2022–23 Forest Green Rovers F.C. season

Forest Green Rovers
2022–23 season
OwnerDale Vince
ChairmanDale Vince
Head CoachIan Burchnall
(until 25 January)[1]
Duncan Ferguson
(from 26 January) [2]
StadiumThe New Lawn
League One24th (relegated to League Two)
FA CupThird round
EFL CupSecond round
EFL TrophySecond round

The 2022–23 season is the 134th season in the existence of Forest Green Rovers Football Club and the club's first ever season in League One following their promotion from League Two in the previous season. In addition to the league, they will also compete in the 2022–23 FA Cup, the 2022–23 EFL Cup and the 2022–23 EFL Trophy.

Transfers

In

Date Pos Player Transferred from Fee Ref
1 July 2022[a] CM Reece Brown Huddersfield Town Free Transfer [3]
1 July 2022[b] GK Alfie Burnett Rotherham United Free Transfer [4]
1 July 2022[c] CM David Davis Shrewsbury Town Free Transfer [5]
1 July 2022[d] AM Armani Little Torquay United Free Transfer [6]
1 July 2022[e] RW Kyle McAllister St Mirren Free Transfer [7]
1 July 2022[f] RB Corey O'Keeffe Rochdale Free Transfer [8]
19 July 2022 LB Jacob Jones Swansea City Free Transfer [9]
3 August 2022 CF Connor Wickham Milton Keynes Dons Free Transfer [10]
4 August 2022 RB Sean Robertson Crystal Palace Free Transfer [11]
7 September 2022 FW Sean O'Brien Millwall Free Transfer [12]
22 November 2022 CM Dylan McGeouch Aberdeen Free Transfer [13]
3 January 2023 GK Fiachra Pagel Drogheda United Undisclosed [14]
5 January 2023 RW Jordon Garrick Swansea City Undisclosed [15]
6 January 2023 LB Jamie Robson Lincoln City Undisclosed [16]
10 January 2023 GK Ross Doohan Tranmere Rovers Undisclosed [17]
12 January 2023 CF Amadou Bakayoko Bolton Wanderers Undisclosed [18]
23 January 2023 CF Tyrese Omotoye Norwich City Undisclosed [19]
24 January 2023 DM Charlie McCann Rangers Undisclosed [20]
  1. ^ The transfer was announced on 30 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Huddersfield Town contract expired
  2. ^ The transfer was announced on 17 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Rotherham United contract expired
  3. ^ The transfer was announced on 17 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Shrewsbury Town contract expired
  4. ^ The transfer was announced on 8 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Torquay United contract expired
  5. ^ The transfer was announced on 17 June, and would become official on July 1, once his St Mirren contract expired
  6. ^ The transfer was announced on 7 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Rochdale contract expired

Out

Date Pos Player Transferred to Fee Ref
10 June 2022 RB Kane Wilson Bristol City Compensation [21]
10 June 2022[a] CF Jake Young Bradford City Undisclosed [22]
30 June 2022[b] CM Ebou Adams Cardiff City Free Transfer [23]
30 June 2022 CM Taylor Allen Walsall Released [24][25]
30 June 2022 LM Nicky Cadden Barnsley Free Transfer [26]
30 June 2022 RW Vaughn Covil Hull City Released [24][27]
30 June 2022 LB Jack Evans Hereford Released [24][28]
30 June 2022 RW Opi Edwards Rochester New York Released [24][29]
30 June 2022 DF Luke Hallett AFC Totton Released [24][30]
30 June 2022[c] CB Dan Sweeney Stevenage Free Transfer [31]
30 June 2022 CM Elliott Whitehouse Scunthorpe United Released [24][32]
15 July 2022 DM Sadou Diallo Derry City Undisclosed [33]
3 January 2023 CF Connor Wickham Free agent Released [34]
13 January 2023 CF Jamille Matt Walsall Undisclosed [35]
30 January 2023 CF Josh March Stevenage Undisclosed [36]
  1. ^ The transfer was announced on 20 May, and would become official on June 10, once the transfer window opened
  2. ^ The transfer was announced on 13 May, and would become official, once his contract at the club expired
  3. ^ The transfer was announced on 18 June, and would become official, once his contract at the club expired

