Forest Green Rovers F.C.
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| Full name | Forest Green Rovers Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Rovers | ||
| Founded | 1903 | ||
| Ground | The Lawn, Nailsworth | ||
| Capacity | 5,141 | ||
| Chairman | English Trevor Horsley | ||
| Manager | English Gary Owers | ||
| League | Conference National | ||
| 2004-05 | Conference National, 19th | ||
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Forest Green Rovers F.C. is an English football team currently playing in the Nationwide Conference.
History
- 1968-69 - Founder members of Gloucestershire County League
- 1975-76 - Joined Hellenic League Premier Division
- 1981-82 - Hellenic League Champions. FA Vase Winners; promoted to Southern League Midland Division
- 1989 - Changed name to Stroud F.C.
- 1992 - Changed name back to Forest Green Rovers
- 1995-96 - Switched to Southern Division
- 1996-97 - Southern League Southern Division Champions; promoted to Premier Division
- 1997-98 - Southern League Champions; promoted to Conference
- 1998-99 - FA Trophy runner-up
- 2000-01 - FA Trophy runner-up
- Best league position: 9th in Conference (level 5), 2002-03
- Best FA Cup performance: 2nd round, 1999-00
- Best FA Trophy performance: finalists, 1998-99 and 2000-01.
- Best FA Vase performance: winners, 1981-82.
- Best Football League Trophy performance: 1st round, 2003-04
Source: Football Club History Database
Honours
- FA Vase winners 1982
- Southern League Premier Division champions 1998
- Southern League Southern Division champions 1997
- Hellenic League champions 1982
2005 - 2006 Season Squad
- 1. Ryan Clarke
- 20. Ryan Harrison
- 2. Sekani Simpson
- 3. Damon Searle
- 5. Abdou Sall
- 6. Jon Richardson
- 14. Adam Garner
- 17. Luke Graham
- 4. Matt Gadsby
- 7. Paul Wanless
- 16. Alex Meechan
- 9. Zema Abbey
- 11. Bruno Teixeira
- 18. Mark Beesley
- 18. Michael Brough
- 12. Julian Alsop
- 27. Guy Madjo
- 28. Michael Taylore
- 29. Darren Jones
- 22. Craig Dove
The Lawn
The Lawn is the home of Forest Green but just has one years service left as Rovers move to their new ground further up the road. The Lawn Ground has been home to Rovers since the club was formed in 1890 when the clubs was named Nailsworth & Forest Green Rovers Football Club. The ground has a capacity of 5,141, and has little altered since it was built in the 1960s. Over the past few years, due to Nationwide Conference regulations, the ground has come under some changes including the Trevor Horsley Stand and Barnfield Terrace sponsored by Rockwool.