2022–23 Forest Green Rovers F.C. season
Forest Green Rovers 2022–23 football season
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The 2022–23 season was 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 also competed in the 2022–23 FA Cup, the 2022–23 EFL Cup and the 2022–23 EFL Trophy.
OwnerDale Vince
ChairmanDale Vince
Head CoachIan Burchnall
(until 25 January)[1]
Duncan Ferguson
(from 26 January) [2]
(until 25 January)[1]
Duncan Ferguson
(from 26 January) [2]
StadiumThe New Lawn
| 2022–23 season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Dale Vince |
| Chairman | Dale Vince |
| Head Coach | Ian Burchnall (until 25 January)[1] Duncan Ferguson (from 26 January) [2] |
| Stadium | The New Lawn |
| League One | 24th (relegated to League Two) |
| FA Cup | Third round |
| EFL Cup | Second round |
| EFL Trophy | Second round |
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] |
- The transfer was announced on 30 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Huddersfield Town contract expired
- The transfer was announced on 17 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Rotherham United contract expired
- The transfer was announced on 17 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Shrewsbury Town contract expired
- The transfer was announced on 8 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Torquay United 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] |
- The transfer was announced on 20 May, and would become official on June 10, once the transfer window opened
- The transfer was announced on 13 May, and would become official, once his contract at the club expired
- 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] |
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] |
- 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 | 15.79 |
| FA Cup | TBC | TBC | First round | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 66.67 |
| EFL Cup | TBC | TBC | First round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 50.00 |
| EFL Trophy | TBC | TBC | Group stage | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 75.00 |
| Total | 47 | 12 | 9 | 26 | 46 | 81 | −35 | 25.53 | |||
Last updated: 28 Mar 2023
Source: [ Soccerway]
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
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
Source: [ Soccerway]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
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 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 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 | 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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
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 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
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
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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