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2017–18 Forest Green Rovers F.C. season

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The 2017–18 season was Forest Green Rovers's 129th year in existence and their first in League Two following promotion via the play-offs last season.[1] Along with competing in League Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and the EFL Trophy.

Forest Green Rovers
2017–18 season
ChairmanDale Vince
ManagerMark Cooper
StadiumThe New Lawn
EFL League Two21st
FA CupSecond round
EFL CupFirst round
(vs. Milton Keynes Dons)
EFL TrophyThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Christian Doidge (20)
All: Christian Doidge (25)
← 2016–17
2018–19 →

The season covers the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

Transfers

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Transfers in

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Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2017 CM   Reece Brown Birmingham City Free [2]
1 July 2017 CB   Lee Collins Mansfield Town Free [3]
1 July 2017 CM   Charlie Cooper Birmingham City Free [4]
1 July 2017 LB   Callum Evans Barnsley Free [5]
1 July 2017 LB   Scott Laird Scunthorpe United Free [6]
13 July 2017 CF   Luke James Peterborough United Free [7]
19 July 2017 MF   Jordan Simpson Swindon Town Free [8]
22 July 2017 GK   Harry Pickering Port Vale Free [9]
24 August 2017 CB   Mark Roberts Cambridge United Free [10]
22 September 2017 DM   Isaiah Osbourne Walsall Free [11]
1 January 2018 MF   Dayle Grubb Weston-super-Mare Undisclosed [12]

Transfers out

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Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2017 AM   Mohamed Chemlal Free agent Released [13]
1 July 2017 LW   Anthony Jeffrey Sutton United Released [13][a]
1 July 2017 LM   Marcus Kelly Wrexham Released [13][b]
1 July 2017 AM   Louis McGrory AFC Telford United Released [13][c]
1 July 2017 CB   Ethan Pinnock Barnsley Undisclosed [17]
1 July 2017 CM   Sam Wedgbury Wrexham Released [13][d]
25 July 2017 GK   Simon Lefebvre FC Lourdes Mutual consent [19]
4 August 2017 CB   Aarran Racine Free agent Mutual consent [20]
23 August 2017 CM   Rob Sinclair Oxford City Mutual consent [21][e]
9 October 2017 CM   Liam Noble Notts County Mutual consent [23][f]
  1. ^ Anthony Jeffrey joined Sutton United following his release.[14]
  2. ^ Marcus Kelly joined Wrexham following his release.[15]
  3. ^ Louis McGrory joined AFC Telford United following his release.[16]
  4. ^ Sam Wedgbury joined Wrexham following his release.[18]
  5. ^ Rob Sinclair joined Oxford City following his departure.[22]
  6. ^ Liam Noble signed a pre-contract agreement with Notts County following his departure.[24]

Loans in

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Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
7 July 2017 GK   Bradley Collins Chelsea End of season [25]
22 July 2017 CB   Jack Fitzwater West Bromwich Albion January 2018 [26]
31 July 2017 CB   Alex Iacovitti Nottingham Forest 30 June 2018 [27]
30 August 2017 LW   Will Randall Wolverhampton Wanderers 30 June 2018 [28]
31 August 2017 CF   Toni Gomes Liverpool 30 June 2018 [29]

Loans out

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Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
11 August 2017 MF   Jordan Morris Shortwood United 3 January 2018 [30]
11 August 2017 GK   Harry Pickering Shortwood United 3 January 2018 [30]
25 August 2017 CF   Olly Mehew Taunton Town 3 January 2018 [31]
1 September 2017 MF   Jordan Simpson Hungerford Town 24 November 2017 [32]
8 September 2017 LM   Fabien Robert Aldershot Town 9 December 2017 [33][a][b]
15 September 2017 LB   Callum Evans Torquay United 17 December 2017 [36]
19 September 2017 CF   Rhys Murphy Torquay United 21 December 2017 [37]
20 October 2017 MF   Tom Anderson Cirencester Town 3 January 2018 [38][c]
6 November 2017 FW   Shamir Mullings Macclesfield Town 13 November 2017 [40][d]
  1. ^ On 9 October, Fabien Robert extended his loan at Aldershot Town until the end of October.[34]
  2. ^ On 30 October, Fabien Robert further extended his loan with Aldershot Town until early December.[35]
  3. ^ On 22 November, Tom Anderson's loan was extended until early January.[39]
  4. ^ On 13 November, Shamir Mullings' loan at Macclesfield Town was terminated due to injury.[41]

