The 2018–19 season was Forest Green Rovers's 130th year in existence and their second consecutive season in League Two.[1] Along with competing in League Two, the club participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and the EFL Trophy.
The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.
Transfers
Transfers in
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2018 | CF |  |
Tahvon Campbell | West Bromwich Albion | Free transfer | [2] |
| 1 July 2018 | LB | |
Joseph Mills |  Perth Glory |
Free transfer | [3] |
| 1 July 2018 | GK | |
James Montgomery | Gateshead | Free transfer | [4] |
| 1 July 2018 | RW | |
Isaac Pearce | Fulham | Free transfer | [5] |
| 1 July 2018 | RB |  |
Liam Shephard | Peterborough United | Undisclosed | [5] |
| 1 July 2018 | GK | |
Lewis Thomas | Swansea City | Free transfer | [6] |
| 1 July 2018 | AM | |
George Williams | Fulham | Free transfer | [7] |
| 1 July 2018 | RM |  |
Carl Winchester | Cheltenham Town | Free transfer | [8] |
| 4 July 2018 | DM | |
Lloyd James | Exeter City | Undisclosed | [9] |
| 31 July 2018 | CB | |
Paul Digby | Mansfield Town | Undisclosed | [10] |
| 1 January 2019 | LB | |
Nathan McGinley | Middlesbrough | Undisclosed | [11] |
| 2 January 2019 | LW | |
Junior Mondal | Whitby Town | Undisclosed | [12] |
| 3 January 2019 | CF | |
Shawn McCoulsky | Bristol City | Undisclosed | [13] |
| 24 January 2019 | RB | |
Udoka Godwin-Malife | Oxford City | Undisclosed | [14] |
Transfers out
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2018 | CM | |
Tom Anderson | Free agent | Released | [15] |
| 1 July 2018 | GK | |
Cameron Belford | Chorley | Released | [15][16] |
| 1 July 2018 | RB | |
Dale Bennett | Sutton United | Mutual consent | [17] |
| 1 July 2018 | CF |  |
Omar Bugiel | Bromley | Released | [15][18] |
| 1 July 2018 | DM | |
Callum Evans | Macclesfield Town | Released | [19] |
| 1 July 2018 | RW | |
Keanu Marsh-Brown | Newport County | Released | [15][20] |
| 1 July 2018 | CF | |
Olly Mehew | Free agent | Released | [15] |
| 1 July 2018 | CB |  |
Manny Monthé | Tranmere Rovers | Undisclosed | [21] |
| 1 July 2018 | CB | |
Jon Moran | Chester | Released | [15][22] |
| 1 July 2018 | LM | |
Jordan Morris | Cirencester Town | Released | [15][23] |
| 1 July 2018 | DM | |
Isaiah Osbourne | Walsall | Rejected contract | [24][25] |
| 1 July 2018 | GK | |
Harry Pickering | Free agent | Released | [15] |
| 1 July 2018 | CB | |
Mark Roberts | Free agent | Released | [15] |
| 1 July 2018 | GK | |
Sam Russell | Grimsby Town | Released | [15][26] |
| 1 July 2018 | LB | |
Alex Whittle | Free agent | Released | [15] |
| 1 July 2018 | LB | |
Dan Wishart | Sutton United | Free transfer | [27] |
| 13 July 2018 | CF | |
Luke James | Hartlepool United | Free transfer | [28] |
Loans in
| Start date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | End date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2018 | GK |  |
Robert Sánchez | Brighton & Hove Albion | 31 May 2019 | [29] |
| 2 July 2018 | LW |  |
Theo Archibald | Brentford | 7 January 2019 | [30][31] |
| 29 August 2018 | LB | |
Nathan McGinley | Middlesbrough | 1 January 2019 | [11] |
| 31 August 2018 | CF | |
Ben Morris | Ipswich Town | 31 May 2019 | [32] |
| 31 August 2018 | CM | |
Matt Worthington | Bournemouth | January 2019 | [33] |
| 14 January 2019 | GK | |
Lewis Ward | Reading | 31 May 2019 | [34] |
| 31 January 2019 | DM | |
Ben Liddle | Middlesbrough | 31 May 2019 | [35] |
Loans out
| Start date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | End date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2018 | CM | |
Charlie Cooper | Newport County | 13 December 2018 | [20] |
| 10 August 2018 | GK | |
Lewis Thomas | Yate Town | 14 October 2018 | [36][37] |
