2021–22 Forest Green Rovers F.C. season

The 2021–22 season is Forest Green Rovers' 133rd year in their history and fifth consecutive season in League Two. Along with the league, the club will also compete in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup and the EFL Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.

Forest Green Rovers
2021–22 season
ChairmanDale Vince
Head CoachRob Edwards
StadiumThe New Lawn
League Two1st
FA CupFirst round
EFL CupSecond round
EFL TrophyGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Jamille Matt
Matty Stevens
(8 each)
All:
Matty Stevens (12 goals)
Biggest win4–0 at Stevenage

During pre-season, FGR announced Rob Edwards as their Head Coach.[1]

Pre-season friendlies

FGR announced they will have friendlies against Melksham Town,[2] Yate Town,[2] Cardiff City,[2] Leamington,[2] Swansea City[2] and Yeovil Town[2] as part of their pre-season preparations.

13 July 2021 Friendly Melksham Town 0–6 Forest Green Rovers Melksham
19:45 BST Report Cargill  17'
Matt  40' (pen.)
Allen  52'
Stevens  72' (pen.), 78'
Young  90+1'		 Stadium: Oakfield Stadium
17 July 2021 Friendly Yate Town 0–2 Forest Green Rovers Yate
13:00 BST Report Stevens  19'
Edwards  30'		 Stadium: Lodge Road
20 July 2021 Friendly Forest Green Rovers 1–2 Cardiff City Nailsworth
19:00 BST Matt  58' Collins  47'
McGuinness  84'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
24 July 2021 Friendly Leamington 0–0 Forest Green Rovers Leamington Spa
13:00 BST Report Stadium: New Windmill Ground
28 July 2021 Friendly Forest Green Rovers 1–2 Swansea City Nailsworth
19:00 BST Stevens  86' (pen.) Report Dhanda  65'
Lloyd  70'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
31 July 2021 Friendly Yeovil Town 0–1 Forest Green Rovers Yeovil
15:00 BST Report Matt  ?' Stadium: Huish Park

Competitions

League Two
Main article: 2021–22 EFL League Two

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Forest Green Rovers 20 13 5 2 43 20 +23 44 Promotion to EFL League One
2 Northampton Town 21 12 4 5 29 17 +12 40
3 Port Vale 21 10 5 6 35 23 +12 35
4 Newport County 21 9 7 5 35 26 +9 34 Qualification for League Two play-offs
5 Exeter City 21 8 9 4 32 24 +8 33
6 Sutton United 21 10 3 8 32 27 +5 33
Updated to match(es) played on 11 December 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[3]

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
20 13 5 2 43 20  +23 44 6 1 2 16 9  +7 7 4 0 27 11  +16

Last updated: 11 December 2021.
Source:

Results by matchday
Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920
GroundHAAHHAHAHAHAHHAAHHAA
ResultWWWWLDWWDWLWDWDWWWWD
Position31111211111111111111
Updated to match(es) played on 11 December 2021. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

FGR's fixtures were released on 24 June 2021.[4]