Competitions

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Friendlies

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As of 22 June 2017, Forest Green Rovers have announced nine pre-season friendlies against Bristol Rovers, Kidderminster Harriers, Bishop's Cleeve, Weston-super-Mare, Shortwood United, Brimscombe & Thrupp, Swindon Supermarine,[42] Worthing[43] and Farense during a training camp in Portugal.[44]

11 July 2017 Bishop's Cleeve 0–2 Forest Green Rovers Bishop's Cleeve
19:30 BST Report Wishart   ?'
Mehew   ?'		 Stadium: Kayte Lane
Attendance: 225
14 July 2017 Shortwood United 0–4 Forest Green Rovers Nailsworth
19:30 BST Report Doidge   5'
Mehew   57'
Morris   64'
Stevens   80'		 Stadium: Meadowbank Ground
Attendance: 368
Referee: Graham Pugh
15 July 2017 Brimscombe & Thrupp 0–3 Forest Green Rovers Brimscombe and Thrupp
15:00 BST Report Doidge   10', ?' (pen.)
Mehew   70'		 Stadium: The Meadow
Attendance: 520
Referee: Ben Williamson
18 July 2017 Weston-super-Mare 1–2 Forest Green Rovers Weston-super-Mare
19:45 BST Collins   38' (o.g.) Report Brown   61'
Mullings   ?'		 Stadium: Woodspring Stadium
Attendance: 200
22 July 2017 Forest Green Rovers 2–0 Bristol Rovers Nailsworth
15:00 BST Noble   14'
Mullings   65'		 Report Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 1,589
Referee: Sam Allison
25 July 2017 Farense 2–1 Forest Green Rovers Albufeira, Portugal
19:00 WEST Gomes   3'
Melo   85'		 Report Bugiel   90' Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Albufeira
Attendance: 192
29 July 2017 Forest Green Rovers P–P[45] Kidderminster Harriers Nailsworth
15:00 BST Stadium: The New Lawn
31 July 2017 Swindon Supermarine 1–3 Forest Green Rovers South Marston
19:30 BST Hooper   ?' Report Doidge   ?'
Mullings   48', 70'		 Stadium: Hunts Copse
1 August 2017 Worthing 4–1 Forest Green Rovers Worthing
19:30 BST Fraser   ?'
Trueman   49' (o.g.)
Douglas   68'
Pope   74'		 Report Trueman   ?' Stadium: Woodside Road
Attendance: 570
Referee: Carl Brook

League Two

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League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
19 Yeovil Town 46 12 12 22 59 75 −16 48
20 Port Vale 46 11 14 21 49 67 −18 47
21 Forest Green Rovers 46 13 8 25 54 77 −23 47
22 Morecambe 46 9 19 18 41 56 −15 46
23 Barnet (R) 46 12 10 24 46 65 −19 46 Relegation to the National League
Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(R) Relegated

Result summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
31 8 5 18 33 54  −21 29 6 2 8 22 27  −5 2 3 10 11 27  −16

Last updated: 3 February 2018.
Source: [citation needed]

Results by matchday

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Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAAH
ResultDLWLLLLDLLLDLWWWDWLDLLLLLWLWLLWWDWDLLLWLLWWDLL
Position13211519222223222324242223232320211820202323232323222323232322202119181921212021222120202121
Updated to match(es) played on 3 February 2018. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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On 21 June 2017, the league fixtures were announced.[46][47]

