Al Bangura Anthony Barry	James Norwood Danny Wright

References

^ http://www.forestgreenroversfc.com/about-forest-green-rovers/our-history Forest Green Rovers: Our history
^ http://forestgreenroversfc.co.uk/id12.html Forest Green Rovers archived stats
^ "English non-league attendances archive". EFS. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
^ http://www.forestgreenroversfc.co.uk/id12.html The 15 Conference Seasons of Forest Green Rovers

v t e Forest Green Rovers Football Club
Overview	Players Managers Seasons
Grounds	The Lawn Ground The New Lawn Eco Park
Seasons	2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23
Matches	1982 FA Vase Final 1999 FA Trophy final 2001 FA Trophy final 2016 National League play-off final 2017 National League play-off final

v t e Lists of English men's football seasons by club
Clubs are grouped by their division in the 2023–24 season
Premier League	Arsenal Aston Villa Bournemouth Brentford Brighton & Hove Albion Burnley Chelsea Crystal Palace Everton Fulham Liverpool Luton Town Manchester City Manchester United Newcastle United Nottingham Forest Sheffield United Tottenham Hotspur West Ham United Wolverhampton Wanderers
Championship	Birmingham City Blackburn Rovers Bristol City Cardiff City Coventry City Huddersfield Town Hull City Ipswich Town Leeds United Leicester City Middlesbrough Millwall Norwich City Plymouth Argyle Preston North End Queens Park Rangers Rotherham United Sheffield Wednesday Southampton Stoke City Sunderland Swansea City Watford West Bromwich Albion
League One	Barnsley Blackpool Bolton Wanderers Bristol Rovers Burton Albion Cambridge United Carlisle United Charlton Athletic Cheltenham Town Derby County Exeter City Fleetwood Town Leyton Orient Lincoln City Northampton Town Oxford United Peterborough United Port Vale Portsmouth Reading Shrewsbury Town Stevenage Wigan Athletic Wycombe Wanderers
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Non-League	AFC Fylde Aldershot Town Alfreton Town Altrincham Arlesey Town Ashford United Banbury United Barnet Bath City Bishop's Stortford Blyth Spartans Bradford Park Avenue Burnham Bury Cambridge City Chester Chesham United Chesterfield Chippenham Town Cirencester Town Corby Town Dagenham & Redbridge Darlington Dartford Dover Athletic Eastbourne Borough Eastbourne Town Ebbsfleet United FC Halifax Town F.C. United of Manchester Gateshead Glossop North End Gloucester City Harrow Borough Hartlepool United Havant & Waterlooville Hayes & Yeading United Hitchin Town Kidderminster Harriers King's Lynn Town Macclesfield Town Maidstone United Margate Nelson Northwich Victoria Nuneaton Town Oldham Athletic Redditch United Rochdale Scarborough Athletic Scunthorpe United Southend United Southport Spennymoor Town Swindon Supermarine Tamworth Torquay United Walton & Hersham Walton Casuals Welling United Weymouth Whitby Town Wingate & Finchley Woking Yeovil Town York City
Defunct clubs	Aldershot Chester City Hereford United Hinckley United Rushden & Diamonds Salisbury City Scarborough Wimbledon Wigan Borough
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