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

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]

Loans out
Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
15 August 2020GKAdam Smith Yeovil Town30 June 2021[10]

Transfers out
Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2020RMKevin Dawson UnattachedReleased[11]
1 July 2020LMElliott Frear UnattachedReleased[11]
1 July 2020LWDayle Grubb Weston-super-MareReleased[11][12]
1 July 2020CBNathan McGinley MotherwellFree transfer[13]
1 July 2020CBMatt Mills Retired[11][14]
1 July 2020LWJunior Mondal UnattachedReleased[11]
1 July 2020CBFarrend Rawson Mansfield TownReleased[11][15]
1 July 2020RBLiam Shephard UnattachedReleased[11]
1 July 2020AMGeorge Williams Grimsby TownReleased[11][16]
2 July 2020MFOliver Artwell Hungerford TownFree transfer[17]
31 July 2020RBAlfie Saunders Aldershot TownFree transfer[18]
8 August 2020LBJoseph Mills Northampton TownFree transfer[19]

Pre-season
1 September 2020 FriendlySwansea CityvForest Green RoversSwansea
13:30 BST Stadium: Liberty Stadium

Competitions

EFL League Two
Main article: 2020–21 EFL League Two

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
6 Cheltenham Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for League Two play-offs
7 Colchester United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Crawley Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Exeter City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Forest Green Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Grimsby Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Harrogate Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Leyton Orient 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Mansfield Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 12 September 2020. 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[20]

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: pre-season.
Source: BBC

Results by matchday
Matchday1
Ground
Result
Position
Updated to match(es) played on pre-season. Source: 11v11 for league tables and fixtures
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

FA Cup
Main article: 2020–21 FA Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

EFL Cup
Main article: 2020–21 EFL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

EFL Trophy
Main article: 2020–21 EFL Trophy

  Win   Draw   Loss

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References
  1. "Forest Green Rovers signs Dan Sweeney". Forest Green Rovers F.C. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  2. "Forest Green signs Nicky Cadden". Forest Green Rovers F.C. 3 July 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  3. "Forest Green signs Jack Evans from Blackburn Rovers". Forest Green Rovers F.C. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  4. "Forest Green signs Kane Wilson". Forest Green Rovers F.C. 8 July 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  5. "Forest Green swoop for former Portsmouth goalkeeper". Forest Green Rovers F.C. 15 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  6. "Former Sheffield United striker pens two-year Forest Green deal". Forest Green Rovers F.C. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  7. "Forest Green confirm signing of experienced striker Jamille Matt". Forest Green Rovers F.C. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  8. "Rovers capture Moore-Taylor from MK Dons". Forest Green Rovers F.C. 21 July 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  9. "FGR capture exciting attacking midfielder Elliott Whitehouse". Forest Green Rovers F.C. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  10. "Smith departs for Yeovil". Forest Green Rovers F.C. 15 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  11. "Forest Green Rovers confirm player releases". Forest Green Rovers F.C. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  12. "Weston bring back Dayle Grubb to the club following spell with Forest Green Rovers". The Weston & Somerset Mercury. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  13. "Nathan McGinley: Defender joins Motherwell on two-year deal". BBC. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  14. "Former Nottingham Forest defender announces retirement with 'emotional' message". Nottingham Post. 14 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  15. "Stags land commanding centre-half". Mansfield Town F.C. 17 July 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  16. "Grimsby Town sign Welsh international midfielder George Williams". Grimsby Telegraph. 13 August 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  17. "Hungerford sign up Artwell". Non League Daily. 2 July 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  18. "Ross McNeilly 30/7/20". Aldershot Town F.C. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  19. "Northampton Town Sign Joseph Mills". Northampton Town F.C. 9 August 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  20. "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
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