# 2018–19 Forest Green Rovers F.C. season

The 2018–19 season was Forest Green Rovers's 130th year in existence and their second consecutive season in League Two. 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 | Name | From | Fee |
| 1 July 2018 | CF | Tahvon Campbell | West Bromwich Albion | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2018 | LB | Joseph Mills | Perth Glory | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2018 | GK | James Montgomery | Gateshead | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2018 | RW | Isaac Pearce | Fulham | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2018 | RB | Liam Shephard | Peterborough United | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2018 | GK | Lewis Thomas | Swansea City | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2018 | AM | George Williams | Fulham | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2018 | RM | Carl Winchester | Cheltenham Town | Free transfer |
| 4 July 2018 | DM | Lloyd James | Exeter City | Undisclosed |
| 31 July 2018 | CB | Paul Digby | Mansfield Town | Undisclosed |
| 1 January 2019 | LB | Nathan McGinley | Middlesbrough | Undisclosed |
| 2 January 2019 | LW | Junior Mondal | Whitby Town | Undisclosed |
| 3 January 2019 | CF | Shawn McCoulsky | Bristol City | Undisclosed |
| 24 January 2019 | RB | Udoka Godwin-Malife | Oxford City | Undisclosed |

### Transfers out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 1 July 2018 | CM | Tom Anderson | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2018 | GK | Cameron Belford | Chorley | Released |
| 1 July 2018 | RB | Dale Bennett | Sutton United | Mutual consent |
| 1 July 2018 | CF | Omar Bugiel | Bromley | Released |
| 1 July 2018 | DM | Callum Evans | Macclesfield Town | Released |
| 1 July 2018 | RW | Keanu Marsh-Brown | Newport County | Released |
| 1 July 2018 | CF | Olly Mehew | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2018 | CB | Manny Monthé | Tranmere Rovers | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2018 | CB | Jon Moran | Chester | Released |
| 1 July 2018 | LM | Jordan Morris | Cirencester Town | Released |
| 1 July 2018 | DM | Isaiah Osbourne | Walsall | Rejected contract |
| 1 July 2018 | GK | Harry Pickering | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2018 | CB | Mark Roberts | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2018 | GK | Sam Russell | Grimsby Town | Released |
| 1 July 2018 | LB | Alex Whittle | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2018 | LB | Dan Wishart | Sutton United | Free transfer |
| 13 July 2018 | CF | Luke James | Hartlepool United | Free transfer |

### Loans in

| Start date | Position | Name | From | End date |
| 1 July 2018 | GK | Robert Sánchez | Brighton & Hove Albion | 31 May 2019 |
| 2 July 2018 | LW | Theo Archibald | Brentford | 7 January 2019 |
| 29 August 2018 | LB | Nathan McGinley | Middlesbrough | 1 January 2019 |
| 31 August 2018 | CF | Ben Morris | Ipswich Town | 31 May 2019 |
| 31 August 2018 | CM | Matt Worthington | Bournemouth | January 2019 |
| 14 January 2019 | GK | Lewis Ward | Reading | 31 May 2019 |
| 31 January 2019 | DM | Ben Liddle | Middlesbrough | 31 May 2019 |

### Loans out

| Start date | Position | Name | To | End date |
| 1 July 2018 | CM | Charlie Cooper | Newport County | 13 December 2018 |
| 10 August 2018 | GK | Lewis Thomas | Yate Town | 14 October 2018 |
| 23 August 2018 | CB | Haydn Hollis | Chesterfield | 31 May 2019 |
| 31 August 2018 | CF | Christian Doidge | Bolton Wanderers | 1 January 2019 |
| 6 September 2018 | CM | Jordan Simpson | Havant & Waterlooville | October 2018 |
| 20 September 2018 | LM | Fabien Robert | Gloucester City | November 2018 |
| 21 December 2018 | RW | Isaac Pearce | Gloucester City | January 2019 |
| 11 January 2019 | LM | Fabien Robert | Gloucester City | 31 May 2019 |
| 17 January 2019 | LB | Scott Laird | Walsall | 31 May 2019 |
| 22 January 2019 | GK | Lewis Thomas | Yate Town | 31 May 2019 |
| 31 January 2019 | CF | Tahvon Campbell | Gillingham | 31 May 2019 |
| 11 March 2019 | CM | Charlie Cooper | Boreham Wood | 31 May 2019 |
| 22 March 2019 | CM | Jordan Simpson | Hampton & Richmond Borough | 31 May 2019 |

## 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.

### League Two
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 |
| 5 | Forest Green Rovers | 46 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 68 | 47 | +21 | 74 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 6 | Tranmere Rovers (O, P) | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 63 | 50 | +13 | 73 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 7 | Newport County | 46 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 71 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
* ↑ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to EFL League One.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 4 May 2019. Source: BBC

#### Results by matchday

| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | D | D | D | D | W | D | D | W | D | W | D | L | D | W | W | L | L | W | L | W | W | W | D | W | D | L | W | W | D | L | L | W | L | L | L | W | D | W | L | W | W | W | W | L | D |
| Position | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |

#### Matches

On 21 June 2018, the League Two fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.

#### Play-offs
### FA Cup

The first round draw was made live on BBC by Dennis Wise and Dion Dublin on 22 October.

### EFL Cup

On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made in Vietnam. The second round draw was made from the Stadium of Light on 16 August.

### EFL Trophy

On 13 July 2018, the initial group stage draw bar the U21 invited clubs was announced.
| Pos | Lge | Teamvte | 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 | Round 2 |
| 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 | |