Loans in

Date Pos Player Loaned from On loan until Ref
27 June 2022 LB Harry Boyes Sheffield United 2 January 2023[a] [37][38]
5 July 2022 CB Oliver Casey Blackpool End of Season [39]
22 August 2022 AM Myles Peart-Harris Brentford End of Season[b] [40][41]
1 September 2022 CF Bryan Fiabema Chelsea 31 January 2023[c] [42][43]
1 September 2022 CB Christian Marques Wolverhampton Wanderers 12 December 2022[d] [44][45]
3 January 2023 CB Brandon Cooper Swansea City End of Season [46]
27 January 2023 CM Tyler Onyango Everton End of Season [47]
27 January 2023 DM Charlie Savage Manchester United End of Season [48]
31 January 2023 CF Jahmari Clarke Reading End of Season [49]
  1. ^ On 2 January, Boyes was recalled back to Sheffield United
  2. ^ On 3 January, Peart-Harris' loan was extended until the end of the season
  3. ^ On 31 January, Fiabema was recalled back to Chelsea
  4. ^ On 12 December, Marques returned to Wolves due to a long-term injury.

Loans out

Date Pos Player Loaned to On loan until Ref
13 October 2022 LB Jacob Jones Bath City [50]
8 November 2022 CF Sean O'Brien Gloucester City 8 December 2022 [51]
3 January 2023 GK Fiachra Pagel Drogheda United End of Season [14]
12 January 2023 CM Armani Little AFC Wimbledon End of Season [52]
29 January 2023 GK Luke McGee Derby County End of Season [53]
30 January 2023 CM David Davis Solihull Moors End of Season [54]
31 January 2023 CM Regan Hendry Tranmere Rovers End of Season [55]
31 January 2023 RB Sean Robertson Crewe Alexandra End of Season [56]
31 January 2023 CF Matty Stevens Walsall End of Season [57]
2 February 2023 DM Harvey Bunker Scunthorpe United 9 March 2023[a] [58][59]
2 February 2023 LB Jacob Jones King's Lynn Town End of Season [60]
  1. ^ On 9 March, Bunker was recalled back from his loan at Scunthorpe

Pre-season and friendlies

On June 14, FGR announced three pre-season friendlies against Melksham Town, Swindon Supermarine and Newport County.[61]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

28 June 2022 Friendly Melksham Town 0–3 Forest Green Rovers Melksham
19:45 BST Report Little 27'
Matt 38'
March 61'		 Stadium: Oakfield Stadium
9 July 2022 Friendly Swansea City 3–2 Forest Green Rovers Upper Killay
13:00 BST Obafemi 12'
Naughton 43'
Cullen 86'		 Report Brown ?'
Little ?'		 Stadium: Fairwood Training Ground
Attendance: 0 (behind-closed-doors)
12 July 2022 Friendly Coventry City 1–0 Forest Green Rovers Newport
13:00 BST Sheaf 11' Report Stadium: Lilleshall Sports Centre
Attendance: 0 (behind-closed-doors)
16 July 2022 Friendly Swindon Supermarine 1–2 Forest Green Rovers South Marston
13:00 BST Harding 21' March 19'
Little 71'		 Stadium: Hunts Copse
19 July 2022 Friendly Bristol City 3–1 Forest Green Rovers Failand
14:00 BST Martin 24'
Weimann 46'
Sykes 51'		 Report March 75' Stadium: Robins High Performance Centre
23 July 2022 Friendly Forest Green Rovers 1–1 Newport County Nailsworth
15:00 BST Matt 47' (pen.) Report Zanzala 59' Stadium: The New Lawn