| 23 August 2018 | CB | |
Haydn Hollis | Chesterfield | 31 May 2019 | [38] |
| 31 August 2018 | CF | |
Christian Doidge | Bolton Wanderers | 1 January 2019 | [39] |
| 6 September 2018 | CM | |
Jordan Simpson | Havant & Waterlooville | October 2018 | [40] |
| 20 September 2018 | LM |  |
Fabien Robert | Gloucester City | November 2018 | [37][41] |
| 21 December 2018 | RW | |
Isaac Pearce | Gloucester City | January 2019 | [42] |
| 11 January 2019 | LM | |
Fabien Robert | Gloucester City | 31 May 2019 | [43] |
| 17 January 2019 | LB | |
Scott Laird | Walsall | 31 May 2019 | [44] |
| 22 January 2019 | GK | |
Lewis Thomas | Yate Town | 31 May 2019 | [45] |
| 31 January 2019 | CF | |
Tahvon Campbell | Gillingham | 31 May 2019 | [46] |
| 11 March 2019 | CM | |
Charlie Cooper | Boreham Wood | 31 May 2019 | [47] |
| 22 March 2019 | CM | |
Jordan Simpson | Hampton & Richmond Borough | 31 May 2019 | [48] |
Competitions
Pre-season friendlies
FGR will play Brimscombe & Thrupp, Torquay United, Weston-super-Mare, Leeds United, Swindon Supermarine, Bristol Rovers, Hereford, Shortwood United and Wrexham in pre-season.[49]
| 6 July 2018 Friendly | Brimscombe & Thrupp | 0–2 | Forest Green Rovers | Brimscombe and Thrupp |
| 19:30 BST | Report | Reid  7', 23' |
Stadium: The Meadow |
| 10 July 2018 Friendly | Torquay United | 1–4 | Forest Green Rovers | Torquay |
| 19:30 BST | Nabi 30' |
Winchester 5' Archibald 48'Trialist 59' (o.g.)Brown 64' |
Stadium: Plainmoor |
| 13 July 2018 Friendly | Weston-super-Mare | 6–6 | Forest Green Rovers | Weston-super-Mare |
| 19:30 BST | Lucas 12', 43' Cane 14'Swallow 62'McGrory 65'Trialist 90' |
Report | Archibald 3', 52' Doidge 8' (pen.), 29', 32' (pen.)Grubb 24' |
Stadium: Woodspring Stadium |
| 17 July 2018 Friendly | Forest Green Rovers | 1–2 | Leeds United | Nailsworth |
| 19:00 BST | Grubb 45' |
Report | Roofe 16' Ayling 25' |
Stadium: The New Lawn |
| 18 July 2018 Friendly | Swindon Supermarine | 2–2 | Forest Green Rovers | South Marston |
| 19:30 BST | McDonagh 8' Parsons 65' |
Report | Ogunleye 26' Laird 82' |
Stadium: Webbswood Stadium |
| 21 July 2018 Friendly | Forest Green Rovers | 1–0 | Bristol Rovers | Nailsworth |
| 15:00 BST | Doidge 7' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: The New Lawn |
| 25 July 2018 Friendly | Hereford | 1–3 | Forest Green Rovers | Hereford |
| 19:45 BST | White 51' |
Report | Rawson 21' Reid 71', 78' |
Stadium: Edgar Street |
| 27 July 2018 Friendly | Shortwood United | v | Forest Green Rovers | Nailsworth |
| 19:30 BST | Stadium: Meadowbank Ground |
| 28 July 2018 Friendly | Wrexham | v | Forest Green Rovers | Wrexham |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Racecourse Ground |
League Two
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Milton Keynes Dons (P) | 46 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 71 | 49 | +22 | 79 | Promotion to EFL League One |
| 4 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 69 | 41 | +28 | 76 | Qualification for League Two play-offs[a] |
| 5 | Forest Green Rovers | 46 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 68 | 47 | +21 | 74 | |
| 6 | Tranmere Rovers (O, P) | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 63 | 50 | +13 | 73 | |
| 7 | Newport County | 46 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 71 |
Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results [50]
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results [50]
(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 |
| 46 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 68 | 47 | +21 | 74 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 28 | 20 | +8 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 27 | +13 |
Last updated: 4 May 2019.
