| 2017–18 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Dale Vince |
| Manager | Mark Cooper |
| Stadium | The New Lawn |
| EFL League Two | 21st |
| FA Cup | Second round |
| EFL Cup | First round (vs.Milton Keynes Dons) |
| EFL Trophy | Third round |
| Top goalscorer | League:Christian Doidge (20) All: Christian Doidge (25) |
← 2016–17 2018–19 → | |
The2017–18 season wasForest Green Rovers's 129th year in existence and their first inLeague Two following promotion via the play-offslast season.[1] Along with competing in League Two, the club also participated in theFA Cup,EFL Cup and theEFL Trophy.
The season covers the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.
| 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] |
| 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] |
| 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] |
| 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] |
As of 22 June 2017, Forest Green Rovers have announced nine pre-season friendlies againstBristol Rovers,Kidderminster Harriers,Bishop's Cleeve,Weston-super-Mare,Shortwood United,Brimscombe & Thrupp,Swindon Supermarine,[42]Worthing[43] andFarense during a training camp in Portugal.[44]
| 11 July 2017 | Bishop's Cleeve | 0–2 | Forest Green Rovers | Bishop's Cleeve |
| 19:30BST | Report | Wishart ?'Mehew ?' | Stadium:Kayte Lane Attendance: 225 |
| 14 July 2017 | Shortwood United | 0–4 | Forest Green Rovers | Nailsworth |
| 19:30BST | 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 |
| 15:00BST | 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 |
| 19:45BST | Collins 38' (o.g.) | Report | Brown 61' Mullings ?' | Stadium:Woodspring Stadium Attendance: 200 |
| 22 July 2017 | Forest Green Rovers | 2–0 | Bristol Rovers | Nailsworth |
| 15:00BST | 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 |
| 19:00WEST | 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 |
| 15:00BST | Stadium:The New Lawn |
| 31 July 2017 | Swindon Supermarine | 1–3 | Forest Green Rovers | South Marston |
| 19:30BST | Hooper ?' | Report | Doidge ?' Mullings 48',70' | Stadium:Hunts Copse |
| 1 August 2017 | Worthing | 4–1 | Forest Green Rovers | Worthing |
| 19:30BST | Fraser ?' Trueman 49' (o.g.)Douglas 68'Pope 74' | Report | Trueman ?' | Stadium:Woodside Road Attendance: 570 Referee:Carl Brook |
| 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 theNational League |
| 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]
On 21 June 2017, the league fixtures were announced.[46][47]
| 5 August 20171 | Forest Green Rovers | 2–2 | Barnet | Nailsworth |
| 15:00BST | 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 20172 | Mansfield Town | 2–0 | Forest Green Rovers | Mansfield |
| 15:00BST | 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 20173 | Forest Green Rovers | 4–3 | Yeovil Town | Nailsworth |
| 15:00BST | 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 20174 | Colchester United | 5–1 | Forest Green Rovers | Colchester |
| 15:00BST | 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 20175 | Wycombe Wanderers | 3–1 | Forest Green Rovers | High Wycombe |
| 15:00BST | 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 20176 | Forest Green Rovers | 1–3 | Exeter City | Nailsworth |
| 15:00BST | Mullings 75' Bennett 83' | Report | Sweeney 4' Reid 18',53'James 31' | Stadium:The New Lawn Attendance: 2,909 Referee:Robert Lewis |
| 12 September 20177 | Forest Green Rovers | 0–1 | Lincoln City | Nailsworth |
| 19:45BST | Collins 26' Cooper 60' | Report | Raggett 51' Dickie 57'Anderson 65' | Stadium:The New Lawn Attendance: 1,887 Referee:Lee Swabey |
| 16 September 20178 | Port Vale | 1–1 | Forest Green Rovers | Burslem |
| 15:00BST | Turner 21' | Report | Bugiel 68' Doidge 90+4' | Stadium:Vale Park Attendance: 3,910 Referee:Martin Coy |
| 22 September 20179 | Forest Green Rovers | 0–2 | Swindon Town | Nailsworth |
| 19:45BST | 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 201710 | Cambridge United | 3–0 | Forest Green Rovers | Cambridge |
| 19:45BST | Ibehre 15' Ikpeazu 55',61' | Report | Stadium:Abbey Stadium Attendance: 3,545 Referee:Ross Joyce |
| 30 September 201711 | Forest Green Rovers | 0–1 | Accrington Stanley | Nailsworth |
| 15:00BST | Report | Conneely 56' Thorniley 70' | Stadium:The New Lawn Attendance: 2,594 Referee:John Busby |
| 7 October 201712 | Notts County | 1–1 | Forest Green Rovers | Nottingham |
| 15:00BST | 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 201713 | Forest Green Rovers | 0–4 | Newport County | Nailsworth |
| 15:00BST | 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 201714 | Coventry City | 0–1 | Forest Green Rovers | Coventry |
| 19:45BST | 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 201715 | Stevenage | 1–2 | Forest Green Rovers | Stevenage |
| 15:00BST | 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 201716 | Forest Green Rovers | 2–0 | Morecambe | Nailsworth |
| 15:00BST | Marsh-Brown 30' Laird 64' | Report | Conlan 45+3' McGurk 85' | Stadium:The New Lawn Attendance: 2,515 Referee:Charles Breakspear |
| 11 November 201717 | Crawley Town | 1–1 | Forest Green Rovers | Crawley |
| 15:00BST | Morris 37' Connolly 42'Payne 70'Verheydt 79' | Report | Monthé 46' Doidge 67' | Stadium:Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,149 Referee:Tom Nield |
| 18 November 201718 | Forest Green Rovers | 3–2 | Crewe Alexandra | Nailsworth |
| 15:00GMT | 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 201719 | Chesterfield | 3–2 | Forest Green Rovers | Chesterfield |
| 19:45GMT | 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 201720 | Forest Green Rovers | 1–1 | Cheltenham Town | Nailsworth |
| 15:00GMT | 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 201721 | Grimsby Town | 1–0 | Forest Green Rovers | Cleethorpes |
| 15:00GMT | 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 201722 | 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 201723 | 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 201724 | 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 201825 | 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 201826 | 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 201827 | 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 201828 | 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 201829 | 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 201830 | 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 201831 | 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 201832 | 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 201833 | 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 201834 | Forest Green Rovers | 2–0 | Crawley Town | Nailsworth |
| 15:00GMT | Reid 10' Doidge 24'Osbourne 79' | Report | Yorwerth 36' Connolly 90+5' | Stadium:The New Lawn Attendance: 2,346 Referee: Andy Woolmer |
| 6 March 201835 | Newport County | 3–3 | Forest Green Rovers | Newport |
| 19:45GMT | 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 201836 | Forest Green Rovers | 1–2 | Notts County | Nailsworth |
| 15:00GMT | 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 201837 | Accrington Stanley | 3–1 | Forest Green Rovers | Accrington |
| 15:00GMT | Johnson 3' Clark 81'Jackson 90+2' | Report | Reid 64' | Stadium:Crown Ground Attendance: 2,313 Referee:David Webb |
| 20 March 201838 | Crewe Alexandra | 3–1 | Forest Green Rovers | Crewe |
| 19:45GMT | Bowery 44' 61' Kirk 59' | Report | Grubb 64' | Stadium:Gresty Road Attendance: 3,158 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
| 24 March 201839 | Forest Green Rovers | 2–0 | Mansfield Town | Nailsworth |
| 15:00GMT | 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 2018P | 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 |
| 15:00BST | Reid 37' (pen.) | Report | Dr. Wright 1' Stevenson 47' | Stadium:The New Lawn Attendance: 2,869 Referee: Brett Huxtable |
| 7 April 201841 | Barnet | 1–0 | Forest Green Rovers | Canons Park |
| 15:00BST | 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 201842 | Cheltenham Town | 0–1 | Forest Green Rovers | Cheltenham |
| 15:00BST | Eisa 49' | Report | Gunning 40' Doidge 43'Clements 72'Osbourne 90' | Stadium:Whaddon Road Attendance: 4,744 Referee: Ollie Yates |
| 21 April 201843 | Forest Green Rovers | 4–1 | Chesterfield | Nailsworth |
| 15:00BST | 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 201844 | Yeovil Town | 0–0 | Forest Green Rovers | Yeovil |
| 19:45BST | Report | Stadium:Huish Park Attendance: 2,789 Referee:John Brooks |
| 28 April 201845 | Luton Town | 3–1 | Forest Green Rovers | Luton |
| 15:00BST | 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 201846 | Forest Green Rovers | 0–3 | Grimsby Town | Nailsworth |
| 15:00BST | Gunning 19' | Report | Hooper 52',84',90' Fox 67' | Stadium:The New Lawn Attendance: 3,880 Referee: Seb Stockbridge |
On 16 October 2017, Forest Green Rovers were drawn at home toMacclesfield Town in the first round.[48] Another home tie was confirmed for the second round, againstExeter City.[49]
| 4 November 2017First round | Forest Green Rovers | 1–0 | Macclesfield Town | Nailsworth |
| 15:00GMT | Doidge 42' Bennett 69' | Report | Baba 52' | Stadium:The New Lawn Attendance: 1,387 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
| 2 December 2017Second round | Forest Green Rovers | 3–3 | Exeter City | Nailsworth |
| 15:00GMT | 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 2017Second round replay | Exeter City | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Forest Green Rovers | Exeter |
| 19:45GMT | 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 |
On 16 June 2017, Forest Green Rovers were drawn at home toMK Dons in the first round.[50]
| 8 August 2017First round | Forest Green Rovers | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Milton Keynes Dons | Nailsworth |
| 19:45BST | Report | Cissé 28' Ebanks-Landell 37'Williams 45'Ariyibi 110'Downing 112' | Stadium:The New Lawn Attendance: 1,608 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
On 12 July 2017, Forest Green Rovers were drawn in Southern Group E againstCheltenham Town,Newport County andSwansea City U23s.[51][52] After finished as runners-up in the group stages, FGR were drawn away toSwindon Town in the second round.[53] A third round trip toYeovil Town was next on the cards after seeing offSwindon 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 |
| 29 August 2017Group Game 1 | Forest Green Rovers | 2–0 | Newport County | Nailsworth |
| 19:30BST | Wishart 20' Noble 60'James 84' | Report | Willmott 45' Owen-Evans 67' | Stadium:The New Lawn Attendance: 1,090 |
| 3 October 2017Group Game 2 | Cheltenham Town | 1–2 | Forest Green Rovers | Cheltenham |
| 19:45BST | 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 2017Group Game 3 | Forest Green Rovers | 0–2 | Swansea City U23s | Nailsworth |
| 19:45GMT | Report | Blair 11' King 75'Gorré 79' | Stadium:The New Lawn Attendance: 590 Referee:Graham Horwood |
| 5 December 2017Second round | Swindon Town | 0–1 | Forest Green Rovers | Swindon |
| 19:45GMT | Anderson 53' 90+5' Taylor 89' | Report | Bennett 28' 90+6' Doidge 79' | Stadium:County Ground Attendance: 1,320 Referee:Robert Lewis |
| 9 January 2018Third round | Yeovil Town | 2-0 | Forest Green Rovers | Yeovil |
| 19:45GMT | Smith 3' Smith 26'Sowunmi 57'Zoko 88' | Report | Traoré 82' | Stadium:Huish Park Attendance: 1,395 Referee: John Busby |
| 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
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