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
League One August 2022 May 2023 Matchday 1 38 6 8 24 29 71 −42 015.79
FA Cup TBC TBC First round 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 066.67
EFL Cup TBC TBC First round 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 050.00
EFL Trophy TBC TBC Group stage 4 3 1 0 10 4 +6 075.00
Total 47 12 9 26 46 81 −35 025.53

Last updated: 28 Mar 2023
Source: [ Soccerway]

League One

Main article: 2022–23 EFL League One

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
19 Oxford United 46 11 14 21 49 56 −7 47
20 Cambridge United 46 13 7 26 41 68 −27 46
21 Milton Keynes Dons (R) 46 11 12 23 44 66 −22 45 Relegation to EFL League Two
22 Morecambe (R) 46 10 14 22 47 78 −31 44
23 Accrington Stanley (R) 46 11 11 24 40 77 −37 44
24 Forest Green Rovers (R) 46 6 9 31 31 89 −58 27
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[62]
(R) Relegated

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 6 9 31 31 89  −58 27 5 2 16 15 42  −27 1 7 15 16 47  −31

Last updated: complete.
Source: [ Soccerway]

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAAAHHAHHAHAAHAAHAHHAAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA
ResultWLDLLLWDLLLWLDLDLLDWWLLLLDLLLLDLLDLLLWLLLLDLLL
Position3101320222321202222222121212222222424212121222324242424242424242424242424242424242424242424
Source: [ Soccerway]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

On 23 June, the league fixtures were announced.[63]

