2017–18 Forest Green Rovers F.C. season
| 2017–18 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Dale Vince |
| Manager | Mark Cooper |
| Stadium | The New Lawn |
| EFL League Two | 21st |
| FA Cup | Second round |
| EFL Cup | First round (vs. Milton Keynes Dons) |
| EFL Trophy | Third round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Christian Doidge (20) All: Christian Doidge (25) |
The 2017–18 season was Forest Green Rovers's 129th year in existence and their first in League Two following promotion via the play-offs last season.[1] Along with competing in League Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and the EFL Trophy.
The season covers the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.
Transfers[edit]
Transfers in[edit]
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2017 | CM |  |
Reece Brown | Birmingham City | Free | [2] |
| 1 July 2017 | CB | |
Lee Collins | Mansfield Town | Free | [3] |
| 1 July 2017 | CM | |
Charlie Cooper | Birmingham City | Free | [4] |
| 1 July 2017 | LB | |
Callum Evans | Barnsley | Free | [5] |
| 1 July 2017 | LB | |
Scott Laird | Scunthorpe United | Free | [6] |
| 13 July 2017 | CF | |
Luke James | Peterborough United | Free | [7] |
| 19 July 2017 | MF | |
Jordan Simpson | Swindon Town | Free | [8] |
| 22 July 2017 | GK | |
Harry Pickering | Port Vale | Free | [9] |
| 24 August 2017 | CB | |
Mark Roberts | Cambridge United | Free | [10] |
| 22 September 2017 | DM | |
Isaiah Osbourne | Walsall | Free | [11] |
| 1 January 2018 | MF | |
Dayle Grubb | Weston-super-Mare | Undisclosed | [12] |
Transfers out[edit]
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2017 | AM |  |
Mohamed Chemlal | Free agent | Released | [13] |
| 1 July 2017 | LW | |
Anthony Jeffrey | Sutton United | Released | [13][a] |
| 1 July 2017 | LM | |
Marcus Kelly | Wrexham | Released | [13][b] |
| 1 July 2017 | AM | |
Louis McGrory | AFC Telford United | Released | [13][c] |
| 1 July 2017 | CB | |
Ethan Pinnock | Barnsley | Undisclosed | [17] |
| 1 July 2017 | CM | |
Sam Wedgbury | Wrexham | Released | [13][d] |
| 25 July 2017 | GK | |
Simon Lefebvre | FC Lourdes | Mutual consent | [19] |
| 4 August 2017 | CB | |
Aarran Racine | Free agent | Mutual consent | [20] |
| 23 August 2017 | CM | |
Rob Sinclair | Oxford City | Mutual consent | [21][e] |
| 9 October 2017 | CM | |
Liam Noble | Notts County | Mutual consent | [23][f] |
- ^ Anthony Jeffrey joined Sutton United following his release.[14]
- ^ Marcus Kelly joined Wrexham following his release.[15]
- ^ Louis McGrory joined AFC Telford United following his release.[16]
- ^ Sam Wedgbury joined Wrexham following his release.[18]
- ^ Rob Sinclair joined Oxford City following his departure.[22]
- ^ Liam Noble signed a pre-contract agreement with Notts County following his departure.[24]
Loans in[edit]
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 July 2017 | GK | |
Bradley Collins | Chelsea | End of season | [25] |
| 22 July 2017 | CB | |
Jack Fitzwater | West Bromwich Albion | January 2018 | [26] |
| 31 July 2017 | CB |  |
Alex Iacovitti | Nottingham Forest | 30 June 2018 | [27] |
| 30 August 2017 | LW | |
Will Randall | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 30 June 2018 | [28] |
| 31 August 2017 | CF |  |
Toni Gomes | Liverpool | 30 June 2018 | [29] |
Loans out[edit]
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 August 2017 | MF | |
Jordan Morris | Shortwood United | 3 January 2018 | [30] |
| 11 August 2017 | GK | |
Harry Pickering | Shortwood United | 3 January 2018 | [30] |
| 25 August 2017 | CF | |
Olly Mehew | Taunton Town | 3 January 2018 | [31] |
| 1 September 2017 | MF | |
Jordan Simpson | Hungerford Town | 24 November 2017 | [32] |
| 8 September 2017 | LM | |