5 August 2017 1 Forest Green Rovers 2–2 Barnet Nailsworth
15:00 BST Doidge   41', 43' Report Akpa Akpro   58'
Taylor   59'   90+5'
Campbell-Ryce   63'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 3,171
Referee: Darren Drysdale
12 August 2017 2 Mansfield Town 2–0 Forest Green Rovers Mansfield
15:00 BST Rose   51'
Anderson   57'
Benning   62'		 Report Noble   36'
Collins   39'
Traoré   64'
Mullings   79'
Bennett   86'
Monthé   90+2'		 Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 3,826
Referee: Carl Boyeson
19 August 2017 3 Forest Green Rovers 4–3 Yeovil Town Nailsworth
15:00 BST Doidge   23'
Brown   45+5'
Cooper   49'   90'
Monthé   59'
Bugiel   79'		 Report Olomola   9'
Khan   14' (pen.)
Zoko   35'
James   69'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 2,615
Referee: David Webb
26 August 2017 4 Colchester United 5–1 Forest Green Rovers Colchester
15:00 BST Reid   4'
Kent   21'
Szmodics   65'
Vincent-Young   74'
Senior   90+3'		 Report Noble   23'
Roberts   53'
Cooper   90+5'		 Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,047
Referee: Craig Hicks
2 September 2017 5 Wycombe Wanderers 3–1 Forest Green Rovers High Wycombe
15:00 BST El-Abd   2'
Cowan-Hall   7'
Stewart   22'
O'Nien   36'   82'		 Report Doidge   68'
Russell   70'		 Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 3,759
Referee: Scott Oldham
9 September 2017 6 Forest Green Rovers 1–3 Exeter City Nailsworth
15:00 BST Mullings   75'
Bennett   83'		 Report Sweeney   4'
Reid   18', 53'
James   31'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 2,909
Referee: Robert Lewis
12 September 2017 7 Forest Green Rovers 0–1 Lincoln City Nailsworth
19:45 BST Collins   26'
Cooper   60'		 Report Raggett   51'
Dickie   57'
Anderson   65'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 1,887
Referee: Lee Swabey
16 September 2017 8 Port Vale 1–1 Forest Green Rovers Burslem
15:00 BST Turner   21' Report Bugiel   68'
Doidge   90+4'		 Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 3,910
Referee: Martin Coy
22 September 2017 9 Forest Green Rovers 0–2 Swindon Town Nailsworth
19:45 BST Bennett   43'
Roberts   65'
Cooper   87'		 Report Robertson   58'
Lancashire   86'
Taylor   90'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 3,305
Referee: Darren Drysdale
26 September 2017 10 Cambridge United 3–0 Forest Green Rovers Cambridge
19:45 BST Ibehre   15'
Ikpeazu   55', 61'		 Report Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 3,545
Referee: Ross Joyce
30 September 2017 11 Forest Green Rovers 0–1 Accrington Stanley Nailsworth
15:00 BST Report Conneely   56'
Thorniley   70'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 2,594
Referee: John Busby
7 October 2017 12 Notts County 1–1 Forest Green Rovers Nottingham
15:00 BST Duffy   2'
Milsom   76'   90+6'		 Report Traoré   7'
Collins   19'
Bugiel   30'
Cooper   90+1'		 Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 13,267
Referee: Lee Probert
14 October 2017 13 Forest Green Rovers 0–4 Newport County Nailsworth
15:00 BST Report Amond   14', 41'
Bennett   50'   78'
Labadie   56'
McCoulsky   86'
White   90+4'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 2,864
Referee: Carl Boyeson
17 October 2017 14 Coventry City 0–1 Forest Green Rovers Coventry
19:45 BST McDonald   23'
Doyle   45+1'
Nazon   79'
McNulty   90+1'		 Report Marsh-Brown   29'
Brown   90+2'		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 6,366
Referee: Simon Hooper
21 October 2017 15 Stevenage 1–2 Forest Green Rovers Stevenage
15:00 BST Smith   21'
Godden   43'
King   90+2'		 Report Brown   61'
Doidge   73'
Iacovitti   81'
Bennett   83'		 Stadium: Broadhall Way
Attendance: 2,099
Referee: Lee Collins
28 October 2017 16 Forest Green Rovers 2–0 Morecambe Nailsworth
15:00 BST Marsh-Brown   30'
Laird   64'		 Report Conlan   45+3'
McGurk   85'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 2,515