30 July 2022 1 Bristol Rovers 1–2 Forest Green Rovers Horfield
15:00 BST Collins 71'
Evans  80'		 Report Stevenson  28'
Moore-Taylor 55'
O'Keeffe  61'
Hendry 89'
Matt  90+3'
Cargill  90+5'		 Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 9,064
Referee: Robert Lewis
6 August 2022 2 Forest Green Rovers 1–2 Ipswich Town Nailsworth
15:00 BST Stevenson  50'
March 64'
Brown  78'		 Report Harness 37'
Morsy 45+4'
Burgess  90+1'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 4,015
Referee: Craig Hicks
13 August 2022 3 Lincoln City 1–1 Forest Green Rovers Lincoln
15:00 BST Bishop  15'
Robson  54'
Cargill 63' (o.g.)
Eyoma  75'		 Report Brown  42'
Little  45'
Wickham 73'
Davis  90+2'		 Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 7,374
Referee: Ben Toner
16 August 2022 Forest Green Rovers Postponed Accrington Stanley Nailsworth
19:45 BST Stadium: The New Lawn
Note: Match was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.[64]
20 August 2022 4 Forest Green Rovers 0–3 Plymouth Argyle Nailsworth
15:00 BST Hendry  74' Report Azaz 18'
Mumba 27',  84'
Ennis 61'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 3,404
Referee: Darren Drysdale
27 August 2022 5 Sheffield Wednesday 5–0 Forest Green Rovers Owlerton
15:00 BST Windass 12'
Bannan 19'
Palmer 31'
Johnson  37'
Gregory 45+1'
Bernard 56' (o.g.)		 Report O'Keeffe  37'
Cargill  73'
Davis  85'		 Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 22,300
Referee: Simon Mather
3 September 2022 (2022-09-03) 6 Forest Green Rovers 0–2 Shrewsbury Town Nailsworth
15:00 BST O'Keeffe  44'
Stevenson  45+9'
McGee  72'		 Report Pyke 10'
Shipley 48'
Bayliss  72'
Moore  83'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 2,468
Referee: Peter Wright
6 September 2022 (2022-09-06) 7 Forest Green Rovers 2–1 Accrington Stanley Nailsworth
19:45 BST Brown 37',  63'
Peart-Harris  39'
March 81'
Bernard  90+3'		 Report Coyle  38'
Leigh 76'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 2,007
Referee: Andy Woolmer
10 September 2022 (2022-09-10) Peterborough United Postponed Forest Green Rovers Peterborough
15:00 BST Stadium: London Road Stadium
Note: Fixture was postponed as a mark of respect following the passing of Queen Elizabeth II.[65]
13 September 2022 (2022-09-13) 8 Charlton Athletic 1–1 Forest Green Rovers Charlton
19:45 BST Blackett-Taylor 9'
McGrandles  37'
Clare  58'
Inniss  59'  90+7'		 Report Davis  42'
Wickham 45'
Bernard  90+4'
O'Keeffe  90+7'		 Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 10,579
Referee: John Busby
17 September 2022 (2022-09-17) 9 Forest Green Rovers 1–2 Morecambe Nailsworth
15:00 BST O'Keeffe  27'
Wickham 30',  63'		 Report Phillips 44'
Cooney  52'
Rawson 90+3'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 2,601
Referee: Ollie Yates
24 September 2022 (2022-09-24) 10 Forest Green Rovers 0–4 Exeter City Nailsworth
12:30 BST Stevenson  25'
March  67'
Fiabema  80'		 Report Nombe 6'
Brown 26' (pen.), 41', 83' (pen.)
Stansfield  75'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 2,623
Referee: Ben Speedie
1 October 2022 (2022-10-01) 11 Burton Albion 3–2 Forest Green Rovers Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST Adeboyejo 6' 82' 90+2'
Hamer  68'
Oshilaja  90+6'		 Report Brown 52'
Wickham 69' (pen.)		 Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 2,620
Referee: Sunny Gill
8 October 2022 (2022-10-08) 12 Forest Green Rovers 1–0 Bolton Wanderers Nailsworth
15:00 BST McAllister  19'
Wickham 32'
Marques  58'
Hendry  66'
Cargill  83'		 Report Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 3,419
Referee: Marc Edwards
11 October 2022 (2022-10-11) 13 Peterborough United 4–1 Forest Green Rovers Peterborough
19:45 BST Thompson 30'
Clarke-Harris 39'
Jones 46'
Burrows 58'
Taylor  90+2'		 Report March 35'
Boyes  75'		 Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 6,750
Referee: Darren Handley
15 October 2022 (2022-10-15) 14 Port Vale 2–2 Forest Green Rovers Burslem
15:00 BST Garrity  27'
Forrester  36'
Odubeko 78'
Harrison 88' (pen.)
Wilson  90+1'		 Report Peart-Harris 14'
Hendry  26'
Cargill 37'
