2021–22_Forest_Green_Rovers_F.C._season
2021–22 Forest Green Rovers F.C. season
Forest Green Rovers 2021–22 football season
The 2021–22 season is Forest Green Rovers' 133rd year in their history and fifth consecutive season in League Two. Along with the league, the club will also compete in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup and the EFL Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.
Quick Facts Chairman, Head Coach ...
| 2021–22 season | ||||
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| Chairman | Dale Vince | |||
| Head Coach | Rob Edwards | |||
| Stadium | The New Lawn | |||
| League Two | 1st (promoted) | |||
| FA Cup | First round | |||
| EFL Cup | Second round | |||
| EFL Trophy | Second round | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Matty Stevens (23) All: Matty Stevens (27) | |||
| Biggest win | 4–0 at Stevenage | |||
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During pre-season, FGR announced Rob Edwards as their Head Coach.[1]
FGR announced they will have friendlies against Melksham Town,[2] Yate Town,[2] Cardiff City,[2] Leamington,[2] Swansea City[2] and Yeovil Town[2] as part of their pre-season preparations.
Melksham Town v Forest Green Rovers
| 13 July 2021 Friendly | Melksham Town | 0–6 | Forest Green Rovers | Melksham |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Cargill  17'Matt 40' (pen.)Allen 52'Stevens 72' (pen.), 78'Young 90+1' |
Stadium: Oakfield Stadium |
Yate Town v Forest Green Rovers
| 17 July 2021 Friendly | Yate Town | 0–2 | Forest Green Rovers | Yate |
| 13:00 BST | Report | Stevens 19' Edwards 30' |
Stadium: Lodge Road |
Forest Green Rovers v Cardiff City
| 20 July 2021 Friendly | Forest Green Rovers | 1–2 | Cardiff City | Nailsworth |
| 19:00 BST | Matt 58' |
Collins 47' McGuinness 84' |
Stadium: The New Lawn |
Leamington v Forest Green Rovers
| 24 July 2021 Friendly | Leamington | 0–0 | Forest Green Rovers | Leamington Spa |
| 13:00 BST | Report | Stadium: New Windmill Ground |
Forest Green Rovers v Swansea City
| 28 July 2021 Friendly | Forest Green Rovers | 1–2 | Swansea City | Nailsworth |
| 19:00 BST | Stevens 86' (pen.) |
Report | Dhanda 65' Lloyd 70' |
Stadium: The New Lawn |
Yeovil Town v Forest Green Rovers
| 31 July 2021 Friendly | Yeovil Town | 0–1 | Forest Green Rovers | Yeovil |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Matt ?' |
Stadium: Huish Park |
League Two
Main article: 2021–22 EFL League Two
League table
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forest Green Rovers (C, P) | 46 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 75 | 44 | +31 | 84 | Promotion to EFL League One |
| 2 | Exeter City (P) | 46 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 65 | 41 | +24 | 84 | |
| 3 | Bristol Rovers (P) | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 71 | 49 | +22 | 80 | |
| 4 | Northampton Town | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 60 | 38 | +22 | 80 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 5 | Port Vale (O, P) | 46 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 67 | 46 | +21 | 78 | |
| 6 | Swindon Town | 46 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 77 | 54 | +23 | 77 |
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Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[3]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[3]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Results summary
More information Overall, Home ...
| 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 |
| 46 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 75 | 44 | +31 | 84 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 34 | 18 | +16 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 41 | 26 | +15 |
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Last updated: 7 May 2022.
Source: [citation needed]
Results by matchday
More information Matchday, Ground ...
