2020–21 Forest Green Rovers F.C. season

The 2020–21 season is Forest Green Rovers' 132nd season in their history and the fourth consecutive season in EFL League Two, Along with League Two, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.

Forest Green Rovers
2020–21 season
ChairmanDale Vince
Head CoachMark Cooper
StadiumThe New Lawn
League Two8th
FA CupFirst round
EFL CupFirst round
EFL TrophyGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Carl Winchester (2)

All:
Matty Stevens
Carl Winchester
(2 each)

The season covers the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Transfers

Transfers in

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2020CBDan Sweeney BarnetFree transfer[1]
3 July 2020LMNicky Cadden Greenock MortonFree transfer[2]
7 July 2020LBJack Evans Blackburn RoversFree transfer[3]
8 July 2020RBKane Wilson West Bromwich AlbionFree transfer[4]
15 July 2020GKLuke McGee PortsmouthFree transfer[5]
16 July 2020FWJake Young Sheffield UnitedFree transfer[6]
20 July 2020CFJamille Matt Newport CountyFree transfer[7]
21 July 2020CBJordan Moore-Taylor Milton Keynes DonsFree transfer[8]
10 August 2020CMElliott Whitehouse Grimsby TownFree transfer[9]
26 August 2020RMScott Wagstaff AFC WimbledonFree transfer[10]
7 January 2021CBBaily Cargill Milton Keynes DonsUndisclosed[11]

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
23 September 2020RBJayden Richardson Nottingham ForestEnd of season[12]
16 October 2020AMOdin Bailey Birmingham CityEnd of season[13][14]
11 January 2021LWIsaac Hutchinson Derby CountyEnd of season[15]
19 January 2021CFJosh Davison Charlton AthleticEnd of season[16]

Loans out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
15 August 2020GKAdam Smith Yeovil TownEnd of season[17]
8 October 2020CFVaughn Covil SalisburyNovember 2020[18]
12 October 2020LWTaylor Allen Hednesford Town[19]
27 November 2020LWTaylor Allen LeamingtonDecember 2020[20]
1 December 2020LBJack Evans Hungerford TownJanuary 2021[21]
5 January 2021CFJosh March Harrogate TownEnd of season[22]
5 January 2021CFMatty Stevens StevenageEnd of season[23]

Transfers out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2020RMKevin Dawson Gloucester CityReleased[24][25]
1 July 2020LMElliott Frear Heart of MidlothianReleased[24][26]
1 July 2020LWDayle Grubb Weston-super-MareReleased[24][27]
1 July 2020CBNathan McGinley MotherwellFree transfer[28]
1 July 2020CBMatt Mills Retired[24][29]
1 July 2020LWJunior Mondal AFC FyldeReleased[24][30]
1 July 2020CBFarrend Rawson Mansfield TownReleased[24][31]
1 July 2020RBLiam Shephard Newport CountyReleased[24][32]
1 July 2020AMGeorge Williams Grimsby TownReleased[24][33]
2 July 2020MFOliver Artwell Hungerford TownFree transfer[34]
31 July 2020RBAlfie Saunders Aldershot TownFree transfer[35]
8 August 2020LBJoseph Mills Northampton TownFree transfer[36]
3 September 2020RBDaniel Bradshaw Winchester CityFree transfer[37]
5 January 2021CBLiam Kitching BarnsleyUndisclosed[38]
10 January 2021CMCarl Winchester SunderlandUndisclosed[39]

Pre-season

15 August 2020 Friendly Yate Town 0–2 Forest Green Rovers Yate
15:00 BST Report Winchester  79'
March  88'
Stadium: Lodge Road
Attendance: 0
18 August 2020 Friendly Melksham Town 0–6 Forest Green Rovers Melksham
19:00 BST Report Collins x2
March x2
Stevens
Whitehouse
Stadium: Oakfield Stadium
Attendance: 0
1 September 2020 Friendly Swansea City 2–1 Forest Green Rovers Swansea
13:30 BST Lowe  9'
Dhanda  28'
Report Wilson  36' Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Dean John

Competitions

EFL League Two

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Cambridge United 26 13 6 7 41 24 +17 45 Promotion to the EFL League One
2 Forest Green Rovers 26 12 9 5 33 23 +10 45
3 Carlisle United 23 13 3 7 34 22 +12 42
4 Cheltenham Town 25 11 8 6 34 23 +11 41 Qualification for League Two play-offs
5 Tranmere Rovers 25 12 5 8 32 30 +2 41
6 Morecambe 25 12 5 8 33 34 1 41
7 Newport County 24 11 7 6 35 27 +8 40
8 Exeter City 25 10 9 6 45 31 +14 39
Updated to match(es) played on 2 February 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[40]

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
26 12 9 5 33 23  +10 45 5 5 2 14 10  +4 7 4 3 19 13  +6