Wickham  45'
O'Keeffe  74'
Moore-Taylor  76'
McGee  88'		 Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 7,092
Referee: Martin Woods
22 October 2022 (2022-10-22) 15 Forest Green Rovers 0–1 Portsmouth Nailsworth
15:00 BST Hendry  21'
Little  74'
Cargill  90+2'		 Report Tunnicliffe  14'
Raggett 17'
Scarlett  65'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 4,011
Referee: Will Finnie
25 October 2022 (2022-10-25) 16 Fleetwood Town 1–1 Forest Green Rovers Fleetwood
19:45 BST Holgate  22'
Morton 70'
Andrew  85'		 Report Bunker 23'  36'
Peart-Harris  50'		 Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 2,370
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
29 October 2022 (2022-10-29) 17 Barnsley 2–0 Forest Green Rovers Barnsley
15:00 BST Cole 15'
Kitching  33'
Martin 83'		 Report Stadium: Oakwell Stadium
Attendance: 9,551
Referee: Bobby Madden
12 November 2022 (2022-11-12) 18 Forest Green Rovers 0–2 Wycombe Wanderers Nailsworth
15:00 GMT Thomas  7'
Hendry 62'
Bunker  62'
March  62'		 Report Wheeler 14'
McCleary 27'
Mawson  31'
Grimmer  62'
Mehmeti  62'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 2,468
Referee: Sam Purkiss
19 November 2022 (2022-11-19) 19 Oxford United 1–1 Forest Green Rovers Littlemore
15:00 GMT Boyes 14' (o.g.)
Long  45+3'		 Report Bernard  38'
March  51'
Matt 60',  74'
Peart-Harris  88'
Casey  90+9'
Marques  90+9'		 Stadium: The Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 7,813
Referee: Simon Mather
3 December 2022 (2022-12-03) 20 Forest Green Rovers 2–1 Cambridge United Nailsworth
13:00 GMT March 37'
Casey  45+1'
Boyes  78'
O'Keeffee  89'  90+3'
Wickham 90+3' (pen.)
McGeouch  90+6'		 Report Janneh 89'
Smith  90+2'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 2,257
Referee: James Oldham
10 December 2022 (2022-12-10) 21 Forest Green Rovers 1–0 Cheltenham Town Nailsworth
14:00 GMT Peart-Harris 75' Report Williams  16'
Sercombe  45+1'
Freestone  54'		 Stadium: The Bolt New Lawn
Attendance: 4,077
Referee: Tom Reeves
17 December 2022 (2022-12-17) 22 Derby County 4–0 Forest Green Rovers Derby
15:00 GMT Mendez-Laing 5'
McGoldrick 21', 69', 87'
Collins  43'
Barkhuizen  54'
Sibley  63'		 Report Stadium: Pride Park
Attendance: 24,334
Referee: Ross Joyce
26 December 2022 (2022-12-26) 23 Milton Keynes Dons 1–0 Forest Green Rovers Denbigh
15:00 GMT O'Hora  19'
Harvie 58'
McEachran  64'
Tucker  77'
Johnson  84'		 Report Little  76'
Casey  90+2'		 Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: 6,516
Referee: Ollie Yates
29 December 2022 (2022-12-29) 24 Forest Green Rovers 1–2 Burton Albion Nailsworth
19:45 GMT Matt 67'
Peart-Harris 90+3'
Hendry  90+7'		 Report Brayford 45+2'
Garratt  82'
Oshilaja  86'
Taylor  88'
Kamwa 89'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 2,584
Referee: Thomas Kirk
1 January 2023 (2023-01-01) 25 Forest Green Rovers 1–3 Port Vale Nailsworth
15:00 GMT McAllister 2'
O'Keeffe  27'
Cargill  43'
Casey  90+15'		 Report Pett  25'
Massey  55'
Benning  70'
Odubeko 86'
Harrison 90+8' (pen.)
Politic 90+12'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 3,041
Referee: Lee Swabey
14 January 2023 26 Exeter City 1–1 Forest Green Rovers Exeter
15:00 GMT Nombe  51'
Brown 75'
White  87'		 Report Garrick 54'
Stevenson  79'		 Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 7,008
Referee: David Rock
21 January 2023 (2023-01-21) 27 Forest Green Rovers 1–2 Milton Keynes Dons Nailsworth
15:00 GMT Bakayoko  14'
Peart-Harris 29',  56'		 Report Eisa 43', 51'
Johnson  48'
McEachran  55'
Cumming  86'
Grant  90+9'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 2,919
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
24 January 2023 (2023-01-24) 28 Bolton Wanderers 1–0 Forest Green Rovers Horwich
19:45 GMT Charles 6',  28'
Morley  46'		 Report Cooper  45+4' Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium
Attendance: 16,329
Referee: Tom Nield
28 January 2023 (2023-01-28) 29 Shrewsbury Town 2–1 Forest Green Rovers Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT Flanagan  64'
Pyke 90+4'
Saydee  90+6'
Bowman 90+8'		 Report Godwin-Malife  2'
