2019–20 Forest Green Rovers F.C. season
Forest Green Rovers 2019–20 football season
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The 2019–20 season was Forest Green Rovers's 131st year in existence and their third consecutive season in League Two.[1] Along with competing in League Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and the EFL Trophy.
| 2019–20 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Dale Vince | ||
| Manager | Mark Cooper | ||
| Stadium | The New Lawn | ||
| EFL League Two | 10th | ||
| FA Cup | Second round | ||
| EFL Cup | Second round | ||
| EFL Trophy | Group stage | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Joseph Mills (7) All: Joseph Mills (8) | ||
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The season covers the period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020.
Transfers
Transfers in
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2019 | CM |  | Ebou Adams |  Ebbsfleet United | Undisclosed | [2] |
| 1 July 2019 | LW | | Taylor Allen | Nuneaton Borough | Undisclosed | [3] |
| 1 July 2019 | RW |  | Aaron Collins | Morecambe | Free transfer | [4] |
| 1 July 2019 | RM |  | Kevin Dawson | Cheltenham Town | Free transfer | [5] |
| 1 July 2019 | CB | | Matt Mills |  Pune City | Free transfer | [6] |
| 1 July 2019 | GK | | Adam Smith | Bristol Rovers | Free transfer | [7] |
| 8 July 2019 | LB | | Liam Kitching | Leeds United | Undisclosed | [8] |
| 17 July 2019 | RB | | Dominic Bernard | Birmingham City | Free transfer | [9] |
| 27 July 2019 | CF | | Mathew Stevens | Peterborough United | Undisclosed | [10] |
| 18 October 2019 | LM | | Elliott Frear |  Motherwell | Free transfer | [11] |
| 6 January 2020 | CF | | Josh March | Leamington | Undisclosed | [12] |
| 31 January 2020 | LB | | Chris Stokes | Stevenage | Free transfer | [13] |
Loans in
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2019 | DM | | James Morton | Bristol City | 30 June 2020 | [14] |
| 7 August 2019 | GK | | Joe Wollacott | Bristol City | 30 June 2020 | [15] |
| 30 August 2019 | MF | | Kyle Taylor | Bournemouth | 30 June 2020 | [16] |
| 2 September 2019 | CF | | Jack Aitchison | Celtic | 30 June 2020 | [17] |
| 4 January 2020 | AM |  | Jevani Brown | Colchester United | 30 June 2020 | [18] |
| 24 January 2020 | AM | | Odin Bailey | Birmingham City | 30 June 2020 | [19] |
| 24 January 2020 | RW | | Robert Hall | Oxford United | 30 June 2020 | [20] |
| 24 January 2020 | GK | | Conrad Logan | Mansfield Town | 30 June 2020 | [21] |
Loans out
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 August 2019 | LW | | Ollie Artwell | Cirencester Town | 18 September 2019 | [22] |
| 19 September 2019 | CF | | Shawn McCoulsky | Bromley | October 2019 | [23] |
| 23 September 2019 | GK | | Adam Smith | Yeovil Town | October 2019 | [24] |
| 25 October 2019 | LW | | Taylor Allen | Hereford | 24 January 2020 | [25][26] |
| 5 December 2019 | CF | | Shawn McCoulsky | FC Halifax Town | January 2020 | [27] |
| 11 December 2019 | DM | | Lloyd James | Torquay United | January 2020 | [28] |
| 16 January 2020 | RB | | Udoka Godwin-Malife | Eastleigh | February 2020 | [29] |
| 24 January 2020 | FW | | Taylor Allen | Gloucester City | February 2020 | [30] |
| 17 February 2020 | MF | | Oliver Artwell | Hungerford Town | March 2020 | [31] |
| 28 February 2020 | LW | | Dayle Grubb | Eastleigh | 30 June 2020 | [32] |
| 6 March 2020 | GK | | Adam Smith | Yeovil Town | 30 June 2020 | [33] |
Transfers out
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2019 | CM | | Reece Brown | Huddersfield Town | Undisclosed | [34] |
| 1 July 2019 | CF | | Tahvon Campbell | Cheltenham Town | Released | [35][36] |
| 1 July 2019 | CB | | Lee Collins | Yeovil Town | Released | [35][37] |
| 1 July 2019 | CF | | Christian Doidge | Hibernian | £250,000 | [38] |