Fabien Robert | Aldershot Town | 9 December 2017 | [33][a][b] |
| 15 September 2017 | LB | |
Callum Evans | Torquay United | 17 December 2017 | [36] |
| 19 September 2017 | CF |  |
Rhys Murphy | Torquay United | 21 December 2017 | [37] |
| 20 October 2017 | MF | |
Tom Anderson | Cirencester Town | 3 January 2018 | [38][c] |
| 6 November 2017 | FW | |
Shamir Mullings | Macclesfield Town | 13 November 2017 | [40][d] |
- ^ On 9 October, Fabien Robert extended his loan at Aldershot Town until the end of October.[34]
- ^ On 30 October, Fabien Robert further extended his loan with Aldershot Town until early December.[35]
- ^ On 22 November, Tom Anderson's loan was extended until early January.[39]
- ^ On 13 November, Shamir Mullings' loan at Macclesfield Town was terminated due to injury.[41]
Competitions[edit]
Friendlies[edit]
As of 22 June 2017, Forest Green Rovers have announced nine pre-season friendlies against Bristol Rovers, Kidderminster Harriers, Bishop's Cleeve, Weston-super-Mare, Shortwood United, Brimscombe & Thrupp, Swindon Supermarine,[42] Worthing[43] and Farense during a training camp in Portugal.[44]
| 11 July 2017 | Bishop's Cleeve | 0–2 | Forest Green Rovers | Bishop's Cleeve |
| 19:30 BST | Report | Wishart  ?'Mehew ?' |
Stadium: Kayte Lane Attendance: 225 |
| 14 July 2017 | Shortwood United | 0–4 | Forest Green Rovers | Nailsworth |
| 19:30 BST | Report | Doidge 5' Mehew 57'Morris 64'Stevens 80' |
Stadium: Meadowbank Ground Attendance: 368 Referee: Graham Pugh |
| 15 July 2017 | Brimscombe & Thrupp | 0–3 | Forest Green Rovers | Brimscombe and Thrupp |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Doidge 10', ?' (pen.) Mehew 70' |
Stadium: The Meadow Attendance: 520 Referee: Ben Williamson |
| 18 July 2017 | Weston-super-Mare | 1–2 | Forest Green Rovers | Weston-super-Mare |
| 19:45 BST | Collins 38' (o.g.) |
Report | Brown 61' Mullings ?' |
Stadium: Woodspring Stadium Attendance: 200 |
| 22 July 2017 | Forest Green Rovers | 2–0 | Bristol Rovers | Nailsworth |
| 15:00 BST | Noble 14' Mullings 65' |
Report | Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 1,589 Referee: Sam Allison |
| 25 July 2017 | Farense | 2–1 | Forest Green Rovers | Albufeira, Portugal |
| 19:00 WEST | Gomes 3' Melo 85' |
Report | Bugiel 90' |
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Albufeira Attendance: 192 |
| 29 July 2017 | Forest Green Rovers | P–P[45] | Kidderminster Harriers | Nailsworth |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: The New Lawn |
| 31 July 2017 | Swindon Supermarine | 1–3 | Forest Green Rovers | South Marston |
| 19:30 BST | Hooper ?' |
Report | Doidge ?' Mullings 48', 70' |
Stadium: Hunts Copse |
| 1 August 2017 | Worthing | 4–1 | Forest Green Rovers | Worthing |
| 19:30 BST | Fraser ?' Trueman 49' (o.g.)Douglas 68'Pope 74' |
Report | Trueman ?' |
Stadium: Woodside Road Attendance: 570 Referee: Carl Brook |
League Two[edit]
League table[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Yeovil Town | 46 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 59 | 75 | −16 | 48 | |
| 20 | Port Vale | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 49 | 67 | −18 | 47 | |
| 21 | Forest Green Rovers | 46 | 13 | 8 | 25 | 54 | 77 | −23 | 47 | |
| 22 | Morecambe | 46 | 9 | 19 | 18 | 41 | 56 | −15 | 46 | |
| 23 | Barnet (R) | 46 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 46 | 65 | −19 | 46 | Relegation to the National League |
Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(R) Relegated
Result summary[edit]
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 31 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 33 | 54 | −21 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 27 | −5 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 27 | −16 |
Last updated: 3 February 2018.