Last updated: 2 February 2021.
Source: BBC

Results by matchday

Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundAHAHAHAAHAHHAAHAHAHAHHAAHA
ResultWDDDWWLWWLWLDWDWWDWDLDLWDW
Position5810106484363554434422244232
Updated to match(es) played on 2 February 2021. Source: 11v11 for league tables and fixtures
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.[41]

12 September 2020 1 Bolton Wanderers 0–1 Forest Green Rovers Horwich
15:00 BST Comley  40'
Greenidge  49'
Baptiste  54'
Report Kitching  35'
Winchester  50'
Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
19 September 2020 2 Forest Green Rovers 2–2 Bradford City Nailsworth
15:00 BST Winchester  60' 63'
Kitching  82'
Collins  90+6'  90+6'
Report Novak  49'
O'Connor  62'
Watt  66'  73'
O'Connor  70'
Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Will Finnie
26 September 2020 3 Salford City 0–0 Forest Green Rovers Salford
15:00 BST Turnbull  18'
Hunter  84'
Report Cadden  59' Stadium: Peninsula Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Thomas Bramall
3 October 2020 4 Forest Green Rovers 1–1 Walsall Nailsworth
15:00 BST Matt  61'
Kitching  75'
Report Lavery  14'
Holden  36'
Jules  77'
Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 0
Referee: Antony Coggins
10 October 2020 5 Scunthorpe United 1–4 Forest Green Rovers Scunthorpe
15:00 BST Jarvis  9'
Spence  61'
Bedeau  79'
Report Matt  24', 32', 83'
Winchester  90+1'
Stevens  90+5'
Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ross Joyce
17 October 2020 6 Forest Green Rovers 1–0 Stevenage Nailsworth
15:00 BST Young  23'
Kitching  45'
Report Prosser  49'
Read  82'
Stadium: The Innocent [Insert Name Here] Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Bell
20 October 2020 7 Colchester United 1–0 Forest Green Rovers Colchester
19:00 BST Chilvers  2'  42'
Eastman  67'
Bramall  77'
Pell  80'
Report Stokes  52'
Winchester  90'
Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Carl Brook
24 October 2020 8 Morecambe 1–2 Forest Green Rovers Morecambe
15:00 BST Leitch-Smith  19'
Lavelle  21'
Hendrie  64'
Wildig  74'
Knight-Percival  87'
Report Godwin-Malife  74'
Young  79'
Matt  83'  87'
Stadium: Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Michael Salisbury
27 October 2020 9 Forest Green Rovers 1–0 Grimsby Town Nailsworth
19:00 GMT Young  24'
Winchester  48'
Godwin-Malife  90+4'
Report Taylor  90+2'
Green  90+3'
Stadium: The Innocent [Insert Name Here] Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Adcock
31 October 2020 10 Cheltenham Town 2–1 Forest Green Rovers Cheltenham
15:00 GMT Boyle  11'  14'
May  26'
Williams  57'
Sercombe  58'
Clements  73'
Report Collins  73' (pen.)
Adams  76'
Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Graham Salisbury
3 November 2020 11 Forest Green Rovers 2–1 Leyton Orient Nailsworth
19:00 GMT Bailey  30'
Adams  79'
Stevens  82'
Wilson  90+1'
Report Turley  29'
Wright  41'
Stadium: The Innocent [Insert Name Here] Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andy Woolmer
14 November 2020 12 Forest Green Rovers 1–2 Mansfield Town Nailsworth
15:00 GMT Cadden  38'
Winchester  45+2'
Bailey  85'
Report Lapslie  6'
Benning  22'
Charsley  35'
Stadium: The Innocent [Insert Name Here] Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Brett Huxtable
21 November 2020 13 Barrow 2–2 Forest Green Rovers Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 GMT Taylor  71'
James  73'
Angus  83' (pen.)
Report Whitehouse  52'
Moore-Taylor  62'
Kitching  86'
Cadden  90+6'
Stadium: Furness Building Society Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Christopher Sarginson
24 November 2020 14 Southend United 0–1 Forest Green Rovers Southend-on-Sea
19:00 GMT Dieng  62'
McCormack  88'
Report Young  63' Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 0
Referee: Keith Stroud
1 December 2020 15 Forest Green Rovers 1–1 Newport County Nailsworth
19:00 GMT Matt  76'  86'
Kitching  90+5'
Report Labadie  9'
Abrahams  45+2' (pen.)
Shephard  90+5'
Stadium: The Innocent [Insert Name Here] Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ben Toner
5 December 2020 16 Harrogate Town 0–1 Forest Green Rovers Harrogate
15:00 GMT Report Matt  57'
Winchester  87'
Stadium: The EnviroVent Stadium
Attendance: 410
Referee: Marc Edwards
12 December 2020 17 Forest Green Rovers 2–0 Cambridge United Nailsworth
15:00 GMT Matt  45+1'  65' (pen.)
Collins  58'
Report Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 799
Referee: James Oldham
15 December 2020 18 Port Vale 1–1 Forest Green Rovers Burslem
19:00 GMT Smith  22'
Stokes  34' (o.g.)
Report Collins  41'  90+3'
Adams  75'
Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Charles Breakspear
19 December 2020 19 Forest Green Rovers 1–0 Carlisle United Nailsworth
15:00 GMT Richardson  50'
Matt  76'
Report Alessandra  19'
Riley  44'
Farman  50'
Charters  90+1'
Stadium: The Innocent [Insert Name Here] Stadium
Attendance: 920
Referee: Alan Young
26 December 2020 20 Exeter City 1–1 Forest Green Rovers Exeter
13:00 GMT Collins  37' Report Collins  16'
Godwin-Malife  71'
Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 1,767
Referee: Brett Huxtable
29 December 2020 21 Forest Green Rovers 1–2 Crawley Town Nailsworth
19:00 GMT Young  50' Report Nichols  16', 79'
Craig  61'
Davies  90+3'
Stadium: The Innocent [Insert Name Here] Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Linington
16 January 2021 22 Forest Green Rovers 1–1 Port Vale Nailsworth
15:00 GMT Cadden  20' Report Rodney  76' Stadium: The Innocent [Insert Name Here] Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kevin Johnson
19 January 2021 23 Tranmere Rovers 3–2 Forest Green Rovers Birkenhead
19:00 GMT Lewis  12'
Vaughan  47'
Feeney  76'
Davies  87'
Ferrier  90+2'
Report Whitehouse  65',  72'
Wagstaff  90+2',  90+3'
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Darren Drysdale
23 January 2021 24 Leyton Orient 0–1 Forest Green Rovers Leyton
15:00 GMT McAnuff  32'
Happe  54'  64'
Brophy  69'
Report Cadden  23'
Adams  29'
Cargill  45+2'
Davison  90+1'
Stadium: Breyer Group Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: John Busby
30 January 2021 25 Forest Green Rovers 0–0 Cheltenham Town Nailsworth
15:00 GMT Adams  44'  69' Report Clements  32'
Boyle  49'
Stadium: The Innocent [Insert Name Here] Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ollie Yates
2 February 2021 26 Carlisle United 1–2 Forest Green Rovers Carlisle
18:00 GMT Touré  72'
Bennett  73'
Riley  76'
Report Collins  60' (pen.)
Bailey  75',  76'
Sweeney  82'
Cargill  90+3'

