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Forest Green Rovers
2023–24 season
OwnerDale Vince
ChairmanDale Vince
ManagerDavid Horseman
(until 20 December)[1]
Troy Deeney
(from 20 December to 18 January)[1][2]
Dan Connor (interim from 18 to 25 January)[2]
Steve Cotterill
(from 25 January)[3]
StadiumThe New Lawn
League Two24th (relegated to National League)
FA CupSecond round
EFL CupFirst round
EFL TrophySecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Matty Stevens (9)
All: Matty Stevens (11)
Highest home attendancevs Wrexham A.F.C. (4,121)
Lowest home attendancevs Shrewsbury Town F.C. (709
Average home league attendance(3,204)
Biggest winvs Colchester United F.C. (5-0)
Biggest defeatvs Wrexham A.F.C. (6-0)
← 2022–23
2024–25 →

The 2023–24 season is the 135th season in the history of Forest Green Rovers and their first season back in League Two since the 2021–22 season following their relegation from League One in the previous season. The club are participating in League Two, the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the 2023–24 EFL Trophy.

Current squad

[edit]
As of 9 February 2024
No. Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth (Age) Previous club Date signed Fee Contract end
Goalkeepers
1 Luke Daniels GK England Bolton (1988-01-05) 5 January 1988 (age 36) Middlesbrough 14 July 2023 Free 30 June 2024
20 Jamie Searle GK New Zealand Whakatāne (2000-11-25) 25 November 2000 (age 23) Barnsley 22 July 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2025
31 Tommy Simkin GK England (2004-12-08) 8 December 2004 (age 19) Stoke City 12 January 2024 Loan 31 May 2024
39 Vicente Reyes GK Chile United States Charleston (2003-11-19) 19 November 2003 (age 21) Norwich City 13 February 2024 Loan 20 February 2024
41 Fiachra Pagel GK Republic of Ireland (2004-02-16) 16 February 2004 (age 20) Republic of Ireland Drogheda United 2 January 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2024
Defenders
2 Marcel Lavinier RB Portugal England London (2000-12-16) 16 December 2000 (age 23) Swindon Town 3 August 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2025
3 Dom Bernard CB Republic of Ireland England Gloucester (1997-03-29) 29 March 1997 (age 27) Birmingham City 17 July 2019 Free 30 June 2024
4 Darnell Johnson CB England Leicester (1998-09-03) 3 September 1998 (age 26) Fleetwood Town 4 August 2023 Free 30 June 2025
5 Ryan Inniss CB England Penge (1995-06-05) 5 June 1995 (age 29) Charlton Athletic 1 July 2023 Free 30 June 2025
15 Jordan Moore-Taylor CB England Exeter (1994-01-21) 21 January 1994 (age 30) Milton Keynes Dons 21 July 2020 Free 30 June 2024
16 Dominic Thompson LB England Willesden (2000-07-26) 26 July 2000 (age 24) Blackpool 12 January 2024 Loan 31 May 2024
17 Jamie Robson LB Scotland Perth (1997-12-19) 19 December 1997 (age 26) Lincoln City 6 January 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2024
19 Sean Robertson RB England Wandsworth (2001-06-06) 6 June 2001 (age 23) Crystal Palace 4 August 2022 Free 30 June 2024
25 Fankaty Dabo RB England Southwark (1995-10-11) 11 October 1995 (age 29) Coventry City 1 September 2023 Free 30 June 2025
36 Richard Keogh CB Republic of Ireland England Harlow (1986-08-11) 11 August 1986 (age 38) Wycombe Wanderers 9 February 2024 Free 30 June 2024
44 Murphy Bennett RB Wales England Stockport (2004-12-23) 23 December 2004 (age 19) Manchester City 1 July 2021 Undisclosed 30 June 2024
Keon Sanniola CB England Academy 5 September 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024
Midfielders
8 Charlie McCann DM Northern Ireland England Coventry (2002-04-24) 24 April 2002 (age 22) Scotland Rangers 24 January 2023 £300,000 30 June 2026
18 Jacob Maddox AM England Bristol (1998-11-03) 3 November 1998 (age 26) Walsall 7 August 2023 Free 30 June 2025
21 Alex Rodríguez CM Spain Tenerife (1993-08-01) 1 August 1993 (age 31) Oxford United 12 January 2024 Free 30 June 2024
22 Maxi Oyedele DM Poland England Salford (2004-11-07) 7 November 2004 (age 20) Manchester United 17 January 2024 Loan 31 May 2024
26 David Davis CM England Smethwick (1991-02-20) 20 February 1991 (age 33) Shrewsbury Town 1 July 2022 Free 30 June 2024
27 Harvey Bunker DM England Portsmouth (2003-04-15) 15 April 2003 (age 21) Academy 1 July 2020 Trainee 30 June 2024
28 Callum Jones CM Wales England Birkenhead (2001-04-05) 5 April 2001 (age 23) Hull City 1 July 2023 Loan 31 May 2024
29 Reece Brown CM England Dudley (1996-03-03) 3 March 1996 (age 28) Huddersfield Town 1 July 2022 Free 30 June 2024
32 Jack Carter CM England Academy 1 July 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024
34 Zach McKenzie CM England Academy 1 July 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024
40 Fin Bell CM England Academy 1 July 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024
46 Emmanuel Osadebe RM Republic of Ireland Dundalk (1996-10-01) 1 October 1996 (age 28) Bradford City 18 January 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2025
51 Jesse Thompson CM England (2005-11-29) 29 November 2005 (age 18) Reading 1 July 2022 Free 30 June 2024
— Dylan Kadji DM England (2003-09-01) 1 September 2003 (age 21) Bristol City 4 August 2023 Loan 31 May 2024
Forwards
7 Kyle McAllister RW Scotland Paisley (1999-01-21) 21 January 1999 (age 25) Scotland St Mirren 1 July 2022 Free 30 June 2025
9 Matty Stevens CF England Guildford (1998-02-12) 12 February 1998 (age 26) Peterborough United 27 July 2019 Undisclosed 30 June 2024
10 Christian Doidge CF Wales Newport (1992-08-25) 25 August 1992 (age 32) Scotland Hibernian 31 January 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2025
11 Jordon Garrick RW England Jamaica Kingston (1998-07-15) 15 July 1998 (age 26) Swansea City 5 January 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2024
23 Tyrese Omotoye CF Belgium Hasselt (2002-09-23) 23 September 2002 (age 22) Norwich City 23 January 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2024
24 Olly Sully CF England (2005-09-08) 8 September 2005 (age 19) Academy 5 September 2023 — 30 June 2024
37 Nathan Holland LW England Manchester (1998-06-19) 19 June 1998 (age 26) Milton Keynes Dons 24 August 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2025
Out on Loan
6 Teddy Jenks CM England Brighton (2002-03-12) 12 March 2002 (age 22) Brighton & Hove Albion 1 July 2023 Free 30 June 2025
12 Alfie Bendle CM England (2005-01-27) 27 January 2005 (age 19) AFC Wimbledon 9 August 2023 Free 30 June 2025
— Amadou Bakayoko CF Sierra Leone Kenema (1996-01-01) 1 January 1996 (age 28) Bolton Wanderers 12 January 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2024