| 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 |
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| Ground | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A |
| Result | W | W | W | W | L | D | W | W | D | W | L | W | D | W | D | W | W | W | W | D | W | D | W | D | W | W | D | W | W | D | L | L | D | D | L | D | W | W | W | D | L | W | D | L | L | D |
| Position | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2022. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
FGR's fixtures were released on 24 June 2021.[4]
Forest Green Rovers v Sutton United
| 7 August 2021 1 | Forest Green Rovers | 2–1 | Sutton United | Nailsworth |
| 15:00 BST | Bernard  20'Moore-Taylor 26'Stevens 30'Adams 90+1'Matt 90+4' |
Report | Bugiel 69' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 1,883 Referee: James Bell |
Walsall v Forest Green Rovers
| 14 August 2021 2 | Walsall | 1–3 | Forest Green Rovers | Bescot |
| 15:00 BST | Wilkinson 77' Kiernan 90+2' |
Report | Stevens 20', 45+3' (pen.) Bernard 31'Cadden 31'Matt 43'Hendry 45' |
Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 4,320 Referee: Simon Mather |
Rochdale v Forest Green Rovers
| 17 August 2021 3 | Rochdale | 1–2 | Forest Green Rovers | Rochdale |
| 19:45 BST | O'Keeffe 22' Newby 48' |
Report | Matt 33' Stevens 49' |
Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 2,188 Referee: Andy Haines |
Forest Green Rovers v Crawley Town
| 21 August 2021 4 | Forest Green Rovers | 6–3 | Crawley Town | Nailsworth |
| 15:00 BST | Cadden 1', 67', 69' Stevens 24'Matt 48'Adams 59'Young 78' |
Report | Hessenthaler 14', 30' Craig 27'Appiah 86', 90' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 1,922 Referee: Leigh Doughty |
Forest Green Rovers v Port Vale
| 28 August 2021 5 | Forest Green Rovers | 0–2 | Port Vale | Nailsworth |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Proctor 6', 9', 14' Walker 42'Rodney 83' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 2,402 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
Exeter City v Forest Green Rovers
| 4 September 2021 6 | Exeter City | 0–0 | Forest Green Rovers | Exeter |
| 15:00 BST | Ray 41' |
Report | Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 4,008 Referee: Neil Hair |
Forest Green Rovers v Northampton Town
| 11 September 2021 7 | Forest Green Rovers | 1–0 | Northampton Town | Nailsworth |
| 15:00 BST | Wilson 43' Matt 77' |
Report | McGowan 21' Lewis 75' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 2,576 Referee: Scott Oldham |
Stevenage v Forest Green Rovers
| 18 September 2021 8 | Stevenage | 0–4 | Forest Green Rovers | Stevenage |
| 15:00 BST | Reeves 53' Coker 59' |
Report | Wilson 2' Sweeney 43'Hendry 45+1'Stevens 50'McGee 54'Matt 58'Stevenson 71'Young 81' |
Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 3,111 Referee: Sam Allison |
Forest Green Rovers v Tranmere Rovers
| 25 September 2021 9 | Forest Green Rovers | 0–0 | Tranmere Rovers | Nailsworth |
| 15:00 BST | Aitchison 27' Bernard 76'Hendry 90' |
Report | Hawkes 8' Foley 25'MacDonald 80'  87' |
Stadium: The innocent New Lawn Attendance: 2,356 Referee: David Rock |
Carlisle United v Forest Green Rovers
| 2 October 2021 10 | Carlisle United | 0–2 | Forest Green Rovers | Carlisle |
| 15:00 BST | Dickenson 45+2' Abrahams 90+1' |
Report | Matt 29' Cadden 32'Hendry 60' |
Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 3,963 Referee: Samuel Barrott |
Forest Green Rovers v Swindon Town
| 9 October 2021 11 | Forest Green Rovers | 0–2 | Swindon Town | Nailsworth |
| 12:00 BST | Sweeney 45+1' Matt 45+2'March  90+4' |
Report | McKirdy 54', 66' Simpson 81' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 3,442 Referee: Paul Howard |
Scunthorpe United v Forest Green Rovers
