2020–21 Forest Green Rovers F.C. season
| 2020–21 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Dale Vince | |||
| Head Coach | Mark Cooper (until 11 April)[1] Jimmy Ball (interim as of 11 April) | |||
| Stadium | The New Lawn | |||
| League Two | 6th (lost playoffs semi-final) | |||
| FA Cup | First round | |||
| EFL Cup | First round | |||
| EFL Trophy | Second round | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Jamille Matt (17) All: Jamille Matt (17) | |||
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The 2020–21 season was Forest Green Rovers' 132nd season in their history and the fourth consecutive season in EFL League Two. Along with League Two, the club also participated in this season's editions of the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.
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 2020 | CB | Dan Sweeney | Barnet | Free transfer | [2] | |
| 3 July 2020 | LM | Nicky Cadden | Greenock Morton | Free transfer | [3] | |
| 7 July 2020 | LB | Jack Evans | Blackburn Rovers | Free transfer | [4] | |
| 8 July 2020 | RB | Kane Wilson | West Bromwich Albion | Free transfer | [5] | |
| 15 July 2020 | GK | Luke McGee | Portsmouth | Free transfer | [6] | |
| 16 July 2020 | FW | Jake Young | Sheffield United | Free transfer | [7] | |
| 20 July 2020 | CF | Jamille Matt | Newport County | Free transfer | [8] | |
| 21 July 2020 | CB | Jordan Moore-Taylor | Milton Keynes Dons | Free transfer | [9] | |
| 10 August 2020 | CM | Elliott Whitehouse | Grimsby Town | Free transfer | [10] | |
| 26 August 2020 | RM | Scott Wagstaff | AFC Wimbledon | Free transfer | [11] | |
| 7 January 2021 | CB | Baily Cargill | Milton Keynes Dons | Undisclosed | [12] |
Loans in
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 2020 | RB | Jayden Richardson | Nottingham Forest | End of season | [13] | |
| 16 October 2020 | AM | Odin Bailey | Birmingham City | End of season | [14][15] | |
| 11 January 2021 | LW | Isaac Hutchinson | Derby County | End of season | [16] | |
| 19 January 2021 | CF | Josh Davison | Charlton Athletic | End of season | [17] |
Loans out
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 August 2020 | GK | Adam Smith | Yeovil Town | End of season | [18] | |
| 8 October 2020 | CF | Vaughn Covil | Salisbury | November 2020 | [19] | |
| 12 October 2020 | LW | Taylor Allen | Hednesford Town | [20] | ||
| 27 November 2020 | LW | Taylor Allen | Leamington | December 2020 | [21] | |
| 1 December 2020 | LB | Jack Evans | Hungerford Town | January 2021 | [22] | |
| 5 January 2021 | CF | Josh March | Harrogate Town | End of season | [23] | |
| 5 January 2021 | CF | Matty Stevens | Stevenage | End of season | [24] | |
| 8 February 2021 | LB | Jack Evans | Gloucester City | March 2021 | [25] |
Transfers out
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2020 | RM | Kevin Dawson | Gloucester City | Released | [26][27] | |
| 1 July 2020 | LM | Elliott Frear | Heart of Midlothian | Released | [26][28] | |
| 1 July 2020 | LW | Dayle Grubb | Weston-super-Mare | Released | [26][29] | |
| 1 July 2020 | CB | Nathan McGinley | Motherwell | Free transfer | [30] | |
| 1 July 2020 | CB | Matt Mills | Retired | [26][31] | ||
| 1 July 2020 | LW | Junior Mondal | AFC Fylde | Released | [26][32] | |
| 1 July 2020 | CB | Farrend Rawson | Mansfield Town | Released | [26][33] | |
| 1 July 2020 | RB | Liam Shephard | Newport County | Released | [26][34] | |
| 1 July 2020 | AM | George Williams | Grimsby Town | Released | [26][35] | |
| 2 July 2020 | MF | Oliver Artwell | Hungerford Town | Free transfer | [36] | |
| 31 July 2020 | RB | Alfie Saunders | Aldershot Town | Free transfer | [37] | |
| 8 August 2020 | LB | Joseph Mills | Northampton Town | Free transfer | [38] | |
| 3 September 2020 | RB | Daniel Bradshaw | Winchester City | Free transfer | [39] | |
| 5 January 2021 | CB | Liam Kitching | Barnsley | Undisclosed | [40] | |
| 10 January 2021 | CM | Carl Winchester | Sunderland | Undisclosed | [41] | |
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 |
| 22 August 2020 Friendly | Forest Green Rovers | 4–3 | Bristol Rovers | Nailsworth |
| 13:00 BST | Cadden 20' Wilson 35' Adams 51' Winchester 67' |
Report | Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 0 |
| 29 August 2020 Friendly | Plymouth Argyle | 2–1 | Forest Green Rovers | Plymouth |
| 13:00 BST | Hardie 41' Jephcott 87' |
Report | Sweeney 50' | Stadium: Home Park 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Cambridge United (P) | 46 | 24 | 8 | 14 | 73 | 49 | +24 | 80 | Promotion to the EFL League One |
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers (P) | 46 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 59 | 50 | +9 | 79 | |
| 4 | Morecambe (O, P) | 46 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 69 | 58 | +11 | 78 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 5 | Newport County | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 57 | 42 | +15 | 73 | |
| 6 | Forest Green Rovers | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 59 | 51 | +8 | 73 | |
| 7 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 55 | 50 | +5 | 73 | |
