2020–21 Forest Green Rovers F.C. season

Forest Green Rovers
2020–21 season
ChairmanDale Vince
Head CoachMark Cooper
(until 11 April)[1]
Jimmy Ball
(interim as of 11 April)
StadiumThe New Lawn
League Two6th (lost playoffs semi-final)
FA CupFirst round
EFL CupFirst round
EFL TrophySecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Jamille Matt (17)
All:
Jamille Matt (17)

The 2020–21 season was Forest Green Rovers' 132nd season in their history and the fourth consecutive season in EFL League Two. Along with League Two, the club also participated in this season's editions of the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.

The season covers the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Transfers

Transfers in

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2020 CB England Dan Sweeney England Barnet Free transfer [2]
3 July 2020 LM Scotland Nicky Cadden Scotland Greenock Morton Free transfer [3]
7 July 2020 LB England Jack Evans England Blackburn Rovers Free transfer [4]
8 July 2020 RB England Kane Wilson England West Bromwich Albion Free transfer [5]
15 July 2020 GK England Luke McGee England Portsmouth Free transfer [6]
16 July 2020 FW England Jake Young England Sheffield United Free transfer [7]
20 July 2020 CF Jamaica Jamille Matt Wales Newport County Free transfer [8]
21 July 2020 CB England Jordan Moore-Taylor England Milton Keynes Dons Free transfer [9]
10 August 2020 CM England Elliott Whitehouse England Grimsby Town Free transfer [10]
26 August 2020 RM England Scott Wagstaff England AFC Wimbledon Free transfer [11]
7 January 2021 CB England Baily Cargill England Milton Keynes Dons Undisclosed [12]

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
23 September 2020 RB England Jayden Richardson England Nottingham Forest End of season [13]
16 October 2020 AM England Odin Bailey England Birmingham City End of season [14][15]
11 January 2021 LW England Isaac Hutchinson England Derby County End of season [16]
19 January 2021 CF England Josh Davison England Charlton Athletic End of season [17]

Loans out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
15 August 2020 GK England Adam Smith England Yeovil Town End of season [18]
8 October 2020 CF United States Vaughn Covil England Salisbury November 2020 [19]
12 October 2020 LW England Taylor Allen England Hednesford Town [20]
27 November 2020 LW England Taylor Allen England Leamington December 2020 [21]
1 December 2020 LB England Jack Evans England Hungerford Town January 2021 [22]
5 January 2021 CF England Josh March England Harrogate Town End of season [23]
5 January 2021 CF England Matty Stevens England Stevenage End of season [24]
8 February 2021 LB England Jack Evans England Gloucester City March 2021 [25]

Transfers out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2020 RM Republic of Ireland Kevin Dawson England Gloucester City Released [26][27]
1 July 2020 LM England Elliott Frear Scotland Heart of Midlothian Released [26][28]
1 July 2020 LW England Dayle Grubb England Weston-super-Mare Released [26][29]
1 July 2020 CB England Nathan McGinley Scotland Motherwell Free transfer [30]
1 July 2020 CB England Matt Mills Retired [26][31]
1 July 2020 LW England Junior Mondal England AFC Fylde Released [26][32]
1 July 2020 CB England Farrend Rawson England Mansfield Town Released [26][33]
1 July 2020 RB Wales Liam Shephard Wales Newport County Released [26][34]
1 July 2020 AM Wales George Williams England Grimsby Town Released [26][35]
2 July 2020 MF England Oliver Artwell England Hungerford Town Free transfer [36]
31 July 2020 RB England Alfie Saunders England Aldershot Town Free transfer [37]
8 August 2020 LB England Joseph Mills England Northampton Town Free transfer [38]
3 September 2020 RB England Daniel Bradshaw England Winchester City Free transfer [39]
5 January 2021 CB England Liam Kitching England Barnsley Undisclosed [40]
10 January 2021 CM Northern Ireland Carl Winchester England Sunderland Undisclosed [41]

