FOREST GREEN ROVERS

 

('The Rovers')

Year formed1889
Turned professional 
Limited company2008
Previous names

Forest Green: 1889 - 1893

Forest Green Rovers: 1893 - 1894

Nailsworth AFC: 1894 - 1898

Forest Green Rovers: 1898 - 1911

Nailsworth & Forest Green United: 1911

Forest Green Rovers: 1968 - 1989

Stroud: 1989 - 1992

Forest Green Rovers: 1992 to date.

Ground

The New Lawn, Another Way, Nailsworth, Gloucestershire GL6 0FG

(for pictures of the ground click here)

Pitch measurements110 x 70 yards
Ground capacity4,803
Record attendance at present ground4,836 v Derby County, FA Cup 3rd round, 3 January 2009 (lost 3-4)
League career

Gloucestershire County League: 1968 - 1975

Hellenic League Premier Division: 1975 - 1982

Southern League Midland Division: 1982 - 1995

Southern League Southern Division: 1995 - 1997

Southern League Premier Division: 1997 - 1998

Conference National / National League: 1998 - 2017

League Two: 2017 - 2022

League One: 2022 - 2023

League Two: 2023 - .

First Football League game5 August 2017 v Barnet, League Two, drew 2-2
  
Honours 
European

None

Domestic - League

League Two champions: 2021-22

National League runners-up: 2015-16

Southern League Premier Division champions: 1997-98

Southern League Southern Division champions: 1996-97

Hellenic League champions: 1981-82

Domestic - Cup

FA Trophy runners-up: 1998-99, 2000-01

FA Vase winners: 1981-82

Best League position24th, League One, 2022-23
Lowest League position21st, League Two, 2017-18
Furthest in FA Cup3rd round, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2022-23
Furthest in League Cup2nd round, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2021-22
  
Most League points 
2 for a winn/a
3 for a win74, League Two, 2018-19
Fewest League points 
2 for a winn/a
3 for a win27, League One, 2022-23
Most League goals scored68, League Two, 2018-19
Most League goals conceded89, League One, 2022-23
Fewest League goals scored31, League One, 2022-23
Fewest League goals conceded40, League Two, 2019-20
Most wins in a League season

20, League Two, 2018-19, 2020-21

Fewest wins in a League season

6, League One, 2022-23

Most draws in a League season14, League Two, 2018-19
Fewest draws in a League season

8, League Two, 2017-18

Most losses in a League season31, League One, 2022-23
Fewest losses in a League season12, League Two, 2018-19
Record League wintbc
Record Cup wintbc
Record League Cup win2-0 v Leyton Orient, Carabao Cup 1st round, 9 August 2022
Record defeattbc
Record League Cup defeat0-3 v Brighton & Hove Albion, Carabao Cup 2nd round, 24 August 2022
  
Highest number of League goals scored 
in a seasontbc
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Most League goals scored in one matchtbc
Most League appearancestbc

Most capped player

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Youngest League playertbc
Highest transfer fee receivedtbc
Highest transfer fee paidtbc