Referee: Charles Breakspear
11 November 2017 17 Crawley Town 1–1 Forest Green Rovers Crawley
15:00 BST Morris   37'
Connolly   42'
Payne   70'
Verheydt   79'		 Report Monthé   46'
Doidge   67'		 Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 2,149
Referee: Tom Nield
18 November 2017 18 Forest Green Rovers 3–2 Crewe Alexandra Nailsworth
15:00 GMT Doidge   44', 83'
Traoré   66'
Bugiel   90+1'
Iacovitti   90+2'		 Report Porter   14'
Bowery   54'
Dagnall   67'
Grant   87'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 2,221
Referee: Chris Sarginson
21 November 2017 19 Chesterfield 3–2 Forest Green Rovers Chesterfield
19:45 GMT McCourt   22', 54'
Dennis   81'		 Report Fitzwater   20'
Traoré   29'
Monthé   49'
Doidge   60', 90+3'		 Stadium: Proact Stadium
Attendance: 4,306
Referee: Robert Jones
25 November 2017 20 Forest Green Rovers 1–1 Cheltenham Town Nailsworth
15:00 GMT Doidge   8'
Osbourne   38'
Bugiel   90+6'		 Report Pell   31'
Eisa   39'
Storer   75'
Dawson   90+6'
Morrell   90+7'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 3,641
Referee: Scott Oldham
9 December 2017 21 Grimsby Town 1–0 Forest Green Rovers Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT Rose   39'
Summerfield   74'
Dembélé   76'
McKeown   90+1'		 Report Fitzwater   33'   37'
Roberts   64'		 Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 4,398
Referee: Carl Boyeson
16 December 2017 22 Forest Green Rovers 0–2 Luton Town Nailsworth
15:00 Laird   81'
Doidge   90'		 Report Potts   20'
Mullins   22'
Sheehan   45+1'
Stacey   60'
Hylton   68'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 2,546
Referee:   Lee Swabey
23 December 2017 23 Forest Green Rovers 0–1 Carlisle United Nailsworth
15:00 Roberts   81'
Stevens   84'
Laird   90+4'		 Report Bennett   28'
Grainger   86'
Miller   90+4'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 2,489
Referee:   Kevin Johnson
30 December 2017 24 Lincoln City 2–1 Forest Green Rovers Lincoln
15:00 Rhead   8'   57'
Bostwick   62'		 Report Doidge   24'
Collins   25'		 Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 8,964
Referee:   Martin Coy
1 January 2018 25 Forest Green Rovers 1–2 Wycombe Wanderers Nailsworth
15:00 Osbourne   35'
Cooper   39'
Fitzwater   70'		 Report Bloomfield   26'
Saunders   40'
Mackail-Smith   42'
de Havilland   67'
O'Nien   90+8'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 2,727
Referee:   Anthony Coggins
6 January 2018 26 Forest Green Rovers 1–0 Port Vale Nailsworth
15:00 Reid   61' Report Pope   82' Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 2,437
Referee:   Keith Stroud
13 January 2018 27 Swindon Town 1–0 Forest Green Rovers Swindon
15:00 Dunne   45+7'
Anderson   59'
Norris   79'
Mullin   83'		 Grubb   70'
Reid   87'
Wishart   87'
Gunning   90+3'		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 7,062
Referee:   Dean Whitestone
20 January 2018 28 Forest Green Rovers 5–2 Cambridge United Nailsworth
15:00 Doidge   18'   82'
Grubb   43', 74'
Campbell   90+4'		 Report Maris   3'
Carroll   22'
Elito   25'
Ikpeazu   64'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 2,228
Referee:   Ben Toner
27 January 2018 29 Carlisle United 1–0 Forest Green Rovers Carlisle
15:00 Devitt   27'
Bonham   66'
Joyce   89'		 Report Bennett   41'
Gunning   60'
Collins   89'
Campbell   90+6'		 Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 4,176
Referee:   Eddie Ilderton
31 January 2018 30 Exeter City 2–0 Forest Green Rovers Exeter
19:45 Stockley   51'
Sweeney   57' (pen.)
Holmes   82'		 Report Gunning   67'
Collins   68'		 Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 3,382
Referee:   Brett Huxtable
3 February 2018 31 Forest Green Rovers 2–1 Coventry City Nailsworth
15:00 Bray   39'
Collins   64'		 Report Kelly   38'
McNulty   59' (pen.)		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 3,623
