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2018–19 Forest Green Rovers F.C. season

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.

Forest Green Rovers
2018–19 season
ChairmanDale Vince
ManagerMark Cooper
StadiumThe New Lawn
EFL League Two5th
FA CupFirst round
EFL CupSecond round
(Vs. Wycombe Wanderers)
EFL TrophyGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Christian Doidge (14)
All:
Christian Doidge (14)

The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.

Transfers

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Transfers in

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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   Perth Glory 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

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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

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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

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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

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Pre-season friendlies

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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 (2018-07-06) Friendly Brimscombe & Thrupp 0–2 Forest Green Rovers Brimscombe and Thrupp
19:30 BST Report Reid   7', 23' Stadium: The Meadow
10 July 2018 (2018-07-10) Friendly Torquay United 1–4 Forest Green Rovers Torquay
19:30 BST Nabi   30' Winchester   5'
Archibald   48'
Trialist   59' (o.g.)
Brown   64'		 Stadium: Plainmoor
13 July 2018 (2018-07-13) Friendly Weston-super-Mare 6–6 Forest Green Rovers Weston-super-Mare
19:30 BST Lucas   12', 43'
Cane   14'
Swallow   62'
McGrory   65'
Trialist   90'		 Report Archibald   3', 52'
Doidge   8' (pen.), 29', 32' (pen.)
Grubb   24'		 Stadium: Woodspring Stadium
17 July 2018 (2018-07-17) Friendly Forest Green Rovers 1–2 Leeds United Nailsworth
19:00 BST Grubb   45' Report Roofe   16'
Ayling   25'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
18 July 2018 (2018-07-18) Friendly Swindon Supermarine 2–2 Forest Green Rovers South Marston
19:30 BST McDonagh   8'
Parsons   65'		 Report Ogunleye   26'
Laird   82'		 Stadium: Webbswood Stadium
21 July 2018 (2018-07-21) Friendly Forest Green Rovers 1–0 Bristol Rovers Nailsworth
15:00 BST Doidge   7' (pen.) Report Stadium: The New Lawn
25 July 2018 (2018-07-25) Friendly Hereford 1–3 Forest Green Rovers Hereford
19:45 BST White   51' Report Rawson   21'
Reid   71', 78'		 Stadium: Edgar Street
27 July 2018 (2018-07-27) Friendly Shortwood United v Forest Green Rovers Nailsworth
19:30 BST Stadium: Meadowbank Ground
28 July 2018 (2018-07-28) Friendly Wrexham v Forest Green Rovers Wrexham
15:00 BST Stadium: Racecourse Ground

League Two

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League table

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Main article: 2018–19 EFL League Two
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
Source: EFL Official Website
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:
  1. ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to EFL League One.

Results summary

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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

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Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHHAHAHAAHAHHAAHAHAHAAHAHHAHHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAH
ResultWDDDDWDDWDWDLDWWLLWLWWWDWDLWWDLLWLLLWDWLWWWWLD
Position247912791277568966810101087765776546756796666666555
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2019. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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On 21 June 2018, the League Two fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[51][52]

