List of Forest Green Rovers F.C. seasons

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

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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.

Seasons

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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]
Name(s) Goals Res Rec Res Rec Res Rec Res Rec
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
Club transferred.
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 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
Reprieved from relegation due to Northwich Victoria demotion.
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
Reprieved from relegation due to Salisbury City demotion.
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
Lost in the play-off semifinal.
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
Lost in the play-off final.
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
Promoted after winning the play-offs.
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 2,771
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 2,775
Lost in the play-off semi-final.
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
Lost in the play-off semi-final.
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 2,687
Promoted as EFL League Two Champions
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 3,179
Relegated to EFL League Two
2023–24 EFL League Two 4 46 11 9 26 44 78 -34 42 24th of 24 Matthew Stevens 9 R2 2–2–1 R1 1–1–1 R2 1–1–1 2,473
Relegated to National League
2024–25 Vanarama National League 4

* – two points for win.

  1. ^ Average home attendance = for league games only

Overall stats

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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, 2024-25
Conference National/National League 5 19 840 289 245 306 1169 1187 −18 1112
2017–18 -
2021–22, 2023-24
EFL League Two 4 5 220 89 60 71 299 259 +40 327
2022–23 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

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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

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