Source: [citation needed]
Results by matchday[edit]
Updated to match(es) played on 3 February 2018. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches[edit]
On 21 June 2017, the league fixtures were announced.[46][47]
| 5 August 2017 1 | Forest Green Rovers | 2–2 | Barnet | Nailsworth |
| 15:00 BST | Doidge 41', 43' |
Report | Akpa Akpro 58' Taylor  59'  90+5'Campbell-Ryce 63' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 3,171 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
| 12 August 2017 2 | Mansfield Town | 2–0 | Forest Green Rovers | Mansfield |
| 15:00 BST | Rose 51' Anderson 57'Benning 62' |
Report | Noble 36' Collins 39'Traoré 64'Mullings 79'Bennett 86'Monthé 90+2' |
Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 3,826 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
| 19 August 2017 3 | Forest Green Rovers | 4–3 | Yeovil Town | Nailsworth |
| 15:00 BST | Doidge 23' Brown 45+5'Cooper 49' 90'Monthé 59'Bugiel 79' |
Report | Olomola 9' Khan 14' (pen.)Zoko 35'James 69' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 2,615 Referee: David Webb |
| 26 August 2017 4 | Colchester United | 5–1 | Forest Green Rovers | Colchester |
| 15:00 BST | Reid 4' Kent 21'Szmodics 65'Vincent-Young 74'Senior 90+3' |
Report | Noble 23' Roberts 53'Cooper 90+5' |
Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 3,047 Referee: Craig Hicks |
| 2 September 2017 5 | Wycombe Wanderers | 3–1 | Forest Green Rovers | High Wycombe |
| 15:00 BST | El-Abd 2' Cowan-Hall 7'Stewart 22'O'Nien 36' 82' |
Report | Doidge 68' Russell 70' |
Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 3,759 Referee: Scott Oldham |
| 9 September 2017 6 | Forest Green Rovers | 1–3 | Exeter City | Nailsworth |
| 15:00 BST | Mullings 75' Bennett 83' |
Report | Sweeney 4' Reid 18', 53'James 31' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 2,909 Referee: Robert Lewis |
| 12 September 2017 7 | Forest Green Rovers | 0–1 | Lincoln City | Nailsworth |
| 19:45 BST | Collins 26' Cooper 60' |
Report | Raggett 51' Dickie 57'Anderson 65' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 1,887 Referee: Lee Swabey |
| 16 September 2017 8 | Port Vale | 1–1 | Forest Green Rovers | Burslem |
| 15:00 BST | Turner 21' |
Report | Bugiel 68' Doidge 90+4' |
Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 3,910 Referee: Martin Coy |
| 22 September 2017 9 | Forest Green Rovers | 0–2 | Swindon Town | Nailsworth |
| 19:45 BST | Bennett 43' Roberts 65'Cooper 87' |
Report | Robertson 58' Lancashire 86'Taylor 90' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 3,305 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
| 26 September 2017 10 | Cambridge United | 3–0 | Forest Green Rovers | Cambridge |
| 19:45 BST | Ibehre 15' Ikpeazu 55', 61' |
Report | Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 3,545 Referee: Ross Joyce |
| 30 September 2017 11 | Forest Green Rovers | 0–1 | Accrington Stanley | Nailsworth |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Conneely 56' Thorniley 70' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 2,594 Referee: John Busby |
| 7 October 2017 12 | Notts County | 1–1 | Forest Green Rovers | Nottingham |
| 15:00 BST | Duffy 2' Milsom 76' 90+6' |
Report | Traoré 7' Collins 19'Bugiel 30'Cooper 90+1' |
Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 13,267 Referee: Lee Probert |
| 14 October 2017 13 | Forest Green Rovers | 0–4 | Newport County | Nailsworth |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Amond 14', 41' Bennett 50' 78'Labadie 56'McCoulsky 86'White 90+4' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 2,864 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
| 17 October 2017 14 | Coventry City | 0–1 | Forest Green Rovers | Coventry |