7 August 2021 1 Forest Green Rovers 2–1 Sutton United Nailsworth
15:00 BST Bernard  20'
Moore-Taylor  26'
Stevens  30'
Adams  90+1'
Matt  90+4'		 Report Bugiel  69' Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 1,883
Referee: James Bell
14 August 2021 2 Walsall 1–3 Forest Green Rovers Bescot
15:00 BST Wilkinson  77'
Kiernan  90+2'		 Report Stevens  20', 45+3' (pen.)
Bernard  31'
Cadden  31'
Matt  43'
Hendry  45'		 Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 4,320
Referee: Simon Mather
17 August 2021 3 Rochdale 1–2 Forest Green Rovers Rochdale
19:45 BST O'Keeffe  22'
Newby  48'		 Report Matt  33'
Stevens  49'		 Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 2,188
Referee: Andy Haines
21 August 2021 4 Forest Green Rovers 6–3 Crawley Town Nailsworth
15:00 BST Cadden  1', 67', 69'
Stevens  24'
Matt  48'
Adams  59'
Young  78'		 Report Hessenthaler  14', 30'
Craig  27'
Appiah  86',  90'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 1,922
Referee: Leigh Doughty
28 August 2021 5 Forest Green Rovers 0–2 Port Vale Nailsworth
15:00 BST Report Proctor  6', 9',  14'
Walker  42'
Rodney  83'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 2,402
Referee: Charles Breakspear
4 September 2021 6 Exeter City 0–0 Forest Green Rovers Exeter
15:00 BST Ray  41' Report Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 4,008
Referee: Neil Hair
11 September 2021 7 Forest Green Rovers 1–0 Northampton Town Nailsworth
15:00 BST Wilson  43'
Matt  77'		 Report McGowan  21'
Lewis  75'		 Stadium: The innocent New Lawn Stadium
Attendance: 2,576
Referee: Scott Oldham
18 September 2021 8 Stevenage 0–4 Forest Green Rovers Stevenage
15:00 BST Reeves  53'
Coker  59'		 Report Wilson  2'
Sweeney  43'
Hendry  45+1'
Stevens  50'
McGee  54'
Matt  58'
Stevenson  71'
Young  81'		 Stadium: Lamex Stadium
Attendance: 3,111
Referee: Sam Allison
25 September 2021 9 Forest Green Rovers 0–0 Tranmere Rovers Nailsworth
15:00 BST Aitchison  27'
Bernard  76'
Hendry  90'		 Report Hawkes  8'
Foley  25'
MacDonald  80'  87'		 Stadium: The innocent New Lawn
Referee: David Rock
2 October 2021 10 Carlisle United 0–2 Forest Green Rovers Carlisle
15:00 BST Dickenson  45+2'
Abrahams  90+1'		 Report Matt  29'
Cadden  32'
Hendry  60'		 Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 3,963
Referee: Samuel Barrott
9 October 2021 11 Forest Green Rovers 0–2 Swindon Town Nailsworth
12:00 BST Sweeney  45+1'
Matt  45+2'
March 90+4'		 Report McKirdy  54',  66'
Simpson  81'		 Stadium: The Fully Charged New Lawn
Attendance: 3,442
Referee: Paul Howard
16 October 2021 12 Scunthorpe United 0–2 Forest Green Rovers Scunthorpe
15:00 BST Davis  31'
Scrimshaw  58'
Rowe  59'
Jarvis  90+1'
Pugh  90+9'		 Report Young  47'
Adams  54',  65'
Matt  60' (pen.),  82'
Moore-Taylor  90+1'
Cargill  90+10'		 Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium
Attendance: 2,140
Referee: Declan Bourne
19 October 2021 13 Leyton Orient 1–1 Forest Green Rovers Leyton
19:45 GMT Pratley  62'
Sotirou  76'		 Report Adams  45+3'
Stevens  68'		 Stadium: Breyer Group Stadium
Attendance: 4,391
Referee: Christopher Pollard
24 October 2021 (2021-10-24) 14 Forest Green Rovers 3–1 Salford City Nailsworth
15:00 BST Moore-Taylor  8'
Cadden  45+1'
Wilson  71'
Aitchison  90+3'		 Report Touray  15'
Thomas-Asante  17'
Elliott  35'
Lund  43'		 Stadium: The Fully Charged New Lawn
Attendance: 2,245
Referee: Andy Woolmer
30 October 2021 (2021-10-30) 15 Bradford City 1–1 Forest Green Rovers Bradford
15:00 BST Cook  10'
O'Donnell  54'
Gilliead  79'
Threlkeld  85'		 Report Godwin-Malife  38'
Cargill  45+2'
Young  54'
Adams  61'		 Stadium: Utilita Energy Stadium
Attendance: 14,873
Referee: Marc Edwards
20 November 2021 16 Hartlepool United 1–3 Forest Green Rovers Hartlepool
15:00 GMT Daly  71'
Featherstone  80' (pen.)
Liddle  84'
Sterry  87'
Byrne  89'		 Report Moore-Taylor  4'
Matt  29'
Stevens  36',  45+1'
March  89'		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Referee: Steve Martin
23 November 2021 17 Forest Green Rovers 2–0 Barrow Nailsworth
19:45 GMT Stevens  61', 83' Report Kay  28'
Brough  57'		 Stadium: The Fully Charged New Lawn
Attendance: 1,842
Referee: Chris Sarginson
27 November 2021 18 Forest Green Rovers 2–0 Bristol Rovers Nailsworth
15:00 GMT Matt  20', 77' (pen.),  81'
Godwin-Malife  41'  63'		 Report Anderton  28'
Evans  79'
Finley  80'		 Stadium: The Fully Charged New Lawn
Attendance: 4,128
Referee: Simon Mather
7 December 2021 19 Harrogate Town 1–4 Forest Green Rovers Harrogate
19:45 GMT Falkingham  37'
Kerry  57',  88'		 Report Aitchison  21'
Cadden  26'
Matt  45'
Stevens  73'		 Stadium: EnviroVent Stadium
Attendance: 1,619
Referee: Martin Coy
11 December 2021 20 Oldham Athletic 5–5 Forest Green Rovers Oldham
15:00 GMT Keillor-Dunn  11', 59'
Bowden  47'
Hope  55'
Stobbs  65',  90+6'
Clarke  71'
Wilson  78' (o.g.)		 Report Aitchison  13'
Matt  27', 44'
Stevens  48', 63'		 Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 3,621
Referee: Andrew Kitchen

