2018–19 Forest Green Rovers F.C. season

Forest Green Rovers
2018–19 season
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)

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

Transfers in

Date from	Position	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

Date from	Position	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	[15][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

Start date	Position	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

Start date	Position	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

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.[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

League table

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[lower-alpha 1]
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 winner; (P) Promoted.
Notes:

Four teams play for one spot and promotion to EFL League One.

Results summary

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

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	D	D	D	D	W	D	D	W	D	W	D	L	D	W	W	L	L	W	L	W	W	W	D	W	D	L	W	W	D	L	L	W	L	L	L	W	D	W	L	W	W	W	W	L	D
Position	2	4	7	9	12	7	9	12	7	7	5	6	8	9	6	6	8	10	10	10	8	7	7	6	5	7	7	6	5	4	6	7	5	6	7	9	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5

Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2019. Source: Statto.com
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.[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

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

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

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

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 (Q)	3	2	0	0	1	8	6	+2	6	Round 2
2	ACA	Arsenal U21s (Q)	3	2	0	0	1	8	7	+1	6	Round 2
3	L2	Forest Green Rovers (E)	3	1	0	1	1	6	4	+2	4
4	L1	Coventry City (E)	3	0	1	0	2	1	6	−5	2

First match(es) will be played on 12 September 2018. Source: EFL.com
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

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

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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.
"Forest Green sign Cheltenham's Winchester". BBC. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
"Forest Green sign Exeter's James". BBC. 4 July 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
"Mansfield Town's former Barnsley and Ipswich Town midfielder Paul Digby joins Forest Green Rovers". Gloucestershire Live. 31 July 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
"McGinley signs for FGR". Forest Green Rovers F.C. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
"Forest Green sign Whitby striker Mondal". BBC. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
"Forest Green sign Shawn McCoulsky". Forest Green Rovers F.C. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
"Forest Green sign defender Godwin-Malife". BBC. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
"Rovers offer Osbourne deal as 12 depart". BBC. 7 May 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
"Belford signs on as first summer capture". Chorley F.C. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
"Full-back Bennett joins Sutton United". BBC. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
"Bromley retain the services of Roger Johnson and Omar Bugiel". Kentish Football. 1 July 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
"Callum Evans Signs Macclesfield Town Deal". Macclesfield Town F.C. 30 May 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
"Newport sign duo Marsh-Brown and Cooper". BBC. 22 June 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
"Monthe makes Tranmere loan permanent". BBC. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
"Jon Moran Becomes A Blue". Chester F.C. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
"Cirencester Town sign former Forest Green Rovers winger". Gloucestershire Live. 14 July 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
"Osbourne snubs Forest Green contract offer". Stroud News & Journal. 30 May 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
"Isaiah Osbourne re-signs!". Walsall F.C. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
"Grimsby Town sign goalkeeper Sam Russell who takes on dual role at Blundell Park". Grimsby Telegraph. 9 July 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
"Sutton re-sign Forest Green's Wishart". BBC. 18 June 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
"Pools Complete Signing Of Luke James". Hartlepool United F.C. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
"Forest Green sign Brighton goalkeeper". BBC. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
"Forest Green sign Archibald on loan". BBC. 2 July 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
"Read Archibald, Cole And Edobor Updates As Oliver Departs". Brentford F.C. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
"Striker Morris signs for League Two Forest Green Rovers on loan". East Anglian Daily Times. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
"Worthington joins from Bournemouth". Forest Green Rovers F.C. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
"Reading goalkeeper Ward joins FGR on loan". Forest Green Rovers F.C. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
"FGR land Middlesbrough's Liddle on deadline day". Forest Green Rovers F.C. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
"Thomas joins Yate on loan". Forest Green Rovers F.C. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
"Duo head out on loan". Forest Green Rovers F.C. 20 September 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
"Defender signed on loan". Chesterfield F.C. 23 August 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
"Christian Doidge joins Bolton Wanderers". Bolton Wanderers F.C. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
"Jordan Simpson leaves on loan". Forest Green Rovers F.C. 6 September 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
"Robert extends loan deal". Forest Green Rovers F.C. 17 October 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
"Gloucester City sign former Fulham and Bristol Rovers forward on loan from Forest Green Rovers". Gloucestershire Echo. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
"A Busy Day For City Sees Four Players Sign". Gloucester City A.F.C. Archived from the original on 12 January 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
"Laird joins Walsall on loan". Forest Green Rovers F.C. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
"Keeper Returns to Bluebells On Loan". Southern Football League. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
"Tahvon Campbell arrives on loan". Gillingham F.C. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
"Charlie Cooper loaned to Boreham Wood". Forest Green Rovers F.C. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
"Jordan Simpson heads out on loan". Forest Green Rovers F.C. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
"Pre-season fixtures". Forest Green Rovers F.C. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
"EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
"EFL fixtures for 2018-19 in full". BBC. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
"Forest Green Rovers Scores & Fixtures". BBC. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
"Forest Green Rovers 0 Mansfield Town 0 - Match Abandoned". Forest Green Rovers F.C. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
"Swindon game postponed". Forest Green Rovers F.C. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
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"Lampard's Derby at Oldham in Carabao Cup". BBC. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
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"Checkatrade Trophy: Round One Draw information". English Football League. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018.