Transfers

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In

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Date Pos Player From Fee Ref
1 July 2023 CB England Ryan Inniss England Charlton Athletic Free Transfer [4]
1 July 2023 CM England Teddy Jenks England Brighton & Hove Albion Free Transfer [5]
14 July 2023 GK England Luke Daniels England Middlesbrough Free Transfer [6]
17 July 2023 CF England Matty Taylor England Oxford United Free Transfer [7]
22 July 2023 GK New Zealand Jamie Searle England Barnsley Undisclosed [8]
3 August 2023 RB Portugal Marcel Lavinier England Swindon Town Undisclosed [9]
4 August 2023 CB England Darnell Johnson England Fleetwood Town Free Transfer [10]
7 August 2023 AM England Jacob Maddox England Walsall Free Transfer [11]
9 August 2023 CM England Alfie Bendle England AFC Wimbledon Free Transfer [12]
17 August 2023 CF England Troy Deeney England Birmingham City Free Transfer [13]
24 August 2023 LW England Nathan Holland England Milton Keynes Dons Undisclosed [14]
1 September 2023 RB England Fankaty Dabo England Coventry City Free Transfer [15]
12 January 2024 CM Spain Alex Rodríguez England Oxford United Free Transfer [16]
18 January 2024 RM Republic of Ireland Emmanuel Osadebe England Bradford City Undisclosed [17]
31 January 2024 CF Wales Christian Doidge Scotland Hibernian Undisclosed [18]
9 February 2024 CB Republic of Ireland Richard Keogh England Wycombe Wanderers Free Transfer [19]

