2021–22 Forest Green Rovers F.C. season

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Forest Green Rovers
2021–22 season
ChairmanDale Vince
Head CoachRob Edwards
StadiumThe New Lawn
League Two1st
EFL CupSecond round
EFL TrophyGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Matty Stevens (5)
All: Matty Stevens (5)
Away colours
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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.

During pre-season, FGR announced Rob Edwards as their Head Coach.[1]

Pre-season friendlies[]

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.

13 July 2021 Friendly Melksham Town 0–6 Forest Green Rovers Melksham
19:45 BST Report Cargill Goal 17'
Matt Goal 40' (pen.)
Allen Goal 52'
Stevens Goal 72' (pen.), 78'
Young Goal 90+1'		 Stadium: Oakfield Stadium
17 July 2021 Friendly Yate Town 0–2 Forest Green Rovers Yate
13:00 BST Report Stevens Goal 19'
Edwards Goal 30'		 Stadium: Lodge Road
20 July 2021 Friendly Forest Green Rovers 1–2 Cardiff City Nailsworth
19:00 BST Matt Goal 58' Collins Goal 47'
McGuinness Goal 84'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
24 July 2021 Friendly Leamington 0–0 Forest Green Rovers Leamington Spa
13:00 BST Report Stadium: New Windmill Ground
28 July 2021 Friendly Forest Green Rovers 1–2 Swansea City Nailsworth
19:00 BST Stevens Goal 86' (pen.) Report Dhanda Goal 65'
Lloyd Goal 70'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
31 July 2021 Friendly Yeovil Town 0–1 Forest Green Rovers Yeovil
15:00 BST Report Matt Goal ?' Stadium: Huish Park

Competitions[]

League Two[]

Main article: 2021–22 EFL League Two

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Forest Green Rovers 8 6 1 1 18 8 +10 19 Promotion to EFL League One
2 Leyton Orient 8 4 3 1 16 7 +9 15
3 Harrogate Town 7 4 2 1 13 9 +4 14
4 Northampton Town 8 4 2 2 7 5 +2 14 Qualification for League Two play-offs
5 Exeter City 8 3 4 1 11 5 +6 13
6 Hartlepool United 8 4 1 3 8 6 +2 13
Updated to match(es) played on 18 September 2021. 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]


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
7 5 1 1 14 8  +6 16 3 0 1 9 6  +3 2 1 0 5 2  +3

Last updated: 11 September 2021.
Source:[citation needed]

Results by matchday[]

Matchday1234567
GroundHAAHHAH
ResultWWWWLDW
Position3111121
Updated to match(es) played on 11 September 2021. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

FGR's fixtures were released on 24 June 2021.[4]

7 August 2021 1 Forest Green Rovers 2–1 Sutton United Nailsworth
15:00 BST Bernard Yellow card 20'
Moore-Taylor Yellow card 26'
Stevens Goal 30'
Adams Goal 90+1'
Matt Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Bugiel Goal 69' Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 1,883
Referee: James Bell
14 August 2021 2 Walsall 1–3 Forest Green Rovers Bescot
15:00 BST Wilkinson Yellow card 77'
Kiernan Goal 90+2'		 Report Stevens Goal 20', 45+3' (pen.)
Bernard Yellow card 31'
Cadden Yellow card 31'
Matt Goal 43'
Hendry Yellow card 45'		 Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 4,320
Referee: Simon Mather
17 August 2021 3 Rochdale 1–2 Forest Green Rovers Rochdale
19:45 BST O'Keeffe Yellow card 22'
Newby Goal 48'		 Report Matt Goal 33'
Stevens Goal 49'		 Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 2,188
Referee: Andy Haines
21 August 2021 4 Forest Green Rovers 6–3 Crawley Town Nailsworth
15:00 BST Cadden Goal 1', 67', 69'
Stevens Goal 24'
Matt Goal 48'
Adams Yellow card 59'
Young Goal 78'		 Report Hessenthaler Goal 14', 30'
Craig Yellow card 27'
Appiah Goal 86', Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 1,922
Referee: Leigh Doughty
28 August 2021 5 Forest Green Rovers 0–2 Port Vale Nailsworth
15:00 BST Report Proctor Goal 6', 9', Yellow card 14'
Walker Yellow card 42'
Rodney Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 2,402
Referee: Charles Breakspear
4 September 2021 6 Exeter City 0–0 Forest Green Rovers Exeter
15:00 BST Ray Yellow card 41' Report Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 4,008
Referee: Neil Hair
11 September 2021 7 Forest Green Rovers 1–0 Northampton Town Nailsworth
15:00 BST Wilson Yellow card 43'
Matt Goal 77'		 Report McGowan Yellow card 21'
Lewis Yellow card 75'		 Stadium: The innocent New Lawn Stadium
Attendance: 2,576
Referee: Scott Oldham

FA Cup[]

Main article: 2021–22 FA Cup

EFL Cup[]

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Cup

Forest Green were drawn at home to Bristol City in the first round[5] and away to Brentford in the second round.[6][7]

10 August 2021 First round Forest Green Rovers 2–2
(6–5 p)		 Bristol City Nailsworth
19:45 BST Matt Goal 11'
Godwin-Malife Yellow card 45'
Sweeney Yellow card 51'
Adams Yellow card 89'
Hendry Goal 90+6'		 Report Janneh Goal 39', 67'
Wells Yellow card 44'
Simpson Yellow card 69'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Referee: Darren Drysdale
Penalties
Matt Penalty missed
Young Penalty scored
Hendry Penalty scored
Adams Penalty scored
Cadden Penalty scored
Stevenson Penalty scored
Sweeney Penalty scored		 Palmer Penalty missed
Massengo Penalty scored
Wells Penalty scored
Conway Penalty scored
Bakinson Penalty scored
Janneh Penalty scored
Pring Penalty missed
24 August 2021 Second round Brentford 3-1 Forest Green Rovers Brentford
19:45 BST Wissa Goal 60'
Mbeumo Goal 75'
Forss Goal 86'		 Report Aitchison Goal 8'
Adams Red card 80'		 Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 12,137
Referee: Will Finnie

EFL Trophy[]

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Trophy
Pos Div Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Walsall 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 +1 3 Advance to Round 2
2 L2 Northampton Town 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2
3 L2 Forest Green Rovers 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
4 ACA Brighton & Hove Albion U21 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0
Updated to match(es) played on 14 September 2021. Source: EFL.com
31 August 2021 Group game 1 Forest Green Rovers 1–1
(2–4 p)		 Northampton Town Nailsworth
19:00 BST Harriman Goal 14' (o.g.) Report Flores Yellow card 26'
Pollock Goal 51', Yellow card 73'
Harriman Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: The innocent New Lawn Stadium
Attendance: 892
Referee: Christopher Pollard
Penalties
Stevens Penalty scored
Evans Penalty missed
Matt Penalty missed
Adams Penalty scored		 Rose Penalty scored
Kabamba Penalty scored
Connolly Penalty scored
McWilliams Penalty missed
Pollock Penalty scored

Transfers[]

Transfers in[]

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2021 RM England Opi Edwards England Bristol City Free transfer [8]
1 July 2021 AM Scotland Regan Hendry Scotland Raith Rovers Free transfer [9]
1 July 2021 CM England Ben Stevenson England Colchester United Free transfer [10]
2 July 2021 DM England Sadou Diallo England Wolverhampton Wanderers Free transfer [11]

Loans in[]

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
2 July 2021 CF Scotland Jack Aitchison England Barnsley End of season [12]

Loans out[]

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
30 July 2021 CM England Harvey Bunker England Chippenham Town 31 August 2021 [13]

Transfers out[]

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
30 June 2021 CF Wales Aaron Collins England Bristol Rovers Free transfer [14]
30 June 2021 CF England Shawn McCoulsky Released [15]
30 June 2021 GK England Adam Smith Released [15]
30 June 2021 LB England Chris Stokes Scotland Kilmarnock Released [15][16]
30 June 2021 RM England Scott Wagstaff Released [15]
20 August 2021 AM England Dylan Morgan Wales Swansea City Free transfer [17]

Statistics[]

Appearances and goals[]