| 1 July 2019 | CB | | Gavin Gunning | Billericay Town | Released | [35][39] |
| 1 July 2019 | CB | | Haydn Hollis | Chesterfield | Released | [35][40] |
| 1 July 2019 | LB | | Scott Laird | Weston-super-Mare | Released | [35][41] |
| 1 July 2019 | RW | | Isaac Pearce | Weston-super-Mare | Released | [35][42] |
| 1 July 2019 | CF | | Reuben Reid | Cheltenham Town | Free transfer | [43] |
| 1 July 2019 | LM |  | Fabien Robert | Gloucester City | Released | [35][44] |
| 1 July 2019 | CM | | Jordan Simpson | Bath City | Released | [35][45] |
| 2 July 2019 | DM | | Paul Digby | Stevenage | Undisclosed | [46] |
| 4 July 2019 | CM | | Sam Hendy | Weston-super-Mare | Free transfer | [47] |
| 23 July 2019 | GK | | James Montgomery | AFC Fylde | Undisclosed | [48] |
| 13 September 2019 | CM | | Charlie Cooper | FC Halifax Town | Free transfer | [49] |
| 28 February 2020 | DM | | Lloyd James |  Free agent | Mutual consent | [50] |
Pre-season
FGR announced pre-season friendlies against Weston-super-Mare,[51] Yate Town,[52] Salisbury,[53] Bristol City[51] and Bath City.[52] However, two weeks before their opening match of pre-season was due to take place, Weston-super-mare – managed by former Forest Green academy coach Scott Bartlett – cancelled the fixture. This gap in the schedule was plugged with an away fixture against Swindon Supermarine, with Mark Cooper remarking that the replacement game would represent a "sterner test" for his Forest Green side.[54]
| 13 July 2019 Friendly | Swindon Supermarine | 1–2 | Forest Green Rovers | Swindon |
| 15:00 BST | Simpson  78' |
Report | McCoulsky 24' Allen 38' |
Stadium: Hunts Copse |
| 17 July 2019 Friendly | Yate Town | 1–6 | Forest Green Rovers | Yate |
| 19:30 BST | Mehew 10' |
Report | Collins 3' Williams 57', 78'Mondal 66'Mills 76', 81' |
Stadium: Lodge Road |
| 20 July 2019 Friendly | Salisbury | 0–4 | Forest Green Rovers | Old Sarum |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Mills 14' (pen.) Mondal 29', 44'McCoulsky 80' |
Stadium: The Raymound McEnhill Stadium |
| 24 July 2019 Friendly | Forest Green Rovers | 3–4 | Bristol City | Nailsworth |
| 19:45 BST | McCoulsky 3', 43' Collins 56' |
Report | Brownhill 45' Weimann 77' (pen.)Szmodics 86'Webster 90+1' |
Stadium: The New Lawn |
| 27 July 2019 Friendly | Bath City | 1–1 | Forest Green Rovers | Twerton |
| 15:00 BST | Richards 76' |
Report | McCoulsky 3' |
Stadium: Twerton Park |
Competitions
League Two
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Colchester United | 37 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 52 | 37 | +15 | 58 | 1.57 | Qualification for League Two play-offs[a] |
| 7 | Northampton Town (O, P) | 37 | 17 | 7 | 13 | 54 | 40 | +14 | 58 | 1.57 | |
| 8 | Port Vale | 37 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 50 | 44 | +6 | 57 | 1.54 | |
| 9 | Bradford City | 37 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 44 | 40 | +4 | 54 | 1.46 | |
| 10 | Forest Green Rovers | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 43 | 40 | +3 | 49 | 1.36 | |
| 11 | Salford City | 37 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 49 | 46 | +3 | 50 | 1.35 | |
| 12 | Walsall | 36 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 47 | 1.31 | |
| 13 | Crawley Town | 37 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 51 | 47 | +4 | 48 | 1.30 | |
| 14 | Newport County | 36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 32 | 39 | −7 | 46 | 1.28 |
Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points per game; 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[55]
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points per game; 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[55]
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
- Four teams play for one spot and promotion to EFL League One.