Out

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Date Pos Player Transferred to Fee Ref
30 June 2023 GK England Alfie Burnett Free agent Released [20]
30 June 2023 CB England Baily Cargill England Mansfield Town Released [20][21]
30 June 2023 CM Scotland Regan Hendry England Tranmere Rovers Released [20][22]
30 June 2023 LB Wales Jacob Jones Scotland Cove Rangers Released [20][23]
30 June 2023 GK England Luke McGee England Tranmere Rovers Released [20][24]
30 June 2023 CM Scotland Dylan McGeouch England Carlisle United Released [20][25]
30 June 2023 CF Republic of Ireland Sean O'Brien England Hayes & Yeading United Released [20][26]
30 June 2023 CM England Ben Stevenson England Portsmouth Released [20][27]
30 June 2023 GK Wales Lewis Thomas Free agent Released [20]
6 July 2023 GK Scotland Ross Doohan Scotland Aberdeen Undisclosed [28]
6 July 2023 CM England Armani Little England AFC Wimbledon Undisclosed [29]
25 July 2023 RB Republic of Ireland Corey O'Keeffe England Barnsley Undisclosed [30]
3 August 2023 CB England Udoka Godwin-Malife England Swindon Town Undisclosed [31]
1 February 2024 CF England Matty Taylor England Cheltenham Town Free Transfer [32]

Loaned in

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Date Pos Player Loaned from Date until Ref
1 July 2023 CM Wales Callum Jones England Hull City End of Season [33]
4 August 2023 DM England Dylan Kadji England Bristol City End of Season [34]
10 August 2023 CB England Reece Welch England Everton 3 January 2024[a] [35][36]
1 September 2023 CF England Callum Morton England Salford City End of Season [37]
30 September 2023 GK England James Belshaw England Bristol Rovers 7 October 2023 [38]
12 January 2024 GK England Tommy Simkin England Stoke City End of Season [39]
12 January 2024 LB England Dominic Thompson England Blackpool End of Season [40]
17 January 2024 DM Poland Maxi Oyedele England Manchester United End of Season [41]
13 February 2024 GK Chile Vicente Reyes England Norwich City 20 February 2024 [42]
  1. ^ On 3 January, Welch was recalled back by Everton from his season-long loan.

Loaned out

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Date Pos Player Loaned to Until Ref
27 July 2023 CF Sierra Leone Amadou Bakayoko Scotland Dundee End of Season [43]
25 January 2024 CM England Teddy Jenks Scotland Ross County End of Season [44]
2 February 2024 CM England Alfie Bendle England Eastbourne Borough 1 March 2024 [45]

Pre-season and friendlies

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On 7 June, FGR announced four pre-season fixtures, against Melksham Town, Coventry City, Everton Under-21s and Plymouth Argyle.[46] A fifth was later added, against West Bromwich Albion.[47]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

5 July 2023 Friendly Melksham Town 1–1 Forest Green Rovers Melksham
19:30 BST Jones 85' Stadium: Oakfield Stadium
11 July 2023 Friendly UCD 0–2 Forest Green Rovers Dublin, Ireland
19:30 BST Stadium: UCD Bowl
18 July 2023 Friendly Forest Green Rovers 0–4 Coventry City Nailsworth
19:00 BST Report Simms 5', 30'
Palmer 6'
Obikwu 46'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 1,345
19 July 2023 Friendly Forest Green Rovers 1–0 Everton U21 Nailsworth
19:00 BST Trialist G 46' Report Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 698
Referee: Sam Allison
22 July 2023 Friendly Plymouth Argyle 5–1 Forest Green Rovers Plymouth
15:00 BST Hardie 24', 29'
Mumba 38'
Wright 48'
Whittaker 59'		 Stevens 33' Stadium: Harpers Park
Attendance: 0 (behind-closed-doors)
28 July 2023 Friendly Forest Green Rovers 2–0 West Bromwich Albion Nailsworth
19:00 BST Trialist 39'
Bernard 65'		 Stadium: The New Lawn

Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
League Two Matchday 1 32 5 8 19 32 60 −28 015.63
FA Cup First round Second round 2 1 0 1 4 5 −1 050.00
EFL Cup First round First round 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 000.00
EFL Trophy Group stage Second round 4 1 2 1 4 2 +2 025.00
Total 39 7 10 22 41 70 −29 017.95