Bakayoko  12'
Garrick 18'		 Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 6,310
Referee: Andrew Kitchen
4 February 2023 (2023-02-04) 30 Forest Green Rovers 0–2 Peterborough United Nailsworth
15:00 GMT Godwin-Malife  32'
O'Keeffe  39'
Cooper  51'
Onyango  84'		 Report Thompson  50'
Clarke-Harris 72' (pen.)
Norris  90'
Kyprianou 90+5'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 3,273
Referee: Ben Toner
11 February 2023 (2023-02-11) 31 Morecambe 1–1 Forest Green Rovers Morecambe
15:00 GMT Stockton 89' Report Omotoye  79'
Clarke 81'
Peart-Harris  88'		 Stadium: The Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 4,563
Referee: Martin Coy
14 February 2023 (2023-02-14) 32 Forest Green Rovers 0–1 Charlton Athletic Nailsworth
19:45 GMT Report Blackett-Taylor 12'
Bonne  90+8'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 2,680 (871 away)
Referee: Christopher Pollard
18 February 2023 (2023-02-18) 33 Ipswich Town 4–0 Forest Green Rovers Ipswich
15:00 GMT Chaplin 3', 60'
Broadhead 41'
Ladapo 79'		 Stevenson  78'
Cooper  90+3'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 24,804
Referee: Carl Brook
25 February 2023 34 Forest Green Rovers 1–1 Lincoln City Nailsworth
15:00 GMT Garrick 58'
Robson  63'
Stevenson  90+6'
Peart-Harris  90+6'		 Report House 4'
O'Connor  61'
Plange  85'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 2,707
Referee: Craig Hicks
5 March 2023 35 Accrington Stanley 2–1 Forest Green Rovers Accrington
15:00 GMT Rodgers  12'
Pressley 44'
Longelo 64'		 Peart-Harris 22'
Casey  43'
O'Keeffe  45'
Robson  85'
Omotoye  90+2'		 Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 2,224
Referee: Declan Bourne
11 March 2023 36 Forest Green Rovers 1–3 Bristol Rovers Nailsworth
15:00 GMT Savage 12'
Bernard  81'
O'Keeffe 85'		 Marquis 19', 61',  69'
Sinclair 26'
Bogarde  54'
McCormick  81'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 4,788
Referee: Scott Oldham
18 March 2023 37 Plymouth Argyle 2–0 Forest Green Rovers Plymouth
15:00 GMT Bolton 8'
Mumba 47'		 O'Keeffe  60' Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 16,307
Referee: Ben Speedie
26 March 2023 38 Forest Green Rovers 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday Nailsworth
13:00 GMT Garrick 35'
Bunker  67'		 James  48' Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 3,837
Referee: David Rock
1 April 2023 39 Portsmouth 1–0 Forest Green Rovers Milton
15:00 BST Lowery  38'
Dale  44', 51'
Towler  85'		 Garrick  44'
Godwin-Malife  75'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 17,968
Referee: Paul Howard
7 April 2023 40 Forest Green Rovers 0–2 Derby County Nailsworth
15:00 BST Cooper  7' Report Collins 2' (pen.)
Knight  69'
McGoldrick 82'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 4,117 (1,225 away)
Referee: Will Finnie
10 April 2023 41 Wycombe Wanderers 2–0 Forest Green Rovers High Wycombe
15:00 BST Campbell 9'
Savage 52' (o.g.)		 McGeouch  75'
Bunker  88'		 Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 5,153
Referee: Carl Boyeson
15 April 2023 42 Forest Green Rovers 1–5 Barnsley Nailsworth
15:00 BST Brown 74' Report Tedić 8'
Phillips 29', 52', 53'
Norwood 37',  50'
Cole 90'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 3,335
Referee: Craig Hicks
18 April 2023 43 Forest Green Rovers 0–0 Fleetwood Town Nailsworth
19:45 BST Garrick  90' Report Rooney  37'
Vela  62'
Stockley  90'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 1,716 (113 away)
Referee: Sunny Gill
22 April 2023 44 Cheltenham Town 3–1 Forest Green Rovers Cheltenham
15:00 BST May 14', 38',  74'
Keena 32'
Long  50'
Bonds  71'
Freestone  76'		 Report Cooper  26'
Garrick 48'
McGeouch  55'		 Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 5,901
Referee: Neil Hair
29 April 2023 45 Forest Green Rovers 0–3 Oxford United Nailsworth
15:00 BST
Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 4,070 (1,224 away)
Referee: Tom Reeves
7 May 2023 46 Cambridge United 2–0 Forest Green Rovers Cambridge
12:30 BST
Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 7,493
Referee: Ben Toner