| 8 | Salford City | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 54 | 34 | +20 | 71 | |
| 9 | Exeter City | 46 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 71 | 50 | +21 | 70 | |
| 10 | Carlisle United | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 60 | 51 | +9 | 66 |
Updated to match(es) played on 31 May 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[42]
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
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[42]
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
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 |
| 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 59 | 51 | +8 | 73 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 27 | +4 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 24 | +4 |
Last updated: 8 May 2021.
Source: BBC
Results by matchday
Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2021. Source: 11v11 for league tables and fixtures
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
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.[43]
| 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: Moor Lane 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: Glanford Park 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 New Lawn 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: Colchester 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: Globe Arena 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 New Lawn 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 New Lawn 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 New Lawn 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: Holker Street 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 New Lawn 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: Wetherby Road 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 New Lawn 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 New Lawn 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 New Lawn 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: Brisbane Road 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 New Lawn 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 |
| 16 February 2021 27 | Forest Green Rovers | 4–3 | Oldham Athletic | Nailsworth |
| 19:00 GMT | Cargill 12', 35' Sweeney 57' Matt 60' Bailey 64' Davison 67' |
Report | Lawlor 34' Badan 38' Grant 40' Hilßner 45+1' McAleny 54', 63' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 0 Referee: Robert Lewis |
| 21 February 2021 28 | Newport County | 0–2 | Forest Green Rovers | Newport |
| 13:00 GMT | Hartigan 34' Townsend 62' |
Report | Bernard 34' Davison 43' Adams 51' Matt 63' (pen.) Godwin-Malife 67' |
Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 0 Referee: Neil Hair |
| 24 February 2021 29 | Forest Green Rovers | 1–3 | Southend United | Nailsworth |
| 18:00 GMT | Moore-Taylor 35' Wagstaff 82' Matt 86' |
Report | Hobson 20', 51' Dieng 55' Bwomono 67' Ferguson 70' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 0 Referee: Lee Swabey |
| 27 February 2021 30 | Forest Green Rovers | 3–0 | Colchester United | Nailsworth |
| 17:30 GMT | Matt 25', 31' Adams 45+2' Sarpong-Wiredu 67' (o.g.) |
Report | Oteh 90+4' | Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 0 Referee: Carl Brook |
| 2 March 2021 31 | Stevenage | 3–0 | Forest Green Rovers | Stevenage |
| 19:00 GMT | Newton 30', 37', 49' List 64' Martin 73' |
Report | Collins 28' Cargill 57' Bailey 90' |
Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Johnson |
| 6 March 2021 32 | Grimsby Town | 1–2 | Forest Green Rovers | Cleethorpes |
| 15:00 GMT | Matete 30' Hanson 38' |
Report | Matt 19' (pen.) Adams 66' Mark Cooper |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Peter Wright |
| 9 March 2021 33 | Forest Green Rovers | 2–2 | Morecambe | Nailsworth |
| 19:00 GMT | Collins 10' Stokes 23' Bernard 38' Matt 79' |
Report | Stockton 22' O'Sullivan 38' Gibson 45+4' Mendes Gomes 90+4' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 0 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
| 13 March 2021 34 | Forest Green Rovers | 2–1 | Harrogate Town | Nailsworth |
| 15:00 GMT | Stokes 22' Wilson 50' Bernard 53' Whitehouse 85' 90+5' Thomas 90+1' |
Report | Williams 90+1' Martin 90+5' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 0 Referee: Christopher Pollard |
| 20 March 2021 35 | Cambridge United | 1–0 | Forest Green Rovers | Cambridge |
| 15:00 GMT | Mullin 17' Ironside 32' Hoolahan 38' |
Report | Wilson 23' Matt 76' |
Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Marc Edwards |
| 23 March 2021 36 | Mansfield Town | 0–0 | Forest Green Rovers | Mansfield |
| 18:00 GMT | Law 65' McLaughlin 81' Reid 82' |
Report | Wilson 62' | Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 0 Referee: David Webb |
| 27 March 2021 37 | Forest Green Rovers | 0–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Nailsworth |
| 12:00 GMT | Collins 76' | Report | Doyle 39' | Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 0 Referee: David Rock |
| 2 April 2021 38 | Bradford City | 4–1 | Forest Green Rovers | Bradford |
| 15:00 BST | Watt 11', 77' O'Connor 31' Cook 47', 76' Canavan 86' Rowe 90+4' |