| 19:45 BST | McDonald 23' Doyle 45+1'Nazon 79'McNulty 90+1' |
Report | Marsh-Brown 29' Brown 90+2' |
Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 6,366 Referee: Simon Hooper |
| 21 October 2017 15 | Stevenage | 1–2 | Forest Green Rovers | Stevenage |
| 15:00 BST | Smith 21' Godden 43'King 90+2' |
Report | Brown 61' Doidge 73'Iacovitti 81'Bennett 83' |
Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 2,099 Referee: Lee Collins |
| 28 October 2017 16 | Forest Green Rovers | 2–0 | Morecambe | Nailsworth |
| 15:00 BST | Marsh-Brown 30' Laird 64' |
Report | Conlan 45+3' McGurk 85' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 2,515 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
| 11 November 2017 17 | Crawley Town | 1–1 | Forest Green Rovers | Crawley |
| 15:00 BST | Morris 37' Connolly 42'Payne 70'Verheydt 79' |
Report | Monthé 46' Doidge 67' |
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,149 Referee: Tom Nield |
| 18 November 2017 18 | Forest Green Rovers | 3–2 | Crewe Alexandra | Nailsworth |
| 15:00 GMT | Doidge 44', 83' Traoré 66'Bugiel 90+1'Iacovitti 90+2' |
Report | Porter 14' Bowery 54'Dagnall 67'Grant 87' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 2,221 Referee: Chris Sarginson |
| 21 November 2017 19 | Chesterfield | 3–2 | Forest Green Rovers | Chesterfield |
| 19:45 GMT | McCourt 22', 54' Dennis 81' |
Report | Fitzwater 20' Traoré 29'Monthé  49'Doidge 60', 90+3' |
Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 4,306 Referee: Robert Jones |
| 25 November 2017 20 | Forest Green Rovers | 1–1 | Cheltenham Town | Nailsworth |
| 15:00 GMT | Doidge 8' Osbourne 38'Bugiel 90+6' |
Report | Pell 31' Eisa 39'Storer 75'Dawson 90+6'Morrell 90+7' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 3,641 Referee: Scott Oldham |
| 9 December 2017 21 | Grimsby Town | 1–0 | Forest Green Rovers | Cleethorpes |
| 15:00 GMT | Rose 39' Summerfield 74'Dembélé 76'McKeown 90+1' |
Report | Fitzwater 33' 37' Roberts 64' |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 4,398 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
| 16 December 2017 22 | Forest Green Rovers | 0–2 | Luton Town | Nailsworth |
| 15:00 | Laird 81' Doidge 90' |
Report | Potts 20' Mullins 22'Sheehan 45+1'Stacey 60'Hylton 68' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 2,546 Referee: Lee Swabey |
| 23 December 2017 23 | Forest Green Rovers | 0–1 | Carlisle United | Nailsworth |
| 15:00 | Roberts 81' Stevens 84'Laird 90+4' |
Report | Bennett 28' Grainger 86'Miller 90+4' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 2,489 Referee: Kevin Johnson |
| 30 December 2017 24 | Lincoln City | 2–1 | Forest Green Rovers | Lincoln |
| 15:00 | Rhead 8' 57' Bostwick 62' |
Report | Doidge 24' Collins 25' |
Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 8,964 Referee: Martin Coy |
| 1 January 2018 25 | Forest Green Rovers | 1–2 | Wycombe Wanderers | Nailsworth |
| 15:00 | Osbourne 35' Cooper 39'Fitzwater 70' |
Report | Bloomfield 26' Saunders 40'Mackail-Smith 42'de Havilland 67'O'Nien 90+8' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 2,727 Referee: Anthony Coggins |
| 6 January 2018 26 | Forest Green Rovers | 1–0 | Port Vale | Nailsworth |
| 15:00 | Reid 61' |
Report | Pope 82' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 2,437 Referee: Keith Stroud |
| 13 January 2018 27 | Swindon Town | 1–0 | Forest Green Rovers | Swindon |
| 15:00 | Dunne 45+7' Anderson 59'Norris 79'Mullin 83' |
Grubb 70' Reid 87'Wishart 87'Gunning 90+3' |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 7,062 Referee: Dean Whitestone |
| 20 January 2018 28 | Forest Green Rovers | 5–2 | Cambridge United | Nailsworth |
| 15:00 | Doidge 18' 82' Grubb 43', 74'Campbell 90+4' |