Pre-season

15 August 2020 Friendly Yate Town 0–2 Forest Green Rovers Yate
15:00 BST Report Winchester 79'
March 88'		 Stadium: Lodge Road
Attendance: 0
18 August 2020 Friendly Melksham Town 0–6 Forest Green Rovers Melksham
19:00 BST Report Collins x2
March x2
Stevens
Whitehouse		 Stadium: Oakfield Stadium
Attendance: 0
22 August 2020 Friendly Forest Green Rovers 4–3 Bristol Rovers Nailsworth
13:00 BST Cadden 20'
Wilson 35'
Adams 51'
Winchester 67'		 Report Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 0
29 August 2020 Friendly Plymouth Argyle 2–1 Forest Green Rovers Plymouth
13:00 BST Hardie 41'
Jephcott 87'		 Report Sweeney 50' Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 0
1 September 2020 Friendly Swansea City 2–1 Forest Green Rovers Swansea
13:30 BST Lowe 9'
Dhanda 28'		 Report Wilson 36' Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Dean John

Competitions

EFL League Two

Main article: 2020–21 EFL League Two

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
2 Cambridge United (P) 46 24 8 14 73 49 +24 80 Promotion to the EFL League One
3 Bolton Wanderers (P) 46 23 10 13 59 50 +9 79
4 Morecambe (O, P) 46 23 9 14 69 58 +11 78 Qualification for League Two play-offs
5 Newport County 46 20 13 13 57 42 +15 73
6 Forest Green Rovers 46 20 13 13 59 51 +8 73
7 Tranmere Rovers 46 20 13 13 55 50 +5 73
8 Salford City 46 19 14 13 54 34 +20 71
9 Exeter City 46 18 16 12 71 50 +21 70
10 Carlisle United 46 18 12 16 60 51 +9 66
Updated to match(es) played on 31 May 2021. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[42]
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

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 13 13 59 51  +8 73 10 7 6 31 27  +4 10 6 7 28 24  +4

Last updated: 8 May 2021.
Source: BBC

Results by matchday

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHAHAAHAHHAAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHHAAHHAAHAHAHHAHHA
ResultWDDDWWLWWLWLDWDWWDWDLDLWDWWWLWLWDWLDLLLLWDDLWW
Position581010648436355443442224423222223333335556666876
Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2021. Source: 11v11 for league tables and fixtures
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.[43]