FA Cup
Main article: 2021–22 FA Cup

Rovers were drawn away to Corinthian Casuals or St Albans City in the first round.[5]

7 November 2021 First round St Albans City 3–2 Forest Green Rovers St Albans
17:15 GMT Diedhiou  5'
Weiss  25'
Banton  29'
Jeffers  78'		 Report Stevens  18'
Aitchison  45+1'
Young  63'
Adams  90'		 Stadium: Clarence Park
Attendance: 4,100
Referee: Bobby Madley

EFL Cup
Main article: 2021–22 EFL Cup

Forest Green were drawn at home to Bristol City in the first round[6] and away to Brentford in the second round.[7][8]

10 August 2021 First round Forest Green Rovers 2–2
(6–5 p)		 Bristol City Nailsworth
19:45 BST Matt  11'
Godwin-Malife  45'
Sweeney  51'
Adams  89'
Hendry  90+6'		 Report Janneh  39', 67'
Wells  44'
Simpson  69'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Referee: Darren Drysdale
Penalties
Matt
Young
Hendry
Adams
Cadden
Stevenson
Sweeney 		Palmer
Massengo
Wells
Conway
Bakinson
Janneh
Pring
24 August 2021 Second round Brentford 3–1 Forest Green Rovers Brentford
19:45 BST Wissa  60'
Mbeumo  75'
Forss  86'		 Report Aitchison  8'
Adams  80'		 Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 12,137
Referee: Will Finnie

EFL Trophy
Main article: 2021–22 EFL Trophy
Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Forest Green Rovers (A) 3 1 1 1 0 5 3 +2 6 Advance to Round 2
2 L2 Walsall (A) 3 1 1 0 1 2 3 −1 5
3 ACA Brighton & Hove Albion U21 (E) 3 1 0 1 1 4 4 0 4
4 L2 Northampton Town (E) 3 0 1 1 1 3 4 −1 3
Updated to match(es) played on 10 November 2021. Source: EFL.com
(A) Advances to a further round; (E) Eliminated
31 August 2021 Group game 1 Forest Green Rovers 1–1
(2–4 p)		 Northampton Town Nailsworth
19:00 BST Harriman  14' (o.g.) Report Flores  26'
Pollock  51',  73'
Harriman  79'		 Stadium: The innocent New Lawn Stadium
Attendance: 892
Referee: Christopher Pollard
Penalties
Stevens
Evans
Matt
Adams 		Rose
Kabamba
Connolly
McWilliams
Pollock
12 October 2021 Group game 2 Forest Green Rovers 2–2
(5–3 p)		 Brighton & Hove Albion U21 Nailsworth
19:00 BST Stevens  27' (pen.), 56'
Edwards  72'		 Report Miller  34'
Tsoungui  47'
Tolaj  63'
Leonard  90+5'		 Stadium: The innocent New Lawn Stadium
Referee: Antony Coggins
Penalties
Cargill
March
Edwards
Aitchison
Young 		Leonard
Spong
Tolaj
Peupion
9 November 2021 Group game 3 Walsall 0–2 Forest Green Rovers Bescot
19:00 GMT Khan  60'
Labadie  82'
Menayese  86'		 Report Stevens  15'
Bunker  36'
Evans  77'
Hendry  81'
Young  88'		 Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 1,778
Referee: Tom Reeves
30 November 2021 Second round Forest Green Rovers 1–1
(1–4 p)		 Chelsea U21 Nailsworth
19:00 GMT March  64' Report McEachran  52'
Uwakwe  65'
Hall  90+2'		 Stadium: The Fully Charged New Lawn
Attendance: 1,270
Referee: Ollie Yates
Penalties
Stevens
Bunker
March 		Baker
Nunn
Mbuyamba
Hall

Transfers

Transfers in
Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2021RMOpi Edwards Bristol CityFree transfer[9]
1 July 2021AMRegan Hendry Raith RoversFree transfer[10]
1 July 2021CMBen Stevenson Colchester UnitedFree transfer[11]
2 July 2021DMSadou Diallo Wolverhampton WanderersFree transfer[12]

Loans in
Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
2 July 2021CFJack Aitchison BarnsleyEnd of season[13]