Report | Maris 3' Carroll 22'Elito 25'Ikpeazu 64' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 2,228 Referee: Ben Toner |
| 27 January 2018 29 | Carlisle United | 1–0 | Forest Green Rovers | Carlisle |
| 15:00 | Devitt 27' Bonham 66'Joyce 89' |
Report | Bennett 41' Gunning 60'Collins 89'Campbell 90+6' |
Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 4,176 Referee: Eddie Ilderton |
| 31 January 2018 30 | Exeter City | 2–0 | Forest Green Rovers | Exeter |
| 19:45 | Stockley 51' Sweeney 57' (pen.)Holmes 82' |
Report | Gunning 67' Collins 68' |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 3,382 Referee: Brett Huxtable |
| 3 February 2018 31 | Forest Green Rovers | 2–1 | Coventry City | Nailsworth |
| 15:00 | Bray 39' Collins 64' |
Report | Kelly 38' McNulty 59' (pen.) |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 3,623 Referee: Darren Handley |
| 10 February 2018 | Newport County | Postponed | Forest Green Rovers | Newport |
| 15:00 | Stadium: Rodney Parade |
| 13 February 2018 32 | Forest Green Rovers | 3–1 | Stevenage | Nailsworth |
| 19:45 | Reid 45+1' Wishart 54' Osbourne 56' Rawson 61' Doidge 81' |
Report | Wilkinson 26' Revell 30' Henry 50' Bowditch 90+2' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 1,825 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
| 17 February 2018 33 | Morecambe | 1–1 | Forest Green Rovers | Morecambe |
| 15:00 | McGowan 59' Winnard 67' Rose 84' Conlan 89' Wylde 90' |
Report | Clements 13' Grubb 78' |
Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,447 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
| 24 February 2018 34 | Forest Green Rovers | 2–0 | Crawley Town | Nailsworth |
| 15:00 GMT | Reid 10' Doidge 24'Osbourne 79' |
Report | Yorwerth 36' Connolly 90+5' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 2,346 Referee: Andy Woolmer |
| 6 March 2018 35 | Newport County | 3–3 | Forest Green Rovers | Newport |
| 19:45 GMT | Butler 9' Hayes 17', 38' |
Report | Butler 6' (og) Gunning 30'Collins 82' |
Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 2,862 Referee: Chris Sarginson |
| 10 March 2018 36 | Forest Green Rovers | 1–2 | Notts County | Nailsworth |
| 15:00 GMT | Campbell 72' Collins 86'Cooper 90+3' |
Report | Noble 34' 89' Tootle 80'Duffy 87' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 2,893 Referee: Mark Heywood |
| 17 March 2018 37 | Accrington Stanley | 3–1 | Forest Green Rovers | Accrington |
| 15:00 GMT | Johnson 3' Clark 81' Jackson 90+2' |
Report | Reid 64' |
Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 2,313 Referee: David Webb |
| 20 March 2018 38 | Crewe Alexandra | 3–1 | Forest Green Rovers | Crewe |
| 19:45 GMT | Bowery 44' 61' Kirk 59' |
Report | Grubb 64' |
Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 3,158 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
| 24 March 2018 39 | Forest Green Rovers | 2–0 | Mansfield Town | Nailsworth |
| 15:00 GMT | Osbourne 28' Bennett 36' Reid 54', 73' Campbell 72' Grubb 78' |
Report | Pearce 17' 84' Atkinson 51' Miller 65' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 2,827 Referee: Antony Coggins |
| 30 March 2018 P | Yeovil Town | Postponed | Forest Green Rovers | Yeovil |
| Stadium: Huish Park |
| 2 April 2018 40 | Forest Green Rovers | 1–2 | Colchester United | Nailsworth |
| 15:00 BST | Reid 37' (pen.) |
Report | Dr. Wright 1' Stevenson 47' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 2,869 Referee: Brett Huxtable |
| 7 April 2018 41 | Barnet | 1–0 | Forest Green Rovers | Canons Park |
| 15:00 BST | Nicholls 45+3', 48' Akinde 50' Payne 86' |
Report | Osbourne 60' Bennett 64' Rawson 83' Clements 84' |
Stadium: The Hive Stadium Attendance: 1,764 Referee: Nick Kinseley |
