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 Cup |
Second round (Vs. Wycombe Wanderers) |
The 2018–19 season is 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 will also participate in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and the EFL Trophy.
The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.
Transfers
Transfers in
Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
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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] |
Transfers out
Loans in
Start date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | End date | Ref. |
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1 July 2018 | GK | Robert Sánchez | Brighton & Hove Albion | 31 May 2019 | [27] | |
2 July 2018 | LW | Theo Archibald | Brentford | 31 May 2019 | [28] | |
29 August 2018 | LB | Nathan McGinley | Middlesbrough | 1 January 2019 | [11] | |
31 August 2018 | CF | Ben Morris | Ipswich Town | 31 May 2019 | [29] | |
31 August 2018 | CM | Matt Worthington | Bournemouth | January 2019 | [30] |
Loans out
Start date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | End date | Ref. |
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1 July 2018 | CM | Charlie Cooper | Newport County | 31 May 2019 | [17] | |
10 August 2018 | GK | Lewis Thomas | Yate Town | 14 October 2018 | [31][32] | |
23 August 2018 | CB | Haydn Hollis | Chesterfield | 31 May 2019 | [33] | |
31 August 2018 | CF | Christian Doidge | Bolton Wanderers | 1 January 2019 | [26] | |
6 September 2018 | CM | Jordan Simpson | Havant & Waterlooville | October 2018 | [34] | |
20 September 2018 | LM | Fabien Robert | Gloucester City | 17 October 2018 | [32] |
Competitions
Pre-season friendlies
FGR will play Brimscombe & Thrupp, Torquay United, Weston-super-Mare, Leeds United, Swindon Supermarine, Bristol Rovers, Hereford, Shortwood United and Wrexham in pre-season.[35]
6 July 2018 Friendly | Brimscombe & Thrupp | 0–2 | Forest Green Rovers | Brimscombe and Thrupp |
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19:30 BST | Report | Reid |
Stadium: The Meadow |
10 July 2018 Friendly | Torquay United | 1–4 | Forest Green Rovers | Torquay |
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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 |
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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 |
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19:00 BST | Grubb |
Report | Roofe Ayling |
Stadium: The New Lawn |
18 July 2018 Friendly | Swindon Supermarine | 2–2 | Forest Green Rovers | South Marston |
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19:30 BST | McDonagh Parsons |
Report | Ogunleye Laird |
Stadium: Webbswood Stadium |
21 July 2018 Friendly | Forest Green Rovers | 1–0 | Bristol Rovers | Nailsworth |
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15:00 BST | Doidge |
Report | Stadium: The New Lawn |
25 July 2018 Friendly | Hereford | 1–3 | Forest Green Rovers | Hereford |
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19:45 BST | White |
Report | Rawson Reid |
Stadium: Edgar Street |
27 July 2018 Friendly | Shortwood United | v | Forest Green Rovers | Nailsworth |
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19:30 BST | Stadium: Meadowbank Ground |
28 July 2018 Friendly | Wrexham | v | Forest Green Rovers | Wrexham |
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15:00 BST | Stadium: Racecourse Ground |
League Two
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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6 | Colchester United | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 15 | +13 | 22 | Qualification for League Two play-offs[lower-alpha 1] |
7 | Stevenage | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 21 | |
8 | Forest Green Rovers | 13 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 19 | 12 | +7 | 20 | |
9 | Bury | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 15 | +4 | 19 | |
10 | Crawley Town | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 19 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results [36]
Notes:
- ↑ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to EFL League One.
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 6 | +7 |
Last updated: 6 October 2018.
Source: BBC
Results by matchday
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
On 21 June 2018, the League Two fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[37][38]
4 August 2018 1 | Grimsby Town | 1–4 | Forest Green Rovers | Cleethorpes |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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14:00 BST | Pierre Williams |
Report | Reid |
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,073 (234) Referee: Ollie Yates |
EFL Cup
On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made in Vietnam.[39] The second round draw was made from the Stadium of Light on 16 August.[40]
14 August 2018 First round | Swindon Town | 0–1 | Forest Green Rovers | Swindon |
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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 |
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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
On 13 July 2018, the initial group stage draw bar the U21 invited clubs was announced.[41]
Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | L2 | Forest Green Rovers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 4 | Advance to Round 2 |
2 | ACA | Arsenal U21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 3 | |
3 | L1 | Coventry City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 2 | |
4 | L2 | Cheltenham Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0 |
4 September 2018 Group stages | Forest Green Rovers | 4–0 | Cheltenham Town | Nailsworth |
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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 |
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19:45 BST | Hiwula |
Report | Pearce |
Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 1,341 |
Penalties | ||||
Hiwula Bakayoko Camwell Kelly Hyam |
Worthington Williams Grubb Archibald |
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- ↑ "Forest Green sign West Brom's Campbell". BBC. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
- ↑ "Forest Green sign full-back Mills". BBC. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- ↑ "Keeper Montgomery joins Forest Green". BBC. 23 May 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
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- ↑ "Forest Green sign Swansea keeper Thomas". BBC. 18 June 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
- ↑ "Forest Green sign midfielder Williams". BBC. 12 June 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
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