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 |
| 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 43 | 40 | +3 | 49 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 22 | −6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 18 | +9 |
Last updated: 7 March 2020.
Source: BBC
Results by matchday
Updated to match(es) played on 7 March 2020. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
On Thursday, 20 June 2019, the EFL League Two fixtures were revealed.[56]
| 3 August 2019 1 | Forest Green Rovers | 1–0 | Oldham Athletic | Nailsworth |
| 15:00 BST | Mills  42'Allen 72' |
Report | Maouche 35' Wheater 54' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 2,541 Referee: Neil Hair |
| 10 August 2019 2 | Walsall | 1–1 | Forest Green Rovers | Walsall |
| 15:00 BST | Norman 53' Scarr 75'Hardy 86' |
Report | Collins 28' J. Mills 45+6' (pen.) 45+6'M. Mills 71' |
Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 5,205 Referee: Robert Lewis |
| 17 August 2019 3 | Forest Green Rovers | 1–0 | Grimsby Town | Nailsworth |
| 15:00 BST | Winchester 31' Mondal 75' |
Report | Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 2,152 Referee: Leigh Doughty |
| 20 August 2019 4 | Port Vale | 2–1 | Forest Green Rovers | Burslem |
| 19:45 BST | Montaño 2' Bennett 4'Worrall 25'Amoo 34' |
Report | J. Mills 6' M. Mills 49' |
Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 4,010 Referee: Ross Joyce |
| 24 August 2019 5 | Bradford City | 0–1 | Forest Green Rovers | Bradford |
| 15:00 BST | Devine 22' Donaldson 36'Vaughan 80'Akpan 85'Richards-Everton 90+11' |
Report | Adams 40' Kitching 58'Winchester 77'M. Mills 84'  90+8'Grubb 89'J. Mills 90+3' |
Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 13,504 Referee: Andy Haines |
| 31 August 2019 6 | Forest Green Rovers | 0–2 | Newport County | Nailsworth |
| 15:00 BST | Wollacott  28'Mills 82' |
Report | Amond 4' Labadie 31'McNamara 58'Abrahams 81'Haynes 90+2' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 2,897 Referee: James Adcock |
| 7 September 2019 7 | Cambridge United | 0–1 | Forest Green Rovers | Cambridge |
| 15:00 BST | O'Neil 5' Richards  66'Lewis 85' |
Report | Stevens 21' Mills 69'Aitchison 78'Kitching 84' |
Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 3,784 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
| 14 September 2019 8 | Forest Green Rovers | 1–0 | Colchester United | Nailsworth |
| 15:00 BST | Prosser  31' (o.g.)Morton 79'Kitching 82'Stevens 89' |
Report | Sarpong-Wiredu 72' Lapslie 75'Prosser 82' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 2,758 Referee: Will Finnie |
| 17 September 2019 9 | Carlisle United | 0–0 | Forest Green Rovers | Carlisle |
| 19:45 BST | Jones 76' Webster 79'Iredale 83'Thomas 86' |
Report | Morton 18' 70' Winchester 37' |
Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 3,219 Referee: Michael Salisbury |
| 21 September 2019 10 | Forest Green Rovers | 0–0 | Stevenage | Nailsworth |
| 15:00 BST | Taylor 48' 86' Kitching 51'McGinley 85' |
Report | Guthrie 19' Timlin 52'Watts 90+4' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 1,881 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
| 28 September 2019 11 | Salford City | 0–4 | Forest Green Rovers | Salford |
| 15:00 BST | Touray 34' Maynard 38'Dieseruvwe 39' |
Report | Stevens 3', 59' Collins 16'Adams 31'Thomas 57' |
Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 2,561 Referee: James Oldham |
| 5 October 2019 12 | Forest Green Rovers | 3–1 | Crawley Town | Nailsworth |
| 15:00 BST | Mills 24' 24', 55' (pen.) Collins 52'Winchester 68' |
Report | Bloomfield 58' Sesay 72'van Velzen 89'Lubala 90+2' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 2,136 Referee: Peter Wright |
| 12 October 2019 13 | Exeter City | 1–0 | Forest Green Rovers | Exeter |
| 15:00 BST | Bowman 11' L. Martin 27'A. Martin 83'Williams 90+2' |