FA Cup

Main article: 2022–23 FA Cup

FGR were drawn at home to Birmingham City in the third round.[66]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

5 November 2022 First round South Shields 0–2 Forest Green Rovers Jarrow
12:00 Heaney  78' Report Wickham 28', 90+6'
Bernard  78'
Cagill  80'
Bunker  89'		 Stadium: Mariners Park
Attendance: 3,800
Referee: Scott Oldham
26 November 2022 (2022-11-26) Second round Forest Green Rovers 2–1 Alvechurch Nailsworth
15:00 GMT Bernard  21'  72'
Wickham 24' (pen.)
Hendry  45'
March 51'		 Report Abbey 49'  90' Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 2,758
Referee: Martin Coy
7 January 2023 Third round Forest Green Rovers Postponed Birmingham City Nailsworth
15:00 GMT Stadium: The New Lawn
Note: Fixture was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch[67]
17 January 2023 Third round Forest Green Rovers 1–2 Birmingham City Nailsworth
19:45 GMT Stevenson 8'
Peart-Harris  38'		 Report Longelo  38'
Jutkiewicz 50'
Bielik  57'
Mejbri  59'
Long 65'
Trusty  69'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 3,701
Referee: Sam Allison

EFL Cup

Main article: 2022–23 EFL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

FGR were drawn at home to Leyton Orient in the first round and to Brighton & Hove Albion in the second round.[68][69]

9 August 2022 First round Forest Green Rovers 2–0 Leyton Orient Nailsworth
19:45 BST Bernard  6'
Little 17', 50'
Bunker  78'		 Report Sweeney  5'
Moncur  34'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 1,055
Referee: James Oldham
24 August 2022 Second round Forest Green Rovers 0–3 Brighton & Hove Albion Nailsworth
19:45 BST Casey  64'
Stevenson  66'
O'Keeffe  77'		 Report Undav 38'
Alzate 45+1'
van Hecke  61'
Ferguson 90+4'		 Stadium: The New Lawn Stadium
Attendance: 3,812
Referee: Tim Robinson

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2022–23 EFL Trophy

On 20 June, the initial Group stage draw was made, grouping Forest Green Rovers with Exeter City and Newport County.[70]

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Forest Green Rovers 3 3 0 0 0 9 3 +6 9 Advance to Round 2
2 L2 Newport County 3 2 0 0 1 5 4 +1 6
3 L1 Exeter City 3 1 0 0 2 4 7 −3 3
4 ACA Southampton U21 3 0 0 0 3 3 7 −4 0
Source: EFL.com

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

30 August 2022 Group stage Forest Green Rovers 3–1 Southampton U21 Nailsworth
19:00 BST Davis  19'
Cargill  31', 37'
Bernard 45+3'
Stevenson  53'
Casey 59'
Little  72'
March  75'		 Report Lancashire 32'
Carson  33'
Bellis  45+1'
Payne  90+2'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 726
Referee: Charles Breakspear
20 September 2022 Group stage Newport County 1–2 Forest Green Rovers Newport
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Collins  77'
Evans 90+2'		 Report Brown  39'
Stevenson 69'
Fiabema 79'
O'Keeffe  90+3'		 Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 946
Referee: Lee Swabey
18 October 2022 Group stage Forest Green Rovers 4–1 Exeter City Nailsworth
19:00 BST Bunker  7'
Matt 12'
Peart-Harris 51' (pen.)
Billington 54' (o.g.)
O'Keeffe 63'
Hendry  69'		 Report Jay 41'
King  68'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 729
Referee: Sam Allison
22 November 2022 Second round Forest Green Rovers 1–1
(3–4 p)		 Cheltenham Town Nailsworth
19:00 GMT Peart-Harris  17'
March 24'  32'		 Report Taylor  32'
Broom 69'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 1,425
Referee: Sunny Gill
Penalties
Peart-Harris
Wickham
O'Keeffe
Bunker
March 		Sercombe
Bonds
Brown
Broom

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