2018–19 Forest Green Rovers F.C. season

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Forest Green Rovers
2018–19 season
ChairmanDale Vince
ManagerMark Cooper
StadiumThe New Lawn
EFL League Two5th
FA CupFirst round
EFL CupSecond round
(Vs. Wycombe Wanderers)
EFL TrophyGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Christian Doidge (14)
All:
Christian Doidge (14)
Away colours
Third colours

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 Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2018 CF England Tahvon Campbell West Bromwich Albion Free transfer [2]
1 July 2018 LB England Joseph Mills Australia Perth Glory Free transfer [3]
1 July 2018 GK England James Montgomery Gateshead Free transfer [4]
1 July 2018 RW England Isaac Pearce Fulham Free transfer [5]
1 July 2018 RB Wales Liam Shephard Peterborough United Undisclosed [5]
1 July 2018 GK Wales Lewis Thomas Swansea City Free transfer [6]
1 July 2018 AM Wales George Williams Fulham Free transfer [7]
1 July 2018 RM Northern Ireland Carl Winchester Cheltenham Town Free transfer [8]
4 July 2018 DM Wales Lloyd James Exeter City Undisclosed [9]
31 July 2018 CB England Paul Digby Mansfield Town Undisclosed [10]
1 January 2019 LB England Nathan McGinley Middlesbrough Undisclosed [11]
2 January 2019 LW England Junior Mondal Whitby Town Undisclosed [12]
3 January 2019 CF England Shawn McCoulsky Bristol City Undisclosed [13]
24 January 2019 RB England Udoka Godwin-Malife Oxford City Undisclosed [14]

Transfers out[]

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2018 CM England Tom Anderson Free agent Released [15]
1 July 2018 GK England Cameron Belford Chorley Released [15][16]
1 July 2018 RB England Dale Bennett Sutton United Mutual consent [17]
1 July 2018 CF Lebanon Omar Bugiel Bromley Released [15][18]
1 July 2018 DM England Callum Evans Macclesfield Town Released [19]
1 July 2018 RW England Keanu Marsh-Brown Newport County Released [15][20]
1 July 2018 CF England Olly Mehew Free agent Released [15]
1 July 2018 CB Cameroon Manny Monthé Tranmere Rovers Undisclosed [21]
1 July 2018 CB England Jon Moran Chester Released [15][22]
1 July 2018 LM England Jordan Morris Cirencester Town Released [15][23]
1 July 2018 DM England Isaiah Osbourne Walsall Rejected contract [24][25]
1 July 2018 GK England Harry Pickering Free agent Released [15]
1 July 2018 CB England Mark Roberts Free agent Released [15]
1 July 2018 GK England Sam Russell Grimsby Town Released [15][26]
1 July 2018 LB England Alex Whittle Free agent Released [15]
1 July 2018 LB England Dan Wishart Sutton United Free transfer [27]
13 July 2018 CF England Luke James Hartlepool United Free transfer [28]

Loans in[]

Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
1 July 2018 GK Spain Robert Sánchez Brighton & Hove Albion 31 May 2019 [29]
2 July 2018 LW Scotland Theo Archibald Brentford 7 January 2019 [30][31]
29 August 2018 LB England Nathan McGinley Middlesbrough 1 January 2019 [11]
31 August 2018 CF England Ben Morris Ipswich Town 31 May 2019 [32]
31 August 2018 CM England Matt Worthington Bournemouth January 2019 [33]
14 January 2019 GK England Lewis Ward Reading 31 May 2019 [34]
31 January 2019 DM England Ben Liddle Middlesbrough 31 May 2019 [35]

Loans out[]

Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
1 July 2018 CM England Charlie Cooper Newport County 13 December 2018 [20]
10 August 2018 GK Wales Lewis Thomas Yate Town 14 October 2018 [36][37]
23 August 2018 CB England Haydn Hollis Chesterfield 31 May 2019 [38]
31 August 2018 CF Wales Christian Doidge Bolton Wanderers 1 January 2019 [39]
6 September 2018 CM England Jordan Simpson Havant & Waterlooville October 2018 [40]
20 September 2018 LM France Fabien Robert Gloucester City November 2018 [37][41]
21 December 2018 RW England Isaac Pearce Gloucester City January 2019 [42]
11 January 2019 LM France Fabien Robert Gloucester City 31 May 2019 [43]
17 January 2019 LB England Scott Laird Walsall 31 May 2019 [44]
22 January 2019 GK Wales Lewis Thomas Yate Town 31 May 2019 [45]
31 January 2019 CF England Tahvon Campbell Gillingham 31 May 2019 [46]
11 March 2019 CM England Charlie Cooper Boreham Wood 31 May 2019 [47]
22 March 2019 CM England 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 Goal 7', 23' Stadium: The Meadow
10 July 2018 (2018-07-10) Friendly Torquay United 1–4 Forest Green Rovers Torquay
19:30 BST Nabi Goal 30' Winchester Goal 5'
Archibald Goal 48'
Trialist Goal 59' (o.g.)
Brown Goal 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 Goal 12', 43'
Cane Goal 14'
Swallow Goal 62'
Goal 65'
Trialist Goal 90'		 Report Archibald Goal 3', 52'
Doidge Goal 8' (pen.), 29', 32' (pen.)
Grubb Goal 24'		 Stadium: Woodspring Stadium
17 July 2018 (2018-07-17) Friendly Forest Green Rovers 1–2 Leeds United Nailsworth
19:00 BST Grubb Goal 45' Report Roofe Goal 16'
Ayling Goal 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 Goal 8'
Parsons Goal 65'		 Report Ogunleye Goal 26'
Laird Goal 82'		 Stadium: Webbswood Stadium
21 July 2018 (2018-07-21) Friendly Forest Green Rovers 1–0 Bristol Rovers Nailsworth
15:00 BST Doidge Goal 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 Goal 51' Report Rawson Goal 21'
Reid Goal 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[]

Main article: 2018–19 EFL League Two
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[a]
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:
  1. ^ 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[]

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHHAHAHAAHAHHAAHAHAHAAHAHHAHHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAH
ResultWDDDDWDDWDWDLDWWLLWLWWWDWDLWWDLLWLLLWDWLWWWWLD
Position247912791277568966810101087765776546756796666666555
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 Goal 31' (pen.) Report Winchester Goal 51'
Collins Goal 67' (o.g.)
Doidge Goal 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 Goal 22' Report Gardner Goal 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 Goal 90' Report Doidge Goal 29'
Gunning Red card 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 Goal 5' Report Doughty Goal 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 Red card 52'
Stead Goal 70'		 Report Shephard Goal 29'
Reid Goal 59'
Grubb Goal 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 Goal 15'
Rawson Red card 76'		 Report Pope Goal 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 Goal 31' Report Reid Goal 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 Goal 70' Report McNerney Red card 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 Goal 55' Report Grubb Goal 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 Goal 21'
Carroll Red card 76'		 Report Digby Goal 34'
Grubb Goal 55'
Worthington Goal 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 Yellow card 4'
Bennett Goal 18' (og)
Reid Yellow card 65'		 Report Amond Goal 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 Goal 63'
Williams Goal 90+7'		 Report Reid Goal 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 Goal 75' Report Barnett Goal 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 Goal 11'
Shephard Goal 39'
Campbell Goal 90+8'		 Report Mullin Goal 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 Yellow card 26'
Martin Goal 90+4'		 Report Campbell Yellow card 31'
James Yellow card 46'
Brown Goal 50'
Shephard Goal 72'
Archibald Yellow card 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 Goal 8'
Anderson Yellow card 47'
Gordon Goal 72'
Andrade Yellow card 77'		 Report Brown Goal 12', Yellow card 39'
Gunning Yellow card 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 Goal 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 Goal 77' (pen.) Report Morris Goal 12'
Winchester Goal 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 Goal 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 Goal 56' Report Digby Red card 76'
Reid Goal 90+2'
Williams Goal 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 Goal 45'
Montgomery Yellow card 55'
Rawson Yellow card 87'
Campbell Yellow card 89'		 Report Jones Yellow card 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 Yellow card 33'
Pipe Yellow card 40'
Amond Goal 45+2' (pen.)
Butler Red card 51'		 Report Williams Goal 3', 52', 57'
Campbell Goal 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 Goal 78'
Thomas Goal 80'
Maddox Yellow card 90'		 Report McGinley Yellow card 44'
Campbell Goal 61'
Williams Goal 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 Goal 1'
Gunning Yellow card 28'
Shephard Yellow card 45+2'
Archibald Goal 90+4'		 Report Cornell Yellow card 45+2'
Foley Goal 50'
Williams Yellow card 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 Yellow card 32'
Lang Yellow card 34'
Branger Yellow card 65'		 Report Mills Yellow card 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 Goal 28'
James Yellow card 45'
Winchester Yellow card 45+2'		 Report O'Shea Goal 69'
Maynard Goal 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 Goal 29', 45+1'
Brown Goal 50'		 Report Öhman Yellow card 49'
Rose Yellow card 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 Yellow card 29' Report Shephard Goal 13'
Montgomery Yellow card 35'
Doidge Goal 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 Goal 70' Report Grant Goal 14'
Sweeney Yellow card 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 Yellow card 39'
Mills Goal 63'		 Report O'Brien Goal 57' Yellow card 76'
Schofield Yellow card 62'
Boldewijn Goal 77'
Barclay Yellow card 79'
Hemmings Yellow card 90'
Milsom Yellow card 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 Goal 36'
Robinson Goal 44'
Koiki Yellow card 69'
Carroll Yellow card 83'		 Report Brown Yellow card 8'
Gunning Yellow card 25'
Liddle Yellow card 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 Yellow card 16' Goal 58'
Mondal Goal 22'
Doidge Goal 31'
Digby Yellow card 61'		 Report Gafaiti Yellow card 51'
Dickinson Yellow card 76'
Alcock Yellow card 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 Yellow card 29'
Benning Yellow card 32'
Walker Goal 69' Red card 90+7'
Tomlinson Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Digby Yellow card 32'
Winchester Yellow card 52'
Gunning Yellow card 64'
Doidge Yellow card 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 Goal 7'
Collins Yellow card 77'		 Report Akinde Goal 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 Goal 6'
Collins Goal 35'
Kenyon Goal 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 Yellow card 36' Yellow-red card 85' Report Shephard Goal 21'
Brown Goal 33'
Ward Yellow card 40'
Doidge Goal 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 Goal 31' Report Thomas Goal 49'
Parkes Yellow card 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 Yellow card 86' Report Brown Goal 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 Yellow card 45+1'
Williams Goal 63'		 Report Agard Goal 38'
Martin Yellow card 60' Goal 87'
McGrandles Yellow card 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 Goal 24'
Morais Yellow card 65'
McNerney Yellow card 85'		 Report Doidge Yellow card 23' Goal 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 Goal 56'
Mills Goal 88'		 Report Whitaker Yellow card 64'
Kelleher Yellow card 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 Yellow card 80' Report Mondal Goal 47'
McGinley Yellow card 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 Goal 24'
Doidge Goal 76'		 Report Lewis Goal 66'
Knowles Yellow card 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 Goal 19'
Mills Goal 63' (o.g.)
Hunt Yellow card 81'
Kirk Goal 87', 89' Yellow card 90'		 Report Brown Goal 36' Yellow card 61'
Mondal Goal 47'
Gunning Yellow card 52'
Doidge Goal 52'
Mills Yellow card 89'
Reid Yellow card 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 Yellow card 39' Report Martin Yellow card 39'
Collins Yellow card 56'
Woodman Yellow card 61'
Sweeney Yellow card 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 Goal 26' Report Gunning Red card 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 Goal 12'
Winchester Yellow card 45+2' Yellow-red card 67'		 Report Banks Yellow card 16'
Norwood Goal 27'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 4,492
Referee: Eddie Ilderton