4 August 2018 (2018-08-04) 1 Grimsby Town 1–4 Forest Green Rovers Cleethorpes
15:00 BST Rose   31' (pen.) Report Winchester   51'
Collins   67' (o.g.)
Doidge   70', 83'		 Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 5,879
Referee: Martin Coy
11 August 2018 (2018-08-11) 2 Forest Green Rovers 1–1 Oldham Athletic Nailsworth
15:00 BST Reid   22' Report Gardner   78' (pen.) Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 2,759
Referee: Darren Drysdale
18 August 2018 (2018-08-18) 3 Bury 1–1 Forest Green Rovers Bury
15:00 BST Aimson   90' Report Doidge   29'
Gunning   76'		 Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 2,853
Referee: John Busby
21 August 2018 (2018-08-21) 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 (2018-08-25) 5 Forest Green Rovers 1–1 Swindon Town Nailsworth
15:00 BST Doidge   5' Report Doughty   11' (pen.) Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 3,458
Referee: Andy Davies
1 September 2018 (2018-09-01) 6 Notts County 1–3 Forest Green Rovers Nottingham
15:00 BST Jones   52'
Stead   70'		 Report Shephard   29'
Reid   59'
Grubb   84'		 Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 6,049
Referee: Peter Wright
8 September 2018 (2018-09-08) 7 Forest Green Rovers 1–1 Port Vale Nailsworth
15:00 BST Winchester   15'
Rawson   76'		 Report Pope   73' (pen.) Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 2,263
Referee: Alan Young
15 September 2018 (2018-09-15) 8 Milton Keynes Dons 1–1 Forest Green Rovers Denbigh
15:00 BST Aneke   31' Report Reid   80' (pen.) Stadium: Stadium mk
Attendance: 6,638
Referee: Ben Toner
22 September 2018 (2018-09-22) 9 Forest Green Rovers 1–0 Crawley Town Nailsworth
15:00 BST Reid   70' Report McNerney   90+3' Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 2,089
Referee: Tom Nield
29 September 2018 (2018-09-29) 10 Macclesfield Town 1–1 Forest Green Rovers Macclesfield
15:00 BST Wilson   55' Report Grubb   48' Stadium: Moss Rose
Attendance: 1,503
Referee: Graham Salisbury
2 October 2018 (2018-10-02) 11 Cambridge United 1–3 Forest Green Rovers Cambridge
19:45 BST Brown   21'
Carroll   76'		 Report Digby   34'
Grubb   55'
Worthington   88'		 Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 3,059
Referee: Charles Breakspear
6 October 2018 (2018-10-06) 12 Forest Green Rovers 1–1 Newport County Nailsworth
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Winchester   4'
Bennett   18' (og)
Reid   65'		 Report Amond   38' Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 3,081
Referee: Tim Robinson
13 October 2018 (2018-10-13) 13 Northampton Town 2–1 Forest Green Rovers Northampton
14:00 BST Pierre   63'
Williams   90+7'		 Report Reid   43' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,073 (234)
Referee: Ollie Yates
20 October 2018 (2018-10-20) 14 Forest Green Rovers 1–1 Cheltenham Town Nailsworth
15:00 BST Mills   75' Report Barnett   26' Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 3,582
Referee: Kevin Johnson
23 October 2018 (2018-10-23) 15 Forest Green Rovers 3–1 Tranmere Rovers Nailsworth
19:45 BST Brown   11'
Shephard   39'
Campbell   90+8'		 Report Mullin   85' Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 2,181
Referee: Antony Coggins
27 October 2018 (2018-10-27) 16 Exeter City 1–2 Forest Green Rovers Exeter
15:00 BST Tillson   26'
Martin   90+4'		 Report Campbell   31'
James   46'
Brown   50'
Shephard   72'
Archibald   90'		 Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 4,983
Referee: Dean Whitestone
3 November 2018 (2018-11-03) 17 Lincoln City 2–1 Forest Green Rovers Lincoln
15:00 GMT Akinde   8'
Anderson   47'
Gordon   72'
Andrade   77'		 Report Brown   12',   39'
Gunning   67'		 Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 8,542
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
17 November 2018 (2018-11-17) 18 Forest Green Rovers 0–1 Morecambe Nailsworth
15:00 GMT Report Wildig   86' Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 3,085
Referee: Ben Toner
24 November 2018 (2018-11-24) 19 Carlisle United 1–2 Forest Green Rovers Carlisle
15:00 GMT Devitt   77' (pen.) Report Morris   12'
Winchester   71'		 Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 4,166
Referee: Carl Boyeson
27 November 2018 (2018-11-27) 20 Forest Green Rovers 0–1 Colchester United Nailsworth
19:45 GMT Report Szmodics   25' Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 1,600
Referee: Kevin Johnson
8 December 2018 (2018-12-08) 21 Yeovil Town 1–2 Forest Green Rovers Yeovil
15:00 GMT Browne   56' Report Digby   76'
Reid   90+2'
Williams   90+4'		 Stadium: Huish Park
Attendance: 2,529
Referee: Michael Salisbury
15 December 2018 (2018-12-15) 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 (2018-12-22) 22 Forest Green Rovers 1–0 Crewe Alexandra Nailsworth
15:00 GMT Mills   45'
Montgomery   55'
Rawson   87'
Campbell   89'		 Report Jones   90+2' Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 2,388
Referee: Matt Donohue
26 December 2018 (2018-12-26) 23 Newport County 1–4 Forest Green Rovers Newport
15:00 GMT Bennett   33'
Pipe   40'
Amond   45+2' (pen.)
Butler   51'		 Report Williams   3', 52', 57'
Campbell   43'		 Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 4,203
Referee: John Busby
29 December 2018 (2018-12-29) 24 Cheltenham Town 2–2 Forest Green Rovers Cheltenham
15:00 GMT Varney   78'
Thomas   80'
Maddox   90'		 Report McGinley   44'
Campbell   61'
Williams   67'		 Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 5,125
Referee: Robert Lewis