Mark Cooper
Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Declan Bourne

FA Cup

The first round draw was made on 26 October 2020.[42]

7 November 2020 (2020-11-07) First round Lincoln City 6–2 Forest Green Rovers Lincoln
15:00 BST Edun  10'
Grant  17', 24' (pen.)  68'
Johnson  64'
Archibald  74'
Scully  78', 88'
Jones  90+2'
Report Kitching  23'
Whitehouse  82'
Young  90+4'
Stadium: LNER Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Samuel Barrott

EFL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson.[43]

5 September 2020 First round Forest Green Rovers 1–2 Leyton Orient Nailsworth
15:00 BST Happe  23' (o.g.)
Adams  88'
Report Johnson  49'
Wilkinson  52'
McAnuff  80'
Angol  90+2'
Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 0
Referee: Craig Hicks

EFL Trophy

  Win   Draw   Loss

The regional group stage draw was confirmed on 18 August.[44] The second round draw was made by Matt Murray on 20 November, at St Andrew’s.[45]

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Exeter City 3 3 0 0 0 11 5 +6 9 Advance to Round 2
2 L2 Forest Green Rovers 3 1 0 0 2 5 4 +1 3
3 L1 Swindon Town 3 1 0 0 2 6 7 1 3
4 ACA West Bromwich Albion U21 3 1 0 0 2 3 9 6 3
Source: EFL.com
8 September 2020 Group stage Exeter City 3–2 Forest Green Rovers Exeter
17:00 BST Ajose  45+1'
Jay  57' 61'
Key  67'
Report Stevens  5', 51'
Wagstaff  41'
Evans  71'
Allen  89'
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sam Allison
6 October 2020 Group stage Forest Green Rovers 3–0 West Bromwich Albion U21 Nailsworth
19:00 BST Stokes  17'
Stevens  19'
Young  29'
Report Thorndike  37' Stadium: The Innocent [Insert Name Here] Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: John Busby
10 November 2020 Group stage Forest Green Rovers 0–1 Swindon Town Nailsworth
19:00 GMT Covil  49' Report Curran  38'
Broadbent  90+3'
Stadium: The Innocent [Insert Name Here] Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lee Swabey

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