Report | Young 90' | Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 0 Referee: Antony Backhouse |
| 5 April 2021 39 | Forest Green Rovers | 0–2 | Salford City | Nailsworth |
| 15:00 BST | Adams 55' | Report | Henderson 38', 77' Threlkeld 46' Thomas-Asante 64' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 0 Referee: Sam Purkiss |
| 10 April 2021 40 | Walsall | 2–1 | Forest Green Rovers | Walsall |
| 15:00 BST | Holden 6' Clarke 65', 86' Gordon 78' Sadler 90+6' |
Report | Cargill 60' Bailey 70' Moore-Taylor 72' |
Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ross Joyce |
| 17 April 2021 41 | Forest Green Rovers | 3–2 | Scunthorpe United | Nailsworth |
| 12:30 BST | Moore-Taylor 21' Wilson 47' Bernard 61' Adams 72' Cadden 79' Stokes 80' |
Report | Clarke 17' McGahey 45+1' Eisa 52' Karacan 69' Gilliead 83' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 0 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
| 20 April 2021 42 | Forest Green Rovers | 0–0 | Exeter City | Nailsworth |
| 19:00 BST | Moore-Taylor 86' | Report | Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 0 Referee: Bobby Madley |
| 24 April 2021 43 | Crawley Town | 0–0 | Forest Green Rovers | Crawley |
| 15:00 BST | McNerney 49' Wright 65' |
Report | Stokes 56' | Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Josh Smith |
| 27 April 2021 44 | Forest Green Rovers | 0–2 | Barrow | Nailsworth |
| 19:00 BST | Cargill 45+1' Adams 48' Stokes 51' Bernard 76' |
Report | Quigley 18' (pen.) Thomas 25' Beadling 72' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 0 Referee: Paul Howard |
| 1 May 2021 45 | Forest Green Rovers | 2–1 | Tranmere Rovers | Nailsworth |
| 15:00 BST | Adams 22' 57' Collins 45+2', 81' (pen.) Davison 50' |
Report | Morris 90+6' | Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 0 Referee: Tom Nield |
| 8 May 2021 46 | Oldham Athletic | 0–3 | Forest Green Rovers | Oldham |
| 15:00 BST | Clarke 36' Sutton 84' |
Report | Collins 63' (pen.), 80' Bailey 65' |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Seb Stockbridge |
Play-offs
| 18 May 2021 Semi-final first leg | Newport County | 2–0 | Forest Green Rovers | Newport |
| 20:15 BST | Dolan 31' Sheehan 45+1' Collins 56' |
Report | Bernard 19' | Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 900 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
| 23 May 2021 Semi-final second leg | Forest Green Rovers | 4–3 (a.e.t.) (4–5 agg.) | Newport County | Nailsworth |
| 18:30 BST | Adams 7' Collins 8', 41' Cadden 53' Matt 87' |
Report | Ellison 70' Labadie 76' Maynard 119' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Referee: Martin Coy |
FA Cup
The first round draw was made on 26 October 2020.[44]
| 7 November 2020 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: Sincil Bank 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.[45]
| 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.[46] The second round draw was made by Matt Murray on 20 November, at St Andrew's.[47]
| 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 New Lawn 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 New Lawn Attendance: 0 Referee: Lee Swabey |
| 8 December 2020 Second round | Oxford United | 1–1 (4–1 p) | Forest Green Rovers | Oxford |
| 19:45 GMT | Shodipo 64' | Report | Bailey 45+1' | Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 1,036 Referee: Craig Hicks |
| Penalties | ||||
| O'Donkor Clare Shodipo Mousinho |
Collins Bailey Godwin-Malife |
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Statistics
Appearances and goals
- Last updated 23 May 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 | ENG | Luke McGee | 37 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | GK | WAL | Lewis Thomas | 17 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | ENG | Kane Wilson | 31 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | IRL | Dom Bernard | 30 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Chris Stokes | 38 | 3 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Liam Kitching (transferred out) | 18 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Baily Cargill | 24 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Jordan Moore-Taylor | 35 | 2 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | ENG | Jack Evans | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | ENG | Udoka Godwin-Malife | 49 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | ENG | Jayden Richardson | 36 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | DF | ENG | Luke Hallett | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| 4 | MF | ENG | Dan Sweeney | 28 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | NIR | Carl Winchester (transferred out) | 21 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Isaac Hutchinson | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | GAM | Ebou Adams | 40 | 3 | 38 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | SCO | Nicky Cadden | 39 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Odin Bailey | 38 | 3 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | ENG | Elliott Whitehouse | 30 | 3 