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[table_note_res_PPO0.76090137230274-50] Four teams play for one spot and promotion to EFL League One.

[1] "History". Statto. Retrieved 15 May 2017.

[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.

[Two_join_FGR-5] "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.

[9] "Forest Green sign Exeter's James". BBC. 4 July 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2018.

[10] "Mansfield Town's former Barnsley and Ipswich Town midfielder Paul Digby joins Forest Green Rovers". Gloucestershire Live. 31 July 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018.

[McGinley-11] "McGinley signs for FGR". Forest Green Rovers F.C. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.

[12] "Forest Green sign Whitby striker Mondal". BBC. Retrieved 13 December 2018.

[13] "Forest Green sign Shawn McCoulsky". Forest Green Rovers F.C. Retrieved 3 January 2019.

[14] "Forest Green sign defender Godwin-Malife". BBC. Retrieved 24 January 2019.

[Twelve_released-15] "Rovers offer Osbourne deal as 12 depart". BBC. 7 May 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2018.

[16] "Belford signs on as first summer capture". Chorley F.C. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2018.

[17] "Full-back Bennett joins Sutton United". BBC. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2018.

[18] "Bromley retain the services of Roger Johnson and Omar Bugiel". Kentish Football. 1 July 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.

[19] "Callum Evans Signs Macclesfield Town Deal". Macclesfield Town F.C. 30 May 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.

[Duo_join_Newport-20] "Newport sign duo Marsh-Brown and Cooper". BBC. 22 June 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.

[21] "Monthe makes Tranmere loan permanent". BBC. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.

[22] "Jon Moran Becomes A Blue". Chester F.C. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2018.

[23] "Cirencester Town sign former Forest Green Rovers winger". Gloucestershire Live. 14 July 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2018.

[24] "Osbourne snubs Forest Green contract offer". Stroud News & Journal. 30 May 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2018.

[25] "Isaiah Osbourne re-signs!". Walsall F.C. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.

[26] "Grimsby Town sign goalkeeper Sam Russell who takes on dual role at Blundell Park". Grimsby Telegraph. 9 July 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.

[27] "Sutton re-sign Forest Green's Wishart". BBC. 18 June 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.

[28] "Pools Complete Signing Of Luke James". Hartlepool United F.C. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018.

[29] "Forest Green sign Brighton goalkeeper". BBC. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.

[30] "Forest Green sign Archibald on loan". BBC. 2 July 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2018.

[31] "Read Archibald, Cole And Edobor Updates As Oliver Departs". Brentford F.C. Retrieved 4 January 2019.

[32] "Striker Morris signs for League Two Forest Green Rovers on loan". East Anglian Daily Times. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.

[33] "Worthington joins from Bournemouth". Forest Green Rovers F.C. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.

[34] "Reading goalkeeper Ward joins FGR on loan". Forest Green Rovers F.C. Retrieved 14 January 2019.

[35] "FGR land Middlesbrough's Liddle on deadline day". Forest Green Rovers F.C. Retrieved 31 January 2019.

[36] "Thomas joins Yate on loan". Forest Green Rovers F.C. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.

[ThomasandRobert-37] "Duo head out on loan". Forest Green Rovers F.C. 20 September 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2018.

[38] "Defender signed on loan". Chesterfield F.C. 23 August 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2018.

[Bolton_Wanderers_F.C-39] "Christian Doidge joins Bolton Wanderers". Bolton Wanderers F.C. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.

[40] "Jordan Simpson leaves on loan". Forest Green Rovers F.C. 6 September 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2018.

[41] "Robert extends loan deal". Forest Green Rovers F.C. 17 October 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2018.

[42] "Gloucester City sign former Fulham and Bristol Rovers forward on loan from Forest Green Rovers". Gloucestershire Echo. Retrieved 21 December 2018.

[43] "A Busy Day For City Sees Four Players Sign". Gloucester City A.F.C. Archived from the original on 12 January 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2019.

[44] "Laird joins Walsall on loan". Forest Green Rovers F.C. Retrieved 17 January 2019.

[45] "Keeper Returns to Bluebells On Loan". Southern Football League. Retrieved 22 January 2019.

[46] "Tahvon Campbell arrives on loan". Gillingham F.C. Retrieved 31 January 2019.

[47] "Charlie Cooper loaned to Boreham Wood". Forest Green Rovers F.C. Retrieved 11 March 2019.

[48] "Jordan Simpson heads out on loan". Forest Green Rovers F.C. Retrieved 22 March 2019.

[49] "Pre-season fixtures". Forest Green Rovers F.C. Retrieved 6 July 2018.

[EFL_Regulations-51] "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 2 August 2018.

[52] "EFL fixtures for 2018-19 in full". BBC. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.

[53] "Forest Green Rovers Scores & Fixtures". BBC. Retrieved 21 June 2018.

[54] "Forest Green Rovers 0 Mansfield Town 0 - Match Abandoned". Forest Green Rovers F.C. Retrieved 17 December 2018.

[55] "Swindon game postponed". Forest Green Rovers F.C. Retrieved 2 February 2019.

[56] "First round draw". The Football Association. 22 October 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2018.

[57] "Lampard's Derby at Oldham in Carabao Cup". BBC. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.

[58] "Round Two Draw". English Football League. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2018.

[59] "Checkatrade Trophy: Round One Draw information". English Football League. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018.