| 16 October 2021 12 | Scunthorpe United | 0–2 | Forest Green Rovers | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00 BST | Davis 31' Scrimshaw 58'Rowe 59'Jarvis 90+1'Pugh 90+9' |
Report | Young 47' Adams 54', 65'Matt 60' (pen.), 82'Moore-Taylor 90+1'Cargill 90+10' |
Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 2,140 Referee: Declan Bourne |
Leyton Orient v Forest Green Rovers
| 19 October 2021 13 | Leyton Orient | 1–1 | Forest Green Rovers | Leyton |
| 19:45 GMT | Pratley 62' Sotirou 76' |
Report | Adams 45+3' Stevens 68' |
Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 4,391 Referee: Christopher Pollard |
Forest Green Rovers v Salford City
| 24 October 2021 (2021-10-24) 14 | Forest Green Rovers | 3–1 | Salford City | Nailsworth |
| 15:00 BST | Moore-Taylor 8' Cadden 45+1'Wilson 71'Aitchison 90+3' |
Report | Touray 15' Thomas-Asante 17'Elliott 35'Lund 43' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 2,245 Referee: Andy Woolmer |
Bradford City v Forest Green Rovers
| 30 October 2021 (2021-10-30) 15 | Bradford City | 1–1 | Forest Green Rovers | Bradford |
| 15:00 BST | Cook 10' O'Donnell 54'Gilliead 79'Threlkeld 85' |
Report | Godwin-Malife 38' Cargill 45+2'Young 54'Adams 61' |
Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 14,873 Referee: Marc Edwards |
Hartlepool United v Forest Green Rovers
| 20 November 2021 16 | Hartlepool United | 1–3 | Forest Green Rovers | Hartlepool |
| 15:00 GMT | Daly 71' Featherstone 80' (pen.)Liddle 84'Sterry  87'Byrne 89' |
Report | Moore-Taylor 4' Matt 29'Stevens 36', 45+1'March 89' |
Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 5,612 Referee: Steve Martin |
Forest Green Rovers v Barrow
| 23 November 2021 17 | Forest Green Rovers | 2–0 | Barrow | Nailsworth |
| 19:45 GMT | Stevens 61', 83' |
Report | Kay 28' Brough 57' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 1,842 Referee: Chris Sarginson |
Forest Green Rovers v Bristol Rovers
| 27 November 2021 18 | Forest Green Rovers | 2–0 | Bristol Rovers | Nailsworth |
| 15:00 GMT | Matt 20', 77' (pen.), 81' Godwin-Malife 41' 63' |
Report | Anderton 28' Evans 79'Finley 80' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 4,128 Referee: Simon Mather |
Harrogate Town v Forest Green Rovers
| 7 December 2021 19 | Harrogate Town | 1–4 | Forest Green Rovers | Harrogate |
| 19:45 GMT | Falkingham 37' Kerry 57', 88' |
Report | Aitchison 21' Cadden 26'Matt 45'Stevens 73' |
Stadium: Wetherby Road Attendance: 1,619 Referee: Martin Coy |
Oldham Athletic v Forest Green Rovers
| 11 December 2021 20 | Oldham Athletic | 5–5 | Forest Green Rovers | Oldham |
| 15:00 GMT | Keillor-Dunn 11', 59' Bowden 47'Hope 55'Stobbs 65', 90+6'Clarke 71'Wilson 78' (o.g.) |
Report | Aitchison 13' Matt 27', 44'Stevens 48', 63' |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 3,621 Referee: Andrew Kitchen |
Forest Green Rovers v Stevenage
| 1 January 2022 21 | Forest Green Rovers | 2–0 | Stevenage | Nailsworth |
| 15:00 GMT | Cadden 19' March 57'Matt 64' |
Report | Lines 13' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 2,454 Referee: Neil Hair |
Forest Green Rovers v Exeter City
| 4 January 2022 22 | Forest Green Rovers | 0–0 | Exeter City | Nailsworth |
| 19:45 GMT | Cadden 32' Wilson 53'Stevenson 87' |
Report | Collins 28' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 2,631 Referee: Andy Davies |
Forest Green Rovers v Colchester United
| 11 January 2022 23 | Forest Green Rovers | 2–0 | Colchester United | Nailsworth |
| 19:45 GMT | Matt 15' Stevenson 44'March 90+2' |
Report | Sarpong-Wiredu 32' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 1,829 Referee: Ben Speedie |
Northampton Town v Forest Green Rovers
| 15 January 2022 24 | Northampton Town | 1–1 | Forest Green Rovers | Sixfields |
| 15:00 GMT | Sowerby 45' Lewis 51'Horsfall 64'Pinnock 90+5', 90+6' |
Report | Stevens 70' Wilson 80' |