| 14 April 2018 42 | Cheltenham Town | 0–1 | Forest Green Rovers | Cheltenham |
| 15:00 BST | Eisa 49' |
Report | Gunning 40' Doidge 43' Clements 72' Osbourne 90' |
Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 4,744 Referee: Ollie Yates |
| 21 April 2018 43 | Forest Green Rovers | 4–1 | Chesterfield | Nailsworth |
| 15:00 BST | Laird 27' Doidge 78', 90+6' (pen.)Osbourne 80'Gunning 86'Grubb 90+4' |
Report | Dennis 36' (pen.) |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 3,336 Referee: Scott Duncan |
| 24 April 2018 44 | Yeovil Town | 0–0 | Forest Green Rovers | Yeovil |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 2,789 Referee: John Brooks |
| 28 April 2018 45 | Luton Town | 3–1 | Forest Green Rovers | Luton |
| 15:00 BST | Collins 9' Hylton 20' 25'McCormack 59'Lee 86'Mpanzu 89' 90' |
Report | Doidge 53' Collins 66'Gunning 90' |
Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 10,029 Referee: Lee Collins |
| 5 May 2018 46 | Forest Green Rovers | 0–3 | Grimsby Town | Nailsworth |
| 15:00 BST | Gunning 19' |
Report | Hooper 52', 84', 90' Fox 67' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 3,880 Referee: Seb Stockbridge |
FA Cup[edit]
On 16 October 2017, Forest Green Rovers were drawn at home to Macclesfield Town in the first round.[48] Another home tie was confirmed for the second round, against Exeter City.[49]
| 4 November 2017 First round | Forest Green Rovers | 1–0 | Macclesfield Town | Nailsworth |
| 15:00 GMT | Doidge 42' Bennett 69' |
Report | Baba 52' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 1,387 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
| 2 December 2017 Second round | Forest Green Rovers | 3–3 | Exeter City | Nailsworth |
| 15:00 GMT | Doidge 26', 90+2' Laird 88' |
Report | Boateng 39' Moore-Taylor 58'Stockley 64', 90+4' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 2,250 Referee: Gavin Ward |
| 12 December 2017 Second round replay | Exeter City | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Forest Green Rovers | Exeter |
| 19:45 GMT | Moore-Taylor 29' Seaborne 50'Tillson 56' 63'Stockley 64' 115'Harley 73' (pen.)Sweeney 90'Taylor 105' |
Report | Doidge 30' (pen.) Cooper 42'Monthé 64' 109'Bugiel 118' |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 2,923 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
EFL Cup[edit]
On 16 June 2017, Forest Green Rovers were drawn at home to MK Dons in the first round.[50]
| 8 August 2017 First round | Forest Green Rovers | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Milton Keynes Dons | Nailsworth |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Cissé 28' Ebanks-Landell 37'Williams 45'Ariyibi 110'Downing 112' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 1,608 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
EFL Trophy[edit]
On 12 July 2017, Forest Green Rovers were drawn in Southern Group E against Cheltenham Town, Newport County and Swansea City U23s.[51][52] After finished as runners-up in the group stages, FGR were drawn away to Swindon Town in the second round.[53] A third round trip to Yeovil Town was next on the cards after seeing off Swindon Town in the previous round.[54]
| Pos | Lge | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ACA | Swansea City U21s (Q) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 9 | Round 2 |
| 2 | L2 | Forest Green Rovers (Q) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 | L2 | Cheltenham Town (E) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | L2 | Newport County (E) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0 |
Updated to match(es) played on 31 October 2017. Source: EFL.com
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