1 January 2019 (2019-01-01) 25 Forest Green Rovers 2–1 Northampton Town Nailsworth
15:00 GMT Williams   1'
Gunning   28'
Shephard   45+2'
Archibald   90+4'		 Report Cornell   45+2'
Foley   50'
Williams   73'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 2,909
Referee: Kevin Johnson
12 January 2019 (2019-01-12) 26 Oldham Athletic 0–0 Forest Green Rovers Oldham
15:00 GMT Edmundson   32'
Lang   34'
Branger   65'		 Report Mills   73' Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 4,194
Referee: Dean Whitestone
19 January 2019 (2019-01-19) 27 Forest Green Rovers 1–2 Bury Nailsworth
15:00 GMT Brown   28'
James   45'
Winchester   45+2'		 Report O'Shea   69'
Maynard   83'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 2,940
Referee: Lee Swabey
22 January 2019 (2019-01-22) 28 Forest Green Rovers 3–0 Grimsby Town Nailsworth
19:45 GMT Doidge   29', 45+1'
Brown   50'		 Report Öhman   49'
Rose   64'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 1,810
Referee: Antony Coggins
26 January 2019 (2019-01-26) 29 Stevenage 0–2 Forest Green Rovers Stevenage
15:00 GMT Nugent   29' Report Shephard   13'
Montgomery   35'
Doidge   55'		 Stadium: Broadhall Way
Attendance: 2,494
Referee: Darren Drysdale
29 January 2019 (2019-01-29) 30 Forest Green Rovers 1–1 Mansfield Town Nailsworth
19:45 GMT Reid   70' Report Grant   14'
Sweeney   40'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 2,428
Referee: Christopher Sarginson
2 February 2019 (2019-02-02) 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 (2019-02-09) 31 Forest Green Rovers 1–2 Notts County Nailsworth
15:00 GMT Doidge   39'
Mills   63'		 Report O'Brien   57'   76'
Schofield   62'
Boldewijn   77'
Barclay   79'
Hemmings   90'
Milsom   90+1'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 2,871
Referee: Neil Hair
12 February 2019 (2019-02-12) 32 Swindon Town 2–0 Forest Green Rovers Swindon
19:45 GMT Woolery   36'
Robinson   44'
Koiki   69'
Carroll   83'		 Report Brown   8'
Gunning   25'
Liddle   56'		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 6,261
Referee: David Coote
16 February 2019 (2019-02-16) 33 Forest Green Rovers 3–0 Yeovil Town Nailsworth
15:00 GMT Collins   16'   58'
Mondal   22'
Doidge   31'
Digby   61'		 Report Gafaiti   51'
Dickinson   76'
Alcock   83'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 2,449
Referee: Ben Toner
23 February 2019 (2019-02-23) 34 Mansfield Town 1–0 Forest Green Rovers Mansfield
15:00 GMT Preston   29'
Benning   32'
Walker   69'   90+7'
Tomlinson   90+3'		 Report Digby   32'
Winchester   52'
Gunning   64'
Doidge   90+6'		 Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 5,256
Referee: Matt Donohue
2 March 2019 (2019-03-02) 35 Forest Green Rovers 1–2 Lincoln City Nailsworth
15:00 GMT Brown   7'
Collins   77'		 Report Akinde   13', 79' (pen.) Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 3,165
Referee: Andy Davies
9 March 2019 (2019-03-09) 36 Morecambe 3–0 Forest Green Rovers Morecambe
15:00 GMT Oates   6'
Collins   35'
Kenyon   71'		 Report Stadium: Globe Arena
Attendance: 1,528
Referee: Carl Boyeson
12 March 2019 (2019-03-12) 37 Colchester United 0–3 Forest Green Rovers Colchester
19:45 GMT Nouble   36'   85' Report Shephard   21'
Brown   33'
Ward   40'
Doidge   81'		 Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 2,871
Referee: Alan Young
16 March 2019 (2019-03-16) 38 Forest Green Rovers 1–1 Carlisle United Nailsworth
15:00 GMT Brown   31' Report Thomas   49'
Parkes   84'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 2,381
Referee: Graham Salisbury
23 March 2019 (2019-03-23) 39 Port Vale 0–2 Forest Green Rovers Burslem
15:00 GMT Clark   86' Report Brown   69', 90+4' Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 4,429
Referee: Paul Marsden
30 March 2019 (2019-03-30) 40 Forest Green Rovers 1–2 Milton Keynes Dons Nailsworth
15:00 GMT Rawson   45+1'
Williams   63'		 Report Agard   38'
Martin   60'   87'
McGrandles   77'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 3,220
Referee: Christopher Sarginson
6 April 2019 (2019-04-06) 41 Crawley Town 1–2 Forest Green Rovers Crawley
15:00 BST Bulman   24'
Morais   65'
McNerney   85'		 Report Doidge   23'   34', 88' Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 2,088
Referee: Darren Drysdale
13 April 2019 (2019-04-13) 42 Forest Green Rovers 2–0 Macclesfield Town Nailsworth
15:00 BST Doidge   56'
Mills   88'		 Report Whitaker   64'
Kelleher   71'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 2,386
Referee: Craig Hicks
19 April 2019 (2019-04-19) 43 Tranmere Rovers 0–1 Forest Green Rovers Birkenhead
15:00 BST Norwood   80' Report Mondal   47'
McGinley   80'		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 9,468
Referee: Dean Whitestone
22 April 2019 (2019-04-22) 44 Forest Green Rovers 2–1 Cambridge United Nailsworth
15:00 BST Gunning   24'
Doidge   76'		 Report Lewis   66'
Knowles   87'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 2,699
Referee: Thomas Bramall
27 April 2019 (2019-04-27) 45 Crewe Alexandra 4–3 Forest Green Rovers Crewe
15:00 BST Porter   19'
Mills   63' (o.g.)
Hunt   81'
Kirk   87', 89'   90'		 Report Brown   36'   61'
Mondal   47'
Gunning   52'
Doidge   52'
Mills   89'
Reid   90+5'		 Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 3,906
Referee: Graham Salisbury
4 May 2019 (2019-05-04) 46 Forest Green Rovers 0–0 Exeter City Nailsworth
12:30 BST Gunning   39' Report Martin   39'
Collins   56'
Woodman   61'
Sweeney   67'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 4,537
Referee: Ben Toner