Source: BBC
Results by matchday
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2019. 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 21 June 2018, the League Two fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[51][52]
| 4 August 2018 1 | Grimsby Town | 1–4 | Forest Green Rovers | Cleethorpes |
| 15:00 BST | Rose 31' (pen.) |
Report | Winchester 51' Collins 67' (o.g.)Doidge 70', 83' |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 5,879 Referee: Martin Coy |
| 11 August 2018 2 | Forest Green Rovers | 1–1 | Oldham Athletic | Nailsworth |
| 15:00 BST | Reid 22' |
Report | Gardner 78' (pen.) |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 2,759 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
| 18 August 2018 3 | Bury | 1–1 | Forest Green Rovers | Bury |
| 15:00 BST | Aimson 90' |
Report | Doidge 29' Gunning  76' |
Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,853 Referee: John Busby |
| 21 August 2018 4 | Forest Green Rovers | 0–0 | Stevenage | Nailsworth |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 1,834 Referee: Brett Huxtable |
| 25 August 2018 5 | Forest Green Rovers | 1–1 | Swindon Town | Nailsworth |
| 15:00 BST | Doidge 5' |
Report | Doughty 11' (pen.) |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 3,458 Referee: Andy Davies |
| 1 September 2018 6 | Notts County | 1–3 | Forest Green Rovers | Nottingham |
| 15:00 BST | Jones 52' Stead 70' |
Report | Shephard 29' Reid 59'Grubb 84' |
Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 6,049 Referee: Peter Wright |
| 8 September 2018 7 | Forest Green Rovers | 1–1 | Port Vale | Nailsworth |
| 15:00 BST | Winchester 15' Rawson 76' |
Report | Pope 73' (pen.) |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 2,263 Referee: Alan Young |
| 15 September 2018 8 | Milton Keynes Dons | 1–1 | Forest Green Rovers | Denbigh |
| 15:00 BST | Aneke 31' |
Report | Reid 80' (pen.) |
Stadium: Stadium mk Attendance: 6,638 Referee: Ben Toner |
| 22 September 2018 9 | Forest Green Rovers | 1–0 | Crawley Town | Nailsworth |
| 15:00 BST | Reid 70' |
Report | McNerney 90+3' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 2,089 Referee: Tom Nield |
| 29 September 2018 10 | Macclesfield Town | 1–1 | Forest Green Rovers | Macclesfield |
| 15:00 BST | Wilson 55' |
Report | Grubb 48' |
Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 1,503 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
| 2 October 2018 11 | Cambridge United | 1–3 | Forest Green Rovers | Cambridge |
| 19:45 BST | Brown 21' Carroll 76' |
Report | Digby 34' Grubb 55'Worthington 88' |
Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 3,059 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
| 6 October 2018 12 | Forest Green Rovers | 1–1 | Newport County | Nailsworth |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+1) | Winchester  4' Bennett 18' (o.g.) Reid 65' |
Report | Amond 38' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 3,081 Referee: Tim Robinson |
| 13 October 2018 13 | Northampton Town | 2–1 | Forest Green Rovers | Northampton |
| 14:00 BST | Pierre 63' Williams 90+7' |
Report | Reid 43' |
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,073 (234) Referee: Ollie Yates |
| 20 October 2018 14 | Forest Green Rovers | 1–1 | Cheltenham Town | Nailsworth |
| 15:00 BST | Mills 75' |
Report | Barnett 26' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 3,582 Referee: Kevin Johnson |
| 23 October 2018 15 | Forest Green Rovers | 3–1 | Tranmere Rovers | Nailsworth |
| 19:45 BST | Brown 11' Shephard 39'Campbell 90+8' |
Report | Mullin 85' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 2,181 Referee: Antony Coggins |
| 27 October 2018 16 | Exeter City | 1–2 | Forest Green Rovers | Exeter |
| 15:00 BST | Tillson 26' Martin 90+4' |