Referee:   Darren Handley
10 February 2018 Newport County Postponed Forest Green Rovers Newport
15:00 Stadium: Rodney Parade
13 February 2018 32 Forest Green Rovers 3–1 Stevenage Nailsworth
19:45 Reid   45+1'
Wishart   54'
Osbourne   56'
Rawson   61'
Doidge   81'		 Report Wilkinson   26'
Revell   30'
Henry   50'
Bowditch   90+2'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 1,825
Referee: Graham Salisbury
17 February 2018 33 Morecambe 1–1 Forest Green Rovers Morecambe
15:00 McGowan   59'
Winnard   67'
Rose   84'
Conlan   89'
Wylde   90'		 Report Clements   13'
Grubb   78'		 Stadium: Globe Arena
Attendance: 1,447
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
24 February 2018 34 Forest Green Rovers 2–0 Crawley Town Nailsworth
15:00 GMT Reid   10'
Doidge   24'
Osbourne   79'		 Report Yorwerth   36'
Connolly   90+5'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 2,346
Referee: Andy Woolmer
6 March 2018 35 Newport County 3–3 Forest Green Rovers Newport
19:45 GMT Butler   9'
Hayes   17', 38'		 Report Butler   6' (o.g.)
Gunning   30'
Collins   82'		 Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 2,862
Referee: Chris Sarginson
10 March 2018 36 Forest Green Rovers 1–2 Notts County Nailsworth
15:00 GMT Campbell   72'
Collins   86'
Cooper   90+3'		 Report Noble   34'   89'
Tootle   80'
Duffy   87'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 2,893
Referee: Mark Heywood
17 March 2018 37 Accrington Stanley 3–1 Forest Green Rovers Accrington
15:00 GMT Johnson   3'
Clark   81'
Jackson   90+2'		 Report Reid   64' Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 2,313
Referee: David Webb
20 March 2018 38 Crewe Alexandra 3–1 Forest Green Rovers Crewe
19:45 GMT Bowery   44'  61'
Kirk   59'		 Report Grubb   64' Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 3,158
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
24 March 2018 39 Forest Green Rovers 2–0 Mansfield Town Nailsworth
15:00 GMT Osbourne   28'
Bennett   36'
Reid   54',   73'
Campbell   72'
Grubb   78'		 Report Pearce   17'   84'
Atkinson   51'
Miller   65'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 2,827
Referee: Antony Coggins
30 March 2018 P Yeovil Town Postponed Forest Green Rovers Yeovil
Stadium: Huish Park
2 April 2018 (2018-04-02) 40 Forest Green Rovers 1–2 Colchester United Nailsworth
15:00 BST Reid   37' (pen.) Report Dr. Wright   1'
Stevenson   47'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 2,869
Referee: Brett Huxtable
7 April 2018 41 Barnet 1–0 Forest Green Rovers Canons Park
15:00 BST Nicholls   45+3',   48'
Akinde   50'
Payne   86'		 Report Osbourne   60'
Bennett   64'
Rawson   83'
Clements   84'		 Stadium: The Hive Stadium
Attendance: 1,764
Referee: Nick Kinseley
14 April 2018 42 Cheltenham Town 0–1 Forest Green Rovers Cheltenham
15:00 BST Eisa   49' Report Gunning   40'
Doidge   43'
Clements   72'
Osbourne   90'		 Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 4,744
Referee: Ollie Yates
21 April 2018 43 Forest Green Rovers 4–1 Chesterfield Nailsworth
15:00 BST Laird   27'
Doidge   78', 90+6' (pen.)
Osbourne   80'
Gunning   86'
Grubb   90+4'		 Report Dennis   36' (pen.) Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 3,336
Referee: Scott Duncan
24 April 2018 44 Yeovil Town 0–0 Forest Green Rovers Yeovil
19:45 BST Report Stadium: Huish Park
Attendance: 2,789
Referee: John Brooks
28 April 2018 45 Luton Town 3–1 Forest Green Rovers Luton
15:00 BST Collins   9'
Hylton   20'   25'
McCormack   59'
Lee   86'
Mpanzu   89'   90'		 Report Doidge   53'
Collins   66'
Gunning   90'		 Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 10,029
Referee: Lee Collins
5 May 2018 46 Forest Green Rovers 0–3 Grimsby Town Nailsworth
15:00 BST Gunning   19' Report Hooper   52', 84', 90'
Fox   67'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 3,880
Referee: Seb Stockbridge

