Forest Green Rovers
The club
Forest Green Rovers Football Club are a club from Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, England, nicknamed the Green, the Green Army and the Black and White Army. The club is not a Forest Green side from any other country. Wikipedia says the club formed in October 1889 under E. J. H. Peach, representing the Forest Green area of Nailsworth, and adopted the name Rovers in 1893.
They play at The New Lawn, capacity 5,147 (2,000 seated); the record attendance is 4,836 against Derby County in the FA Cup third round on 3 January 2009. The traditional home kit was black and white stripes with black shorts. In 2012 it changed to lime green with black shorts and socks, which many supporters opposed, and in 2014 to lime green and black stripes.
Wikipedia's infobox listed Jonathan Gould as caretaker, while its coaching section said manager and assistant posts were vacant as of 3 October 2026. The National League table page says Robbie Savage left to join Peterborough United on 2 October 2026 and names no successor.
Recent seasons
In 2017-18 they avoided relegation in their first Football League season. They were fifth in League Two in 2018-19 and lost the play-off semi-finals, and sixth in 2020-21, losing the semi-final 5-4 on aggregate to Newport County. In 2021-22 they won League Two, their only league title, and were promoted. They finished 24th in League One in 2022-23 and were relegated, then 24th in League Two in 2023-24 and were relegated to the National League. In 2024-25 they were third and lost the play-off to Southend United on penalties after a 2-2 draw. In 2025-26 they were seventh on 81 points and lost 1-0 to Boreham Wood after extra time in the play-off quarter-final.
Honours and landmarks
Hellenic League champions in 1981-82; FA Vase winners in 1982; Southern League Southern Division champions in 1996-97 and Premier Division in 1997-98; League Two champions in 2021-22. The page also lists many earlier local titles; its honours section was cut off in what was read.
Notable scorelines
In 1999-2000 they reached the FA Cup first round for the first time, beating Guiseley 6-0, then lost 3-0 at home to Torquay United. In 2007-08 they beat Rotherham United 3-0 in a replay and lost 3-2 at Swindon Town. In 2008-09 they reached the third round for the first time, losing 4-3 to Derby County, and in 2009-10 lost 2-1 at Notts County in the third round. Their best FA Cup performance is the third round (2008-09, 2009-10 and 2022-23). Their biggest win was 18-1 against Dursley in the Stroud League in March 1946 and their heaviest defeat 10-0 against Gloucester City in the Mid-Gloucestershire League on 13 January 1900.
European record
None found. The page read contains no information on European competition, so none is shown from the sources read here.
Quotes
After the 2021-22 title, manager Rob Edwards called finishing top "surreal" and "incredible", per Wikipedia. Chairman Dale Vince said Edwards's move to Watford "takes a bit of the shine off winning promotion".
Right now (2026-27 season)
Forest Green play in the National League, the fifth tier. A Wikipedia table dated to 31 October 2026 had them 16th with 19 points from 14 games (five wins, four draws, five defeats), 23 goals for and 24 against, goal difference minus one. Robbie Savage's departure for Peterborough United on 2 October 2026 is noted above; who is in charge was not established from the sources read here.
In the FA Cup they are drawn away at Luton Town, then of the third tier, in the first round proper on Saturday 7 November 2026 at 15:00 at Kenilworth Road. Their qualifying rounds and summer transfers were not established from the sources read here.
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_Green_Rovers_F.C. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026-27_FA_Cup https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026-27_National_League
Researched and written for not4quarters. Where a fact could not be established from the sources read, this page says so rather than guessing.