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,415 Referee: Marc Edwards |
Forest Green Rovers v Carlisle United
| 22 January 2022 25 | Forest Green Rovers | 3–0 | Carlisle United | Nailsworth |
| 15:00 GMT | Feeney 16' (o.g.) Cargill 35'Stevens 52'Matt 77' |
Report | Armer 62' Guy 90+1' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 2,864 Referee: Craig Hicks |
Tranmere Rovers v Forest Green Rovers
| 29 January 2022 26 | Tranmere Rovers | 0–4 | Forest Green Rovers | Birkenhead |
| 15:00 GMT | Clarke 90+7' |
Report | Stevens 6' Matt 42'Moore-Taylor 53'Hendry 70' |
Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 10,924 Referee: Lee Swabey |
Port Vale v Forest Green Rovers
| 1 February 2022 27 | Port Vale | 1–1 | Forest Green Rovers | Burslem |
| 19:45 GMT | Edmondson 12' |
Report | Stevens 80' |
Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 4,508 Referee: Tom Reeves |
Forest Green Rovers v Newport County
| 5 February 2022 28 | Forest Green Rovers | 2–0 | Newport County | Nailsworth |
| 15:00 GMT | Stevens 33', 61' |
Report | Pask 39' Cain 64'Street 68' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 3,817 Referee: David Rock |
Forest Green Rovers v Rochdale
| 8 February 2022 29 | Forest Green Rovers | 2–1 | Rochdale | Nailsworth |
| 19:45 GMT | Cargill 61' Aitchison 73'Stevens 86' |
Report | Ball 47' Campbell 64' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 1,923 Referee: Paul Howard |
Sutton United v Forest Green Rovers
| 12 February 2022 30 | Sutton United | 1–1 | Forest Green Rovers | Sutton |
| 15:00 GMT | Davis 37' Ajiboye 74' |
Report | Wilson 60' |
Stadium: Gander Green Lane Attendance: 3,314 Referee: James Bell |
Forest Green Rovers v Walsall
| 19 February 2022 31 | Forest Green Rovers | 0–1 | Walsall | Nailsworth |
| 15:00 GMT | Adams 17' Cargill 81'Cadden 90' |
Report | Miller 12' Kinsella 21'Menayese 45+1' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 3,122 Referee: Alan Young |
Crawley Town v Forest Green Rovers
| 26 February 2022 32 | Crawley Town | 2–1 | Forest Green Rovers | Crawley |
| 15:00 GMT | Nadesan 24' Craig 30'Tunnicliffe 32'Francomb 72'Powell 77'Morris 85' |
Report | Bernard 80' Sweeney 90'Adams 90+4' |
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,086 Referee: Christopher Pollard |
Newport County v Forest Green Rovers
| 1 March 2022 33 | Newport County | 1–1 | Forest Green Rovers | Newport |
| 19:45 GMT | Azaz 3' Lewis 32'Bennett 38'Cooper 46'Clarke 69' 84'Street 84' |
Report | Matt 38' Aitchison 55' |
Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,448 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
Salford City v Forest Green Rovers
| 5 March 2022 34 | Salford City | 1–1 | Forest Green Rovers | Salford |
| 15:00 GMT | Smith 7' Vassell 48'Turnbull 63' |
Report | Stevens 53' Matt 63'Adams 71' |
Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 1,987 Referee: Declan Bourne |
Forest Green Rovers v Bradford City
| 12 March 2022 35 | Forest Green Rovers | 0–2 | Bradford City | Nailsworth |
| 15:00 GMT | Godwin-Malife 65' 76' |
Report | Cooke 64'
Cook 81' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 3,339 Referee: Ollie Yates |
Forest Green Rovers v Leyton Orient
| 15 March 2022 36 | Forest Green Rovers | 1–1 | Leyton Orient | Nailsworth |
| 19:45 GMT | Stevens 10' Adams 58'Hendry 63' |
Report | Sotiriou 67' Wood 81' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 1,891 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
Colchester United v Forest Green Rovers
| 21 March 2022 37 | Colchester United | 0–1 | Forest Green Rovers | Colchester |
| 19:45 GMT | Coxe 65' |
Report | Stevens 9' |
Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 6,140 Referee: Andy Woolmer |
Forest Green Rovers v Scunthorpe United
| 2 April 2022 38 | Forest Green Rovers | 1–0 | Scunthorpe United | Nailsworth |