| 29 August 2017 Group Game 1 | Forest Green Rovers | 2–0 | Newport County | Nailsworth |
| 19:30 BST | Wishart 20' Noble 60'James 84' |
Report | Willmott 45' Owen-Evans 67' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 1,090 |
| 3 October 2017 Group Game 2 | Cheltenham Town | 1–2 | Forest Green Rovers | Cheltenham |
| 19:45 BST | Bower 34' Davey 39'Hinds 50'Cranston 70'Wright 83' |
Report | Brown 79' 90+2' Stevens 80' |
Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 1,576 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
| 31 October 2017 Group Game 3 | Forest Green Rovers | 0–2 | Swansea City U23s | Nailsworth |
| 19:45 GMT | Report | Blair 11' King 75'Gorré 79' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 590 Referee: Graham Horwood |
| 5 December 2017 Second round | Swindon Town | 0–1 | Forest Green Rovers | Swindon |
| 19:45 GMT | Anderson 53' 90+5' Taylor 89' |
Report | Bennett 28' 90+6' Doidge 79' |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 1,320 Referee: Robert Lewis |
| 9 January 2018 Third round | Yeovil Town | 2-0 | Forest Green Rovers | Yeovil |
| 19:45 GMT | Smith 3' Smith 26'Sowunmi 57'Zoko 88' |
Report | Traoré 82' |
Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 1,395 Referee: John Busby |
Statistics[edit]
Appearances and goals[edit]
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | League Two | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Football League Trophy | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | ENG
|
Bradley Collins | 16 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | GK | ENG
|
Sam Russell | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | ENG
|
Dale Bennett | 22 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | SCO
|
Scott Laird | 21 | 1 | 16+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG
|
Lee Collins | 20 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF |  CMR
|
Manny Monthé | 12 | 0 | 5+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | ENG
|
Jack Fitzwater | 12 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | ENG
|
Callum Evans | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | SCO
|
Alex Iacovitti | 16 | 1 | 9+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | ENG
|
Mark Roberts | 14 | 0 | 9+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| 4 | MF |  CIV
|
Drissa Traoré | 22 | 0 | 16+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG
|
Keanu Marsh-Brown | 11 | 2 | 7+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG
|
Liam Noble | 11 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ENG
|
Reece Brown | 18 | 3 | 12+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+2 | 1 |
| 15 | MF | ENG
|
Charlie Cooper | 16 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | ENG
|
Will Randall | 8 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | ENG
|
Isaiah Osbourne | 13 | 0 | 11+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | MF | ENG
|
Jordan Stevens | 4 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 |
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 9 | FW |  WAL
|
Christian Doidge | 23 | 11 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | FW |  LBN
|
Omar Bugiel | 18 | 3 | 3+13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | ENG
|
Shamir Mullings | 9 | 1 | 2+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | ENG
|
Dan Wishart | 15 | 1 | 5+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | FW | POR
|
Toni Gomes | 10 | 0 | 5+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | FW | ENG
|
Luke James | 15 | 1 | 7+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Players transferred out during the season | |||||||||||||
Last updated: 30 November 2017
Source: [55]
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