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| Forest Green Rovers | ||
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| Full name | Forest Green Rovers Football Club | |
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| Nickname(s) | Rovers, The Green, FGR, The Little Club On The Hill, Green Army | |
| Short name | FGR | |
| Founded | 1889 (as 'Forest Green') | |
| Ground | The New Lawn (Capacity: 5,032) | |
| Owner |  Dale Vince
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| Chairman | Dale Vince
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| Manager | Steve Cotterill
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| Current League | League Two | |
| 2022–23 | League One, 24th (relegated) | |
| Website | Club home page | |
  
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Forest Green Rovers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, England. The club competes in League Two, the fourth tier of English football.The club is affiliated to the Gloucestershire County FA. Forest Green won the Hellenic League in the 1981–82 season and lifted the FA Vase after beating Rainworth Miners Welfare in the final at Wembley. They spent the next 13 years in the Midland Division of the Southern League, and briefly competed under the name Stroud F.C. Reverting to the name Forest Green Rovers, not to be confused with the former Gloucestershire Northern Senior League club. the club won successive Southern League Southern Division and Premier Division titles in 1996–97 and 1997–98, winning promotion into the Conference. Reaching the 1999 FA Trophy Final, which they lost, they became the first club to reach the finals of both the FA Vase and FA Trophy. They also reached the 2001 FA Trophy Final, which again they lost. Twice reprieved from relegation from Under Vince's chairmanship Forest Green became the world's first vegan football club in 2015, and the New Lawn was installed with numerous eco-friendly innovations. Investment in the playing squad saw the club compete for promotion into the English Football League, which they achieved with victory in the 2017 National League play-offs, having been beaten in the semi-finals in 2015 and in the 2016 final. Forest Green were then promoted to League One in 2022 for the first time in their history, following a EFL League Two title win.
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Current season •
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| Forest Green Rovers F.C. squad - 2023–24 |
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1 Smith • 2 Shephard • 3 Bernard • 5 M. Mills • 6 Rawson • 7 Winchester • 8 Grubb • 9 Stevens • 10 Collins • 11 Williams • 12 Allen • 14 Adams • 15 Morton • 18 Dawson • 19 McGinley • 20 Kitching • 21 McCoulsky • 22 Godwin-Malife • 23 J. Mills • 24 Thomas • 25 Mondal • Manager: Troy Deeney |
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2015-16 · 2016-17 · 2017-18 · 2018-19 · 2019-20 · 2020-21 · 2021-22 · 2022-23 · 2023-24 · |
| FA Vase winners |
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1975: Hoddesdon Town • 1976: Billericay Town • 1977: Billericay Town • 1978: Blue Star • 1979: Billericay Town • 1980: Stamford • 1981: Whickham • 1982: Forest Green Rovers • 1983: VS Rugby • 1984: Stansted • 1985: Halesowen Town • 1986: Halesowen Town • 1987: St Helens Town • 1988: Colne Dynamoes • 1989: Tamworth • 1990: Yeading • 1991: Guiseley • 1992: Wimborne Town • 1993: Bridlington Town • 1994: Diss Town • 1995: Arlesey Town • 1996: Brigg Town • 1997: Whitby Town • 1998: Tiverton Town • 1999: Tiverton Town • 2000: Deal Town • 2001: Taunton Town • 2002: Whitley Bay • 2003: Brigg Town • 2004: Winchester City • 2005: Didcot Town • 2006: Nantwich Town • 2007: Truro City • 2008: Kirkham & Wesham • 2009: Whitley Bay • 2010: Whitley Bay • 2011: Whitley Bay • 2012: Dunston UTS • 2013: Spennymoor Town • 2014: Sholing • 2015: North Shields • 2016: Morpeth Town • 2017: South Shields • 2018: Thatcham Town • 2019: Chertsey Town • 2020: Hebburn Town • 2021: Warrington Rylands 1906 • 2022: Newport Pagnell Town • |
 EFL League Two 2023–24
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