12 September 2020 1 Bolton Wanderers 0–1 Forest Green Rovers Horwich
15:00 BST Comley Yellow card 40'
Greenidge Yellow card 49'
Baptiste Yellow card 54'		 Report Kitching Yellow card 35'
Winchester 50'		 Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
19 September 2020 2 Forest Green Rovers 2–2 Bradford City Nailsworth
15:00 BST Winchester 60' soccer ball with red X 63'
Kitching Yellow card 82'
Collins 90+6' Yellow card 90+6'		 Report Novak 49'
O'Connor Red card 62'
Watt 66' Yellow card 73'
O'Connor Red card 70'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Will Finnie
26 September 2020 3 Salford City 0–0 Forest Green Rovers Salford
15:00 BST Turnbull Yellow card 18'
Hunter Yellow card 84'		 Report Cadden Yellow card 59' Stadium: Moor Lane
Attendance: 0
Referee: Thomas Bramall
3 October 2020 4 Forest Green Rovers 1–1 Walsall Nailsworth
15:00 BST Matt 61'
Kitching Yellow card 75'		 Report Lavery 14'
Holden Yellow card 36'
Jules Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 0
Referee: Antony Coggins
10 October 2020 5 Scunthorpe United 1–4 Forest Green Rovers Scunthorpe
15:00 BST Jarvis 9'
Spence Yellow card 61'
Bedeau Yellow card 79'		 Report Matt 24', 32', 83'
Winchester Yellow card 90+1'
Stevens 90+5'		 Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ross Joyce
17 October 2020 6 Forest Green Rovers 1–0 Stevenage Nailsworth
15:00 BST Young 23'
Kitching Yellow card 45'		 Report Prosser Yellow card 49'
Read Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Bell
20 October 2020 7 Colchester United 1–0 Forest Green Rovers Colchester
19:00 BST Chilvers 2' Yellow card 42'
Eastman Yellow card 67'
Bramall Yellow card 77'
Pell Yellow card 80'		 Report Stokes Yellow card 52'
Winchester Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Carl Brook
24 October 2020 8 Morecambe 1–2 Forest Green Rovers Morecambe
15:00 BST Leitch-Smith 19'
Lavelle Yellow card 21'
Hendrie Yellow card 64'
Wildig Yellow card 74'
Knight-Percival Yellow card 87'		 Report Godwin-Malife Yellow card 74'
Young 79'
Matt 83' Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Globe Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Michael Salisbury
27 October 2020 9 Forest Green Rovers 1–0 Grimsby Town Nailsworth
19:00 GMT Young 24'
Winchester Yellow card 48'
Godwin-Malife Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Taylor Yellow card 90+2'
Green Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Adcock
31 October 2020 10 Cheltenham Town 2–1 Forest Green Rovers Cheltenham
15:00 GMT Boyle 11' Yellow card 14'
May Yellow card 26'
Williams 57'
Sercombe Yellow card 58'
Clements Yellow card 73'		 Report Collins 73' (pen.)
Adams Yellow card 76'		 Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Graham Salisbury
3 November 2020 11 Forest Green Rovers 2–1 Leyton Orient Nailsworth
19:00 GMT Bailey 30'
Adams Yellow card 79'
Stevens 82'
Wilson Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Turley Yellow card 29'
Wright 41'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andy Woolmer
14 November 2020 12 Forest Green Rovers 1–2 Mansfield Town Nailsworth
15:00 GMT Cadden Yellow card 38'
Winchester Yellow card 45+2'
Bailey 85'		 Report Lapslie 6'
Benning Yellow card 22'
Charsley 35'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 0
Referee: Brett Huxtable
21 November 2020 13 Barrow 2–2 Forest Green Rovers Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 GMT Taylor Yellow card 71'
James 73'
Angus 83' (pen.)		 Report Whitehouse 52'
Moore-Taylor Yellow card 62'
Kitching Yellow card 86'
Cadden 90+6'		 Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 0
Referee: Christopher Sarginson
24 November 2020 14 Southend United 0–1 Forest Green Rovers Southend-on-Sea
19:00 GMT Dieng Yellow card 62'
McCormack Yellow card 88'		 Report Young 63' Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 0
Referee: Keith Stroud
1 December 2020 15 Forest Green Rovers 1–1 Newport County Nailsworth
19:00 GMT Matt 76' Yellow card 86'
Kitching Yellow card 90+5'		 Report Labadie Yellow card 9'
Abrahams 45+2' (pen.)
Shephard Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ben Toner
5 December 2020 16 Harrogate Town 0–1 Forest Green Rovers Harrogate
15:00 GMT Report Matt 57'
Winchester Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Wetherby Road
Attendance: 410
Referee: Marc Edwards
12 December 2020 17 Forest Green Rovers 2–0 Cambridge United Nailsworth
15:00 GMT Matt Yellow card 45+1' 65' (pen.)
Collins 58'		 Report Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 799
Referee: James Oldham
15 December 2020 18 Port Vale 1–1 Forest Green Rovers Burslem
19:00 GMT Smith Yellow card 22'
Stokes 34' (o.g.)		 Report Collins 41' Yellow card 90+3'
Adams Yellow card 75'		 Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Charles Breakspear
19 December 2020 19 Forest Green Rovers 1–0 Carlisle United Nailsworth
15:00 GMT Richardson Yellow card 50'
Matt 76'		 Report Alessandra Yellow card 19'
Riley Yellow card 44'
Farman Yellow card 50'
Charters Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 920
Referee: Alan Young
26 December 2020 20 Exeter City 1–1 Forest Green Rovers Exeter
13:00 GMT Collins 37' Report Collins 16'
Godwin-Malife Yellow card 71'		 Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 1,767
Referee: Brett Huxtable
29 December 2020 21 Forest Green Rovers 1–2 Crawley Town Nailsworth
19:00 GMT Young 50' Report Nichols 16', 79'
Craig Yellow card 61'
Davies Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Linington
16 January 2021 22 Forest Green Rovers 1–1 Port Vale Nailsworth
15:00 GMT Cadden 20' Report Rodney 76' Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kevin Johnson
19 January 2021 23 Tranmere Rovers 3–2 Forest Green Rovers Birkenhead
19:00 GMT Lewis 12'
Vaughan 47'
Feeney 76'
Davies Yellow card 87'
Ferrier Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Whitehouse 65', Yellow card 72'
Wagstaff Yellow card 90+2', 90+3'		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Darren Drysdale
23 January 2021 24 Leyton Orient 0–1 Forest Green Rovers Leyton
15:00 GMT McAnuff Yellow card 32'
Happe Yellow card 54' Yellow-red card 64'
Brophy Yellow card 69'		 Report Cadden 23'
Adams Yellow card 29'
Cargill Yellow card 45+2'
Davison Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: John Busby
30 January 2021 25 Forest Green Rovers 0–0 Cheltenham Town Nailsworth
15:00 GMT Adams Yellow card 44' Yellow-red card 69' Report Clements Yellow card 32'
Boyle Yellow card 49'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ollie Yates
2 February 2021 26 Carlisle United 1–2 Forest Green Rovers Carlisle
18:00 GMT Touré 72'
Bennett Yellow card 73'
Riley Yellow card 76'		 Report Collins 60' (pen.)
Bailey 75', Yellow card 76'
Sweeney Yellow card 82'
Cargill Yellow card 90+3'

Mark Cooper Yellow card		 Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Declan Bourne
16 February 2021 27 Forest Green Rovers 4–3 Oldham Athletic Nailsworth
19:00 GMT Cargill 12', 35'
Sweeney Yellow card 57'
Matt 60'
Bailey Yellow card 64'
Davison 67'		 Report Lawlor Yellow card 34'
Badan Yellow card 38'
Grant 40'
Hilßner Yellow card 45+1'
McAleny 54', 63'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 0
Referee: Robert Lewis
21 February 2021 28 Newport County 0–2 Forest Green Rovers Newport
13:00 GMT Hartigan Yellow card 34'
Townsend Yellow card 62'		 Report Bernard Yellow card 34'
Davison 43'
Adams Yellow card 51'
Matt 63' (pen.)
Godwin-Malife Yellow card 67'		 Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 0
Referee: Neil Hair
24 February 2021 29 Forest Green Rovers 1–3 Southend United Nailsworth
18:00 GMT Moore-Taylor Yellow card 35'
Wagstaff Yellow card 82'
Matt 86'		 Report Hobson 20', Yellow card 51'
Dieng 55'
Bwomono Yellow card 67'
Ferguson 70'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lee Swabey
27 February 2021 30 Forest Green Rovers 3–0 Colchester United Nailsworth
17:30 GMT Matt 25', 31'
Adams Red card 45+2'
Sarpong-Wiredu 67' (o.g.)		 Report Oteh Yellow card 90+4' Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 0
Referee: Carl Brook
2 March 2021 31 Stevenage 3–0 Forest Green Rovers Stevenage
19:00 GMT Newton 30', 37', Yellow card 49'
List 64'
Martin Yellow card 73'		 Report Collins Yellow card 28'
Cargill Yellow card 57'
Bailey Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Broadhall Way
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kevin Johnson
6 March 2021 32 Grimsby Town 1–2 Forest Green Rovers Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT Matete Yellow card 30'
Hanson 38'		 Report Matt 19' (pen.)
Adams 66'

Mark Cooper Yellow card		 Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Peter Wright
9 March 2021 33 Forest Green Rovers 2–2 Morecambe Nailsworth
19:00 GMT Collins 10'
Stokes Yellow card 23'
Bernard Yellow card 38'
Matt 79'		 Report Stockton 22'
O'Sullivan Yellow card 38'
Gibson Yellow card 45+4'
Mendes Gomes 90+4'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 0
Referee: Trevor Kettle
13 March 2021 34 Forest Green Rovers 2–1 Harrogate Town Nailsworth
15:00 GMT Stokes 22'
Wilson 50'
Bernard Yellow card 53'
Whitehouse Yellow card 85' Yellow-red card 90+5'
Thomas Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Williams 90+1'
Martin Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 0
Referee: Christopher Pollard
20 March 2021 35 Cambridge United 1–0 Forest Green Rovers Cambridge
15:00 GMT Mullin soccer ball with red X 17'
Ironside Yellow card 32'
Hoolahan 38'		 Report Wilson Yellow card 23'
Matt Yellow card 76'		 Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Marc Edwards
23 March 2021 36 Mansfield Town 0–0 Forest Green Rovers Mansfield
18:00 GMT Law Yellow card 65'
McLaughlin Yellow card 81'
Reid Yellow card 82'		 Report Wilson Yellow card 62' Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Webb
27 March 2021 37 Forest Green Rovers 0–1 Bolton Wanderers Nailsworth
12:00 GMT Collins Yellow card 76' Report Doyle 39' Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Rock
2 April 2021 38 Bradford City 4–1 Forest Green Rovers Bradford
15:00 BST Watt 11', Yellow card 77'
O'Connor Yellow card 31'
Cook 47', 76'
Canavan Yellow card 86'
Rowe 90+4'		 Report Young 90' Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 0
Referee: Antony Backhouse
5 April 2021 39 Forest Green Rovers 0–2 Salford City Nailsworth
15:00 BST Adams Yellow card 55' Report Henderson 38', 77'
Threlkeld Yellow card 46'
Thomas-Asante Yellow card 64'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sam Purkiss
10 April 2021 40 Walsall 2–1 Forest Green Rovers Walsall
15:00 BST Holden 6'
Clarke 65', Yellow card 86'
Gordon Yellow card 78'
Sadler Yellow card 90+6'		 Report Cargill Yellow card 60'
Bailey Yellow card 70'
Moore-Taylor 72'		 Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ross Joyce
17 April 2021 41 Forest Green Rovers 3–2 Scunthorpe United Nailsworth
12:30 BST Moore-Taylor 21'
Wilson Yellow card 47'
Bernard Yellow card 61'
Adams 72'
Cadden soccer ball with red X 79'
Stokes 80'		 Report Clarke Yellow card 17'
McGahey 45+1'
Eisa 52'
Karacan Yellow card 69'
Gilliead Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 0
Referee: Graham Salisbury
20 April 2021 42 Forest Green Rovers 0–0 Exeter City Nailsworth
19:00 BST Moore-Taylor Yellow card 86' Report Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bobby Madley
24 April 2021 43 Crawley Town 0–0 Forest Green Rovers Crawley
15:00 BST McNerney Yellow card 49'
Wright Yellow card 65'		 Report Stokes Yellow card 56' Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Josh Smith
27 April 2021 44 Forest Green Rovers 0–2 Barrow Nailsworth
19:00 BST Cargill Yellow card 45+1'
Adams Yellow card 48'
Stokes Yellow card 51'
Bernard Yellow card 76'		 Report Quigley 18' (pen.)
Thomas 25'
Beadling Yellow card 72'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 0
Referee: Paul Howard
1 May 2021 45 Forest Green Rovers 2–1 Tranmere Rovers Nailsworth
15:00 BST Adams Yellow card 22' Yellow-red card 57'
Collins Yellow card 45+2', 81' (pen.)
Davison 50'		 Report Morris 90+6' Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tom Nield
8 May 2021 46 Oldham Athletic 0–3 Forest Green Rovers Oldham
15:00 BST Clarke Yellow card 36'
Sutton Yellow card 84'		 Report Collins 63' (pen.), 80'
Bailey 65'		 Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Play-offs

Main article: 2021 English Football League play-offs
18 May 2021 Semi-final first leg Newport County 2–0 Forest Green Rovers Newport
20:15 BST Dolan 31'
Sheehan Yellow card 45+1'
Collins 56'		 Report Bernard Yellow card 19' Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 900
Referee: Charles Breakspear
23 May 2021 Semi-final second leg Forest Green Rovers 4–3 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 agg.)		 Newport County Nailsworth
18:30 BST Adams 7'
Collins 8', Yellow card 41'
Cadden 53'
Matt 87'		 Report Ellison 70'
Labadie 76'
Maynard 119'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Referee: Martin Coy

FA Cup

Main article: 2020–21 FA Cup

The first round draw was made on 26 October 2020.[44]

7 November 2020 (2020-11-07) First round Lincoln City 6–2 Forest Green Rovers Lincoln
15:00 BST Edun Yellow card 10'
Grant 17', 24' (pen.) Yellow card 68'
Johnson 64'
Archibald Yellow card 74'
Scully 78', 88'
Jones 90+2'		 Report Kitching Yellow card 23'
Whitehouse 82'
Young 90+4'		 Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 0
Referee: Samuel Barrott

EFL Cup

Main article: 2020–21 EFL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson.[45]

5 September 2020 First round Forest Green Rovers 1–2 Leyton Orient Nailsworth
15:00 BST Happe 23' (o.g.)
Adams Yellow card 88'		 Report Johnson 49'
Wilkinson 52'
McAnuff Yellow card 80'
Angol Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 0
Referee: Craig Hicks

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2020–21 EFL Trophy

  Win   Draw   Loss

The regional group stage draw was confirmed on 18 August.[46] The second round draw was made by Matt Murray on 20 November, at St Andrew's.[47]

Pos Div Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Exeter City 3 3 0 0 0 11 5 +6 9 Advance to Round 2
2 L2 Forest Green Rovers 3 1 0 0 2 5 4 +1 3
3 L1 Swindon Town 3 1 0 0 2 6 7 −1 3
4 ACA West Bromwich Albion U21 3 1 0 0 2 3 9 −6 3
Source: EFL.com
8 September 2020 Group stage Exeter City 3–2 Forest Green Rovers Exeter
17:00 BST Ajose 45+1'
Jay 57' soccer ball with red X 61'
Key 67'		 Report Stevens 5', 51'
Wagstaff Yellow card 41'
Evans Yellow card 71'
Allen Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sam Allison
6 October 2020 Group stage Forest Green Rovers 3–0 West Bromwich Albion U21 Nailsworth
19:00 BST Stokes 17'
Stevens 19'
Young 29'		 Report Thorndike Yellow card 37' Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 0
Referee: John Busby
10 November 2020 Group stage Forest Green Rovers 0–1 Swindon Town Nailsworth
19:00 GMT Covil Yellow card 49' Report Curran Yellow card 38'
Broadbent 90+3'		 Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lee Swabey
8 December 2020 Second round Oxford United 1–1
(4–1 p)		 Forest Green Rovers Oxford
19:45 GMT Shodipo 64' Report Bailey 45+1' Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 1,036
Referee: Craig Hicks
Penalties
O'Donkor soccer ball with check mark
Clare soccer ball with check mark
Shodipo soccer ball with check mark
Mousinho soccer ball with check mark		 Collins soccer ball with red X
Bailey soccer ball with check mark
Godwin-Malife soccer ball with red X

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Last updated 23 May 2021.
No. Pos Nat Player Total EFL League Two EFL Cup EFL Trophy FA Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK England ENG Luke McGee 37 0 35 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
24 GK Wales WAL Lewis Thomas 17 0 13 0 0 0 3 0 1 0
Defenders
2 DF England ENG Kane Wilson 31 1 27 1 1 0 2 0 1 0
3 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Dom Bernard 30 0 27 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
5 DF England ENG Chris Stokes 38 3 35 2 1 0 2 1 0 0
6 DF England ENG Liam Kitching (transferred out) 18 0 16 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
6 DF England ENG Baily Cargill 24 2 24 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 DF England ENG Jordan Moore-Taylor 35 2 32 2 1 0 1 0 1 0
16 DF England ENG Jack Evans 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
22 DF England ENG Udoka Godwin-Malife 49 0 45 0 1 0 2 0 1 0
25 DF England ENG Jayden Richardson 36 0 34 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
47 DF England ENG Luke Hallett 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
4 MF England ENG Dan Sweeney 28 0 23 0 1 0 3 0 1 0
7 MF Northern Ireland NIR Carl Winchester (transferred out) 21 2 18 2 1 0 1 0 1 0
7 MF England ENG Isaac Hutchinson 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF The Gambia GAM Ebou Adams 40 3 38 3 1 0 1 0 0 0
11 MF Scotland SCO Nicky Cadden 39 4 35 4 1 0 2 0 1 0
17 MF England ENG Odin Bailey 38 3 36 3 0 0 1 0 1 0
20 MF England ENG Elliott Whitehouse 30 3 27 2 0 0 2 0 1 1
21 MF England ENG Scott Wagstaff 37 1 35 1 0 0 2 0 0 0
26 MF United States USA Vaughn Covil 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 MF England ENG Harvey Bunker 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Forwards
9 FW England ENG Matty Stevens (out on loan) 16 5 10 2 1 0 4 3 1 0
10 FW Wales WAL Aaron Collins 50 11 46 11 1 0 2 0 1 0
12 FW England ENG Taylor Allen 8 0 5 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
14 FW Jamaica JAM Jamille Matt 40 17 38 17 1 0 1 0 0 0
18 FW England ENG Jake Young 33 8 30 6 0 0 2 1 1 1
19 FW England ENG Shawn McCoulsky 4 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
23 FW England ENG Josh Davison 22 3 22 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 FW England ENG Josh March 7 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 1 0

Top scorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total goals are equal.

Last updated 23 May 2021.
Rank Position Nationality No. Player EFL League Two EFL Cup EFL Trophy FA Cup Total
1 FW Jamaica 14 Jamille Matt 17 0 0 0 17
2 FW Wales 10 Aaron Collins 11 0 0 0 11
3 FW England 18 Jake Young 6 0 1 1 8
4 FW England 9 Matty Stevens 2 0 3 0 5
MF England 17 Odin Bailey 4 0 1 0 5
5 MF England 11 Nicky Cadden 4 0 0 0 4
6 DF England 5 Chris Stokes 2 0 1 0 3
MF The Gambia 8 Ebou Adams 3 0 0 0 3
MF England 20 Elliott Whitehouse 2 0 0 1 3
FW England 23 Josh Davison 3 0 0 0 3
7 DF England 6 Baily Cargill 2 0 0 0 2
MF Northern Ireland 7 Carl Winchester 2 0 0 0 2
DF England 15 Jordan Moore-Taylor 2 0 0 0 2
8 DF England 2 Kane Wilson 1 0 0 0 1
MF England 21 Scott Wagstaff 1 0 0 0 1
Own goals 1 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 63 1 6 2 72

Cleansheets

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total cleansheets are equal.

Last updated 23 May 2021.
Rank Position Nationality No. Player EFL League Two EFL Cup EFL Trophy FA Cup Total
1
GK England 1 Luke McGee 11 0 0 0 11
2
GK Wales 24 Lewis Thomas 5 0 1 0 6
TOTALS 16 0 1 0 17

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated 23 May 2021.
Position Nationality Number Name League Two EFL Cup EFL Trophy FA Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
MF The Gambia 8 Ebou Adams 11 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 3
MF England 20 Elliott Whitehouse 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
DF England 6 Liam Kitching 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0
FW Wales 10 Aaron Collins 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
DF England 6 Baily Cargill 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
MF Northern Ireland 7 Carl Winchester 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
DF England 2 Kane Wilson 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
DF England 5 Chris Stokes 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
FW Jamaica 14 Jamille Matt 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
MF England 17 Odin Bailey 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
DF England 22 Udoka Godwin-Malife 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
DF England 15 Jordan Moore-Taylor 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
MF England 21 Scott Wagstaff 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
MF England 4 Dan Sweeney 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
MF Scotland 11 Nicky Cadden 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
DF Republic of Ireland 3 Dom Bernard 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
FW England 12 Taylor Allen 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
DF England 16 Jack Evans 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
FW England 23 Josh Davison 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
GK Wales 24 Lewis Thomas 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF England 25 Jayden Richardson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF United States 26 Vaughn Covil 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 69 4 1 0 4 0 1 0 75 4

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