# 2022–23 Forest Green Rovers F.C. season

The 2022–23 season is the 134th season in the existence of Forest Green Rovers Football Club and the club's first ever season in League One following their promotion from League Two in the previous season. In addition to the league, they will also compete in the 2022–23 FA Cup, the 2022–23 EFL Cup and the 2022–23 EFL Trophy.

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee |
| 1 July 2022 | CM | Reece Brown | Huddersfield Town | Free Transfer |
| 1 July 2022 | GK | Alfie Burnett | Rotherham United | Free Transfer |
| 1 July 2022 | CM | David Davis | Shrewsbury Town | Free Transfer |
| 1 July 2022 | AM | Armani Little | Torquay United | Free Transfer |
| 1 July 2022 | RW | Kyle McAllister | St Mirren | Free Transfer |
| 1 July 2022 | RB | Corey O'Keeffe | Rochdale | Free Transfer |
| 19 July 2022 | LB | Jacob Jones | Swansea City | Free Transfer |
| 3 August 2022 | CF | Connor Wickham | Milton Keynes Dons | Free Transfer |
| 4 August 2022 | RB | Sean Robertson | Crystal Palace | Free Transfer |
| 7 September 2022 | FW | Sean O'Brien | Millwall | Free Transfer |
| 22 November 2022 | CM | Dylan McGeouch | Aberdeen | Free Transfer |
| 3 January 2023 | GK | Fiachra Pagel | Drogheda United | Undisclosed |
| 5 January 2023 | RW | Jordon Garrick | Swansea City | Undisclosed |
| 6 January 2023 | LB | Jamie Robson | Lincoln City | Undisclosed |
| 10 January 2023 | GK | Ross Doohan | Tranmere Rovers | Undisclosed |
| 12 January 2023 | CF | Amadou Bakayoko | Bolton Wanderers | Undisclosed |
| 23 January 2023 | CF | Tyrese Omotoye | Norwich City | Undisclosed |
| 24 January 2023 | DM | Charlie McCann | Rangers | Undisclosed |
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 30 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Huddersfield Town contract expired
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 17 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Rotherham United contract expired
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 17 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Shrewsbury Town contract expired
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 8 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Torquay United contract expired
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 17 June, and would become official on July 1, once his St Mirren contract expired
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 7 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Rochdale contract expired

### Out

| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee |
| 10 June 2022 | RB | Kane Wilson | Bristol City | Compensation |
| 10 June 2022 | CF | Jake Young | Bradford City | Undisclosed |
| 30 June 2022 | CM | Ebou Adams | Cardiff City | Free Transfer |
| 30 June 2022 | CM | Taylor Allen | Walsall | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | LM | Nicky Cadden | Barnsley | Free Transfer |
| 30 June 2022 | RW | Vaughn Covil | Hull City | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | LB | Jack Evans | Hereford | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | RW | Opi Edwards | Rochester New York | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | DF | Luke Hallett | AFC Totton | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CB | Dan Sweeney | Stevenage | Free Transfer |
| 30 June 2022 | CM | Elliott Whitehouse | Scunthorpe United | Released |
| 15 July 2022 | DM | Sadou Diallo | Derry City | Undisclosed |
| 3 January 2023 | CF | Connor Wickham | Free agent | Released |
| 13 January 2023 | CF | Jamille Matt | Walsall | Undisclosed |
| 30 January 2023 | CF | Josh March | Stevenage | Undisclosed |
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 20 May, and would become official on June 10, once the transfer window opened
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 13 May, and would become official, once his contract at the club expired
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 18 June, and would become official, once his contract at the club expired

