# 2021–22 Forest Green Rovers F.C. season

The 2021–22 season is Forest Green Rovers' 133rd year in their history and fifth consecutive season in League Two. Along with the league, the club will also compete in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup and the EFL Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.
During pre-season, FGR announced Rob Edwards as their Head Coach.

## Pre-season friendlies

FGR announced they will have friendlies against Melksham Town, Yate Town, Cardiff City, Leamington, Swansea City and Yeovil Town as part of their pre-season preparations.

## Competitions
### League Two
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Forest Green Rovers (C, P) | 46 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 75 | 44 | +31 | 84 | Promotion to EFL League One |
| 2 | Exeter City (P) | 46 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 65 | 41 | +24 | 84 | Promotion to EFL League One |
| 3 | Bristol Rovers (P) | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 71 | 49 | +22 | 80 | Promotion to EFL League One |
| 4 | Northampton Town | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 60 | 38 | +22 | 80 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 5 | Port Vale (O, P) | 46 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 67 | 46 | +21 | 78 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 6 | Swindon Town | 46 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 77 | 54 | +23 | 77 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 7 May 2022. Source:

#### 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 | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A |
| Result | W | W | W | W | L | D | W | W | D | W | L | W | D | W | D | W | W | W | W | D | W | D | W | D | W | W | D | W | W | D | L | L | D | D | L | D | W | W | W | D | L | W | D | L | L | D |
| Position | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |

#### Matches

FGR's fixtures were released on 24 June 2021.

### FA Cup

Rovers were drawn away to Corinthian Casuals or St Albans City in the first round.

### EFL Cup

Forest Green were drawn at home to Bristol City in the first round and away to Brentford in the second round.

### EFL Trophy

| Pos | Div | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | L2 | Forest Green Rovers | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | L2 | Walsall | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 5 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 3 | ACA | Brighton & Hove Albion U21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | L2 | Northampton Town | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 1 July 2021 | RM | Opi Edwards | Bristol City | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2021 | AM | Regan Hendry | Raith Rovers | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2021 | CM | Ben Stevenson | Colchester United | Free transfer |
| 2 July 2021 | DM | Sadou Diallo | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Free transfer |

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | Ref. |
| 2 July 2021 | CF | | Jack Aitchison | Barnsley | End of season | |
| 28 January 2022 | AM | | Kasey McAteer | Leicester City | End of season | |

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Date until |
| 30 July 2021 | CM | Harvey Bunker | Chippenham Town | 9 November 2021 |
| 8 December 2021 | DF | Marcel McIntosh | Cinderford Town | January 2022 |
| 13 January 2022 | DF | Jack Evans | Fylde | End of season |
| 15 February 2022 | CM | Harvey Bunker | Weymouth | |

### Transfers out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 30 June 2021 | CF | Aaron Collins | Bristol Rovers | Free transfer |
| 30 June 2021 | CF | Shawn McCoulsky | Colchester United | Released |
| 30 June 2021 | GK | Adam Smith | Stevenage | Released |
| 30 June 2021 | LB | Chris Stokes | Kilmarnock | Released |
| 30 June 2021 | RM | Scott Wagstaff | Aldershot Town | Released |
| 20 August 2021 | AM | Dylan Morgan | Swansea City | Free transfer |

## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

    Last updated 7 May 2022.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | EFL League Two | EFL League Two | EFL Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | EFL Trophy | FA Cup | FA Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | ENG | Luke McGee | 48 | 0 | 46+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 24 | GK | WAL | Lewis Thomas | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | ENG | Kane Wilson | 48 | 3 | 45+0 | 3 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | IRL | Dom Bernard | 38 | 1 | 29+4 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Baily Cargill | 40 | 0 | 33+4 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Jordan Moore-Taylor | 44 | 2 | 40+0 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | ENG | Jack Evans | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | ENG | Udoka Godwin-Malife | 30 | 0 | 22+4 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | ENG | Luke Hallett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | ENG | Murphy Bennett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||||
| 4 | MF | ENG | Dan Sweeney | 38 | 1 | 20+15 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Ben Stevenson | 44 | 0 | 39+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | GAM | Ebou Adams | 41 | 3 | 33+4 | 3 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | SCO | Nicky Cadden | 48 | 6 | 44+0 | 6 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | ENG | Taylor Allen | 9 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | GHA | Opi Edwards | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | ENG | Elliott Whitehouse | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | SCO | Regan Hendry | 35 | 4 | 29+2 | 3 | 2+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | ENG | Sadou Diallo | 16 | 0 | 3+6 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | ENG | Kasey McAteer | 9 | 0 | 0+9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | USA | Vaughn Covil | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | ENG | Harvey Bunker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | MF | ENG | Finn Bell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | MF | ENG | Marcel McIntosh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | ENG | Matty Stevens | 42 | 27 | 35+2 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2+2 | 3 | 1+0 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | SCO | Jack Aitchison | 53 | 7 | 32+14 | 5 | 2+0 | 1 | 1+3 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 |
| 14 | FW | JAM | Jamille Matt | 49 | 20 | 46+0 | 19 | 1+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | ENG | Jake Young | 29 | 4 | 2+20 | 3 | 1+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | ENG | Josh March | 40 | 6 | 7+28 | 5 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |

### Top scorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total goals are equal.
    Last updated 7 May 2022.
| Rank | Position | Nationality | No. | Player | EFL League Two | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | FA Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | | 9 | Matty Stevens | 23 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 27 |
| 2 | FW | | 14 | Jamille Matt | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 3 | FW | | 10 | Jack Aitchison | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | MF | | 11 | Nicky Cadden | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | FW | | 28 | Josh March | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | FW | | 18 | Jake Young | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | MF | | 21 | Regan Hendry | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | DF | | 2 | Kane Wilson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | MF | | 8 | Ebou Adams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | DF | | 15 | Jordan Moore-Taylor | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | DF | | 3 | Dom Bernard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | | 4 | Dan Sweeney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 75 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 86 |

### Cleansheets

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total cleansheets are equal.
    Last updated 7 May 2022.
| Rank | Position | Nationality | No. | Player | EFL League Two | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | FA Cup | Total |
| 1 |
| 1 | GK | | 1 | Luke McGee | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 |
| 2 |
| 2 | GK | | 24 | Lewis Thomas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 |

### Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.
    Last updated 7 May 2022.
| Position | Number | Name | League Two | League Two | League Two | EFL Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | EFL Trophy | EFL Trophy | FA Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup | Total | Total | Total |
| DF | 22 | Udoka Godwin-Malife | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| MF | 8 | Ebou Adams | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 |
| FW | 14 | Jamille Matt | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | 21 | Regan Hendry | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| DF | 6 | Baily Cargill | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | 7 | Ben Stevenson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | 11 | Nicky Cadden | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| DF | 2 | Kane Wilson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | 4 | Dan Sweeney | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| FW | 28 | Josh March | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| GK | 1 | Luke McGee | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| DF | 3 | Dom Bernard | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| DF | 15 | Jordan Moore-Taylor | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| FW | 18 | Jake Young | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| FW | 10 | Jack Aitchison | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| FW | 9 | Matty Stevens | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| DF | 16 | Jack Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | 17 | Opi Edwards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | 27 | Harvey Bunker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 68 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 2 | 1 |