Last updated: 17 February 2024
Source: Soccerway

League Two

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Main article: 2023–24 EFL League Two

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
19 Swindon Town 46 14 12 20 77 83 −6 54
20 Salford City 46 13 12 21 66 82 −16 51
21 Grimsby Town 46 11 16 19 57 74 −17 49
22 Colchester United 46 11 12 23 59 80 −21 45
23 Sutton United (R) 46 9 15 22 59 84 −25 42 Relegated to National League
24 Forest Green Rovers (R) 46 11 9 26 44 78 −34 42
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[48]
(R) Relegated


Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
45 10 9 26 43 78  −35 39 4 4 14 18 38  −20 6 5 12 25 40  −15

Last updated: 20 April 2024.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920222324252627282930313233343521363738
GroundHAHHAAHHAHAAHHHHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHHAHA
ResultLWLLDWLLLLLLWPLWLDDLLDLLDDLDLDLWLWDLWW
Position22132022201819212222232422—232223232323232424242423242424242423232323232322
Updated to match(es) played on 24 February 2024. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

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On 22 June, 2023 the EFL League Two fixtures were released.[49]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

5 August 2023 1 Forest Green Rovers 0–2 Salford City Nailsworth
15:00 BST McCann Yellow card 43'
Robson Yellow card 72'
Bunker Yellow card 90'		 Report Hendry Yellow card 17'
McAleny 52'
Garbutt Yellow card 72'
Bolton Yellow card 90+2'
Smith 90+5'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 1,936
Referee: Daniel Middleton
12 August 2023 2 Harrogate Town 0–1 Forest Green Rovers Harrogate
15:00 BST Cornelius Yellow card 55' Report Jones Yellow card 34'
Stevens 46'
Maddox Yellow card 62'
Bernard Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: Wetherby Road
Attendance: 2,050
Referee: Leigh Doughty
15 August 2023 3 Forest Green Rovers 1–2 Swindon Town Nailsworth
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 1,868
Referee: Sunny Sukhvir Gill
19 August 2023 4 Forest Green Rovers 0–3 Newport County Nailsworth
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 2,292
Referee: Scott Jackson
26 August 2023 5 AFC Wimbledon 1–1 Forest Green Rovers Wimbledon
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: 6,949
Referee: Paul Howard
2 September 2023 6 Sutton United 0–1 Forest Green Rovers Sutton
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Gander Green Lane
Attendance: 2,546
Referee: Scott Simpson
9 September 2023 7 Forest Green Rovers 1–4 Crewe Alexandra Nailsworth
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 1,855
Referee: Thomas Parsons
16 September 2023 8 Forest Green Rovers 1–2 Doncaster Rovers Nailsworth
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 1,979
Referee: Jacob Miles
23 September 2023 9 Notts County 4–3 Forest Green Rovers Nottingham
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 10,648
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
30 September 2023 10 Forest Green Rovers 1–2 Morecambe Nailsworth
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 2,290
Referee: Adam Herczeg
3 October 2023 11 Stockport County 2–0 Forest Green Rovers Edgeley
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 7,517
Referee: Ross Joyce
7 October 2023 12 Accrington Stanley 2–1 Forest Green Rovers Accrington
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 2,222
Referee: Ben Atkinson
14 October 2023 13 Forest Green Rovers 5–0 Colchester United Nailsworth
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 2,137
Referee: Ollie Yates
24 October 2023 15 Forest Green Rovers 0–2 Barrow Nailsworth
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 1,440
Referee: Tom Reeves
28 October 2023 16 Forest Green Rovers 2–1 Crawley Town Nailsworth
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 1,898
Referee: Craig Hicks
11 November 2023 17 Tranmere Rovers 3–0 Forest Green Rovers Birkenhead
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 6,461
Referee: Edward Duckworth
18 November 2023 18 Forest Green Rovers 2–2 Grimsby Town Nailsworth
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 2,580
Referee: Scott Tallis
25 November 2023 19 Walsall 0–0 Forest Green Rovers Bescot
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 6,317
Referee: Peter Wright
28 November 2023 20 Forest Green Rovers 0–3 Bradford City Nailsworth
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 1,462
Referee: Simon Mather
16 December 2023 22 Milton Keynes Dons 2–0 Forest Green Rovers Denbigh