Loans out
Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
30 July 2021CMHarvey Bunker Chippenham Town9 November 2021[14]
8 December 2021DFMarcel McIntosh Cinderford TownJanuary 2022[15]

Transfers out
Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
30 June 2021CFAaron Collins Bristol RoversFree transfer[16]
30 June 2021CFShawn McCoulsky Colchester UnitedReleased[17][18]
30 June 2021GKAdam Smith StevenageReleased[17][19]
30 June 2021LBChris Stokes KilmarnockReleased[17][20]
30 June 2021RMScott WagstaffReleased[17]
20 August 2021AMDylan Morgan Swansea CityFree transfer[21]

Statistics

Appearances and goals
Last updated 11 December 2021.
No. Pos Nat Player TotalEFL League TwoEFL CupEFL TrophyFA Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK  ENG Luke McGee 22020+00001+001+00
24 GK  WAL Lewis Thomas 50002+003+0000
Defenders
2 DF  ENG Kane Wilson 22219+021+10001+00
3 DF  IRL Dom Bernard 24019+001+103+0000
6 DF  ENG Baily Cargill 19013+301+002+0000
15 DF  ENG Jordan Moore-Taylor 19115+012+001+001+00
16 DF  ENG Jack Evans 4000004+0000
22 DF  ENG Udoka Godwin-Malife 1205+301+001+101+00
29 DF  ENG Luke Hallett 0000000000
44 DF  ENG Murphy Bennett 1000000+1000
Midfielders
4 MF  ENG Dan Sweeney 17010+401+002+0000
7 MF  ENG Ben Stevenson 23020+000+101+001+00
8 MF  GAM Ebou Adams 20213+322+001+001+00
11 MF  SCO Nicky Cadden 23619+062+000+101+00
12 MF  ENG Taylor Allen 801+200+104+0000
17 MF  GHA Opi Edwards 50001+004+0000
20 MF  ENG Elliott Whitehouse 0000000000
21 MF  SCO Regan Hendry 20116+002+012+0000
23 MF  ENG Sadou Diallo 1101+302+004+000+10
26 MF  USA Vaughn Covil 0000000000
27 MF  ENG Harvey Bunker 2000002+0000
40 MF  ENG Finn Bell 1000000+1000
41 MF  ENG Marcel McIntosh 1000001+0000
Forwards
9 FW  ENG Matty Stevens 251719+113002+231+01
10 FW  SCO Jack Aitchison 27510+1032+011+301+01
14 FW  JAM Jamille Matt 231420+0131+110+1000
18 FW  ENG Jake Young 1941+1131+103+111+00
28 FW  ENG Josh March 1610+1100+103+011+00

Top scorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total goals are equal.

Last updated 11 December 2021.
Rank Position Nationality No. Player EFL League Two EFL Cup EFL Trophy FA Cup Total
1 FW9Matty Stevens1303117
2 FW14Jamille Matt1310014
3 MF11Nicky Cadden60006
4 FW10Jack Aitchison31015
5 FW18Jake Young30104
6 DF2Kane Wilson20002
MF8Ebou Adams20002
8 DF15Jordan Moore-Taylor10001
MF21Regan Hendry01001
FW28Josh March00101
Own goals00101
TOTALS 43 3 6 2 44

Cleansheets

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total cleansheets are equal.

Last updated 11 December 2021.
Rank Position Nationality No. Player EFL League Two EFL Cup EFL Trophy FA Cup Total
1
GK1Luke McGee80109
2
GK24Lewis Thomas00000
TOTALS 8 0 1 0 9

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated 11 December 2021.
Position Nationality Number Name League Two EFL Cup EFL Trophy FA Cup Total
         
MF8Ebou Adams400101000100601
DF22Udoka Godwin-Malife110100000000210
MF21Regan Hendry400000100000500
FW14Jamille Matt400000000000400
DF3Dom Bernard300000000000300
MF4Dan Sweeney200100000000300
DF15Jordan Moore-Taylor300000000000300
DF6Baily Cargill200000000000200
FW18Jake Young100000000100200
GK1Luke McGee100000000000100
DF2Kane Wilson100000000000100
MF7Ben Stevenson100000000000100
FW9Matty Stevens100000000000100
FW10Jack Aitchison100000000000100
MF11Nicky Cadden100000000000100
DF16Jack Evans000000100000100
MF17Opi Edwards000000100000100
MF27Harvey Bunker000000100000100
FW28Josh March100000000000100
TOTALS 31 1 0 3 0 1 4 0 0 2 0 0 40 1 1

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