### Loans in

| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned from | On loan until |
| 27 June 2022 | LB | Harry Boyes | Sheffield United | 2 January 2023 |
| 5 July 2022 | CB | Oliver Casey | Blackpool | End of Season |
| 22 August 2022 | AM | Myles Peart-Harris | Brentford | End of Season |
| 1 September 2022 | CF | Bryan Fiabema | Chelsea | 31 January 2023 |
| 1 September 2022 | CB | Christian Marques | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 12 December 2022 |
| 3 January 2023 | CB | Brandon Cooper | Swansea City | End of Season |
| 27 January 2023 | CM | Tyler Onyango | Everton | End of Season |
| 27 January 2023 | DM | Charlie Savage | Manchester United | End of Season |
| 31 January 2023 | CF | Jahmari Clarke | Reading | End of Season |
* ↑ On 2 January, Boyes was recalled back to Sheffield United
* ↑ On 3 January, Peart-Harris' loan was extended until the end of the season
* ↑ On 31 January, Fiabema was recalled back to Chelsea
* ↑ On 12 December, Marques returned to Wolves due to a long-term injury.

### Loans out

| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned to | On loan until |
| 13 October 2022 | LB | Jacob Jones | Bath City | |
| 8 November 2022 | CF | Sean O'Brien | Gloucester City | 8 December 2022 |
| 3 January 2023 | GK | Fiachra Pagel | Drogheda United | End of Season |
| 12 January 2023 | CM | Armani Little | AFC Wimbledon | End of Season |
| 29 January 2023 | GK | Luke McGee | Derby County | End of Season |
| 30 January 2023 | CM | David Davis | Solihull Moors | End of Season |
| 31 January 2023 | CM | Regan Hendry | Tranmere Rovers | End of Season |
| 31 January 2023 | RB | Sean Robertson | Crewe Alexandra | End of Season |
| 31 January 2023 | CF | Matty Stevens | Walsall | End of Season |
| 2 February 2023 | DM | Harvey Bunker | Scunthorpe United | 9 March 2023 |
| 2 February 2023 | LB | Jacob Jones | King's Lynn Town | End of Season |
* ↑ On 9 March, Bunker was recalled back from his loan at Scunthorpe

## Pre-season and friendlies

On June 14, FGR announced three pre-season friendlies against Melksham Town, Swindon Supermarine and Newport County.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Competitions
### Overall record

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| League One | August 2022 | May 2023 | Matchday 1 | 38 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 29 | 71 | −42 | 015.79 |
| FA Cup | TBC | TBC | First round | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 066.67 |
| EFL Cup | TBC | TBC | First round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 050.00 |
| EFL Trophy | TBC | TBC | Group stage | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 075.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 47 | 12 | 9 | 26 | 46 | 81 | −35 | 025.53 |
Last updated: 28 Mar 2023 Source: [ Soccerway]

### League One
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 19 | Oxford United | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 49 | 56 | −7 | 47 | |
| 20 | Cambridge United | 46 | 13 | 7 | 26 | 41 | 68 | −27 | 46 | |
| 21 | Milton Keynes Dons (R) | 46 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 44 | 66 | −22 | 45 | Relegation to EFL League Two |
| 22 | Morecambe (R) | 46 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 47 | 78 | −31 | 44 | Relegation to EFL League Two |
| 23 | Accrington Stanley (R) | 46 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 40 | 77 | −37 | 44 | Relegation to EFL League Two |
| 24 | Forest Green Rovers (R) | 46 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 31 | 89 | −58 | 27 | Relegation to EFL League Two |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: complete. Source: [ Soccerway]

#### Results by round

| Round | 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 | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | L | D | L | L | L | W | D | L | L | L | W | L | D | L | D | L | L | D | W | W | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | D | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | L |
| Position | 3 | 10 | 13 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures
On 23 June, the league fixtures were announced.

### FA Cup

FGR were drawn at home to Birmingham City in the third round.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### EFL Cup

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures
FGR were drawn at home to Leyton Orient in the first round and to Brighton & Hove Albion in the second round.

### EFL Trophy

On 20 June, the initial Group stage draw was made, grouping Forest Green Rovers with Exeter City and Newport County.
| Pos | Div | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | L1 | Forest Green Rovers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 9 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | L2 | Newport County | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 3 | L1 | Exeter City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 | ACA | Southampton U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 0 | |
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures