List of Forest Green Rovers F.C. seasons

Forest Green Rovers Football Club is an English football club based in Nailsworth, Gloucestershire. The club is affiliated to the Gloucestershire County FA.

Early history

Forest Green Rovers was founded in October 1889 by the local Nonconformist church minister.[1] In 1894 Forest Green Rovers became founder members of the Mid Gloucestershire League, the first association football league in the county outside Bristol. After MGL folding in 1902, Forest Green become members of the newly formed Stroud League and also members of the Dursley and District League which they won in 1903, the club's first silverware. The Rovers first team competed in two leagues almost every season from 1900 until 1922 and again from 1928 until 1937. (This was quite common with leagues generally not having as many teams as those today).

After a break for the Great War, Rovers enjoyed a period of great success winning two football leagues and three cups in both 1921 and 1922. They then joined the newly formed Gloucestershire Northern Senior League with Cheltenham Town among others in 1922.

Rovers joined the newly formed County League in 1968 and played under manager Peter Goring, (the ex-Arsenal number 6), for the next 11 years moving up again to the Hellenic League in 1975 under Peter’s stewardship.

Key

Top scorer and number of goals scored shown in bold when he was also top scorer for the division.

Key to league record

  • Lvl = Level of the league in the current league system
  • S = Numbers of seasons
  • Pld = Games played
  • W = Games won
  • D = Games drawn
  • L = Games lost
  • GF = Goals for
  • GA = Goals against
  • GD = Goals difference
  • Pts = Points
  • Position = Position in the final league table
  • Overall position = Overall club position in the English league system

Key to cup records

  • Res = Final reached round
  • Rec = Final club record in the form of wins-draws-losses
  • PR = Premilinary round
  • QR1 = Qualifying round 1
  • QR2 = Qualifying round 2
  • QR3 = Qualifying round 3
  • QR4 = Qualifying round 4
  • R1 = Round 1
  • R2 = Round 2
  • R3 = Round 3
  • R4 = Round 4
  • R5 = Round 5
  • R6 = Round 6
  • QF = Quarter-finals
  • SF = Semi-finals
  • RU = Runners-up
  • W = Winners

Seasons

List of Forest Green Rovers seasons starting since their moving to Hellenic League in 1975.