| 15:00 BST | Stevenson 67' Sweeney 75' |
Report | Hackney 24' Rowe 53' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 2,484 Referee: Sam Allison |
Forest Green Rovers v Mansfield Town
| 5 April 2022 39 | Forest Green Rovers | 1–0 | Mansfield Town | Nailsworth |
| 19:45 BST | March 14' Matt 39'Wilson 79'Adams 84' |
Report | Hawkins 11' Wallace 38'Lapslie 49'Hewitt 90' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 2,784 Referee: Carl Brook |
Forest Green Rovers v Hartlepool United
| 9 April 2022 40 | Forest Green Rovers | 1–1 | Hartlepool United | Nailsworth |
| 15:00 BST | Hendry 53' Aitchison 75' |
Report | Morris 66' Bogle 68' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 3,023 Referee: Sam Purkiss |
Barrow v Forest Green Rovers
| 15 April 2022 41 | Barrow | 4–0 | Forest Green Rovers | Barrow-in-Furness |
| 15:00 BST | Grayson 5' Rooney 38'Gotts 43'Platt 53'Gordon 70'Amadi-Holloway 74', 90+2' |
Report | Cadden 28' March 36'Adams 75' |
Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 3,098 Referee: Seb Stockbridge |
Forest Green Rovers v Oldham Athletic
| 18 April 2022 42 | Forest Green Rovers | 2–0 | Oldham Athletic | Nailsworth |
| 15:00 BST | Hendry 8' Matt 41'Adams 79' |
Report | Hopcutt 28' Sutton 37'Whelan 73'Missilou 80' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 3,137 Referee: Steve Martin |
Bristol Rovers v Forest Green Rovers
| 23 April 2022 43 | Bristol Rovers | 0–0 | Forest Green Rovers | Horfield |
| 15:00 BST | Finley 51' Evans 64'Anderson 74'Collins 90+1'Taylor 90+4' |
Report | Adams 19' Stevenson 22'Hendry 57'McGee 77' |
Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 9,690 Referee: Gavin Ward |
Swindon Town v Forest Green Rovers
| 26 April 2022 44 | Swindon Town | 2–1 | Forest Green Rovers | Swindon |
| 19:45 BST | Barry 15' Iandolo 36' 53'Payne 40', 90+2'Williams 53'McKirdy 85' |
Report | Godwin-Malife 13' Adams 59'March 63', 69'Young 82' |
Stadium: The County Ground Attendance: 11,150 Referee: James Oldham |
Forest Green Rovers v Harrogate Town
| 30 April 2022 45 | Forest Green Rovers | 1–3 | Harrogate Town | Nailsworth |
| 15:00 BST | McGee 39' Matt 45+3' (pen.) |
Report | Muldoon 40' (pen.) Diamond 46'Thomson 54'Kerry 72' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 4,040 Referee: Peter Wright |
Mansfield Town v Forest Green Rovers
| 7 May 2022 46 | Mansfield Town | 2–2 | Forest Green Rovers | Mansfield |
| 15:00 BST | Longstaff 17' McLaughlin 37'Bowery 78' |
Report | Adams 64' March 80', 81' |
Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 7,374 Referee: Bobby Madley |
FA Cup
Main article: 2021–22 FA Cup
Rovers were drawn away to Corinthian Casuals or St Albans City in the first round.[5]
St Albans City v Forest Green Rovers
| 7 November 2021 First round | St Albans City | 3–2 | Forest Green Rovers | St Albans |
| 17:15 GMT | Diedhiou 5' Weiss 25'Banton 29'Jeffers 78' |
Report | Stevens 18' Aitchison 45+1'Young 63'Adams 90' |
Stadium: Clarence Park Attendance: 4,100 Referee: Bobby Madley |
EFL Cup
Main article: 2021–22 EFL Cup
Forest Green were drawn at home to Bristol City in the first round[6] and away to Brentford in the second round.[7][8]
Forest Green Rovers v Bristol City
| 10 August 2021 First round | Forest Green Rovers | 2–2 (6–5 p) | Bristol City | Nailsworth |
| 19:45 BST | Matt 11' Godwin-Malife 45'Sweeney 51'Adams 89'Hendry 90+6' |
Report | Janneh 39', 67' Wells 44'Simpson 69' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 2,554 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
| Penalties | ||||
| Matt Young  Hendry Adams Cadden Stevenson Sweeney |
Palmer Massengo Wells Conway Bakinson Janneh Pring |
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EFL Trophy
Main article: 2021–22 EFL Trophy
More information Pos, Div ...
| Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | L2 | Forest Green Rovers | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | L2 | Walsall | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 5 | |
| 3 | ACA | Brighton & Hove Albion U21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | L2 | Northampton Town | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 |
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Source: EFL.com
Forest Green Rovers v Northampton Town
| 31 August 2021 Group game 1 | Forest Green Rovers | 1–1 (2–4 p) | Northampton Town | Nailsworth |
| 19:00 BST | Harriman 14' (o.g.) |
Report | Flores 26' Pollock 51', 73'Harriman 79' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 892 Referee: Christopher Pollard |
| Penalties | ||||
| Stevens Evans Matt Adams |
Rose Kabamba Connolly McWilliams Pollock |
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Forest Green Rovers v Brighton & Hove Albion U21
| 12 October 2021 Group game 2 | Forest Green Rovers | 2–2 (5–3 p) | Brighton & Hove Albion U21 | Nailsworth |
| 19:00 BST | Stevens 27' (pen.), 56' Edwards 72' |
Report | Miller 34' Tsoungui 47'Tolaj 63'Leonard 90+5' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 604 Referee: Antony Coggins |
| Penalties | ||||
| Cargill March Edwards Aitchison Young |
Leonard Spong Tolaj Peupion |
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Walsall v Forest Green Rovers
| 9 November 2021 Group game 3 | Walsall | 0–2 | Forest Green Rovers | Bescot |
| 19:00 GMT | Khan 60' Labadie 82'Menayese 86' |
Report | Stevens 15' Bunker 36'Evans 77'Hendry 81'Young 88' |
Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 1,778 Referee: Tom Reeves |
Forest Green Rovers v Chelsea U21
| 30 November 2021 Second round | Forest Green Rovers | 1–1 (1–4 p) | Chelsea U21 | Nailsworth |
| 19:00 GMT | March 64' |
Report | McEachran 52' Uwakwe 65'Hall 90+2' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 1,270 Referee: Ollie Yates |
| Penalties | ||||
| Stevens Bunker March |
Baker Nunn Mbuyamba Hall |
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Transfers in
More information Date, Position ...
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
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| 1 July 2021 | RM |  | Opi Edwards |  Bristol City | Free transfer | [9] |
| 1 July 2021 | AM |  | Regan Hendry | Raith Rovers | Free transfer | [10] |
| 1 July 2021 | CM | | Ben Stevenson | Colchester United | Free transfer | [11] |
| 2 July 2021 | DM | | Sadou Diallo | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Free transfer | [12] |
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Loans in
More information Date from, Position ...
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 July 2021 | CF | | Jack Aitchison | Barnsley | End of season | [13] |
| 28 January 2022 | AM | | Kasey McAteer | Leicester City | End of season | [14] |
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Loans out
More information Date from, Position ...
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 July 2021 | CM | | Harvey Bunker | Chippenham Town | 9 November 2021 | [15] |
| 8 December 2021 | DF | | Marcel McIntosh | Cinderford Town | January 2022 | [16] |
| 13 January 2022 | DF | | Jack Evans | Fylde | End of season | [17] |
| 15 February 2022 | CM | | Harvey Bunker | Weymouth | [18] |
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Transfers out
More information Date, Position ...
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
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| 30 June 2021 | CF |  | Aaron Collins | Bristol Rovers | Free transfer | [19] |
| 30 June 2021 | CF | | Shawn McCoulsky | Colchester United | Released | [20][21] |
| 30 June 2021 | GK | | Adam Smith | Stevenage | Released | [20][22] |
| 30 June 2021 | LB | | Chris Stokes | Kilmarnock | Released | [20][23] |
| 30 June 2021 | RM | | Scott Wagstaff | Aldershot Town | Released | [20][24] |
| 20 August 2021 | AM | | Dylan Morgan | Swansea City | Free transfer | [25] |
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Appearances and goals
- Last updated 7 May 2022.