Last updated 15 September 2021.
No. Pos Nat Player Total EFL League Two EFL Cup EFL Trophy FA Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK England Luke McGee 7 0 7+0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 GK Wales Lewis Thomas 3 0 0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF England Kane Wilson 9 0 7+0 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF Republic of Ireland Dom Bernard 9 0 6+0 0 1+1 0 1+0 0 0 0
6 DF England Baily Cargill 6 0 4+1 0 1+0 0 0 0 0 0
15 DF England Jordan Moore-Taylor 6 0 3+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 0 0
16 DF England Jack Evans 1 0 0 0 0 0 1+0 0 0 0
22 DF England Udoka Godwin-Malife 4 0 3+0 0 1+0 0 0 0 0 0
29 DF England Luke Hallett 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
4 MF England Dan Sweeney 9 0 6+1 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 0 0
7 MF England Ben Stevenson 9 0 7+0 0 0+1 0 1+0 0 0 0
8 MF The Gambia Ebou Adams 7 1 4+0 1 2+0 0 1+0 0 0 0
11 MF Scotland Nicky Cadden 8 3 6+0 3 2+0 0 0 0 0 0
12 MF England Taylor Allen 5 0 1+2 0 0+1 0 1+0 0 0 0
17 MF England Opi Edwards 1 0 0 0 1+0 0 0 0 0 0
20 MF England Elliott Whitehouse 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 MF Scotland Regan Hendry 9 1 7+0 0 2+0 1 0 0 0 0
23 MF England Sadou Diallo 4 0 0+1 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 0 0
26 MF United States Vaughn Covil 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 MF England Harvey Bunker (out on loan) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
9 FW England Matty Stevens 8 5 7+0 5 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
10 FW Scotland Jack Aitchison 10 1 3+4 0 2+0 1 0+1 0 0 0
14 FW Jamaica Jamille Matt 10 5 7+0 4 1+1 1 0+1 0 0 0
18 FW England Jake Young 7 1 0+4 1 1+1 0 1+0 0 0 0
28 FW England Josh March 4 0 0+2 0 0+1 0 1+0 0 0 0

Top scorers[]

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total goals are equal.

Last updated 15 September 2021.
Rank Position Nationality No. Player EFL League Two EFL Cup EFL Trophy FA Cup Total
1 FW England 9 Matty Stevens 5 0 0 0 5
FW Jamaica 14 Jamille Matt 4 1 0 0 5
2 MF Scotland 11 Nicky Cadden 3 0 0 0 3
3 MF The Gambia 8 Ebou Adams 1 0 0 0 1
FW Scotland 10 Jack Aitchison 0 1 0 0 1
FW England 18 Jake Young 1 0 0 0 1
MF Scotland 21 Regan Hendry 0 1 0 0 1
Own goals 0 0 1 0 0
TOTALS 14 3 1 0 18

Cleansheets[]

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total cleansheets are equal.

Last updated 15 September 2021.
Rank Position Nationality No. Player EFL League Two EFL Cup EFL Trophy FA Cup Total
1
GK England 1 Luke McGee 2 0 0 0 2
2
GK Wales 24 Lewis Thomas 0 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 2 0 0 0 2

Disciplinary record[]

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated 15 September 2021.
Position Nationality Number Name League Two EFL Cup EFL Trophy FA Cup Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
MF The Gambia 8 Ebou Adams 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1
DF Republic of Ireland 3 Dom Bernard 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
DF England 2 Kane Wilson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
MF England 4 Dan Sweeney 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
MF Scotland 11 Nicky Cadden 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
FW Jamaica 14 Jamille Matt 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
DF England 15 Jordan Moore-Taylor 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
MF Scotland 21 Regan Hendry 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
DF England 22 Udoka Godwin-Malife 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
TOTALS 8 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 1

References[]

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  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f "First Team Pre-Season Schedule Revealed". Forest Green Rovers FC. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  3. ^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". English Football League. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
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  5. ^ "Rovers Host Bristol City In Carabao Cup". Forest Green Rovers FC. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Carabao Cup Round Two draw confirmed". EFL. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Date Confirmed For Brentford". Forest Green Rovers FC. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Edwards checks into Nailsworth". Forest Green Rovers - Official Site. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Hendry makes Rovers move". Forest Green Rovers - Official Site. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  10. ^ "Rovers clinch Stevenson signing". Forest Green Rovers - Official Site. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Diallo checks into Another Way". Forest Green Rovers - Official Site. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  12. ^ "Aitchison returns to Nailsworth". Forest Green Rovers - Official Site. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  13. ^ "Bunker Joins Chippenham On Loan". Forest Green Rovers FC. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  14. ^ "Aaron Collins signs with the Gas!". Bristol Rovers FC. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  15. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Rovers Announce Released And Retained List". Forest Green Rovers - Official Site. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  16. ^ "WELCOME TO KILLIE, CHRIS STOKES". Kilmarnock - Official Site. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  17. ^ "Swansea City Sign Up Duo To Join U23s Squad". Swansea City AFC. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
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