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: 6,033
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
22 December 2023 23 Forest Green Rovers 0–0 Gillingham Nailsworth
19:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: The New Lawn
Referee: Sam Allison
26 December 2023 24 Newport County 4–2 Forest Green Rovers Newport
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 4,576
Referee: Stephen Martin
29 December 2023 25 Swindon Town 2–1 Forest Green Rovers Swindon
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: The County Ground
Attendance: 9,075
Referee: Scott Simpson
1 January 2024 26 Forest Green Rovers 1–1 AFC Wimbledon Nailsworth
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 2,786
Referee: James Durkin
6 January 2024 27 Salford City 2–2 Forest Green Rovers Kersal
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Moor Lane
Attendance: 2,355
Referee: Charles Breakspear
13 January 2024 28 Forest Green Rovers 0–2 Harrogate Town Nailsworth
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 1,695
Referee: Christopher Pollard
20 January 2024 29 Gillingham 1–1 Forest Green Rovers Gillingham
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Referee: Craig Hicks
27 January 2024 30 Forest Green Rovers 0–1 Accrington Stanley Nailsworth
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 2,238
Referee: Adam Herczeg
3 February 2024 31 Colchester United 3–3 Forest Green Rovers Colchester
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 4,519
Referee: Neil Hair
10 February 2024 32 Forest Green Rovers 0–4 Mansfield Town Nailsworth
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 2,240
Referee: Sunny Sukhvir Gill
13 February 2024 33 Barrow 1–2 Forest Green Rovers Barrow-in-Furness
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 3,029
Referee: Lewis Smith
17 February 2024 34 Crawley Town 2–0 Forest Green Rovers Crawley
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 2,838
Referee: Ben Speedie
24 February 2024 35 Forest Green Rovers 1–0 Tranmere Rovers Nailsworth
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 2,308
Referee: Dale Baines
27 February 2024 21[50] Forest Green Rovers 1–1 Wrexham Nailsworth
19:45 GMT Osadebe 3' (Doidge)
Robson Yellow card 90+2'		 Mullin 90+3' (pen) Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 4,412
Referee: Will Finnie
Note: Originally postponed due to a waterlogged pitch in December 2023
2 March 2024 36 Grimsby Town 1–0 Forest Green Rovers Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 6,506
Referee: Tom Reeves
9 March 2024 37 Forest Green Rovers 2–0 Walsall Nailsworth
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: The Bolt New Lawn
Attendance: 2,883
Referee: Thomas Kirk
12 March 2024 38 Bradford City 0–2 Forest Green Rovers Bradford
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Valley Parade
Referee: Simon Mather
16 March 2024 39 Forest Green Rovers 0–1 Sutton United Nailsworth
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 2,664
Referee: Ben Toner
23 March 2024 40 Doncaster Rovers 2–0 Forest Green Rovers Doncaster
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium
Attendance: 7,024
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
29 March 2024 41 Forest Green Rovers 0–3 Stockport County Nailsworth
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 3,145
Referee: Charles Breakspear
1 April 2024 42 Crewe Alexandra 0–3 Forest Green Rovers Crewe
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 5,478
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
6 April 2024 43 Forest Green Rovers 0–2 Milton Keynes Dons Nailsworth
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 2,507
Referee: Andy Davies
9 April 2024 14 Mansfield Town 1–0 Forest Green Rovers Mansfield
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 3,201
Referee: Thomas Parsons
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 21 October and 16 January, but was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch from Storm Babet and a frozen pitch respectively.[51][52]
13 April 2024 44 Wrexham 6–0 Forest Green Rovers Wrexham
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 11,450
Referee: Sunny Singh Gill
20 April 2024 45 Morecambe 1–2 Forest Green Rovers Morecambe
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Mazuma Mobile Stadium
Attendance: 4,491
Referee: Ross Joyce
27 April 2024 46 Forest Green Rovers 1–0 Notts County Nailsworth
15:00 BST Osadebe Yellow card 45'
McCann 74'		 Report Cameron Yellow card 19'
Macari Yellow card 70'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 3610
Referee: Will Finnie