Report | Campbell 31' James 46' Brown 50' Shephard 72' Archibald 90' |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 4,983 Referee: Dean Whitestone |
| 3 November 2018 17 | Lincoln City | 2–1 | Forest Green Rovers | Lincoln |
| 15:00 GMT | Akinde 8' Anderson 47' Gordon 72' Andrade 77' |
Report | Brown 12', 39' Gunning 67' |
Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 8,542 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
| 17 November 2018 18 | Forest Green Rovers | 0–1 | Morecambe | Nailsworth |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Wildig 86' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 3,085 Referee: Ben Toner |
| 24 November 2018 19 | Carlisle United | 1–2 | Forest Green Rovers | Carlisle |
| 15:00 GMT | Devitt 77' (pen.) |
Report | Morris 12' Winchester 71' |
Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 4,166 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
| 27 November 2018 20 | Forest Green Rovers | 0–1 | Colchester United | Nailsworth |
| 19:45 GMT | Report | Szmodics 25' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 1,600 Referee: Kevin Johnson |
| 8 December 2018 21 | Yeovil Town | 1–2 | Forest Green Rovers | Yeovil |
| 15:00 GMT | Browne 56' |
Report | Digby 76' Reid 90+2'Williams 90+4' |
Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 2,529 Referee: Michael Salisbury |
| 15 December 2018 A | Forest Green Rovers | A–A | Mansfield Town | Nailsworth |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: The New Lawn Referee: James Linington | ||
| Note: Fixture was abandoned at half-time due to a waterlogged pitch.[53] | ||||
| 22 December 2018 22 | Forest Green Rovers | 1–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Nailsworth |
| 15:00 GMT | Mills 45' Montgomery 55'Rawson 87'Campbell 89' |
Report | Jones 90+2' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 2,388 Referee: Matt Donohue |
| 26 December 2018 23 | Newport County | 1–4 | Forest Green Rovers | Newport |
| 15:00 GMT | Bennett 33' Pipe 40'Amond 45+2' (pen.)Butler 51' |
Report | Williams 3', 52', 57' Campbell 43' |
Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,203 Referee: John Busby |
| 29 December 2018 24 | Cheltenham Town | 2–2 | Forest Green Rovers | Cheltenham |
| 15:00 GMT | Varney 78' Thomas 80'Maddox 90' |
Report | McGinley 44' Campbell 61'Williams 67' |
Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 5,125 Referee: Robert Lewis |
| 1 January 2019 25 | Forest Green Rovers | 2–1 | Northampton Town | Nailsworth |
| 15:00 GMT | Williams 1' Gunning 28'Shephard 45+2'Archibald 90+4' |
Report | Cornell 45+2' Foley 50'Williams 73' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 2,909 Referee: Kevin Johnson |
| 12 January 2019 26 | Oldham Athletic | 0–0 | Forest Green Rovers | Oldham |
| 15:00 GMT | Edmundson 32' Lang 34'Branger 65' |
Report | Mills 73' |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,194 Referee: Dean Whitestone |
| 19 January 2019 27 | Forest Green Rovers | 1–2 | Bury | Nailsworth |
| 15:00 GMT | Brown 28' James 45'Winchester 45+2' |
Report | O'Shea 69' Maynard 83' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 2,940 Referee: Lee Swabey |
| 22 January 2019 28 | Forest Green Rovers | 3–0 | Grimsby Town | Nailsworth |
| 19:45 GMT | Doidge 29', 45+1' Brown 50' |
Report | Öhman 49' Rose 64' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 1,810 Referee: Antony Coggins |
| 26 January 2019 29 | Stevenage | 0–2 | Forest Green Rovers | Stevenage |
| 15:00 GMT | Nugent 29' |
Report | Shephard 13' Montgomery 35'Doidge 55' |
Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 2,494 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
| 29 January 2019 30 | Forest Green Rovers | 1–1 | Mansfield Town | Nailsworth |
| 19:45 GMT | Reid 70' |