Report | Adams 27' Godwin-Malife 60'Bernard 90+3' |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 5,312 Referee: Paul Marsden |
| 19 October 2019 14 | Forest Green Rovers | 2–2 | Mansfield Town | Nailsworth |
| 15:00 BST | Bernard 1' Collins 30'Adams 34'Aitchison 61'Mills 86' |
Report | Shaughnessy 19' Gordon 28'Cook 63', 74'Benning 73'Bishop 90+5' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 2,276 Referee: Oliver Yates |
| 22 October 2019 15 | Morecambe | 0–2 | Forest Green Rovers | Morecambe |
| 19:45 BST | Alessandra 69' 90' |
Report | Aitchison 75' Shephard 87' 90+4' |
Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,658 Referee: Matt Donohue |
| 26 October 2019 | Forest Green Rovers | v | Crewe Alexandra | Nailsworth |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: The New Lawn | ||
| Note: Fixture was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.[57] | ||||
| 2 November 2019 16 | Cheltenham Town | 1–2 | Forest Green Rovers | Cheltenham |
| 15:00 GMT | Raglan 23' Varney 67'Clements 86'Ince 90'Tozer 90+3' |
Report | Aitchison 15' Frear 40'Collins 89' |
Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 5,788 Referee: Kevin Johnson |
| 16 November 2019 17 | Forest Green Rovers | 0–1 | Plymouth Argyle | Nailsworth |
| 15:00 GMT | Kitching 30' Bernard 45+6' |
Report | Sarcevic 24' Moore 31'Edwards 83'Palmer 90+5' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 3,897 Referee: Sam Purkiss |
| 23 November 2019 18 | Leyton Orient | 2–4 | Forest Green Rovers | Leyton |
| 15:00 GMT | Clay 40' Brophy 40'Turley 49'Harrold 55'Maguire-Drew 78' |
Report | Adams 15', 33' 54' Stevens 43'Mondal 88' |
Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 4,614 Referee: Christopher Sarginson |
| 26 November 2019 19 | Forest Green Rovers | 0–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Nailsworth |
| 19:45 GMT | Kitching 44' Rawson 49'Mills 66' |
Report | Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 2,192 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
| 7 December 2019 20 | Forest Green Rovers | 0–2 | Scunthorpe United | Nailsworth |
| 15:00 GMT | Bernard 45' Stevens 49' |
Report | Perch 5' van Veen 9'Novak 41'McGahey 48'Sutton 52' 90+4'Gilliead 57'Eisa 71'Ntlhe 75' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 2,060 Referee: John Busby |
| 14 December 2019 21 | Northampton Town | 1–0 | Forest Green Rovers | Northampton |
| 15:00 GMT | Mills 45' (o.g.) McWilliams 76' |
Report | Adams 30' |
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,534 Referee: Antony Coggins |
| 21 December 2019 22 | Forest Green Rovers | 2–2 | Swindon Town | Nailsworth |
| 15:00 GMT | Mills 55', 90+5' Winchester 76' |
Report | Baudry 9' Doyle 16', 35' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 4,216 Referee: Robert Lewis |
| 26 December 2019 23 | Stevenage | 0–0 | Forest Green Rovers | Stevenage |
| 15:00 GMT | Cowley 33' |
Report | Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 2,388 Referee: James Oldham |
| 29 December 2019 24 | Forest Green Rovers | 1–0 | Macclesfield Town | Nailsworth |
| 15:00 GMT | Adams 45' Frear 69'Rawson 74'Collins 90+4' |
Report | O'Keeffe 59' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 2,155 Referee: Alan Young |
| 1 January 2020 25 | Forest Green Rovers | 0–1 | Exeter City | Nailsworth |
| 15:00 GMT | Shephard 37' 58' Mills 44'Kitching 71' |
Report | Atangana 5' 46' Williams 71'Collins 81' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 3,012 Referee: Lee Swabey |
| 4 January 2020 26 | Crawley Town | 1–1 | Forest Green Rovers | Crawley |
| 15:00 GMT | Lubala 45' |
Report | Tunnicliffe 63' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,082 Referee: David Rock |
| 11 January 2020 27 | Mansfield Town | 3–4 | Forest Green Rovers | Mansfield |
| 15:00 GMT | Hamilton 3' Rose 40'Maynard 90+1' |
Report | Rawson 45+5', 52' Winchester 60'Mills 80'Adams 88'Collins 90+6' |
Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 3,956 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
| 18 January 2020 28 | Forest Green Rovers | 1–2 | Salford City | Nailsworth |
| 15:00 GMT | March 11' Rawson 90+3' |
Report | Touray 3' Hunter 14' 90+5'O'Connor 38' 55'Towell 63' 75'Pond 80' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 2,707 Referee: Nick Kinseley |
| 25 January 2020 29 | Macclesfield Town | 2–1 | Forest Green Rovers | Macclesfield |
| 15:00 GMT | Horsfall 69' Ironside 74'O'Keeffe 80'Gnahoua 83' |
Report | Winchester 17' March 48' |
Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 1,653 Referee: Martin Coy |
| 28 January 2020 30 | Forest Green Rovers | 1–4 | Carlisle United | Nailsworth |
| 19:45 GMT | Winchester 59' (pen.) Adams 84' |
Report | Thomas 24', 26', 47' (pen.) Hayden 31'Kayode 49'Anderton 55'Watt 83' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 1,514 Referee: Brett Huxtable |
| 1 February 2020 31 | Grimsby Town | 2–2 | Forest Green Rovers | Cleethorpes |
| 15:00 GMT | Vernam 19' Clifton 35'Glennon 53'Hendrie 90+1' |
Report | Bailey 32' Kitching 44'Aitchison 50'Winchester 55' |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 4,675 Referee: Paul Marsden |
| 8 February 2020 32 | Forest Green Rovers | 1–2 | Walsall | Nailsworth |
| 15:00 GMT | Collins 87' |
Report | Gordon 39' 52' (pen.) McDonald 73'Sheron 77' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 3,136 Referee: Antony Coggins |
| 11 February 2020 33 | Forest Green Rovers | 2–3 | Port Vale | Nailsworth |
| 19:45 GMT | Kitching 45+3' Winchester 78' (pen.), 90+5' |
Report | Brisley 14' 84' Pope 38', 70' (pen.) 90+3' 90+7'Montaño 80'Legge 83'Clark 87' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 1,682 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
| 15 February 2020 34 | Oldham Athletic | 1–1 | Forest Green Rovers | Oldham |
| 15:00 GMT | Nepomuceno 56' Missilou 70' |
Report | Williams 88' |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 2,720 Referee: Marc Edwards |
| 22 February 2020 35 | Scunthorpe United | 1–0 | Forest Green Rovers | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00 GMT | McAtee 17' 46' Eisa 61'Gilliead 72'Butler 83' |
Report | Williams 48' |
Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 3,706 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
| 29 February 2020 | Forest Green Rovers | v | Leyton Orient | Nailsworth |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: The New Lawn | ||
| Note: Match was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.[58] | ||||
| 7 March 2020 36 | Swindon Town | 0–2 | Forest Green Rovers | Swindon |
| 15:00 GMT | Doughty 22' Grant 36' |
Report | Stevens 5' Dawson 30'Adams 50' 65'McGinley 73' |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 9,257 Referee: Craig Hicks |
| 14 March 2020 | Forest Green Rovers | v | Northampton Town | Nailsworth |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: The New Lawn | |||
| Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[59] | ||||
| 17 March 2020 | Forest Green Rovers | v | Morecambe | Nailsworth |
| 19:45 GMT | Stadium: The New Lawn | |||
| Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[59] | ||||
| 21 March 2020 | Crewe Alexandra | v | Forest Green Rovers | Crewe |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Gresty Road | |||
| Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[59] | ||||
| 28 March 2020 | Forest Green Rovers | v | Cheltenham Town | Nailsworth |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: The New Lawn | |||
| Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[59] | ||||
| 4 April 2020 | Plymouth Argyle | v | Forest Green Rovers | Plymouth |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Home Park | |||
| Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[60] | ||||
| 10 April 2020 | Forest Green Rovers | v | Bradford City | Nailsworth |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: The New Lawn | |||
| Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[60] | ||||
| 13 April 2020 | Newport County | v | Forest Green Rovers | Newport |
| 13:00 BST | Stadium: Rodney Parade | |||
| Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[60] | ||||
| 18 April 2020 | Forest Green Rovers | v | Cambridge United | Nailsworth |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: The New Lawn | |||
| Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[60] | ||||
| 25 April 2020 | Colchester United | v | Forest Green Rovers | Colchester |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium | |||
| Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[60] | ||||
FA Cup
The first round draw was made on 21 October 2019.[61] The second round draw was made live on 11 November from Chichester City's stadium, Oaklands Park.[62]
| 9 November 2019 First round | Forest Green Rovers | 4–0 | Billericay Town | Nailsworth |
| 15:00 GMT | Stevens 38' Mills 45'Aitchison 45+2'Shephard 65' |
Report | Paxman 44' Kefalas 54' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 1,419 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
| 30 November 2019 Second round | Forest Green Rovers | 2–2 | Carlisle United | Nailsworth |
| 15:00 GMT | Collins 11' Adams 53'Stevens 78' |
Report | Jones 20' Webster 29'Thomas 40', 76' 77' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 1,504 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
| 10 December 2019 Second round replay | Carlisle United | 1–0 | Forest Green Rovers | Carlisle |
| 19:45 GMT | Loft 19' Hayden 41'McKirdy 90+4' |
Report | Rawson 43' |
Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 1,736 Referee: Andy Haines |
EFL Cup
The first round draw was made on 20 June.[63] The second round draw was made on 13 August 2019 following the conclusion of all but one first-round matches.[64]
| 13 August 2019 First round | Charlton Athletic | 0–0 (3–5 p) | Forest Green Rovers | Charlton |
| 19:45 BST | Aneke 57' |
Report | Bernard 86' |
Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 2,693 Referee: John Busby |
| Penalties | ||||
Bonne  Sarr Morgan Oshilaja |
Mills Grubb Adams Morton McCoulsky |
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| 28 August 2019 Second round | Bournemouth | 0–0 (3–0 p) | Forest Green Rovers | Kings Park |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Kitching 72' |
Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 9,657 Referee: Dean Whitestone | |
| Penalties | ||||
| King Solanke Ibe Billing |
Mills Dawson Morton |
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EFL Trophy
On 9 July 2019, the pre-determined group stage draw was announced with Invited clubs to be drawn on 12 July 2019.[65]
| Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L2 | Walsall | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 7 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | L1 | Coventry City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 | L2 | Forest Green Rovers | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 5 | |
| 4 | ACA | Southampton U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 0 |
Source: EFL.com
| 3 September 2019 Group stage | Forest Green Rovers | 3–2 | Southampton U21 | Nailsworth |
| 19:00 BST | Stevens 29', 89' Grubb 71' |
Report | Hale 16' N'Lundulu 74' 80'Klarer 90' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 653 Referee: Brett Huxtable |
| 8 October 2019 Group stage | Forest Green Rovers | 0–0 (8–7 p) | Coventry City | Nailsworth |
| 19:00 BST | Report | Bakayoko 29' McFadzean 70'Kastaneer 73' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 924 Referee: David Rock | |
| Penalties | ||||
| Stevens Morton Adams Bernard Mondal Allen Covil McGinley Godwin-Malife |
Godden Westbrooke O'Hare Kelly Rose Watson Eccles McCallum McFadzean |
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