Postponed matches

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21 October 2023 14 Mansfield Town v Forest Green Rovers Mansfield
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Field Mill
Note: Fixture postponed due to a waterlogged pitch and rescheduled for 16 January 2024.[53][54]
16 January 2024 14 Mansfield Town v Forest Green Rovers Mansfield
19:45 GMT Report Stadium: Field Mill
Note: Fixture rescheduled from 21 October 2023 to 16 January 2024 and postponed due to a waterlogged pitch, to be rearranged for a later date.[54][55]
9 December 2023 21 Forest Green Rovers v Wrexham Nailsworth
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: The New Lawn
Note: Fixture postponed due to a waterlogged pitch, to be rearranged for a later date.[56]

FA Cup

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Main article: 2023–24 FA Cup

Forest Green Rovers were drawn away to Scarborough Athletic in the first round. This match was played three times before a winner was confirmed by the Football Association, due to Forest Green Rovers fielding an ineligible player, under rule 109 of the FA Cup competition rules, in the original tie which ended in a 1-1 Draw. The player was on loan with Forest Green Rovers, but they had not received permission from the parent club to play him in the FA Cup. The FA ordered the match to be replayed on 6 December. This caused a knock-on effect of the second round tie against Blackpool being postponed until the original first round match had been replayed. The match against Blackpool was originally scheduled for 2 December 2023, and subsequently played on 19 December 2023[57][58][59]

12 December 2023 First round Scarborough Athletic 2–4 Forest Green Rovers Scarborough
19:45 GMT
Stadium: Scarborough Sports Village
19 December 2023 Second round Blackpool 3–0 Forest Green Rovers Blackpool
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 3,188
Referee: Scott Jackson
Note: Fixture originally scheduled for 2 December 2023, but later postponed after Forest Green Rovers and Scarbrough were ordered to replay the first round replay due to Forest Green Rovers fielding an ineligible player.[60]

Void matches

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4 November 2023 First round Scarborough Athletic 1-1
Void		 Forest Green Rovers Scarborough
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Scarborough Sports Village
Attendance: 3,209
Referee: Marc Edwards
Note: Fixture declared void due to Forest Green Rovers fielding an ineligible player, tie ordered to be replayed on 12 December 2024.[58]
14 November 2023 First round replay Forest Green Rovers 5-2
Void		 Scarborough Athletic Nailsworth
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 1,146
Referee: Paul Howard
Note: Fixture declared void due to Forest Green Rovers fielding an ineligible player in the match of 4 November 2023.[58]

EFL Cup

[edit]
Main article: 2023–24 EFL Cup

FGR were drawn at home to Portsmouth in the first round.[61]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

8 August 2023 First round Forest Green Rovers 1–3 Portsmouth Nailsworth
19:45 BST Robertson Yellow card 17'
Bunker Yellow card 23'
Omotoye 24'
Robson Yellow card 74'		 Report Yengi Yellow card 12' 30', 75' (pen.)
Scully Yellow card 32'
Swanson 52'
Devlin Yellow card 58'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 1,868
Referee: Sam Purkiss

EFL Trophy

[edit]
Main article: 2023–24 EFL Trophy

In the group stage, Forest Green were drawn into Southern Group A along with Walsall, Shrewsbury Town and Brighton & Hove Albion U21.[62][63] After topping the group, Forest Green Rovers were drawn at home to Oxford United.[64]

Pos Div Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Forest Green Rovers 3 1 1 1 0 4 1 +3 6 Advance to Round 2
2 ACA Brighton & Hove Albion U21 3 1 1 1 0 3 2 +1 6
3 L1 Shrewsbury Town 3 1 1 0 1 3 5 −2 5
4 L2 Walsall 3 0 0 1 2 5 7 −2 1
Updated to match(es) played on 14 November 2023. Source: EFL.com

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

5 September 2023 Group stage Forest Green Rovers 3–0 Shrewsbury Town Nailsworth
19:00 BST
Report
Stadium: The New Lawn
Referee: Farai Hallam
10 October 2023 Group stage Walsall 1–1
(2–4 p)		 Forest Green Rovers Bescot
19:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 1,516
Referee: Stephen Parkinson
Penalties
7 November 2023 Group stage Forest Green Rovers 0–0
(2–4 p)		 Brighton & Hove Albion U21 Nailsworth
19:00 GMT
Report
  • Flower Yellow card 80'
 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 750
Referee: David Rock
Penalties
5 December 2023 Second round Forest Green Rovers 0–1 Oxford United Nailsworth
19:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 494
Referee: Ollie Yates

References

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