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| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | EFL League Two | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | FA Cup | |||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
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| 1 | GK | ENG |
Luke McGee | 48 | 0 | 46+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 24 | GK | WAL |
Lewis Thomas | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2 | DF | ENG |
Kane Wilson | 48 | 3 | 45+0 | 3 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF |  IRL |
Dom Bernard | 38 | 1 | 29+4 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG |
Baily Cargill | 40 | 0 | 33+4 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ENG |
Jordan Moore-Taylor | 44 | 2 | 40+0 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | ENG |
Jack Evans | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | ENG |
Udoka Godwin-Malife | 30 | 0 | 22+4 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | ENG |
Luke Hallett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | ENG |
Murphy Bennett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 4 | MF | ENG |
Dan Sweeney | 38 | 1 | 20+15 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG |
Ben Stevenson | 44 | 0 | 39+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF |  GAM |
Ebou Adams | 41 | 3 | 33+4 | 3 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | SCO |
Nicky Cadden | 48 | 6 | 44+0 | 6 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | ENG |
Taylor Allen | 9 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | GHA |
Opi Edwards | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | ENG |
Elliott Whitehouse | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | SCO |
Regan Hendry | 35 | 4 | 29+2 | 3 | 2+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | ENG |
Sadou Diallo | 16 | 0 | 3+6 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | ENG |
Kasey McAteer | 9 | 0 | 0+9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF |  USA |
Vaughn Covil | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | ENG |
Harvey Bunker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | MF | ENG |
Finn Bell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | MF | ENG |
Marcel McIntosh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | ENG |
Matty Stevens | 42 | 27 | 35+2 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2+2 | 3 | 1+0 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | SCO |
Jack Aitchison | 53 | 7 | 32+14 | 5 | 2+0 | 1 | 1+3 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 |
| 14 | FW |  JAM |
Jamille Matt | 49 | 20 | 46+0 | 19 | 1+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | ENG |
Jake Young | 29 | 4 | 2+20 | 3 | 1+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | ENG |
Josh March | 40 | 6 | 7+28 | 5 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
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Top scorers
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total goals are equal.
- Last updated 7 May 2022.
More information Rank, Position ...
| Rank | Position | Nationality | No. | Player | EFL League Two | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | FA Cup | Total |
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| 1 | FW | | 9 | Matty Stevens | 23 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 27 |
| 2 | FW | | 14 | Jamille Matt | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 3 | FW | | 10 | Jack Aitchison | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | MF | | 11 | Nicky Cadden | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| FW | | 28 | Josh March | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |
| 6 | FW | | 18 | Jake Young | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| MF | | 21 | Regan Hendry | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 8 | DF | | 2 | Kane Wilson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| MF | | 8 | Ebou Adams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 10 | DF | | 15 | Jordan Moore-Taylor | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | DF | | 3 | Dom Bernard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MF | | 4 | Dan Sweeney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Own goals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| TOTALS | 75 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 86 | ||||
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Cleansheets
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total cleansheets are equal.
- Last updated 7 May 2022.
More information Rank, Position ...
| Rank | Position | Nationality | No. | Player | EFL League Two | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | FA Cup | Total |
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| GK | | 1 | Luke McGee | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | |
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| GK | | 24 | Lewis Thomas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| TOTALS | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | ||||
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Disciplinary record
Includes all competitive matches.
- Last updated 7 May 2022.
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| DF | | 22 | Udoka Godwin-Malife | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| MF | | 8 | Ebou Adams | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 |
| FW | | 14 | Jamille Matt | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | | 21 | Regan Hendry | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| DF | | 6 | Baily Cargill | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | | 7 | Ben Stevenson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | | 11 | Nicky Cadden | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| DF | | 2 | Kane Wilson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | | 4 | Dan Sweeney | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| FW | | 28 | Josh March | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| GK | | 1 | Luke McGee | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| DF | | 3 | Dom Bernard | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| DF | | 15 | Jordan Moore-Taylor | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| FW | | 18 | Jake Young | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| FW | | 10 | Jack Aitchison | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| FW | | 9 | Matty Stevens | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| DF | | 16 | Jack Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | | 17 | Opi Edwards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | | 27 | Harvey Bunker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 68 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 2 | 1 | |||
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