FOREST GREEN ROVERS ('The Rovers') | Year formed | 1889 | | Turned professional | | | Limited company | 2008 | | Previous names | Forest Green: 1889 - 1893 Forest Green Rovers: 1893 - 1894 Nailsworth AFC: 1894 - 1898 Forest Green Rovers: 1898 - 1911 Nailsworth & Forest Green United: 1911 Forest Green Rovers: 1968 - 1989 Stroud: 1989 - 1992 Forest Green Rovers: 1992 to date. | Ground | The New Lawn, Another Way, Nailsworth, Gloucestershire GL6 0FG (for pictures of the ground click here) | | Pitch measurements | 110 x 70 yards | | Ground capacity | 4,803 | | Record attendance at present ground | 4,836 v Derby County, FA Cup 3rd round, 3 January 2009 (lost 3-4) | | League career | Gloucestershire County League: 1968 - 1975 Hellenic League Premier Division: 1975 - 1982 Southern League Midland Division: 1982 - 1995 Southern League Southern Division: 1995 - 1997 Southern League Premier Division: 1997 - 1998 Conference National / National League: 1998 - 2017 League Two: 2017 - 2022 League One: 2022 - 2023 League Two: 2023 - 2024 National League: 2024 - . | | First Football League game | 5 August 2017 v Barnet, League Two, drew 2-2 | | | | | Honours | | | European | None | | Domestic - League | League Two champions: 2021-22 National League runners-up: 2015-16 Southern League Premier Division champions: 1997-98 Southern League Southern Division champions: 1996-97 Hellenic League champions: 1981-82 | | Domestic - Cup | FA Trophy runners-up: 1998-99, 2000-01 FA Vase winners: 1981-82 | | Best League position | 24th, League One, 2022-23 | | Lowest League position | 21st, League Two, 2017-18 | | Furthest in FA Cup | 3rd round, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2022-23 | | Furthest in League Cup | 2nd round, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2021-22 | | | | | Most League points | | | 2 for a win | n/a | | 3 for a win | 74, League Two, 2018-19 | | Fewest League points | | | 2 for a win | n/a | | 3 for a win | 27, League One, 2022-23 | | Most League goals scored | 68, League Two, 2018-19 | | Most League goals conceded | 89, League One, 2022-23 | | Fewest League goals scored | 31, League One, 2022-23 | | Fewest League goals conceded | 40, League Two, 2019-20 | | Most wins in a League season | 20, League Two, 2018-19, 2020-21 | | Fewest wins in a League season | 6, League One, 2022-23 | | Most draws in a League season | 14, League Two, 2018-19 | | Fewest draws in a League season | 8, League Two, 2017-18 | | Most losses in a League season | 31, League One, 2022-23 | | Fewest losses in a League season | 12, League Two, 2018-19 | | Record League win | tbc | | Record Cup win | tbc | | Record League Cup win | 2-0 v Leyton Orient, Carabao Cup 1st round, 9 August 2022 | | Record defeat | tbc | | Record League Cup defeat | 0-3 v Brighton & Hove Albion, Carabao Cup 2nd round, 24 August 2022 | | | | | Highest number of League goals scored | | | in a season | tbc | | in total | tbc | | | | | Most League goals scored in one match | tbc | | Most League appearances | tbc | Most capped player | tbc | | Youngest League player | tbc | | Highest transfer fee received | tbc | | Highest transfer fee paid | tbc |
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