Play-offs

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10 May 2019 (2019-05-10) Semi-final first leg Tranmere Rovers 1–0 Forest Green Rovers Birkenhead
19:45 BST Banks   26' Report Gunning   15' Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 9,579
Referee: John Busby
13 May 2019 (2019-05-13) Semi-final second leg Forest Green Rovers 1–1
(1–2 agg.)		 Tranmere Rovers Nailsworth
19:45 BST Mills   12'
Winchester   45+2'   67'		 Report Banks   16'
Norwood   27'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 4,492
Referee: Eddie Ilderton

FA Cup

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Main article: 2018–19 FA Cup

The first round draw was made live on BBC by Dennis Wise and Dion Dublin on 22 October.[55]

10 November 2018 (2018-11-10) 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 (2018-11-20) First round replay Forest Green Rovers 0–3 Oxford United Nailsworth
19:45 GMT Report Henry   36'
Mackie   47'
Browne   78'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 1,614
Referee: Trevor Kettle

EFL Cup

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Main article: 2018–19 EFL Cup

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 (2018-08-14) First round Swindon Town 0–1 Forest Green Rovers Swindon
19:45 BST Report Campbell   60' 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   55'
Stewart   74'		 Report Grubb   57'
Winchester   86'		 Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 1,934
Referee: Antony Coggins
Penalties
Jacobson  
Freeman  
McCarthy  
Stewart  
Saunders  		 Doidge  
Gunning  
Grubb  
Brown  
Digby  

EFL Trophy

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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
Source: EFL.com
4 September 2018 (2018-09-04) Group stages Forest Green Rovers 4–0 Cheltenham Town Nailsworth
19:30 BST Grubb   14'
Campbell   48'
Williams   85'
Pearce   90+2'		 Report Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 1,074
Referee: Lee Swabey
9 October 2018 (2018-10-09) Group stages Coventry City 1–1
(4–2 p)		 Forest Green Rovers Coventry
19:45 BST Hiwula   3' Report Pearce   68' Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 1,341
Penalties
Hiwula  
Bakayoko  
Camwell  
Kelly  
Hyam  		 Worthington  
Williams  
Grubb  
Archibald  
7 November 2018 (2018-11-07) Group stages Forest Green Rovers 1–3 Arsenal U21 Nailsworth
19:00 GMT Grubb   62' Report Willock   39' (pen.), 42'
John-Jules   85'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 1,602
Referee: Christopher Sarginson

References

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  2. ^ "Forest Green sign West Brom's Campbell". BBC. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Forest Green sign full-back Mills". BBC. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Keeper Montgomery joins Forest Green". BBC. 23 May 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Forest Green sign Shephard and Pearce". BBC. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  6. ^ "Forest Green sign Swansea keeper Thomas". BBC. 18 June 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  7. ^ "Forest Green sign midfielder Williams". BBC. 12 June 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  8. ^ "Forest Green sign Cheltenham's Winchester". BBC. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
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