Year League Lvl Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Position Overall
position
Leading league scorer[2] FA Cup FA Trophy Average home
attendance[3]
Name Goals Res Rec Res Rec
1975–76 Hellenic Football League
Premier Division
30 14 10 6 82 53 +29 52* 4th of 16 No data - - No data
1976–77 Hellenic Football League
Premier Division
30 8 9 13 44 50 −6 33* 11th of 16 No data - - No data
1977–78 Hellenic Football League
Premier Division
30 6 12 12 49 59 −10 24* 12th of 16 No data QR2 1–0–1 - No data
1978–79 Hellenic Football League
Premier Division
26 15 4 7 52 35 +17 34* 3rd of 14 No data QR1 1–0–1 - No data
1979–80 Hellenic Football League
Premier Division
8 30 11 10 9 56 45 +11 32* 6th of 16 No data QR2 1–0–1 - No data
1980–81 Hellenic Football League
Premier Division
8 30 14 6 10 57 53 +4 34* 7th of 16 No data QR1 1–2–1 - No data
1981–82 Hellenic Football League
Premier Division
8 30 23 1 6 71 20 +51 47* 1st of 16
Promoted
No data QR1 0–0–1 - No data
1982–83 Southern Football League
Midland Division
7 32 21 3 8 68 32 +36 66 3rd of 17 No data QR1 0–0–1 - No data
1983–84 Southern Football League
Midland Division
7 38 15 12 11 67 51 +16 57 11th of 20 No data QR2 1–1–1 PR 0–1–1 No data
1984–85 Southern Football League
Midland Division
7 34 9 10 15 49 65 −16 37 14th of 18 No data QR1 1–0–1 QR3 2–1–1 No data
1985–86 Southern Football League
Midland Division
7 40 14 9 17 52 56 −4 51 14th of 21 No data QR1 1–0–1 QR1 0–0–1 No data
1986–87 Southern Football League
Midland Division
7 38 16 9 13 65 53 +12 57 9th of 20 No data QR3 2–0–1 QR1 0–0–1 No data
1987–88 Southern Football League
Midland Division
7 42 14 16 12 67 54 +13 58 9th of 22 No data QR3 2–0–1 QR3 2–0–1 No data
1988–89 Southern Football League
Midland Division
7 42 12 16 14 64 67 −3 52 12th of 22 No data QR3 2–0–1 QR1 0–0–1 No data
1989–90 Southern Football League
Midland Division
7 42 16 13 13 75 62 +13 61 10th of 22 No data QR2 1–1–1 QR3 2–0–1 No data
1990–91 Southern Football League
Midland Division
7 42 11 14 17 51 64 −13 47 18th of 22 No data QR2 2–1–1 R3 5–1–1 No data
1991–92 Southern Football League
Midland Division
7 42 14 4 24 66 88 −22 46 19th of 22 No data QR1 0–0–1 QR3 0–0–1 No data
1992–93 Southern Football League
Midland Division
7 42 12 6 24 61 97 −36 42 19th of 22 No data QR1 1–0–1 - No data
1993–94 Southern Football League
Midland Division
7 42 12 12 18 61 84 −23 48 15th of 22 No data QR1 0–1–1 - No data
1994–95 Southern Football League
Midland Division
7 42 11 13 18 56 76 −20 46 18th of 22
Transferred
No data PR 0–1–1 QR2 1–1–1 No data
1995–96 Southern Football League
Southern Division
7 42 22 8 12 85 55 +30 74 8th of 22 209th No data QR3 3–2–1 QR1 0–0–1 No data
1996–97 Southern Football League
Southern Division
7 42 27 10 5 87 40 +47 91 1st of 22
Promoted
181th No data QR1 0–0–1 QR2 1–0–1 No data
1997–98 Southern Football League
Premier Division
6 42 27 8 7 93 55 +38 89 1st of 22
Promoted
115th No data QR2 1–0–1 QR2 0–0–1 No data
1998–99 Conference
National
5 42 15 13 14 55 50 +5 58 12th of 22 104th Marc McGregor 12 QR3 0–0–1 RU 6–1–1 No data
1999–2000 Conference
National
5 42 13 8 21 54 63 −9 47 19th of 22 111th Marc McGregor 12 R2 2–0–1 R4 2–0–1 No data
2000–01 Conference
National
5 42 11 15 16 43 54 −11 48 16th of 22 108th Alex Meechan 13 R1 1–0–1 RU 5–2–1 No data
2001–02 Conference
National
5 42 12 15 15 54 76 −22 51 18th of 22 110th Mark Cooper 17 R1 1–2–0 R5 2–1–1 No data
2002–03 Conference
National
5 42 17 8 17 61 62 −1 59 9th of 22 101st Neil Grayson 15 R1 1–1–1 QF 3–0–1 No data
2003–04 Conference
National
5 42 12 12 18 58 80 −22 48 18th of 22 110th Scott Rogers
Neil Grayson
9 QR4 0–0–1 R4 1–1–1 902
2004–05 Conference
National
5 42 6 15 21 41 81 −40 33 20th of 22 112th Charlie Griffin 17 R1 1–1–1 R3 0–0–1 743
2005–06 Conference
National
5 42 8 14 20 49 62 −13 38 19th of 22 111th Paul Wanless 10 QR4 0–0–1 R3 2–0–1 977
2006–07 Conference
National
5 46 13 18 15 59 64 −5 57 14th of 24 106th Simon Clist
Danny Carey-Bertram
7 QR4 0–0–1 R1 0–0–1 1,185
2007–08 Conference
National
5 46 19 14 13 76 59 +17 71 8th of 24 100th Stuart Fleetwood 27 R2 2–2–1 R2 1–0–1 1,178
2008–09 Conference
National
5 46 12 16 18 70 76 −6 52 18th of 24 110th Andrew Mangan 26 R3 3–1–1 QF 3–0–1 955
2009–10 Conference
National
5 44 12 9 23 50 76 −26 45 21st of 23 113th Jonathan Smith 8 R3 3–1–1 R1 0–0–1 1,012
2010–11 Conference
National
5 46 10 16 20 53 72 −19 46 20th of 24 112th Reece Styche 15 R1 1–0–1 R1 0–0–1 949
2011–12 Conference
National
5 46 19 13 14 66 45 +21 70 10th of 24 102nd Yan Klukowski 18 QR4 0–0–1 R1 0–1–1 1,034
2012–13 Conference
National
5 46 18 11 17 63 49 +14 65 10th of 24 102nd James Norwood 15 R1 1–1–1 R2 1–0–1 1,202
2013–14 Conference
National
5 46 19 10 17 80 66 +14 67 10th of 24 102nd James Norwood 18 QR41 0–0–1 R2 1–3–0 1,194
2014–15 Conference
National
5 46 22 16 8 80 54 +26 79 5th of 24 97th Jon Parkin 25 QR1 1–1–1 R2 1–3–0 1,502
2015–16 National
League
5 46 26 11 9 69 42 +27 89 2nd of 24 94th R2 2–0–1 R1 0–0–1

* – two points for win.
 – reprieved from relegation due to Northwich Victoria demotion.
 – reprieved from relegation due to Salisbury City demotion.