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | MF | ENG | Scott Wagstaff | 37 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | USA | Vaughn Covil | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | ENG | Harvey Bunker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | ENG | Matty Stevens (out on loan) | 16 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | WAL | Aaron Collins | 50 | 11 | 46 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | ENG | Taylor Allen | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | JAM | Jamille Matt | 40 | 17 | 38 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | ENG | Jake Young | 33 | 8 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Shawn McCoulsky | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | ENG | Josh Davison | 22 | 3 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | ENG | Josh March | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Top scorers
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total goals are equal.
- Last updated 23 May 2021.
| Rank | Position | Nationality | No. | Player | EFL League Two | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | FA Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | 14 | Jamille Matt | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | |
| 2 | FW | 10 | Aaron Collins | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | |
| 3 | FW | 18 | Jake Young | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| 4 | FW | 9 | Matty Stevens | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | |
| MF | 17 | Odin Bailey | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 5 | MF | 11 | Nicky Cadden | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 6 | DF | 5 | Chris Stokes | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| MF | 8 | Ebou Adams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| MF | 20 | Elliott Whitehouse | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| FW | 23 | Josh Davison | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 7 | DF | 6 | Baily Cargill | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| MF | 7 | Carl Winchester | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| DF | 15 | Jordan Moore-Taylor | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 8 | DF | 2 | Kane Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | 21 | Scott Wagstaff | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Own goals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| TOTALS | 63 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 72 | ||||
Cleansheets
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total cleansheets are equal.
- Last updated 23 May 2021.
| Rank | Position | Nationality | No. | Player | EFL League Two | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | FA Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |||||||||
| GK | 1 | Luke McGee | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | ||
| 2 | |||||||||
| GK | 24 | Lewis Thomas | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | ||
| TOTALS | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | ||||
Disciplinary record
Includes all competitive matches.
- Last updated 23 May 2021.
| Position | Nationality | Number | Name | League Two | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | FA Cup | Total | |||||
| MF | 8 | Ebou Adams | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | |
| MF | 20 | Elliott Whitehouse | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| DF | 6 | Liam Kitching | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| FW | 10 | Aaron Collins | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| DF | 6 | Baily Cargill | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| MF | 7 | Carl Winchester | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| DF | 2 | Kane Wilson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| DF | 5 | Chris Stokes | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| FW | 14 | Jamille Matt | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| MF | 17 | Odin Bailey | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| DF | 22 | Udoka Godwin-Malife | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| DF | 15 | Jordan Moore-Taylor | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| MF | 21 | Scott Wagstaff | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| MF | 4 | Dan Sweeney | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| MF | 11 | Nicky Cadden | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| DF | 3 | Dom Bernard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | 12 | Taylor Allen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | 16 | Jack Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | 23 | Josh Davison | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| GK | 24 | Lewis Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | 25 | Jayden Richardson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | 26 | Vaughn Covil | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| TOTALS | 69 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 75 | 4 | |||
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