FA Cup

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On 16 October 2017, Forest Green Rovers were drawn at home to Macclesfield Town in the first round.[48] Another home tie was confirmed for the second round, against Exeter City.[49]

4 November 2017 First round Forest Green Rovers 1–0 Macclesfield Town Nailsworth
15:00 GMT Doidge   42'
Bennett   69'		 Report Baba   52' Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 1,387
Referee: Trevor Kettle
2 December 2017 Second round Forest Green Rovers 3–3 Exeter City Nailsworth
15:00 GMT Doidge   26', 90+2'
Laird   88'		 Report Boateng   39'
Moore-Taylor   58'
Stockley   64', 90+4'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 2,250
Referee: Gavin Ward
12 December 2017 Second round replay Exeter City 2–1 (a.e.t.) Forest Green Rovers Exeter
19:45 GMT Moore-Taylor   29'
Seaborne   50'
Tillson   56'   63'
Stockley   64'   115'
Harley   73' (pen.)
Sweeney   90'
Taylor   105'		 Report Doidge   30' (pen.)
Cooper   42'
Monthé   64'   109'
Bugiel   118'		 Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 2,923
Referee: Charles Breakspear

EFL Cup

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On 16 June 2017, Forest Green Rovers were drawn at home to MK Dons in the first round.[50]

8 August 2017 First round Forest Green Rovers 0–1 (a.e.t.) Milton Keynes Dons Nailsworth
19:45 BST Report Cissé   28'
Ebanks-Landell   37'
Williams   45'
Ariyibi   110'
Downing   112'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 1,608
Referee: Anthony Backhouse

EFL Trophy

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On 12 July 2017, Forest Green Rovers were drawn in Southern Group E against Cheltenham Town, Newport County and Swansea City U23s.[51][52] After finished as runners-up in the group stages, FGR were drawn away to Swindon Town in the second round.[53] A third round trip to Yeovil Town was next on the cards after seeing off Swindon Town in the previous round.[54]

Pos Lge Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 ACA Swansea City U21s (Q) 3 3 0 0 6 2 +4 9 Round 2
2 L2 Forest Green Rovers (Q) 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
3 L2 Cheltenham Town (E) 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
4 L2 Newport County (E) 3 0 0 3 2 6 −4 0
Updated to match(es) played on 31 October 2017. Source: EFL.com
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
29 August 2017 Group Game 1 Forest Green Rovers 2–0 Newport County Nailsworth
19:30 BST Wishart   20'
Noble   60'
James   84'		 Report Willmott   45'
Owen-Evans   67'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 1,090
3 October 2017 Group Game 2 Cheltenham Town 1–2 Forest Green Rovers Cheltenham
19:45 BST Bower   34'
Davey   39'
Hinds   50'
Cranston   70'
Wright   83'		 Report Brown   79'   90+2'
Stevens   80'		 Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 1,576
Referee: Trevor Kettle
31 October 2017 Group Game 3 Forest Green Rovers 0–2 Swansea City U23s Nailsworth
19:45 GMT Report Blair   11'
King   75'
Gorré   79'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 590
Referee: Graham Horwood
5 December 2017 Second round Swindon Town 0–1 Forest Green Rovers Swindon
19:45 GMT Anderson   53'   90+5'
Taylor   89'		 Report Bennett   28'   90+6'
Doidge   79'		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 1,320
Referee: Robert Lewis
9 January 2018 Third round Yeovil Town 2-0 Forest Green Rovers Yeovil
19:45 GMT Smith   3'
Smith   26'
Sowunmi   57'
Zoko   88'		 Report Traoré   82' Stadium: Huish Park
Attendance: 1,395
Referee:   John Busby

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total League Two FA Cup EFL Cup Football League Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   ENG Bradley Collins 16 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
23 GK   ENG Sam Russell 8 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
Defenders
2 DF   ENG Dale Bennett 22 0 19 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
3 DF   SCO Scott Laird 21 1 16+2 1 0 0 0+1 0 2 0
5 DF   ENG Lee Collins 20 0 19 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
6 DF   CMR Manny Monthé 12 0 5+4 0 0 0 1 0 1+1 0
16 DF   ENG Jack Fitzwater 12 0 9 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
18 DF   ENG Callum Evans 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 DF   SCO Alex Iacovitti 16 1 9+4 1 0 0 0 0 2+1 0
21 DF   ENG Mark Roberts 14 0 9+2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Midfielders
4 MF   CIV Drissa Traoré 22 0 16+2 0 0 0 0+1 0 3 0
7 MF   ENG Keanu Marsh-Brown 11 2 7+2 2 0 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
8 MF   ENG Liam Noble 11 1 9 1 0 0 1 0 1 0
10 MF   ENG Reece Brown 18 3 12+2 2 0 0 1 0 1+2 1
15 MF   ENG Charlie Cooper 16 1 13 1 0 0 1 0 2 0
19 MF   ENG Will Randall 8 0 5+2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
34 MF   ENG Isaiah Osbourne 13 0 11+1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
35 MF   ENG Jordan Stevens 4 1 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 1
Forwards
9 FW   WAL Christian Doidge 23 11 20 11 0 0 1 0 2 0
11 FW   LBN Omar Bugiel 18 3 3+13 3 0 0 0 0 1+1 0
14 FW   ENG Shamir Mullings 9 1 2+5 1 0 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
17 FW   ENG Dan Wishart 15 1 5+7 0 0 0 1 0 2 1
25 FW   POR Toni Gomes 10 0 5+4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
33 FW   ENG Luke James 15 1 7+4 0 0 0 1 0 3 1
Players transferred out during the season

Last updated: 30 November 2017
Source: [55]

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