Overall Stats

Years Competition Level S Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1975–76 -
1981–82
Hellenic Football League
Premier Division
8 7 206 91 52 63 411 315 +96 256*
1982–83 -
1996–97
Southern Football League
Midland/Southern Division
7 15 602 226 155 221 974 944 +30 833
1997–1998 Southern Football League
Premier Division
6 1 42 27 8 7 93 55 +38 89
1998–99 -
2013–14
Conference National 5 16 702 216 207 279 932 1035 −103 855
1977–78 -
2013–14
FA Cup 37 90 37 18 36
1983–84 -
2013–14
FA Trophy 29 81 40 13 29

* – two points for win.

First squad players

Eleven players who has greatest number of league appearances in first squad.[4]

Year Goalkeepers Defenders Midfielders Strikers
1998/99 Justin Shuttlewood Mike Kilgour

Jason Drysdale
Ian Hedges
Chris Honor

Rob Cook

Don Forbes
Nathan Wigg
Danny Bailey

Marc McGregor

Alex Sykes

1999/2000 Steve Perrin Billy Clark

Jason Drysdale
Ian Hedges
Wayne Hatswell

Chris Burns

Don Forbes
Tony Daley
Danny Bailey

Marc McGregor

Alex Sykes

2000/01 Steve Perrin Billy Clark

Jason Drysdale
Dave Norton
Wayne Hatswell

Chris Burns

Robin Cousins
Tony Daley
Stuart Slater

Adrian Foster

Alex Meechan

2001/02 Steve Perrin Simon Travis

Kevin Langan
Stephen Jenkins
Jamie Impey

Mark Shaw

Robin Cousins
Martin Foster
Mark Cooper

Carl Heggs

Alex Meechan

2002/03 Steve Perrin Matthew Russell

Kevin Langan
Stephen Jenkins

Gary Owers

Alex Sykes
Martin Foster
John Richardson

Neil Grayson

Kayode Odejayi
Alex Meechan

2003/04 Steve Perrin Denny Ingram

Lee Phillips
Gareth Stoker

Scott Rogers

Damon Searle
Martin Foster
John Richardson

Neil Grayson

Steve Cowe
Alex Meechan

2004/05 Dean Williams /

Steve Perrin

Des Lyttle

Adam Garner
Matt Gadsby
Stuart Roberts

Scott Rogers

Damon Searle
Chris Davies
John Richardson

Charlie Griffin

Mark Beesley

2005/06 Ryan Clarke Abdul Sall

Sekani Simpson
Matt Gadsby
Luke Graham

Paul Wanless

Damon Searle
John Richardson

Alex Meechan

Julian Alsop
Guy Madjo

2006/07 Ryan Robinson Darren Jones

Kevin Nicholson
John Hardiker

Michael Brough

Les Afful
Alex Lawless
Simon Clist

Alex Meechan

Mark Beesley
Saul Williams

2007/08 Ryan Robinson Darren Jones

Paul Stonehouse
Anthony Tonkin
John Hardiker

Michael Brough

Jamie Pitman
Alex Lawless
Simon Clist

Stuart Fleetwood

Chris Giles

2008/09 Terry Burton Darren Jones

Paul Stonehouse
Jerry Gill
Mark Preece

Jonathan Smith

Lee Fowler
Alex Lawless
Simon Clist

Conal Platt

Andrew Mangan

2009/10 Terry Burton Jared Hodgkiss

Paul Stonehouse
Ollie Thorne
Mark Preece

Jonathan Smith

Daniel Powell
Isaiah Rankin

Conal Platt

David Brown
Tomi Ameobi

2010/11 James Bittner Jared Hodgkiss

Luke Jones
Gavin Caines
Craig Armstrong

Yan Klukowski

Kieron Forbes
Wayne Turk
Curtis McDonald

Ross Dyer

Reece Styche

2011/12 James Bittner /

Sam Russell

Jared Hodgkiss

Eddie Oshodi
Jamie Turley
Chris Stokes

Yan Klukowski

Kieron Forbes
James Rowe
Luke Graham

James Norwood

Matty Taylor

2012/13 Sam Russell Jared Hodgkiss

Eddie Oshodi
Jamie Turley
Chris Stokes

Yan Klukowski

Kieron Forbes
Al Bangura
Aarran Racine

James Norwood

Matthew Taylor

2013/14 Sam Russell Jared Hodgkiss

Eddie Oshodi
Dale Bennett
Paul Green

Yan Klukowski

Marcus Kelly
Al Bangura
Anthony Barry

James Norwood

Danny Wright

References

  1. http://www.forestgreenroversfc.com/about-forest-green-rovers/our-history Forest Green Rovers: Our history
  2. http://forestgreenroversfc.co.uk/id12.html Forest Green Rovers archived stats
  3. http://www.emfootball.co.uk/attend2013.html East Midlands football – Average League Attendance Figures
  4. http://www.forestgreenroversfc.co.uk/id12.html The 15 Conference Seasons of Forest Green Rovers
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