Report | Grant 14' Sweeney 40' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 2,428 Referee: Christopher Sarginson |
| 2 February 2019 P | Swindon Town | P–P | Forest Green Rovers | Swindon |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: County Ground | ||
| Note: Fixture was postponed due to heavy snowfall in the area.[54] | ||||
| 9 February 2019 31 | Forest Green Rovers | 1–2 | Notts County | Nailsworth |
| 15:00 GMT | Doidge 39' Mills 63' |
Report | O'Brien 57' 76' Schofield 62'Boldewijn 77'Barclay 79'Hemmings 90'Milsom 90+1' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 2,871 Referee: Neil Hair |
| 12 February 2019 32 | Swindon Town | 2–0 | Forest Green Rovers | Swindon |
| 19:45 GMT | Woolery 36' Robinson 44'Koiki 69'Carroll 83' |
Report | Brown 8' Gunning 25'Liddle 56' |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,261 Referee: David Coote |
| 16 February 2019 33 | Forest Green Rovers | 3–0 | Yeovil Town | Nailsworth |
| 15:00 GMT | Collins 16' 58' Mondal 22'Doidge 31'Digby 61' |
Report | Gafaiti 51' Dickinson 76'Alcock 83' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 2,449 Referee: Ben Toner |
| 23 February 2019 34 | Mansfield Town | 1–0 | Forest Green Rovers | Mansfield |
| 15:00 GMT | Preston 29' Benning 32'Walker 69' 90+7'Tomlinson 90+3' |
Report | Digby 32' Winchester 52'Gunning 64'Doidge 90+6' |
Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 5,256 Referee: Matt Donohue |
| 2 March 2019 35 | Forest Green Rovers | 1–2 | Lincoln City | Nailsworth |
| 15:00 GMT | Brown 7' Collins 77' |
Report | Akinde 13', 79' (pen.) |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 3,165 Referee: Andy Davies |
| 9 March 2019 36 | Morecambe | 3–0 | Forest Green Rovers | Morecambe |
| 15:00 GMT | Oates 6' Collins 35'Kenyon 71' |
Report | Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,528 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
| 12 March 2019 37 | Colchester United | 0–3 | Forest Green Rovers | Colchester |
| 19:45 GMT | Nouble 36'  85' |
Report | Shephard 21' Brown 33'Ward 40'Doidge 81' |
Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 2,871 Referee: Alan Young |
| 16 March 2019 38 | Forest Green Rovers | 1–1 | Carlisle United | Nailsworth |
| 15:00 GMT | Brown 31' |
Report | Thomas 49' Parkes 84' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 2,381 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
| 23 March 2019 39 | Port Vale | 0–2 | Forest Green Rovers | Burslem |
| 15:00 GMT | Clark 86' |
Report | Brown 69', 90+4' |
Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 4,429 Referee: Paul Marsden |
| 30 March 2019 40 | Forest Green Rovers | 1–2 | Milton Keynes Dons | Nailsworth |
| 15:00 GMT | Rawson 45+1' Williams 63' |
Report | Agard 38' Martin 60' 87'McGrandles 77' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 3,220 Referee: Christopher Sarginson |
| 6 April 2019 41 | Crawley Town | 1–2 | Forest Green Rovers | Crawley |
| 15:00 BST | Bulman 24' Morais 65'McNerney 85' |
Report | Doidge 23' 34', 88' |
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,088 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
| 13 April 2019 42 | Forest Green Rovers | 2–0 | Macclesfield Town | Nailsworth |
| 15:00 BST | Doidge 56' Mills 88' |
Report | Whitaker 64' Kelleher 71' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 2,386 Referee: Craig Hicks |
| 19 April 2019 43 | Tranmere Rovers | 0–1 | Forest Green Rovers | Birkenhead |
| 15:00 BST | Norwood 80' |
Report | Mondal 47' McGinley 80' |
Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 9,468 Referee: Dean Whitestone |
| 22 April 2019 44 | Forest Green Rovers | 2–1 | Cambridge United | Nailsworth |
| 15:00 BST | Gunning 24' Doidge 76' |
Report | Lewis 66' Knowles 87' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 2,699 Referee: Thomas Bramall |