FA Cup[]

Main article: 2018–19 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 Goal 36'
Mackie Goal 47'
Browne Goal 78'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 1,614
Referee: Trevor Kettle

EFL Cup[]

Main article: 2018–19 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 Goal 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 Goal 55'
Stewart Goal 74'		 Report Grubb Goal 57'
Winchester Goal 86'		 Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 1,934
Referee: Antony Coggins
Penalties
Jacobson Penalty scored
Freeman Penalty scored
McCarthy Penalty scored
Stewart Penalty scored
Saunders Penalty missed		 Doidge Penalty missed
Gunning Penalty scored
Grubb Penalty scored
Brown Penalty scored
Digby Penalty missed

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 3 2 0 0 1 8 6 +2 6 Round 2
2 ACA Arsenal U21 3 2 0 0 1 8 7 +1 6
3 L2 Forest Green Rovers 3 1 0 1 1 6 4 +2 4
4 L1 Coventry City 3 0 1 0 2 1 6 −5 2
Source: EFL.com
4 September 2018 (2018-09-04) Group stages Forest Green Rovers 4–0 Cheltenham Town Nailsworth
19:30 BST Grubb Goal 14'
Campbell Goal 48'
Williams Goal 85'
Pearce Goal 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 Goal 3' Report Pearce Goal 68' Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 1,341
Penalties
Hiwula Penalty missed
Bakayoko Penalty scored
Camwell Penalty scored
Kelly Penalty scored
Hyam Penalty scored		 Worthington Penalty missed
Williams Penalty missed
Grubb Penalty scored
Archibald Penalty scored
7 November 2018 (2018-11-07) Group stages Forest Green Rovers 1–3 Arsenal U21 Nailsworth
19:00 GMT Grubb Goal 62' Report Willock Goal 39' (pen.), 42'
John-Jules Goal 85'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 1,602
Referee: Christopher Sarginson

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