| 27 April 2019 45 | Crewe Alexandra | 4–3 | Forest Green Rovers | Crewe |
| 15:00 BST | Porter 19' Mills 63' (o.g.)Hunt 81'Kirk 87', 89' 90' |
Report | Brown 36' 61' Mondal 47'Gunning 52'Doidge 52'Mills 89'Reid 90+5' |
Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 3,906 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
| 4 May 2019 46 | Forest Green Rovers | 0–0 | Exeter City | Nailsworth |
| 12:30 BST | Gunning 39' |
Report | Martin 39' Collins 56'Woodman 61'Sweeney 67' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 4,537 Referee: Ben Toner |
Play-offs
| 10 May 2019 Semi-final first leg | Tranmere Rovers | 1–0 | Forest Green Rovers | Birkenhead |
| 19:45 BST | Banks 26' |
Report | Gunning 15' |
Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 9,579 Referee: John Busby |
| 13 May 2019 Semi-final second leg | Forest Green Rovers | 1–1 (1–2 agg.) | Tranmere Rovers | Nailsworth |
| 19:45 BST | Mills 12' Winchester 45+2' 67' |
Report | Banks 16' Norwood 27' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 4,492 Referee: Eddie Ilderton |
FA Cup
The first round draw was made live on BBC by Dennis Wise and Dion Dublin on 22 October.[55]
| 10 November 2018 First round | Oxford United | 0–0 | Forest Green Rovers | Oxford |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 3,933 Referee: Nicholas Kinseley |
| 20 November 2018 First round replay | Forest Green Rovers | 0–3 | Oxford United | Nailsworth |
| 19:45 GMT | Report | Henry 36' Mackie 47'Browne 78' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 1,614 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
EFL Cup
On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made in Vietnam.[56] The second round draw was made from the Stadium of Light on 16 August.[57]
| 14 August 2018 First round | Swindon Town | 0–1 | Forest Green Rovers | Swindon |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Campbell 60' |
Stadium: County Ground Referee: David Webb |
| 28 August 2018 Second round | Wycombe Wanderers | 2–2 (4–3 p) | Forest Green Rovers | High Wycombe |
| 19:45 BST | Kashket 55' Stewart 74' |
Report | Grubb 57' Winchester 86' |
Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 1,934 Referee: Antony Coggins |
| Penalties | ||||
Jacobson  Freeman McCarthy Stewart Saunders  |
Doidge Gunning Grubb Brown Digby |
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EFL Trophy
On 13 July 2018, the initial group stage draw bar the U21 invited clubs was announced.[58]
| Pos | Lge | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L2 | Cheltenham Town | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 6 | Round 2 |
| 2 | ACA | Arsenal U21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 | L2 | Forest Green Rovers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 | |
| 4 | L1 | Coventry City | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 2 |
Source: EFL.com
| 4 September 2018 Group stages | Forest Green Rovers | 4–0 | Cheltenham Town | Nailsworth |
| 19:30 BST | Grubb 14' Campbell 48'Williams 85'Pearce 90+2' |
Report | Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 1,074 Referee: Lee Swabey |
| 9 October 2018 Group stages | Coventry City | 1–1 (4–2 p) | Forest Green Rovers | Coventry |
| 19:45 BST | Hiwula 3' |
Report | Pearce 68' |
Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 1,341 |
| Penalties | ||||
| Hiwula Bakayoko Camwell Kelly Hyam |
Worthington Williams Grubb Archibald |
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| 7 November 2018 Group stages | Forest Green Rovers | 1–3 | Arsenal U21 | Nailsworth |
| 19:00 GMT | Grubb 62' |
Report | Willock 39' (pen.), 42' John-Jules 85' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 1,602 Referee: Christopher Sarginson |
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